Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-31
Miscellaneous Items.

millions and half apiece.
"A sheep cholera has appeared in
Monroe county, Mo, Lambs that risk
about in the morning are dead before
night.
The New York Citizen says that
nen. Dixwon't refuse a nomination for
mayor of New York, and that he or A.
T. Stewart will be the successful man.
Sterling Price and several other
noted rebels in Missouri are sued for I
$50 900 damages for the false imprison-
ment of Brinkly Horsby, veteran I'm
ionist.
1t is thought that the Pope will not
deem it necessary now to issue any
"bull" against the Atlantic Telegraph
Cable since II is already in a state OF
ex. communication.
Mrs. Gen. Grant is soon to be pre-
scented with dress comb, a pair of drop
earrings and a brooch made in part of
the wood of the celebrated Appomatox
tree under which Lee surrendered to Gen.
Grant.
Belle Boyd, the "scraggy" secesh
female now in London, has written a
violently insulting letter to President
johnson berating him 'fOr the murder"
as she calls it, Of Mrs. Surratt.
Chicago is at the mercy OF the rats,
which infest the large granaries OF that
locality. The buildings in parts OF the
CITY have been mined by the animals,
,nl ora in danopt of falling
Government vessels are in chase OF
a steamer alleged to have been stolen
from New York, for several days past,
and it turns out that the fugitive vessel
has been all the time moored alongside
a wharf at Jersey City.
Miss NJ. A. Babcock of South Gov
entry. Conn, purchased some medicine
in Providence last week, and took part
of it. after which a dreadful sickness
seized her, and she died. The apothet
cary's clerk had given her poison IN
mistake,
Two bales of cotton were received
in Philadelphia few days since, lro'l
Memphis. Tenn. Upon examination
twelve mound bomb she'll, and piece
Of iron weighing nearly forty pounds,
were found snugly slowed away IN
them.
There is a band of robbers and muir
derers between Salt Lake and the mines
of Montana and Idaho, who have reg
MAR form of initiation, signs, tokens
and passwords, and rob or murder fol
money at every opportunity .
The Mississippi State Convention
has adjourned sine die. They did good
work and wasted very little time
m v adopted the Free State clause tC
! = nv titution, repealed the secession
o o,.S anu, all Ii Tvs inconsistent witt
those [,st' Of the UniGn, provided for an an
election, and nominated Jne2S T. .
Fisher for Governor.
An amusing story is circulating o
a shoddy miss who bathed in minera
spripg at one OF the most famous sum
mer resorts, thinking that, as at New
4 port, it was the right thing to dc
When the drinkers came to imbibe, tn
sight of her foundering in the waite
; with her pet dog created some conster
, nation. ..s ..
!, Tho Richmond Times contain
three and half columns of advertise
: ments of private schools and academic
: in various sections OF Virginia. This il
. one of the most hopeful signs for the re
. generation of the "Old Dominion" o
s the right basis, and in striking contraS
e with the state of things when Henry A
! Wise boosted in Congress that there wa
= not a school house nor printing pres
/. in his district. .rr ... ..~ .t ri
) --latest accounts from the Sout
American war are favorable for Par6
L. quay. The Argentine forces were di:
. affected and an epidemic had broken OF
among the Brazilian forces, and tn
u Paraguayans were much encouraged an
u were invading the Brazilian province
u The emperor Of Brazil had called fC
l. new levies Of troops and had taken til
+ field in person.
4 The people of Newcomerstown an
V Port Washington, Ohio, are greatly e,
. cited about an anaconda" thirty-fl'
70 feet long, and large as IAN ordinal
O stove pipe" reported TO be runnir
II around loose in those parts. He escape
i. from meuagerie ten years ago WHIT
J. Young. At last accounts q grand hui
70 for him was in progress. This is Il
k biggest snaik story that has be-
d told recently.
d, The copperhead Syracuse Couri
Of had ali editorial the other daycommen
d, ing President johnson as d statesma
Sc and his integrity as man and pub
he officer The next day, the Courier 9
D. nounoed that the article " was WRIT
a nv a person in 10 w&y coTuccted wi
,g the paper and the writing of it was
he breach of good faith which will not {
rs, cur again Somebody evidently ST.
a march on the Courier .:s .-..
en- There can be no doubt that I
~ pardon brokerage business has been C
&C. RED on to a considerable extent arou
r. Washington, the brokers being in nea
W every case broken down politicians, f
as merly holding offices of trust under
nu government. The recent decided sta
On taken by the President against all o
use y. side interference, must convince tn
"a officious gentlemen Of the folly of To-
e. e. er pursuing a business which at pres
NE, nt promises not only to be unremunerat