Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-29
Miscellaneous Items.

-Appropos of Sheridan,-the Early
bird seems to have got his Phil.
The Augusta (Ga.) Sentinel says
that when Hood evacuated Atlanta his
soldiers deserted by wholesale.
The President has ordered the re-
lease of Madison, the accompice of
Howard, the proclamation forger, from
Fort Lafayette.
An exchange paper says; THE ho-
tel ledger in Lowell who put his panta-
looms instead of his boots outside of his
chamber door TO be BACKED, is supposed
to have been intoxicated
"A youngster in Columbus, Ohio, be-
ing in want of funds lately, drew a re-
volver, presented it at his father, and
obtained the money he wanted. We live
in a fast age. ......
A Lincoln ratification meeting at
Orange, N. j., the residence of Gen. Nc
Clellan, was disturbed by Irish rowdies,
Saturday night, who kept up their noise
till they were driven out. @
We infer from intimations and ex-
hortations in the Philadelphia Press,
that there is some danger of a Republi-
can defeat in the Pennsylvania State
election, on account of quarrels among
the Republican leaders. ..r.-... =. as..
The New York World says that the
Printers Union in that city has been
practically disbanded it having been re-
solved to permit each printer to make
his own bargain with his employer, in
the natural way, without interference.
Private parties from the army of the
Potomac say the general enthuaiasm
was SO great when the news of General
Sheridan's victory was received that
many officers earnestly requested that
their troops be at once advanced upon
the enemy in their front. ....r.-. III, q
The Macon Telegraph is Disguised
to learn that the women Of Atlanta at
tended ball given by the Yankees in
honor of their occupation of the place.
One of the first orders issued by the
Yankees informed the egroes that they
were no longer slaves, but ''free Amerl-
can citizens of African descent"
Hon. ID. w. VOORHEES, Of Indiana
who was implicated in the conspiracy
of the Sons of Liberty, has addressed a
dispatch to friends in New York, recon-
mending them to support Mcclellan.
The nomination is fast finding favor
with the peace Democracy, notwith-
standing the letter of acceptance. Has
that been explained away
AT st. Petersburg Russia, lately,
Catholic church tumbled to the ground
when it was crowded with worshippers,
aud as maay as 1000 persons were buried
beneath the ruins. Not one was saved
alive. In many cases there were no
relatives present to claim the bodies
that were recovered, as the whole fami-
ly had been killed. The church had
been considered unsafe, and measures
were taking to repair it, but the work
men did not consider it safe to work
upon, and had all left it.
"A frightful accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania Central railroad on We'd
nesaay morning. The lightning express
which left Pittsburg on Tuesday eve
ming, ran into q freight train near
Thompsontown station, demolishing the
engine and wrecking most of the cars.
or the passengers in the first car, six
were killed. Thirteen of the passengers
were severely injured. The conductor,
John Mullison, was killed. The accl-
dent is said to have been caused by the
of those in charge of the
freight train to give the proper notice
to the passenger train, which was on
its regular time, that. the freight train
was occupying the road.