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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
Local aud state Items.

Miraculous EscAPR.-Eait0y RatlaHa
HTald. The following incident is copied
from the Paris Mercury, (Mo) We hope
it may find place in the columns OF
the HERALD, as the youth here mentioned
is son of P. d. Pelsue, formerly Of
Wallingford, VI, but now residing in
Monroe County, Mo,
cone of the most miraculous escapes
from watery grave of which we have
ever heard, occurred in this county on
Friday last, in this wise Mr.. John Pei
sue, a lately returned federal soldier
about u years of age, with his mother,
sister and two little brothers left this
place in a two horse wagon for the coun-
try intending to cross Elk Fork at the
Columbia ford. On reaching the ford he
found the river considerably swollen by
the late rains, but supposing it not to
be past fording, he ventured into the
stream and the current being quite rap
id and the stream much higher than he
supposed 1t was, the horses and wagon
were thrown over and the entire party
precipitated into the middle Of the
stream. Mr.. Pelsue, with great pres
ence of mind, at once went at work to
save the family. Being good swim
mer he first seized his youngest
brother and swan to shore with him
by this time the wagon-boX became de-
tached from the running gear and COM
menced floating down the stream, the
mother, sister and remaining brother
clinging to it and as luck would have
it one end Of the box was forced by the
current near the shore which enabled the
little fellow that was clinging to 1t to
make his escape leaving the mother and
sister yet to be taken care of, and who
were being rapidly taken down the cur
rent with the floating wagon box. Mr.,
Pelsue directed them to hold on to it,
and he plunged into the stream and
aimed to reach them, but found that
they fOated as fast as he could swim
hence he again made for the shore, and
on reaching it ran down the stream I'M
til he got to where the mother and sis
ter were floating with the box, and
plunging once more into the stream was
enabled this time to get hold Of the box,
and by dint of perseverance and good
swimming succeeded in working the
same near enough to the shore to enable
his mother and sister to reach it
in safety. His next thought was to save
the horses which he had left struggling
in the water at the fOrd-one Of them
completely submerged and the other
with its head Just above the water, and
both so entangled in the harness that
they could not extricate themselves.
His first thought was to cut them loose,
but finding that he had no knife, he at
once dived under the water and deliber-
ately unhitched the horses and again
coming up succeeded in getting them to
the shore, one Of them suffering severe
ly from stranguation. The wagon box
was lost, but the balance Of the wagon
was gotten out some days after. One Of
the rescued horses has since been killed
by lightning.
A greater display Of presence Of mind
and courage than that manifested
by Mr.. P. on this occurrence is not on
record. The point at which the mother
and sister were rescued, was about q
quarter Of mile below the ford
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

GEy. FITZPATRICK on RECONSTRUCTION.
"A dispatch from Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, gives the substance of letter
which it is said Gen. fitzpatrick, who is
now travelling through that state, has
written to one Of its prominent citizens,
in which he expresses as his opinion that
reconstruction there, as well as in the
remainder Of the South, has been COM
menced at least four years too soon. He
is represented as stating it as his belief
that the majority of the people of that
section are not to be trusted, and will,
as soon as they again recover their lost
political power, commence a persecution
OF all Union men as well as the negroes,
endeavor to re-enslave the latter, and in
conjunction with the copperheads of the
North, attempt to secure a reputation
Of the national debt, and ultimately
make another desperate effort to effect
their separation from the Union.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

MERINos. - "The Country Gentleman"
tries to check what it calls the "sheep
fever" Commenting upon the prices
offered to and asked by MIR. Hammond
for his celebrated buck. Gold Drop,
it says;
1.-THE figures quoted above require no
comment to show the point which the
"sheep fever Of the past three or four
years has reached. Without disputing
the fact that the price named might
have been taken for this ram, or that
the valuation put upon him had foun-
dation in his actual earnings-no sensible
man can claim any basis on which eth
er should rest, beyond the current fash
ion of the day, and most exaggerated
notion industriously diffused through
the community, Of the merits of the
sort of sheep of which the animal men
toned was the example. While such a
mania lasts, paragraphs like the above
attract comparatively little notice ;
when the mania is over, and people sit
down to count the cost in the sober
light OF ultimate returns, these "fevers'
and those who take part in exciting
them, appear and are commented on, in
a very different way"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

The RICHMOND ELECTIONS. - The
Evening Post. learns from a trustworthy
source that tR action of Gen. Turner,
in annulling the recent elections in
Richmond, was based chiefly, if not en-
tircly, upon the fact that the judges Of
election, while they admitted the votes
of Virginians who had served in the
rebel armies, rejected those Of Nirgini-
ans who had served in the Union armies.
One of the votes thus reported was that
of citizen, resident and merchant Of
Richmond for at least five years before
the war, strong Unionist the Secre-
tary of the last open Union meeting held
in the city before the war began. This
gentleman, when troops were called for,
left his home in RichmOnd-where they
were not enlisting men for the Union
armies at that time-and entered the
three months service. When his term
there expired, he re-enlisted and served
during the war. He fought in twenty
one battles, and when he returned to
Richmond, his vote was rejected as a
nonresident This case was present
ed to President johnson, with the proper
aflldavits and testimony to prove all its
facts, and he Immediately ordered that
an election conducted on such principles
should be annulled.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

DEMOCRATIC SPLIr.-Therc is i split
among the Ohio Democrats. The regu-
lar State Convention win be held at Co
lumbus, next Thursday, and Gen, George
w McCook OF Steubenyille, is likely to
be the candidate for Governor But q
convention called the Democratic State
Sovereignty Convention was held at
Columbus on Thursday Of this week, and
Alexander Long Of Cincinnati was nom
mated for Governor, ana Chiffon White
of Georgetown for Lieutenant Governor
Both OF the nominees We're formerly
members Of Congress, and were among
the most thorough copperheads that
could be found, They and their follow
els are so much like rebels, even now,
that they didn't dare trust themselves
at the regular convention,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

EXTRAORDINARY RAID.-A paragraph
is going the rounds Of the papers to the
effect that a certain "Mr. s." from Bur-
lington, Vt, has made most extraor-
binary raid upon the affections of mar
ried women in Nashua, N, H., and, re-
port says, run away with three of them.
The party were last heard from at st.
Leon, G. W., with one or more OF the
bereaved husbands in hot pursuit.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

CAMP MBETING.-A Camp Meeting
commences at New Haven on Monday
next. All persons attending it will be
carried by the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad for fare one way, All passen-
ger trains will stop at the camp ground
to leave or take passengers, except the
mail train going north, and the day ex-
press going south. Tickets must be
purchased at the office. Full fare will
be charged on the cars.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
Duty.
Dolls. Cts.

Agreement or contract, other than those
specified in this schedule any appraise-
ment of value CT damage, or for any
other purpose; for every sheet or piece of
paper upon which either of the same
shall be written, five ants. ............
Provided That if more than one appraise-
ment, agreement, or contract shall be
written upon one sheet or piece of paper
five cents for each and every additional
Advertisement, agreement, or contract.
BANK CHECK, draft, or order for the pay
ment of any sum of money whatsoever
drawn upon any bank, banker, or trust
company, or for any sum exceeding ten
dollars drawn upon any other person
or persons, companies, or corporations,
at sight or on demand, - o cents. ......
BILL OF EXCHANGE, [inlaud) draft, or order
for the payment of any sum of money,
not exceeding one hundred dollars, other
wise than at sight or on demand, or any
promissory note, except bank notes is
sued for circulation, and checks made
and intended to be forthwith presented
and which st all be presented to a bank
or banker for payment) or any memoir
andum, check. receipt, or other written
For printed evidence of an amount ofmOn-
ey to be made on demand or at time
designated, for time not exceeling one
hundred dollars, five cents. .......,.....
And for every additional hundred dollars,
or fractional part thereof in excess to
one hundred hundred dollaes, five cents
BILL OF EXCHANGE EtoTeignl or letter of
credit, drawn in payable out of the Uni
tel States if; drawn fnely or, otherwise
than in q set Of three or more, aceOr-
ding TO the custom Of merchants and
bankers, shall pay The same rates Of duty
as inland bills of exchange or pro nissUry
notes. ....s.......... ......s.,..-.t-.
If drawn in sets of three OF more: For
every bill OF each set where the sum
made payable shall not exceed one hun
drei dollars. or the equivalent thereof
any for foreign currency IN which sush
bills may be esprtssc4 acp-5rng e she
s.auisr5 Of ya'ua iNe by gae URltei
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

short time have increased so alarmingly
in the lower part OF the city, More de.
falcations and failures are coming, ana
wise men will do well 70 stand IRON
under
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

BRANDON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
There have been eleven pastors over this
church since its formation. The follow
ing table shows their order and the time.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

SwINE.-Three hundred swine passed
through St. Adams on Saturday morn
ing in transit to city markets, which
sold at the depot in that village at Sll
to $13 per hundred, live weight.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

CLosED.-The hospital at Brattleboro
has been closed, and the patients, to the
number of about fifty, ordered to Sloan
General Hospital at Montpelier.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

DEATH OF Consul SHERMAN.--Jaha-
eel Sherman of Vergennes, U. S. Consu,,
died at Charlestown, Prince Edward Is
land, on the 18th inst.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Pcsse3 a' the first Session cfLde Thir,y-eightt
Congress.


AN ACT 70 provide internal revenue to sup
po / the COVE -nment, to pay interest on the
public debt, and for other purposes.
BE d reSolped by the Senate and H0u3e Of Repre-
scntItircs Of the United States Of Amerlca in Con
greSs assembled
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

FOREIGN NRWs.-NothlnS hau peeh
heard In London on the 18th inst, the
date of the last advioes received trom
there, concerning the Atlantic cable,
since. communication ceased with the
Great Eastern on the I'd, There was
considerable anxiety about the cause of
the long silence, which has been dispel-
led before this time by the return of the
Great Eastern for better graphing gear
but the directors of the CompUny have
held q meeting, and voted to increase
the capital stock 100000, so as to COM
plete the laying of the present cable and
lay another one. They are disposed TO
persevere in the work they have under
taken. They could do no other way If
they would, for there is already too
much money invested in the enterprise
some $4,000, 900 in gold-to entertain
the thought Of failure, If additional
money can render it successful.
"THE MIaHrY FALLEN. "A cores
pendent writing from Huntsville, Ala,
gives the following account of the Clay
family, of which C. c, Clay, Jr., is the
most prominent member Just now. 1t
illustrates very forcibly the effects Of Sc
cession
have occupied since my arrival here,
q large and pleasant second floor front
room, in the dwelling house of Gov. G.
G. Clay, father of the notorious rebel
bearing the same name, In the year Of
our Lord 1860, the Clays of Huntsville,
Ala, were the autocrats of all they sur
veyed. They possessed wealth, intiu-
ence, power and rank. Yankeeism cow
cred before their imperious will. bro
Their of c. c., Jr., at that time edited a
paper here, and demanded the warfare
of the black flag to the Union armies.
The Canada cut-throat Clay, now cap
tive, occupied a splendid mansion near
the city, and had a fine Office in the best
street, well stocked with legal works
and general library. The old Cover
nor lived in large and comfortable old
mansion nestled down in landscape
garden, where ample shade was fur
nished by fine old trees, whose foliage
had fallen in forty autumns. His plant
atoms were well stocked, slaves and all,
and producing annual thousands. In
1865, ia change has come over the spirit
of our dream" The editor is poverty
stricken loater, begging at the back door
of his aged and decrepit fathers house
for family bread. The younger c. c. is
captive traitor, charged with even
blacker crimes than common, defiant
treason encompasses, The eminent sire,
who is by the way, a genial, kind
hearted old man, tottering into the
grave, is compelled to lease to an enter
prising Yankee speculator the front or
main part of his dwelling to procure
means of subsistence. Hence, while the
Yankee boldly marches in at his front
door into his parlors and best chambers,
to dream loyal dreams, and rest, now
that the wariare'S DER, the quondam
aristocrat must plOd around to the rear,
and there eat the CORN bread Of mad
passion, with a conscience weighed down
with remorse.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

! I'Ah! TAR! TAR In gallon GALE
| / Only- ore dollar per gallon. g, ..-,,r,s
--.-..s-..
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

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The weekly union record., 1865-11-18
Economy.

The Bulletin thus describes the pains
taken to save all the precious dust" in
the San Francisco Mint:
The old maxim, "a penny saved is q
penny made" meets with very literal
observance in the Mint. Nothing that
goes into the Mint, visitors excepted, is
allowed to come out again except in the
form of coin, ingots or ashes. All the
employees are obliged to change their
clothes on entering the Mint, and when
the working suits are worn out. they are
burned for the purpose Of recovering
the floating PARTICLES of gold dust that
may be hidden in their texture. The
crucibles in which the gold is melted,
although none is supposed to adhere, are
pulverized when worn out, and the row
der washed to catch any particles that
may be in it. All woodwork, boxes,
carpets, etc., used in the building are
reduced to ashes, and the gold extracted.
In the room occupied by females who
adjust the weight Of the coin by filing,
the utmost care is taken to preserve the
filings and even then the quantity Of
gold that escapes by minute particles
floating in the air is so great that when
the worn-out carpet Of the apartment Is
burnt, it always produces dust enough
to more than purchase new one. At
the end of each year, the furnaces and
hues of the establishment are taken
down, and the bricks pulverized and
washed to extract the gold. Even the
water in which the hands of the work
men are washed, is made to pass over
quicksilver to catch any fine particles
that may have adhered to the skin.
And finally, after al the gold has been
extracted from the ashes and debris of
the establishment that is possible by
any known Yankee process, the sweep
ings of the entire Mint are shipped to
New York, where they are sold for re-
shipment to France and Germany, in
which countries they undergo still an
other process for extracting the last re-
mains of gold they may contain. The
sweepings of the San Francisco Mint
usually sell for about $40, 900 per an
mum, and probably net as much more
to their Dutch purchasers.
The weekly union record., 1865-11-18
Earthquake at Catanea.

One of the earthquakes most partic-
ularly described in history, is that which
happened in the year 1898; the dam
ages of which were chiefly felt in Sicily,
but its motion was perceived in Ger
many, France and England. 1t ex-
tended to a circumference of two thous-
and six hundred leagues chiefly affect
ing the seacoasts and great rivers !;
more perceivable, also, upon the noun
tains than in the valleys.
Its motions were so rapid that persons
who lay at their length were tossed from
side to side, as upon rolling billow.
The walls were dashed from their found
ations; and no fewer than ffty-four
cities, with an incredible number of vii
lagos, were either destroyed or greatly
damaged. The city of Catanea, in
particular, was utterly overthrown. A
traveller who was on his way thither
perceived, at the distance of some miles,
a black cloud, ike night, hanging over
the place.
The sea, all of a sudden, began to
roar; Mount -Etna to send forth great
spires of fame; and soon after a shock
enSued, with noise as if all the artillery
in the world had been at once discharg-
ed. Our traveller being obliged to alight
instantly, felt himself raised a foot from
the ground; and, turning his eyes to
the city, he with amazement saw nothing
but a thick cloud of dust in the air.
The birds flew about astonished; the
sun was darkened; the beasts ran howl
ing from the hills; and, although the
shock did not continue above three min
utes, vet near nineteen thousand of the
inhabitants Of Sicily perished in the
ruins. Catanea, to which city the de-
scriber was travelling, seemed the prin-
cipal scene of ruin; its place only was
to be found and not footstep of its
former magnifcence was to be seen
remaining.-GoldsmiM
The weekly union record., 1865-11-18

"Ir's Me. Passing q neat little
martin-box of a house recently, We hap
pened to see a man waiting at the door
for admittance. At the instant, a green
blind above just opened little way,
and by the gaslight we caught glimpse
of pair of brilliant eyes, and hutter
of something white, and bird toned
voice softly said, who's there 2"
''It's me-" was the brief response. The
eyes and the futter disappeared from
the window, like stars in a cloud, and
we almost fancied, as we passed on, We
could hear the pattering of two little
feet upon the stairs, winged with well
come. 1t was trife it all happened
in an instant, but it haunted US for an
hour. "It's me ~ Amid the jar of
the great city, those words fell upon the
quick ear aloft, and met a glad response.
Its me - and who was me - The
pride of a hearts life, no doubt; the
tree vine was clinging to; the DE
fender of the Faithful" in the best
sense Of the phrase. ''It's men' Many
are those who would give half their
hearts, and more than half the hope in
them, for one such recognition in this
"wide, wide world" On Change, in
the Directory. at the post Office, he was
known as A B c, but on the threshold,
and within those walls, ''It's me" and
nothing more and what more is there
one would love to be? Few of all the
hearts that beat SO wildly, warmly,
sadly, slowly, can recognize true soul
amid the dim and darkness of the world
in that simple but eloquent ''It's NE J"
as if he said,
Now am nothing to all the world,
For am all the world to thee.
-.Ne7r York Era.
The weekly union record., 1865-11-18
Now. am nothing to all the world,
For am all the world to thee.
-.Ne,c York Era.

HYBRID BARLEY.-We were shown,
yesterday, by B. Howard Brown, grain
dealer, sample of barley said to be a
mixture between the common sort and a
quality imported from Napul, India. 1t
is entirely free from boards, is quite as
prolific, and each grain as large as the
common barley. The shape Of the
grains are also the same, and it is only
distinguishable from the common kind
by a peculiar roughness Of the outer
covering. A farmer in this valley
raised seventy sacks of it this season,
and it is held in high esteem for feed.
Stockton Independent.
The weekly union record., 1865-11-18
The Common Soldier.

Nobody cared when he went 70 var.
Bat the woman whe cried On his shoulder:
Nobody decked him with immortelles-
He was only common soldier.
Nobody packed in dainty trnnk
Folded raiment and officers fare
4 knapsaek held all the recruit
Might own, or love. or eat, or wear.
Nobody gave him goodbye fete-
With sparkling glass and fowercrowncd wine;
Two or three friends on the sidewalk stood
Watching for Jones, the fourth in line.
Nobody cared how the battle went
With the man who had fought till the bullet sped
Through the coat undecked with leaf OF STIR
On common soldier left for dead.
The cold rain bathed the feve7ei wound.
And the kind clouds wepi the ivclenS night
A pitying lotion Mature gave,
Till help might come with morning light;
Such help as the knife of the surgeon gives.
Ceaving the gallant arm from shoulder
And another name swefts the pension hist
For the meagre pay Of common soldier.
See, over yonder all day he stands
An empty sleeve in the soft wind sways.
As he holds his lonely left hand out
For charity At the crossing ways.
And this is how, with bitter shame,
He begs his bread and hardly lives!
So YEARLY eking out the sum
proud and grateful country gives.
What matter how he served the guns
When plume and sash were over ,oaGer, p,
What matter theagh he bore the flag
Through binding smoke and battle thunder
What matter though 8 wife and child
Cry softly for that sAAd arm rent
And wonder why that random shot
To him, their own beloved, WAS sent!
Oh, patriot hearts, wipe out this stain
Give jewelled cup aud sword no more,
But let no common soldier blush
To own the loyal blue he Wore.
Shout long and loud for virt'ry won
By chief and leader staunch and true;
But don't forget the boys that fought
Shout for the common soldier too.
The weekly union record., 1865-11-18

PoTAToEs.-The potato is tenacious
of life, exceedingly productive, and will
reproduce itself under the most adverse
circumstaces. Under some conditions,
it will bear tubers on the branches
above ground. If it is not planted IN
the soil, but allowed to lie in the cellar,
without roots or leaves, it will make an
effort for a crop, and often from its own
body give two or even three small pota-
toes. These, of course, live on the pa
rent tuber, and sometimes exceed it in
weight. Cut the eyes out, and still
sprouts will issue from the holes made
in the potato. A case is mentioned
where potatoes were planted, but not
coming up, it was determined to put II
turnips, and, on examining the hills, Ii
! was found that in several eases, though
no signs Of tops were apparent, there
were the usual underground branches
and tubers of the size of butternuts.
The weekly union record., 1865-11-18

IRELAsD.-It has been governed for
the last five hundred years solely with
view to the enrichment Of England.
1t has no Legislature Of its own and no
voice in the selection of its own officers.
1t is regarded as conquered province
Of, rather than an integral portion OF
the British Empire. The result of ages
Of misrule is, that an island which
stands in the very pathway of com
merce has no commerce Of Its own 5
which can boast Of water power un-
equaled, has no manufactures; and
which can point to a teeming soil, and
is always stepped in poverty and ms