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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16


AN ACT grant Dg lands o aid in the construction
Of certain raTo ,ds IA the State Of Wisconsin,
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of hcpre-
sentottUeS Of the United States Of America IN Con-
gressassetubled
That there be, and is hereby, granted 20 the
State of Wisconsin, for the purpose of aiding in
the cOnstru ton of rrlToa from o. 20 mt on the
st. Croix nVer orlake, between townships twenty
five and thirty-one, to the west end Of Lahe Su-
psrisT, and from some poin on the line Of said
railroad, to be selected by said State, to BAYFIELD,
every lternate section ofpublc land gnated
by odd numbers, for ten sections in width on
each side of said road de iuoing any and all nds
that may have been granted to he State Of Wis
consn for the same purpose by the act Of Con
gress of June third, Ell Ihtesn hundred and fifty
six, upon the same terms ana Conditions as are
contained Ia the act granting lands 10 the State Of
Wisconsin, to aid in the construction Of railroad
in said State, approved june three, eighteen hun
dred ffty-six. But in case 1t shall appear
that the United States have, when the llpe or
rou Of said road is definitely fixed sold. reserv-
cd or oIhervi disposed Of any sections or parts
thereof, granted as aforesaid, or that the right
ofpre-enpton or honestead has attached to the
same, then L. hill he lawful for sny agent OF
agents to be Apo nted by said company, TO se
leCt, subject TO the approval Of the Secretary Of
the InteTiO from the public lands of the United
States nearest to the tier Of sections above peoi-
fed, as much land in alternlte sections or parts
If section as shall be equal to such lands g3 the
United States hsve sold or~othevwise sppropria.
ted, or TO which the right Of pre-pmptiGn or
homestead has attached n aforesa 4, which
lands (thus selected in lea Of those sold, and to
which prs-emption OF homestead rights has at
tsched as Aforesaid, toge her with sections and
parts ofssctions designated by odd numbers IS a
Ioressid, and appropr ated aforesaid: Provided,
That the lands TO re go locsted shall in no case
be iuriher than twenty mile frpu the line Of the
aid roads, nor shall such selection loca tion
made n lieu of ards received under the sad
eraRs of June three, eighteen hundred and
Fit y-six, hat sgoh selection or location may he
maze for the hensh ofsaiisstite, a-3o fer the pur
pose Aforesaid, TO supply any defe ency usd'r
and alty-s X, should any such a. tcieno- exist,
Sc. 3. Afd be it further eaacted, Tibet there
be and is hi v graz ia TO the stste Of Wise.
siu, for the urp,se OF ai3i7g in the 20 struGtjon
of q rail rosd from Ia town # Tom h. in TIE
county Nonroa, IN said state, TO ne ,ins Croix
river or Lake, between townships tWept g-iive
end thity-Ons very alternate 9sction Of Fubio
land desigBstah by ous uu'Grars for ten section
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

An old aud worthy subscriber 70 the
Augusta ConstitutOnalist. (noted for
his good bacon stepped IN recently,
and proposed paying his subscription
for six months. The book keeper made
out his receipt for So
How is this, said our country
friend, You have put up the price"
" Yes, answered the book keeper we
have been compelled 70 10 i in self de-
tense
"WeIi. air it, is extortion 7 wont
take it."
Well then, if you don't ike il that
wAr we will let you take the paper at
Son" old price-for six months. If
Won will bay rs in that fine bacon of
yours at trh cents a pound--thc Old
price That Is certainly fair
Chow much ban9n would it take e..
Just twenty pouh,, IS, sir
' Why, that would b. giving you sl2
for your psper for six mt'nths, at the
lowest price at which such bacon as
mine sells now
81 know that" ans wered the b,o0K-
keeper. owe can't help it and fof IN 5
very reason we have been compelled 10
put up the price OF our paper Each
sheet Of the plain paper On which we
print our daily now costs Us two cents,
and every other thing in proportion.
We'll, well, said our friend tina
bacon argument. is cltnCher Give me
the receipt here is the money must
oct upon the prevailing opinion tmuat
sGOs Dag bac0A
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16
RUTLAND HERALD.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1896.
aDSmsSssoy~ Rampant


While the "Iogic of events" has In
duced more healthy mental condition
among q few OF the wiser and hones$er
members OF the 10 called democracy a
majority OF that party, in some sections
at least, have gone stark, staring mad,
In the state legislatures which have
shus far acted upon the proposed Con
stitutional Amendment abolishlng slave
~, the democrats have, with but few
exceptions, vosed solid against that
measure, Aside from these legislative
votes, thu latest formal expression OF
democratic" sentiments has occurred
In the recent Democratic State Conven-
tlsn OF Connecticut Besides nominal
ing for governor the same o. s. (Old
style) Seymour who was beaten last
year In that state by some six thousand
Union majority, the Connecticut demo
Gratis have constructed ID platform en-
tircly OF "secesh", stste-rights planks,
and taken q great deal Of unnecessary
and very Improbable trouble to pour
ont the Walls OF their crazy wrath upon
the Constitutional Amendment. Mr..
Burr was chief orator of the occasion
and said among other equally wise, pa
triotic aud polite things, that ABE
Lincoln had subjngGted Connecticut
more than South Carolina; that he (Mr.
Lincolu) did not want the Union re-
stored; that when thu Democracy got
into power they would undo all that has
been done in this war; that New jersey,
Instead Of ratifying the Constitutional
Amendment, would not stay in this
abolition Union; and he laid down the
democratic" programme, In brief. az
follows
We must withdraw our armies.
Some say We o0rt stop lighting them.
If a man was stealing my watch from
my person and should ask him to stop,
and he should say I can't stop, should
regard him as lunstiC."
In other words, the United states
government, in resisting rebels against
its lawful authority and lighting for Its
own preservation, is acting the part OF
thief; and any one VINO says the gov
eminent cannot stop resisting and fight
ing them, is lunatic Mr.. Eaton,
chairman Of the convention, followed in
the same patriotic and lofty strain,
OF couree Old Style Seymour could
not by an, means be resureoted from
the deep political grave Id which the
Union parry buried him last Spring, but
1t isa remarkable fact, that with al the
opportunities, lessons and furnishings
given them IN the past year, these so
called democrats" should learn moth
ing whatever.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

MUSICAL CONVENTION. 1880 The Union
Musical Association holds It's Sixth
Convention az Joslin's Hall, Poultney,
commencing on Tuesday, the 2lst inst, at
9o'cIock 4. Ne and continuing four DAYS.
The Convention il 70 he under the direc.
zion OF Prof b T. Baker, assisted by
the Solo Singer, Mrs, Minnie Little, of
Boston, Prof Baker and Mrs. Little
are too well and favorably known in
this vicinity to require any further no.
sice IN this connection. There will.
doubtless, be large attendance and
the Convention will be n pleasant, IN
structive aud profitable one. All who
propose attending should, If possible, be
present at the opening and remain
through the session. And oil who are
interested in musical improvement, and
Are able, should attend.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16
General News Items.

President Lincoln, Secretary stanton
and Gen, Grant were in consultation on
Friday evening at Washington
Senator Wilson said to the Senate.
last week, that if Gen, Grant had had
fifty or sixty thousand more men last
fall, he could have cut Lees lines of
communication and have DESTROYED that
army
"A son % ex Gov Pratt OF MARYLAND,
was one OF the prisoners captured nj
Fort Fisher, Ae says that Butler would
have had little or no resistance II he
had assaulted the fort IN Christmas
day
New York city has not yet settled
for the riots by Gov, Seymour's friends
in July, 1868, Nearly 100 suits for
damages were brought, with damages
IN all Of two and half millions
The tee IN the Hudson river at Al
bany is eighteen or twenty inches thick.
and 3 sudden thaw would cause a fresh
ct there that would be a big thing on
ice"
1t appears that .hy rybr,~ could
muster but 1852 votes at their last Con.
greSsiOnal election IA Arkansas The
Free Constitution Of that State was
adopted in March last 10y vote OF over
thirteen thousand
--New Workers are complaining ofthe
increasing numbers of English ticket
Ot-lCave.men' landing at that port or
IN other words, COuviCts let out at the
English prisons before thu expiration OF
their sentences They are sent over by
the Prisoners Aid Society," Of Lon
don
1t Is reported that the House OF
Representatives, will vote FOR the renew
al Of the Goodyear rubber patent The
opposition to the renewal is very wide
spread and active. AID COugrce4 will.
have a thorough canvass IN both sides
OF the question.
1t is most significant TACT that the
failure of the peace negotiations has
raised the price Of gold at Richmond,
while here it has steadily declined. Evil
IDENTITY the tnanCiers on neither side be
lieve that the war spasm in the South
will amount TO much
MIS- Fc0tc, who is at Nashville, i'll
dicateS that her husband wants to come
there and consult with his constituents,
/ and act on their advice This is the
bridge whcreon ne proposes to walk
back to the Union side but the govern
ment Is not disposed to LET him carry
out his programme.
ten. Grant yisitet the H3ust 0i
Representatives at Washington. Satur-
day, and the members quit business and
took recess to pay their respects to
him, Speaker Coltax introducing them.
The general was afterwards conducted
to the speakers stand snd introduced to
the House at large rs Your heroic de,
! fender in the field This announcement
calling out burst OF applause from the
gallery and the floor Grant bowed his
Acknowledgements bu, made no speech.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

CoiD.--The cold has "capped it's eli
max" probably, FOR the Winter. There
were as many different statements in
regard TO the lowest point reached by
the mercury yesterday morning as there
were thermometers, the statements vary
ing from Is 70 81 degrees below zero.
The lowest point reached IN any we'll
regulated" thermometer In the Village,
rs nearly as we can learn, was about SO
degrees below, at sunrise. IL continued
clear and cold through the day yester.
day, and last night was another OF the
Intense ones.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16
Eenerai war News.

Tho New York Timea' dispatches
announce that Gems. Thomas and Will
son, with an immense force of cavalry
and mounted infantry, scarcely less
than 10000 strong, are now in motion
for a grand campaign from the Tonnes
see river to the Gulf Of Mexico, via
Montgomery, Selma and Mobile. This
vast expedition promises the most bril-
liant results.
Richmond papers OF The 9th say
that large amount Of supplies for the
Union prisoners a. Danvillo and Balls
bury would leave for those places on
that day, The supplies came by flag of
truce from The North.
From Southern sources we have the
abatement that it has been decided by
the rebel military authorities to entire
ly abandon Central Mississippi, iuclud-
ing the country between the Yazoo and
Big Black rivers and the Mississippi
Central Railroad, and fall back on the
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
The merchants of Savannah have
sent u remOnstrauCe to the President
against the cORfscaton of the cotton
captured in that city. They say it is
private property, and that such a course
will eXasperate the people and prolong
the war; while If private rights are re-
speCted much cotton will be brought to
Savannah from the interior.
The Richmond Enquirer proposes
that the rebel government seize all the
gold and silver it can find for its own
use. "COnsCript the gold just as we
conscripted the men, and soon will con-
script the negroes. Impress the pre-
CiOus metals just as we impressed the
precious corn and meat Of the widow
and the orphan"
Late Richmond papers have ru-
NOR that the twenty thousand men from
Thomas army, lately reported moyin",
over the Baltimore and Ohio P".,,rood
were being organized On ne lines If the
Potomac to 8dvar".ce on GordopsviIle
ana that a raval expedition was being
nGtea ouE at Point Lookout to ascend
inc h'sppahannock and cooperate with
TINS movement. The Petersburg papers
link that Grant is after the Weldon
Railroad and perhaps Weldon itself.
The Richmond papers, on the contrary,
sqy he ~ after the Southside Railroad
as well as the Weldon Road
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

NEW JERSEY AED TIE CONSTITUTIONAL.
ANEEDMENT, THE Camden and Ambov
Railroad monopoly carries the New Jer-
sey Democratic party in It's pocket. But
the Democratic party Of that State is
losing its control OF the state legisla-
lure, and hence the Camden and Ambov
Railroad is anxious to get into the good
graces Of the Union party. But espe
sially is 1t anxious Just now to prevent
the establishment OF rival railroad bv
Congress. The Union party in Congress
has power 70 legalize such railroad,
and one branch, the House, has already
passed a bill for shat purpose. To
9lacate the Republican Senators, and
secure the postponement or defeat OF
ihis bill IN their branch o. Congress. it
Is suggested that the Camden and Am
boy monopoly will cause enough of the
New Jersey democratic legislators to
vote for the Constitutional Amendment
abollshing slavery, to secure its ratif-
cation In shat state It is q queer state
Of things. We hope some good NAV
come out CSit,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16
ss.ey,u,K.-The Southern Con

ssseHsvvs. The Southern Con-
federscy," newspaper now published
at Macon, Ga, has the two following
items, the first explaining the second,
and both suggestive OF happy state OF
affairs thercabouts;
"Cahbages SIS per head cuoumbers
$40 each; bunch Of six small fish,
$50.
a disgraceful affair is now going on
up town a mob of women with the
black flag are marching from store to
store on pIllaging expedition, The
Pelham cadets are ordered out IN dis
perse them"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

FINE SHEEP.-On Saturday last we
saw some. of the sheep owned by
Mr.. Daniel KimbaH of Clarendon. He
has about two hundred of the best
American Merinos, all in a perfectly
healthy condition. Most of these are
two-year old ewes, besides which we
noticed three yearling bucks, one of
which he values at $1,000. This last is
large, broad-bscked, we'll ruffled, and
possesses a fine, oily, "crimpy" fleece.
Mr.. Kimball is che Vermont Vice
President of the New England Agricul-
tural Society, and Ia widely known as q
very successful breeder Of sheep and
cattle. Those who have heretofore OBJ
tanned sheep from him to take to O dis
lance have uniformly succeeded In rails
ing good hocks,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

PAY OF CoSaRgssEss.-The PROVOST
ton to increase the pay OF Congress
men nom $1,000 to $4,000 per annum,
was voted down in the Senate on Fri
day. On the introduction Of the propo-
sation by Senator sprsgue, Senator Foot
called for the yeas and nsys, saying that
was all TIE argument necessary on that
question. The vote was 10 yeas to 81
nays. nearly every democratic member
voting yea, whlls the republicans prop
e1fy s4uelcsed the proposed Increase.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16
fPGBL-c-No. 50 |

AN ACT in reference b donation eains In Or
eg0n and Washington.
Be Il -cs0lve3 by he SsHdts aud House Of Keep
re5antgiiUes Of TIE United States Of aHasries sn
Congress assembled,
That whenever /. shall ap0ear that two dena'
II Z, spttlers II tse Stlte Of Oregon or Wasting
% Terri .5gv shall no tlere sopterminous In
proYam9nt in such maapsr ss may require
haf quarter ec'i7n 70 b. divided int two equal
uarss b5 a line north and son h OF eaS ard ives :,
Il N! 70 my, be- ~ rful fIr he Communist met
of he GarrTa L D. Oficu u l-su pat sut7Feol g
Il giug u e-e1 -laira ant tuch subtTi iars; tn :
ernetmeet 70 triuje sss egis.iog aEth9 de OF
this Ii, W here TIE oisim may Be PTeVse sna 81
titllshs4 a,ro-iing @ iaw- .
. p"O on AZ = -, lse3
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

VIarasss II RIoHHoED. - The Rich
Aiond Wing gives sad account Of the
distress in that city, in which IL says:
ave fall far short Of the mark when
we assert thai there are nov in the city
Ave thousand women aud children with
ont meat without sugar, without fuel.
These are the wives and children OF sol
diers VINO are IN our armies, or who
have been killed aud disabled In our
service. We saw q poor woman yester-
day who had besn obliged to burn her
ehildren's chairs 81. keep her children
from freezing"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

THB ST. ALBANs RArDERs.-After the
expiration of the month granted to the
raiders, the Court assembled in Mont
real on Friday, the 10th inst, TO give
them hearing. The counsel for the
defense made application for another
thirty days delay, but Mr.. Justice
Smith decided that 10 farther delay
could be granted, and that on the fol-
lowing day they would be required to
adduce such evidence as they might be
able, so that the case, as far as relates
to extraditlon, might be decided upon
its merits.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

AN ACT to increase tha eOmpengat'on Ofinsptos
ors OF Gust III in certain ports
Be IL enacted by ths Senate d,ld House Of Repre-
aCnt1tGues Of TIE UHied States If AHcrica So CsIS-
qTcSsGSSsBsb'sd,
That The Secretary o. the Treasury BE-, and be
hereby "a. agtLO0rzi TO Increase h. csmpenss-
ton Of Inspector If costom IA such ports as ne
nav .fjrk it styissb q g. to do, and may desig-
nate, by soding 10 the present c5mJ ensstion IL
sid ofics rs "a sum not exceeding Cus collar PER
DIV. Bat the Increase hereby authorized shall
net extend beyond July grst, sighSeen hundred
and xty-fve,
APPROVED A Dril 20. 1854.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

| IN W 9TH on each de OF SAID road, daln,.
Any and all lana ID It may have bee gantSg y,
| the state OF W soonsin 70 the sam purnc.a 70
the act of Z lnaisss grantirg Ianys ia pVss oy
20 aia N thr construction 4 ,er ain sirn.as aN
proved June II &c sg teen hundrel and af,p
siA, upon the srme terms ana {. nditi6nsa ~
eonta ned IN The spd ae. Of Iunr three s,aI, ase
hundred aud ftq.Aiv Ugl M case N sbsiUtN'eh
/ pear hat "a" United States have when Ma ny.
or ros'' 1t s,i1 road is d dnitely Axoi, .ol7 w
...H1 or Ol"t'". .l7s osed ofasy .eonans a,
! Pars Of sect a., granted a. aior g. d Or ia,
,G5o .Hn' o' p'@''mpVon or homestea' has attach
~ 4" -, 'NA.' .IsA T. "a i pe lawtu. for any
'sNu. u, ,.F u's To- ee app 'ntel ~ sad Stat, q
su"ITNt YOU "'Pt val OF TIE Secretary az
80 - 'u''''''r l'"u. l"t f"' q hNa' OF The Unitd
a. ,I - =, INo VIZ ~ ~ 81 oos Dove sDtai-
of al.t,,1. ', .'e y 1''99hs' ~ parts
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r,rts q, acct on. drsisnatS3 Nv o5j n~rh anI
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b0 held uy All St't,, tor ,krIss a \ purnos,s
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f,,,, H. H. u" .y Ut" .uv' ."'p Wv, Y hUH
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any f.gnfv n. der The I'd ,,roos "A Inn. 49,
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be, ana pa here w. ~ Irl,Itn - = &c. nj vi.
COT sim, Tor tho i,,1.ag,., nv " & -
ton OF 8 railroad tr IA Portage tItt r. lin, II .,.
Island o. + h du L., -- sid SIT, NAV asLSr.
mlpe, 10 nov hW otatn d.leC, n, 30 a5yHe,d
and thu Gr 10 SUP w, every dbl, ,,e SEQ n ~
p oh lt. c'siE I'd ~ 900 nunocls, for Ian
60 fgu, d. vi th an6ac @ d ats ,alI gp5r
H. same IT. ms aI-o ,oudnio. 80 ara ,outsiued
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

AN EEeLIsRNAE ON LtNCoLE.-There
Is something in that steady, bovine per-
sistence, that resolve so iron that it can
not even bend to make phrases, which
Is Infinitely impressive to spectators,
which in the South must create, more
even than defeat in the field, sense Of
the hopelessness of the contest. You
may face any man however superior in
strength, bat the brayest will not stand
up TO the locomotive. The president
does not boast, shows no hate, INDUCES
In no cries OF triumph over the steady
advance OF our armies" threatens no
foreign power, makes no prophecies of
speedy success, comforts the people with
no assurances of Utopian future; but,
as II impelled by force other than his
own Will, slides quietly, but irresistibly,
along the rails. He is ia his groove.
and moving; and those who are in his
path must ride with him, or lie fat, or
retreat-must, at all events. recognise
that 1t is they, and not he, who are 10
move out Of the appointed course, Mr..
Hawthorne, who detested Mr.. Lincoln
for his want of refinement, once doubt
cd audibly whether his detestStion was
right; for, said he, al have noticed
that the people always In such crises hit
on the right maH." When the smoka "a
this struggle ceases TO make EneIish
eyes smart, they, also, we believe, teilI
recognize that the iunitioo of the mar
of genius was ucer than his asia
Lo~s5a- Sosstyss, q
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16

A CONTRAST. - Every enc who has
ever lived in or visited this city is IA
miliar with the noise and turbulence
attending the discovery and extinguish-
ment Of fire with us. Contrast the
rowdy demeanor Of our firemen with
that Of the Ciucinnati folks. A letter
from the latter city says:
"a Gre with as is very quiet affair.
The central bell taps the alarm. Oae
hundred and forty disciplined men
spring up at the alarm. In so seconds
so trained horses are attached to II
steam engines, % hose carriages and
two ladder trucks. In another minute
they are IN the streets, approaching the
Are from all dlrections-horses at a keen
gailOp, fres burning steam up, every
mau at his pDst silent and ready. And
as they pass through the streets, citi-
Gems glance az them with pride and con-
idcRce. They know that the fire will
be sxsinguished. ~ y, TFiI.sae,