Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-09
ocaI and state Items.

have sometimes shown a tondness Tor
quoting from the Springfield Republican
We suggest that they copy this which Is
clipped from that paper
The oopperheads of Vermont who style
themselves democrats, and met IN conven-
ton at Montpelier on Friday to nominate
state officers, haven't any power, but what
they lack in this direction they make up
in malignty. They adopted as their plat
form the resolutions passed by the Ohio
convention which nominated Vallandig-
ham. No one of the speakers from first
to last, had anything TO say against the
rebels, who are now invading the North, but
denunciations of the administration, which
IL doing all in its power to turn back the
rebel horde, We're noisy and frequent-
The native copperhead talent of the state
was not thought sufficient for the occasion,
and Jim Brooks OF the New York Elk
press vas impaired to do the dlrtiest work,
which he did as though he was used to 1t,
as he is. Vallandigham, Mcclellan, Fitz
John Porter and others Of that stripe We're
oheered, and the name of the president
was received with groans. In fact, no
where at the North, has treason been more
loudly talked or thoroughly acted, than IN
the little green mountain state, The tele-
graphic summary of the proceedings ndl-
Gated this, but we were unprepared for the
deep and malignant spirit which full re-
port discoses We know there is not
Corporal's guard in the state which will
vote in endorsement of such men and such
principles, but we are sorry there are cop
perheads enough to get up such a conven-
ton. This is their last peep, however,
The republican convention next week will
give the true sentiments of Vermont, and
nominate the ticket which will be carried
at the coming election and by another
year we shall have things so fixed that no
man in New England at least, will dare
own himself copperhead.
BODY FoUND-A Clarendon cores
| pondent informs us that the remains of
Hiram Young of Clareuceville, Canada,
! the Young man who was drowned in Mill
| River, near Cuttngsville, April llth, IN
attempting with others, to ford the river
| at high water on an OK sled, were found in
| Clarendon Thursday afternoon, embedded
| in coarse sand or gravel, on the east side
| of the Otter Creek, little below the
mouth of Mill River, on the farm of Mr..
| Nathan Smith a large part Of the body
| living below the surface of the water IN the
| Greek, low as it now is, and in better
state of preservation than could have been
expected. The body was first accidentally
discovered by fisherman.
A jury of inquest was promptly called
by Justice Joseph Congdon, and the re-
mains were clearly Unidentified by Messrs.
Barker and Webb of Shrewsbury, and es-
pecially by Henry Scott, cousin of the
drowned man, in the employment of Mr..
Barker, and they were decently buried
about sunset, with a few serious words
--r~l.A.A, and pruyor, IN the burYlng
ground at Clarendon South Flat
| WINDSOR COUNTY CoNyENTIoN.-
At the Convention of Windsor County,
held at Woodstock, Hon, Samuel W.
Porter of Springfield presided, and the
following nominations were made:
For Senators, James A. Pollard Of
Chelsea, Noah B. Stafford of Hartford ,
Wendell w. Williams of Rochester.
Assistant Judges, John 5. Marcy Of
Royalton, and John Wilder OF Weston.
States Attorney, Charles P. Marsh of
Woodstock. Sheriff, Lorenzo Richmond
of Woodstock. High Bailiff, Samuel Al
ford, Jr., of Weatberstield. For Judges
of Probate, John Porter of Hartford and
Henry Closson of Springfield were nomi-
mated For County Committee the follow
ing persons were elected: Luther 0.
Greene, Woodstock, John f. Deane, Cav
endish, James j. Wilson, Bethel, Hiram
Harlow, Windsor, Chas. S. Raymond
Bridgewater.
AccIDENTs-Murty Sullivan had his
ankle and foot very badly crushed by fall
ing off railroad hand car, near this
place, and getting caught in the wheel or
crank, on Wednesday.
On the same day Pat Fenton was
knocked senseless from car, while IN
motion, on the Rutland and Burlington
railroad, below Gassett's, by allowing his
head to come in contact with bridge.
On the same day boy by the name OF
Hubbard had one of his fingers Injured by
by the falling of flask upon it: IN Bow
man & Mansfelds foundry in this village
so as to require amputatlon. The above
cases were attended to by DR.. Pond, from
whom we learned the facts on Thursday
too late for publication yesterday morn
ing.
SOME BEAR, BUT MORE CHILDREN
A big bear was being exhibited in Ben
nington county, when farmer, whose o.
ive plants had increased to twenty, want
, ed his ofsprings to see it. But twenty
times one shilling was too much for his
exchequer, and he therefore agreed to give
Z dollar for a private exhibition to hi
! family in his back yard, which was done
But when after the performance" the dol
lar was offered, the Snowman said will
an obiglng smile: 81 can't take any
thing it is no more sight for your fam
: lily to see my bear, than for my bear t
see your family"
n Personal. - John c. Holmes, {
g Springfield, has been appointed to frs