Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23

inch above the nose, and running back
to the occipital bone, making an in
cision in length, measuring by the
convexity of the skull. DIR. A. G. Fol
som was called, but at first thought
it useless to dress the wound, believ-
ing that the man would die in few
minutes; but Mr.. Chase being per-
fectly conscious and free from pain, he
concluded to attempt a careful dress
ing, encouraged somewhat, he says, by
remembering the case of the man in
Vermont who had tamping iron
blown through his head and recovered
therefrom. The cut gaped open so
that the skull bones were full inch
apart. DR.. f. estimated that the
brain was cut nearly to its base, or
fully three inches deep. He inserted
a pocket rule an inch and a half. He
carefully removed all fragments of
the skull-taking out over thirty
picces-and washed out the sawdust
that had got into the opening, using
warm water to promote hemorrhage,
which was slight for such an extern
sive wound. He also washed out
more than tablespoonful of brain.
How much more the saw carried away
one can only conjecture. The doctor
then shaved the scalp, applied tourn-
iquet to bring the bones together, and
closed the aperture with six stitches,
finishing with adhesive plaster, and
leaving three openings. The only
dressing ever used was cold water
The patient was in full possession
of all his faculties during the whole
time, and said he experienced no pain
then or afterward until he was entire
ly recovered. He visited the mill
about four weeks after the accident,
and soon after resumed his duties as
filler and foreman: which position he
still holds. He says he never lost
sleep or appetite, or experienced any
physical or mental pain or weakness
from his wound. The doctors theory
for this wonderful case is that the
wound was a clean smooth cut, unac
cOmpanied by conclusion, and that ii
is usually the conclusion and not the
incision of the brain that causes death
Believing for a year or two that the
patient would ultimately die of the
injury, DR.. F. did not send any state
ment Of the case to the medical jour.
nails. Mr.. Chase now seems to have
as long lease Of his life as anybody
1t is said that Attorney General
Hoar has decided that the revocation
of Andrew JohnSon's pardons will MOI
stand in law; that the act Of the Elk
ecutive was complete when the war
rant for pardon was placed in The
hands of the United States Marsha
or Jlher officer, and that if the per
sons intended to be pardoned shall
not be released upon habeas corpus
the courts would release them.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March ii
prisoner in the Helena ARK jai
overheard two negro prisoners dis
cussing the assassination of Gen
Hudman, and informed the jailer
wiz, together with the marshal, tool
one of them out, and after chargin!
the prisoner with the crime, the lat
ter confessed to being one of nine ne
grorl who had formed a conspirac,
to burn the town of Helena to aveng
the hanging of negro last September
Three of the party had gone to Hind
man 5 house for the purpose of burn
ING it, he having prosecuted the negr,
who was hung. One of the humble
seeing Hindman sitting at a window
leveled a musket at him and fired
killing him. The others becomin,
frightened fed and abandoned tn
plot to burn the town. Five of tn
nine have been arrested and are nov
i'll Jail.
ATRoCIoUs MURDER ON A MIssIssIE
Pr STEAMER.-CHICAGo, ILL, Marcel
18.-A special dispatch from Cair
says that the steamer belle of Men
phis' stopped at Island No. 10 at tn
request Of three men named Darnel
who got on at Darnells Landing
Three men by the name of Lane az
peared on the bank, and one came o
board with his wife. As he starte
up stairs he was shot dead by tn
DarnelPs, who then ran back to tn
cabin deck and shot the two Lane
dead who were standing on the shore
The Darnell's then went on shor
and called to the captain to take goo
care of Mrs. Lane, as she had bee
respectfully raised. The cause O
the difficulty is not known.
The CUBAN WAR.-HAvANA, Marc
18.-The insurgents under Aguiler
and Marmol defeated Lopez Camar
at Magori, killing 800 men. Marine
was wounded. Lopez retreated t
Santiago. A wounded volunteer r,
ports that the Spanish General Sal
tona was defeated at Villa Clara O
the Sd inst. 1t will take 10000 me
to restore railroad communication t
that place. The rebels drove off th
repairers of the road without hurtin
them. They capture supplies and d
vide them with the poor.
The foreman of a plantation nea
Puerto Principe has arrived here
He reports that the women and chi
dren are leaving that city to join tt
insurgents. The Spanish General LIE
ca has warned them to return or the
} will be liable to the penalties of mi
tary law. A vague rumor is in Giro
latlon that the insurgents in combin
ton with some monitors have captu
ed the port Of Santiago de Cuba.
REVOLT AT SING SING Prison.
SING SING, N. Y, March 1871
tween three and four o'clock this NOR
ing, Thomas Forrest, night-keeper, W;
, seized and gagged by five convic
: NH ho l.. II