Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
PIERS oNAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

ISLAND No lO.--Uncle Sam " has got his
Foote IN Il"
All accounts from the West speak tavora-
bly, of the appearance OF the wheat crop. In
Illinois and Indiana il looks extremely prom
ising.
Senator Wilson has introduced in Congress |
new fugitive slave bill, materially changing |
the old law and repeating its obnoxious tea
lures,
The New York Central Railroad Company
has again reduced the price OF ireights frop
| this city to New York, The freight on dour
has beeu reduced from seventy to sixty.6ve
cents per barrel, and ON fourth-class freight
to thirty-two and one half cents per hundred
| Rochester Dem.
Coon AT FIGUREs-The gallant Com.
mander Of the Mississippi feet. His victories
Foots up handsomely, Having arrived at
No. 10, he is entitled to carry one next time,
and there is no doubt he will do it. He
never misses figure.
Letters from Colonel Corcoran, dated
Richmond, April 2, report his good health
but intense anxiety for an exchange. tie
keeps up the same brave heart, and expresses
the fervent patriotism which has always dis
tinguished him.
As An argument for the oon6soation of
rebel property, is stated in the Confederate
States Court at Richmond on Friday $50,
900 or $50 900 worth of alien enemies prop
erty was sequestrated, and that the average
amount sequestrated daily about $4,000,
The Burlington Free Press of Friday says;
Wehave received letter from Col. Woodruff
OF the I'd Kentucky Regiment, dated Wash
ipgtop, April 4, in which he speaks Of having
palted with Capt. Drew, at Richmond Va,
on he 5th inst, where be had been for over
five racks, having been ordered on there with
others by the Rebel authorities for a ex-
onge- which was unfortunately broken
oil, Col. Woodruff had been confined with
Capt. Drew ever since their capture at Bull
Run Battle. Capt. Drew was well when he
left him Col. Woodruff expresses a strong
interest in him and determination 70 do all
in bis power TO effect his release.
TIE Burlington Daily Time, Of Saturday
says The Yorktown correspondent of the
New York Herald says that in the recent
skirmish near that place a shot wa9 fired
from one of the rebel forts at Col. SMALLEY
of the VT 9th. 1t happily missed him but
wounded private in that regiment.
We were wrong in our statement that Brig
Gen. TRUMAN SEYMOUR is a native Of
Castleton. He is a Burlington boy, born,
4 and bred and is we'll remembered bv many
, Seymour, was a Methodist minister and built
al I
Judge RUSSELL. Gen Seymour served
through the Mexican War with great gallan-
try and was the first one TO place the Stars
and Stripes upon the heights Of Cerro Gordo,
Burlington Times,
Taking Richmond as the centre the follow.
ing table shows at a glance the distance of
! different points in Virginia from there:
{ From Norfolk to Richmon is lO6 miles
, From Suffolk to Richmond is IS
From Cape Henry to Richmond is 15O
G From Hampton to Richmond is So
From Fort Monroe to Richmond is 80
:, From Yorktown to Richmond is 20
Il From WiIliamsburgh to Richmond is so
t From Fredercksburgh 10 Rich. is IS
Flom Washington to Richmond is 1870 ."
From Winchester to Richmond is $50
u IL
4 From Staunton to Richmond is 100
The last number of Blackwood's Magazine
e in an article on the defects of Canada, aftel
: expressing the opinion that war between
9 | Great Britain and the United States viii
occur by 1868, says:
"Our British North American Colonies
:. stand face to face with power which, in the
appliance of modern science, and in the
g courage and endurance ofits people, is match
l. for the most military of European nations
;e An American army when il first takes the
y field, may be little better than rabble
J. but give it to the experience Of year or two
and it becomes able TO held its own agains
the best troops i'll the world So our peopl,
h found half a century ago, and so, If the storm
which we are now contemplating does no
burst until 1868, our people may find again.
Il 1t Is related of President Lincoln that year
" ago, during his lumber experience on tht
= banks Of the Mississippi, in Kentucky, h,
'' exhibited on certain occasion, vertebra o
'r the same back bone which has placed him il
1, the White House, and which will, it is hoped
g enable him to leave it with honor to himseI
n and clean record for his country. One o
Ie the river steamboats,, on its up trip, gettin!
= short of fuel was obliged to haul up to SOM
"a of the Temporary wharves for a fresh supply
~ Turning a curve in the river the steamer
= hove in sight of huge wood-pile, upon which
curled up in the smallest possible space, sa
a long tank specimen Of humanity, about 2;
years old, apparently the proprietor Of the
wood. AS the boat neared the wharf the
r mate aaid to passenger, "You see that fell
low I'm going to have some fun with him
I'll scare him to death" The boat drew ur
to the shore, the plank was thrown out, anC
e the mate was the first to 90 overit. Roshins
Is Up TO the lengthy individual aforesaid b,
j. seized him by the collar, exclaim;ng: Ha, ha
e I've been bunting for you this three days
r I've found You at last, and you've got TO com,
= with me" The monarch of the wood.pil,
r straightened himself up, and reached out BIZ
:. | lntl I'D $1,000 :.