Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-10
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Miscellaneous items.

A Mr. Kellogg, OF Hartford, Conn.,,
has Invented a gun which can be dis
charged $50 times minute. Its callbre
is one inch, it carries ball weighing four
ounces, and weighs 800 pounds. 1t is
supposed to be well calculated for service
on shipboard, in iortresses, mountain war
fare, and for the defence Of earthworks
and entrenched camps against infantry
and cavalry assaults. Military men
speak OF it IN strong terms of commenda-
ton, Gov Buckingham, il is said, has
it in contemplation to raise regiment to
be trained in the use of this weapon +, q
Within less than forty, eight hours
the weather has changed from moderate
10 . f-n.ns ana pso "a sS ;S &: &: moderate
or even warm.
A party of enterprislng Bostonians
have bought the lead mines ID southamp-
ton, Mass, which were di covered inrl765.
and with a capital Of about $500, 1000, and
a force of about seventy men, have com
menced developing their resources.
"A bill has been introduced into the
Missouri Legislature to sell out the Pacific
Railroad to j. C. Fremont and others for
seven million dollars, payable in state
bonds, 1t passed to second reading
The parties are to be under bonds to COM
plete the road to Kansas city in eighteen
months. arr.. ra.a 80 rs5
Robert Toombs' late speech was almost
wholly taken up with the exposure of The
arbitrary and financial abuses of the rebel
government. He stated that the deprecia-
ton of the confederate money from March
l to July had been at the rate of fUe
per cent. per dayi
The Richmond rapers acknowledge
a loss of 500 killed and wounded in the
hight OF last Friday, but claim a victory.
They say that in the cavalry dash on Gen
French's rear they took 90 prisoners, 400
mules, 40 ambulance wagons ard 100
loaded ordnance wagons, and that thew
brought off all but the ordnance wagons,
which they destroyed. 81 :.
The Charleston Courier complains
that the confederate government neglects
to co lect its taxes, bat makes itself odious
by the impressment Of supplies. The
confederacy is sensible the taxes would
be paid in confederate paper, which will
buy nothing
"A Louisville dispatch announces the
capture on the evening of the I'd inst, of
two of John Morgan's captains, Sheldon
and Taylor, who escaped with him from
Columbus. They were found about six
miles east of Louisville, and were commit
ted to the county Jail. M,
The number of national banks al
ready established reaches one hundred
and thirty-three. OF these, Ohio has the
largest number, 1857, Indiana next, (2l),
Pennsylvania next, COY, while in New
York there are seventeen. The entire
capital of them all amounts to S20,917,-
500. aa3s'ata Az Z
The famous distractions in Charles
ton Harbor appear, from recent speci-
men, to be composed principally of beer
barrels, one and half inch rope, and a
net work of common bale rope-formida-
Bile only in the way Of tanning the pro-
psllers. ''
"A we'll known modesto has been in
the habit of purchasing in Paris Honiton
iaces worth one hundred dollars per yard.
trimming her old dresses Herewith, and
then passing them through the New York
Custom House as part Of her wearing
apparel. The pleasant little operation
was repeated for the last time the other
day, and the queenly looking lady drew
her check for ten thousand dollars to set
tie arrearagas at the Custom House.
The Richmond Enquirer is disguised
with the foreign policy Of the rebels since
the recent publication of intercepted cor
respondence in northern papers, and sug-
gests "a short joint resolution of both
Houses that the President be requested to
shut up the department of state, to lock
rs door, and put the key in his pocket.n
He might as well lock up all his depart
nents, while he is about it, and elope with
The keys. /
AT the time of the great Northwestern
lair at Chicago, R. II. Hoes, jeweler of |
hat city, offered $50 gold watch to the
argest contributor to the fair. President
Lincoln was the largest contributor, as his
proclamation brought $1,000 |
INTO the treasury. The watch, therefore. |
. to be given to tho president, and 10 TO |
y one worth $50.