Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-02-16
Miscellaneous Items.

The Grecian bend forms a frjghtfuI
subject for valentines this year
Two men in Dubois Co, Ind, lately
snapped wives, one paying the other
three bushels OF corn to boot,
Extensive revirajs are III progress
in some Of the methodist and baptist
churches Of Philadelphia
A person recently asserted that the
reason why certain minister was SO
popular was because he carefully eA-
Guided politics aud religion from his
pulpit preaching.
An educated Burman, who had com
menced to preach a reformed Bud
hism, was lately crucified at the capt.
tai of Burmah.
The Judiciary Committee of the
Rhode Island Legislature are giving
hearings on The woman suffrage ques-
ton.
Suncook, n. H., is excited over two
elopements. One man ran away with
another wife, and another man STEP
ped out with the same persons sister.
1t is reported that, without count
ing the Rothschilds, there are in Paris
about one hundred and fifty Israelites
whose combined fortunes amount to
about S200,O00,O00.
Louis Napoleon will enter upon bis
sixty-secOnd year next month, and the
Empress in August will celebrate her
forty third birth day, They both look
: Young for their years in spite Of the
: cares OF State.
: The following is the Inscription
upon gravestone in the cemetery a
Glastonbury, CT: Here lies
Her life S threads were cut asunder
she was struck dead by clap OF thun
: der,
A few days ago the death warran
r OF the negro Harris, the Auburn muir
5 dercr, was read to him at the STATE
:. Prison at Thomaston, but the act die
/ not seem to concern him much and ht
made no remark.
The Maine farmers in convention
at Augusta decided that the Orono
" as it is called, was the best potato t
! grow i'll the state. 1t is also Gale,
/ the Carter, Reed ana Foote potato
4 out the convention held TO the uaur
4 -Orono.
{ Lewis Davis, the murderer who va
+ executed at Cuyahoga, OHIO, Thurs
day, was baplizeI and Photographic,
the day before, and shortly after mad
> an unsuccessful attempt TO commi
e suicide 10y opening VEN il his am
y with a piece OF glass.
: The Ohio legislature has 3 bin a5
Y fore ii which makes il q crime TO &c
r port o. print al account Of q priz
4 fight. Ii touches The right spot, tho
>, whether in the right manner, Is ques!
ionable. Take away the notorel
n the bruisers obtain by means OF til
e press, and the "manly art would hay
> few devOtees.
e OTTAWA, Canada. Feb. 10.-Wha
l. len made statement last night to tn
% County attorney and police magistrate
that he was present when McGee wa
- killed, but did not fire the shot. Mrs
y Whalen visited her husband to-day il
i, company with her spiritual advisers
r She is very much excited. The hou
y for Whalen's execution tomorrow
fixed at IL o'clock. Mrs. MCGEE ha
- written letter to a gentleman in thi
III city, requesting him to visit Whale
E. and say that she has freely forgive
E. him, as his punishment will be ampl
:" for the offence.
a Whalen is expected to make
speech tomorrow. He reads hi
\ prayer book and bible with great a.
l. tention and is visited by the Gre
f Nuns.
is TERRIBLE MURDER.-ST. LOUIS, Eel
y l.-An insane man named HoefeI
% living in the outskirts of Hanniba
4 Mo-, murdered his daughter 10 year
of age, yesterday. He strangled he
with a strap, then cut her body i
'e two and otherwise mutilated it. Fl
N was arrested, and when asked why b
" committed the deed, replied til a
r he had offered her as sacrifice t
> Christ.
= The ROGERS MURDER CASE
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-In the cour
~ OF Oyer and Terminer to-day, tn
= case of the Logans charged with tn
a murder of Mr.. Rogers, was called
10 Mr.. Howe appeared on behalf of on
h OF the prisoners, and asked for hi
discharge, claiming that there Wa
T nothlng in evidence to warrant hi
ID detention. Judge Barnard stated tha
IN he feit entirely convinced OF The i,
1t nocence of the LoganS. 1t was lie,
Il. essary, however, TO hold them for ia
= present, as their testimony might
OF Importance in establishing the gull
y Of the real murderer, who was In cul
u tody aud would be Immediately bro
IL TO trial.