Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-04-13
Miscellaneous Items.

Some of the New York hotels have
dropped to $3.50.a a day for board.
The fall of Richmond causes great
rejoicing throughout California. Green
backs at San Francisco have gone up to
IS cents, and are rising.
"A number of New York and Wash
ingtOn capitalists have already filed an
application to establish a national bank
in Richmond
The Chicago Tribune is urging the
establishment of regular line of yes
sells between Chicago and the principal
British and other European ports.
\ Now orleans letter states that
one hundred and seventy members of
the 99th Illinois regiment perished in a
storm lately while on board transport
in Mobile Bay.
Gen. Shepley, military governor Of
Richmond, has issued an order closing
all the liquor shops in Richmond, and
threatening punishment to any person
who shall sell or give Intoxicating
liquor to any United States soldier
The brass band formerly belonging
to the 14th Virginia regiment, who ar
rived at Washington on Thursday, took
the oath of allegiance, and after that
ceremony they played number of airs
suited to their changed positions.
-Brevet Brig. Gen. Winthrop, who
lost his life in the sanguinary engage
ment at the Five Forks, was a cousin of
Major Winthrop, author of Cecil Dreme,
killed at Big Bethel, and a brother-iu-
law of August Belmont. He entered
the service as a color bearer, and was
successfully promoted to the position
he occupied at the time of his death for
his soldierlY qualities.
M. Carme, Frenchman, is astonish-
ing the New Workers by his extraordi-
nary skill as billiardist. He is more
wonderful than Berger. He caroms
around a bat or dish; draws the ball
the length Of the table, and without
coming in contact with another ball
and concludes his shots by caroming on
one ball on the table and another on the
floor in the corner of the room.
H. II. Helper, brother of the author
of the " Impending Crisis, has arrived
at Newbern, on his way to Wilmington,
which is to. be his permanent home. He
was expatriated by Gov. Stanley for op-
posing the rendition of beautiful mu-
latto slave girl to her master, Nicholas
Bray, and also for opposing Stanleys
policy against the establishment of col
Ored schools in Newbern.
In announcing the occupation OF
Richmond on Monday, Grant tele-
graphed to the Secretary of War, A
part of the city is on fire. Shall it
burn ?' Secretary Stanton read the
to an immense crowd of people
in front of the War office, and asked the
question: "What answer shall / return
to Gen. Grant ?" The multitude i'm
pulsiyely responded, Let it burn !"
But the more thoughtful cried out, "No,
no, don't destroy it we can make good
use of it." The latter reply was prob
ably the substance of the Secretary's
answer.
When JEFF. Davis was urging his
to go into secession in
1861, he said in a speech at Vicksburg,
q The Yankees know too well the differ
ence between ninety-nine cents and
dollar to ever go to war; What does
JEFF say now? Does he think the Yam
KEGS know too well the difference be-
tween ninety mine cents and a dollar
ever to give up, when once in war, till
they have gained their end That's
what's the matter"
"A Hartford man made VOW, three
wears apo that he wOuld not eat q niaca
Of pie or cake until Charleston and
Richmond had been taken. He is an
boarder, just now, for he is
making up for lost time.