Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23
News and General Items.
Portugal has abolished slavery in

The Connecticut state election oc-
ours on the first Monday in April.
Grass is six inches high in some
parts of California, and snow is six
teen inches deep in other parts.
Eighteen Baptist churches in and
around Boston report 139 baptisms
for the month.
In Taunton, Mass, about 60 con-
versions arereported, including many
heads of families. =
In Ledyard, Ct, containing only
800 voters, 80 additions were made
to the Congregational church last
Sabbath, which previously numbered
only SO members; 20 others contem-
plate joining.
A young man named Robert Elem
ing has been sent to the insane asy-
lum from San Francisco. His insani-
ty takes the form of distressful ankle
ty concerning the attempts of the
women of San Francisco to capture
him.
A Jewish alliance in France has
nearly 10000 members. 1t is looking
forward to the occupancy of Palestine
by the Jews. They have an agricul-
tural school and colony near Jafa.-
The eighth anniversary was held Jan.
18th, in Paris, and was brilliant
gathering.
Considering that the 100,000,00O
Protestant in the world contribute
$6,00O,000 year for missionary pur-
poses, and the 195,000,O00 Roman
Catholics only $1,O00,00O, it is con
elusive that Professionalism is not quite
a failure after ALL
The Methodist Book Concern. is a
mighty establishment Its assets
amount to real estate, $238,650, mer-
chandize $656,722 cash, $50, 844
notes and accounts, $379,703. This
leaves a total, after deducting liabili,
ties to the amount Of $I75,295, of
I$1,165,625. The earnings last ye&r
were S152,883.
Pills which contain antimony, quin
inc, and caIomel, should be avoided
as severe gripping pains would be theiI
only result. The safest, surest, and
best pills are Parsons Purgative OF
Ambitious Pills
We can assure our readers that
d" Barrett's Vegetable Hair Restora
tive" is really valuable preparation
and that a trial is all that is needed
to convince any one Of its excellcncy
-Putsbmg Christian Adrocdte.
HORRIBLE PUNISHMENT OF A MUIR
DERER.-A Chinese laborer not long
l ago murdered a whole family of seveI
2 persons in Peru. He was arrested
: and while the parties who had made
1 the arrest were taking him to the ju
= dicial authorities he was rescued frou
e his guards by the inhabitants OF h,
: town of Guadalupe. They took hin
= to the public square of their town, GOV
: cred his body with kerosene oil, anC
t then burned him alive in fire which
had been prepared for the purpose
+ REvIvALs.-Our weekly compila
, tion of revival news gives US an aggre
| gate of over 10000 reported acces
sions and conversions; and of thes,
5000 are among the Methodists, 1855
among the Baptist, 975 among tn,
United Brethren, TAB among tn,
Congregationalists, 592 among tn,
Presbyterians, and 217 among tn
FreewilI Baptists. In West Grotou
n. Y, (Congregational) 60 CONVEX
p sions are reported. A Baptist churcI
q in Salem, n. Y, has received 40 b,
baptism. Mr.. Avery's Iabors in con
nection with the churches in Marriott;
and Harmar, Ohio have been blessed
with $50 converts. including nearI,
all the students in the upper classe
+ of the Marietta College. In Mort
Adams, Mich, Congregational NOR
: than 60 converts are reported an,
c 80 among the MethodiSts of Roc
!, ester, Minn.-Nea0 York Independents
THE FARM STOCK OF THE COUNTRY
5 According to the Z. 5. Agriculture
l. Report for February, the number Of
d cattle and sheep i'll the United State
n is actually diminishing, while the il
crease of horses and mules is yer
% slow. The report says:
lie Horses have Increased slightly i
IL most part OF the western and souther
states, but very little in the middl
: and eastern. Nebraska, Kansas, Mi.
1t souri,, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
at and the Pacific Coast states. exhiO
he the largest increase. The increas
l. of mules is also slow, and the rang
Of prices appears to be higher tina
= last year. The returns of oxen an
" other cattle point to a positive declin
in New Jersey, Maryland, North Ca
at DINA, Florida, Texas, Kentucky. Ohi'
o. Maryland and Illinois, diminutio
Il, amounting to 5 per cent. in the latte
III state. In mich cows a reduction
- reported in Texas, Ohio and Illinoi
Id and some of the southern states.
rs general increase in prices of cattle
reported. The reduction in the nun
e Der of sheep appears to be genera
ne the only exceptions being Rhode
land, Tennessee, Missouri, MINES
- ia, Kansas and the Pacific State
The loss cannot be much less than
he per cent. In some states it is place
RS at 10 or more. The prices of shee
IS have declined slightly in certain Sc
Ia tons, and advanced in others.
~ Connecticut and New Jersey, whel
en- unusual attention has been given
mutton breeds, prices have been full
". maintained. In districts where N
~. rino stock monopolizes sheep-walk
re- the decline is general, and, in son