Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-23

miscellaneous News Items.
Gen. Sheridan has returned to his
command.
-Shermans valentine TO the Presi-
dent; Columbia is taken and Charles
ton evacuated"
Delaware is the only State thus far
which has rejected the constitutional
amendmJnt
"A great sale of dry goods of every
conceivable variety commenced In BOs
ton yesterday, and is to be continued
from day to day till the whole is sold
The overland telegraph line TO the
Pacific is fully repaired and in perfect
working order Salt Lake City and
New York were in direct Communica
tion on Sunday.
The New York Legislature has pro
tested ag inst the Niagara ship canal.
1t wOuln take western commerce around
their State through the St. Lawrence
river.
1t is estimated that the sugar crop
in Vermont last spring was Is coo 600
pounds, worth So, $50 600, enough to pay
the war expenses of the State twice
over, and have enough left to sweeten
the tea besides
The New York State Temperance
Society will hold meeting at Elmira
on the 22d and 23d inst, beginning at 2
P. NJ. of Wednesday. Eminent cham
plons or the cause are expected to be
present.
Augustus P. DumOnt, large con
tractor for government clothing, but
who failed to fulfill his contract, has
been sentenced by court martial to pay
a fine OF five thousand dollars and to be
imprisoned two years.
The respite granted to Capt. Beall,
the Lake Erie pirate, under sentence of
death, was for the purpose of allowing
his mother to see him. His execution
will take place some time this week.
The report that he had received free
pardon is untrue.
1t was lately stated at Bible asso-
citation anniversary, that a calculation
had been made respecting the proper
tiOnate value of the services Of gentle
men and ladies as collectors for chart
table and religious purposes, when it
was found that one lady is worth thir-
teen gentlemen and half.
1t is stated In the money article Of
the New York Herald that there arc now
in existence and in the course of forma-
tiOn not less than 543 oil companies
which is more than double the number
of Rowing wells, with an aggregate
nominal capital Of over 1856, 100000,
Something else besides lie is sure to
be struck.
Mrs. Thomas Ferry, Of Belchertown,
received & letter on Friday Of last week,
about 9 O'clock in the morning, from
her son in the army, informing her that
he was In want of stockings. She took
down the spinning wheel, spun the yarn,
doubled and twisted it, washed II and
knit She stockings, finishing the pair
before 8 o'clock that night and the
stockings weyS forwarded in the next
mornings mali,
-Hne rebels begin to acknowledge
the damage done 10 the Virg MIA and
Tennessee railroad by StOneman's raid.
The LynChburg Republican thinks "ihe
road will he open for travel to Bristol
by the first Of March. Some idea of the
magnitude Of the work to DO may be
formed from the statement that al the
bridges, some fifty or sixty IN number,
for a distance Of eighty i've miles, have
had to be rebuilt, and much Of the track
Tclaid, besides Other repairs to be made
OF minor consequences
"A Petersburg paper Of Saturday last
ays Grant Las thoroughly fortified his
position In the rear, and is now nearly
ns strong II that direction az in front
Every road is strongly hlrricadcd, aud
heavy lines OF works extend in every
direction. The ULiop lines we've ex-
tended two miles beyond ReRms' Sta
ton, in connection with the Hatcher's
Run movement. Tb9 same paper has &
rumnr that bICges with re endorsements
for Grant entered the James river on
Friday last.
The New England members were
about equally divided on Gov. Bout.
wells proposition 80 tsx sales. MIR.
Morrill, OF Vermont led she successful
opposition to the proposition. On the
propose ton tO tax the state bank circu-
latiOn 10 per cent, after January LIST
next, which was carried by one vote,
the New England members voted almost
unanimously IN the AFR native. II the
Senate agrpeS to Ghi- vote then all the
state bills viii BE- driven home aud the
remaining state hanks forced 10 wind up
OF to chasse to nationals, right speedily.