Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-10-25
Miscellaneous Items.
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For his is the legal tender,
And she is the tender made.
The Californians tell story of an
old maid who learned TO smoke cigars
because, as she said, it made it smell
as though there was man around.
1t takes three editors to run a pa
per in New Orleans; one to get kill
ed in the duels, one to die OF yellow
fever, and one to write obituaries OF
the deiunct scribblers.
Three Wall Street operators have
made 100000 each during the past
two months, by gold speculation.
A London medical student has been
caught making warm meal off a cold |
subject"
A Wisconsin farmer who attempted
to tame a wild bull was found in the
pasture dead, with all his clothing
gone except his wristbands.
Birds of passage began their mi
grafton southwark il Europe month
earlier than usual this year. This is
said to presage hard winter.
A lady married at Providence last
week, received from her father as a
portion, 100000, and a gift in silver
valued a $4,000. The gentleman
received from his father $4,000 to
tour to Europe.
The President pardOned ex-senator
Hunter Of Virginia before the latter
had chance TO ask him. Hearing /
that Mr.. Hunter was in Washington,
the Presiuent sent him pardon on
his own account.
Good drop cakes are made thus
One and a half teacup sour milk, half
a teacup cream, salt, one teaspoon of
saleratas; stir quick with flour, and
drop in buttered dripping pan.
A smile may be bright when the
heart is sad. Were it not so this
world would be gallery filled with
sad faces.
An eXecutioner who assisted in the
decapitation Of Robespierre and his
fellow members of the convention, has
just died in France.
A gentleman who was taken sick
with yellow fever on a Mississippi
steamer was put ashore, remaining on
the river bank two days, was robbed
Of his clothes and money, and died Of
neglect.
A democratic candidate for State
Senator in Ohio has signifed his in
tentiOn to contest the election, on the
ground that he was defeated by ma
jority OF 100 negro votes. Poor
fellow.
If you are going to love ChrlSt,yOu
must find some way of doing it in
things Of everyday life.
A difficulty recently occurred on
the Santa Fe Overland Route be-
tween the passengers of "a stage coach
and the soldiers who were escorting
them Three Of the passengers were
killed and the sergeant in command
of the soldiers severely wounded
The sergeant was drunk and quarrel
some, which was the cause of the
trouble.
The hraIide Russo of September
q, records a case Of a peculiarly hor
ribe character, which has just beer
heard before the criminal tribunal o
Vladimir, Russia. A man nance
Kursin, member of a numerous anC
hnatical Russian sect called the Sa
viour, lately killed his own son ant
offered him as a Sacrifices to God
Every married couple may calcu
late upon 4,194,304 descendants il
500 years.
The vote for Governor of Tennes
see, was counted in the Legislature
Wednesday, 9th, and Brownlows ma
ioritv officially declared to be 81 81
A large fire occurred in Concord
n. H., on Sunday last.
Gardener" Well that's yer pa
orders, Miss. He says he'll have
laid out for 'Orticultur, not for U!
bandryW
PERsoNAL.-Hon.J j. s. Adams, SCI
rotary of the Vermont Board of Ed
cation, is about to leave the stat
He has resigned his Office as seer
tary of the Board and Clerk of Chi
tenden County, sold out his propert
and will remove to Jacksonvill
Florida, where he will enter upon tt
practice of his profession, the lay
Mr.. Adams is constrained to NAL
this change by reason of his impaire
health. APropos of his departure tt
Free Press well says:
Mr.. Adams has done great VOL
in our state. Taking the Secretar
ship of the board of education at j
formation eleven or twelve years ag
he has labored to bring order out
chaos and life out of stupor and sta
nation, in our common school syste
with remarkable energy, industry,a
success. He has done an enormo
amount of valuable and very poor
paid labor. We suppose it to be t
fact that for the first year of
work, his salary did not cover his
tual expenses. The State owes hin