Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-12-13
material In the interior there are fields,

Dnt even mere the TOdus by tue HetuS soeh
of stone. Much of the soil is said to
have been brought from Sicily. The is
land is 60 miles round, and its greatest
length is 20 and its greatest breadth II
miles, and it is said to contain population
of 100000 souls. As there are 50 many
things of interest there it is visited by
thousands of passengers while their ships
take on COAL
We here secured fresh oranges, figs,
peaches, peas, apples, grapes and pome-
GRANTEES for the remainder of our passage.
At 3 O'Clock P. M, our ship was ready
and we were soon far out to sea, leaving
Malta and its beauty for others to gaze
upon.
The Mediterranean looks to the school-boy
like a small sea but we are sailing on its
waters over 1000 miles in direct course
and land is now far from us on either side
1t was fresh spot in our voyage to tread
the solid earth, see the sights, and take
a country ride, and breath the pure air of
Malta and we shall not soon forget our
| visit there.
WHAT Is THE RUSSIAN QUESTION 1T
seems that after the Crimean War, Rus
sa consented to a compromise with other
powers which had commercial interests on
the Black Sea, 20 the effect that those
waters should be peacable and not bat
tie field of the nations To make the con-
tract definite and binding they agreed to
sail no war vessels on that sea, even on
errands of peace, and up to the present
time Russia has faithfully kept her word.
But the restrictions are really hampering
to a great nation aud probably have borne
harder on Russia than on any other con-
senting power, while at the same time
the others have violated the letter if not
the spirit of the compact, and have thus
afforded Russia an excuse for repudiating
the treaty whenever she should think her
time had come.
The particular violations of which she
complains are said to be as follows: The
cruise of the Prince of Wales, in the Black
Sea, in an English frigate; similar trip,
subsequently, by Lord Bulwer Lytton
the appearance Of the Austrian squadron
at Narna, when the Emperor of Austria
was there ; and, lastly, the voyage of the
Sultan in a Turkish frigate" These were
all peaceful errands, and 60 to show more
than anything else, the absurd nature Of
the treaty. Until there shall be no more
war, can any power Of any strength or any
pride consent to float no war vessels upon
its adjacent waters The treaty was a
put up Job among the other nations to
muzzle the Russian bear 1t lacked every
equitable element of d compromise and
was therefore an insult, which 10 nation
could be expected to pocket any longer
than it must Since France is crippled,
Russia thinks she must no longer Who
can blame her
1t will be for Congress to decide how
it will apportion the Corgressmen under
the census cfthis year But it is as plain
; now as it ever will be, and that is perfect
2 ly plain, that Nermont, New Hampshire
. and Rhode Island must each lose mem
Der. The population will foot up about
39,O00000. against 81 ,443, ,32l in 1860
The present House contains 243 members
and if the number should not be increased
4 New England would lose seven. the Mid
/ die States, ten and the Southern States
q three: the Western States would gaiI
nineteen and the Pacific States would re
main as they are The New England
loss would be divided as follows: Massa
? chusetts two, and the other States on,
/ each. The Southern States make nearl,
good their representation by counting al
the colored people as a basis, instead 0
three-ftths Of them as under the old OF
l der Of things Should the House be in
: creased TO three hundred members, whicI
n is the outside limit supposable, the rati
would be about one Representative t
100000, and under this apportionmen
" Massachusetts would gain one member
: Maine and Connecticut would be unchang
r ed, and New Hampshire, Vermont AM
Y Rhode Island would lose one each. L
any event the West will make heavy in
crease of members and will probabl
= make an effort to get them in some wa
: into the forty-second Congress.-Fre
d Press
: The CENsUs.-The returns for the Ne1
& England states give that section of tn
IS country population OF 3,4S2, ,00l in 1876
+ against 3,135, ,2S3 in 1860, showing a
increase 1l.06 per cent. The populatio
Of the respective states is as follows =
y Massachusetts, l,44S,055 Maine, $50
e 42S; Connecticut, 37,99S; Vernon
It 0,235; New Hampshire 81 ,976; an
>, Rhode Island, 1919 The increase {
population in Rhode Island amounts t
: 24.45 per cent in MASSACHUSETTS, 17.6
4, per cent in Connecticut, 16.9 per cent.
0 in Vermont, as per cent. and in Main'
Ie 0.34 per cent, while New Hampshire ha
: fallen off 2.4S per cent.
h TIE DIAMOND FIELDS OF SoUTH AFRIc.
d We have been favored with a glance
. copy of the Cape Argus, paper pul
!" lished at Cape Town, South Africa, SON
le two hundred miles or more from the no
h famous region, 1t is dated October i
Is 1870, and contains cOpious and rather tl'
q rid illusions to the diamond fields. III
diamond digging on the banks ofthe Nai
y is described as unprecedentedly successful
10 Diamonds of marvellous size and brillianc
$. have rewarded even casual searchers aftt
r the precious gems, One fortunate fello
n unearthed diamond Weighing eighty-eigE
= carats, and about the size of a pigeon
ei egg, for which he refused, we are tol(
st E22 900 He started at once for En-,
t. land But even the Argus has a dan
,e side to the picture The ''diamondifurou
: we find this word in the ArguS-regic
" is claimed by three governments, to wit
OF the Free State, the Transvaal and IL
- Waterlever The claim of the latter
d upheld by the Colonial authorities
IL Trouble-perhaps actual hostilities-ma
|, intervene Then, too, the sanitary co
~ dition is not favorable. Lack Of cleanl
III ness has superlnduced fever, ana a splr
er of lawlessness prevails. And while son
d. have made fortunes, and others have dor
;S well, large numbers, the Argus admit
=, have experienced nothing but disappoin
a. ment, and in some cases poverty and di
OF tress. 1t does not appear that the pr
7e cious stones are so plentiful as to seriou
is ly threaten depreciation of value, hi
,r yet to give reasonable hope that mo
than limited few will be overpaid fl
III their time and trouble in the search aft
In Snbad's fortune.-BoSt0qa Journal
1t has been decided to hold the annu
convention of the New Hampshire Womi
ie Suffrage Association about the middle
or next January.