Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-07-12
Miscellaneous Items.

three clocks minute.
Missouri's Oldest school girl is aged
LOT and ebony colored.
The poet Bryant is worth $780,
900; Longfellow, 100000; Holmes,
100000; SAKE, $4,000; Lowell,
$4,000, and Whittier $4,000.
Orders have been sent to Sher
brooke for the release of the Fenian
Mcnamara, there not being sufficient
evidence to warrant his detention.
The St. Louis Republican thinks
the great steamboat race on the Mis-
sissippi, between the Lee and Natchez,
will stand unparalleled in ancient or
modern times.
Charles Mccarthy was murdered
early on Monday morning at the west
shaft Of the Hoosac Tunnel, Spring
field, Mass. Timothy Lynch has been
arrested on suspicion. Both the la
borerS were in the Tunnel.
julius Burton Eldred assaulted his
wife in a most brutal manner with an
axe and pistol, near Hamilton, n. Y,
on Wednesday Of last week, finally
shooting her and killing himself. She
will probably recover.
DEATH OF LORD CLERENDoN.-The
death of Lord Clarendon was a few
days since announced by telegraph.
He was for a long time connected with
the political history Of England, and
was at the time of his death Secreta-
~ of State for Foreign affairs. He
was 76 years Of age.
The Houston Texas Union pub
fishes the following receipt: ITO
make strong, cheap ley, take a barrel
of ciStern water and dozen old Dem
ocratic newspapers, mix well together,
and stir with ramrod for fifteen
minutes
An Irish gentleman of great wealth
makes up for a constitutional aver
sion to talking by keeping eight pri-
vate printing presses constantly en-
ployed on tracts of his own compost
ton in seven languages.
Solomon GriswoId, a Berlin far
mer, fell from load Of hay in Hart
ford, c., Tuesday Of last week strik-
ing his head against pitchfork and
receiving wounds therefrom of which
he died in the Hartford hospital
Wednesday.
KILLED WITHOUT PRoyOCATION.-
Michael Reynolds of New York, -
years old, was murdered in the streets
of Union Hill, \. j., Monday evening
10y a German butcher in a state Of
. frenzy, who meeting Reynolds with
out a word Of difficulty or provooa
ton, plunged a knife into his aldo
men, causing almost instant death.
Tuesday morning, a girl 8 years
old. daughter Of a Mrs. Beals. seeing
her little pet dog on the track of the
Hartford and Erie Railroad, Just as a
train was approaching, sprang upon
the track to rescue the dog, when the
train struck and ran over her, shock
ingly mangIing her body and killing
her instantly.
George r. IIichborn sold on Fri
day the birthplace Of the late EXPIRES
ident Pierce, and the homestead 0
his father, the Governor, in HiI,sboro
, \. H., for $3l25. Mcssrs. Wittcmort
aud Stewart. the purchasers. will re
tain the modern and antique lurnjtur,
of the house with its curious and val
liable relics FOR q summer boardin.
establishment.
George II. Stuart, in bis speech be
fore the Christian Association at Ia
dianapoli5, said the most intcrcstin.
sight he saw in London was not Buck
ingham Palace. or the great Exbibi
ton. but tto feeble Christian voun.
men, with stammcring tongues, bu
hearts filed with love, preaching t
an audience of thieves and drunkard
and p'ck-poc6etS and fallen women a
midnight, IN a part OF London wher'
they could not g IN safety wlthou
TWO policemen
One of the visitors here on tn
Fourth from ,ba States made III
mistake Of DRIVING OF horse an,
WAGON bolooriao to Mr. n P,mory
Of Stanstead. stayiar ar Parkcr's tay
crn that nirht vbrr, H.. foam va
fonrd tha nov, u,rn-.o IT, dsai..
all KNOWLEDGE Of the affair. and ha.
evidently induIred to suab am cxteu
in the watcrs orT,a+Lc or sooc 9th
or strong wateis, that he had n
recollection OF taking the team. w
suppose he was allowed to finish HI
"sprce' IN peace, as he was pickle
up IN the street last night very drum
-Stanstead JoHnaL
AUNIorE FyrFRTAryuEyT-N. W
Leavitt's Swiss Bell Ringers cave
unioue entertainment at McdfelC
Mass, the oath Of June. This enter
tainment was given in q beautifr
grove of ten acres. with ponds. four
tains, etc. enclosed by a picket fenc
/ and Illuminated by two thousand ga
lets. The brilEancy of the wood
with the stirring notes ola Brass an
String Band. mngling well with tn
chimes If the Silver Rolls made II 4