Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-25
Miscellaneous Items.

The assessed valuation OF Illinois |
this year is $471,55O,OOO.
The carpenters of Philadelphia are
on a strike for $3.50 per day.
Queen Victoria OF England will be
fifty years OF age next Tuesday.
San Francisco has Sc churches,
comprising good, bad and Indifferent.
A diamond worth G25,0OO to G3O,-
600 has been found at the Cape Of
Good Hope.
The receipts for tickets for the
Boston Peace Jubilee Monday amour
ted to $4,000.
A London merchant recently failed
with liabilities amounting to 100000
and only $1,000 assets.
The crops in Texas are backward,
but never looked more promising
The area of Minnesota is $4,000
square miles, or 54,760,000 acres
larger than the six New England
States.
Cameron lately said that Curtin,
instead of being sent to Russia, ought
to be sent to the Lobos Islands, vice
guano removed.
In 1856 libel suits now pending
against American editors, the aggre-
gate damages to character are estima-
ted at SAT, 100000.
Samuel Smith, a teamster of Ban
gor, was run over and killed by his
team on Monday. He was intoxica.
ted and fell from his seat.
Twenty-Five tons of strawberries
were brought into San Francisco in
April, and retailed at twelve to fifteen
cents a pound. Cherries sold at
dollar and half per pound.
Amos A. Flint was killed at Rich
mond, n. H., on the oath ult., by fall
ing against a circular saw in saw
mill, while assisting one of the work
men, his head being sawed in halves.
A new piece was recently produced
at one of the minor theatres In London,
which was so atrocious that when a
live donkey was introduced the house
resounded with cries Of Author au-
thor ~
Judge Bowling of New York dis
charged two men, captured with car
pet bags full of burglars tools, on the
ground that it was no offence, legally,
to carry such implements in the day
time.
"a springing joy, pleasure which
no language can express" is impart
ed to every possessor of a luxurious
head of hair which only "Barrett's
Vegetable Hair Restorative" can i'm
part. This is the only preparation to
which medal" has ever been award
ed.-N. Joseph Union.
Johnson's Anodyne Imminent will
give more relief in cases Of Chronic
Rheumatism, no matter how severe
than any other article known to med
ical men.
1t is often remarked by strangers
visiting our State, that we show q
larger proportion Of good horses, thar
any other State in the Union. This
we tell them, is owing to two princi
pal reasons; in the first place, VIZ
breed from the very best stock anC
in the second place, our people ust
Sheridan's CaUaLry Condition Poa0der
which in our judgment, are of meal
culable advantage.
Mrs. Sarah Cook died in Fall Riv
er on Saturday at the age of one hun
dred years, seven months and twenty
seven days. She was a woman o
fine Christian character. Her dealt
was not caused by disease, but by tn,
simple exhaustion of the powers of ma
ture, and she passed away as if falling
asleep.
Hester Vaughn, who was tried ant
covicted of murder in the first degree
and sentenced to be hanged, for tn
murder of her child, has at lengt
been pardoned by Governor Geary o.
Pennsylvania. There were some Gil
cumstances connected with this cas-
which excited unusual sympathy a
the time Of the conviction.