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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-21
Miscellaneous Items.

Three oil strikes are reported in
Kentucky,
A giant in Sweden measures feet
. inches in height
The cattle plague in England has
swept of 10000 animals and is increas-
ing its ravages.
The Kennebec and Penobscot rivers
are frozen over and navigation is sus-
pended.
A negro was shot dead last week, at
Nashville, Tennessee, by . boy fourteen
years old. The negro was beating the
boy.
Two Yale College students have
been fined ST. each in the Police Court
for stealing gates, and also suspended"
by the faculty.
1t is stated that Gordon, the rebel
leader in Jamaica, recently executed had
his life insured in London offices for
10000.
For attempting to cut his sweet
hearts throat, a young man in London
has been sentenced to 20 years of Botany
Bay.
The Seventh regiment are preparing
to give splendid ball in New York this
Winter-three thousand tickets at ego
each.
A Washington dispatch says that
Gen. Robert Mitchell Of West Virginia
has been appointed Minister to Mexico
The Alexandria (Virginia) Gazette
of Tuesday says fresh pork is selling in
that city at 10 cents per pound.
1t is proposed to take some Of the
kinks out Of the Mississippi River,
which will make it three hundred miles
shorter,
Turkeys are driven around New Or
leans and sold alive. Goats were form
erly driven about the streets and MIXED
at the doors of citizens desiring the lac.
teal fluid
The deaths from cholera in France
during the month Of October were 1920
and $40 from the 9th to the 10Th Of No
vember.
A Boston grammarian gives this
example of adjective comparison: Posi-
| i've bdu COlu pdLdtLFCj w II ~ 9NPC'
lative Davis.
The New York Worldi is cOmplimen
tary beyond it's intention when it calls
! Senator Sumner "the acting charg
, d'affaires OF Divine Providence in thi:
country.
"A medical student, boarding in
Chicago lawyers family, became i'm
properly familiar with his landlady
whereupon her husband beat in hi
skull with q tlat-irOn.
No / spring wheat sold for Sl,45 il
, Chicago, less than a month ago, aud ha
l since fallen as low as $l,l6. The de
r cline has caused good many failure
| among the wheat gamblers.
f -"Where do you live now /" asked
8 lady of her former maid, II don't liv
anywhere now I'm married" was tn
: reply.
4 Prentice says that as a man drink
n he generally grows reckless in whic
case, adds the Boston Post, the NOR
drams the fewer scruples.
There is no greater obstacles in tn
way of success in life than trusting &c
/ something to turn up, instead Of goIn
# to work ard turning mp something.
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LAMARTINE ON THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
We have to. day the translation from
our Paris correspondent of an exceed
ingly amusing disquisition by Lamar
tine on the political situation of this
continent NJ. de Lamartine begins
with a highly political defence of the
Emperor's Mexican policy. He says the
conception thereof sis sublime-as vast
as the ocean, as new as all that which is
apropos" which must be very 'vast"
and very new" indeed. France, he
tells US, stands in the position of Europe
"a position against the usurpation of
the United States" And she must do
so first in order to protect the Latin
race and prevent the absorption by the
great American Republic of all the corn,
sugar, cotton, silver aud gold produced
in the Western Hemisphere. Having
thus shown, as he declares, that he
alone in France understood and appre-
ciated the Emperor's Mexican policy,
the poet proceeds to give us picture OF
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ourselves as a community and as indi-
viduals-a picture more striking than
hattering. Our legislators are charac-
lerized in their assemblies by "hrutali-
ties of gestures and of the closed fist"
That CLOSED fist" We are inclined to
think, supplied no small portion of the
inspiration of the whole ctiusion, We
got tired of Lamartine's persistent beg
cling enterprises some time ago, And
instead of meeting his degrading appeal
with open hand, nearly every sensible
American buttoned his pocket, NJ. de
Lamartine now has his revenge, But
II is only the revenge o. Il very poor old
man. II will hurt neutrality-suspicious.
not even the foolish poet himself,
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ALABAMA.-The colored citizens OF
Alabama held State Convention at
Mobile lately, and adopted among others
the following resolutions:
Rssolpea, That we shall labor to foster
in the hearts of our people sentiments
Of peace, friendship, and good will to
ward all men--especially toward our
white fellow citizens among whom our
lot Is cast; and while we would relin-
uuish none of the rights OF our common
manhood, we will studiously, according
to cur best knowledge and ability, so
conduct ourselves as to be profitable to
them and to ourselves.
Resolved That we know and admit the
fact that labor, faithfully and judicious'
ly performed, is the only foundation o.
wealth, and that 1t will continue to be
our purpose and effort to work indus
triously and honestly for the support o
our families and the prosperity OF tht
community in which we live. "
Resoyyea, That we feel that our new
condition of freedom not only presents
new motives to industry, but also i'm
poses new obligations upon US to cult
vate all the virtues of good citizenship
and that, therefore, it is our purpose Il
fulfll all the duties OF our new positions
according to the ability which God haI
EVEN us. .l
55l Resolved, That we feel in our hearts th
glov of gratitude and the purpose o
nnfatering fidelity to the Governmen
Of the United States, and shall ever re
gard AZ pledged to Its support our lives
l1onr fortnaes, and our sacred honor.
COS. Rss0'ssd, That we regard the education
OF our children and youth % vital b
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DREADFuL CASE OF SORE EYES CrRED.
Medina n. Y. Nov. 10th 1865 My
mother aged sixty-three, was attacked
with sore eyes about year and hall
since, During the greater part of that
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clear and bright, and able 10 read small
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this Doctor of Doctors, and ready to an
swer any inquiries, am her son.
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CoTToN STEALING. 49, The Memphis
Bulletin reports numerous cases of theft
of government cotton, and says that not
less than ten thousand bales of govern
ment cotton have been fraudulently stol-
en- from along the line of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad during the last three
months. The government officers are
now investigating many of these tran
sactions, The cotton burned at Mem
pills about two months ago did not eN'
coed 700 bales, although II was reported
at 1000 bales.
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BALDY SMITH.-Gen. Grant blames
Gen. VIM. F. Smith for delaying to as
sault the enemy's works at Petersburg,
on the first attack, saying that he has
never been able to understand why Gen.
Smith, after capturing the rebel picket
line Nv daylight, did not get ready to
attack the main lines till nearly sun
down, and that then the assault was
made with only part Of his command,
and was stopped after partial success,
when Gen. Smith could and should have
pushed at once into Petersburg, This
failure to prosecute his advantage cost
US the costly Siege of Petersburg.
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GEN. onA~r. - Lieutenant General
Grant had an interview with President
Johnson Tuesday, and communicated
to him the result Of his observations
during his recent trip through Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia. The majority Of the negroes
in these States are in comparative idle
ness, and nearly all refuse to renew con-
tracts till after Christmas, believing that
general division Of property is to take
place at that time. The southern men
of influence were outspoken in favor of
complying with any demands the Presi-
dent might consider necessary for their
restoration. Gen. Grant believes that
the people OF the south almost unani-
mously desire speedy r0admission to
their old position in the Union, and that
their professions Of future loyalty and
good behavior ara honest and sincere.
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s-g-A Richmond paper remarking
that two hundred and sixty negroes
have been turned over TO the cold char.
tiles of the City Council asks Boston
to support them. Likely enough Bos-
ton win have to do its share hut would
do Il great deal better by sending down
TO the editor few elementary works
on reason, aud the editor would do as
well by coming North and going 20 Bos-
ton school. In that way Boston might
have some care Of thess Richmond ne
grocs through the instruction of a Rich
mOnd editor.
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OF exemptions allowed and of money
received and OF services performed, and
upon commanding officers of compan'
les, of making returns of non'commis-
STONED officers, from time TO time, and
Of making returns of delinquents annu-
ally, on the first day of January in each
year, and of forwarding to these head
quarters the enlistment contracts OF re.
cruits Joined, are not hereby affected,
but such orders are continued in full
force.
By order OF His Excellency,
PAUL DILLINGHAM;,
Gorr,or and Commander, IN Chief
PETER I. WAsHBURN,
.fdptont and Inspector Gmeroi,
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A CASE OF CONSCIENCE While in Mon
treal in August last, Mr., n, F, Draper
trader at Plymouth this State, had his
pocket relieved of a valuable gold watch.
Returning he was surprised a few weeks
since by dispatch from Col ]. S. Che
ney Of this city, informing him that his
watch was in the possession OF a Cath
Ole priest in Montreal, having been re-
covered from a repentant pickpocket
through the instrumentality of the con
tessioual. As the watch bore the en-
graved address of Mr.. Draper, who at
the time of purchasing it was in bust
ness in this city, it was not difficult to
trace out the owner through inquiry OF
Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald and Col, Cheney.
Last week Mr.. Draper had his watch re-
stored as good as swhen lnew.-Aanche'-
ter ~. H. j -4meyitaa.
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the preservation OF their liberties, and
true religion as the foundation oil al
real virtue, and shall use our utmost
endeayors 10 promote these blessings In
our common country. ~,
In reference 10 the ABOVE the ne"
York Tribune very justly says'-bear-
ing In mind that all oppression ana III
will have beer manifested heretofore Dy
the Whites and not the Blacks; that the
blacks ard not the Whites have contri.
buted nearly all the labor which has
been the foundation of the wealth. OF
Alabama that the Blacks without eX-
ception have been loyal and the Whites
disloyal to the Union, and that the edu-
cation of black children has been for
hidden by law, we challenge the produc'
ton of declaration. of sentiments rom
any people OF any color, showing greater
mSgnanimity, modesty, and good sense
than those we have quoted above, II
the White Conventions in the Southern
States had eyinced equal discretion, the
work of reconstruction would be con
sideably nearer it's accomplishment than
it is how
JrPF DAvIs.-A Fortress Monroe letter
In New York paper says that Jeil.
Davis is fast becoming convinced OF ms
RAPIDLY diminishing consequence, and
that his manner has soltened down very
materially. On being asked what he
thought of the Presidents late message
he is reported to have said "ltis wisely
and boldly specific upon every subject
but the single one concerning me most
yitally-my trial" Davis Is stated 10
be In good health, aud TO be q. bCilVer
that the agitation Of the Monroe doc
trine will cause war with France,
when, as he is represented TO have said
Outlets will be in greater demand for
| the next four years than during the
past four years" Clement c. Clay ChaGes
under his imprisonment, Int is in good
health.
sg-A blockade running suit Ot con
siderable interest, on account OF being
considered q test case which will
govern others of u similar character,
was lately before the United States Dis
trict Court In Pittsburg. 1t was in re-
lation to certain cotton which was run
through the blockade of the Texas coast
was captured, and afterwards released
by government on the representations
of the agent of the owner that the latter
was loyal man and that the cargo was
intended to be used in disCharging hi
Indebtedness to Northern creditors, II
afterwards appeared that the agent ha0
sold the cotton, but had not settled witt
his principals creditors, and the suit
was instituted by one Of them to com
pei him to do so, and resulted in yer
dict for the plaintiff.
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PKRsoNAL.-Gen. Thomas W. Sweeney,
Secretary of War of the Fenian Broth
erhood, who was the first to "fall out"
with Ex-President O'Mahony, is g resi-
dent of Waterford, n. Y. He is a prin-
ter by trade, but when mere boy en-
tered O New York volunteer regiment
during the Mexican war, and fought so
bravely that on his return he received q
commission in the Fourth regular artil-
lery as Lieutenant, in which position he
remained until the breaking out Of the
rebellion, when he took command of the
Fifth Illinois regiment. He was present
at Shiloh, commanding brigade, and
although wounded six times, refused to
leave the neId. lie CUmulanueu tho
rear guard in Siegels famous retreat
throughout Missouri from Prices hordes,
and did the greatest part Of the fight
ing on that memorable retreat. He has
but one arm, having lost the other
in Mexico, and from his daredevil OBJ
stinacy has received in the army the
soubriqnet of "Fighting Tom Sweeney.
At present he ranks colonel In the
regular army, and is by breVet major
general of volunteers.
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Local and state Items.

MUTUAL BANK.-The annual meeting
of the Stockholders OF this Bank for the
election of Directors and Inspectors OF
election for the ensuing year, Will be
held at their Banking House on Tues
day the 10th day of January 1866, at
/, o'clock p, NJ.
|. NJ. Guy, Cashier
Castleton, VI. Dec. l4th, 1866,
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Dear Harry; You ask me what sort
OF q game / am playing with Jack Ora
ham for Olarissa's hand. / have to say,
10 reply, 1t is a game Of double ar quits,
and the result Is that doalbls and he
esits." ~ ...
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-21

WooL.-Addison county has nearly
two years growth on hand. Mr.. Bea-
man, of New Haven, estimates that there
is now, in the hands of the growers in
that town alone, from five to eight tons
of the crops raised in 1864.
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PERsoxAL.-Rev. n. G. Clark, 4. NJ,
Professor Of Rhetoric and English Liter
allure in Union College, has resigned
his place to assume his important duties
Of Secretary of the American Board OF
Foreign Missions. Just before his de-
parture, the students presented him
with the complete historical works OF
Bancroft, Prescott and Motley-twenty-
eight octave volumes in the richest
style of binding and printing
Bishop Hopkins is now making a
tour through the Southern States, for
the purpose Of delivering lectures in
behalf of such charitable objects as the
citizens Of the different points at which
he speaks may designate.
Truman Henry Stafford, il, the IA,
nous mathematician, is Vermonter.
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CoNeREss.-Among the important
bills and resolutions introduced into the
two houses Of Congress, those concern
ing Mexico, and further amendments to
the Constitution Of the United States,
will attract the special attention OF the
country. AS regards Mexico, concur
rent resolutions were moved in the Sen
ate by Mr.. Wade and in the House by
Mr.. Schenck, strongly reasserting the
Monroe doctrines, and requesting the
President to take such steps concern
ing this matter az will indicate the
recognized policy and protect the honor
and Interest OF the Government. Both
houses also requested the President to
communicate to them all information
in possession Of the government con-
corning the present condition Of affairs
| in Mexico.
Of the proposed amendments to the
| Constitution, several aim at the cstab-
lishment of equal civil rights to all men
without distinction OF color. Another
which expresses the Outspokcu s9ntl-
ments of nearly all the Union COnven-
tons held in 1865, demands that the
representation in the lower House be
! based upon the qualified number of yot
ers in each State. Others forbid the as
sumption or payment Of the rebel debt
and the reputation Of any part OF the
national debt. Interesting and exciting
| debates may be expected on both SUB
| iects.
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