Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-08
miscellaneous Etctns.

The Chicago Times says that the
democrats of Chicago expended $4,000
or $4,000 in making preparations for
the convention.
In one OF the sub conventions at
Chicago on Saturday, Little Mac was
aptly christened The Great American
HEsITAToR.h
The democrats Of Lowell fired eight
guns on Wednesday evening. The Cour.
Ter says they Were for the eight states
now in rebellion.
Twenty whites, including one
whole family, have been murdered BY
the Indians near Fort Kearney. Some
of the bodies were horribly mutilated.
A new eight PACED paper called the
Radical Democrat has been started in
St. LouiS in the interestO of Gen. Fremont,
A mighty poor investment
"A committee OF the New York
Chamber OF Commerce are preparing a
grand reception for Capt. Winslow OF
the KearSarge, his officers and crew, who
are expected TO arrive in New York
soon.
A German on the Lake Shore train
between Buffalo and Duukirk, was
robbed Of $1,000 in gold. Suspicion fell
on three persons, who on being exam
ined, proved to be delegates to the Chi
cago Convention
a gold association has been formed
in New York, composed of merchants Of
character and ability, who have deter
mined to devote portion of their time
and their thoughts to the financial diff
cutieS of the day.
There is prospect that the New
York daily papers will advance again in
few days, to six cents, instead of four,
also that some of the New York week
lies will suspend till this cruel war is
over"
Two thousand of the rebel prisoners
at Camp Morton, Indianapolis. it has
been ascertained, are members of the
reasonable Democratic secret society
known as the Sons of Liberty. 1t was
intended to release these, to help in the
contemplated work of inaugurating civil
war in Indiana.
The Hartford Times states that
decoy vessel, in the guise OF merchant
man, with strong armament concealed,
has been sent out after the pirate ITALIA
hasse, The name Of the vessel and COM
mander is given, and of course the in
formation viii be Immediately sent to
Halifax by rebel agents. The Times is,
as might naturally be supposed, Cop
peThcad pape-..
IT, A letter from Gen Shermans
army says Gen A. j. Smith, with the ex-
petition be led from Memphis some
weeks since, is expected shortly to take
Atlanta in the rear and invest the city
on that side Gen. Sherman has sent the
famous Cot Dan McCook, or cavalry
fame after Wheeler and his raiders
The Richmond Sentinel cannot &C
count for the activity of Gen. Grant on
any other theory than he is insane. He
is unatic who deals his blows wildly
on every side says the Sentinel. II he
is mad the rebels viii soon have reason
to know that there is method in his
madness.
An ingenious Yankee has invented
a sled for boys which can he steere'i Ut
will. without using the leg FOR d rudder,
according to the Old fashion The sled
rests upou four runners, and those for
ward with the aid ofrods cau.be turned to
the right or left by the lad, who sits up
right with both feet braced forward.
But it isn't perfect, for it won't draw
itself up hill.
Last week, says the Pittsburs DIS,
patch, a number OF cannon were shippeo
from Reading to New York, and upon
their arrival, it was found that five hao
been spiked on the way--two or thfee
so effectually as TO necessitate the DOT
ing of new vents. SO well known mas
this source of mischief been since tie
outbreak of the war, that IL has oeeh
necessaryto send an agent with every ios
of cannon shipped Eastward from rus
burg. This is the way Northern tfa't
ors help the rebellion.
The Dayton Journal states that feI.
Sfiando Wood, in a fine frenzy, during M,
speech, made recently in that city, sa,a
that if by offering up his life he conlu
stop the bloodshed that is now affecting
the country, he would cheerfully 90 So
An appreciative Irishman in the crow
- .o.nopded % 1t wud be damneu