Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-13
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS
General News of the Past Week.


south part Of the state, and have let
our printers edit this number of the
paper. We find the original articles
in it rather scarce, and so we give
brief summary of the weekly news for
lack thereof.
The hop growers of Wisconsin are
in trouble. The crop has proved
bad failure, one half of it being utter
ly destroyed by mold and lice, while
the remainder has been secured in
damaged condition, and are worth but
seventeen cents pound, which the
growers do not think compare favora-
bly, with the prices of last year, when
they sold for sixty eight cts. 1t said
that $4,000 acres have been devoted
to this crop, the culturist being stim-
ulated by the high prices of last year
to cultivate largely this summer
The consequences of the mania are
that many farmers are nearly ruined.
Next year we shall expect to see them
rush to the other extreme of foolish
ness and raise no hops. The sensible
medium course is always best, to raise
variety of crops and thus be forti-
fed against a crash.
The Vermont Legislature assembled
at Montpelier, Thursday, Oct. s., and
promptly organized by the choice of
Henry Clark of Rutland, secretary of
the senate, Maj. James 5. Peck of
Montpelier, assistant secretary, and
Rev. d. G. Roberts of Montpelier
chaplain. Hon. Geo. W. Grandey of
Vergennes was elected speaker of
the house, j. III. FIagg Of Bennington,
clerk, and Rev. Isaac McAnn of Mont,
pelier, chaplain. Mr. Grandey will
make an excellent speaker, he having
had much experience in that capacity.
Upon taking the chair he addressed
the house as follows:
Gentlemen Of the House of ReDresenta-
hces-l am deeply and gratefully sensible
both of the honor and the responsibility
of the position to which you have so gen
erOusly called me.
In accepting 1t l beg leave to tender YOU
my warmest thanks for an expression of
your confidence and good will so highly
fiattering and complimentary, and assure
you gentlemen, it shall be my highest aim
and most earnest endeavor so to fulfil the
trust confided to my care as to merit and
secure the further high compliment of your
approval and justify to your own Judgment
and to the judgment of constituents, the
propriety and wisdom of your choice. A
brief experience in the administration of
the duties of this chair happily assures mt
that | may safely and at all times RELY OF
the aid and sympathy of the house in my
efforts to conduct its deliberations in sucl
a manner as shall conform to the establish
ed rules OF parliamentary propriety, orde
and decorum; and if in our sworn officia
character as faithful and honest represen
tatives and guardians of the people we ar
so fortunate as to maintain and perpetuate
in its true and exalted dignity, the higl
and enviable character of the Legislator
of Vermont, preserve and transmit unsul
lied and unstained the spotless purity o.
her parliamentary record, we can at tn
close Of our labOrs here restore to our con
stituents the sacred trust committed to on
hands, and feel well assured they will sa
to us as we yield up our stewardship, wei
done good and faithful servants.
Another OF those brutalizing spec
tacles-a prize fight-was witnesse
at the Isle of Shoals, on the 9Th, b
hundreds of people. The fight too
place between Siddons and Kelley an
lasted eighty seven minutes, in whic
ninety six rounds were fought, an
Kelley was badly beaten. We ar
glad of it.
Town elections have lately bee
held in Connecticut, which resulted i
a handsome republican victory. Th
republicans have carried eighty town
and the democrats sixty. Last sprin
the democrats carried the state by
majority Of 1854. The nutmeg
state has done well. We expect t
chronicle similar results in Pennsy
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebrask;
whose state elections occur to-day
18th.
The revolution in Spain is endet
and has resulted in the expulsion o
queen Isabella from the throne, VIII
has fed to France and has had an il
terview with Napoleon at Biarritz.-
A provisional government has bee
formed with Marshal Espartero at tn
head Of the department Of state, an
a new cabinet has been formed. Th
revolution has been in progress but
few weeks but has proved eminentl
successful, much to our surprise.
A republican mass meeting was hel
at Plattsburgh, N. Y, on the 7th inst
which was attended by from 5000 I
10000 people. Among the speaker
from this state were Hon. Luke
Poland Geo. f. Edmonds.
A Big PRAIRIE.-H. III. Bailey, TO
merly of Irasburgh, and now of s
Louis, writes US from Ell Paso, ILL.,, {
follows: