Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-14
Local aud state Items.

RAILROAD AccIpENT.-The mail train
from Bellows Falls, on the Rutland and
Burlington Road, yesterday afternoon
when within about ten miles of this viii
lage, met with a serious accident. Itap-
pears that when the train which consisted
of three passenger cars and one baggage
car, was some distance this side of Cut
tingsville, the engineer was notified of a
broken rail on the track, and according
ly reduced the speed to the slow rate
of four miles an hour, to keep lookout
and avoid accident. The engine and ten
der had safely passed over the broken
rail, when, by some means, it got across
the track and threw the baggage car
and two of the passenger cars off the
side, and down an embankment of 25
feet, the whole three cars turning COM
pletely over, leaving the remaining pas
senger car on the track.
The fact that the train was crowded
with passengers, particularly the two
cars that went over, and not one was
very seriously injured, astonished eve
rybody. 1t is generally conceded to be
a remarkable escape.
The seats, stoves, etc, in the cars, We're
pretty thoroughly used up #
! Finally, the engine was coupled to the
remaining ear the passengers all piled"
! into it, and the train arrived here some
what late with three cars less than when
| ii started. ... ..... ....
! The NINTH REGIMBST-The following is
copy OF general order compimenta
ry to the troops, including the Ninth
| Vermont regiment, who recently made
| successful expedition TO Bear Inlet -
HEADauABTER., ARMY DISTRICT or NoRIH
CAEoLsNA, NVwB RN, N. :, Dec 30, 1868. I
GENERAL ORDERS, No. Al.
The Commanding Generals again call
ed upon to announce a successful expe-
dition to Bear Inlet, under the direction
OF Col Jourdan, Commanding Sub Dis
| trict of Beaufort, by which several very
! extensive salt manufacturing establish
ments were efiectually destroyed, as
well as large quantities OF salt and some
| prisoners taken.
Col. Jourdan fully realized his expec-
tations in this affair His thanks are
due to Col. Ripley, 9th Vermont Volun-
teers, Lieut-Col. McNary, l58th New
York Volunteers, and their gallant COM
mands, including the cannoniers of the
I'd Massachusetts Artillery, who suffered
intensely from cold in consequence of
having been obliged to wade long dis
tance from the boats to the shore.
The General desires to add his ac-
acknowledgements to Col Jourdan's for the
earnest and efficient co operation of Com
mander Dove, and especially to Iieuten-
ants McDermott and Wells and the Off
GERS and crews of the gun boats Han
quan ana Daylight
BY command OF MAJ. GEN PECK.
e. e. PARKINSON, Asst. Adj General
PERsoNAL.-Chief Justice Eaton, of
Illinois, having resigned, Corydon Beck
with, of Chicago, has been appointed by
Gov. Yates to fill the vacancy. Judge
Bcckwith is Vermonter, and formerly
practiced law in st. Adams. He remov-
ed to Chicago some twelve years since,
where he soon stood at the head of the
bar in the city.
DR.. Charles Little formerly hospital
steward of the Fifteenth Vermont regi-
ment, has received an appointments as
sistant surgeon in the navy, and has been
assigned to duty at Portsmouth, N. H.
G. l.. Robinson, formerly of Reading,
is now Clerk of the United States Court
for the Northern District of Florida.
RUTLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL So
cIETY.-The annual meeting of the Rut-
land County Agricultural Society will
be held at the Court House in Rutland
on Wednesday, January 26, 1864, at one
o'clock P. NJ, for the election of officers
and the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may come before the meeting
The Committee on Field Crops Will
meet at the Franklin House, on Tuesday
January 10th, at one o'clock P. M for
the award of primiums,
DEDICATION - The Masonic Hall at
Putney will be Dedicated On Friday, the
10th instant, at II O'Clock, and in con-
nection Herewith Henry Clark, ESQ, of
Poultney, will deliver a public address
at the Congregational Church at one
O'Clock, p. NJ.
BROKE JAIL.-0n Friday night, Jan.
9Th, two persons from Orange County,
confined in the Jail at Montpelier for safe
keeping, made their escape by saving off
the CRATES before second story window
and jumping to the ground The sked-
addlers were subsequently captured in
Randolph.
APPOINTED PRovosT MARSHAL. - A
letter from Barrancas informs us that
Captain Salmon Dutton of Co. G, Seventh
Vermont regiment, has been appointed
Provost Marshal Of the district of Pensa-
cola, on the staff of General Asboth.
UNKNOWN BENEFAcToR.-Some person
unknown has presented the First Univer-
salist Society in Cavendish with valu-
able bell for their church The society
at recent meeting, passed series of
resolutions acknowledging the gift.
PERsoNAL.-At the annual meeting of |
the Historic Genealogical Society, held |
in Boston on the 9Th inst, Henry Clark,
Esq, of Poultney, was elected Vice
President for Vermont
EIeHTH REGIMENr.-Major Henry F.
Dalton has been appointed Lieutenant
Colonel of the Eighth regiment, vice
Dillingham;, resigned. Capt j. Lester