Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-03
General News Items.

- On the evening Of the 25th ult our
troops made an assault on Fort Wagner,
with view to the possession of that
important stronghold. Rebel authorities
state that it was repulsed.
- The Raleigh State Journal says the
Yankees are preparing to advance from
Lew . With a force OF eight thousand
men,
The death Of the traitor John b.
f., s confirmed by the Richmond pa
per. 'iad Of the effects of typhus te-
yer IN their worst forms.
- The. . report that Mosby, the
guerrilla chief who was wounded IN the
late fight near Warrenton, has since died,
and White now commands the guerrillas
- allandigham has arrived at Wind
sor, Canada, opposite Detroit, and the
Free Press Of the latter city says he will
doubtless be visited by thousands of adj
hiring citizens. Whew
- An immense meeting OF War Demo-
Gratis, opposed to Vallandigham, met IN
Cincinnati last Thursday evening, and it
is reported that more than half of those
present were lrishmen.
- The Buffalo Courier says that
prominent citizen of that place asked Sec
rotary Seward, when there, what would
be done with the reDellious States when
they were willing to return to their ale
glance to the Union, and that Mr.. Sew
ard replied; ''Why, We'll kill the fatted
calf"
- The Richmond papers of Saturday
have accounts of battle near White Sui
phur Springs, Virginia, on the 10Th, be-
tween brigade of rebels and three thou
sand federals under Gen. Averill, which
,sthey say lasted from 9 A. NJ. to P. M.
The rebels claimed to have repulsed our
forces, though they acknowledge the loss
of two hundred killed and wounded.
- The Charleston papers publish a no
tice recommending that a constant supply
of water be kept in hand to extinguish the
fire Of General Gilmore's "incendary'
shells exploding in the city. An order
was about to be issued it was said, requlr
ing all cotton to be removed from the city
limits, as its presence during the lombard
ment was considered dangerous.
A Stevenson, Ala, dispatch of tn
3lst August, states that Gen. Crook ha'
penetrated to the summit of Lookou
Mountain, within nine miles of Chattanoo
ga. He found the mountain clear. Tn
rebels in Chattanooga were in force, dig
ging like beavers and making boats, wit
the intention of fighting us there.
- A rebel dispatch from Jackso
Miss, 25th of August, states that impol
tant military movements were on foot
Vicksburg, the nature of which had NJ
transpired A force of 5000 Union me
were moving from Yazoo toward Bentol
Some rebel cavalry lately went with
eight miles Of Vicksburg, where they a
tackled some negro pickets, but some
Grants cavalry came up and the rebe
''retired," as they say, very well thrashe
A later dispatch says the Yankees a
four miles below Raymond, Miss.
The people of Lawrence, Kansa
are dealing out stlce, without any u
necessary delay, to the villains in tn
town who acted in CONCERT with Quantre
John Callos was tried by a jury of citize
on Aug. "A, and having been found gu
ty was hung forthwith He confessed
having killed the widow Aliens son. Fo
others were awaiting trial.
A patron of the Saratoga Republic
prefaces his advertisement as follows:
pair of stockings are hose, Is sing
stocking a hoe2 If pair of glasses q
spectacles, is one spectacle ? And if
is it not bad show for sight ? A
thirdly, if pantaloons for one form pa
what proportion of them will it require
form a pantaloon? Fourth, if two boz
are pair, is a pear boot?
The Springfield Republican says Il
when the Masons were en- route for Gre'
field the other day, an inquisitive COUNT
man at one Of the stations, after eye
the Knights Templar for few nome
inquired with much concern "whether
them Brgadier Ginerals was goin' ho
on furloughn'
New Orleans dates to the 10Th
at hand. Gen. Banks has recently issl
two important orders-on directing q
Buffers assessments to be enforced agai
parties who subscribed to the loan raj
to defend New Orleans against the Uni
States authority, and the other direct
the banks Of the city to pay over to
ouartermaster's department all money
their possession belonging to registe
enemies, or those convicted of render
aid and comfort to the enemy. The pr
of the necessaries of life have still furt
receded in New Orleans, in oonse4ue
of continued arrivals from above with
products Of the teeming West. Comm
ication with st. Louis and other points
now quite regular.