Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-15
uoca, and state Items.

ohta,n,nes land warrants under laise P'o
teuces was given to the jury yesterday
and after few minutes they re-
turned With verdict of not guilty, ana
the prisoner was discharged.
The case Of George G. Weston, indicted
for enticing soldiers TO desert, was con-
timed on motion and affidavit OF respon-
dent. Bail fixed at $500. Dewey and
Joyce for respondent
Jerry o'Gonner, indicted for obstrnct-
ing the Provost Marshal by refusing TO
give his name, was acquitted. Smith,
Dewey aud Joice for the defendant.
Hugh Corey, charged with an assault
upon Captain G. r. Crane, while IN the
discharge Of his duty at West Rutland,
was tried, and the jury rendered verdict
of guilty,
The Jurors were dismissed Yesterday at
ternoon, and the Court will adjourn finally
to-day.
PIsoAroRIAL. On Tuesday two gen
tlemen from the Addison House, Messrs
Ticknor and Wilkins, went up the river
to Pittsford for the purpose Of fishing
pickerel, and hunting, The result of two
days fishing was about forty pckerel, the
aggregate weight of which was eighty-six
poun1s, the largest weighing about nine
pounds.
| RIcHroRD COPPER MIXES, The ST.
Albans Messenger learns that the Copper
Mines in Riohfsri are now being thor
oughly opened, and give unmistakable
evidence OF having III deposit large guam
titles of excellent copper
BEAR CAUGHT. Elijah Higley of vii
mington caught large black bear within
two miles and half of that village, on
Tuesday the 29th ult.
REcRuIrs FOR THE 1lTH REGIMENT
Two hundred and fifty men for the lltt
| Vt. regiment passed through New lort
on Tuesday.
Personal. Mr., Joseph Dodge, tht
! representative from Andoyer, was takel
g suddenly i'll at his boarding place ia Mont
I peler, Tuesday morning, with slight
shock of paralysis. His physicians hop'
r that he will be out again IN few days.
- Dir. Kidder of Yergennes, late sur
geoa in the array has been HONORABLE,
discharged and has returned to his prac
:, tice.
- The Middlebury Register says;
ii .From the Burlington (Iowa) Hawkey
we learn Of the death of DIR. Edwi
n James, occasioned by being run over /
a load Of wood an accident which
survived in great pain for three days.
DR.. James was the son of the late De
8 Daniel James Of Weybridge, in whit
rs town he was born in 1898. He wa
l. graduated at Middlebury College in 1871
studn1k Inedicine in Albany, and havir
ID given much attention to the natural Sc
. ences, especially botany, he was, at I
;s- age Of q, appointed Geologlst and i
tanist to Longs expedition to the Roci
10. Mountains, which left st. Louis in lS2
q. Of this expedition he complied repo
%. which was published in London, IN thf
volumes.
He was for time surgeon IN the
S. army. After leaving the army,
:. conducted, with Mr.. u. G. Delavan,
Temperance Journal in Albany.
ho translated the New Testament from i
i; Greek into the Chippeway language, al
also published the life of John Tanner
,w was for 80 years captive among the
IL. dians.
: In 1885 he settled in Burlington.
Il was for time Indian agent, but soon
~ signed the office. After this he becal
- very recluslve in his habits, giving mu
- attention to science. He was a contrlbut
NJ to Agassiz' great work. In early life
~ was Presbyterian, subsequently Ba
tha | tlSt, anu III later llIc lHciuou w ''"V'S
,or borgeanism."
the TIE ELECTIONS IN JOINT AssEMn
'gs ON TUESDAY. The vote upon Secreta
q; 40 of State was as follows: George W. .
est lev, Jr. Montpelier, l66 George Mich
- Mortified, "a John M. Weeks, Lynd
the %; scattering, l.
nth Commissioner Of Iasaae--E, NJ.
'lth Morgan, Pownal. Morgan, 225; Jos'
Id Perkins, Castleton, l5
ZEN. Railroad Commissioner Il. K
the South Hero. 4se .s4asiasf
=" FIRST Ballot--Rice, 90 Colonel W.
veazey, Rutland, 50; \. B. Stafford, Il
lies ford, 81; VIM. Hebard, Chelsea,
~ scattering, l. ~
af- Second Ballot-Rice, AZ; Veazey,
is a Stafford, Is; scattering, Z.
as Directors Of the State Prison--D'