Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-20
Local and state Items.

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the Newport (Vt.) News, in his paper of
this week says:
Saturday evening last we were present
at the hall Of Messrs. Buck and Pendar,
where Mr.. Leach exhibited his truly curl
Gus and wonderful wheel, which reyolves
and which will continue to revolve foreper
for all that we can see The motion of
the wheel is supplied and renewed from
itself, without the intervention of any 9th
er cause.
We are but poorly versed IN the science
of mechanics, and though the wheel is
very simple and complete, we cannot de-
| scribe 1t so as TO give a mechanic very
correct idea of the principle of this self
creating motion or power but, let a me-
chanic see it,and we feel convinced that he
will be obliged to concede that Mr.. Leach
has at least accomplished something that
is new in the mechanical world The
model that he exhibits is brass wheel,
about ten or twelve inches in diameter.
The wheel is attached to shaft and with
out the use of springs or any artificial
power, 1t commences to revolve, slowly at
| first, but in few minutes it acquires
great velocity. A sort of pulley wheel is
also attached to the shaft, and by means
| of band it drives a small circular saw
with great rapidly. To the periphery
of the larger wheel there Is attached, at
| equal distances, series of arms, the fore
arm, with weights attached, swinging out
when at a certain point in the revolution,
and at others resting up on the wheel, but
! (and here we think is Mr.. Leach's sue
cess) while resting on the wheel, by means
| of cords attached to the elbows and Shout
ders of these brass arms distribution of
forces is effected, and the weights resting
on the ascending side of the wheel, instead
of having a tendency to stop its revolu-
ton, are made to increase the momentum
Of other wei ghts swinging in the air In
this way all friction is overcome none of
the weights slide or roll, but they all swing
in the air.
WALLINGFoRD MARBLE QUARRY.-
We learn that the marble quarry formerly
owned and worked by the late Gen. Rob-
inson Hall of Walhngford, has been re-
Gently purchased of the Messrs. Munsons
& Clark by Franklin Post. We have
seen specimens of the marble from this
quarry which were very fine, and presume
the business Of quarrying therefrom will
soon be resumed. We are informed the
quarry was worked by Mr.. Hall profta-
bly, ill up to the time of his death since
when business on the same has been sus-
pended. Situated but few rods from
the Western Vermont Railroad, and with
a plentiful supply of marble, we know
Of no reason why the business of quarry
ing there may not be carried on
successfully, as the marble business of
! Vermont me- yer was better than at pres
! ent.
THE VERMONT CAvALRY.-A letter
from the Cavalry regiment, dated War
renton Junction, Aug. Sth, states that the
| Cavalry is now at that place, and the
brigade to which the Cavalry belongs, is
doing picket duty at United States, Kel-
ly's and other adjacent fords of crap
pahannock.
AssAULT.-A Mrs. Anger picked rasp-
berries upon the land of Mr.. A. a. Russell
in Sutton, after she had been forbidden to
do so, and he met her in the road and
spilled the raspberries picked, whereupon
Russell was arrested for assaulting Mrs.
Anger, and fined $40 and costs, and he
has appealed to the county court,
PERsoNAL.--Col. Jewett, Adjutant Ly-
man, and Capt. Frost, are the officers de-
tailed from the Tenth Vermont to escort
the conscrlpts destined for that regiment.
$50 men are required to fill up the Tenth
to the maximum number.
Henry j. Colby of Richmond, has been
appointed an Assistant Paymaster In the
Navy, and has been ordered to Key
West.
Dan L. G. Colbun, NJ. d., of Burling-
ton, has been appointed Assistant Sur
geon of the Fifth Vermont Regiment
THEFT'-One day last week Mr.. Mer-
ram of Johnson, laid an envelope on the
counter in his store, containing forty dol
lars in money. His attention was called
in another direction for short time, and
on looking for the money it was not to be
found. Several persons were IN the store
at the time, but suspicion could not be
fastened upon any one in particular.
DRowNED.-A son of Mr.. A, l.. Papi-
neau, foreman in the Free Press office,
Burlington, IL years of age, was drowned
Wednesday morning, near the Railroad
bridge over the Winooski river.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL serious, if not
fatal accident occurred in Wilmington one
day last week. While Miles Wilcox was
helping to load hay he fell from the scat
folding striking upon one of the stakes in
the hay rack, which penetrated his body,
inaicting very dangerous wound, from
which it is feared he cannot recover.
AN OLD SToNE.-There is gravestone
in the Cemetery at Bennington Center,
which was one hundred years old the 10th
of last November, and is yet in good
state of preservation. 1t was erected to
the memory of "Mrs. Bridget, wife of
Benz. Harwood."
PRoMoTED.-It is stated that Col. Saw
Al 1t Non,,oot Covol, boe