Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-14
Nnsscell .neotis A. ans.
The Mountain House on Mount Mo-
naduock was bloAn down Friday night.

naduock was blown down Friday night.
The Boston Courier thinks that il all
the officers of the federal and rebel armies
could be withdrawn, the men would rush
into each others arms for friendly en-
brace, and the war be thus brought to a
close. Perhaps so-but wouldn't the eX-
pertinent be slightly risky
The New York Police Commissioners
recently appointed by Gov, Seymour have
wisely resolved that they will take no fur
Their steps towards the assertion of author
ity over the present Police force, until the
decision OF the courts shall be had rs to
the legality and validity Of their a! point
ment,
A man who, in addition TO his trade
of coffin maker, performed the duties OF
town clerk, refused certificate OF pub
lishmeut to a wdower, on the ground that
he had not paid for his first wiie's coffin.
The whole number Of volunteer en-
listments from January / to June IL, '6S,
we're 81 900; from June IL TO December
81, 1868, $4,000, Total for the year,
ll7,000.
- Prentice says that the race of
horses is fast vanishing in the South,
and the rebels will soon be unable to
raise even horse-laugh.
The Pennsylvania Senate was ocou-
pied on Tuesday in balloting for Speaker
Eight ballots were taken, all resulting
in a tie. The remaining Senator to give
the casting vote is prisoner of wal
in Richmond. Mr. Leroy, ofCenter coun.
| ty, proposed that Il committee be delega
ted to request jeff Davis to release the
| prisoner, in order to organize the Legis
lature.
Intelligence reached Newbern OF
Tuesday that the expedition under Col
McChcsncy, Of the LIST North CarOlina
regiment, which left Newbern on the 30tl
ult. for Granville, met the enemy OF
| Thursday night near Washington. Boil
parties were surprised. Lieut.. Adam,
charged on and routed the enemy kill
ing lieutenant and five men, all of whom
were left on the field, and captured tel
men, one cannon and caisson with TIT
horses of Stars battery. Our loss wa
Lieut.. Adams killed and five men woun
ded.
An Ohio newspaper printer, who's
wife was not at all noted for her beaut,
and gentleness, was compelled to set on
on q journey, and leave his work in thu
hands of his apprentices. The evenin!
| succeeding his departure, when the boy
came in to supper the wife, in address
ing the eldest, in all unusually kind tone
said william, while your master i
gone, you must take his place" vii
liam, confused and horrtied, his fac
burning with bushes, in voice of alb
iect beseechingneSS, stammered out
"Please maam, I'd prefer to sleep will
the boys"
The New York Commercial Adver
tiser passed into new hands on the lst 0
January, the new proprietors beins
known as the Commercial Advertise
| Association" The intent is to make /
mainly commercial paper, yet withou
neglecting the current news of the day
and in the discussion of all matters o
public policy and the conduct of publ,
officials it intends to avoid all partizan
ship and to speak independently.
A workman, holding lighted lamp
while uncovering an oil tank, in SYRIA
cuse, last Saturday, was blown ten fee
in the air by an explosion of the benzin
which had generated in the receptacle
He was badly burned.