Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22
Nliscellaneous Items.

quake on the 9th inst. lie was more
frightened than hurt.
The quota Of Massachusetts, under
the new call for 100000 men, is 1926.
The Mayor of Boston has call the
attention Of the City Council to the Presi-
dents proclamation, and suggests that i'm
mediate action should be taken to furnish
the city's quota of volunteers An ex-
ample worthy of imitation.
Justice Clark, of the New York Su-
preme Court, has denied motion to trans
fer to the United States Court the case of
Jones VS.. VIM. II Seward for false i'm
prisonment. The transfer was asked for
under law of Congress passed in March
last, especially to meet such cases.
The story of the destruction of CAL
houn's statue in Charleston, by one of
Gillmore's shells, seems to be confirmed.
The Portland papers say that man
has been frequently seen of late suspic-
iously proving about in the vicinity of
the gunboats lying at Franklin wharf, and
that he was shot at one night last week.
The number of watchmen on the boats
has since been increased.
The New York Municipal banquet
to the Russian officers came off on Mon
day evening, and was decided success.
Lots of good things were eaten and drank,
and about the usual amount of speeches
made. The French Admiral and Consul
did not attend. and plead previous en-
gagements.
Mr.. Pugh, of Ohio, ought to give
public notice that his march with 100000
men to escort Vallandigham over the Dor
der is unavoidably postponed on account
of the weather, so that the New Workers
who were awaiting commissions may re-
turn to their accustomed avocations.
Mr.. j. E. Murdoch, the celebrated
actor and reader, lost his son, Captain
Thomas Murdoch, at the battle of Chicka-
manga.
The mutiny in Bragg's army, few
days since, was serious affair. The
Georgia militia refused to do further duty,
as they said they only enlisted for the de-
fence of the State. They were fred into,
and sixty killed, and two hundred wounded.
e. p. Jeffries, the I" fastn young Bos-
tonian who, at % years of age, had run
through fortune and failed for $500, 600,
has been arrested for obtaining goods under
false pretences, and put under bonds for
go, OOO. His assets were a yacht, two
women, and eight champagne baskets
value unknown" at last advices.
The result of the recent town cleo
tons in Connecticut foots up as follows
Union towns, 81 Copperheads, ~; ma
jority of Union towns, 9,
Archbishop Purcell, Bishop Rose
Grams, and most of the Catholic clergy of
Cincinnati, actively interested themselves
at the polls on Tuesday last IN favor of
Brough, and against Vallandigham.
The Richmond Examiner announces
that in consequence of differences of opin-
ion as to the numbers who have been ex-
changed, all present arrangements for the
exchange of prisoners have been knocked
on the head In other words, the rebels
put their paroled officers in service, and do
not want us to have the benefit of them in
the count.
The new Uuion Club House, Boston,
was dedicated on Thursday night This
Club has over four hundred members, all
prominent citizens of Massachusetts, and
they bought and have fitted up in grand
style, at an expense of SIS, 200, the resi-
dence of the late Abbott Lawrence, on
Park street. Edward Everett is Pres-
dent.
-Scraggs, one of Quantrell's gang,
boasted that he killed eleven men in Law
renee, Kansas. John M. Spear, son Of
the editor Of the Kansas State journal,
was one of them. Subsequently his broth
er, William, who was a prisoner to the
rutfians, shot Scraggs, the murderer of his
brother, and made his escape.
The tug White, and propeller Farm,
were captured by guerrillas in Currituck
Sound, Va, on Sunday, but while the pi-
rates were burning the tug and dividing
| their plumber, the crews recaptured the
Farm and escaped on her to Fortress Mon
roe.
Agnes Pattinson, described as ga fair
little girl Of about twenty years" has
been sentenced to death in England for
numbering her infant child. Her defense,
delivered with tears, was touching: 81