Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-01
Orleans Independent STANDARD
TERMS:
Condensed News of the Week.

Late advices from Paraguay report
a series of the most high handed pro-
ceedings, and the most barbarous cru
elites by Lopez. He has shot two of
his brothers and imprisoned sister.
Last week we published short arti
ele taken from the Tribune, in rela-
ton to the seizure of Bliss and Mas
terman by the tyrant, in which minis
ter WaShburne was severely handled
for cowardly hesitancy-tO call 1t 10y
a no worse name-in entering his pro
test against the seizure of these men,
who had fled to the American minister
for the protection of his flag. Gen.
Webb, our minister TO Brazil, howev-
er, exhouorates Washburne, and says
any other course than that pursued by
him would have cost him his lite.-'
We hope he may be able to make our
government see it in the same light as
Gen. Webb, tor it is not pleasant to
think that we are represented at the
court of Paraguay, or at any other
court, by poltroon or coward
We think too much OF the American
name for that. The same mail that
brings the above news, also brings the
intelligence that Bliss has been put to
the torture and Masterman snOt.
There has been a first class riot at
Bear River City, iii the territory OF
Utah which resulted in the killing OF
twenty of the rioters, or banditti, and
the wounding of thirty five others, by
the citizens. Previous to this the mob
had DESTROYED the Office of the Front
Ter index and demolished the jail
After the fight the robbers retreated
to the mountains with their dead and
wounded, returning word the next day
that the citizens had better send away
the women and children as they were
intending to return and burn the place.
But as we have heard of no further
disturbances in that direction we are
left to conclude that the threat has not
been carried out, and we are much of
the opinion that the reports Of the
first fight are greatly exaggerated
Nice place is out west.
Reports by the Atlantic cable flash
the intelligence that Vesuvius is again
in labor All its cones are now belch.
ING forth fire ana lava, wiIiUh have eot
fire to the adjacent forests and vine
Yards, while general ruin has seized
upon houses, lands and villages, while
the inhabitants are fleeing from the
T. wrath to come"
Our minister to England, Reverdy
johnson, who has taken the place OF
Charles Francis Adams in settling tn
+ Alabama claims, (for property tina
t vessel destroyed and the injur.
it inflicted on our commerce dU
:, ring the war; and who has for the pas
: six weeks been hOb-nobbing and play
:. ing bo-peep with its builders and tn
IL subscribers to the confederate cOttO
70 loan, and eating roast beef and drlnE
- inc alEand-alf' with with aristocra
il ic cockneys, has made another in
n, long series of speeches, this time
n, the Lord Mayors banquet, where an
IL in which he says that those claims al
!; in a fair way of adjustment, i'll shor
g are the same as settled already, an
ne that there is not the smallest grOun
r of danger to be apprehended betwee
~ the two countries. He was followe
~ by Mr.. Disraeli, who made the san
declarations. Hope so. If true
shows the wonderful power there is
i shaking hands" and in paying clo'
os attention to the wants of the stomac
he and in rhetorical soft-solder, as N
ot Johnson to all appearance has atten
ed to nothing else since he reacht
England, but he has done all the
things thoroughly. However, AL
we'll that ends well, j" though much v
fear that "t the end is not yet
The revolutionists in Gu b a ha
achieved many successes, and there
great hope that they may finally ST.
il. coed in their attempt to overthrow t
despotic power that now holds tn
island, and place themselves by t.
H. side of the liberals who have work,
vi
y such wonders in Spain. Of late ho
ec. ever, the rebels have met with sol
reverses which puts more Doubt
look upon their cause. Several lea
D. ing insurrectionists have present.
themselves to the Captain General
the island for pardon. Rats desc
a sinking ship"
M The amount appropriated by t
Missionary Society for the Method
" Episcopal Church of the United Stat
vi. for domestic and foreign missions
the wear 1899. is $3.50 600 OF III