Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-26

new Territory OF luano.
1t is stated semi-ofiicially from Wash
ington that we have thirty four thousand
rebel prisoners in our possession.
1t seems now TO be decided that Max
imilan goes to Mexico in February next.
He will have a smooth time there doubt-
less.
The rebels say they have almost
nothing wherewith TO feed the Union pris-
oners at Richmond, yet the Common Coun-
Gil of that city has Just voted S60,00O to
buy house for Gen. Lee.
AN exchange thinks that an Indian
and his squaw padding down the Missis-
sippi are interesting specimens Of canoe
bal felicity
There is no fear now of Vallandigham
invading the United States. He is very
carefully watched by his Canadian land
lord, who can't think oivsparing him until
has paid his bills.
The original eff the Emancipation
Proclamation is said to have been pur-
chased for the sum of So 900 by a Chicago
doctor. He seems TO have bought ii as
an advertising dodge, therefore we don't
give his name.
The Free State General COMMITTEES
of the Parishes of Orleans and Jefferson
New Orleans, have passed resolutions IN
yitnp the friends of freedom in the Slave
States to meet at New Orleans on Jan. 3
instead of at Louisville, KY, as previously
suggested.
A plan is talked ofin Philadelphia for
a mammoth heating apparatus-the heal
to be distributed to dwellings as gas Ia
distributed.
-Bayard Taylor has just published q
novel with the unpoetical title of "Hannaf
Thurston."
AT fashionable uptown hotel III
New York the board of the pet dogs
poodles, ETC., has been fixed at ST. per day
"A private letter from Morris Island
received in Hartford, Conn, last week
says that the 7th Connecticut volunteers
commanded by Col. Hawley, was unde
light marching orders for an assault OIL
Fort Sumter.
Vallandgham is 10 state of impe
curiosity he would prefer to be in th
state OF Ohio, probably.
Henry Ward Beecher will delive
none but free charity lectures up to Janu
uary LIST.
} "A list of twelve blockade runners i
, given in the Richmond papers of the 18th
as having arrived at Wilmington. Thi
probably covers all the arrivals for a con
siderable period Of time, as no such flee
, could safely enter Wilmington at on
time.
: The recent captures of blockade rur
: ners at the mouth Of Cape Fear River ha
50 frightened the North Carolina reb'
!, State authorities tba. they have gwen u
the business and farmed out the privileg
of importing contraband goods to pr1va'
. parties.
The vote Of the Ohio soldiers prom
| ises to be larger than was anticipated.
, is thought it viii reach from forty
, forty-two thousand. This will run u
J Brough's majority clese on to one hundre
: thousand.
, - Hon. N. B. Smithers, the newl
elected Union member Of Con 2ress fro
Delaware, was member Of the Chicae
| Convention. The new House is now full
/ with the exception ola member to be chose
from Erastus Corning's district, to fill til
vacancy occasioned by his resignation.
E Three Quaker or NONRESIDENT cor
J scripts from Vermont, and two from Ma
: sachu etts, including G. G. s. Austin I
!. Nantucket, have been dismissed uni
3 scaled for,n and sent home, from Il
4 Army Of the Potomac, it being mpossib
. to make soldiers of them.
: The veteran democrat, Daniel
Q Dickinson in recent speech, said tn
. in the war of 1912 Mr.. Madison made te
q mistakes where Abraham Lincoln hs
9 made one, yet the democratic party su
: tanned the Executive then and made the
) fortune as a party by their patriot
n course.
!, The only one of four sons of Gen. Y
!, K. Strong Of New York not in the arm
e who is farmer in Missouri, was draft
h and telegraphed to his father to know VIII
j he should do. The General replied sc
d fight for your country until the rebelll
is crushed