The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-31

at Starksboro lately.
WIN. II. Lee has resigned the pres.
idency of the Rutland and Burlington. and
also, OF the Vermont Central Railroad
Companies. lie retains his connection
with the Ogdcnsburgh Co.
Hon. John Smith, of st. Adams. has been
chosen President of the Vermont Central.
lie has had long experience in the service
of that Company, and being a slrowd man
agcr' and a man of great energy and bust
ness talent, he will make an excellent Pres
dent of the V. c. Il. II. Co.
Thomas Thatcher, Esq, President of the
Chesire X. X. Co., has been chosen Pres
ident OF the Rutland & Burlington. lie ls
highly esteemed for his fitness in Railroad
management. The Boston Journal saws /;
"The Chcsire aud Fitchburg Railroad
Companies will at once furnish a sufficient
number of cars and engines to accommodate
the rapidly growing business of the Rut-
land and Burlington road, and as the Bel
lows Falls Bank has surrendered the en-
gines not long since attached, there will be
no lack OF motive power on the road. The
Superintendent thinks that with the reaui.
site equipment he can bring the earnings
of the Rutland up TO 100000 during the
ensuing business yenr.
a meeting Of the shareholders will prob
ably be called within a few weeks to sane
Ton such measures MS may be considered
necessary by the Directors. We arc in
clined to believe that the Rutland and Bur.
lington Railroad Company has passed the
crisis of its trouples.
-Michacl Ryan was killed in a drunk
en- fight with Matthew Holloan at Uvde.
vllle' on st. Pairick's day. IIalloran is in
jail awaiting a trial. SO says the CastIe,on
Journal.
IS. J. Whitney, Esq, has been an.
pointed Mail Agent between Castleton and
Troy, via Whitehall.
"A correspondent Of the Cas,leton
Journal says Tint within an area of Ia of
a mile from the Brick Church in that town.
there are - persons, the average age Of
whom is over 81.
-Four men were hauled up in Brat
tlebore last week, under the auspices of the
Carson league, for violations of the LIQUOR
Law. Each plead guilty, three were fined
$40 and costs and one $50 and costs.
We heartily thank friend. in the
various towns about Us, for the good will
they show the HERALD in obtaining new
subscribers. Our subscribers list has been
handsomely increased within the last month.
The HERALD seems to be in better demand
80 some towns than in others. Ia P~ittslord
we have ninety-tro subscribers-in Sud
bury, segen!
a SICILY TowN.-Under this title
the Woodstock Spirit Of lie .lge. has the
follo~ing:-
W. nre informed from head quarters
that the tow Of Rutland, sold liquor for n
medicine in ten months, to the amour, ~
three thousand dollars two thousand dol.
lars Of which, was sold to the Temperance.
men Of thai ioien,"
We republish this because /, /, made
public, and mol because we have any faith
IN IT. We apprehend there Is more fancy
than fact IN the above statement. and we
should like IN official report from the Sc.
lectmen or from the Agent, 10 ordsr that
The matter may be set right before the
people.
The Agen' for the sale Of liquor in thi.
town is a very worthy man, and we doubt
not he can make flair report" Of his sales
ss Agent.
-SonETmSG Nav. The n. Y.
Iimss Of Monday, hiss . long, leading ar.
ucle, IN which II sets forth mmors that the
IRISH IA the United States are organizing
and Masking ready for an attack on Canada,
m The event that England goes 10 var with
Rn-sis. II does no, tell ~ authority for
soch statements, bat seems % believe tha,
sueh q movement j. contemplated.
10 the same paper Is an addrez. 10 Insh.
men from John Mitchell. Tie ,nes 10 show
thea that II ls a shame 10 submit 10 Bniish
rule and tells them that To fight Russia Is
b bnng ~ofse slavery on lnshmen. He
says that "England's Extremity Is lreland's
opportunity" and PREDICTS a terrible crisis
IN BRUSH saarr. liz language Is eren-
ing, and full Of rhetorical hounshes.
We aPpfehend that the talk Of on inya-
son Of Canada By Russians or lnah, is ali
humb1g.