Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-07

SAD ACCIDENT.-Mrs. Seth Arnold,
residing in the northeast part of Rut-
land, on Tuesday afternoon, taking
with her a child about year and
half old, went on a visit to Mr.. George |
Petty's, in Mendon. While there the
child fell backward into a pail of hot |
water, 5calding it so severely that |
the little sufferers agonies were end
ed about one o'clock on Wednesday
morning. The father of the child came
to Rutland on Wednesday to purchase
a coffin for its burial, and sad as it
may be, he drank in so much of Rut-
land firewater in the form ofrum, that
he became grossly intoxicated, and
returning home, carrying a bottle of
the vile liquor. He repaired to his
barn and. while asleep, his Borrowing
wife went thither and took from his
pocket the bottle and destroyed it.
On awakening he missed his flask,
and charged Ezra Edison, Esq, who
was there assisting the family, with
having taken it from him, and made a
desperate assault upon Mr.. Edison,
which he parried off. Arnold then
started for Rutland, followed by Mr..
Edison, but eluded his search, and he
had not been found up to last evening.
Who sold this man the rum? is the
question. He should be punished IN
der the new law of the State, which
makes the seller responsible for the
damages occurring out of the actions
of the intoxicated man. This case is
indeed a sad one, dead child and a
drunken father under the same roof!
Herald.
OUTRAGEOUS Observation-Disclosures
was a scene at the depot Monday
evening, which demands attention and
earnest Reproduction. 1t was in one
of the cars Of the cattle train which
regularly leaves this place on that
dav for market. One end of the car
was loaded with calves, the other with
sheep. In both ends were also cat
tic, and as both calves and sheep were
packed, or rather iammed in together
50 close that the cattle of necessity
must tread them under their feet, pre-
scnting horrible scene. Two calves
were trodden to the floor and lay
there helpless, in fact more dead than
alive, while others were apparently
standing in the greatest agOny, only
| for the reason that they were packed
so closely side by side that they could
not fail and their bleating was horri-
BE and distressing to hear as well as
to see. 1t should be said also that
near the middle of this car was a par
tition made of crates and boxes filled
with live poultry, thus making the
amount Of space still less for the cat
tie, sheep and calves that were herd,
Cd together in these two compart
mcnts. 1t was warm weather, and
We should like to inquire how much
such veal and mutton would be worth
after being carried in such condition
z for $50 or 200 miles, and also whether
city consumers are fond of such. One
OF the lawyers Of this place, Mr.. c
. b. Eddy, happened to be a witness o
, this scene and Immediately notified
the owner Of the stock Of the coudi
I ton Of it, prcsuming he would only
l be too glad to know Of it and procure
another car. He took it however, il
high Iudgcou as an invasion Of hi.
rights and would like to see any on
stop his passage through this place
with his freight, whereupon Mr.. Ed
. dy informed him that they might no
e be able to stop his car, but that they
could and would stop the owner, au(
proceeded to take measures for tina
purpose. The station agent then in
! formed the droyer that measures 70
Y bis prosecution were on foot, and tina
d, much indignation was being felt anC
spreading at the brutal manner wit
= which his car was loaded. Seem.
r the matter was assuming a Seriou
e aspect, the drover yielded and a par
; Of his half dead freight was then trans
t fcrred to another car, and it is hope
: had more comfortable quarters 70
n the remainder of their Journey to MAJ
= ket. In this instance we say all hor
# or and credit to Mr.. Eddy for the vic
1 or and earne5tnesS he displayed O
this occasion. Also to Mr.. \. [
;. Gates the station agent, who adde
d his voice against such shocking brr
e tally.
i We had occasion also to notice
n similar scene at the depot more tina
4 year ago, and are informed tina
II they are quite too frequent. The
4 arise almost entirely from the gree
: ofthc drovers, who wish to save frcigl
e. by hiring a single car and then crow
to the poor animals into the utmost stat
;; Of misery and distress. We hay
I IL laws enough now, perhaps, if enforced
Of to prevent such cruelty, but it woul
lie be better to pass a law forbidden
z railroads from carrying stock in owe
1t loaded cars, and any legislature VIII
A might see the scene given above, woul
q pass such a law instantor. The raj
m roads we take it would have no o.
ID lection Of course, and we hope eithC
I'd the law we have will be enforced {
&c a new one passed, and thus prevoI
a incxcuSable cruelty, and at the san
Of time do favor to markets and co
q BelLo,os Falls Times.
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