Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-27
Local and state Items.

/ " gwen anu elSHt O'CLOCK, MT Slmons, the
Jaiior IN this village, having occasion to take
out prisoner for examination before Justice.
opened the door for that purpose, when he was
iunously assaulted by one of the prisoners.
named Miller, VINO stood near the door at the
time Miller first struck the Jailor ON the
head with club, cutting through the scalp to
the bone, inaicting wound some two inches
in length. He then attacked Mr. Simons with
a knife, and cut him severely under the eve.
While this afray was going on, two other
prisoners, Green and Smith, rushed passed
them through the open door, with the evident
intent to escape. But in the meantime the
ladies in the house, with much presence of
mind had bolted the front door. rreen find
ing that door fastened, made a rush for
the back door, with knife in hand, but was
arrested IN his progress by young man in
the employment of Mr.. Simons, who happened
to be IN the kitchen. While this attempt on
the part of Green and Smith TO escape was
being made, another prisoner John Kennedy,
came to the rescue of the Jailor, and Miller
was finally overcome, and did not succeed in
getting free from the grasp of Mr. Simons.
Green and Smith were then placed back, and
the door locked. Immediately after matters
We're thus seemingly composed, Miller and
Green made an assault upon Kennedy for as
sisting the Jailor, when Kennedy drew knife
and stabbed Miller in the left side, inflicting
deep, but we understand, not a fatal wound.
At this juncture assistance arrived, and Miller
and Green We're taken out and placed in the
dungeon, where they will be apt to remain for
the present. There was evidently conspira-
Cy between Miller, Green and Smith TO break
Jail, but which fortunately failed through the
resoute resistance of the Jalor, and the pres
ence of mind Of the women of his household
There were eight or ten prisoners in the room
Miller and Green are the Trojans who stole
the horses of Nicholas M. Towers of Claren-
don few weeks ago. Smith is in jail on the
charge of stealing sheep.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Foot leaves town to-
day for Washington.
The name of J. Alexander, Co. F, 5th
VT, is in list of recent deaths in the Wash.
ington Hospitals.
REVENUE STAMPs.-It will be seen by the
advertisement of j. B. Reynolds, ESQ.,, Cashier
of the Bank of Rutland that he is prepared to
furnish stamps for notes, drafts, checks, &C.,
and that stamps will be required after this
date, on all notes, drafts and checks offered
for discount at said Bank.
NoTIcE.-We are requested to say that
Me'srs Hurlburt and Rockwell-the gentle
men who are to make exhibition of their sys-
TEN of training horses in the streets of Rutland
on Thursday at ten o'clock A. NJ, as announo-
ed Yesterday, will be at the Franklin House
in this village, this evening and can there be
seen and consulted upon their method of horse
training.
BLACK RIVER ACADEMY.-The twenty
eighth annual Catalogue of tits institution,
located at Ludlow, Vt, elbows an attendance
this Fall of l0l students, and an attendance
during the last three terms of l18 different
students
Publishers CoNvENTIoN.-Th Burling
ton Times suggests convention of the Editors
and Publishers of newspapers in Vermont, at
Montpelier, Friday next, to consider the high
price of newspaper, and the low price of sub
scrption, We think the suggestion good
one. ma s. f.a.# aa
CHANGE OF TImE,--Our readers will OBJ
serve by reference to the advertisement, that
the time of sale of horses, wagons, &c. adyer-
tised by C. M. Willard, Castleton, has been
CudDSeu HOlu INOf- ZCtH 10 Leg, Z0tn.
PRoMoTED.--Capt. Homer R. Stoughton,
Co. E, cd Vt. Company of Berdan's Sharp
Shooters, has been appointed Major of the I'd
Regiment U. S, Sharp Shooters:
RETURNING. - Lieut.. Chas. French left
Burlington last evening for Washington, with
forty men, recruits and convalescents, for the
now in the field.
FIRE IN IRAsBuRGH.-The house owned
and occupied by James Field in Irasburgh,
was burned on Sunday morning last. 1t took
fire In the attic, and the fire is supposed to
have been caused by defect in the chimney.
The house.was insured for $3.50.
FIRE IN CovENTRY-The starch factory
belonging to Mr.. Samuel Burbank in Coven-
try, was bnrned on Tuesday night last. Loss
cosOO -.ee