Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-30

a package OF tWenty-0ne 30 Oils 1Or
redemption which were in the safe of
an express company on the steamer
W. R. Carter when she blew up, burn
ed and sunk in the Mississippi river
in Feb, 1866. After lying in the
bottom of the river till August, 1868
two years and a half-a large |
amount of treasure was recovered
from this sunken steamer, and among
the rest, $105 in bills on this bank
All the bills are more or less mutilat-
ed, and some of them are so burned
that nothing but the ink on the print
ed letters shows. Others, just the
cashiers signature and the denomina-
tion can be distinguished on the black
ened cinders which are pasted on pie
ces of thin paper. In his letter to Mr..
May, Gen. Spinner of the treasury
says he has redeemed over 100000 |
of legal tender notes taken from this
vessel in similar condition. They
are certainly a Observation-Disclosures
The members of the Congregation
al Society in Hinesburgh, aided by
the Hinesburgh Band, gave a dona-
ton visit to their worthy pastor, Rev.
G. E. Ferrin, at Pelton's hotel, on the
evening of March 18th, the proceeds
of which amounted to $240-a SUBJ
stantial testimonial to a most excel
lent clergyman and estimable citizen.
"DExTER" A MORRILL, CoLT-A Gu
RIoUs EXPosURE.-A discovery has
been made in regard to the famous
trotting horse Dexter" now owned
by Mr. Robert Bonner of the New
York Ledger, which is destined to
create no little stir among the horse
fanciers of this country, and at the
same time take the credit of that Gel
ebrated horse from the Hambletonian
stock, where it has always been awar-
ded) and place it to the credit of the
Morrill, blood, where it belongs. In
short dexter" was raised in Danville,
Caledonia county-his sire was the
old French Morrill, horse, and his dam
the Bovee mare. This, in brief, is
the pedigree of this wonderful horse,
as the story goes. The person who
has made this discovery is Cornelius
Russell, a man who came here from
Rockford, Illinois, last year. The
manner of the discovery as we under
stand it, was in this wise: Mr.. Russell
became impressed with the similarity
= of Dexter to the Morrill, stock, and by
: considerable correspondence and in
t quiry he traced this horse back from
/ New York to Chicago, from Chicago
! to Lower Canada. thence to Concord
n. H., and from the latter place to
Mr.. Bovee, now of Passumpsic, but
who then lived in Danville. On talk.
, ing with Mr. Bovee, the latter said he
, raised a certain colt such a year, which
was an uncommon likely one and
brought him a good price. This coli
went to Concord, N. H., after which
D he lost trace of him. In describing
: this colt he described Dexter perfect
: ly; and those who have seen this Gel
+ ebrated horse know that he is pecu
e liarly marked. In addition to this We
! understand Mr.. Russell has the afida
; Wits of all the parties through whose
hands Dexter passed from the time hG
s left Mr.. Bovee until he came into the
Il possession of Trussell at Chicago
5 On learning these facts, Mr.. Russell
d purchased the Bovee mare at once
and together with the Cushman ant
k Bichard Flint horses, which he alread,
It owned, started last Monday for Illinois
This in brief is history of remark
able case of horse imposture, and tn,
- result of its exposure must set up tn,
i Morrill, blood, while those who hav,
: paid such enormous prices to get tn,
y same breed as Dexter-as they sup
y posed-must feel rather cheap.-C Cal
:, edonidn.
2 AN UNNATURAL BRUTE.- Lunar
Owen of st. Johnsbury Centre ha
been immortalizing his name III ;h
= following infamous manner: On Wed
- nesday of last week, as his wife wa
=, = going up to the village on some er
~ rands, he requested her to buy hin
y some tobacco. She replied that sh
!, had but fifteen cents, and that sh
- wished with that money to purchas
y some kerosene, as they had nothin
- in the house for lights in case the Chi
~ drenishould be taken sick in the night
ot He repeated his demand for tobacco
S but she bought the kerosene. Whe
as she returned he quarreled with hel
he and struck her several times with hi
Is hand. Either before or after this, h
1t cut large stick from the bank of tn
d, river, and brought it into the house
q, Late In the evening Mrs. Owen too
e. off her shoes to warm her feet by tn
he stove. Her husband told her she nee
as make no preparations towards goin
to bed, as he had not done with he
ID yet; and fastening all the doors an
n windows he remarked that she "woul
1e never 60 out of that house until sh
th was carried outW Mrs. Owen feare
I'd for her life, and watching her oppol
Oh tunity, sprang in behind the stove, an
lie removing the fastening from the doc
n, escaped from the house and fed in be
~ stocking feet, and bare headed, to tn
.e. nearest neighbours, some fifty or 81,
ce ty rods distant. This was betwee
ce ten and eleven o'clock. She wa
a kindly taken in and cared for by thes
I'd neighbors, where she remained ovc
lie night. The next day a warrant wa
be issued for Owens arrest. After COZ
siderable resistance, he was arreste
he and taken before Justice Ephraim {
ife Stone, when, after full hearing,
asst was put under 5000 bonds to appes
oy at the next term of the county cour
Or. In default of which he was taken
1gs Jail in this place. The complain
he on which he was bound up were thes,
Eas Assault, with intent to kill his viii,
kty assault and battery on Horace Broc
LET way, one of the officers q0sse commit