Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-07-07
Miscellaneous Items.

June %, 1863, Harlem Railroad
Stock was quoted at II June %, 1864,
it was quoted at 2S5.
There is only one street railway in
New York that refuses to admit negroes
on their cars-the Sixth Avenue.
The difference between perseverance
and obstinacy-one is strong will, the
other strong WON'T
The Tariff bill has finally passed
both Houses. 1t is estimated that the
receipts from this and the new tax bill
will amount to quite million day.
Washington specials say that there
is to be special war income tax of five
per cent. in addition to the rates of five.
seven and half and ten per cent. ina
posed by the new tax law.
Gen. Grant, since he crossed the
Rapidan, has captured over thirty rebel
battle flags and about seventeen thou
sand prisoners, while his own loss in
prisoners in less than one-third that
number
of the present fiscal year, 1858 national
banks have been organized with capi-
tai amounting in theaggregate to nearly
seventy millions. The circulating notes
already issued. amount to over thirty one
millions.
I ne attitude of the democracy in
! Tpostponing their national convention re-
minds the Chicago Tribune of the fable
| of the fastidious Englishman, who sat
naked with a roll of cloth under his arm,
unable to decide upon the style in
which his coat and small clothes should
be cut.
Emma Webb, whilem the star ora
trix of the Democracy" is playing at
the Alexandria theatre. She and her
sister came up to Washington tie otller
day, and were gallanted around the cap
itol BY Sammy Cox.
The arrangements of the prize fight
between Joe Coburn and Jem Mace have
been completed and they are to pum-
mel each other on the 4th of October
next for S2500 a side, at place not less
than twenty and not more than one hun
dred miles from Dublin.
"A hundred and sixty convicts will
be released from the different PRISONS In
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New York State under the operations
OF the recent law passed-which rewards
the good conduct of conyicts by short
ening of sentence. The working of the
system will be something like the Eng
lish Ticket of Leave.
The monthly sale of Scranton coal
took place in New York on Wednesay.
Lump averaged S9S4- advanced this
month, $l.44. The general average Of
all the sales is Sl.33 higher than last
month, Speculation has run wild, led
off by the forward movement in gold
Flour advanced Soc to 81 per barrel,
closely followed by wheat and coal.
The peace democratic sheets are get
ting bolder than ever in their treasona-
bic avowals of sympathy with the rebels.
The New York Daily News thus CON-
pletely justifles the Shareholders rebel
lion mo sensible man can deny that
the cause OF the Confederate States, in
the present contest, is much stronger,
and their lights less questionable than
were those Of the thirteen colonies in
their contest with their mother coun-
try"
"A correspondent relates that during
one of the recent engagements in front
of Petersburg, soldier cried out to
Gen. Weitzel, who was with the skir-
mishers, General, a Johnny has got me
prisoner Come out here and save me-"
The General .sprang out, presented his
pistols, released the man, and brought
In the rebel, who begged him not to
shoot, and was astonishod havnnd rraas-
ure when he leari,e.i The ran, ot ais cap
tor.
I'm retaliation for the inhuman con-
duct of the rebels at Charleston, in con-
fning under fire of our batteries captur-
ed Union officers, the War Department
on Tuesday sent to Gen. Foster from
Fort Delaware five Generals and forty
Colonels, who will be kept under fire of
the rebel batteries until their friends re-
woke their barbarous Aorder. Gems.
Gardner, Stuart and johnson were
among those who were sent.
"A man named Peter Murray was
drowned in vat containing only three
feet of liquor, as Monday last, in Bos-
ton. 1t is stated on a fact that the liq-
uor was SO poisonous that the owner Of
the distillery, in attempting to descend
into the vat to rescue Murray, imnledi-
ately tainted away, and almost met the
fate of his employer. The dead body
could only be taken ont by the use OF
hooks.