Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-30

MEMBER OF MS CABINET.
The President is indeed a representative |
man. His line of policy is the interest of !
the people. In the course of conversation
with a gentleman friend of his the other
day, he said that there was but one course
for him to pursue, which was very simple,
and the result of which he had no fears
He is as easy, uncOncerned, and as much
at home in the executive chair as he was
at the head Of an army. He has the same
confidence in his cabinet as he had in his
generals, and old Napoleon-like, while he
seldom forgets a friend in the dispensation
Of official patronage, with his keen percep-
ton Of character and good solid sense he
makes good selections. Notwithstanding
he is constantly viewed by all classes Of
people on all kinds of subjects, he is hap
Ply man, enjoys the society of his friends
and family, has a good appetite, the result
of which Is good health, and more than all
the smoking Of good cigars. Unlike most
presidents since the days Of Jackson in this
one respect, he can be often seen, like the
humblest citizen, walking the public streets
of Washington But a short time since,
your correspondents attention was called
to him Just coming out Of a little cigar
store kept in little one story old framed
building where he had been purchasing a
cigar. Such a man is the president of the
United States 1t matters little to him,
seemingly, whether performing the high
est executive duties or hauling wood into
the city OF 1t. Louis, he is the same unso-
phisticated gentleman, an honest man.
The large property owners of the city
will soon make up the subscription to one
half million Of dollars to secure the Worlds
Fair here in 1871. One-fourth million can
be relied upon from those who are only
moderately well-to-do but who are willing
to subscribe literally, considering it a mat
ter of investment bound to return to them
ten fold. Twenty-eight have already sub
scribed in sums from five to twenty thous-
and each, aggregating upwards Of 5000, 900,
Senator Cole denies that there Is any
/ truth in the rumor afoat through the news
papers, that he, the senator, will make a
! vigiiant effort at the meeting of Congress
to displace the present secretary of the SEN
ate, Mr.. Gorham of California, and if sue
cessful, try and supply the vacancy with
the person Of his brother General Cole, Of
the Cole Hitchcock notoriety. It Is posi-
bic there may not have been at first any
reason for this rumor, but not, | think,
probable; at least the General, who has
been here nearly all the time for the last
six months, was spoken to on the subject,
and did not deny but what such thing
might have been at least dreamed Of in their
family. The General may have been a
good soldier, and the killing of Hitchcock
in cold blood, since jury Of twelve men
was finally procured to set him free, may
be passed without much comment, upon
the principle Of letting the past dead bury
its dead, yet notwithstanding, it has be-
come questionable whether the government
shall so forget the past and the deed he
committed, to allow him, whose plea Of in.
sanity only saved him from the gibbet, tC
occupy and enjoy one of the best and most
responsible offices in the gift of the admin.
istration.
The women sufferers here are still aflict-
ed at their Female Suffrage meetings with
the presence of naughty and disorderly old
boys, free thinkers and free lovers. Al
their regular meeting, week before last
they determined to exact thereafter ter
cent admittance fee, with the hopes that i
might keep away the rougher portion o
the disorderly, but to no avail but areplen
ishment Of an exhausted treasury At az
early hour at their entrance door was seer
an old maid, a strong minded one, taking
in the ten cent scripts at fast rate. Push
ing and iamming was the order at the door
each with his ten cents, anxious to get il
first and secure a seat. The old maid {
wouldn't say old maid if l could well hell
i'll did nobly both in her Office and assist
ant door keeper. An ex-preacher acted a
usher and guardian of the peace, like
faithful husband, until his better-half VIII,
had been nursing the blessed baby in al
adjoining room could relieve him. Tn
hall was soon filed to overlooking with thi
heterogeneous crowd, who soon made
known that they considered the affair BIZ
show and that they had only come to EMO
it. The whole affair beggars description
, Ex-preacheTs of the gospel Of the Presby
terrain, Baptist and Methodist denomina
tions, played an important part, represent
, ing different characters in the play at di1
, ferent times, vice president, general, mod
orator usher, &c. Eve of the select stron
minded of the more delicate sex, embrace
the total number of Women Sufferers, VIII
/ likewise exchanged places with each Othe
in their official capacity occasionally. TIL
devotees of Tom Payne's doctrines wer
| well represented and who seemed to agre
> | very well with the orthodox diyines on th
: Woman Suffrage question, forgetting th
essential differences in their religious faitl
. Commissioner Wilson of the geners
e land office is in receipt of advices from tn
surveyor general at Helena, Montan;
! showing the completion of the survey
three additional townships in Madiso
- county, embracing an area of 90, 100 acre
e The surface is somewhat diversified, col
sisting of rich valleys, high plateaus an
mountains The soil of the valley is ger
orally rich, and capable of producing larg
crops of cereals and vegetables. The plan
: ing lands are among the best in the terri
: tory, well adapted for agricultural an
n grazing purposes. The remaining porto
n is broken and mountainous, intersecte
IT by numerous deep ravines, the track bein
J. between the Madison and Jefferson rive
,r northeast of Virginia City. The mom
t. tains are chiefly valuable for the fine 70
al ests of white and pitch pine, red and viii
ly spruce and balsam and fir. a large ar,
d, of the track is retained as mineral land
1s containing some fine gulch mines and We
he liable lodes of gold and silver beariI
ne quartz. Many valuable mines are now b
ing worked while others are being opepe