Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-18

umns. All who are acquainted with him,
and have any knowledge of the matter
are unanimous, SO far as we know, in the
belief that great injustice has been done
him. The matter, we doubt not, will soor
be righted. Meanwhile Captain Huntoon's
numerous friends will be glad to welcome
him home from Dixie.
lMroUNDEp.-Sixh horses, straying loose
son Center street, browsing on young
shade trees, damaging side walks, fright
ening lady pedestrians, &C., were sent to
the pound yesterday. A COW was also
sent TO the same small enclosure. Served
them right.
TARGET SHoorING.--The target shoot
ing on the Fair Grounds in Mlddlebury,
on Tuesday of last week, called together
a considerable collection Of those interest
cd IN that kind of sporting. The day was
not favorable, still, very good targets were
generally made. AS usual, the shooting
was--at rest 60 rods, and off-hand 20
rods.
The purses taken were as follows:
At rest 60 rods
LIST, u g Farnham, Shoreham.
I'd, Il S Wright, Weybrdge.
Sd, ID Sanford, Cornwall.
or hand 90 rods:
list, Asa Hemenway, Bridport.
ID Cho,lae RanaI,ot Ca,,a,,.n
A New KIND OF STocK.-The Ben
nlngton Banner says herd of ten buia-
loes passed over the Troy & Boston rail
road on Monday last--destined for Sails
bury, this State. The herd consisted of
eight yearlings and two two-year dds
They excited no little curiosity along the
line. This is the last species Of stock we
ever expected our Vermont farmers would
be found raising.
BEARs.--The bears have been paying
frequent visits to the flock of sheep owned
by Mr.. Hiram Shaw, of Winhall. They
have killed five of his sheep, and still
keep coming after more. None of them
had been caught at last accounts.
lNDIoTED.-Jesse G. Davenport was
indicted last week by the grand Jury in
Manchester, for the murder of young
Wilson at Factory Point, He has been
transferred to the jail IN Bennington to
await his trial, which will not take place
until the December term of the county
court.
COMMENCEMENT Az BURLINGTON
Dr. Holland of Springfield, Mass, will
address the literary societies of the Uni
versity of Vermont, at Darlington, on the
occasion Of their anniversary, August 4.
PERsoNAL.-Capt. j. L. Drew is in the
service again, having entered the invalid
corps. He has been assigned to duty at
Montpelier, under Gen. Pitcher.
Col. Gustavus Looms Of the 9th reg
ulars, a native of Vermont, has been re
tired by the President. He entered the
service about fifty years ago.
THAT EARTHoUAKE.-We extract from
our State exchanges, received Yesterday,
the following in relation to the 8 shock"
which we noticed as experienced in Rut
land on Tuesday night last. The Bur-
lington Free Press says:
A distinct shock Of an earthquake was
felt here last Tuesday night at half-past
nine. The vibrations were continuous,
not perpendicular, as in the earthquake
felt here two years ago, but horizontal,
reached their highest point rapidly and
died away gradually, the whole lasting six
or eight seconds, and being forcible enough
to rattle doors and windows.
Walton's (Montpelier) Journal says:
A severe shock of an earthquake was
felt here at half past nine last evening
tuesday, which continued for several
seconds, and was so plain as to be noticed
in the jarring of buildings, shaking OF
chairs, tables, dishes, &c. The noise also
was uncommonly loud.
fhe st. Adams Messenger says;
Quite severe shock of an earthquake
was felt in st. Adams at about 9 IL
o'clock Tuesday evening, lasting about
fifteen seconds.
PAYMAsTER.-Weh have already noticed
the fact that Major B. F. Watson, pay
master U. S. Army, has been stationed at
Albany. He is there for the purpose of
making all the army payments in Eastern
New York, and in the State of Vermont.
In obtaining pay soldiers need not employ
agents or attorneys, but either apply per-
sonally or by letter, directly, to the pay
master. Payments will be made at the
Pay Office, Adams House, Albany, or by
mail, in answer to applications made by
mail
Nor lDENTIFEp.--ln the case OF the
man found on the Lake shore in Shore
ham, the jury found that he came to his
death by drowning. The body was con-
decomposed--so much so as to
make Identification impossible. He had
on an overcoat and was otherwise dressed
for cold weather, land it is probable that he
fell through the ice sometime last winter
There was nothing about the clothes to
give information of who he was. He had
on drab overcoat, brown undercoat and
rather unsound boots. He was about five
feet eight inches high and was thought by
the Jurors to have been below middle life.
Register.
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