Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-23
miscellaneous Items.

Thirty insurance companies in New
YORK have paid 81 1876, 200, losses by the
Portland fire ''
The gavel used by the presiding OFF,
Ger OF the Philadelphia convention was
lnaoe OF an oak plank from the frigate
Constitution-"Od Ironsides."
-General Daniel E. Sckles declines
the colonelcy of one Of the coIored in
lantry regiments in the regular army
with the rank Of brevet Brigadier. Gen.
eral.
Counterfeit $50 compound interest
notes OF July Is, 1864, counterfeit tlves
on the Citizens National Bank of Fulton
n. I ., and counterfeit fives on the First
Natlonal Bank of Cairo, H., have made
their appearance.
zen. i. Whittlesey, lately tried at
raleigh, N. C., for malfeasance in office
as agent OF the treedmens bureau. has
| gone nome to Brunswick, Me, to await
the verdict of the court. martial.
-Col. Mark E. Wentworth. naval store |
keeper at Portsmouth, N. Il. has been
superseded by Andrew J. Stinson. A |
CIVILIAN, but supporter Of the Presf- |
cent. IS this the way tie soldiers have
the preference?
The Canadian parliament was pro
rogued Wednesday, amid one of the
noisy and disgraceful scenes which have
characterized its session. The Govern
ment has ordered 1000 troops to Fort
Erie, on Friday of next week to lool, af-
ter the Finian picnic, and they are verv
mutinous about it.
The military authorities in New Or
leans have published statement placino
the TOTAL plumber killed in the recent riot
al tnlrty-eight, and the wounded at one
nundred and torty-siX. Judge Howell
the President Of the convention. nnh.
ilsheS an address to the loyal people of
Louisiana showing the legality of the
BODY, but saying nothing about its re.
assembling.
The obliging editor of the Weston I
MO- Times makes the following an {
1ouncement to his readers: thereafter
we Will not publish marriage notices for =
lothlng, but will be happy at any time
% announce the death of our friends" |
-GeneraI Miles has been appointed to
coIohelcy IN the regular army and p
,sSighed 10 the 10th regiment of infantry a
us regiment Is one of the MANY abont il
elng organized and is to consist of col 7,
req troops. 1t will be recruited imma- :,
lately. General Miles is now in Wash. VI
1gton, but has not yet accepted the an 81
"p Of
Henry Ward Beecher has lately been bt
ltcnlng into the practice of working til
i,lroad conductors on Sunday. The m
ther day Mr.. Beecher in his pecuIiar ~
ay, was making inquiries of a condsct- -
!, 10 "nom ne Was unknown, as to "
neither the Sunday riding could not he pa
oxen up. " think it might be-" said a;
e conductor, but for that confounded en-
HOW Beecher. So many fancy peonIe on
DIM all parts visit his establishment -
at IL makes the road profitable, Ifhe Fe
me-" 'o"i" NC
1t Is no joke for a German town n
We an army of Prussian soldiers omar. son
'eo on them, and those unfortunate a..
ICES mat have been visited must he ~'0
'outly glad that the war is over Gee
ille acting as involuntary hosts the wit
lzens are obliged to furnish officers Mi.
the morning coffee with accessories I
noon soup, meat, vegetables, roast frol
! bottle Of wine In the afternoon -
ZEE &C. at night a light supper, and a..
ut good cigars per diem. The sol. aa0
rs CHARTERED upon the citizens are to ann
eve from the latter-in morning, COT. che,
with accessories; at noon. one nonnd N
tie ~ 'etaoies ana bread, and half reso
, nc ~ wine In the evening, a petit ton
pei win a Jug of beer, with eight go.
ais per ulem. The quality of the eaei
" must be such as to satisfy the ado!
uirements of the soldiers. 'A' Oh
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