Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23
Miscellaneous Items.

NJ. Thibaudeau is Paris tanker
who holds $35O,0O0 in Confederate
bonds, for which he paid 50 per cent.
Of their face.
Andy Johnson in his farewell
used the word "constitution" thirty
one times, and the word "constitu-
tiOnal' eleven times.
A NEGRO LYNCHED.-New York, March To-
A special dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, dated the
18th, says that on Friday night last, while DR..
Darden was being murdered in Warren county
colored man named Martin was forcibly taken
from Jail at Spring Place, hurry county, and
hanged by party of ku klux. After Martins
arrest his father engaged the services of Gen
Glenn as counsel, and it is said that the assassins
held a long debate whether or not they would
await the arrival of the counsel and harg him
too, but it was finally decided to hang the prison
er at once.
A correspondent of one of the San Francisco
papers advances the singular theory that the
present prevalence of small pox on the Pacific
coasts on account of the presence of cats.
Gen. Candy has issued an order appropfiating
about $435,000 out OF the state treasury ofTexa,
to carry on the provisional government of that
state during the current year. 1t is said tina
more than one-third of this amount is for the
penitentiary, which will return most of the am
cunt thus appropriated.
Hon. James Guthrie, secretary of the treas
ury during president Pierce's administration
died at his residence in Kentucky on Saturday
last, in his 18th year.
The Chicago Post says: 1.-THE rumor tina
Gen. Logan lately admitted to the Metho
dist church at CarlinvilIe. is correct, but he il
kept on probation SO long as he continues il
congress"
''Free religion" has made its way to Chicago
and society has been formed there "broaC
gauge church" it is called by one of the paper
ofthat city.
Mrs, Sarah March Pitcher, Bangor. has be
queathed $4,000, to be used in building tn
"ChiIdren's Home" in that city.
Three things to cultivate-Good looks, goo
friends and mir lhfulness.
The female prisoners in Warsaw, who are sen
fenced to be fOgged, receive their stripes at tn
hands of tall, herculean woman, who belabor
herpoor sister more merclessly than the Cos
sacks do the male prisoners. Nearly all the Ia
dies of the aristocracy who have been arreste
in the last four or five years on charges of CON
plcity in insurrectionary movements have bee
fogged.
MINISTER SHOT AT A MARRIAGE CEREMoNl
The Macon (Ga.) Messenger relates that Re-
!, Samuel Anthony one of the Oldest and most r,
spected ministers of the Methodist church in ths
state, was shot on the 10th inst at Andersonvill
while performing a marriage ceremony.
seems that Mr.. Anthony, while marrying
couple, was interrupted by the step-father of tt
lady, who ordered him to desist. He remol
strated with the intruder, telling him it was tc
late then, and that he ought not to be guilty
! such unseemly conduct. The mans respon
was the raising and firing, at almost point blan
range, of double barrel shot gun loaded Wi
buck shot, the entire load taking effect in Il
l victims stomach. The brave old man fell to Il
2 floor, but by tremendous effort raised himse
| up, and saying 81 will finish the job !" proceed,
with the ceremony and pronounced the coup
man and wife. He then fell down complete
exhausted, and is believed cannot recover. I
deed his death was momentarily expected
? last accounts.