Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-04-27
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quantity and asked nine per cord for 1t,
but the threat of conflscaton lowered
the price, Query-Wouldn't little
contlscation " be good thing up this
way
The government has now 100000
muskets which are entirely new, having
never been put in the service, As q
new breech-loading musket has been
adopted, these will have to be sold,
Attorney General Speed says that
paroled officers Of Lees army who for
merly resided in Washington, and after
walds took up residence in the South
in order to aid in rebellion, have no
right under the terms of the surrender
to return to the national capital.
-Advices from Richmond say the
Times newspaper appeared on Friday
last Its publisher is Charles w. Win
ME. Two of our sentries have been
shot in Richmond by unknown parties
One was instantly killed.
Among the incidents of the Federal
occupation of Petersburg was the APP
pliCation of the blatant Roger A. Pryor
to Mai, Gen. Warren for an order on the
cOmmissary for rations. Pryor is now
the meekest Of submissionists.
The Prince of Wales wants more
income. His friends say he can't dress
well and keep up appearances unless he
has more than his present pittance-only
about 100000. His family is growing,
you know.
Senator Lafayette S. Foster Of Con-
neCticut was elected President pro tenn
pore, Of the Senate, March I, and, there
fore, becomes Vice President of the
United States by the provisions of the
law of Congress. Mr.. Foster is one of
the best presiding officers in the coun-
try.
No ColOred troops were ordered out
as part of the funeral escort at Wash
ingtOn on Wednesday, but a regiment
which had arrived from the front came
up Seventh street and reaching Pennsyl-
vania avenue just before the escort, they
marched to the capital with their arms
reversed, which gave rise to the mis-
statement.
"A reliable private letter says that
among Mr.. Lincoln's papers has been
found a package Of letters marked in
his own hand writing, ASSASSINATION
Letters" While many of them threat
ened his life, Others warned him Of plots
to take 1t. He seems to have become so
used to things Of Ills sort that neither
kind made any impression upon him.
"A letter from a wounded officer at
City Point, Va, says the paroled rebels
are behaving badly. A squad Of them
tried to explode magazine at the Point,
on a recent night, and others are tear
ing up the railroad Several of our men
have been wounded by them, and the
writer of the letter and two other officers
were shot by the treacherous scOundrels
after they had surrendered.
Gen Lee, it is said, keeps quietly
within his house, and has not been seen
On ShS atTaat si9ce his capture, The
quirer says it may be a selfish sorrow,
but that Richmond is sorrowing for
Lincoln there can be no doubt. The
South has awakened to the fact that he
was their best friend and they mourn
him as such.
AS to the general conduct of the
government by Andrew Johnson the
country gains daily re assurance. He
makes the best possible impression up
on all who visit him His declarations
have been discreet and in excellent
spirit. He certainly will have the cor
dial support and good wishes of all pa
triotic men, and their lervent prayers
that he may carry the country through
to sound and lasting peace.
From the general minutes of the
Methodist Episcopal body in this coun-
try, we learn that its total membership
is 928, 800, whole number Of travelling
and local preachers 15026, houses of
worship 1905, benevolent cOntribu
tions for all objects during the past
year S678,957 81.
The results of the court martial
which tried the alleged rebel conspira-
tors charged with the heinous design of
destroying Chicago by fire on the day Of
the Presidents election last fall, were
made public by Gen. Hooker yesterday.
so far as relates to five of them. Ckas
Walsh and R. 7. Semmes were found
guilty, and sentenced to hard labor in
the penitentiary the former for five Years
and the latter for three. Buckner, Nor
ris and Vincent Marmaduke have been
acquitted, and will be discharged on
taking the oath Of allegiance
Capt. Smith of the brig J. Titus
which arrived at New York from Ber-
muda, reports that the U. s. consul at
Bermuda had learned that Dr. Black
hum of Wilmington, N. c., had collect
ed four bales of infected clothing from
the hospitals which he intended to shin
to New York for the purpose Of spread
Ing yellow fever in that city. The
clothing was seized and burned
Among the trophies Of Stoneman's
expedition are y battle-fags and ban
ners, and one old United States fac
found in the house of a loyal citizen at
Salisbury. The famous 9cn. where
many unfortunate Union prisoners pinned
their lives away, was buried to the
ground. A few United States prisoners
were found, skeletons of their former
selves. Almost all of them died on their
way to Knoxville. They preferred to
die under the stars and STRIDES rather
than be left in the loathsome hosnitaIs
of Salisbury.