Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-04-14
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Miscellaneous Items.
-"0ur Mutual Friend" is the title of
Charles Dickens new novel.

--"our Mutual Friend" is the title of
Charles Dickens new novel.
twenty thousand of the New York
workingmen held mass meeting Thurs
day to protest against the bin now pend
ing in the New York legislature against
strikes
"A new paper called the Conservative
is 10 be started at Washington, with
George D. Prentice 81 the Louisville
Journal as editor
oil wells, yielding from 600 to GOO
barrels OF oil a day, have been discovered
at Parkersburg Va.
The agricultural papers recommend
pint of rum for a maternal swine, to
make her amiable so that she viii own
her pigs and not eat them up.
Mrs. Lueretia Hart Clay, widow OF
Henry Clay, died Wednesday night, at
the residence of her son, John NJ. Clay,
near Lexington, KY, aged SO. Mrs. Clay
was the daughter of Col. Hart, of Lex
ington, and bore TO her husband eleven
sons and daughters, of whom but four
survive.
II bVitl AuiCk Ntftte 4iitff grttBET
store in Providence, H.. r., the other day,
lowered two boxes of tobacco from the
second story 10 the sidewalk, and coolly
ordered an express man to take them
away. His nice little game, however,
was discovered and frustrated.
The Miners Journal estimates that
the consumers OF coal will be taxed at
least three millions of dollars this year
in consequence OF the violence which
prevailed in the Pennsylvania coal re-
gion last summer, and attributes the
difficulties among the workmen to the
copperhead resistance TO the draft
The range of employment for wo-
men is certainly increasing. A barber
down in Bangor employs women as as
sistants, and it is reported that they
prove very dexterous and efficient. If
the innovation should spread it will
head off the beard movement
The World being afraid that Mr..
Lincoln has practically withdrawn the
amnesty proclamation, the Brooklyn I'm.
ion suggests that the editors try
Cincinnati is greatly excited over
the sudden disappearance OF Bidwell s.
Co., commission merchants, who have
left behind them numerous and heavy
creditors in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pitts
burg and New York,
Paul Morphy, the chess player, has
just returned from Paris to New Orleans.
He went to Paris about four years ago
as a loyal man, beat all the Europeans
at chess, and was iiattered and honered
Immensely. He made his last visit as q
rebel, got beaten al chess, and attracted
no attention whatever.
Heavy bets were staked upon, and
nearly two thousand people witnessed,
the great billiard match which was
played at Irving Hall, New York, Thurs
day evening. by Dudley kayanagh Of
New York and Philip Tieman OF Cincin-
natl for the American championship.
Kavanaoh was the winner by score of
1900 points against 126o.
Mrs. Quarles, who concealed foI
nine DAYS Col Streight and Capt Porter
on their escape from Libby prison, Rich
mond.arriyed at the New England rooms,
New York, Friday, with her three chill
dren, as refugees from Richmond. Inc
family were all sent outside the rebel
lines. Her husband has enlisted in the
18th New York cavalry The family is
quite destitute.
"A fire in Boston. Tuesday night desss
treyed the Winthrop HOUSE and Free
masons Hall, with nearly all their con-
tents. Loss goo, coo. No lives were
lost, but the inmates of the hotel lost
learly all their effects, and nothing what
ever was saved from Freemasons Hail
The fire is supposed to have been incen-
diary.