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

aged 10 get himself arrested by the Cana |
madam authorities for having been con-
nected with the July riots. The Canadian |
detective who arrested him, proved over
Jealous in the matter, went to Mr.. Giddings |
for note TO Police Superintendent Kene-
dy, of New York, simply saying he had
prisoner and wanted pay for delivering
him there, which Mr.. g. gave him without
asking him any questions, and upon which |
the arrest Of Mr. Giddngs is based. The
whole affair is groundless, fiimsy, 'con-
tdence' affair, by which rogue hoped to
achieve a successful swindle. According
TO the Montreal papers, there is not the
slightest ground on which to base the
charge.
Admiral Milne, British commander
in-chief on the North American naval sta
ton, who lately left Halifax tor England,
was presented with an address h.. ,,or,s,. /,
chants of Halifax bsrore leaving. In his
reply the Admiral pa'aa a high tribute to
.-U naval conr....a nders, and 10 the naval
Authorities and government Of the United
Stases, for the uniform kindness and cour-
tesy manifested towards himself and the |
officers under him in all their intercourse,
He also stated that the government Of
that country acted honorably and prompt
ly with regard to every communication
sent to it by him. This reply, says a
Halifax letter to the New York Post, has
been ''gall aud NORWOOD" to the rebel
sympathizers in Halifax, and they would
gladly suppress it if they could.
on conductor of one of the trains be-
tween New York and Springfield, by a
| plausible young man who aspred to the
dignity of being q dead-head. He told
the conductor that he didn't happen to
have any money with him, but he would
let him take his valise and the valuables
| il contained as security until be could raise
the funds in the city. Conductor assented,
but the young man hasn't returned yet,
and when the valise was opened the ''val-
uablesn were found to be liberal amount
of first class hay and two or three fine
brick bats. Perhaps that conductor will
be sold again!
| One of Gen. Banks staff officers
writes to friend at Washington that a
large quantity-of cotton was captured near
Brownsville, and expeditions had been
sent up the Rio Grande to gather in all
they could find. 1t is thought that $50,
600 bales will be thrown in the market by
the occupation of Texas. The Union men
of Brownsville, who hailed with delight
the capture of the place by our forces are
forming themselves into defensive organ
izations, and rendering valuable service
as scouts.
4 - 1t appears from Missouri papers
that the friends of emancipation in thu
legislature of that state are maturing {
bill calling convention for the pur) ose o
recommending an alteration of the con
stitation Immediately abrogating slavery
Although opposition is expected in thu
Senate it is thought the measure will pass
and that the state convention will be helt
in April next.
English journals and societies are jus
now agatated by one of the most remarka
BILE affairs that has occurred during tn
present generation of gossip-lovers. 1t il
reported that Lord Palmerston, who ha
q just completed his elghtieth year, has he'll
improper relations with the wife of Al
Irish clergyman named O'kane, who j
about to repair his injured feelings by in
stituting a suit for divorce from his wife
end one for damages against the Prim
\ Minister.
"A correspondent says drunken pri
= vate, while in puglistic mood, recent.
approached Gen. Meade with point blanl
challenge to single combat, expressin!
great confidence in his ability to vanquis
the ommander-in-chief. As a. punish
ment he was suspended by the thumbs t
tall pine tree, and pail Of cold waite
slowly poured upon his Uranium by ma
/ on ladder several feet above.
When f. w. CAN'T, whose signif
cant letter to the people of Arkansas wa
recently published, was at Dayton, Ohio
/ | the second time that he was North as
r rebel prisoner, he was called upon b
0 acknowledgements of the town, who ex
r pressed sympathy for him and his cause
He tod them in reply that he wante
: none of their sympathy, and would hav
nothing to do with them, for if it had nc
! been for them peace might have been re
stored months before.
al The sudden subsistence of Fran
). Blair as a candidate for Speaker IS sal
$ to be owing to letter from the Presiden
saying that the army was his true plac.
but that be c-gh! to come on for the o.
ganisation Of the House, 90 into the I'D
I'll miaistration caucus, and if nominated
! take the Speakership; if not, go back ii
: to the army. Frank thought it woul
be Just as we'll to stay where he was.
81 Up to Oct. lst, the rebel pirates ha
y captured no less than one hundred an
e seventy eight vessels, the tonnage OF who
amounted to $1,000 tons, and whose val,
was estimated at thirty millions of dollar
Al least four fifths of this devastation WI
70 committed by vessels fitted out in Englls
y ports, and manned by English sailors
u John Bull viii get his eyes open about 4
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