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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-14

CIDER.-The Woodstock Standard
says Last week we stated that Mr.. AL
fred Watkins of Reading had made the
present season two hundred barrels of
cider. Mr.. David I. Walker of this town
has beat that one half, having worked
up three thousand bushels Of apples,
which, according to the common esti-
mate, must have yielded at least three
hundred barrels ofcider.
FIRE.-About three o'clock Thursday
morning, the Waterman of the Ludlow
Wooden mills discovered light in the
woodshed ofthe Ludlow railroad sta
ton and gave the alarm. By some means
the wood in the shed had caught fire
and abont a cord had been consumed,
when by the prompt action of the cit
zens the fire was extiDguished without
further loss. ..r.-.. ...- .-.~. . fl
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
Private Letter of General Lee.

The original Of the following letter wa
found at Arlington House 10y Federal sol
der. \, anything relating to the persona
history Of the great captains OF this WA
must be of interest TO the public, we give
the letter a place in our columns:
ARLINGTON House, April 5, 1852,
My DEAR Son: ! am just in the act o
leaving for New Mexico. My fine old rel
menl has been ordered to that distant region
and must hasten on to see that they ere
properly cared for. | have but little to add
in reply to your letters of March 26, 27 and
2S. Your letters breathe true spirit OF
! lrankness; they have given myself and your
mother great pleasure. You must study to
be frank with the world; lrankness is the
child of honesty and courage Say just
take it for granted you mean to do right. II
friend asks a favor, you should grant it, il
it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why
you cannot you will wrong him and wrong
yourself by equivocation of any kind. New
er do wrong thing to make friend or
keep one; the man who requires you to do
so, is dearly purchased at a sacrifice. Deal
kindly, but firmly, with all your classmates,
you will find it the policy which wears best.
Above all, do not appear to others what YOU
are not. If you have any fault to find with
any one, tell him, not others, of what you
complain; there is no more dangerous exper-
iment than that of undertaking to be ono
thing before mans face and another behind
his back. We should live, act any say no.
thing to the injury of any one. 1t is not
only best as a matter of principle, but it is
the path to peace and honor In regard to
duty, let me, in conclusion of this hasly let.
ter, inform you that nearly hundred years
ago there was a day of remarkable gloom
and da'kness-s,ll known as the dark day
"a day when the light of the sun was slowly
extnguished, as if by an eclipse. The Leg,
lslature of Connecticut was in session. and
accountable darkness coming on, they shared
in the general awe and terror 1t was sup
posed by many that the last dav-lhe day Of
judgme had come. Some one, in the conl
sternation of the hour, moved an adjourn
ment. Then there arose an old Puritan leo'
islator, Davenport, of Stamford, and said, ,
that if the last day had come, he desired to
be at his place doing his duty, and, there,
fore, moved that candles be brought in so
that the house could proceed with lis duty.
There WAS queness in that mans mind, the
quletness OF heavenly wisdom and inhexible
willingness to obey present duty. Duty,
then, is the sublimest word in our language.
Do your duty in all things like the old Puri-
tan. You cannot do more, you should never
wish to do less Never let me and your
mother wear one gray hair for any lack of
duty on your part.
Your ah'ectiouate fuher, r. E. LEE.
To G.. w. CUsrIs LEE.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
Rates of Advertising:
Law of Newspapers.
, ,;nes one souare. this sized Type;

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
10 the contrary, are considered as wishing TO con-
time the subscription
IF subscribers wish their papers discontinu-
ed. publishers may continue to send them until
all charges are paid.
3, Ifsubscrbers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office or place to which they are
sent. they are held responsible until they settle
their bills and give due notice to discontinue.
4. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the paper is sent to
the former direction they are held responsible
Notice should always be given of the removal.
s. The Courts have decided, that refusing to
take paper from the Office. or removing and
leaving it uncalled for, is prima Joctca evidence
Of intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

New INvENTIoN.- ALL ladies' who have
occasion to alter garments know the trouble
required to rip the seams with scissors or
knife, and the care necessary to prevent cut-
ting the fabric. Work sewed with most of
the sewing machines is especially difficult to
rip. neat little instrument for this espe.
cial purpose has recently been patented,
which works admirably. With it, ripping
can be dooe ten times as rapidly and much
more safely than in the ordinary way
Milliners will fud them just the thing for
ripping straw work.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

AN ENGLISH DRlLL1NG MAcuINE.-Late
English papers describe a new machine for
drilling holes in rock, by the application of
power instead of manual labor. The inven-
is Mr.. Westmacott, partner of Sir VIM.
Armstrong. The inventor has taken for his
model the operations Of a man drilling, the
various movements being exactly copied -
First, the drill is pressed against the stone to
be operated on, and then blow is struck;
the drill is then withdrawn, turned little,
and again pressed against the stone aud
struck. A these operations are performed
by the machine itself, which is said to strike
from $50 to 200 blows per minute. The
machine is represented AS capable Of ofperform'
ing the work of twelve men. The above is
no doubt all correct; AZ least it is extremely
probable that it is so, from the fact that on
the 30th of January last we published full
and illustrated description of a machine an,
werng almost precisely that given above,
and patented 10y Mr.. J.S S. French, of this
city.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

The Catholic Cathedral at PHILADELPHIA.
which was consecrated Nov. 10th, has been
eighteen years building. Eight thousand
people were present at the conservation.
A couple Of negro cronies me. in WASH
ington on the day after election. One who
bad heard of the result, accosted the other.
with "Bress de Lor', de prayers OF the right.
eous am heard, and Fadder Abraham agin
sets on de throne"
The canals Of New York State were closed
for the season on the 9Th of December
ES- The Mountain Democrat, published
at Placerville, has entered on its twelfth VOL
ume.
Type setting machines are being manufac'
tured in New Haven for publishing houses
| in London and New Iolk,
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

A republican in New Britain, Conn, rel,
marked 10 shrewd Irishman, soon after
McClellan's nomination, that he would like
to know who would be fool enough to vote
for him for president. "And faith," says
Pat, "no fool will vote for Mcclellan; them
kind of fellows will vote on the other side"
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

VOTE OF New YoRK AND PENNsYLvANIA.
The official returns of the vote of New York
give TO the Lincoln electors 369 ,726; Nc
Clelan electors, 36l ,0s6. In 1860 the vote
STOOD for Lincoln, 362 GAG; Douglas, 3l2,
$40. Lncon's majority this year, GAO;
in 1860 5O,l36. In Pennsylvania the Union
electors received in the recent election
255,9Sl votes; Democratic electors receiv ed
242,l22. Union majority, 1859.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

No MORE STARVING CATrLE.-Lookinc
from our office at the surrounding hills of
Napa measuring a circumferenceof very ma
ny miles, and noticing their beautiful appear
ance, teeming with green and uxuriant grass,
we may safely conclude there will be no
more starving cattle in this region, unless
the bitterest of weather fellows the present
mild and pleasant sunshine.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

CHANGED HIS MIND.-ln Court over in
Washoe, juror was asked if he was in ia.
vor vor of or opposed to capital punishment.
Here is his reply:
"Well, Judge, you see, before l left the
Atlantic States was always opposed to cap.
ita punishment but since my arrival on the
Pacific slope, my mind has undergone 4
slight change, and1 am now decidedly iu
favor Of the experiment Of hanging"
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

"TorsY TURvY." Carrie Carlton, the
''phunnv" contributor TO the Mercury, has
cast her anchor and proposes to make tour
of the State as a Reader Ia Lisle Lester.
She writes in her Petaluma letter that she
intends to call on all the editors in her liter.
airy journeyings. What a prospect before
us. MdrysviWe 14ppeal.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

A young woman in Jackson, Michigan,
has been carrying on the recruiting business
in an original and highly peculiar manner
She marries man on condition that he will
enlist and give her the bounty She being
strkingly handsome, the man consents.-
After he is gone she marres another. Four
men has she thus welded and sent to the
army. On the fifth occasion she was detected,
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

One of the refined ladies who called on
Butler at his reception at the Fifth Avenue
HOTEL was heard to say, as she went out,
"bully for Butler" Yea. that was exactly
right, bully for Butler
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

lDAHo.-Perhaps the most noticeable min
ing devel lopmenls of the past year, upon this
coast, has been that of Idaho, embracing the
three districts of the Boise Basin, the South
Boise, and the Owyhee. The region in
which they are located is embraced between
the headwaters of the upper Columbia, or
Snake River and one of its principal south
ern tributaries, known as the Owyhee. The
central portion Of this region, or the Boise
Basin, is situated about one hundred and
fifty miles little east of north Of Star City,
Humboldt county, Nevada. Some thirty
arastras were at work in South Boise, last
summer. There are now some eight or ten
mills, either running or about to start, at
Owyhee aud Boise Basin, and several others
upon which the work of construction has Just
commenced. A very considerable amount
Of bullion may be expected from Idaho
another season. 1t is lhouglt that the quartz
mines there will compare favorably with
those of any region yet opened.
s. +. MintnG Press
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
How Murat Died,

The sentence of the military commission
was read to him with due solemniy. He
listened TO it AS he would have listened to
the cannon of another battle during his mil
itary life, without emotion or bravado. lie
neither asked for pardon, for delay, nor for
appeal. lie had advanced, of his own ac-
cord, toward the door, as if to accelerate the
catastrophe. The door opened on narrow
esplanade lying between the towers of the
castle and the outer walls. Twelve soldiers,
with loaded muskets, awaited him there. The
narrow space did not permit him to stand at
a sufficient distance to deprive his death of a
part of its horror Murat, in stepping over
the Threshold of the chamber found himself
face to face with them. He refused to have
bis eyes bandaged, aud looking at the SOL
diers with firm and benevolent smile. said:
"My triends,do not make me suffer by taking
bad aim. The narrow space compes you
almost to rest the muzzles of your muskels
on my breast; do not trembIe; do not strike
me in the face; aim at my heart-here it is"
AS he spoke thus, he placed his right hand
upon his coat, to indicate the position of his
heart. In his left hand he held small me-
dallion, which contained the one focus of
love, the image Of his wife and four children,
as if he wished thus to make them witnesses
of his look. He fixed his eyes on this por'
trait, and received the dea,hblow in the con-
temptation of all he loved on earth His
body, pierced at so short distance with
twelve balls, fell, with his arms open and his
face toward the earth, as if still embracing
the kingdom he once possessed, and which
he had come to reconquer for his tomb.
They threw his cloak upon his body, which
was buried in the Cathedral of Pizzi.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

GREENBAcK DEcIsIoN.-The Sacramento
Union says that in the case of Bowland VS..
Morley the Sup. Court has rendered decision
reversing the decision of the Court below,
and ordering that the judgment stand in full
force as a gold coin judgment. In this case
note had been given payable in gold coin.
Judge Bondurant of the Thirteenth Judicial
District, Mariposa county, decided that the
Specific Contract Act was unconstitutional,
aud that therefore the defendant was not
bound by his agreement to pay in gold. The
Supreme Court, in reversing the decision,
sustains the Specific Contract Act.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

Jones and Brown were talking lately of a
young clergyman whose preaching they had
heard that day. The sermon was like GER
tain man mentioned in certain biography
"very poor and very pious." "What do you
think of him?" 81 think" said Jones, 'he
did much better two years ago" "Why, he
didn't preach at all them" said Brown
"True, that is just what I meau," replied
Jones.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

The FIRST NEwsPApER.-Severa contra,
dictory statements have been made in regard
to the commencement of journalism. Agnes
Strickland, in her "Life of Queen Elizabeth" )"
says that the first genuine newspaper was
the English Mercurie," which was issued 10y
the Government during the progress of the
Spanish Armada, to prevent the circulation
of false reports. This paper was printed by
Christopher Barker, the Queen's printer, and
the first number was dated, July 23d 1888.
The "InvincibIe Armada" was fitted out by
Philip II, King of Spain, and when il enter
ed the English Channel, consisted of one
hundred and fifty ships. 1t was attacked
by the English fleet of eighty ships, and the
battle lasted sixteen days, resulting in the
defeat Of the Spanish fleet. a terrible storm
completed the destruction of the Spanish
Armada.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
Excess of 1864,

Excess of 1864, $9,635 2Sl
This increase of twenty per cent. to our
yield of bullion is far in advance of the pro-
portionae increase of our population during
the past year. and can on y be regarded as a
most indubitable evidence Of the continued
and increasing prosperity of the legitimate
mining interest of the Pacific coast. 1t is
admitted that there is a certain amount of
the above aggregate, which may have been
forced from the mines at the expense of more
dollars paid, in assessments for working,
than was returned from the ore, and there is
also small balance (Sl,e59, ,963) of ship
ments in excess of the reported receipts OF
bullion from the interior; both of which can
account but for small portion of the excess
noticed
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
nv 4 c. n. MITCHELL.
TERMS:

p,vohls in Gold and Silver Invariably in Ad-
vance.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

The YIELD OF BULLIoN.-The San Fran
cisco Mining Press, says: Notwithstanding
the general depression Of the mining interest
which has prevailed to such an extent during
the past year, the aggregate result proves
quite conclusively, that this depression has
been more apparent than real. Compared
with 1868, the aggregate yield Of bullion fol
the past year shows most remarkable in
crease The figures stand as follows
Shipments of treasure for 1864, $55, ,707, POI
Shi pments of treasure for 1868, 4607l ,92C
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
PLACER HERALD.

WEEKLY DEMOCRATIC sovnsA DhvoTTp TO ro
,rucs AND GENERAL INTELLldENCE' - PUBLISHED
EVERY SATURDAY, ON NEVADA STREET. AoDo"N'
The Placer herald., 1865-01-14

he fourth is that of a man ob the people,
p-rhalrs a common soldier. He is almost Of
colossal size. lie lies on his back, his arms
extended by his sides, and his feet stretched
out, rs if finding escape impossible, he had
lain himself down TO meet death like a brave
man. His dress consists of a short coat or
jerkin and tight fitting brceches Of some
coarse stuff perhaps leather. Heavy sandals
with soes studded with nails, are laced tight
y around his ankles On one finger i seen
his iron ring. His features are strongly
marked; the mouth open as in death. Some
of the teeth still remain, aud sven part Of
the moustache adheres to the plaster.
HANDS ON BosoMs-A mischievious Yam
kee one day stopped before shirt manufac
tory, and read OH card, hanging outside,
these words: Hands on Bosoms Wanted. :"
He stepped inside, asked to see the "boss," "
which individual being brought before him,
he innocently inquired whether they wanted
hands on bosoms. 1--WE do, sir was the
your females, and III take my pick" There
seems to be some misunderstanding here"
remarked the proprietor "Not to my think
ing" replied the Yankee, "you want hands
on bosoms, eb?' We do Very good:
you see them hands," said the Yankee, hold
ing forth his two, which were more remark
able for size than cleanliness. 81 see them,
certainly" said the shirt merchant, not cons
pretending the others meaning. Good
again. said Yank. THE hands are here;
now all we want is the b~soms to put on.
So please jest you trot out the feminines,
and we'll probably make a trade" The
merchant explained the meaning of the
sign, and the Yankee left, amid the merri-
ment OF some three or four clerks The
proprietor took in his sign soon after, and
when he hung it out again, it read thus:
"Wanted, good shirt bos IN makers
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05
AFTERNOON REPORT.

NEW YoRk, April 5.--Telegrams to the
family of Major General Potter sate that he
was not killed, but dangerously wounded. 1t
10 hoped he will recover. ..... ......
Adgices from Newbern, dated March 3lst
state that General Sherman returned there
the day before He left for Goldsboro at
once. While riding in carriage with General
Palmer, the horses took fright and ran away,
but the General escaped injury
The rebels are supposed to be quietly located
Tor the time being between Smithield and
Raleigh. ..... ..,.
The Herald's Newbern correspondent says /;
General Sherman on his return there said
there was ,uch thing peace with the reh-
els by negotiation, and that the issue must be
fought out, He added however that be ex-
pected after some more marching TO muster
out ofserviee at the expiration of four months
one of The brayest aud best armies that ever
trod the earth. ...
Both Raleigh and Weldon are being forti-
fed by the rebels, but they are in doubt which
place Sherman will move upon, u1
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05
New York market.

NEw YoRK, April Cotton dull at 37a3s;
Flour dull, steader but lower; 8 OOa8 rs
for extra state, and 5Oas 60 for round
hoop Ohio; Wheat, small receipts, dull
SalOc lower at | 80 Tor Milwaukee club.
and ! 7O4 for old Chicago spring
Rye dull and heavy at 25al &c
Corn dull at 4Oal AZ for new yellow
southern Oats dull and lower at 82as5 cts
for western; Pork frmer at 25 62
for new mess, % 5Oa23 90 for '63 and "a,
23 O0a23 90 for prime; Lard dull at l5ial6;
Whisky rather steadier at 2l5 for western;
Petroleum dull at 80 cents for crude, so cts
for refined in bond, 7la72c for free; Dressed
Hogs quiet at l7Rl7s for western; Sugar
dull at l74al84c for Muscavado; Butter 36a
48c for Ohio Cheese quiet at l5a24c; Beef
dull and heavy; Cntmeats dull. Eggs firm
at 27a28c.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05

DRAFT Meeting IN THE FIFTH WARD All
who have been drafted in the Fifth Ward,
and all who feel an interest in procuring sub
stitutes for poor men who cannot leave their
families, will meet at the Central (OregoD)
Engine House, tonight Don't fail to be
present The quota can Oe raised, and the
drafted men relieved, If the people will only
assist little. Turn out tonight, everybody
and contribute little aid. Let proper
feeling prevail, and the quota will be raised
and no drafted men will go from the Fifth
Ward into the army.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05
CITY Council.

April 4, 1865.
Present--Messrs Kiersted, Dickey, Kuhns,
Iddings, Bimm, Shank, Lehman, Thomas,
McGregor, Hilgefort
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Committee on accounts TO whom was
referred the cost bill in the Gaze of Cnrath
Vs. City, asked TO be continued one week.
Request granted.
The Market Master submitted his report for
the month Of March, showing collections TO
the amount of $3.50 20, which was ordered to
be charged to the Treasurer
By Mr.. Shank; Resolved, That DR.. Wal.
ters and Mr.. Blanchard be notified to repair
the sidewalk in front Of their lot on Main
street, between Third and Fourth streets, with
in ten days Adopted
By the same Resolved That tue Judges
and Clerks Of Election be paid the usual fees,
Adopted.
By Mr.. Iddings, Resolved That the trus.
tees Of the Second Ward be authorized to
temporarily repair the Bridge Street Road,
and the Trustees Of the Third Ward to tenn
porArily repair the Third street road until
some plan Tor the permanent improvement of
these roads can be adopted Agreed to.
BY the same, Resolved That the City
( Civil Engineer be, and is hereby instructed to
locate the sewer through Bayard street, aud
that Stout, Mills 4 Temple be authorized TO
take dirt and gravel from the same, 10 fill up
their lots in the vicinity.
p Council adjourned. Lr -tMl.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05

NEw YORK, April 5.--Stocks dull and
better Gold closed at 1914 Money
6. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 1903;
Reading 94l 6-2O coupons 1868; lO-4O's
coupons, 9lB one year certificates SO
United States skies of 1881, cou-
Pons, lO5; New York Central s93 Erie 81;
United States skies Of 1881, registered, 1861;
1905 lag; Sterling Exchange 1904 U 5
sixes of 81. registered, l05; 8 2O's,ree eistered,
lO43; coupons 1851; fves of "a, coupons,
100; fves of n, reg, lO2; skies OF 67, cou.
ponS, 1870; 500 coupons, new issue 1864.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05

But the crowning glory Of his life remains to be at
tanned in his discovery, or rather combination, or he
does not clam 10 have been the dscovtrer Of OKDRoN
which s the basis OF the Biters now offered TO the
public. That honor belongs To the native inhabitants
OF Central America. TO whom its virtues have been
known for more than two hundred years. Armed
with Il the Indian bids defiance TO the most deadly
malaria, and handles, without fear, the most venom
Gus serpents. II Is belief with them, that while
there is breath in the body the Oedron s potent to
cure, matter what the disease may be,
while DR.. Bu!lIs not prepared to endorse this ex.
rSvaRAnt pretenson he Is nevertheless satisfied from
Q thorough examination OF the evidence relating TO
its virtues, htas remedy and preventative for all
diseases arising from exposure either IN "hepqe Vi
weather or climate, or 20 miasmAlIc ianusnDes, 1t
stands
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05

wAsmNGroN, April 5.-The War Depart.
ment has just issued the following order
The Examining Board, Of which Major
General Casey, U. S. v is president will lm
mediately adjourn to Richmond, Virginia, at
which place it will resume its present duties
Major General Casey will in addition take the
general superintendency of recruiting and
mastering colored troops in Richmond and
the adjacent country, l.a -.a
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-05
I'M DYSPEPSIA,

And its attendant train Of symptoms, acts more like
CHARM than medicine There 10 nothing in the
whole range Of Matenia Medica that can for moment
bear a comparison with 1t in this disease.
A full account OF this wonderful plant may b. found
In the eleventh edition OF the United States Dspens
atory, pages 1887 aud 1898.
A series OF experiments in which Dr. Bull has been
for yeRrs engaged, has Just been brought 10 success
fu termination, and he is enabled TO offer TO the
public combination OF OEDR0N with other approved
tOnics ths whole preserved IN the best quality Of
copper distilled Bourbon Whisky, which he IL conf
dent has no equal in the world.
He might furnish volume OF certificates, but the
pubic have long since learned TO estimate such things
by their true value The safest plan is for every one