Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-27
Miscellaneous Items.
A Nashville woman hanged her.
self the other day.


Last Sabbath evening gentleman
from New York who was tarrying at
the hotel in Milton, went to visit the
Falls, and undertaking to climb cliff
Is feet high found his strength failing
and cried for help, which fortunately
came just as he was losing his hold
to be dashed to pieces on the rocks
below.
A man at Westchester, N. Y, man,
ed James Courtner was fined $25 for
shooting bird On the Sabbath, it be-
ing against the game laws. Rather
heavy price for one bird. We should
think James Courtney would buy his
poultry in future.
1t is estimated that the revenues
of the Irish established church amount
to e581, 900, or equal to one pound
sterling for every Protestant in Ire
land. The discovery of this fact has
increased the public sentiment in Eng
land In favor of disestablishment.
We agree with the New York Sun,
that the colored men ought to have
the diplomatic missions to Liberia,
Dominica and Hayti. Fred Doug
lass could fill either place creditably.
Queen Isabella had the wisdom,
when she found her Kingdom had no
further use for her services, to look
out for herself. She took with her in
her flight all the crown jewels and
royal regalia and about 50 100000 in
gold.
A young man in France, made deaf
and dumb years ago, by disease, re-
Gently had narrow escape from
drowning, and was so much shocked
that he recovered both speech and
hearing at once.
Horace Greeley, John Morrissey
and George Francis Train are run
ming for Congress in the Fifth New
York district. What a commentary
on New York politics that Horace
stands the smallest chance of an cleo
ton.
The New York World found the
late election returns every meagre
and confused, more so than had been
known for years"
The most original political princi-
pie announced in the campaign has
been discovered by the New Orleans
Crescent. "Get rid" it says, "of
Radical despotism and the cattle dis
ease will disappear"
The American Board of Foreign
Missions held its annual meeting in
Norwich, Ct, last week. Rev. Mark
Hopkins D. D., L. L. D., was elected
President. The Treasurer's report
shows that the entire income of the
year was as follows From gifts
1852, 26O.77; from legacies, $73.9o3.
A; from other sources, $8,674.74
total, $685., $685.; the largest sum
ever reported to any annual meeting
of the Board. The expenditures were
$53O,835.65. The year opened witt
$4,432.44 against the treasury, anC
closed with surplus of $570.86 il
favor.
There were four murders and one
attempt to kill in Rockingham county
n. H., within the past six months
In every case strong drink was direct
ly or Indirectly the cause. These
murderers are now being tried al
Portsmouth. Strong drink is raging
CHIvALRY.-This is the treatment
which the Mobile Register recon
!: mends shall be bestowed upon the
; white republicans of the South:
, They are dogs and should be
treated as dogs, dogs only tolerated
/. now because the power of the sworC
! is in the hands of our enemies in Con
gress, but will not be tolerated on,
hour after the people receive libert,
E to dc justice upon their oppressors
t 1t is the duty Of every southern mar
o to cut these vermin. Excommunicat,
them; spew them out as outcasts an(
/. social pariahs, with whom it is dis
, graceful to hold social intercourse"
t REPUBLICAN PYRAMID.
= Ohio.
Maine.