Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-08

Miscellaneous Items.

The New York World thinks that
JEFF. Davis cannot be convicted of high
treason. Is the wish father to the
thought?
The plOwmans is a dangerous occu-
patton around Petersburg and Rich
mond, because Of the unexploded shells
buried in the ground.
Another great land slide has taken
place below Algiers on the Mississippi.
A fearful Crevasse is impending, threat
ening immense destruction of crops and
other property.
AT the present rate of subscription
to the Herald for paying off the nation
al debt, the gross amount, minus inter-
est, will be secured in something less
than 10 years.
Josh Billings says: "If man is
going to make business of serving the
Lord, he likes to see him do it when he
measures onions as well as when he
hollers glory halleluyer."
Prof Goodwin Smith of Oxford has
sent choice painting to the Chicago
Sanitary Fair. 1t is by Riviere. The
subject is Clara bringing water to the
wounded Marmion at Flodden Field.
AT an evening party given by a
lady, her husband was standing in
very lurFOIn UUnuiti0rss loAaine against
the chimney piece when gentleman
coming up to him said "Sir as nei-
ther of us are acquainted here, l think
we had better go home"
AT a billiard match in Cincinnati on
Wednesday evening, John McDevitt beat
Goldthwait 4l6 points in game of 1900
The highest runs of McDevitt were 101, =,
139, 176 and 1856. and his average was
% to 43, the largest on record. ...
The canal at Dutch Gap, cut by Or
der of Gen. Butler, allows passage for
vessels drawing seven feet of water, and
is now regularly used by such steam
boats and other craft as do not draw
over that depth.
1t is said leading rebels-men who
are excluded from the terms of the Pres
ident's recent amnesty proclamation
are swarming about Washington, their
business beieg reconstruction, with
themselves at the top of the heap.
-Eugenie's cousin Clotilde likes pink
hats and Eugene doesn't. Eugenie late
ly sent Clotilde three very nice hats, but
no pink; Clotilde sent them all back and
next time she went out wore hat that
was most decidedly pink. There's inde-
pendence for you.
While corps of West Point cadets
were drilling the other day their musk
cts were knocked from their hands by
flash of lightning, and some of the men
were so stunned that they went reeling
round for several minutes. One was
knocked senseless, but was resuscitated.
Ehe following story is told of Mr..
ChaSS, while at Key West: To an old
negro known as " Sandie" he promised d
carte-de-visite, and handed him new one
dollar bill, "Aha !" says Sandie, "now
| know you, Massa. You are Old
GreenRsSks.' >"
The elegant turnout that the New
Workers wanted to give to President
johnson was sold at auction at New
York, Friday. The horses, which cost
$500, sold for $1,000; the carriage,
which cost $2,l00, sold for 81 400; and
the harnesses, which cost 1915, sold for
S435.
Gen. Beauregard accompanied by
two sons and other members of his staff,
arrived at his home in New Orleans, on
the Dist He proceeded at once to his
house on Esplanade street. A large |
number of people gathered in the vicin-
ity of his residence as he alighted, but |
no public demonstration occurred. He |
speaks in high terms of his treatment |
while in Mobile.
The Sd New Hampshire regiment
have carried with them as pet through |
all their camgaigns, a magnificent eagle |
his place in battle and on the march be- |
ing on Cross-bar on the flag staff; and |
what is somewhat remarkable, while the |
color bearers of many if not most regi-
ments have fallen in battle, the color
bearer of the Sd New Hampshire has
not been hit, nor has the eagle, though
the colors themselves have been riddled
with bullets. During the grand review
at Washington the eagle was hailed
with cheers by the crowd, and his
majesty replied by loudly tapping his
wings