Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-09-07
Miscellaneous Items.

Jne lawyers present.
Harry Leslie accomplished the per-
ilous feat ON Thursday, of walking
across his rope over Niagara rapids, and
carrying three pals of water.
Forty thousand females of Missis-
sippi have petitioned President Johnson
to pardon JEFF. Davis. Mississippi is the
only State in the South where Davis
find any sympathizers.
In Rails county, Missouri, lately, q
strip of ground about thirty feet wide,
extending straight out from the river
into field some two hundred yards,
gave way and sunk to the depth of
twenty-five or thirty feet. The earth
around the edges of the excavation re-
mained perfectly solid.
George N. Sanders now goes armed
by permission Of the authorities of
Montreal, and wears belt or girdle, in
which are slung his revolver and bowie
knife, while in his side pockets he car
ries his small revolvers, making his per-
son quite an arsenal.
AT the time of the Housatonic Rail.
oad collision, a young Irishman on one
of the cars saw the imminence of the
danger, and, instead of jumping of, as
some of the officials did, sprung to the
forward end OF the car, and had given
two turns on the brake, when the crash
came, which made him q cripple for life.
The name of the young hero is Timothy
Farrell.
"A letter has been received by the
Paymaster's Department, post marked
Cincinnati, Ohio" but without date or
signature, or anything to indicate who
the writer is, except that he is soldier,
inclosing a 500 greenback, which, the
writer says, was overpaid him, on his
final settlement with the government.
George Cleveland, mate of the ILL.,
fated lake steamer Pewabic, which was
wrecked recently on Lake Turop. has
been arrested and is in Jail in Detroit,
The recent investigation into this dis
aster established the fact that this man
and another were guilty of gross neg
lect OF duty, and directly responsible for
the collision Tith the Meteor,
"A prominent clergyman of the Prot
estant episcopal church, of the diocese
OF Georgia, six months before Mr.. Lin
colL's first election, remarked in the
Presence of Bishop Elliott, that man
ought to be hung who would advocate
dlsunion on account of that election,
should it occur. To which the bishop
replied: You will, then, have to hang
your own bishop. have been working
for secession, as the providential DESTINY
OF the South, essential to her well-being
and prosperity, for the last thirty years."
President johnson lately informed
delegation OF western gentlemen who
called to see him, that he had decided to
restore the writ Of habeas corpus, and
would issue proclamation to that ef-
feet In short time. He also told them
that the army was to be reduced to the
lowest possible limit by the withdrawal
and mastering out of troops serving in
the southern states, as soon as they re-
constructed their governments satisfac-
torily.
"A novel robbery took place in Gin
clnnatl few days since. A young man
had just come In from the country with
$4,000. While walking through a cross
street. he encountered man and a wo-
man, and just as he reached the place
where they stood the man apparently
tainted. The young man rendered all
the assistance in his power, and after the
man recovered, he proceeded on his wav.
but he had only got short distance
when he discovered that his $4,000 was
missing, and it had evidently been alb
stracted from his pockets by the woman
while the young man was bending over
the body of her companion.
"A late Liverpool paper contains an
account of the sinking, In March last. of
.he snip Sam Dunning, while on her way
rom hangoon for Liverpool. She left
kangoon on March the 18th, and had
oeen to sea but one day, when she was
during violent storm. Out of
crew OF thirty.one men, only six sur
Vived. These survivors kept aioat on
AFT for several days, enduring terrible
'ufferings. They had to eat leather and
bitch, and to drink salt water. They
we're rescued on the 25th of April, hay.
ng been on the raft for nearly month:
When picked up they were In most
condition, and nearly dead
rom hunger, thirst and exposure to the
dement's, being drenched to the skin by
ne waves, which every moment dashed
ver their frail support. Their hands
nd feet were infamed and swollen to
n enormous size with the action of the
un and salt water.
The grand jury of Salem, Oregon
ndeavored to bring odium and Con,
empt on the Sunday law by indictine
verybody in sight. They indicted
'rryman for breaking the Sabbath bv
arrying people over the river to church.
nd the deacons for collecting money
18th the contribution box, and were
bout to indict the preacher for noisv
nd barbarous amusementsl
1t is reported, on the authority of
le Woodville (Miss.) Rtpa5lieas of the
'th ult., that such conflict has arisen
tween Gov. Sharkey, the military au-
lorities and Secretary Seward. os
gre reason 10 5elieve the Gorey,or
tends sending ia his resignation. The
ilitary appears, refused to obey writ
habeas corpus issued by Judge Merwin
Warren county. Gov. Sharkey tele-