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

A reliable burglar has informed ono
OF the Hartford police officers thai
great Increase of burglary in cities and
towns may be expected. His story is
that the thieves aud burglars have com.
pletcd IN extended organization over the
country,
Government has fined a Boston dis.
ttller $4,000 for trying to cheat In
taxes and Dubuque man will have N
pay Sl,OOO,0O0 for the same reason.
Lots of ropes have been sent To
President Johnson to be used in hanging
Davis Theodore Tilton has the rope
with which John Brown was hung
which he has been keeping for Jetr,'s
neck. That would be as appropriate as
any.
Bishop Potter protestant Episco-
pail of the Diocese of New York, has
published a pastoral address to his cier.
gy, urging some of them who have been
fraternlzing with ministers of other re-
ligiOus denominations, TO abstain from
such q course, as it is contrary to the
laws OF the Church to which they be
long.
Admiral Frank Buchanan, senior
officer of the late rebel navy, who sur.
rendered himself at Mobile, few days
since, used to be the commandment of the
Washington navy yard, and conspired
with other traitors to turn the guns
there upon that city,
A fresh Irish emigrant at st. Louis
got up in his sleep the other night,
jumped out of Il three story window
and ran and jumped over ten foot
fence before his friends caught him. He
thought he was on burning boat and
was trying to escape. He was not in
iured at all by his acrObatic exercise.
The New York Herald says IAN
that we hear from every part OF the
country gives indication that the season
will be a great one for fruit, and that
all other crops will be also very large.
Thus, now that we have peace, we shall
soon have plenty, and down must go
the price of all the necessaries of life"
Charles W. Spencer, a clerk in the
Washington pOstoiiice, was arrested on
Tuesday, on charge of having alb
stracted from the postotiice department
about SI6UUUU WOTlH VI OulLeu SIalss
bonds and about $4,000 worth of postage
stamps. In default Of 100000 bail,
Spencer was committed to Jail for fur
Their hearing. A fellow named Cudlipp
was also arrested in Baltimore, charged
being an accomplish OF Spencer,
On Saturday last the wages OF the
coal miners in Schuylkill and Carbon
counties, Pa were reduced from 81 per
day to S., and the labOrers were greatly
excited over it, On Monday the miners
assembled in large numbers at the va
rious mining centres and threatened Sc
rious disturbance. Seven companies OF
Pennsylvania soldiers were sent to Potts
willie and ManCh Chunk, Tuesday night,
and no further trouble Is anticipated.
The New York Times thinks the
chief interest of the amnesty proclama-
ton is in the reservation of the special
pardoning power which the President
will exercise judiciously. The Herald
says the policy of reconstruction indi-
Gated in the proclamation will commend
itself to the approval of everybody. The
! World says the exception of those rebels
worth $40 600 looks as if the President
| intends to break up the great landed
estates of the South. The Tribune re-
| CARDS the measure as but step in the
! work OF reconstruction, to be followed
| by others if this works well.