Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-07-06

death he told his wife that he never felt
better in his life, and but few days before
his death he allowed $4,000 life insur-
ance policy to expire on account of his
long continued good health.
A little French girl had been naughty,
and on being threatened by her preceptor |
that he would tell every one he knew of |
her misconduct, she said: every well, tell
if you want to don't care. There are
great many people that you don't know,
and they will never hear word about it,
AT the dedication of Rev. Robert Coll
yer's new church at Chicago on Wednes
day week, an attempt was made to Gift
part of the immense debt upon the edihce,
no less than $4,000. DR.. Bellows and
Mr.. Collyer both made brief appeals, after
which the hat was passed around, and the
contribution reached the unparalleled sum
of $4,000. 81. -......
The Catholic Bishop of Rochester, N.
\ :, has written letter, stating that the
Catholics do not want their Church to be
the Established Church of the United
States, nor does he believe that any other
Church will ever assume that position in
this country.
Appleton, Wis, has in its suburbs
most brutal father, who turned his child,
a girl of twelve years of age, out of doors
to forage for herself The poor girl was so
starved that she was seen actually eating
the pickings found in a neighbours back
ward. Last winter he did the same thing,
but was forced by the active appeal of
others to take her in again. This time he
is memorable, and says she must shift for
herself
Among the felicitous names commonly
given to some of the school districts in
Connecticut, Secretary Northrop, in his
last report to the Board of Education, pre-
sents these specimens: Devils Den,
Cider Hill, Cow Hill, Chicken Hill, Clap
board Hill, Horse Hill, Woodchuck Hill,
| Wild Cat Bedlam, Obtuse, Quail Trap.
| Whip Stock, Bangall, Poverty street, Pinch
street, and Pig Tail"
The Wilmington Ill. Independent, edited
by Mr., Steele, says: A printer last week
proposed to 90 into partnership with US.
/ His name is Doolittle The firm name
would sound very bad either way you put
it-'Steal and Do Little, or DO Little and
Steal We can't jine. One of us would
soon be in the poorhouse, and the other
in the penitentiary."
The executors of the late James Guthrie
have made a partial return to the United
States Assessor, from which it appears that
Mr.. Guthrie died possessed of nearly 5000,
1000 worth of personal property, beside a
large amount of valuable real estate, in
Guiding three whole squares and several
lots in the city of Louisville, and over
III, 900 acres of land in Texas.
After the close of the present fiscal year
June so, and until further notice, instead
of weekly purchases of bonds and sales OF
gold, the Secretary OF the Treasury will
purchase 81 900, 600 of bonds on alternate
weeks, beginning Thursday, July /, and
will sell 100000 OF gold on alternate
weeks, commencing Thursday, July 8.
JEFFERSON DAvIs-Mr Davis health
is said to be extremely delicate, and fear
{ are entertained that he will not recover
} sufficiently to return TO this country. liz
is in Paris, and a dispatch from that plac,
to Mr.. Howell, at Montreal, Canada, ol
: the 18th inst, stated that his situation VA
extremely precarlous. Mr.. Davis intends
should he recover sufficiently to do So t,
revisit Canada this summer, and to sPenC
, next winter III Mississippi.
SHOCKING AFFAIR-AN Iowa paper re
ports that as man and his wife were Il
work in a field in that State, their Child
(which was in a basket near them, Wa
4 heard to cry. and the husband asked III
: wife to go and see what the trouble was
She, intent upon her work, delayed a FEY
minutes, and then, to her horror, found he
= child dead, with large snake coiled aroun
5 it. The husband in the frenzy of his an
b ger and grief, struck his wife with a no
which he held in his hand and killed he
instantly.
d ! AMONG THE INDIANS. Lieut.. HerndO
o tells us that no tribes of aboriginees ar
d found in the deepest forests of Sout
America. from the Andes to the Atlanti
coast, that do not nave and use Docto
!, Ayers medicines and Lowell cotton,
u FREMONT" SUFFOLK ''BOOTT," ar
I seen stamped in large red and blue letter
u upon their garments, while Ayers Pill
y and Cherry PectOral are among the treas
ures of their habitations Their natiy
: soil furnishes them all their food and mos
r of their remedies, but they suffer 1ror
: some Affections which must have the intel
e position of higher skill. Sentinel, LibeI
e ty, Va.
: Eton N. b. Farmer relates that twelve me
II engaged in numbering on Fish River Lake
/ in the northern part OF Maine, were recent
/ ly poisoned to death by drinking tea i
which a lizard had been boiled 1t seen
W that they had been expected to return troi
h the woods. and not arriving for sever;
Ie days after the appointed time party wei
to to the camp to look for them and found til
al
in death. Being somewhat exhausted b
Is their journey, the relief party were abot
is to warm some tea that was already made
O the kettle, but, on examination, they foun
N large lizard in the kettle which had bee
in boiled in the tea 1t is supposed that I'll
drinking of this tea was the cause OF I'll
=, death of the twelve unfortunate men.
re Edwin Sprangler, one Of the alleged COZ
er spirators in the plot TO murder PresideI
rs Lincoln, who was sentenced to six year
" imprisonment at the Dry Tortugas, an
le who was pardoned by President Johnso
in March last, has made a full statemeI
under oath of the circumstances of his a
% sest, trial and Imprisonment. He declare
q his entire innocence of the charges brougl
? against him, and he says he did not ha,
! ! the slightest knowledge of the plot, nor a
y 5st in any way in its execution. Viii
80 imprisoned with AtzerOtt, Payne and Ha
~ old he heard them unite in asserting tt
entire innocence of Mrs. Surratt, and the
le own guilt and duplicating the witne
N Weichman in knowledge of the origin
he plot to abduct, and with furnishing info
E. nation from the office of the Commissal
he General of Prisoners, where he was cler
THE NATIONAL FINANCES Yor
> June Is. A Washington dispatch says tt
\ public debt statement for July first wi
- not be DELAYED in consequence OF the clio
~ Of the fiscal year, though its showing wi
- not be so favorable for the Government
- will be the full returns for the year whe
81 received from all sources. The currenC
" balance Saturday was about $4,000, 90
and will be about $30,000,000 by July
a The gold certificates have increased large
1t and now represent about 0,000,0 900. III
IN July gold interest will not appear charg,
m Oft in the statement, save so much as IN;
n have been paid in advance, but there WI
nd remain in the Treasury after the intere
warrants have been drawn, from $50 ,0OC
bo 600 to $50, 100000. The Treasury has r
r. deemed nearly one million of three D
rs cents during the present month. The i
I'd ternal revenue receipts will be very hea,
ut for the remaining three days of this mont
on and the total for the year will reach S15>
% 100000. ..s
EXPLANATION OF Mr.. RAYMOND
L DEATu A Iaf+ar FROM No.