Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-05-25
Miscellaneous Items.

Gov. Nye of Nevada says that Davis
in pettiCoats is the last ar-hoop of the
rebellion
Gen Sherman is to have nice
house at Cincinnati, a present from his
friends.
1t is rumored tnat Thurlow Weed
is to have an editorial connection with
the New York Times.
"A large clerical force is engaged at
Washington in oyerhauling the rebel
archives, which were lately captured at
Charlotte, N. c.
The large rewards for the capture Of
Booth and Harold are to be distributed
at the discretion Of the sec
rotary Of war upon the completion of
the trials.
Real estate at Richmond is very
high-higher even than in New York,
and in cases three times as high as it
was before the war So much FOR Yankee
occupation.
John T. Ford, proprietor of the
theatre where President Lincoln was
murdered, is still in custody at Wash
ington and the government declines to
admit him to bail, His friends are al
lowed to visit him.
Revenue officers have been appointed
for some thirty districts in Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Kentucky and Mississippi, and the col
lection Of revenue has commenced. Lo-
cal Union men are appointed as far as
possible.
Brig. Gen. Dana is under arrest at
Vicksburg for crowding too many sol
dters on the Inflated steamer Sultana.
and thus OCCasiOning loss of life, not
exceeded in any battle of the war.
There are two very respectable ia
surrections going on in China now-the
Taetlng and the Mohammedan. Besides
~ Sc, one of the imperial ministers has
b bne, +rying to set up authority on his
own hOoh.
n, rreat activity in Southern
+roda mere n4 H ~ Work. No less than %
, " a'uo "I NC" cleared during this
vessels have been ines of Southern
month, All the old l. and new ones
steamers are starting up,
are being inaugurated also.
Another sale of Captured CO. New
TovS M en- account, took plac"9 y nine
\ VI n I'll 0"'u.day. Four thousan,. -
-. ~uured bales were sold, at from thirt,
four to forty eight cents per pound, real |
izing the sum Of $985,635,
Mr.. Forsyth, a Chicago merchant
who was arrested while ago for show
ing q reOel flag and placing q laurel
wreath around Booths picture, says the
flag was an old grey curtain that was
hung out Of window in house clean
ing time, and the picture that had flow
ers around it was portrait Of his dead
wife
Victor Hugo writes The thun-
derbolt which has broken on Washing
ton has shattered the world Dark
nesses of this kind occur in history.
After the dawn the night. But the
American people is a colossus Of bronze.
Traitors can scratch it, but they know
not how to destroy it. If liberty should
fall in America, there would be ship
wreck in humanity. FrightfuI del
uge.
The late influx of parOled rebel
troops into Memphis caused great eX-
element among the negro troops.
They got up plot to assassinate every
rebel soldier in Memphis, in revenge for
the Fort Pillow massacre. The plot was
discovered, anu white troops put on
guard to watch the movements OF the
negroes. At the given hour negroes at
tempted to come out Of the fort to carry
out their purpose, when they were or
dered back again by white troops. The
negroes refused to obey the order, and q
fight forthwith eusued. After a sharp
conflict twenty negroes were killed and
wounded. and the rest driven back in
confusion into the fort. "a strong guard
is now kept over them.
A letter writer states thati was by
the advice of Wade Hampton, and only
after he had been made to believe that
in no other way could he escape his pur-
suers, that Jeff Davis consented to dis
guise himself in his wifes apparel.
When he found that he must do it he
burst into tears and exclaimed death
itself would be too great relief
Hearing the advance of the Union troop
ers he put on the dress and fled to the
woods.-His hiding place was pointed
ont by man lately belonging to the
rebel army.