Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
Local and STATE E,en.s.


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SAD ACCIDENTAL young man named
Hiram Young. recently from CanTda, near
West Alburgh, was drowned in Mill Riy-
er, near Cuttingsville, or Saturday even
ing, the llth inst. The deceased, with
three other men, attempted 10 ford the
river on an OK sled, and when about mid
way of the river the sled was capslzed,
and the deceased was swept down by the
current and drowned. His body has not
been recovered
DEATH OF CART. BowDIsH.--Ihe PAIN
tul intelligence of the death OF Captain
Bowdish, of Burlington, was received here
on Saturday by telegraph. The informa-
ton is yet meager, but il appears that he
was injured fatally while passing from
NorfJlk, Va, to Suffolk, by the cars run
ming off into an open draw-brldge, and
died on Friday evening. Capt. BOwdish
was among the first TO respond to the call
of the country on the breaking out of the
war, and was appointed Commissary IN
1861. He was soon on duty at the post
Of Newport News, where he remained for
considerable time and ..iiitnce was remoy-
ed to Suffolk. During a portion Of The
time during the past few months be has
been engaged in the secret service Of the
government In whatever position he has
served the country with devotion, fidelity
and ability, and his less cannot be repaired
without difficulty. Burlington Times.
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A BUrTEREUT MEETING nAoEEN Ia
BY FoUR YoCNG LADIES -- HEIR
WEAPON THE STARS AND STRIPES
The Bulternuts of Landcreek, Indiana,
called a meeting on the 28lh Of March,
which was attended by forty or ihy mock
Conservatives" But tie conclaye was
disturbed and broken up by four young
ladies who entered the room bearing the
Stars and Stripes. They had brothers in
the army, and naturally enough concluded,
in the absence o. these brothers, that it
belonged to them to defend the flag from
assaults at home. A soldier correspond
ent describes what took pace after the la
dies unlurled the old nag IN the face Of the
| Butternuts.
At this unlocked for act on the part Of
the ladies, the Convention was filled with
indignation, and after little consultation
and some audible mutterings, one of
''Jef,'s' champions, Mr.. Isam McCammon
of "black lantern" notoriety charged the
flag with butternut which he su ceeded
in pinning to it. The ladies coolly holding
their fire until said hero was through and
asked: " who will dare remove that but
ternut ?n when they advanced and one of
them pulled it off and threw it into his
face, at which he gave way cresttallen.--
At this juncture one of the sires suggested
that as they could not transact business
there (that is, so near that offensive ban
ner, they bad better repair to Natures
own temple; they retired to the hill side
north of the town, not, however, until
there had been sharp skirmish between
the ladies and one Mr.. Barnes. The la
dies armed themselves with billets of wood
and bravely stood in front of their flag, to
which the enemy were attempting to at
tach butternut. The whole party re-
sorted to the woods, where Messrs. D. C.
Jones, McCammon and Keller made char
acteristic speeches, in which was repeated
"wooly head" Abolition war; /" Lin
coin currency" &c.