Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-09
miscellaneous Items.

snemy.
"A planter disguised as negro, hay
M his face aud hands BACKED, was lately
discovered attending church at Hilton
Head, by one of his former slaves, who
the guard aud he was arrested
1t is thought that there are many such
spies about the camps,
Governor Seymour Of New York,
wrote a letter expressing his interest IN
the election IN Connecticut, regrettlng his
inability to take part in the contest, and
commencing Col. Tom Seymour, the cop
perhead candidate, as squire, patriotic
and honest man. The voters OF Connec-
ticut didn't see it.
"A letter from the army of the Poto-
mac savs:-ssThe army has increased some
lately not by enlistment, not by couscrip-
ton, but by birth. A soldier in one Of
the Wisconsin regiments, who has been
in every battle that the regiment has been
In since they came into service, was taken
suddenly i'll the other morning; a surgeon
was called, and this soldier gave birth to
a child. / have not learned whether the
recruit was a male or female
Gen Burnside went to the theatre IN
Cincinnati the other night to see the Cubas
dance, and when called upon to make a
speech, bowed and excused himself by
saving he came to witness the performance
and not to perform. The audience cheered
him him and excused him.
"A butcher in jackson, Indiana, de-
sirous Of finding out whether a gun was
loaded resorted to the old plan-put his
foot on the cock and blew in the muzz'e,
His foot slipped, and the gun was dis
charged taking the upper part of his head
and leaving him dead butcher.
Out of the 1000 rebel prisoners that
were confined at Camp Douglass, Chicago,
200 have taken the oath Of allegiance and
been released, 500 have died, 200 are still
IN the hospital, and the remainder were
sent South during the last week.
The President has issued an order re-
voklng the general permission to trade in
the districts Of the iusurgent states occu-
pied and controlled by our armies, and
prohibiting all such trade except by special
license from the secretary Of the treasury
The secretary of the treasury and the sec
retsry of war have also issued supplement,
tary orders on the subject, and vlgorou;
effort will be made to stop the contrabano
trade which has hitherto given such aid to
the enemy. Our officers are strictly for
hidden to<ake any part in cotton. trading
or trading of any kind, with the inhabl-
tants of the region where they may De II
command.
About three months ago, a aervan
girl living at the corner Of Ninth avenue
and Thirty-seventh street, heard from thu
| cellar on two successive nights loud groan
ing with loud cries of "open the door TO
| Gods sake,n and other like exclamation
There was a ghost excitemen in the neigh
borhood, and the cries were superstltiousl,
| ascribed to ''spirits.' On Thursday, tn
cellar was opened, and the dead body OF
man found there-or rather the skeleton
for it had been literally devoured by rats
until there was very little flesh left o
the bones. 1t is supposed the man fell IN
to the cellar through the hatchway, an
being unable to help himself, lay there an
starved to death.
The Government is now collecting tn
| names of the more notorious rebels resld
Ing in Washington, with view OF sendln
them without any delay, to enjoy the bles
sings of rebellion. The most awful thin
that could happen to these people woul
be to send them to the South, and that
what thew dread and have reason to al
prehend. They are willing to curse an
be.ray the government, but are gla
enough to remain and enjoy the blessing
which 1t couters.
-Astankina, near Moscow, was ono
the scene of one of those gigantic plec,
of lattery. by which the courtlers OF Gait
crime II sought to win or keep her favo
During visit of that Empress to Astal
kina, she remarked to the proprietor,
"Were it not for the forest, you would
able to see Moscow" The latter lmmeo
ately set some thousands of serfs to wor
and in few days afterward, prevail.
upon the Empress to pay him another VI
it. "Your Majesty" he said, "regrett'
that the forest should shut out my view
Moscow. 1t shall do so no longer" L
therenpon waved his hand, and there W
a movement among the trees. They rockt
backward and forward moment, totter'
and fell crashing together, breaking VII
avenue through the forest, at the end
which glttered in the distance the gold'
| Ihr,nnr &c tho CITY