The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-26
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Wa. n Asses. II New Nork. hss sub
-cnsed sl1.aoc Toe the building Il ~.
Lakes Ilospisi W that city. Another gen
,icman Who wiil us h, Ia. nsnae be known.
has subscribed slo,oo1. Surh charity n.
the latter. VIZ seidrrn hcsr Of
Tar FosRrsr Duoaer Issrr.--Thc
case ef WA. u. Doiy, chsrr,~d afh pcr-
jury. Is proceeding SLOWLY IN the Nc~ York
Court II Sessions, and fruin prcaria APP
Pcar~nccs, eli occupy As long pc1ca a.
the celebrated divorce case, in whieN h,-
perjury lssllegcd 10 have been pcrptnied.
Mr. EA~in forrcs, was under examination
the greater part II Friday. and directly
swore that be was no, on bnard boat on
the North River any mon,h during the wear
to which Mr. Doiy testified, cxeop, that he
nigh, have been q passenger az far the
village Of Nonkers.
Mr. n, q, latham. of Washington. offer
prize Of five hundred teilars for the best
national poem, ode OF epic, which shall be
written between this and the l'sh Of De
cemhcr next, and sen, 10 the Smithsonian
Institute, where committee designated
by Mr. Latham, from oonspicuuus men At
Washington, will decide the question Of
merit
Lottery tickets are now sold as formerly
~ Delaware. The State is obliged to re-
sort 10 such dodge to raise the wind
The pillory and whipping posts still exist
there, and some 10000 Of the natives can
not read or write.
Divide the property. real and personal.
IN the United States, equally among the in.
hibitan,s, and each individual would nos
scss about three hundred aud ninety dol
lars.
There are some fellows so sharp in tins
world, that they expect 10 cut their way in
to the next with the same degree of case,
certainty and despatch with which keen
rnzor clips through a pound of milky but
ter. The mere shadows Of such are dan
gerous 10 all people.
a bill is before the New York Senate
appropriating $50 to pay the expenses of
each colored inhabitant of that state, above
ten years Of age, or s25, if below that
age, who may voluntarily emigrate 10 Lii
| IBERIA.
There are now published in the city of
Mexico two new papers advocating the
return of Santa Anna. None Of the old
papers do so.
An old-fogy in New lIampshirwotH re-
Gently overtaken by strain Of nv s,fit."
| Through skillinl medical treatmo Il is
hoped he may survive the shock.
| Mr. Everett is negotiating consular
treaty with France, which will be sent TO
the Senate shortly. Also an International
copyright treaty, similar in its terIns.to the
one between that government and Great
Britain.
The Boston Mail statcs that an extensive
shoe manufacturer Of Danvers, Just return
ing from Southern collecting" trip, paid
$1,000 last Thursday night, for a few hours
excitement at three card monte in one of
the fashionable gambling saloons Of that
city.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb 2lst. The Ericsson
anchored opposite this town at half-past 5
o'clock this afternoon.
The recent report Of the Secretary of
the Treasury contains an estimate TINT the
loss suffered by the American 6sherss. by
the late British interruptions, Is not less
than quarter Of a million of dollars.
CAUTION ABOUT CourrgHrwirs.--
receive bill on the Fusileer Bank, 'Let
ter Rip" hold it up to the light, look atthe
bill holder in the glass and turn three sum
mefscts. If the bin is genuine, the hsid-
er will strike on his feet every time. '1.et-
ter cirkelate = observe the colonel whether
he sits on his horse easy; take notice
whether the man shearing the sheep knows
the price of woodland if YOU can get il
over your eyes it's all right. There are
no countereits on the bank of Phair6.
We understand that Gen. Pierce has
written letter TO the applicants for office
from New Hampshire, requesting them not
TO come to Washington on the 4th of
March, lest the Wings carry the State du-
ring their absence
All advertisements and notices designed
for insertion in the HERALp, must hereafter
be handed in before 2 O'Clock Of Thursday
afternoon in each week, 10 ensure their APP
pcannce in the following issue.
Don't rely too much on the torches Of
others; light one of your own.
Young people are apt to think themselves
wise enough, as drunkards think themselves
sober enough.
II men were compelled to give a reason
for everything they profess to believe, one
OF two things IL certain either reasons
would become more abundant than they
are al the present day, or doctrines would
be fewer
Very few people are truly wise--but a
great many, an immense maJority--are
Otherwise.
The annual State election in New IIamp-
shire takes place on the 9Th Of March
State officers, members Of the Legislature
and Of Congress are to be chosen.
MoEE OF rnr DrLusioS.--The report
OF the Indiana Insane Asylum shows that
esprit Rapping" is a frightful cause Of
insanity in that State. During the past
year, eighteen persons have been admitted
whose insanity Is hscribed TO this cause.
Peach trees are in blossom in Baltimore.