The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-22
miscellaneous lisms.

who granted verdict Of 90, guilty In
in the Ward case. i nov or trial hcfctc
the Harden Coaniy Cireoa Court ct Ellzs.
be,h,own, Kcniacky. zoe perjury.
Robot Schuyler, the great defaul,cr,
II rs stated, has boagh, "a place. on the
Rhine. ~hcre be nos resides. and has sen,
fos his family 10 Join him. His couhden.
tial elcrk came passenger To New York
last week In the Baltic, on bis mas,or's
business.
--Suicrpr nv Oriua Augustus Gates,
teamstcr, wns found dead in the stable Of
Abel Li,ilcfeld. his employer, in Polk
street, Charlcs,own, las, Thursday morning.
lie was about twenty nine years old, I'M
naracd, and Of iuicmpera,e habits; for
mcrly belonged in Rycga,e Vermont, The
cause Of his death was so evident lump
Of opium being found in his pocsct-thai
II was deemed unnecessary to hold an in.
quest.
The last society spoken of is the Pay
No,hings. They are said to be alarningly
prosperous. The password is "Lend mo
dollar"--thc response, +" Broke"
The Andoyer .idreriiser says that
wild cat three feet long. was killed in Den
rocks woods, few days ago, by Franklin
Clark, a boy eleven years old, aided oy his
dog. The dog freed the animal, and then
the boy ran for the gun, and let his Wild
ness have it right in his face and eyes"
lie came down with broken leg, and
was finished by the boy and his assistant.
"A GREAT VIoronr AND IRIS RnsuLrs.
The London Diogents has an illustration
which represents John Bull comfortably
seated before fire, in a room the walls of
which are ornamented with a map of the
Crimea. John is perusing an account of a
"glorions victory" in which 5000 were
killed and wounded. lIis glee is suddenly
interrupted by the entrance of servant,
who announces most unwelcome visitor
in the words, Z" If you plepse sir, here's the
tax gatherer~
LITTLE ENouGm. The lady Of Mr..
Joseph T. Little of Arnold, Me-, recently
made her husband present of three little
Littles at one birth. We trust the FORUM
ate father will be able to appreciate in time
the old adage, Every Little helps"
The Americans" succeeded in Rox-
bury, but were defeated in Chsrlestown.
1t is said that Congress will probably
repeal the coal duty by large Imaiori,y.
-" It is now said that Gen. Cass has no
idea of being Presidential candidate."--
O..
-NEw YoRK, Dec. 8. The Empire
City Bank failed to make good its exchange
at the clearing house this morning. This
is considered equivalent to failure, and the
Institution must wind up.
Judge Phelps, of Vermont, has given
written opinion that the personal property
OF the Rutland g. Burlington Railroad Co.
can be held by the second mortgage trus-
tees, who are now in possession of part
thereof. (Doubtful.)
in this city have tendered their services for
the ensuing spring to the Home Govern
ment. His Exccllency, the Earl of Elgin
will take the offer on his departure; and
will, preparatory to doing so, assemble the
corps for muster at three o'clock this after
noon on the Durham walk. They are well
ofhcered, and are sure of distinguishing
themselves among the armies of the East.
--BosToS, Dec. 8. Ellen Kenan, a
young Irish girl, has been arrested at Frnd-
ham for setting fire to the Catholic Church
there. She is said to have had some diff
Guilty with the priest.
JENNY LIND AND BARSuM. The New
York Times publishes table showing the
total receipts at each of the ninety five
concerts given in this country by Jenny
Lind, under the management Of p. T. Bar
mum. The aggregate gross receipts were
s7l2,l6I "a, all average of S7496 43 for
each concert. OF this sum, Jenny Lind re-
ceived Sl76,675 90, and Barnum $685.
4s6 Is. All the expenses were paid by
him. The most lucrative concert the first
in New York, at which the receipts were
sl7,S64 05; and the next was the first in
Boston, at which the receipts were &c.
40 so. The average receipts in Boston
were $40, 055 IS for each concert, which
was two thousand dollars more than in any
other city except Richmond, where she
gave only one concert. The lowest re-
ceipts were in Havana, where three con-
cens averaged only s3i7s &c. Jenny
L'nd paid Barnum 5000 for the privilege
Of Withdrawing from her contract at the
end Of one hundred concerts, and $1,000
additional for Withdrawing before the hun
dred was completed.
SAIL HALE! Our respected and VEN
ershls though always respected cotssapo-
rary, the Boston Daily advertiser, appeared
on Monday, in new and remarkably beau.
tiful typographical attire. We scarcely
knew our old friend, 30 "spruced up" was
he. The .1dpetiser is now in its eighty-
fourth volume, and is published by Charles
Hale, Esq, and edited by Nathan and
Charles Hale, Esqrs. II is one Of the very
best newspapers in the United States, and
wetake the liberty Of rejoicing in its pros
perity."
You are right now-you are always
right, Mr.. Register.
We DO not belong TO our patrons