Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10
Miscellaneous Items.
Gen. Grant will lose his vote; the
democratic legislature of Illinois refused
to pass soldiers voting law.


democratic legislature of Illinois refused
to pass a soldiers voting law.
There was young man at Antietam,
Who fought with the Rebels, and BEATEN:
He pitied them so, he let them all 60
This oblising young man of antietam.
I'LL natured people say that the only
time Little Mcclellan has exposed him
self during the war, was when he went
on board the gunboat Galena-" the
biler might have bust"
An express train from Dunkirk for
New York city, on the Erie railroad.
ran off the track at Callicoon station,
Sunday morning, from the misplace
ment of switch, throwing engine, bag
gage car and two passenger cars down
a steep embankment forty feet high and
killing and wounding about fifty per-
sons,
An exchange, quoting the declara-
ton of the opposition journals that Gen.
Mcclellan has perfect self-control re-
marks: We never heard of his losing
his temper but once, and that was when
Colenel Metcalf of Kentucky told him
that his friend JEFF Davis was not a
gentleman. That put him in rage"
"A reliable Washington CORRESPOND.
ent denies that there is any talk of
another draft, ard says Gen. Grant has
enough soldiers to take Richmond, or
will have when the avails of the last
draft are in.
"A severe earthquake occurred in
Mexico on the Sd of October. At Tiasca-
La the church was nearly DESTROYED, and
Its sacristan and his daughter buried
IN the ruins. In other places the shak-
Ing was violent, and much damage was
done.
The wife of Warren Potter of Green.
field went to sleep on Friday night, the
list ult, and has not walked since
Physicians who have visited her cannot
account for the disease, and are unable
to wake her. A little nourishment is
forced into her and her life is prolonged.
A wife in San Francisco lately put
a petition for divorce in the court on
the ground that her husband was "con-
founded fool" The court wouldn't adj
init the plea, because almost every mar
ried man would be liable to the same
imputation. Did you ever?
why don't you get married 2" said
a young lady the other day to bache-
lor friend, who was there ON a visit,
1--WE been trying for the last ten wears
to lind some one who would be silly
enough to have me-" was the reply.
Then you havn't been down our way"
was the inslnuating rejoinder.
"A son Of Price, the rebel General
was at Niagara Falls last SATURDAY.. He
got into trouble with a hackman. IRE.
sented a pistol as an argument. was ar
rested and locked up, but afterwards re-
leased upon settling the matter, and left
or New York Sunday evening. He
claims to be loyal man.
The Forty-second Massachusetts
'egiment left for home on Thursday
heir time having expired. In a brief |
ADDRESS from President Lincoln to the
'egiment, he alluded to the change in
Maryland since the first regiment from |
passed through ii en-
quite for the war. The returning regi-
nent, ne said, will now pass through
free Maryland"
Gen. Burbridge. commanding the
military district of Kentucky, has is
'ued an order declaring that guerrillas
orm no part of the organized army of
he rebellion, and are not entitled to the
treatment of regular soldiers, but have
orfeited their lives. Hereafter, the or
Ter announces. NO guerrillas will be
eceived as prisoners" This is step
n the. right direction, although taken
rery late.
The Copperhead press are quoting
rom Union papers their commentators
# Gen. Mcclellan, for his order issued
ust after taking command of the army,
njoining respect for the Sabbath, and
orbidding military operations on that
ay. This was all very well, and we
ommend it still but the deuce of it
vas, he exhibited the same respect for
very other day in the week. That was
|, little too much.