Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-07-27

B,
port an event OF magnitude, n.rbom
pregnant with Importance to rhcrac"'iPS
of the South,
From several sources, one ul Then,
being Glen Thompson, formerly r.<i
dent OF our county, and just from Oar.
dauelles Arkansas, we learn that SAM
in Fort Smith and Little Rock panrrs
and in the Memphis Argus, 0ccOuat, M
the death of President Johnson, who
was killed on the 9th inst, at Washing.
ton City, by Gen. Grant, In personal
alteration, arising from Johnsous IN.
willingness 10 maintain i'm good faith
the terms of the convention entered into
by Grant with Lee, and by sherman
with Johnston.
The event is 50 astounding, and The
occurrence so extraordinary, of TWO
Chief Magistrates Of the United States
carried of by violence that we should
hesitate to credit it, were 1t not that Mr.
Thompson saw it in papers from three
different loCaltieS--saw the papers in
mourning, and heard the event dis
cusSed by Union officers at DardeuelleS.
The story is corroborated by other per.
sons who have passed through town
within the past week The frs, re
porters, however, were scarcely list
ened to, the story seemed So improbable,
The killing is said to have Occurredin
a private room mt the State Department,
and without witnesses; and all we hear
is, that Gen Grant said he was compel
led To kill him As President Johnson's
habits are known to have been very ir.
regular, and he was man of strong
will and denunCiatory mode of express
ion, these may have brought on phys.
ical contest and in a measure compelled
the result.
II the report is true, rs We suppose it
is, his successor would be the President
pro teDipoyc Of the Senate, who is as We
are informed, not being we'll posted
about United States Government officials
of latel Mr.. Colamer Of Vermont, form
erlv Postmaster General under Gen.
Taylor, and long Senator from Yer
mont. A peruSal of the Senate debates
prior to the war, has given us favOra-
Bile opinion of Mr.. COlamer. though an
avowed Free Soiler. We cannot tell
whether he has yielded to the later ten
dency to run Free Soilism into Adolf
tiouism-Wc hope not At all events
the debates impressed US with the belief
that Mr.. COllamer was man OF more
than average mind-sar above the grade
| OF Andrew JOhnsOn's, and that though
! an opponent to slavery, he was fair
| and iust-minded opponent, acting from
| honest convictions, and tempering his
| tendencies with moderation, sense OF
| patriotism and Justice to his opponents,
| If he is to be the acting President OF the
| United States until the 4th OF March
next, we shall have hopes of liberal
| treatment to the South and courtesy to
its representatives.
We write this on Friday, quite uncer.
tain whether we shall have more definite
| information to lay before our readers,
yet hoping that we may.
sg"Gen. Buffers resignation, which
was sent on the first of June, has been
returned marked mot accepted" and he
has been sent for to Washington, where
he is likely to be assigned to duty con-
nected with the Freedmens Depart
ment.
PRArsEwoRTHY OBJKcT.-A board OF
commissioners, appointed by an act OF
the Legislature of New York, publishes
an address to the people of the State
calling for a collection of all matters
worthy of preservation which relate tC
the war, The act cOntemplates the
erection of building, to be called the
Hall of Military Record, in which will
be preserved personal histories, regl'
mental and company records, details o.
operations, &c, the aid furnished by
towns or other organizations flags and
trophies Of volunteer regiments. Be
sides q full collection Of all attainablt
matters relating to the last four years
relics of the earlier American war
French, Indian or English-are to be re-
ceived and preserved. Also specimen
, and models of warlike implements an
inventions. The address says, III clos
ing:
: The period seems peculiarly iaVora
BILE for establishing such q state treas
ure-house of historical memorials, an
/ a lust pride should prompt us thus
l.. honor the capital of our Commonwealth
For while no one of our States has sue
f an institution, every country in EuroE
points with satisfaction to its repositoT
| of national memorials
THE NEW York FIRE.-The Tribune
reporter gazing a most glowing" d
- scription of the burning of Barnum
e Museum, He represented the anima
!, fighting one with another and Otherwi'
e piled on the &" agony" at tremendou
D rate.
n A contemporary says the New Yoi
e Tribune's report of the animals durlI
s the fire was incomplete. The Sun SUI
=, niles the omission The whale did nj
: burn up it was swallowed by the emo
e NOUS alligator the anaconda the
swallowed the alligator the " Dyln
Brigand" swallowed the anaconda Il
~ Tribune reporter swallowed the bl
Il gand and then the reporter perlshe
| miserably, IN attempting to describe n
L after dinner emotions. This may
= deemed improbable by some persons
y not so; stranger things are recorded /;
!, man in Philadelphia swallowed u
- Tribune's report. III,
y The only practical joke in WINE
y Richard Harris Barham (better know
l. nv his non. de plume of Thomas lngoldo
v ever personally engaged, was enact
s when he was boy at Canterbury.
; | ,,,,,a,xy with a SchOol-fellOW, D.