Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-19
Miscellaneous Items.

MN 40 'ObCi D.
The Fenian Congress assembled in
Chicago on Monday. About 100 del.
egates were present.
The chief opponents of the annexa-
ton OF St. Domingo to the United
States are the priests.
The President has signed the joint
resolution directing an investigation
into the Oneida disaster.
The House Judiciary Committee
have agreed to report the bill en-
forcing the Fifteenth Amendment.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee have agreed to report $780,
600 to DR.. Hall for Arctic expl ora
tons.
A Baltimore capitalist offers to pur-
chase S250,000 of the new bonds in
the event Of the passage of the Fund.
ing bill.
The Democrats of the Third Dis
trict of Kentucky have nominated
Gen. J. H. Lewis to succeed Mr.. Col
laday in the House.
The Ways and Means will report
in favor of removing the tonnage dues
on American owned vessels engaged
in the coasting trade.
English's majority in Connecticut
is 6S1. The Senate stands Republi-
cans II, Democrats IL; the House,
Republicans 1875, Democrats l12.
1t is said that Bombay cotton, sent
by way of the Suez Canal, has been
returned to India from England, as
yarn, in As days.
Blue Gown, which won the English
Derby in 1868, has been sold to the
Austrian Government for $4,000 ster-
ling (about $4,000 gold).,
At the Municipal election in Gin
cinnati last week, the Republicans
were successful by an average major
ity Of 5000.
The Ways and Means are in doubt
Of their ability to carry the Senate
resolution providing for the collection
of the income tax this year.
1t is said that the negotiations be.
tween the Russian Government and
the Chinese Embassy have been sus-
pended.
The House Committee in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature has submitted
a resolution striking out the word
"male" from the Constitution.
The President has received a warn
inc of a projected Fenian raid along
the Canadian frontier, from Port HUI
rou to St. Adams, on April Is.
The Senate Territorial Committee
have added several very stringent
amendments to the House bill abol.
i5hing polygamy.
A postal treaty has been concluded
reducing letter postage to Germany
by direct steamers to seven cents and
via England to ten cents.
A Papal Bull has been received in
Toronto, constituting the Toronto
Diocese an Archiepiscopal See, and
promoting Bishop Lynch to be Arch
/, bishop.
/, In the Newfoundland Legislature
, on Monday, twenty Anti-Confederate
members were present, exclusive Of
, the Speaker. No Confederate occu
pied seat.
The vote in Cincinnati in favor d
retaining the Bible in the public
, schools. including the colored vote, /;
ll,24S, while the aggregate anti-Bi
bic vote was 1904.
An order from Army Hcadquarter!
prohibits $50 grave and fundamental
an innovation" as allowing prisoner!
before cOurts-martial to testify il
. their own behalf.
The Senate has agreed to increase
the appropriation for continuing tn,
: work on the New York Post Office II
e 100000. The House refuses to agre,
+. and a Committee of Conference ha
q been appointed.
Two hundred lodges of Sioux hav
camped near the Cheyenne Agency
l. They want arms and ammunition, an
o say they intend to drive all the miner
D from the Wind country.
y George Hunnewell was pardone
out of the Massachusetts State Prise
:, on Thursday. He was sentence
q" twenty-five years ago to imprisoI
T. ment for life for arson.
A Kentucky jury has just give
n $4,000 damages in favor of one j
cobs, whose son was killed while Ell
deavoring to cross the track of tt
y Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Z BY mutual agreement of the couns
D. for each Of the rival Mayors Of Ric
d mond, the motions for a dissolutiC
u of the injunction issued by Judge U
j. derwood has been postponed to Ma
l.
Gen. Thomas remains arrived
f Troy on Friday, and on Saturdt
# were inferred with military homo
at in the presence of Gems. Grant, She
. man, Sheridan, and other distinguis
=. ed persOnageS.
r. Mrs. Nancy Hayes, who, with d
r. mented husband, occupied house
r.. Twenty. third street, Richmond, W
found dead on Saturday, having be-
dead three weeks. The COWS al
70 chickens on her lot were found staI
- ed to death. The husband was al
~ nearly starved.
NJ The Oregon Republican State CO
10 yention, in Portland, has nominal
Is Gen. Joel Palmer for Governor, a
Gano Wilson for Congress, by acc
nation. The platform adopted q
Ia proved of the policy of the Admin
tratiOn.
DEATH OF A WELL Known CITIzF
Nc Hon. Abel ellison died very ST
We denly in Springfield, at about o
Inc o'clock on Tuesday morning la
j. April u. His wife noticed ha
SUI breathing and Immediately rose
give him aid, and lighting a Ian
found him dead. Mr.. ellison was
ne years of age, lacking few days, h;
90, ing been born in Rindge, N. H., Ap