Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
Miscellaneous Items.

| ton between Whelan ana DOylc III
the Jail in which Whalen is said to
have admitted to Doyle that he shot
Darcy MCGEE, and that he would
either be hung or 60 to the penlten-
tiary for life for it, and that he was
prepared for either, and seemed to
take pride in the idea that his name
would be handed down to posterity
as great man.
Doyle was placed in a cell adjoin-
ing Whalen as stratagem to lead
him into conversation, the detectives
taking up position near at hand to
listen. The evidence bears hard
against Doyle as an accomplice.
The House of Commons last night
passed bill providing for the sup
port of the widow and family of the
late Darcy MCGEE.
CONCORD, N. H.. April 25.-Thom-
as Hazard, the baggage master killed
at the railroad accident near Bethel,
Vt, yesterday afternoon, lived in Yer.
gennes, and left a wife and one child.
Frederick Webster, of St. Adams, the
engineer on the freight train, was bad. |
ly wounded in the head and severely
scalded; he has been unconscious
since the accident, and it is reported
that he cannot recover; he was un.
married. Alanson Evans, express
messenger, of this city, was injured,
but not seriously. A passenger stand
g ing in the baggage car, was singularly
l., thrown under the tender of one of the
q engines and was not even bruised
Several other persons received slight
injuries.
LONDON, April 26.-Dispatches
have just been received from Abys-
sinia, which give the following highly
gratifying intelligence: A battle was
IS fought on Good Friday, before Mag
v dala, between the British troops, CON-
manded by Gen. Napier, and the Alb
yssinian forces, under the command
y of their King in person. The latter
were defeated, and retreated into the
D, town. Their loss in killed and wound
-e ed was very heavy. On Monday fol
\. lowing, all his preparations having
70 been completed, Gen. Napier, ordered
an assault upon Magdala, and the
town and citadel were carried by
ID storm. King Theodorus was slain.
E. A large number of his warriors were
n killed, wounded and taken prisoners,
n. and the entire capital remained in
possession of the British forces. The
- loss of the British in killed and wound
IL ed was small All the British cap
lg tives were found in the city alive aud
If well, and were set free. Gen. Ma
IN piers instant return to the sea coast
is expected.
ID SOUTHERN ELECTIONS, Savannah, Ga
TX April 26.-Of the election in this city
r the count at II o'clock last night was
- as follows: For Bullock rep )2614 ;
% for Gordon, CONSERVATIVE 2463 ; for
D. the Constitution, 2619; against the
# Constitution 1853. The majority for
lie the Republicans in this city and county
so far as heard from, is 1900. The
counting will be resumed tomorrow
D SERVER county returns give Bullock
As 673, Gordon 225, Cleft 670, Fitch
&C. 214.
to Several disturbances occurred las
az night and the night before. The pc
g lice were fired upon. Numerous ar
- rests have been made.
AUGUSTA, Ga, April 26.-Richmonc
y; and Burke counties will give Bullock
L. and the Constitution from 5000 tt
1000 majority. The radicals CLAIM
this district by 10000 majority.
,e New YORK, April ga specia
~ dispatch from Raleigh, N. c., dateo
w. Yesterday says SO counties that hav
H. been heard from give the Republican
81. $4,000 majority. French's maiorit
IA. in the 1st Congressional District
% 65. The Constitution is undoubtedl
cc ratified, and the whole Republica
W State ticket is elected by at least rs
'ge 900 majority.
~ The St. Adams Messenger gives tn
us, following: "a very respectable br
45 utterly destitute Irish woman came t
%. st. Adams on Monday night, seekin
of her husband. and he is not to be fount
1,n Her apparently truthful story is thu
she received in Ireland letters fro
her husband, John Morrison, dated ;
'er- St. Adams, Vt.,-the first write
about six months ago-urging her
Urn come to him, at this place where
IN was in the employ Of the Railroad
that some three weeks since she lie
Ireland with her four children an
> landed in New York, where lack @
Tbs, money compelled her to leave he
children and set out alone to join hi
husband. Arriving here she is unab
to find her husband or any trace {
CIV him. Can any one furnish the desi
= ed information ?"
law The SOUTHERN ELECTIoNs-NoR1
nty CARoLINA-New York, April 20.-
ON. A Newbern, IN. Co. special of tt
who 9th says up to this evening there
ZEN. no reason to change the estimate tn
I'M the State has gone Republican
nan from ten to fifteen thousand majorit
iers Dispatches received this eveniI
Ieys from prominent Republicans in Rs
Or a leigh claim even over twenty thousal
ant, majority. The Conservatives conce'
Jar that the Constitution is carried, b
nse- some of them still cling to the no
that they have defeated Holden, t
Republican candidate for Govern(
T. L. r.