Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12
Miscellaneous Items,

Washington is seriously setting about an
International Fair for 1870.
President Grant will probably attend the
Georgia State Fair in November.
Napoleon's life is given him for two
years more and that is all.
Bonner won't let Dexter trot and offers
100000 for another like him.
Two California miners recently took out
$4,000 worth of ore in one day.
Spain is breaking out in the provinces
with republican riots. The country is ex-
tremely unsettled.
child was born in Little Compton, r.
l., on the LIST inst, the father being so
years Of age and the mother 36
A family of outlaws, Taylor by name,
were eXterminated recently in Western
Texas, by the citizens.
Drink nothing without seeing it, sign
nothing without reading it, and make sure
that 1t means no more than it says.
It is reported that Hon" John Nor
rissey cleared 100000 by gambling in
gold on Wednesday.
A coal deposit fourteen feet thick, has
been found 1l9 feet below the surface at
Providence, r. /.
Mountjoy, the English pedestrian, is six
" years old, and recently walked one hun
dred and fifty miles in three days.
A food in the Little Blue river, in Ne
braska, Sept. 3, caused the destruction o
Sl,OOO,O0O worth Of property.
Choy Chew. since his return to CaIifor
MIA, insists that Chicago is not much of {
place.
An imposter, calling himself Gen. Stan
nard, has been swindling the Greenfield
people, and is sought for by the trial jus
tice Of that place.
A. T. Stewart is reported as saying tina
the policy of selling gold and buying bond
with the proceeds will never lead the coun
try to specie payment.
The Suez canal has cost SSl 900 900, an,
improvements will carry the sum up t
$4,000 600. II is estimated the gross re
ceipts will be 500, 100000.
The dwelling house and outbuildings G
Rev. Mr.. Written, in West Shefiord, wer
destroyed by fire on the oath ult. Los
about $1,000.
Some farms in Derby and Stanstead wi
produce this year from 1000 to 5000 bust
els of oats each, to say nothing of Whea
barley, roots and hay.-.Sdnstedd Journd
Itssaid that the reason why Frelinghuy
sen did not accept the mission to China i
that he isn't on good terms with his uncl
Old Hyson, who lives there.
The coal capitalists have themselves bee
bitten by their efforts to putup prices. III
miners at last struck in earnest, demandir
ashare of the combination profits.
An American flag was torn down al
trampled upon at the industrial exhibitiC
in London, Canada on purpose to plea
Prince Arthur. He must be easily please
II. 5. Bowen of Ascutneysville. h
brought suit against Perry Haskell f
damages of $1,000 for writing to Judge p
land that he was a copPerhead.
The money market has had decided
blue streaks come over it, since the gre
typhoon of last week. Money has be
tightly locked up and all kinds of busin,
have suffered in consequence.
An old man was lodged in Cincinn;
station house as vagrant, the other nigl
who. ten years since, was one of the hea'
est wholesale merchants in that city. o
word tells the whole story-Whiskey
The New Jersey cranberry crop for Il
season, in Ocean county alone, is valu
at S2,500,000. An acre of good cranbel
land is now estimated to be worth fri
$1,000 to $4,000.
On Friday, Sept. "a, Hosea Whiting
South bingham, about SO years old,
tempted TO hang himself The rope brol
but his fall killed him.
a son Of Ex-Governor Gardner late
fought duel in California, fired two sh,
at his antagonist, and came off without
scratch. His second shot broke three il
gers In his opponents right hand.