Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-04


mer of Weston, Vt, who has hereto
fore enjoyed the confidence of his
friends, recently absconded, taking
with him some $4,000 which belonged
to other parties.
The body Of James Jones, boat
man, supposed to belong in Mortified,
VT, was found on Wednesday, floating
in the Hudson river at Albany, having
evidently been in the water some
months.
Mrs. Beard. of Peru, 80 years old,
while suffering from a severe cold
last winter, lay forty days without TAX
ing any nourishment whatever; then
began to eat and is now as spry as a
cricket.
OBITUARY.-John Simonds, ESQ.,,
formerly of Shoreham, but for sew
eral years a resident of Brandon, died
at the latter place on the l7th inst,
at the age of 76 years. Mr.. Simonds
was possessed Of great wealth, but
was still more remarkable for strict
integrity and public spirit. His death
will be serious loss to the town of
Decentralization
Rachel Robinson, a colored woman
known in Vergennes for half cse1tu-
ry as "Old Rachel" died there on
Monday at the great age of l04 years.
The mayor of that city remembers a
collection taken up for her Al years
ago on account other needy age. She
was about ten years old when tie rev.
Olution began, and recollected many
things ofthat period when she lived at
Arlington, Va. She thought she was
native of Africa.
BODY FOUND.-The body OF an un.
known man was found lying il pool
of water on the intervale on tie farm
of Mr.. Sibley in Colchester, nile and
a quarter below Winooski Falls Sun
day afternoon, by a couple OF gentle
men who were walking OYER the
grounds looking at the result of the
freshet. The corpse is belieed to be
the one reported to have been seen
passing over the falls at WioOski on
Tuesday afternoon, and was consider.
ably decomposed. There wa on the
body when found, a pair Of fire boots
shirt and black neckerchieE, red
handkerchief passing from the top of
the head down under the chin, as if to
keep the jaws closed. We heard of
no one being drowned from any cause
in quarters where the body would be
likely to reach this point. and the case
is enveloped some what in mystery
Free Press
Mr.. Willard of Vermont, made hi:
maiden speech in the House, tie 9th
er day, on the resolution in favor OF
the Cuban insurgents. We cannot hnC
room for the speech at length, as W,
should be glad to; but we GIVE a tol
crably full abstract Of it. Mr. Viii
lard found himself in oppoSi ion t.
the majority of his committee. on thi
business, and to the majority of tn,
House; for the resolution was adopt
ed. But we believe he was right
He made out pretty clearly that b.
had the law and the preccdents on hi
side. and in or humble opinion h
had common Sense and common jas
tice with him, too. There is 10 earlh
" reason WHY the United Stale
should be declaring in favor of nd
uIous insurrectiOu in Cuba, of the sin
aims and prospects We know SO lite
The resolution strikes US as little bo
ter than fIibustering dodge, il it ,cl
offered by Mr.. Banks and entertaine
by the House, and we are glad tia
our new Vermont member had tn
good sense and independence to OF
! pose it.-Bmlington Free Press.
1 AFFECTING SCENES.-Scene Frs
"A little log house on Lowell Moul
= tain, with but one small, scaatily u
a nished room, in which we find tire
a little children stretched upon a pale
b of straw, wasting away by black-caI
: kerrash. A little to the right of Il
couch, lies another stretched upon a e
: ble near the window, in the cold er
brace of death, cut down by the disees
f above mentioned. Scene SecOnd.-T.
h old hcarse, tlundling over an almo
n impossible road, followed by the (
: Their on foot, with his son by his sid
r, These two comprise the mOurners,
. the mothers services are needed
st home with the surviving three. 81
. is not permitted to follow her darliI
+ child to its last resting place. La
. Scene.-The old hearse rolls on to Il
e burying-ground, and the sexton al
Is conductor, and two other gentleme
who happened to be present, acting
bearers lowered the coffin into t
is grave. And here we take our leay
: hoping that We may never again
e called to witness a similar scene.-
1t Catedonidn.
. The SUGAR CRoP.-The maple s
gar season is now about over, al
70 contrary to general expectation at t
ID season, Oh account of the great dep
or of snow then in the woods, the or
* is fully equal to if not above the ay,
a age yield, while the amount of syr
ne made. we think, is geater than ey
N before. Our information extends oy
ry nearly every county in the State, a
lie from all, with perhaps the except
d. of Orleans, we have accounts of lar
- Yields, which have found a ready m
IN ket at remunerative prices. TIT
re were sent from the Brattleboro S
N. ton alone, by express to caste
or markets, between the 9Th and |!
ly inst, 1851 lbs. Maple sugar
n now selling at from 9 to l l cents
yn pound.-Free Press.
", Chapped hands are very CONN
al IL Ill = h.