Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

All ltuldth NO tudb many
soldiers go through campaign without a
scratch, and that's better than they might do
at home.
A party of nine men started on the Sth
of July last, to 60 through Arizona to Califor-
mia. Some time after, their bodies were found
near Apache Pass-the great thoroughfare to
California--they having been murdered by In
dians. There were appearances to indicate
that one of them had been burned at stake.
One day last week New York house
sold to another firm $500,000 worth oftea, and
took the buyers notes for the goods. This is
said to be the largest transaction of the kind
on record in New York.
The Traveller notices that there is no more
change in the Cabinet than there is in mems
pockets. .....
Church, the artist, painted picture OF
Niagara Falls the other day in five hours, for
which he received $500. aaa
A dispatch from the Associated Press,
doubtless official, states that both the President
and the Secretary of State have no knowledge
ofithe manner in which any communication to
them from General Scott could have got in the
possession of John Van Buren. aia 9l g
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
after an examination Of the mica and metal
cases for revenue stamps, designed TO facilitate
their use as currency, is disposed to believe
them wen suited for the purpose intended, anc
sufficiently cheap to justify the government il
their adoption. They are but little larger
than the nickel cent and very clean and beau
tiful in appearance.
Two very valuable volumes of the ancient
records of the colony of Connecticut have beer
discovered. They are transcripts Of the land
records of Hartford, Windsor, Wethersfeld
Farmington, Middletown, New London, Fair
field, and Stratford, made in accordance with
an order of the General Court, October, 1859
They also contain very full records of births
marriages and deaths in Windsor up TO 1850
a few of Hartford, and very few from Fair
field. Both volumes are in remarkably excel
lent preservation, ~,.... .f s
"A dignifed clergyman possessor of Goa
mine, respecting which he was likely TO hav,
law suit, sent for an attorney in order /,
have his advice. The lawyer was curious I,
see a coal pit, and was let down by rope
Before he was lowered, he said TO the parson
"Doctor, your knowledge is not confined tt
the surface of the world, but you have like
wise penetrated 10 its inmost recesses How
far may il be from this to hell r. 81 dom
know exactly" answered he, grayely. "but j
you let go your hold, you'll be there in /
minute" ...... ...
The Grenada 1ppeal of the 9th inst, say
the stragglers of Lees rebel army number
10000. A regiment of Indians from Norti
Carolina is now stationed at Cumberland Gap
Ex-commander M. F. Maury has gone to Eu
rope in some official capacity.
The Grenada, Miss, Appeal says tha
Gen. Buell. "seems to be all at sea-" w
guess ne is gone upon a whating expedition
Louisville Journal
Only forty-six men were required to I'll
up the quota of Baltimore under both calls, al
the rest being volunteers.
There is a general request that the line
''No Drafting in the Old Bay State'' may b
repubhshed. The poetry is good and the des
laration so comforting. ng.--Bostoa Post.
1t is said that hereafter Rienzi is to be tn
| headquarters of the national forces in Missis
| sippi, instead Of Corinth, as heretofore. Rien
Ii, is'a short distance south of Corinth, on tn
| Mobile and Ohio railroad
Nashville papers Of the 18th say the fec
| erals are concentrating large force It Fol
| Donelson, and mean to clear that portion
Tennessee of the rebels. Many rebel fam
lies at Clarksville are preparing to leave. I'll
rosewater policy with the rebels is to be abar
doned
1t is reported, but discredited, that the rel
| el General Buckner was seriously wounded
the attack made by the rebels on Gilbert
force, on the 8th inst. There is no confirm:
tion of the death of Bragg and Cheatham
| VIM. M. Evarts Esq, ofNew YorkCity,w
chosen Orator for next year, with J. Wat
De Peyster, of Tivoli; N. Y, and Rev.
Labaree, of Middlebury, as substitutes.
Il John G. SAKE, Esq, is already on Il
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