Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
Miscellaneous Items.
Sow turnips.

The Boston Advertiser says the
very beans have uttered II 6eRedieita since
the rain,
The Eighth Massachusetts regiment,
one hundred day men, left Readville
Wednesday afternoon for Washington.
"A man in Cincinnati has made $500
out OF 500 by speculations in gold and
greenbacks since 1861
Gen. Wallace is enrolling all the
able-bodied negroes of Baltimore. They
will be drilled and ready for service
when wanted,
Horn Tooke, when asked by George
III, whether he played at cards, replied,
81 cannot, your Majesty, tell a king
from q knaye."
THE man who raised cabbage
head has done more good than all the
metaphysics in the world Then" re
piled a wag, "your mother ought TO
huye the premium"
"A party visiting the While Noun
tains assembled Mt Washington ON Fri
day, the 23d inst. and encountered "A Sc
we're snow storm of three hours duration.
The ladies suffered severely
The Hartford Courant reports a man
oftba4 nIoce who owns in stoclye and
other property $4,000 and who swCars
to an income of only twelve dollars
THE government PROPOSES to nav ito
creditors alike, hereafter 10 per cent in
100 notes, 40 per cent in certificates Of
indebtedne>s sand 20 per centin legal ten
ders.
The Toronto Globe thinks there is
much to commend in the course Of Mr..
Lincoln in Glsmssing the rebel agents or
spies at Niagara Falls, in the manner he
dld'
The sit b,tween the AtlaHtic and
Washington Mills, Lawrence, Mass, is
now being built upon. The bulldog is
to be $50 feet long by lS4 wide, and
three stories high.
-Gahgnanl's Messenger has found 1t,
IL says inc name hearaalge Is taken
from river Ill me southern part OF
NoItH AllleiICa Wh'ch IdiiH lIto LAC pay
OF vera Cruz mat setIies the matter.
An exchange saws There is some
thing inexpressibly sweet in little iris
/ ne LOulShiliG JONlD0l dUES AND 1t
grows on EN- as they get bigger There
now.
Stockings | can do without 50
long as | wear fashionable dresses. "
said a village belle somewhat straitened
in her financial resources, "but bosom
pin and kid gloves | must have"
The visitors" who were at Wash
ington last week intercedng with the
President for the release Of Joe Howard,
the " bogus proclamation" man, were
Henry Ward Beecher and Towards
father
Women are said to have stronger
attachments than men. 1t is not SO.
A man is often attached to an old hat
out dld you ever know OF woman nav
ing an aItachmen6 Ior an Ola bonnet :!
Echo answers, Never
Two men, named Maley and Wall,
have been selling goods in Worcester
and vicinity, which they said were from
the wreck of the steamer Bohemian. but
which proved to be miserable shoddy,
ana parues VINO thouGAt they were
making great u, bargains were paoiy I'M
Posea 'poh' Ahe losues we're arrested.
Judge Logan Of Springfield, H., one
Of the best legal authorities in the state
has given decision that the course of
Gov. Yates in vetoing the Wabash rail-
road bill, and in proroguing the Illineis
Legislature last winter, was perfectly
legal. -.... .....
There will be q sale of some confis-
Gated property of John Letcher, Trusten
Polk, and other noted rebels, at Wash
iugton, August 9Th. A large quantity
OF elegant furniture, pianos, mirrors,
and other articles, have been brought
from Fredericksburg and will be sold at
auction in Washington.
Not loro oi,oo ,,,tao., o.--,
. 10 ~ ~ Us 80 o., e :" "iuow, occupying
IniS,, "o u.s. :" !" ''aul1n"oie qi'atter VI
Doi,,'J"' SUI '.T, '1i me"'sny solioitof 70
between e5OO 600 and e6Oo 06o He
PROPOSED soon after was accented and
fonnd himself the bannv husband of a
penniless adyeptnrer This was :. din
mond cut diamondn only
-"iiKes spirit OF the Times ao&ndohs
ana aenouhces the fremont movement,
winch III Qlu so much TO stimulate. III