Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-06

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DRESS AND MERlr- Sirard, the IA
nous French painter, when very young,
was the bearer of a letter Of Introduction
TO Laniuinais. then of the council of Ma
poleon The young painter was STABILITY
attired, and his reception was extremely
cold; but Lanjuinais discovered in him
such striking proofs Of talent, good sense,
and amiability, that on Girard's rising to
take leave, he rose too, and accompanied
his visitor TO the ante.chamber The
change was so striking that Gira q could
not help an expression of surprise. my
young friend" said Lanjuinais, anticipat-
ing the inquiry, ''we receive an unknown
person according TO his dress-we take
leave of him according to his merit
"A correspondent of the World closes
an interesting letter giving an account Of
the movements of the Burnside expedi-
ton as follows; Prepare for stirring
news; prepare for joyful news. Our
dangers are over, and those of our enc
mics approach them The next mail will
think, carry tidings of great JOY and of
no doubtful triumph" .
9A inventor of patent breastplates,
who recently called upon Secretary STAN
ton, was asked if it hao been tested by the
6oard. No." was the ,''eply. "1hen,
III oru I~r test-put it on a. ID be shot
al" said the Secretary. "But / lTght De
hit in some unprotected part" mo, Coi'
Berdan shall shoot. He is a sure mark.
man, The breast-plate in v.n,;;,r edged
away ander whitening denunciation from
the Secretary, for his effort. to sell for the
use of the soldiers contriyance to which
he would not trust his own life.
"A Cairo correspondent OF the Chi
cago Post gives description of Com.
Foote'S River Gun Boat Fleet. He men,
tions feature which we have not seen
noticed before. 1t is nothing more nor
less than an arrangement for killing. and
cooking such rebels as may beye the to-
merity to attempt the bosrdine CT one of
the boats:
The most dreadfully savage contrivance
upon these boats is TO prevent boarding.
Each boat is supplied with number of
large hose-pipes for throwing hot ssaser
from the boilers, with a force of 200
pounds pressure TO the square inch. Any
human being who shall encounter this
terrible stream of hot water viii be boiled
in an instant.
John Mcclure, an eminent banker
in New York, has just been taught the i'm
portance of crossing his IS by an impress
sive lesson. He wrote to his agent in
london to invest 100000 for him in State
securities, but he failed to cross his first I,
and his agent bought for him an interest
IN slate quarry in Wales. The agent
vas stupid, but he obeyed orders literally
The relics of Washington, taken from
the Arlington House, have been placed in
the Patent office for bookkeeping. They
consist OF mahogany chests, sleeping tents,
porcelain and china-valuable gifts to the
General, constituting by far the most de-
esirable collection of memorials yet made
Of" the Father of his Country
Union FEELING IN GEoRGIA.-A lady
who recently escaped from Georgia in
forms the Newark Mercury that in Hous-
ton county, where she resided, majority
of the people are strongly for the Union,
md await, with the greatest anxiety, a
deliverance from the rule which now OPP
presses them. Their opinions dare not,
Of course, be expressed openly, but secret
meetings are held for conversation, &c.,
the hopes and courage of those concerned
being thus maintained. u. S. demand
notes ara plenty at Richmond.
The clock on St. Paups, is "big
hing" The pendulum is four feet long,
nd the weight at the end of it is one hum
dred pounds; the dial on the outside is
regulated by smaller one; the length of
the minute hand on the exterior dial is
eight feet, and the weight seyenty-five
pounds; the length of the hour figure is
two feet and two and a half inches.
AT the South as well as at the North
the Generals in the field are under the
dlspleasure OF portion of the press. The
Charleston Courier. says:
10 prlhg the war to speedy conclu
sion and to give satisfaction to all con-
cerned, we respectfully suggest that all
generals now in the field resign at once.
and that their places be given to the edit
s g Of the Richmond papers and of the
ssMemphis Argus.
The theatrical critic Of New York pa
per puts forward certain claims to popular
appreciation, as follows: The pedal ex-
fremities of Mile Louise are alone enough TO
fill the house"