Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-07-14
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"A little boy was lost in the woods
near Chicago week ago, and lived on
Strawberries for four days and three
nights. He was found by some children
last Monday, nearly dead.
--Copperheads at Newport, Ohio, wish
ing to have some sport, recently caught
a negro lad of fourteen, stripped and
painted him, and then, 1t is said drown
ed him.
Some of the copperhead snobs, who
have a great aversion to rail srlitters
and tailors for high offices, now talk OF
running Dean Richmond, ex-salt- boiler for
President.
A torpedo boat is constructing at
East Haven, Conn. She will he bomb
proof, covered with iron plates of q
greater thickness than those upon the
monitors, and provided with powerful
machinery.
THE wheat harvest commenced in
the vicinity of Quincy, Illinois, the mid
die of last week The Chicago Journal
says the crop is represented as being bet
| ter than it has been for years, and the
| Weld will be abundant.
| President Lincoln has sent Major
! Generals commission to the wife Of the
| hrave Brigader General Harker, who
-. - ,;c, ,;a,,,a .s,.iantly leading his
men against the enemys Worxs
saw Mountain.
A chimney about one hundred feet
| high, comprising about 10000 bricks,
| and estimated to weigh over two hun
dred tons, has been moved distance of
| one hundred feet, in Worcester, without
| dislocating a brick,
Millions of fish in the Ohio canal
have been poisoned by the discharge Of
| refuse from the extensive distilleries at
Troy, and lodge along the banks in such
| numbers as TO cause an intolerable
stencil, and threaten pestilence Ii
the refuse Ohio whisky carries such
death to animals, asks a paper of that
region, what must the whisky itself do Z
A girl of II came from Mahas-
ka to Knoxville, Iowa, a few days since.
! In order to procure marriage license.
and In order to take the oath with
clear conscience ~ she placed in her
| shoes slip of paper on which was
written the number 18, so that she could
' s"eai 'Ao vas 80 ~, oy which means
| she seGHFed hef license, was forthwith
| Joined to her lover, and returned to her
| home,
The Baltimore American closes a
Leading editorial on the abolition of
slavery in Maryland as follows; I've
offer our hands to our sister states and
ask their congratulations. We ask them
to JOIN us In the prayer, God preserve
the Commonwealth of Maryland They
have watched our course with approv-
ing smiles, and cheered us with words
of encouragement, and in this hour OF
joy we shall not forget the thanks we
owe to them.
| --Mackay, trn o~io-, m'~.o- @or-os.
| pondent in New ork ts thus >t.t..yn IN
in a London letter to the New YORK Tri-
bune "Apropos of Mackay, | have a
little personal testimony to offer. Twas
at the reform club few nights ago. and
heard an explanation of his appoint
ment as Times correspondent in Ameri-
ca. A gentleman of high literary posi-
tion informed our party that, In 1861,
Delaine asked Thackeray's opinion as to
whom he should send to America TO re-
place Russell, who had made money
and wanted to return. He added, also,
that what was required was man who
would follow Instructions, and that the
individual in question need not be. ia
miliar with American politics Well,
them said Thackeray, looking up with
that quiet, cynical expression familiar
to him. the best man / know of is
Mackay; he doesn't know much of any
thing, aud has never been troubled with
principle. He's the very man to do lust
as you order. And 30 Mackay got the
aDDointment"