Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-29
Miscellaneous Items.

New York, March y. The Times
ays private advices represent that
,he coal miners in Schuylkill county,
Pa, are committing most serious out
RACES. The ruffans are mainly Irish
men and are known as the Molly
Maguires," who are banded together
in a secret organization for the Dur
pose of controlling the mines. and re-
sort to murder and robbery. Il is
impossible to punish them, as when ar.
rested and tried the juries are packed
with their confreres and they escape
On Friday last Mr.. LittlekaIes, a 50.
perintendent, was murdered with lie
hope of securing money which he w,s
supposed to have, but he had very lit
tie with him at the time. Threats are
made against the superintendent, and
all live momentarily in fear Of vio-
lence. Gov Geary has been applied
to for protection.
SAD Casa sad notoriety has
been given within few days to the
name Of Mrs. Elizabeth E. KimbalI.
widow of Major Edward kimban.-
Mai. KimbalI, it will be remembered.
was formerly Of Vermont; and while
| Major of Hawkins Zonayes was shot
Ibv Gen. Corcoran. Mrs. himbalI
died at the Irving House in New York,
about six weeks since, and was reno
we'd to Providence, R. l., and buried
in a receiving tomb, on a Coroners
certificate stating that her death was
caused By hemorrhage and congestion,
the result of an accidental fall. On
the 18th inst, in consequence o. ar
oused suspicion. a post mortem exam
nation was made and another inquest
/ held, which disclosed the fact that
/ Mrs. l.. was the victim Of an abor-
tionist,-a Dr. BeakIey Of New York
who has been arrested for procuring
her DEATH
The receipts Of the American Board
for the first half Of the hnancia! year,
closing with February.werc 81 70, 606,-
El5. which is $4O70 so more than for
the same period of last year, but less
than the increased expenses demand
j. ALLEGED MURDER IN ERMoNT.-
, 4 dispatch says that great excitement
exists at Brandon, Vermont, owing
10 the discovery Of the body OF a
daughter of AIr. Goodenough buried
III her fathers cellar. The girl had
been missing for some time, and it was
+ supposed that she had either commit
ted suicide or been accidentally
! drowned in one of the mill streams or
d ponds in the vicinity. Mr.. Goode-
nough has been arrested and lodg d
7 lin Jail at Rutland on suspicion Of hay-
? ing murdered her, the report being
y that be wished to get rid Of her on
II account Of her being Of unsound mind.
d. The unfortunate girl was eighteen
= years OF age.
+, MURDER N ILLNOIs.-Last week
Albert Dyke was shot and killed at
EdwardsvilIe, Illinois, by John Rapp
at The two men, il company with others
70 had been playing cards and drinking
,o bad wniskey, when they got into q
p quarrel about the paItry sum Of ten
to cents, which Rapp claimed was due
Il him IRON the deceased. From words
=. they came to blows, and from blows
4 10 weapons. DYKE drew knife anC
to threatened personal violence to Rapp
"A Ramp retreated behind the counter
j. and from there to a back room, where
"a. he procured a pistol and returned tC
NJ the room. Dyke stepped ont anl
made of, pursued by Rapp. angr,
Ne words continually passing betweei
IT. them, at the same time the forme
m begging the latter not to shoot. Rap
40 not needing his cntreaties. fired. tn
~ ball passing through the heart, kiIIin
ne him upon the spot
a! PORTLAND, Ne, March 25.-GeC
''0 Role, an inofen8ive man, was brutal
II y murdered on Sunday morning il
- the Williams House, near C0lieg
"a corner, in Falmouth, by Eben WI
NJ Hams, 81 years Of age, who shot hin
through the heart with a rife and the
F. cut Off his head with anax. William
~ is an imbecile and under guardian
III ship, but being supposed Harmless
~ was allowed to occupy the house, wit
~ Rolfe, who was pauper, as his Sc
- want. Williams went to the house 0
his guardian in the afternoon an
III stated gIeefulIy what he had done
,ad The body was found as iflaid out f
Cav burial and the head in a pail of waite
no In the Senate Friday, ATr. Wilst
presented a preamble reciting the ca
ture and Imprisonment Of JEFF. Davi
us aud the fact that he has denied til
unt charge OF completely in the murder c
.bot President Lincoln, De, with which |
is charged. and the following concu
rent resolution.
ohS Resolved. That longer confluence
pie Of said Davis without a trial or a
Segment of a specific time for tria
the is not in accordance with the demar
all ofjustice, the spirit of our laws al
'efe the requirements of the Constitute
qua and that common justice and sour
'otS' public policy and our national hont
ne unite in recommending that said Je
icai Davis be brought to speedy and pu
per- lie trial, or that he be released fro
an confinement on bail or on his oy
laif' recognizance.
linty