Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-06
Miscellaneous Items.

Ohio and Indiana take the draft
quietly.
New Hampshire papers have dwin-
died i'll number from forty to twenty
nine
Harden sauce from the Shenandoah,
Early bcetS.
two men and one woman were kill
ed aud several others were wounded in
political riot at Cincinnati Saturday
night.
The conspirator, II. II. Dodd, com
mander" of the Sons of Liberty" who
was arrested in Indiana a few days ago,
is to be tried at indianapolis by court
martial.
Says George B. to JET. D. This lighting
is bad"
Says JEFF, D., to George B., ut makes us
quite sad.
Bad lur JET. D., aud sad TOR George B.
Are the glorious victories Union men stc.
--" They're always giving things diff
fereut designations from what they USED
to have, said Mrs. Darlington to Ike
In my opinion what they call new raj
9ia is catamount to old rheumatic
Amos A. Lawrence is president OF q
Union club at Brookline lie and MFR.
Everett indicate where the voters uf The
better portion OF the Bell Everett party
will go.
-Pugh of Ohio undertook speech at
Covington, Ky, one night last week,
and was SO cOpperheadish that even
Kentucky could not tolerate him, and
the crowd grew so beilgerent under his
ugly assaults on the government that
he was obliged to stop short in the mid
die and fly across the Ohio river for
safety.
The Charleston Mercury confirms
the report that Gen. Beauregarl has
been ordered to supercede Hood in Geor
gia, through the influence Of Gen. Lee.
A poor Mcclellan passenger at the
depot the other night nearing of Sheri-
dams last victory thought it id
shame that they couldn't have had their
victories before we made our nomina-
lions
The methodist meeting house in
Brooktield was recently raised up on
screws for the purpose Of putting II YES
try room under it ; and the high Y ind
Sunday morning blew it over and COM
pletely ruined it,
When Sheridans victory was an
nounced on the bulletins at Cincinnati,
an incredulous Irishman was seen to
shake his head and mutter, cts id
lie, a id Lincoln lie to injure McClel-
lam"
Coils. King, Quincy and Merrill, all
of Massachusetts and all formerly forBell
and Everett, have spoken publicly for
Mr.. Lincoln. Nothing helps a man to
comprehend the political situation like
fighting the rebels,
"A man in Appleton, Minnesota, re-
Gently perceived flames Issuing from his
well His neighbors gathered to put
out the fire, when it was discovered that
an oil spring had burst through the well
and becoming ignited was blazing away
The fire was extinguished and the man
is beginning to ''realize.
The old National Intelligencer puts
Grants losses in his move on Richmond
at S,ZUU. llie OlJCldl ISpOilS oi MI
Clelan's Chickahominy campaign make
the losses there 1885. Mcclellan went
nearly to Richmond, and then like the
King of France, came back again. Grant
is there yet, nearly ready to walk in.
That's the difference.
The New York News Ben Wood is
disturbed at the report that Georgia
wants to negotiate a peace for herself,
and saws it "involves depth of base
ness" and several other shocking things.
And the News supports Mcclellan, who
goes for negotiation with single states
inclined to return to their allegiance.
Dan. McClaren, alias Rice, the circus
rider, is the Mcclellan candidate for
Senator in district of Western Penu-
sylvania. Dan. can ride two horses bet
ter than Mcclellan can, but neither can
balance himself when the steeds are go
ing at full gallop in opposite directions.
Major Gen. McCan is another of the
gallant soldiers and old Democrats who
take strong ground against Gen. McC!el-
Ian and the Chicago platform. He not
only questions McClellan's personal fit
ness for the Presidency, but he cannot
trust man who accepted a nomination
on a platform which calls the war
failure" and shows the white feather
all over.