Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-10
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"A man IN Illinois has invented a
machine ioy cutting the shouts of swine
to prevent their roofing.
The Inspector General has condemn
ed 10000 uniforms furnished by swind-
ling contractors
Hon. Thomas b. Cooper, member of
Congress from Pennsylvania, died on the
4th inst, at Coopersburgh, Lehigh
County
The mechanics of Buffalo are on a
strike for IS cents more day all round.
They have been getting from 81 to 81
a day
AT Mound City, ILL.,, six miles up
the Ohio river from Cairo is the largest
military hospital in the United United States.
1t will accommodate 200 patients.
"A merchant advertised lately for a
clerk accustomed to confinement He
received an answer from a person who
had been seven years in State Prison
The meanest man in the world lives
in West Troy. In helping him out of
the river, once, man tore the collar OF
his coat. The next day he was sued for
assault and battery.
Two pretty girls, sixteen years old,
have been arrested at Cincinnati for pass
ing counterfeit money. The father of one
Of them is in Jail at Philadelphia for the
same offence.
Though the rebels are said to be
poor, they are in luck. They have not
! : ,ceeded in getting an advance upon
their cotton, but almost every day they
are favored with important advances upon
their towns and cities.
Somebody has been burglariously
entering the confederate printing office at
Richmond and signing Treasury notes.
The printer says he has no means of get
ting at the number thus issued. 1t will
make no difference. The counterfeit will
soon be Just as good as the genuine
JEFF. Davis has appointed Gen. Lee
Commanding General of the rebel army,
This does not look much like very ofens-
i've movements. Lee is a slow and eau.
tious individual, and his appointment will
give much offence to the rebel military
chieftains generally.
| "A jolly old darkey down South
bought himself new shiny hat, and when
it commenced raining he put it under his
coat. When asked why he didn't keep
his hat on his head, he replied "De hat
mine bought him wild my OWE money
head b'longs to massa, let he take care of
he own property"
The Louisville Journal says The
steamboat Fitzhugh came up the river
with rebel prisoners last Saturday. Or
nearing West Point all the prisoners criet
E "hurrah fer the Union" except one, yhc
shouted "hurrah for hell" There seem;
to be but two parties now-one for he'll
and the other for the Union.
A Clergyman, opposed to the use o
the violin in church service, was over.
ruled by his congregation, who were de.
termined upon having one. On the fol
lowing Sunday, the parson commenced
the service by exclaiming, in long-drawr
accents: - You may fiddle and s-i-n-s
the fortieth psalm"
, "A gentleman who was in Richmon,
q last January, had long conversation
: with Ben McCulloch, He says McCul
e loch appeared to be a mild-mannere,
man, but he coolly remarked that he wa
going out West to fight the Yankees, an,
! "wouId fight them tell I'LL froze over
, and would then fight them on the ice"
The Montreal Witness says, sth
I proved power of iron-clad gunboats has
we think, settled the question of war be
tween Great Britain and the United
States forever in the negative. Neithe
nation can hereafter venture to encoun
ter the terrible destruction which woulc
certainly result from a war with tn,
other"
; Attorney General Bates has giver
his opinion, that the Acts of January ant
August 1918, granting pensions fo
wounds or disabilities, are applicable only
to the forces thereby created, and viii
not cover the cases of those called int,
l service by the Act of 23d of July last
Nor are their widows and orphans en-
TILED to pensions under the Act of 4tl
July 1886.
MIxED.-A gentleman of La Cross
we are correctly told, informed his wifi
the other day that he intended to enlist
and asked what she would do.
"Git substitute for you, if can 7"
ITO fight or take my place whel
r gomez"
"Don't care which" replied the BRAY,
woman.
Then by --Pll stay at home !!