Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-11
Local and state Items.

gentlemen of Brandon again this evening,
al their Town Hall. The FIRST entertain
ment there, we are informed, drew a large
and highly amused audience, and proba-
bly, still larger one will he ont tins even
ing.
UNlFoRMs.-A lot of uniforms have
arrived at the office of the Provost Mar
shall of this District, at the Post Office
buildmg
The TEACHERS INSTITUTE, - The
Teachers Institute, held at Walhngtord
yesterday and the day before, was an un-
usually well-attended, interesting and sue
cessful one. We shall give report of the
proceedings tomorrow.
STATE FINANCES. 1872 The State Irea-
surer on his recent visit to Washington,
effected settlement of the State accounts
against the general government, to the
amount of S332,0O0. Out of this sum
was deducted the direct tax against the
State of $4,000, leaving a balance in
the Treasurer's hands of $4,000. About
S6O, 900 of the State claim is suspended,
and some action of Congress will probably
be required before a settlement of 1t can
be made
The CANAL CONTENTION. - At the
Canal Convention at Chicago, Hon. j. >.
Morrill, was appointed member OF the
executive committee, and Col, L. B. Platt
, one of the permanent secretaries OF the
Convention.
The UNION STATE CoMMITTEE.-Ths
Committee met ON Tuesday in Burlington,
all being present save Stoddard B. Colby,
ESQ.,, of Montpelier. The meeting was
adjourned one week without transactlng
Q any business.
e BROKE JAIL AGAIN. - The Calet
: Brothers were too much, also, for the
n Montpelier Jail, or Tailor. They broke
: out of the Orange County Jail, il will be
= remembered, were taken, and confined in
= the Montpelier jail for safety. About
|. nine o'clock on Monday evening, as Jail
p or Camp was about to enter the Jail TO
ascertain if the prisoners were in their
y cells and properly confined, Calef Broth
e ers boted through into the ante-room and
u with broom stick knocked Mr.. Camp
- down, and, running over him, after an ex-
. citing tussle with his wife and daughters,
= succeeded IN escaping. The men were
I TOO much for the women, and escaped,
'. when the latter promptly gave the alarm
es The night was very dark and rainy, at,
W fording the best opportunity for the prls'
d oners to pass through the streets unde-
e, tected The officers are in pursuit.
as MEDICAL COMMENCEMENT, The ex-
ercses attending the Commencement o
II the Medical Department Of the University
t. of Vermont, occurred on Tuesday even
lie ing. The address to the class was deliv
I to cred by Prof Fl. n, Seeley. Preslden
sh Torrey presided and conferred the de
al grees with some appropriate remarks
ID the class The graduating class number
at ed twenty-three. The following are tn
e names of the Vermonters among the grad
IL yates: Buel S. Bigelow, Cornelius A
~ Chaplin, Daniel L. C. Colburn, w. Il
Ellis, Edwin G. Spalding, Tho8. F. Edg
erton.
ID ACCIDENT. - Master Ned, younges
to son of F. H. Orvis, Esq, of Manchester
t. while amusing himself with a straw cut
y ter one day last week, accidentally 60
- his hand caught IN the machine and ha
at three OF his fingers on the left hand sew
ne cred to the first joints,
f. AN EARTHaUAKE-The Rutland Her
i'll aid claims that there was an earthquak
D. last evening about halls past nine o'cloc
of in that place. We didn't feel it in Troy
Guess the phenomenon was "quaklng
of conscience on the part of the enterpris
s. ing local of the Herald.-Iroy Times
IL Good thing to haze a conscience, Nj
his Times bat it's clsar-Troy is lars
ed city of its size, but 1t isn't " all creation
to and must not expect monopoly of eartl
~ quakes.
Is Is NorIcE.-All persons in this vicinit,
d. afflicted with diseases of the eye, ear
ng throat, or with any chronic disease, shou
Nv bear in mind that DR.. Liston, the we
known skillful surgeon to ths Albar
General Infruary, will be in Rutlal
of again, at his old quarters, the Cent?
ew House, on the 18th and 18th Of July.
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