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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

HoY. S. NJ. DoRR.-We have previous
ly announced the selection Of Hon, S. M.
Dorr of this place, to preside over the
deliberations of the Vermont Senate
during the temporary absence of Lieut.
Governor Gardner, and have since re-
ceived his speech of thanks upon assum-
ing the duties of that position, which
we give below;
Senator's. For your favor and partiali-
ty in selecting me to preside temporarily
over your deliberations l return my sim
cere acknowledgements. cannot hope
that | shall always be able to discharge
the duties of the position agreeably to
you nor indeed satisfactorily to myself,
Did | not feel that could rely upon the
wisdom of your counsels for direction,
and upon your fOrbearanCe Ill such
errors and mistakes as | may make and
commit, I should shrink from the re-
sponsibility which you have so gener-
ously asked me to assume.
While, then, l shall look to you for
direction, and shall claim your charity
and forbearance for the manner in which
may be able to discharge my duties
it is but right that l should assure you
as far as can, that shall aim at 8
faithful and conscientious discharge o.
all the responsibilities that may be
necessarily imposed upon me.
Thanking you again for the honor yor
have done me, am sure l need not ap
peal to Vermont Senate and to Yer
mont Senators, for the cultivation o
that kindness and courtesy in your in
tercourse with each other, which cal
alone make our association here ;
pleasant memory and our labors valuabl
to the commonwealth whose Interest,"
and honor you will represent and de
fend.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

The BoGUs DIsPAToH.-The author
ship of the bogus dispatch to the Phila-
delphia Ledger concerning the questions
propounded by President Johnson to
Attorney General Stanberry has been
traced to the notorious "Druid," the
rebel Baltimore correspondent of the
New York World during the war. The
Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal writes to that paper under
date of the 14th inst, as follows:
A very full and complete history OF
the bogus dispatch to the Philadelphia
Ledger has been prepared and sent Off
tonight by one of the editors of that
paper. For the present it is only neces-
sary to say, in addition to that state
ment, that Flint, the author Of the fab
rication, is the man who wrote the infa-
nous correspondence to the World dur
ing the war of the rebellion over the sig
nature of "Druid." This correspond
ence was written up at Baltimore; and,
though attracting considerable atten-
tion, was generally the merest untruth.
Flint has no standing here among news
paper correspondents, nor does he ever
come in direct contact with the original
sources Of information. All that he has
heretofore sent to the newspapers with
which he corresponded was but specula-
ton. He is personally unknown to the
heads Of Departments.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

the seventh district, which VOORHEES,
(Dem) represented IN the present Con
gress, until unseated by the admission
of his contestant, HID. Washburn, in his
place. Washburn now beats Claypole
by decisive majority. In Iowa, there
is no change. The result in the aggre-
gate is the election of iorty,eight Re-
publican and twelve Democratic mem.
bers Of Congress, while the present dele
CATION, elected in 1864, stands forty seven
Republican to thirteen Democrats, show
-ng a gain Of one member Of Congress
for the Republicans over the elections
held two years ago.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

ford, and after much expostulation with
the rufiians induced them to agree to
spare the Captains life if he would leave
town Immediately. This Captain R.
proceeded to do, when, as he was mount
ing his horse, the savages again rushed
upon him, but Col. Richardson once
more interposed and succeeded in get
ting him out Of town. Capt. RS Of
fense was that he once made a speech to
negroes at a Fourth of July celebra-
tion.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

AccIDENT.-Yesterday morning a man
named Daniel Stewart, q resident of
Middlebury, was knocked from the top
of the freight train on the Rutland &
Burlington Railroad which leaves here
at 6 a. m, by coming in contact with
the covered bridge over East Creek at
this place, and had one Of his legs broken
and badly bruised, besides receiving Sc
we're injuries about the head and body.
He has been employed at Pittsford for
some time past as stone mason, and
came to this place on Saturday evening
to procure some tools, and desiring to
reach his work at Z o'clock, took the
morning freight train. He was stand
ing on the roof of one Of the cars
at the time Of the accident, being
ignorant it is supposed, Of the neces-
sity of assuming sitting or STOPPING
posture.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

THE SIDE DEsERTERs ARE oN.--Con-
gress passed an act that deserters from
the army on the draft shall be disfran-
chised, and prevented from voting there
after. The State Of Pennsylvania passed
a similar act. A correspondent Of the
New York Herald--a copperhead-writ-
ing from Harrisburg, Pa, says that one
of the questions agitating the public is,
"Can deserters vote 2" "The radicals
say they cannot" but the Democrats
say they shall, sunless regularly tried
by court martial and convicted" He
adds
"There is g decision of the Supreme
Court of this State on this point going
to sustain the argument of the Democ-
racy, and all the party papers through
out the State quote it freely for the pur-
pose of disabusing the minds of the rad
| icals, and encouraging the deserters to
come up to the polls. There are several
thousand well-known deserters in the
State, enough in the event of a closely
| contested election to decide which party
| should win; and, as it is pretty well un-
derstood which side they are on, the rad
icals in some districts have become
alarmed at the danger, and are using
every expedient to set the tide of public
opinion against what they consider
would be lasting disgrace on the es-
cutcheon OF the great State Of Pennsyl-
vania."
We have here the best Democratic au
thority that the deserters from the army
are Democrats; that the Democrat:
want them to vote, because sit is pretty
well understood which side they are on !
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

THE CONFEDERATE BONDS IN ENGLAND.
MIR. Morgan, who has special inter-
est, it appears, in demonstrating the
truth of the proverb that drowning
men will catch at straws," writes to the
London News, asserting that the prom
ises of President Johnson's supporters,
and the testimony OF Gen. Lee combine
10 show that the Confederate cotton
bonds will ultimately be paid but the
News editorially says: "a Confederate
bond is good for nothin: in ths world,
except to be framed as memorial of the
astonishing credulity which once gave
it market value"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

MOB LAW IN TENNEssBE.-J. P. Rex
ford, a lawyer of Nashville, formerly a
captain in the 8th Michigan cavalry, was
mobbed at Pulaski, Tennessee, whittier
he had gone on business, on the 28th of
September, and barely escaped with his
life He was beset while in store by
crowd of from thirty to Atty men, more
than half OF whom were armed, led by q
bushwhacker named Pilaut. The scene
which ensued is thus described by cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette:
Pilaut, who was the leader, now COM
nenced throwing at Captain R., when
the Captain drew his pistol, cooked it,
and ordered him to desist. PLANT in
staptly Jumped back out of the door, (all
bush whackers are cOwards) drew his
pistol and called on the non combattants
in the drug store to get out Of the way.
While clearing the store Pilaut walked
back and forth before the door as if on
| guard. That's right, Pilaut," shouted
the crowd, "walk your beat" eyes, y
he answered, "the Id Yankees have
| had their time, and now our tlme has
come" Another of the crowd called
out, Throw the Yankee son of a b-s
out and We'll tear him to pieces" An.
other yelled, "Ha, Yankee, d-n you, you
thought Andy Johnson was your friend
but we will show you that he Is with
US"
The drug store was now cleared, ant
the owner of the store urged Captain
Rexford to go out, as he did not wish t,
have his goods injured But Captain
R. remained where he was, with hi
pistol cooked, and facing the door,
feeble, eentlemanly little man holding a
bay fifty armed Tennesseeans
The designs of the mob were fnall.
frustrated by Col. Richardson, VIII
rushed to the protection OF Capt. Rex
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

RUSSIAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE.-The
Russian papers are discussing the SUBJ
iect of an American alliance apparently
with great favor-one prominent journal
holding that no other alliance is posi-
BILE; and another, referring to our pro-
curement of a naval station in the Med
iterranean, says:
"The nearer the time approaches for
the dissolution of the Turkish Empire,
the more do our interest demand that
part of that Empire should revert to the
United States. When the latter possess
naval station in the Mediterranean the
American flag will be able to prevent the
fleets of Western Europe making a forci
BILE entry into the Black Sea, while oul
Baltic fleet will protect American inter
ests in the North of Europe"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18
For the Rutland Herald
Notes and observations at the
Capitol.

The organization of both branches Of |
the Legislature being completed, nothing |
would seem to prevent the wheels OF |
legislation from moving smoothly and
steadily onward to final adjournment.
A short, active session is inevitable.
Outside the Senatorial question, nothing
as yet has made it's appearance indica-
ting strife, feeling or excitement in either
department of the Assembly, without
we except little wire pulling in the d.
rection of some local interests, matter
very common and quite usual in legisla-
tive bodies.
The roll of members is very much
changed from last year, not in numbers,
nor political principles, but in person
and name. The old Green Mountain
State never changes in her principles,
never Yields to doubtful policies, not
even to my policy, but moves onward
and upward, steadily and triumphantly,
npon the broad basis of equal rights to
all men. The representatives Of her
people, those upon whom devolves the
responsibility of guarding and protect
ing her interests must stand upon the
same foundation, upon the same declar-
alton of rights and privileges to all,
whether rich or poor, black or white,
learned or unlearned. They must cher
ish as their guiding star, the letter and
spirit of our constitution, and carry out
in their doings and deliberations the ell
emental instructions and principles Of
loyalty, equality and freedom. No man
can live in Vermont politically, upon
any other platform. No man osn gain
popularity and prominence among her
citizens, asd acquire standing, character
and influence in her councils, who does
not recognize the great truth that all
men are created free and equal. We
have no favored classes here; no pur-
chased titles, or inherited nobilities
Aristocracy finds no abiding place
among US. Its narrow -mindedness and
selfish pretensions! wilt and wither in
our atmosphere, as summer plant in
an autumn Frost The strong arTrof the
laboring classes is wisely stretched
forth in condemnation against it, and
having the power may they vigilantly
and diligently use it.
The annual message from the Cover
nor fell upon the House today as drops
from q refreshing shower. Its extreme
length forbids any dissection Of its
points, or comments on its bearings ant
recommendations. It's tone is highly
Republican, and its suggestions worthy
the progress and Improvement of the
age.
Several reports have been laid before
the Assembly, among the more promi'
nent of which may be mentioned the
, Auditors Report Bank and Railroad
Commissioners Report, together with
those of the State Prison and Vernon
, Asylum for the Insane. Each Of thes'
reports indicates care, economy anC
faithfulness on the part OF those entrust
/, ed with the public interests of the State
> More anon. R.s.P.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18
RUTLAND, THURSDAY MORNING OCTOBER l8, 1866 TIE

ing to about four dollars in scrip, cop
pers and postage stamps
Mr.. Pellett and gang of men, who
were going down the railroad in hand
car early last Wednesday morning, mar
rowly escaped serious if not fatal inju-
ries about three miles below Brattleboro.
The owl train coming up behind knocked
the hand Car from the track aud smashed
it up badly. Very remarkable-nobody
hurt.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18
Local and State Items.

DRUGs AND MRpICIN Es.-While most
of the business of Rutland has been
transacted in late years in what is known
as "down.town, a few merchants still
cling to their old places of business on
Main street, and do q thriving business.
Prominent among this class is Mr..
George E. Graves, dealer in drugs, medi-
cines, dye.stufTs, chemicals &C, who,
notwithstanding that he is located Cup
town" is in no way lacking in public
spirit or business tact. BY reference to
our advertising columns this morning
it will be seen that George has two
column announcement to the public of
what may be found in his establishment,
Indicating that like all thorough bust
ness men he is bound to let the public
know through the medium Of the news
papers that he is not to be beaten in price,
quantity or quality Of goods.
A visit to his store has convinced us
that his stock is most complete, and par
ties in quest Of anything in his line will
do well to give him call.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE GAS 4?
Judging from the manner in which
the affairs of the Rutland Gas Light
Company are managed, or az least the
effort made by that corporation to sup
ply our citizens with gas, it has become
a decidedly One-horse institution, and
through neglect to pump out water
which accumulates in the pipes on Mer-
chants Row, our citizens residing east
of.that street are usually without gas
after II p. m. The gas furnished by
this company ispoor enough at all times,
but we see no good reason why the sup
ply should be cut off altogether after
midnight. win the company make a
note?
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18
From our Special Correspondent ]
Letter from Montpelier.
MoNTrELIER, Oct. l3, 1866


The Legislature has adjourned for the
week, and the Speaker of the House has
not yet been able to announce the stand
ing committees. The preponderauce Of
new and unknown members is so great
that the work Of selecting committees
is one of unusual difficulty and delicacy
In the Senate more dispatch is possible,
and the standing committees were ap-
pointed yesterday, as follows:
FHaare-Senators Hyde, Kellogg Har-
low.
Judiciayy-Senators Reed, Taft, Dale.
Clatms-Senators Howe, Hendee, Ba-
ker
E9ucation-Senators Dorr, Doten, Lane.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cochrane, Mar
tin, Goodhue.
-4gricult,ge-senators Ide, Baker Bar
rett.
B<ct,ons-seuators Soule, Goodhue,
Orcutt.
HRjtwy-senators Henry, Barstow,
Smith.
Roads-Senators Martin, Soule, Smith.
DttHhS-CtudbUlS
rett
Land Tar-senators Dale, Hill, San
born.
Printiag-Senators Taft, Ide, Orcutt.
Genera! C0,amittee.-Senators Skinner,
Harlow, Hill.
There were indications this morning
that so many members were going home
as to make an immediate adjournment
necessary. Both houses, however, did a
| good hours work in the forenoon, after
which the House adjourned till Monday
In the Senate there was smart little
debate, nominally upon motion to re-
consider a resolution for joint com
mittee, but really upOn the question
whether the Senate should claim tC
have as many members Of the committee
as-the House. Senators Reed and Mar
tin led the debate on one side and sen.
ator Dorr on the other, and the Senate
by vote of ten to ten refused to recon
slider, and thus sustained Mr.. Dorr''
views.
Eight bills have been introduced il
the House, aud five in the Senate. Three
of the Senate bills relate, in one way O
another, to marriage. The tendency 0
most of them is to reduce marriage to ;
limited partnership, each party putting
in as much capital as seems best, anl
the partnership to be dissolved upol
very small provocatiou. There is gooC
reason to believe that there is too muc'
"old fogyism" in the Legislature, to per
nit such tanpering with a relation
which man did not establish, and tn
rights and duties arising from whic
are prescribed by higher than huma
authority. Among the hilIsin the Hous
is the Old familiar one to pay Thomas [
Powers the sum therein mentioned, DI
Powers evidently does not Intend t
, forfeit any of his rights by neg)ecting
make what the old law writer's ca
= continual claim" P.H.w.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

TORCH AND TURPENTINE.-The Demo
cratic newspapers, at the instance Of the
New York World, are shouting "Torch
and Turpentine" at their opponents.
They ascribe this phrase to Parson
Brownlow; but they took it from a
source which they admire and respect
more than they do the Tennessee loyal
ist. 1t was uttered by JEFF. Davis just
previous to his Inauguration in Ala
bama:
"The grass will grow in the Northern
cities where the pavements have been
worn off by the tread Of commerce.
We will carry war where it is easy to
advance, where food for the sword and
torch await our armies In the densely
populated cities and though the enemy
may come and spoil our crops, we can
raise them as before, while they cannot
rear the cities which took years of in
dustry and millions of money to build" )"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

CENTENARY MEETINGS. - The M. Z.
Church in Springfield held Centenary
meetings on the 4th inst. The Centen-
ary subscriptions at the close Of the day
footed up $1O39 85-mostly for the "W.
Conference Seminary and Female Col
lege"
PERsoNAL.-Lt. Geo. W. Kingsbury.
formerly of Chester, has been ordered to
Burkesville, Kentucky, where he is Super
intendent of military affairs for the
Southern sub-district Of Kentucky, en-
bracing the counties of Cumberland,
Clinton and Monroe.
We recently published an item in re-
gard to one G. W. Little Of Corinth. We
took it from the Bradford Opinion which
paper, in it's last issue, says :-"It was
sent to US through the mail, dated Cor.
inth, and signed A. Hall. We had nc
doubt of the genuineness Of either the
| signature or the statement, but it was
| no doubt gross forgery of the name o.
Mr.. Hall, and it certainly is a foul libel
upon Mr.. Little and family, than whom
| there are none in that town that stanC
better. 1t was sent by some one who
has private malice against Mr.. Little
but who has not the manlness to max,
an open attack and so resorts to thi
covert manner to stab his victims. MI
Little is we'll known to many in thi
county and stands deservedly high"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

g Mrs. Alvah Whitney of South
Londonderry died on the 50th ult.. at
the age of 80 years. She had been sick
about two years, and during thai time
there was taken from her COL pounds OF
water. At her request post mortem
examination was made of her body and
a tumor was found weighing eleven
pounds.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

Police CoURT.-On complaint of Grand
Juror Joyce, Mary Toohey was yester-
day arraigned before Justice Weeks,
charged with an assault on Mary Glea-
son. She was convicted and fined 1855,
which she paid.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

BEEcHER.-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
delivered speech at the Brooklyn Acad-
emy of Music on Monday evening to q
large audience, upon the political issues
of the day, in which he took strong
grounds in favor of the Republican
principles and the success of its candi-
dates at the coming election in New
York.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

PERsoNAL.-Mr. John L. Woodfin,
well and Gavoraby known to our citi-
zens as the gentlemanly and obliging
clerk 10 the post Office for the past two
years, has accepted the position in the
National Bank of Rutland recently va
Gated by Mr.. Bowman, and enters upon
the performance the duties of his new
position this morning.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

and that the radicals oppose their voting
for the same reason and because the law
disfranchises them. A draft sneak or
deserter is thus recognized by the DEM
ocrats as one of their men; and by the
radicals as a Democrat. 1t Is so all
over the country, as a general rule, good
for all latitudes.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18
A Tilt at the Filters.
"When lovely woman stoops to folly"
[GOldSmih.

When lovely woman gets tilter,
And finds too late what 1t hetrays,
What can the poor thing do but wilt, or
Rnsh crimson from all human gael
The naughty men-the cruel breezes--
The tilt, the toss, the swell, the sway
That lust reveals whate'er it pleases-
What CAN her shame FOR THIS allays
The only act her shame to cover,
To hide her conscious sense guilt
Appears to be, to do it over,
And show again the charms that-tilt.
L0uiSUiHe Sunday DeD'0crdt,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

~ Hon. Horace Greeley was nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans
of the 4th New York Congressional dis
trict, on Monday last. His competitor
will probably be Ben Wood.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

FOSTER & IRvING's COMBINATION
TRoUPE-This talented troupe perform
in this place on Saturday evening next,
and will no doubt be received with a
full house. The troupe comprises some
Of the best artists in the profession, in
cluding Mile. Zanfretta, the celebrated
tight rope performer, and Tony Dsnier,
the well known pantomimist. Their en-
tertainment will consist of combina-
tion of negro minstrelsy, pantomimes,
tight rope performances, dancing &c,
&c The troupe ranks as A No. /, and
havereceived fattering notices from the
press wherever they have appeared.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

BRATTLRBoRo.-Warne g. Budding
tons mill, near the railroad crossing,
was entered through a broken window
one night last week. The contents of
the money drawer was taken, amount
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

BEAR HUNT.-Five hundred of the
citizens of Lyndon, aud the surrounding
towns, met on Thursday of last week
for bear hunt. They surrounded Kirby
Mountain, and after hard days tramp
"drove in" with nary bear.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

FIsHBY. John Darling and G. A.
Hoyt recently caught an eel in Chand-
lers Pond, Wheelock, three feet and four
inches long, which weighed seven
pounds The same day they caught
about thirty-flve pounds of pickerel.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-18

TIE ELECTIoNs.-Now that the full
returns are received from the States
which held their elections last Tuesday,
2 recapitulation Of the result can be
made without the accusations from our
Political opponents that t'returns show
hg large Democratic gains have been
suppressed, IS they had to pass through
Republican hands," &c. These returns
Show that in Pennsylvania, there is a
Republican gain of two members of
congress; in Ohio the Republicans lose
ene, by the election Of Morgan, Demo
fgat, in place of Delano, Republican. In
adiana there is no change, the Demo
pats having gained one by electing Hol-
pan, who succeeds Farquhar in the
oarth district, and the Republicans elect
asnks in the eleventh district, in place
Stilwill, copper.Johnson. They carry