Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-09
Miscellaneous Items.

far stand lS4 Union to ~ Democratic.
There are seven and a half families
on an average TO every house in New
York.
One thing is at last definitely set
tied. The last ditch isn't in South Car
olina,-Prentiee,
Col. Bakers enlistment fraud inves-
legations involve in suspicion governor
of one Of the New England States.
Gen. Hurlbut at New Orleans has
forbidden further clearances for Mata-
moras.
Tennessee has adopted its free state
constitution by vote of over 10000,
thus setting free 275,000 slaves.
OF I'LL rebel prisoners confined ON
Johusons Island, Sandusky, since April,
1862, only 2l0 have died, or 40 per
cent This shows how well they have
been cared for.
MIR, Russell ("Bull Rum says in
his British Army and Navy Gazette that
Gen. Mcclellan is abroad " for private
reasons Of which we regret to hear"
What are they?
Miss Emma Hardinge, u California
girl, lectured at New York, Thursday
night, on the war. She compared Abra-
ham Lincoln to Moses, and James Blu
chan to Judas IscariOt. Poor Judas
A member of the Arkansas Legis-
lature, in debate on the question of
restoration of the Union, made speech
in favor of it, which he concluded by
saying THAT it would change the bor-
yo' hills into fruitful rolleyS."
The judges Of the Michigan su.
preme court having decided the Mich
igan soldiers voting law unConstitu-
tional some of the members of the leg
islature, who were elected by soldiers
votes, have resigned.
Chief Justice Chase, in speech be-
fore the freedmen's relief association at
Washington, declared for negro suffrage,
but also for education as preliminary
and preparatory to it.
Miss Evans, the little Welsh tenn
peranCe oratress, now at Boston, has
given from the receipts of her lectures
nearly $1,000 to the Sanitary and Chris
tian commissions, besides supporting
her fathers family, consisting of eleven
persons.
The Davenport (Iowa) Gazette &C
Cuses the Chicago Tribune Of stealing
its editorials bodily; also Of stealing
the editorials Of the New York Tribune,
and then thanklessly calling Mr.. Greeley
Graham Bread" and "Old Drab" in
the same number.
The authorities at Washington have
advised Gov. Fenton of New York that
the rebels in the Canadian provinces
contemplate raid upon Oswcgo and
! Rochester. and public meeting was
held at Oswego on Saturday, to take
measures for defense.
The New York national celebration
didn't come off on Saturday on account
Of the rain, and is to take place to-day
1t was to have been big thing but the
money didn't come in very freely and
the committee appealed for more funds
Saturday. The N. Y. Post suggests its
postponement until the anniversary OF
the fall of Fort Sumpter
No tickets were sold to colored gen.
tlemen for the Inauguration bail at
Washington. A report that they would
be caused such a fluttering in the first
circles that the court organ. the Chron-
icle, was obliged to deny it by authori
| ty. If there had been time specia
bill would undoubtedly have been intro
duced into the Senate to prohibit such
odious distictions of race.
AT d masquerade party the Other
night, Brother Jonathan, abiding to q
1 young lady, industriously at work knit
ting, asked "Why she was like the cap
| ture of Fort Fisher to the rebels 2" be-
cause she is blessing in disguise"
Mrs. Sterling, wife of ex-Aldermar
Sterling Of Toronto, who was instru
mental in bringing Pirate Burley tt
justice, was knocked down in the street
on Saturday evening, by a rufiian, who
exclaimed as he approached her, If il
| had not been for your id husband
Barlay would not be whose he is" The
cowardly assault was undoubtedly made
| by some chlvalric" Southerner.
1t is SAID that the rebel authorities
at Richmond would send soldiers tt
seize and return the skedaddling Con
| gressmen to their seats, were it not tha'
they would not be able to find people &c
bring back the soldiers.
The Troy Wing has passed into the
hands of A. G. Johnson. Hugh Greene
formerly of Franklin County, who
bought it in 1862, left it some time las
year, and has game to Pennsylvania
and G.. A. Hill of Boston, who was asso
ciated with it, has now retired also.
"A woman in Pawtucket, r. I.
bought goods worth $1.60 and gave the
trader a 81 bill. She was handed forty
cents in fractional currency, hut indig.
nantly declared that she would not take
the trash, would make the change
herself frst-and taking out handful
Of silver put sixty cents in the glitter
ing coin before the astonished store.
keeper and received back a paper dol.
lar, with which she went off satisfied.
"A member Of the Maine House o.
Representatives was making a speech
the other day, when the House being
rather noisy the gavel of the Speaker
fell, and he remarked, "The gentleman
cannot be heard" The member took il
| in high dudpeon and demanded tC