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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11
Miscellameouss Items.


Transported for life--the man that
marries happily,
There are two things which yot
should not borrow-trouble and a news
| paper.
An Irishman being requested to de
fine hard drinking, said, "it was sitting
on rock and slipping cold water.n
why are country girls cheeks like
French calico7 Beeause they are
warranted TO wash ana retain their
color"
The page OF history which describes
the excitement concerning the rebel
rams in England, will be known as the
ram page, l-.-
"A certain writer boasts that he di-
rects all his shots at error. II is all he
has to shoot at, for he never gets within
gunshot Of the truth i7ll
-Jekyll was told that one of his
friends, brewer, had been drowned in
his own vat " Ahp he exclaimed
floating on his own watery bierp'
To economic is to draw in as mach
as possible The ladies apply this art
to their persons and the result is very
small waist.
-"My son." said an old lady, chow
must Jonah have felt when the whale
swallowed himT "Down in the mouth
was the young hopefuls reply.
The total funded and fundable debt
ofthe United States on the Goth of Jan
uary, was 81, l,446,371 ,507. The interest
of 1885, ,809 is payable in gold.
An exchange says we may soon ex-
pect to see Morgan in the saddle. I'm
less something checks his unbridled ca
reer we expect soon to see him in the
halter.
Brigham Young is better off in one
respect than the King of Ashantee. He
can have as many wives as he wants,
while the African sovereign is actually
limited to 5333.
"A large meeting has been held in
Covington, Kentucky, endorsing the
course of Green Clay Smith, and Messrs.
Clay and Anderson, in Congress- and Mr..
Smiths course in particular in voting for
Speaker Colfax.
Refugees from Texas report a fear
full state of affairs existing there, and the
whole country beyond the rebel army is
a perfect battle field, where engage
ments between deserters and guerillas
are frequent, in which the former are
generally successful.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

THE FIRE IN CoLT's FACToRY.-The
Springfield Union says, editorially, that
when first discovered, the fire could
have been easily subdued, but it was
found that the city water works, upon
which the building mainly depended, had
been tampered with and could not work.
This leads to the suspicion that the fire
was the work of an incendiary.
A dispatch from Hartford says that
the amount of insurance ON the property
was only about $3.50, 900; that the works
will continue to give employment to 700
or 800 men, and that about 900 will be
thrown out of work.
The same dispatch says that only one
man was known to be killed, and that
there is one missing. As to the origin
of the fire it declares 1t "a mystery"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

A REMEDY. 1T is suggested, as a
means to effectually remedy the evil of
swindling Government contractors, that
a Board of Examination be appointed to
take an inventory ofthe present proper
ty in possession of each of these robbers,
dednct therefrom what he was worth.
when the war began, and make furtheg
deduction of what would be fair cora
pensation for his time and the capital
invested, and then eonfiscate the re-
mainder for the benefit of the Treasury.
1t is believed that if this were done it
would restore to the Treasury twa or
three hundred millions Of dollars Of
which it has been robbed by kiavishr
and thievisR contractors. ad
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

MORE CoUNTERFErTERs. - New coun.
terfeit fives on the Commercial Bank OIL
Burlington, VT, made their appearance
last week in Chicago. They are imita-
tions of the genuine, having vessel,
steamer, and city in the center, with
male head and large five on one end, and
a head and arms ON the other. The
signatures, however, are engraved, while
the general execution is not by any
means good.
A contemporary also notices counter
felt five dollar bill not described in the
last detectors. 1t is On the bank of
Fort Edward, light straw-colored paper,
engraving very dark and heavy, Frank
lin ON the lower right hand corner, Wig
nette, two females, shield and eagle.
The whole is well executed and calcu-
lated to deceive
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

FUNERAL SERvIcEs.-The funeral OF
young Page who died on Sunday last
was attended at the Methodist Church
yesterday afternoon. The teachers and
scholars of the High School, of which
the deceased was member, assembled
at the Academy building, and went in
procession to the church. An impress
sive discourse was delivered by Rev. Mr..
Chadbourne from the words, "There is
but step between me and DEATH. A
large concourse of people were in at
tendance to manifest their interest and
their sympathy.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11
village Improvements.

Mr.. Editor Will some one who is in
situation to know, inform the public
through the DAILY HERALD, what would
be the probable cost of supplying lamp
posts for the principal streets of the vii
lage, and how much would be the cost
of lighting the streets with gas, by the
quarter, or for year? Why should we
condemn ourselves, our wives and chill
dren to go about the streets in the dark,
to encounter drunken bullies, or to fall
into the trap-holes, which abound in our
side walks Let us, Mr.. Editor, have
better side walks, and lighted streets.
Our comfort and convenience require
these improvements, and not to make
them will be discreditable to the Cor
poration. Should not the subject be ag-
itated QUERAL.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

THE New YORK HERALD AS AN lso
LIrioSIsT,-Times change, and news
papers change with them. We give
few extracts from the last number of tb,
New York Herald, which to those who
have enjoyed the rare privilege of read.
ing that precious sheet in past months
and years will be convincing evidence
that a change has come over the spirit
of its dreams.
I'm various manifestations we per-
ceive that the more astute of the man
aging politicians of the Northern de-
mocracy are beginning to realize the
! fact that the maintenance of Southern
slavery for political purposes has be-
come an "obsolete idea that, from
this terrible war the institution has re-
ceived such shock through all its vi
tails that it cannot survive"
The immediate and all-important
object in view is the next Presidency,
and it is. morally certain that upon a
pro-slavery platform, the democracy
against an anti-slavery platform will
hardly obtain the vote of solitary
State participating in the election.
Even in 1856, with the solid vote of the
fifteen slave States, the success of Buch-
anan turned upon scanty democratic
majority secured in Pennsylvania by
lavish outlay of money in her October
election.
African slavery was the forbidden
fruit and the original sin of the found
ers of the constitution. They did the
best they could under the circumstances
to unite the States concerned, and yet to
leave the door wide open to emancipa-
tion. Neither the word slave nor slave
ry, nor slave holder nor master is to be
found in the constitution. The great
charter was deliberately framed upon
the idea that it would outlive this in
stitution of master and slave, and would
need no special amendment to suit the
purposes of Union entirely relieved of
slavery. But Whitney's cotton gin was
invented, and then, with cotton, the
slave on the cotton plantation became a
cash article, and slavery fiourished
apace until it ruled the country through
the democratic party"
In order to let itself down without
injury, it has just now mounted a
hobby no larger than Shetland poney
which allows its feet to come within a
few inches of the ground. 1t proposes
"to strike out boldly for an amendment of
the constitution which will forever settle
this troublesome question of slavery
by removing the institution from the
country. With General Grant as their
candidate upon this platform, and in be-
half of a speedy and decisive suppress
sion of the rebellion, the people of the
loyal States opposed to the existing in
competent and corrupt administration
win inevitably secure the cTowning
victory of the war and an early and
glorious peace"
So this is the way the Herald is going
to head off President Lincoln. We take
it for Granted that the New York Herald
is brick--a specimen brick-a fiat
brick "a six faced brick "a Bristol
brick.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

The SILENT RRFoRMER.--As Rev. Ben
jamin Cutler was passing the humble
dwelling of poor woman, whose hus-
band had been very intemperate, she
called after him, and holding up a pair
of chickens, begged him to accept
them.
81 told her, said he, "she could not af-
ford to give away such a fine pair of
chickens"
"Mr. Cutler" said she, with sad ex-
preston, you will hurt my feelings if
you do not take them | have fatted
and picked them on purpose for you. 1t
is the only return | am able to offer for
the very great service you have lately
done for me and my little children"
II am not aware" said Mr. Cutler,
of having done you any service of late"
"Sir," said the poor woman, "you have
reformed my husband"
"There must be some mistake" said
Mr.. Cutler; II knew your husband was
Incorporate, but | have never said
word to him on the subject"
II know you never have" said she,
''if you had, his pride is such that it
might have made matters worse. 1t is
uON bNO luOulHS SlflCe HG
left off. 1t has happened oddly enough,
that often when you have stepped in to
say few kind words to us. he has been
taking his dram, or taking down his
jug, or putting it back again. About
two months ago, just after you went
out, he went to the door and, to my as
tonishment, poured nearly pint of rum
out of his Jug, on to the ground, and
said:
"Debby, rinse out that jug with hot
water; / have done. 1 can't stand that
mans looks any longer If Mr.. Cutler
would look savage, shouldn't mind it;
but he looks so sad and so benevolent
all the while when he sees me taking a
dram, that / know what he means just
as well as if he had preached it in a
sermon, and / take it very kindly of him
that he didn't give me long talk"
II know you will take the chickens,
Mr.. Cutler" said the poor woman.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

At a meeting holden at the Hall of
Engine Company No. 2, last evening.
for the purpose of organizing Hook
and Ladder Company, the following
persons were elected officers for the year
ensuing:
Foreman, w. c. Landon; 1st Assist
ant, ]. NJ. Davis, I'd do. c. Kingsley;
Treasurer E. Pierpoint; Clerk, John b
Bowman; Auditor, James c. Dunn;
Steward, Vim. B. Thrall.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

CONVERTED REBELS CoMING.-The Nash
vile Union mentions three recent con-
versions from the rebels of soma import
ance: d. 6. Humphreys Of Alabama who
was Donglas elector in 1860; and has.
been in the rebellion till lately, but has,
taken the amnesty oath and advises ali;
Alabanians to do the saIae; Major H..
H. Williams of Tennessee, lately oG' tho
rebel army, who has taken the OATH am i
made Union speech at Nashville on u ne
ID; and Capt J. M. Strstnan OF Gesor-
gas, who has issued an appeal to- his fel-
low soldiers to come oger to the Union
side. These men represent three States.
and indicate currens setting strongly
towards Union in central rebelC01n.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

SusfR ;DED.-The following is among
I the Was nington dispatches of last night
2 oapn Rolla Gleason, Provost Marshal
IN ul9 Sd District Of Vt, and DR.. J. l..
chails Ter, Surgeon of the Board Of Enrol
mehn in the same District, have been
sasR ended from duty, and are now avail
uhg examination for enlisting into the
seT fca of the United States men physi-
as " disqualified for military duty.
We think an examination will fully
t:xonorate Capt. Gleason and Doctor
l Chandler tML
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

g An expedition was planned by
Gen. Butler, and sent out last Saturday
morning for the capture of Richmond,
which would probably have been sue
cessful, had it not been betrayed by
some deserter or spy. The cavalry
reached Bottoms Bridge on the Chicka-
hominy, ten miles from Richmond, at
half past two, Sunday p Here they
found the Ford obstructed by felled
trees, and being thus hindered, the
whole force subsequently returned with.
out further attempt.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

THE SITUATION AT NEwBERN-Thed dis
patches from Newbern in the morning
papers of Monday are not SO late by one
day as the official advices received by
Gen. Butler announcing that the enemy
had fallen back on Kinston, and that
Newbern was relieved. This news is
confirmed by dispatches in the Rich
mond papers, and that there is therefore
no cause for apprehension in regard to
the safety of the post.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

SOLD Our.-We learn that the well
known wholesale and retail Boot and
Shoe House of Geo. Graves g. Son has
passed into new hands. Messrs. Sadler
e. Sweet will continue the business as
formerly at the old stand Graves &
Son propose devoting their whole at
tention to the Tanning business, which
they have been carrying on heretofore in
connection with the Boot and Shoe
trade. Both firms are too fayorably
known to need any comment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

Rebel Kentucky regiments in Long
streets command have been furloughed
for thirty days, with an agreement upon
their part that at the expirationof this
period they will re-enlist in the rebel
service. On coming into our lines they
take the amnesty oath. meaning to break
1t and go back to the rebels with as
many recruits as they can raise.
So says an exchange paper. As the
negroes on the Southern plantations
used to say, when new comers spoke of
going back in a year or two, "Me see
'em go back"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

lion, NEW YORK,

Ahio4Ft ANEW iOhh,
Dec. 2lst, 1868.
This is to certify that Lieut.. w. v.
Bronson served in Company f, First
Regiment U,s,S. from about August lst,
1861, to about May l5th, 1868 atwhich
time he received an hororable dscharcs
on Surgeons certificate OF disability,
During this period Lieut.. M. V. Bron-
son proved himself in many hard
fought battle to be as brave an officer as
ever Belonged to this (or In nv judg.
meat) to any other regiment. He was
alsoa'very efficient camp officer.
III, BEaDAN,
& Col Coma'g U.S.s.
(On leaye.l
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11
"A wee little girl besouehs her mot

"A wee little girl besought her moth
er as she was going out shopping, the
other day, to bring her home baby.
The indulgent parent selected pretty
doll and on her return made the presen-
tation, expecting to see her daughter
greatly pleased with it. But the pre-
cious child could hardly keep the tears
from her eyes, as she disappointedly ex-
claimed, ~ don't want that-I want a
meat baby"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

The Louisville J ournal saws. .tTbere
is said to be eour lie in .Jeffersonyille
who have been en- gagged to be married
for the past five ye ars. but no time has
occurred within + nat period when thew
were both out Of che State Prison ~ IN.
same time
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

AS evidence of woman's insanity
one of the reasons cited on a recent trial
out West was =" Her viewing the SUBJ
ject Of religion from the osteric stand
point of Christian exegenical analysis,
and aglutinating the polysynthetical &C.
stoblasts of homogeneous asceticism.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

SENTENcED.-Oa Friday last, at Man.
chester, N. H., the exceptions which
were taken by the counsel of Samuel v.
B. Bennett, convicted of murder in the
second degree, were considered by JUS
tices Bell and Sargent, and they were
overruled The prisoner was then SEN
fenced TO three days solitary confine-
ment and eighteen years harI labor in
the State Prison.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

Us From meteorological table, Of
the month of January, published by
Prof. Mex. Petty, in the Burlington
Free Press we clip the following
Average temperature of the month, 2rr
degrees .35.
Greatest cold 20 deg below zero.
Range of thermometer-20' to AZ deg J
equal to so deg.
Average of January 1868, 23 deg. .9n.
20 deg. .33.
Amount of water for January 1901 !,
1.48 inches.
Fall of snow, Is inehor
Average height of the barometer 3 D.
$50 inches.
Range Of barometer, 50.144 to 2S.e 80.
The seventh day was, the csldest, the
mercury standing 20 deg. below zer at
Z a. mat 2 deg. and Z deg. at 2,and 9
o'clock p. m. 1t will be seen th at the
average temperature was, below that OF
the corresponding month last ye ar, and
only about one degree above the average
of january for the last six yea IS.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

INP0RTANE PROM TKNJ ;EssER. The
Nashville Union OF last Tuesday says :
Our army has crossed the Tennessee near
Larkinsville Of cour Sc we do NOT
know where it is going but the reader
can consult the map ar I'd see how easilv
the manuIacturhg TO wn of Rome, the
only one IN the Con' ederacy, could be
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

The ABSTINENCE SocIETY.-ln accor
dance with previous notice, a meeting
was held in the White St. Congregation
al Church last evening for the purpos,
of forming Total Abstinence Society
The meeting was organized by tht
election of Rev. James Buckham, Chair
man, and John III. Converse, Secretary
pro ten. After prayer by the Chairman,
Mr.. j. ). Adams stated the object of the
meeting, and called for the report of the
committee appointed to prepare and
present a constitution ia
Hon. Milo l.. Bennett for the commit
tee reported a constitution and pledge
which, after some slight debate on i'm
material points was accepted and
adopted. sf sl fl
A committee consisting of Nessrs. j.
s. Adams, A. X. Ballard, and Henry
Role, was appointed to nominats officers
of the society, who reported the follow
ing nominations
Pyesidsst NJ L.. Bennett; Pice Presi-
dents, Rev. N. p. Foster, l.. G. Bigelow;
Secretary, John II. Converse Treasurer,
James Mitchell; Erecistiee Committee, Il.
A. Fuller, A. K.imball, j. X. Gray, l.. M
Hagar, G. A. Summer.
The report was accepted and the gen
tlemen named elected. Mr.. L. G. Bige-
low, on his own request, was excused
from serving as one of the Vice Presi-
dents, and A. 4 Harrington elected in
his place.
Mr.. j. S. Adams then made some ear
nest and forcible remarks on the necessi-
ty and benefit of such an enterprise, and
the meeting adjourned after singing and
a benediction.
The pledge, which provides for total
abstinence from all intoxicating drinks
as beverage, was circulated during the
evening, and some two hundred and
twelve names, including both ladies and
gentle2aen, secured.-Bgriington Times.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

A mastodo, rs tusk exhumed by a
party of salt-u liners in Oregon. has re.
Gently been 90 ntributed to the cabinet
of the Roche ster University. The tusk
Is SIX lncheS in diameter at the larger
end, and abr ,ut two and half inches at
the smaller Its length is about four
feet, which is perhaps not more than
one-half & ne original d -
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

VERMONT QUoTA. - The Woodstock
Standard says, semi officially, that as
soon as the quota assigned to Vermont
under the last order for draft is made
known from the War Department, it
viii be published for the information of
all concerned. Meanwhile Gen. Order
No. s, from Adj. Gen. washburns Office,
will not be changed so far as it relates
to the quota assigned to the deficient
towns therein named. How many men
will be wanted more than assigned under
that order cannot now be stated.
The Standard corrects an item about
Vermont's deficiency of SS9 men, which
is not one under the call for 100000 vol
unteers, but under the prerions draft;
and gives the following table of Yer
mont's standing on the 23d day of Jan
uary last:
Deficiency under the
draft originally 1923
Quota of call for 100000 1880
Raised on last cali 1864
Surplus, deducting from
deficiency under draft 1884
Leaving as deficiency $50
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11
Death Of Ex-Governor Marcus Nor
ton.

The Massachusetts, papers announce
the death of this venerable man, which
took place on Saturday last, after a'few
days illness. Judge Morton was eighty
years of age. He was originally and for
many years jealous democrat; but in
his later years diverged to the Free
Soilers, and he has been an earnest sup.
porter of the present administration.
he was governor of Massachusetts, three
times. He was good man.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

ANNUAL MUSICAL FEsTIvAL.-By re-
ference to our advertising columns, it
will be seen that the ninth annual Mu-
sical and Terpsichorean Festival is to be
held in the Town Hail. Brandon, on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 18th, instead
of the 10th, as we said in the Herald
last week. There is to be quite an array
of musical talent in attendance, and
some distinguished musical artists. ]. B
Holmherg ranks as one of the best
violinists Of the age. A fine time may
be justly anticipated. The Brandon
Town Hall is one of the largest and
finest for such an occasion there is in
the State.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

"A Detroit man paid $40 for second
hand military overcoat and found $3.50
in greenbacks in the lining.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11
G. b, MCCLELLAN,
Mai. .-Gen. Commanding.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, Oct. rs, 1907.
l have just read your dispatch, about
sore tongue and fatigued horses. Will
you pardon me for asking what the
horses of your army have done since the
battle of Antietam that fatigues any
thing2 A. LINCOLN.
Mai. Gen. MCCLELLAN.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

sg Or. Eiston, the eelehr tied Ocu-
list and Aurist, will be at u ,e Central
House Feb. 18th and t7th.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

TEMPERANcE.-Prof. Denton's lecture
on Temperance last evening was listened
to by large and deeply interested au-
dience. He said that alcohol which oc-
casions all the trouble, had intrenched
himself behind four high and massive
walls, which have to be battered down
or broken through by temperance men.
These walls are Ignorance, Appetite, In
terest, and Custom.
While discoursing on the use of ale in
England, an individual jumped up, say
ing, II should like to see you talk that
stuff in England ~ and made commend
able progress towards the door, mutter-
ing all the way as he went. The lectur-
er calmly remarked, "That gentleman
has already got as much as he can carry,
and it is very proper that he should
leave. Those of the audience who have
not yet got their fill, can of course re-
main" which was appropriately re-
sponded to by the house.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

Groceries in Montpelier we re closed on
Monday. Cause-dearth 'of a staple
article called license.