Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-04-11
VARIOUS ITEMS.

-Cassius M. Clay sails with his family for his
post in Russia on the Gath.
A separate Council OF State has been ae-
corded TO Poland by Russia.
-Beniamin f. sherwood has been appointed
Engineer. in. chief Of the u. b. Navy.
The occupation of Syria by the French
troops is to continue till the 9th of June.
Large plumbers of Germans are leaving
Texas for Mexico.
Oneida county, New York, has suffered q
decrease in population of 7l9 IN five years
Direct telegraph communication between
St. Paul and New York city has been completed.
"A resolution favoring a call of National
convention has pissed both houses Of the Ohio
Legislature.
Custom houses have been established by the
Southern Confederacy al all points leading from
other States to the confederacy.
Three vessels were struck by lightning in
Humboldt Bay on the a5th, the first cases of the
kind in California.
Della Ann Mitchell of Chicago, aged Is
years accidentally swallowed date seed, which
caused intestinal obstruction and death
The peach crop in the vicinity of Harris
burg, Pa, is said TO be uninjured, and promises
an abundance Of that luscious fruit.
Mitchell Sanford. an eloquent and popular
lawyer, well known in eastern New York, died
on the ioth ult., at Brooklyn, of congestion of
the brain
-Sherrard Clemens of Virginia declines a re-
nomination for Congress. His private business
peremptorily requires his withdrawal from pub
lie life.
The Louisville Journal says that "there are
two Johnsons in Tennessee, Brave johnson and
Cave Johnson. Brave isn't Cave and Cave isn't
Brave"
The thrift of the Cohoes IN. " operatives
| is evidenced by their having deposited about
900 in the savings bank at that place during
the past year.
After twelve years Of suspended animation
| the Hungarian nation came 70 partial life again
on Tuesday, the ed OF April, by the assembling
of its national parliament at Buda.
The personal liberty law of Maine was
amended before the adjournment of the legisla-
ture so as not to conflict with any law of Con-
| gress.
The New York Tribune is now worked on
stereotyPed plate, after the manner of the Lon
| don Times This results in a saving of time, as
TWO sets Of plates are used.
An order has been issued by Major General
| Bragg, of the southern army at Pensacola, cut
ting of all supplies from the United States feet
and Fort Pickens.
-Pickpockets made large haul at Troy on
Good Friday and Easter Sunday, by visiting the
churches. One lady was robbed while engaged
in prayer on her knees.
| "A negro thief was discovered in the act oil
stealing hogs, at St. Martin, La. by Henry Pre-
bic, who shot him through the head, on his at
tempting to escape.
| Gov. Morgan has appointed II. Van Dyck
(late superintendent of public instruction. TO the
| office Of bank superintendent of New York
James M. Cook having resigned.
The taxes of New York city now amount to
| twelve millions of dollars, equal TO 2 per cent
of the yalne Of its real estate or ouethrd of the
entire rental, which is about thirty-six millions
Most of the non-seceding slave States are
| now in attitude of observation and doubt In
| Virginia and Arkansas lies the contest for the
present The secessionists seem to be gaining
strength in Virginia
MIR. Russell of the London Times has been
much lionized by the editorial and literary class
He is round, tat, oily looking little man and
| leaves just such impression as one might form
after reading his graphic narratives.
"A few days since Mr. Levi Cain died at hi,
residence near Harrington, Delaware from IN,
effects Of a disease originating with Sigh
| toOthache, but which afterwards assumed the
form of erysipelas, and spread through his whoi,
| system.
| The late revolutionary news from St Do
mingo Was little strongly put. The Spanist
colonists did hoist the flag Of their country, bu
| they are by no means in possession Of DOmini-
| Ca, and it II is believed they little prema
ture in their attempt However the Spanish
! troops have gone thither from Cuba, and there
may be mischief 70 pay yet.
The Mississippi State Convention has rati-
fed the coniederacy constitution, only seven
members dissenting, and the reference to the
people for final action, so loudly demanded i,
| refused - The Sonth Carolina convention hs,
rAtIned the constitution, with % dissenting votes
All the seeded States have now gone through
the form OF adopting the new constitution.
What promises to be the richest gold min.
ever heard of has just been discovered in Mis-
souri,, situated thirty miles from Pilot Knob. run
ming due north and south, and being in extenr
eight feet wide by two hundred yards long. ac
cording TO traces OF the surface. Many exnari
| mentS have been made and gold extracted In
| proportion of one third of one per cent-abour
$1,000 TO the ton. Ii is exceedingly difficult Of
extraction, requiring expensive chemical pro
cesses and the expense of working the mines
| will be very large. Bat an intense excitement
has been caused among the people.