Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30


SnurHEEN NEws.-trom tho extracts
from Southern papers IN our New Orleans
Giles We select the following items;
The friends of Gen. Houston in Texas,
are urging aim to become u candidate inr
Governor AZ the ensuing election, hut II Is
matter Of doubt whether no will accept
the nominations.
The Houston Telegraph publishes let,
Ter from @ II. Houston addressed to Gov,
f. Il. Lubbock, in which The writer do
nounces IN strong terms the proclamation
of ten. Herbert, as dlotatoral, mcJnstl-
tutional, drspotlc aud IN o. EN- violation Vi
the laws Of the tan ],
ate advicrs FROM Texas represent that
the Iudians have commenced a mdrdurous
warfare upon the people of song at the
sw.r,oIy settled counties IN tbs Western
part ct the state alsu that several youths
htd be n stolen by the savageS, carried to
Ar zona aud there sold rs slaves.
Green peas have appeared IN tho Mobile
market.
The policy adopted Ivy the rebel govern
men in impresslng uegru lahorrs into It's
service. is loudly complalhe OF 10y the
Planters Of Mississippi 1t is feared that
unless the slaves ara released IL the plant
rrS short supply Of food will he r"isel,
As a remedy for the evil, the Vnk,bnrg
WhIy proposes that the negroes shall he
Given up TO their mtSters, aud white sol
drrs who are lying idle he set to work On
Qualifications III their places.
Daniel :, L. Starr, VINO emigrated 10
Alabama from Connecticut twenty FIVE
years ago, was hung by mob at Mont
gomery, Ala, on the 18th ult., for having
written book against the South. The
book was in manuscript,
The X. G. C.'S IN ILLINOIS. - Col.
Joseph X. c. Forrest publishes in the
Chicago Tribune letter relative to the
designs of the knights of the Golden Cir
Gle in Illi1ois, to the effect that an extern
sive CONSPIRACY is on foot to revolutionize
that State, with Indiana and other North
Western States, and carry them over to
the rebels. The late riotous and bloody
proceedings IN that State, attending the
arrest of deserters, give strong color to
his statements He adds that Gov. Yates
is fully apprised of the nature, extent and
aims Of the copperheads, and has taken
precautionary measures accordingly.
The DANGER OF GENERAL SrARvA
TIoN.-TAe Yankees have arrayed against
us powerful armies, under the ,ad of Gen
erals Hooker, Hunter, Banks, Foster, ST.
gel, RoSecranz and the Beast But we
are threatened by more formidable gen
eral-general starvation. Our farmers,
every man, woman and child that can
WELD a hoe, can meet the latter in the
field, If they viii drive hun from our
midst, our brave soldiers will vanqush the
others SI00nnob NswS
JOSIAH Giles, an emp oyee at Blako's
factory, WestvIle, New Haven, on FIR
dav afternoon, had a narrow escape from
serious injury. lie was at work near
shat when his hair was caught around it
and torn ont by the roots, from his fore
head to the back part of his head, leaving
bare strip some i've inches IN length by
tbISe III Wlut1s
The report of the trial of Major Gen
Fitz John Porter has been printed in &C
"ordance with resolution of the Senate
1t is rumored in military circles that the
only point of debate by the court martial
was whether that officer should be cashier
ed or condemned to be shot.
There is brigade of mounted infan-
try in Gen Rosecrans' army, armed with
the Ratchet instead of the sabre. They
are so we'll drilled that they can throw it
distance of fifty yards and not miss the
mark
Iowa, Rhode ISLAM, Minnesota, Kan
sas, New York, Kentucky, Vermont, Wis
consin and Pennsylvania have made APP
pl cation for grants of land under the ag-
ricutural college act of Congress.