Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-01
Miscellaneous Items.


A million cattle are pastured on
the lower Alps.
One million feet of wooden tubes
for gas pipes is being laid in Osh-
kosh, Wis.
A philosopher has discovered that
men don't object to be overrated, ex-
cept by assessors.
New Hampshire farmers complain
OF the lack of laborers, and planting
is backward in consequence.
The President has made between
eighty and ninety appointments since
the adjournment of the Senate-about
half OF Which are suspensions under
the modified tenure-of Office act.
Since the occupation of Yeddo by
the new japanese government an edict
has been promulgated, to the effect
that "every person in whose house
fire originates shall be decapitated,
whether it be accidental or not"
Bismark, it is reported, lately said,
in reply to some English criticism on
his policy, IF were an Abyssinian,
or Hindoo, or even an American, |
might perhaps care what England
thinks. But being European | do
not"
Baron Ferdinand Swift has been
tried at Venice for an outrage on re-
ligion and the propagation of scepti-
cism by an article published in the
RagiOne, and in which he attacked
the sacraments OF the Eucharist and
Baptism. He has been condemned
to two months Imprisonment and 500
francs fine.
A negro barber who was shot thro
the front part of the brain by the
bursting of his gun, few weeks ago,
near ConneravilIe, Ind, is still living
and will get we'll. The piece of the
barrel which passed through the brain
was tour inches long and one and a
quarter inch in width.
The Stockbridge Indians in Wis
consin are rapidly disappearing. This
tribe once numbered 10000 warriors
they emigrated from Massachusetts
to New York in 1889, to Ohio in
1909, and to Wisconsin in 1821.-
They now live at Shawano, are suffer
ing for food, and number about 300
men, women add children.
Oliver Dalrymple of Saltwater,
MINI, is probably the largest wheat
grower in the country. This year he
has 1000 acres sowed with wheat, be-
sides large fields in other crops. He
expects to harvest $4,000 bushels of
wheat. Last year he employed one
hundred men and an equal number Of
horses in gathering and threshing his
crop.
The sequel of the Water street
New York, revival of last fall is told
oy its manager, Mr.. Oliver Dyer, who
asserts that the entire aspect of the
street b a been changed-dance
houses, dog-pits and rum-shops have
been closed as proftless. Kit Burns
weeps over his bad luck, and John
Allen has been expelled from his
haunts.
While others are waiting for ar
opening in Salt Lake City, an Episco
pal missionary, Mr.. Foote, has begun
successful work He reports, with
in the last Is months, combinations
30; communicates, A; Sunday schoo
scholars, $50; teachers, 10; gram
mar school scholars, 100; teachers
: 6; contributions for church purposes
s397O.
The daughter of rich but misery
peasant near Paris was accused of {
crime which, if proved against her
would send her to prison with hare
labor for several years at least. He,
father knew that if he failed to EN-
ploy a lawyer the court would assign
: one to her. This was done, and tn
lawyer argued so skillfully and elo
. quently that the girl was acquitted
: In the gratitude OF his heart the faith
er sent to the bachelor lawyer a doz
i en- eggs.
It PARDON OF HESTER VAUGHAN
s. This woman, who was tried and cor
}. victed of murder in the first degree
e and sentenced to be hanged, for tn
|, murder of her child, has at lengt
G been pardoned by Gov. Geary, o
4 Pennsylvania. There were some Gil
q cumstances connected with this cas-
y which excited unusual sympathy &
n the time of the conviction. Their
1t were serious doubts whether the poo
Ii creature knew what she was about a
y the time she committed the crime
4 and very strong efforts have bee
y made to save her, especially by W.
N nlen of New York, who held publ
H. meeting, and sent delegation to I'll
Governor to urge on him her pardon
= ! Thirty-twopersons have lately bee
=, added to the Baptist church at Cor
70 ish Flat, N. H., as the fruits of tt
: recent revival there.-Twenty-f,
~ persons were added to Rev. DR.. Pc
L. lard's church in Taunton On the Ct
There has been quite an ex:ensi,
It. revival at Skeneatles, N. Y, tt
s. past season, and sixty-two person
If have just been added to the Presbyt
p rian church there.-Thirty five we
De admitted to the First Presbyteris
a. church at Buffalo, May 2, thirty {
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