Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-24
Condensed News of the Week.

The Atlantic cable brings the news
of the death of Rossini, the celebra-
ted Italian composer. He died at
Passey, in France, on the 18th inst,
aged II.
A sad affair occurred at Fulton Fer
~, New York, Nov. IA, in which sew
eral persons were killed and others
terribly wounded, caused by the col
lision of ferry boat and propeller.
The ladies' cabin was completely |
crushed in, and as it was literally jam
med with passengers the wonder is
that the loss of life aud limb was not
greater than it proved to be.
The Lynchburg Virginian, a strong
democratic paper, since the overwhel-
ming defeat of its party, is beginning
to talk nationally and 20 show a wide
streak of common sense. 1t advises
" to disband the democratic party at
once" and 20 build up a. new conser-
vative party that will rally around
Gen. Grant if his course shall war
rant it, and in this way it hopes to
cast off the radical leaders of both
parties and thus the destinies of the
country will be in cool aud moderate
hands. This is the right kind of talk.
Pity it had not come sooner and been
more general, but better have such ad-
vice now than not at ALL We are of
the opinion that Gen. Grants course
will be such that moderate men from
all parties and all sections can rally
to his support as they did in the dark
days of the rebellion, and that we
shall have an honorable peace. But
we will not prophesy. We have been
badly bitten by one from whom we
had hoped better things, and the
wound is not yet healed.
Vermont editors are not the only
ones that are blessed with those char
ming things called libel suits. They
have these blessings in disguise
even in New Hampshire. Messrs
Miller IL Marston, editors of the Ports
mouth Chronicle, were sued in the sun
of $4,000 for "wilful and malicious
words uttered in that paper about &
year ago, whereby the platinum was
"greatly degraded and injured in his
good name, fame, credit and reputa
ton, and held up, exposed and bro
into public infamy, disgrace, contemp
ami hatred in short his suffering
were such that he could not sleep {
nights, and so wanted the sum of tw
thousand dollars to make him have
better system of maps. But the jur
couldn't " see the point" and so CAV
a verdict tor the defendants. Prett
tough, We should say, when editor
are allowed to say what they please
But then, that suit was had in Ne
Hampshire We have different a
rangements here!
In obedience to the example set h,
by the home government, Cuba is no
in revolution, which promises to owe
turn the power Of Spain. There a
strong hints of fillibustering parti
being raised in New York and 9th
sinks of iniquity, to help overturn t
power of Spain in that Island and a
mex her to the United States. '
hope not. Our territory extends
enough south now.
The late elections in England f
members of parliament have result
largely in favor of the liberals. y
Gladstone, John Bright, Kinglake, |
fevre and Forster, are among the me
prominent ones that are chosen. 10
Stuart Mill, liberal, is defeated.
The proposition has been start
by certain republican journals to ra
the salary of the president to $40
600. They allege that the sum NJ
paid is net sufficient to support
dignity of the presidential Office il
style to correspond with the mag
tude of the nation, TO correspond W
other governments, or the growing
cessities of the times. We are sol
to see this proposition started.
don't believe in the arguments adv
ced by those who advocate it.
dignity Of the presidential Office,
any other office,is best sustained wi
there is the least ostentation. S
plicity is becoming to republics, ;
should be studied rather than taw
ornamentioD. Rather return to
wooden wooden shoes and iron spo
of the 10th century. rather than |
coed further with our modern fash
able fripperies. a.'.'
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