Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-05-03
Miscellaneous Items.

w eStefn fennSylVanla, nOmlnateS fOl
the next President Gen. O. O. How
ard, now Commissioner for t h {
Freedmen's Bureau, and for Vice
President Hon. Schuyler Colfax.
Gov. Murphy of Arkansas has tel
egraphed to the counsel who are get
ting up the injunction case for thai
State before the Supreme Coart, thai
he did not approve of the proceeding
and should not be party to it. The
matter was therefore abandoned, 50
far as that State is concerned.
The Mobile Register seems horri-
fed to learn that the organization Of
Radical party is going on all over
the State. The center of the organi-
zation is Montgomery, from which the
orders are issued that result in the
enrolment of Leagues and Clubs and
Circles, and all the machinery Of a
party. The Register pretendS to feel
confident of obtaining half of the ne
gro vote, but urges its friends not to
60 to sleep on their political condi-
/ ton"
/ Alexander Long, the notorious Nil
ligan, and about sixty others, are
holding Democratic United States
Convention in Cincinnati, for dis
cuSSing the condition of the country.
and nominating a Presidential ticket.
The death Of the earl of Brownlow
/ is announced in England. The de-
ceased was worth hundred and thir-
ty thousand pounds a year and used
to ask thirty Or forty poor people who
were invalids like himself, to spend
the winter with him at Madeira, he
paying all the bills.
A little girl of four years old was
! recently called as 4 witness in p3-
lice court, and in answer to the qucs-
ton as to what became Of little girls
who tell falsehoods, she innocently re-
piled, " they are sent to bed.
THE Coal TRADE-The Philadvl-
phia papers say the coal trade raies
very unsettled, and the strikes and
disorders that characterize most of the
mining regions leave little reason to
hope Tor anything more favorable the
present season. Should the iron
trade quicken, there may be an ina
proved demand for coal, and this Is
about the trade. 1t is believed that
the demand for manufacturing ami
machine purposes will be less than
for the last two years All Indications
at present favor the concuisio2 that
the supply will largely exceed the de
maGd,
The Strike In the Lehigh coal re-
gion, that has so long existed. has at
last terminated. the men acceding 10
the reduction Of wages, and active
operations will at once be comfnenc-
ed. In the SchuyIkil region new
strikes have occurred at some collier
les during the past week, while at
others that have been idle for some
time past, operations have been re-
commenced.
| Details of fresh horrors come from
the West Coast Of Africa. A war
has broken out between two opposing
tribes Of savages, i'll which several OF
the New Catalan tribes were made
prisoners by their enemies, ard shock
ing to relate. were roasted and eaten
by the other side.
CHURCHES IN THE LEADING CITIES.
Boston, in proportion to its size,
has more accumulation in its chur-
ches than an, other American city
Philadelphia has accommodations for
250,000, and new York only 10000,
while Boston, with less territory and
a more compact population, can fur
uish seats for about 100000 worship
pers.
PHILLIPS Is SCoLDING IN MINNEso-
TA-EmeTson tells this story about
Wendell and his wife;
In those early days Phillips was
advertised to speak in Boston. The
mob resolved not to suffer him. The
elements were rife for an outbreak
Just as he was about to face the mob
laconic note from his brave invalid
wife was put in his hand. L read
Don't shilly-shally. WENDELL
FORECASTINGS,
Darling little three years Effie
Went to bed the other night,
Down upon her little pillow
Laid her head so golden bright,
Rested thoughtful for moment,
Raised her eager eye to me,
"When grow to be woman,
Mamma, schose mother shall I be Z"
Il 4 OtlOE SClltiGulLtt-- ~ OoA illCA iAiii--
sir. How do you feel yourselfto-day
4 Deaf gentleman-Very stormy ant
! disagreeable.
Polite gent.eman-(SlightIy aston
/, ished but determined to recover los
nd)-Indeed How is your goo(
wife. sir
Deaf gentleman-Very windy an,
clustering indeed.
q Victor Hugo's benediction over tn
body of a young girl friend:
: . In the name of the sorrow wherf
/ on she. gently beamed; in the nam
! Of the trials of destiny which for he
/ are ended, but which continue for Us
: in thename of terrestrial things whic
4 once she hoped for; and of celestis
things which she now obtains; in tL
name of all she loved, | bless this llt'
4 4 l. hna frf