Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-25
Local and state Itenis.


a,y earlier this week than usual ION Wednes
s,v instead Of Thursday, to enable tho
Office " to properly observe Christmas,)
srArIsrIcs OF THE RECENT LEGISLATURE.
A correspondent sends us the following sta
,,tics oonc ernng the recent Legislature. A
/ ,rtion Of these have already been been pub
y lisbed but as the following also contains inter
sitting items not before given, we giveit entire.
Whole number of towns, $50
Number of towns represented, 237
Occupation Of tie Members
Farmers, 1877 attorneys, 10; merchants, 10;
mechauics,s s; clergymen, 6; physicians, o;
county clerks, 4 marble dealers, 4 tanners
and curriers', 3; manufacturers, 8; farmers
and mechanics, 2; no business, 2; farmers and
merchants, Q; hotel keepers, 81 farmer and
Clergyman, /; lumber dealer, |; baggage
master, /; railroad employee, /; railroad
contractor, |; attorney and farmer, farmer
and manufacturer, / melodeon manufacturer,
/; agent for manufacturing company, black
smith, /; Spectator, /; clerk, l.
Religious Preferences. 't
Cougregationalists, 50; universahsts, A;
methodists, %; baptists, 10; episcopa.ians,
II; liberals, l 2; presbytenans, 4 free think
ers, 5; qdakers, 2; unitarians, q; WESLEYAN
methodist 2; christians, 2 /; mormon, | /, union,
l; second advent, l !; independent, 5 no pre-
ference, 40.
sat"g''A --Nahvity. ''''
Vermont, 1893; View Hampshire, Is; Mass
aehusetts, 10; New York, a; Canada 2;
Maine, l ! England, |. .I. ..s 80 80,
Oldest Member, Rev, DR., Newton of Mari
boro, rs Youngest member, Mr.. Bulloch of
Leicester, 25. Average age of members AZ
years. ..a. PSI
There were three ex-Menbers Of Congress
iu the House, viz; Mr.. Sabin Of Georgia,
Mr. James of Waterbury, Mr.. Royce OF BerS-
shire. - f.. ,e sam -aai s.aaGaua 1sas
l0smembers represented their native towns
! 90 old members ll2 new members, 10
were natives of Rutland County, from the tot
lowing towns; a' .a' .-.4l '- -,
Clarendon, 4; Waliingford, 3; Hubbard
I ton, .; Ira, q; Benson, ly Chittenden, )
Dandy, 1; Mt, Holly,i; Poulney, L; Sud-
\ bury. / Tmmouth, l.; Wells, l. -, ~
Religious Preferences of the Rutland County
81. s3l@ | 3 Members. 70 Wv
No preference, 6 universalists, 6; oongre-
gationalists, a baptists, episcopal, 2; meth
/ odist 2; christian, l ; free thinker, l. s3 o.
DEATHS OF VERMONT SoLpIERs.-The fol-
lowing names occur in list of recent deaths
in. the w ,shington Hospitals. s4sr,b 3or.
u. Tarrar, Uo.aD, Oh, W., H.. @, Kant,
Co. @, 18th VT; Oliver Pease, Co. +, 4th NJ
Srcx AND WOUNDED VI. SOLDIERS
I Gov. HolbrooK, Gen. Phelphs, Dr.. Phelps.
surgeon in the army, and Col Wait, ! LEFT for
Washington last Monday, for the purpose OF
making necessary arrangements for the con-
yeyance of the sick and wounded soldiers oil
the Vermont regiments to the General Hospl-
tai at Brattleboro. @
REruRNED.-Capt. w. r. Dunton, of Co
I, 9Th Vermont Regiment, who went from here
u, Orderly Sergeant of Co. Z, and who was
rounded in the foot at the battle of Freder-
icksburg. has returned to his home in Dorset
an short furlough. ", asa. ., SOD . .,..r.
FIRE In ARLINeToN-On Tuesday even
ing last, a barn belonging to Asa Niles, 0
Arlington, with it's contents, was entirely con
sumed 1t appears that the son Of Mr.. Nile
went into the barn late in the evening with
fluid lantern, and while descending ladder
which led to the basement or underground
apartment, the ladder gave way, and conse
suently the lantern was broken. The flult
quickly igniting, the flames soon communicate
10 the haymow, where it became unconquera
bic. The barn was we'll filled with hay ant
grain. Loss not estimated We understand
there was no insurance.
CorroN.-We learn, says the Mancheste
Journal, that quite a large quantity of cottoI
has been shipped to Massachusetts from th
place, within few days. This cotton is OBJ
tainet from mattresses. Now is good tim,
tor those having mattresses filled with cotton
% dispose of them at high rates, and procur'
those stuffed with hair, which are cheaper ant
better.
REs1cNED.-Maj. K. g. Stowell, of the Oh
regiment, has resigned, as is reported by Capt
biayton Of the same regiment, who was in Bur.
hngton last week.
Ar hoHE.-Capt. VIM. r. HART, from,
Burlington, Of the New York mounted rifles,
u NOW a hoO,a IN IL 49, I..u. o.. rr