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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-07-20

of all on board, including cable hands,
stan OF electricians, engineers, Sc, q
little over three hundred. The shore
end OF the cable Is carried to Ireland in
a separate vessel and first laid The
Times says;
when the Great Eastern arrives and
the splice is completed, her voyage will
instantly commences fine steamer called
the Hawk accompanying her for dis
lance of some 80 or 40 miles. In this
steamer will be the directors OF the
company and a few invited guests, but
absolutely none not connected with the
business OF laying the cable viii be al
lowed on board the Great Eastern
Twice a day, in the morning and in the
evening, signals will be sent through
from the ship to Valentia, stating where
the vessel is, &c, and these viii be reg
ularly transmitted direct to London.
Anything, therefore. occurring on board
the ship will be instantly known in Eng
land, while, on the other hand anything
going wrong with the cable will be as
quickly observation-disclosures alone from the
cessation of signals, but from the tests
that can be applied to the end at Va
lentia.'
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-07-20

Tug FIRE IN New YORK.-The fire
which destroyed Barnums Museum and
other buildings in New York on Thurs
day, broke out at about half-past twelve
O'Clock in the afternoon, in q basement
storage room adjoining another room in
which there was q steam boiler, under
the rear of Barnum's Museum, on Ann
street, and swept upward rapidly
through that famous establishment, and
extended thence along Ann street to
Broadway and toward Nassau street and
through the block to Fulton street.
The progress of the flames was very
rapid, and soon all that was left of the
world renowned Museum was heap of
blackened and smouldering ruins, and
ultimately, before mastery Of the de-
vouring element had been gained by the
firemen, a clean sweep was made of all
the buildings on Broadway between Ann
and Fulton streets, along Ann street as
far as and including No. Is, and along
Fulton street to No. .155. Other houses
were considerably damaged. Altogether
eighteen buildings were destroyed, and
Others received considerable damage.
Az OuC tiLuC uuIIu3 tuC kkC tuS iOio
Building, and in fact the entire block
embraced by Broadway, Ann, Fulton
and Nassau streets, was in imminent
danger. That ancient edifce, st. Paul's
church, on Broadway, opposite Barn.
um's Museum, was also at one time seri-
ously threatened; but it was saved.
Some few of the Museum curiosities
were rescued; but by far the greater
part of this rare and valuable collection,
together with the other property in the
establishment, was in very short time
swept out of existence. Mr.. Barnum's
loss on stock is estimated at three hun
dred thousand dollars, on which, it is
said, he had an insurance Of only sixty
thousand dollars. The loss on the
building which did not belong to Mr.
Barnum, is forty thousand dollars. L
was insured. $50
Tbs entire losses on buildings anC
stocks by this fire foot up about on,
million and quarter of dollars. Dur
ing Its progress several persons received
injuries, and there are rumors, though
it csnnot be ascertained to certainty
that 9, rue few lives were lost. 1t il
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ANDY JoHNsoNs PLUCK.-The New
York correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal gives the followidg anecdote illus
trating the pluck of President John
son -
The day before the execution Of the
assassins, company of gentlemen were
at the Aston House, most of whom con-
cluded that Mrs. Surratt would not be
executed, some assigning the reason that
the President would not have pluck
enough to brave public sentiment and
allow a woman to be hung, we'll
known merchant of New York who was
present coolly remarked, "a man who
talks about Andy JohnsOn's want Of
pluck evidently don't know the man.
If ANDY johnson has signed the death
warrant of Mrs. Surratt she will die II
he had intended to have reprieved her
he would not have signed it," He add
ed 4: "Let me tell you what know. l
was shut up in Nashville when the city
was surrounded by twenty thousand
rebel troops, who demanded its surren-
der. Gen. Buell. was in the city in COM
mand Of ten thousand men. He deter
mlHeU on Uu6 SuIISHltSA VI Viz WY W
the rebels. He came to Gov. Johnson
and announced that he could not defend
the city and that Nashville must be sur
rendered. The Governor heard him
quietly through and then replied, You
are in command of the United States
troops, and can do as, you will with
them. But two Of the regiments belong
| to the State Of Tennessee. Over those |
have control. In the centre Of the city
| is a powder magazine. have trenches
dug connecting the magazine with every
| prominent building in Nashville, and
| the trains are laid. Now you march
out with your troops. I'll defend the
| city with my two regiments as long as
can. When 1 can do no more will
| fire the city and blow it to the heavens,
for by - Nashville shall never be sur.
rendered while | am alive Buell. did
| not march out and Nashville was not
surrendered. "What tell you," said
the merchant, l heard. But the moral
grandeur and heroism of these utter.
ances cannot be told. And that" quiet.
ly responded the merchant, sis Andy
johnson, and so all viii find him who
have to do with him."
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Jones, Hathaway, Gibson, Powers aud

Jones, Hathaway, Gibson, Powers and
others.
Dr. ii, F, Stevens, of ST. Albau, pm,
scented an elaborate paper em>udi iUg
interesting statistical Information ia
regard to the widespread prevalence
and mortality of diptheg,a. and us
pressure upon different portions of the
State These statistics he gathered from
the Vermont regiStrsuon reports An
interesting discussion followed the pre-.
sentatlon of this paper upon the general
subject of diptheria, disease which has
u melancholy Interest 10 the profession
and to the people OF the State. Drs.
Hyde, Titemore, Richmond Sutton and
Others participated Both the papers
above mentioned were referred To the
Committee on Publication.
DIR. Chandler of 81. Adams, presented
two photographs, taken from life, of
enormous hypertrophy of the Nance,
one OF which measured three teet two
inches in circumference the other an
inch or two less, ana estimated to weigh
torty-eigh pounds.
The evening session was mainly de
voted to discussion upon cancer, with
especial reference TO the duty of the pro
tession to prevent, by appropriate treat,
ment, the cases of cancer and Clncroid
tumors coming under their observation,
from passing into the hands Of the So
called cancer doctors" At a late
hour, after an exceedingly interesting
and profitable session the Society ad.
iOurned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-07-20

VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY. - The
semi-annual session of the Vermont
Medical Society was held on the 2Sth
nit. at Stowe, a thriving busy little viii
lage, costly nestled in beautiful valley
between the forks Of the Green Noun
tains, some ten miles by stage from the
railroad station at Waterbury. At the
appointed hour, fair, though not large
representation from the medical profes-
sion OF the State assembled in one OF
the SPACIOUS apartments of the Mount
Mansfield Hotel, and the Society was
called to order by Dr.. o. T. Fassett of
Berkshire, President. Rev. Mr.. Ford of
Stowe, was invited to offer prayer, in
accordance with q resolution passed at
the annual meeting.
The minutes OF the annual session
were read by DR.. J. S. Richmond of
Woodstock, Secretary.
The President made brief CongTatu-
latory opening address, suggesting that
a suitable tribute Of respect to the med
jcal STAFF Of Vermont, who have so no.
bly, done, their duty in the army during
the rebellion, should be made, and di-
recting the attention Of the Society to
the inefIiciency o. the present registra-
ton law OF the State; both which sub
jeCCs were referred to q committee, con
sisting OF Drs Butler, Rublee and SUIT
ton, to report at the annual meeting.
Drs. Edwin Porter Of Mortified, Noah
Titemore OF Lowell, A. J. Hyde of Hard
wick, r. Sherwood of Hydepark, O. L.
Watson Of Middlesex, and 7. ]. Holbrook
OF Wolcott, were seVerally propose for
membership, and on reference to the
committee on admission of members,
who reported favOrably, were duly ell
ected.
DR.. J. B. Gibson Of Durham, G. E.,
was invited to seat as an honorary
member, and to take part in the deliber-
atoms Of the society.
A copy Of the first volume of the
transactions of the society was directed
to be sent to the several newspapers in
the State, and to sundry medical socie-
| ties, colleges and presses.
During the afternoon session DIR. Sut-
ton Of Stowe presented an interesting
| case Of disease Of the eye before the So
| ciety for examination and comment.
DR.. Champion, Of Fairfield, presented
resolutions on the death of DR.. Nelson
". Pairchild, of Milton, (ate a member
Of this Society, which took place April
0, 1866, while in the active discharge of
his professional duties, which were sew
orally adopted, and DR.. II. F. Stevens,
of st. Adams, was requested to prepare
a biographical sketch of the deceased
to be read at the Annual Merting In Oc-
tOber next.
DR.. L. C. Butter, of Essex, presented
paper on The Physiological Prepsrties ard
TAeydpasticol 4ctios Of Vsratr3m Vsytde, in
which he commented on its peculiar
| properties az an arterial and nervous
| secatiye, and on its wide range of
therapeutical application, and demon
| stTated 1t to be a valuable and safe rem
edy in the treatment Of q large class Of
diseases. The paper ELECTED an ANNA
ted discussion which was participated
in by Drs- Stevens, Chandler, Ozark
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NEwsPAPoRIAL.-The Vergennes Yer
monter has again passed into the hanls
of Mr.. w. G.. Cambridge, its former pD-
prietor. Mr.. Gage who had it for some
time, had to give up from i'll health.
The editer Of the Rutland Courier
offers to sell out. ..
The Troy IN. " Wing establish
ment was sold at auction on Tuesday to
satisfy judgments which had accumula-
ted in favor of one of the Troy banks.
John A. Griswold, Member of Congress
from Troy, bought it for 5000, about
the amount of the judgments. MFR. Geo,
Evans, who has managed the paper since
Mr.. Hugh W. Green left it, will continue
his connection with IT.
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ADJUTANT GBNBRAJ's REPoRr.-Adju-
tant General Washburn is to prepare a
report this year similar in scope and
plan to his last, which viii complete the
military history OF the State in connec-
ton with the war just closed. It will
embrace everything of interest relating
to Vermont troops from their entry into
service to their muster out. This wsrk,
commenced by Gen. Washburn in his
last annual report, will be Of the great-
est value now and hereafter, and we are
very glad it is to be Immediately cem-
pleted,
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The ARREST OF EMERSON ETHERIDGE.
"A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
gives more fully the reasons for the az
rest of Hon. Emerson Etheridge Of Ten
nessee:
at is said that Etheridge has been
doing a great deal Of mischief lately in
attempting to fire the hearts Of the
citizens of his State against the Consti-
tuted authorities. In the latter's speech
made at Trenton to the negroes, he told
them they were no more free now than
before the breaking out Of the rebellion,
the proclamation of the President Of the
United States and the action OF the
State authorities to the contrary not
withstanding. He has openly denounced
Andy Johnson as a thief, Gov Brown
low as a usurper, and the members of
the Legislature as the willing tools of
despots, &C., until at last forbearance
ceased to be q virtue, and he is now in
a fair way to feel the power of the gov
eminent which he has been so free in
maligning."
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Horse AND WAGON SroLBN.-On Mon.
day Frenchman by the name Of Solo,
mon Garrow hired from the stable Of c.
I. q G. o. Stevens, of Vergennes, a horse
and wagon, professedly to 90 to Ferris
burgh, to return the same day. He did
not make his appearance and was track
ed to Bristol, where he staid over night,
thence to Randolph, where he tried to
sell the team but didn't succeed and
finally left it with farmer, and thence
to Roxbury whittier he had fed in alarm
and where ne was nabbed and taken
back to Vergennes.
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The ATLANTIC TELEeRAPH.-The Lon
don Times thinks that, If good weather
is vouchsafed to the telegraph fleet, com
munication will be opened with North
America about the 2Sth Of July. The
Great Eastern, although having nearly
$4,000 tons on board, will draw not
quite thirty-four feet of water. The
moderate foulness of her bottom is be-
lieved to be an advantage. Otherwise
1t might be difficult to retain the slow
rate of speed required for paying out
the cable with perfect safety. To secure
this, the screw engines only will be used
on the voyage the paddle engines being
kept with banked up fires for any emer-
gency. The crew will be about two
hundred men, and the full complement
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STATE IF VERMONT, Distncl Of
> Rutland, S. The Probate Court for tie
District of Rutland
To all persons interested in tha estate Of Ste.
ph,n Slorum. late Of Cehoes, in the State Of New
York GRERrIEG.
The copy of the last will and testament of SAID
decease proved and allowed in said State o.
New York, having been present to the Probit'
Courl for said District of Rutland by the Extou
tor therein nau ed, that the same may be there
filed and ecorded acc Jrding TO the provisions d
the etatu'e in s9ch case, therefore,
By tn authority OF the State OF Vermont. y0g
are her, by notified to appear before said Probst'
Court, q. tie Probate Office in Rutland IN sal!
district, on the 4th Tuesday of j uly, A D. 1866
- show cause if any yon have, why such copy
should not be allowed, filed and reoordedin the
said Probate Court.
Dated at Rutland, in sad district. this Path da!
OF June, A. ID. 1865
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VERMONT ACCOMPLISHMENTS has Inr-
nished-Three months men 1872, nine
months, 4,oo9: two years, 2,727; three
years, 20,878; re-enlisted IN the field,
1920; four years, IL; total number OF
volunteers, 3O,6s1 drafted men, 1884 /;
substitutes, 825; total number furnished
by the state, $4,000. The aggregate
state enrolment January /, 1851, was
sc, $50; in December a, 1864, 24,l17
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BENNINGTON County NOMrNATIoNs.-
For Senators, w. {. Park of Woodford,
Ira Cochran of Dorset; For Assistant
Judges, Harmon Myers of Pownal, Ira
k. Batchelder OF Peru; For Sheriff, Le-
ander Powers ofBenmngton For State
Attorney, a. L. Miner of Manchester ;
For High BailifF, James S. Mccall OF
Rupert For Judges OF Probate, Thos.
White OF Bennington, Elias B. Burton
OF Manchester.
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~ Fairhavcu. 20. rhe Prob,t1 o,u,s- e, {
District OF Falrsavcu "'3' af
To al persons interested IN the et,,....,
line Webster, late OF In s.,3S % tb
ceased, teSt,te, oSlsyHal
by the authority otthe State OF Verpo,,iA zoe
hereby noudedto appear before the M Bvo.ar
Court, a. the PROBATE ohice in CastsT. t.l''a't
dist'c' on the 3ist day OF Ju5 y I ~ ~
1866, 20 show cause, # any YOU h.tN y
certain instrument in writing elsd " VI
Court aud pur' ort,ng ~ De the Gst v,r y
testament OF said deceased should not ba ny, r, I
AMI allowed. F''
Dated at CAstle,ou, n sad district th,. 10th,
OF July, A, u 1855 ~"
% JOHN HOWE. Re,,,.
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THE LAKE HoUsB-This hotel at Bur
lington has been put under lease for a
term of years to Zenas G. Clark of Bur
lington and E. B. Leavitt, of Spring
field, Mass, late of the 20 Holyoke
House." Holyoke, Mass. The entire
premises have been thoroughly over
hauled from cellar to attic, and put
in the best order.
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supposed that the origin of the fire was
accidental.

THE NEW MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
An order of the War Department, dated
June o. defines the limits Of the new
military divisions and departments into
which the entire country is now divided
and subdivided, and specifies their res
pective commanders. The following
are the grand divisions, with their mill
tary chiefs
First-The Military Division OF the
Atlantic, Major General George G..
Meade, with headquarters at Philadel-
phia,
second-The Military Division OF the
Mississippi, Major General william T,
Sherman, with headquarters at st.
Louis.
Third-The Military Division OF the
Gulf, Major General Phillip IL. Sheri-
dan, with headquarters at New Orleans,
Fourth-The Military Division of the
Tennessee, Major General George II.
Thomas, with headquarters at Nash
vile.
Fifth-The Military Division Of the
Pacific, Major General II. W. Halleck,
with headquarters at San Francisco.
These divisions are severally subdivi-
ded into eighteen military departments,
each with a special commander Of the
latter New England, New York and
New Jersey constitute the first or the
Department of the East under Major
Gen. Hooker headquarters at New York
city. Gen. Hancock commands the sec
ond department, having his headquar-
tiers at Baltimore.
Gen. Augur continues at Washington,
Gen. Terry at Richmond, Gen. Schofield
in North Carolina, Gen. Gilmore in
South Carolina Gen. Candy at New Or
leans and Gen. REYNOLDS in Arkansas
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PROPHET BY ACCIDENT.-The famous
dre-eater Wigiall Of Texas, in a speech
in the U. S. Senate in the winter Of. 1851,
said
"south Carolina may be made the
graveyard of freemen, but before God,
it will NOT he the habitatiOn of slaves. "
This braggart boast Of South Carolina
that she would resist until her soil be-
came grave yard of freemen says the
Richmond (Va.) Wing, has not proved
true. She was the only State that op-
posed no hindrance to Sherman's march,
and fought no battle in defense Of her
cities and plantations. But the latter
part Of the sentence is prophesy full
filled. South Carolina is not habita-
ton of slaves.
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NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CoNvKNTI3N.
"A National Temperance Convention
is to be held at Saratoga, August st.
and it bids fair to be large and infu-
tial body. Various churches, ecclesi.s-
teal bodies, and temperance organi:a-
lions are appointing delegates,
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Too MUCH TRAvBL.-The Middlebury
and Vergennes papers are complaining
that their New York mails travel too
much. They 80 up to Burlington at
night and return to their destinations
next morning, We should think it
would be Just as cheap and satisfactory
70 leave them on their way UP.
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G. S RUMSEY
IL W. DYER,

STATE OF VERMONT, District
} ku-lanl, So The Probate CouIt for tht
d strict OF Rutland
To all persons interested IL the e9tste 9
Nathaniel Adams, late Of Bran ion, in said DIS
tIict decea sed, ties. ate. GREETING
The admni>trAuiK Of said esta'e with the vii
annexed, hnvinx represented that it will be bsr
efcil FIR all parties nteI ested therein TO sell III
whole IF the real estate of sad deceased, b.
made application to said Probate Court fol
license to make 81 h sale, the heirs in this Stat
hEv ne ,iyen their consent theaeto N writing
Therefore,
By the authoIi Of the State OF Vermont, 30
are hereby nouGed TO appear before the sai
Probate Court, at the Probate Once in 7utlsn
in said district, on the fourth Tuesday Of July
A. D. 1865 10 show c III e, If any you havr, VII
said license should no b. granted
Dated At Rntlaud, 10 said district, this 29t
day of June 4. -. 1865
q JAMES BROWN, Register.
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CoNCBRT.-Mr J. H. Wilcox, the Or
ganist at the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception in Boston, will give two
concerts at the new Trinity Church in
this village next week, the proceeds to
apply towards the payment for the Trim
ity Church organ. Mr.. Wilcox is the
best organist in New England, and has
given several concerts ON the great Or
gan of Boston. His playing alone will
afford rich musical treat. He is to be
assisted by Miss Gaskill OF New York
city, who is now in Rutland, and whose
superior singing is well known to our
readers OF this vicinity, and by Mr..
Powers OF Boston, the best Oasso " in
that city.
The concerts viii be given on Thurs
day and Friday evenings Of next week,
commencing at 10 o'clock, and we
hope will be largely patronized, as they
will deserve to be.
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The MILlTIA.-In the meeting OF Adj
jutant Generals Of several States, now
in session at Boston, the Vermont mill
tia system has oeen highly commended,
and committee appointed to memo
rialize Congress for uniform national
militia law.
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A PROBABLY FATAL A0OmEET,-Ed.
Van Dreason boy Of about eighteen
years OF age, an employee OF the Chesh,
ire Railroad, met with q horrible acct
dent AZ a little after eight o'clock last
Thursday morning, just below the pas
senger depot in Bellows Falls, At the
time OF the accident, he was "braking'
on the rear car of a train, when the
brake gave way, precipitating him upon
the track, the car passing over him,
cutting of one leg up near the thigh
and horribly mangling the other up to
the knee. His hands and arms were
also mutlated, There seems TO he nc
possible chance for his recovery.
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DRoP LETTERS. Under u recent regu.
lation, the postage ON drop letters will
hereafter be but one cent
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NATIONAL BANK,-The Black River
Bank at ProctOrsvillo has been author
lied TO 20 into the National system with
a capital of $4,000.
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LocaIa nd state Items.

The THIRD VBRNoNT.-Th Third Yer
mont, Col H. W. Floyd commanding,
arrived here at about IL o'clock yes
terday morning, and left for Burlington
after about an hours stay in Rutland.
The brave boys were as well provided
with eatables as could be done under
the circumstances, no previous notice
Of the time Of their coming having been
received in Rutland.
The long battle record Of the Third,
as well as Of the other regiments of the
glorious old Vermont Brigade, has been
published more than once in our col
umns. 1t embraces nearly all the i'm
portant battles fought by the heroic
Army Of the Potomac, and the engage
ments Of the Sixth Corps under Sheri-
dan in the Shenandoah Valley.
The Third has had on its rolls, dur
ing its four years service, nearly 1900
names, and now returns with about 300
men. The following is the roster Of
officers now with the regiment,
Field and Stqt-Colonel, H, W Floyd +;
Lieutenant Colonel, W. H. Hubbard :;
Major, "A. H. Mute; Surgeon. J. Meigs
Adjutant, A. Hull
Line O6tcers-Company A, First Lieut..
Pepper; Second Lieut., W. Wood. Com
pany B, Capt, Fuller; First Lieut., 0.
B. Robinson; Second Lieut., e. E. Cush-
man. Company c, Capt L. B. Fair
banks; First Lieut., Wakefield. Com
pany D, Capt J. Thompson First
Lieut., \. W. Lyons; Second Lieut.,
Chas Guirc. Company I, Capt. Thos. I.
Leonard First Lieut., G. C. Hawkins !;
Second Lieut., C. H. Woodbury.. Com
pany X, Capt. Horace French; First
Lieut., 0. Il. Thompson; Second Lieut.,
A. J. Locke.