Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-23
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good speeches ruled the hour. The re-
marks of W. II, Walker, Esq, were es-
pecially eloquent and appropriate. In
allusion to one of the toasts which CON-
pllmented Hon. c. P. Marsh, States At
torney, Of Windsor County, for his sue
cesstui enforcement of the prohibitory
law, MIR. Walker thought that the at
toraey was mainly indebted for his sue
cess to temperance men in different
parts of the county, who furnished him
with the necessary information.
The work of rebuilding the Ludlow
WOolen Mills goes bravely on, there be-
ing no postponement on account OF the
weather. Carpenters and masons have
been constantly at work, notwithstand-
ing the thermometer has been for the
most part in the neighborhood OF zero.
The only hindrance has been that the
railroads could not furnish the bricks
and the lumber fast enough. The air
is vocal every day Sundays excepted
with the sound of hammers, axes and
trowels.
Marshal Murray passed through st.
Albans on Friday evening last, on his
way from Montreal to New York. His
opinion is that the raiders will be sur.
rendered up to our authorities.
LIT. F. A. Page, of the I'd Veteran
Reserve Corps, has been ordered to Is
land Pond to see TO the enforcement of
the passport system on the Grand Trunk
railway.
The Messrs. Burden of the South
SALISBURY furnaces are removing fifty
feet of earth on an acre of land in Or
der to get down to the strata of ore,
short distance from North Bennington.
Their design is to preclude the sinking
Of shafts, and the making Of excava-
tions, thus avoiding all risks of acci-
dents by falling earth, SC.
The following Vermont officers, bre-
ve'ed for gallant conduct, have been
confirmed by the Senate
To be brigadier general by brevet,
Col. Stephen Thomas, 9th Vt. Vols (re-
signed).
To be majors by brevet, Capt. Geo. B.
Damon 10th vt. Capt. J. A. Salisbury,
10th vt; Capt. Merritt Barber, 10th
vt, Capt. E. G. Ballou, I'd vt. Vols;
Capt. Elijah Wales, I'd vt. Vols. Capt
J, E. Eldridge, 18th vt.
To be lieutenant colonel by brevet.
Major Enoch K. johnson.
To be quartermaster, with the rank
OF captain, Private Douglass II. Dyer,
18th vt. Vols.
Martha, aged about IL years, daush-
ter of Mr.. Simon Stevens of st. Johns
bury Centre, was shockipgly burned Oh
Monday, under the following circum-
stances She attended the higher school
at the village, and during the noon in
termission she went into the room Of
the primary department, where she had
two younger brothers. It was yerv
cold, and she was standing in front of
the stove, when it is supposed the draft
of the stove drew her dress. The first
that was observed her clothing was In
flames. There was no teacher or larger
scholars present, none but a few children
younger than herself. She first at
tempted to smother the flames with her
hands, but only caught the upper part
OF her dress on fire in the effort She
then ran out into the snow, but before
her companions subdued the fire her
Clothing was nearly all burned Of. and
she was terribly burned in her arms.
body and head. 1t is thought her chance
Of recovery is very slight.
"A correspondent OF the st. AIbaps
Messenger, writing from Montreal, un-
der date of Feb 10Th, says: Yesterday
while the raiders trial was in
the counsellor from your place.
met one George Stephen Conger at the
door, and asked him how he bappened
there? He replied that he had come nm
Just to see the trial, and passed on. A
10" ihlbuto idNI, WE noticed stir
among the rebels In the room, several
Of whom, Sanders among the rest,
moved up near the prisoners, apparently
expecting something unusual. While
we were yet wondering, what should
startle US but the name of Congep of st.
Albans, callsd BY The rebels gewyer' a. wa,
sess on their side.
This evidence the rebels here consider
0f the utmost value. You can iudpe
better than how true 1t Is, whether the
said Conger did follow the raiders a
quarter of mile, firing at the rate of
I've or six times minute or not. The
point the defense seem trying to make
8 that the prisoners did not act az
.hieves, but as soldiers, openly and
wholly, aud that we fought and flred AZ
veil as they, that the affair was In fact
small battle, and the plunder spoiIs
thereof, or something of this kind.
When we saw young man from st.
slbans coming on the stand In their be-
lalf, bought up with stolen gold. wa
we're amazed aud dumb; friends rushed
ip to know what 1t meant, but we could
lot tell them more than they saw.
This Geo. s. conger, spoken OF above.