Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-15
Letter from Ohio.

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give your readers an inkling Of some
things have seen and heard on my way |
here; some of which learned while
waiting for the smashed up trains
ahead, to get out of the way, and for the
trains behind to come up-accidents
caused by "broken rails"
At Bufalo, excitement runs high on
''ile, found within year over in Cam
ada. and it is said every well thus far
proves q success. Consequently stock
sells quick large numbers oil people,
particularly from Maine, were there
also some from Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Vermont. The excite
ment seems to be up all the way through
Ohio. At Beaver Run in Pennsylvania
where there is q high fever a Colored
man whose home consisted of patch
of six acres of land and shanty appur-
tenances thereunto belonging. On land
adjoining they bored and found oil. He
took hand tools, and commenced dig
ging until he got deep hole, when ma
chinery came to his assistance and he
struck "ile." The result was he sold
one half of his patch for $4,000. l
can remember OF travelling past the ne
groe's farm five years ago. fully con-
cur with the Pittsburgh Commercials
correspondent at Port Homer, Ohio, who
says chat it would astonish q native Of
some of the best oil regions, to see the
dear people waking up here" Conclud-
ing his article, he says Don't advise
any one to come down here to enter the
arena; there is no chance for fresh
hands at the bellows, because every man
has dropped his Legitimate business and
has become an oil man"
WINE PLANT EXCITEMENT.
Some persons in this vicinity are sell
ing the common pie plant, for the Turk
ish rhubarb, for making wine. They
press one gallon of juice from livestock,
add a gallon of water with seven pounds
OF nice sugar, which produces liquor
they say will be wine sometime. But
for the honesty OF the press, among
which is the Cincinnati Gazette, one OF
the best dailies in the country, the peo-
pie would, to some extent, be gulled.
WOOL MATTERS.
Your readers no doubt will be highly
pleased to know the actual feeling ex-
listing among the producers of wool
throughout the State of Ohio, relative
to the protecting Of that great interest
| in the United States. The State of Ohio
contains over 6, 100000 sheep, valued at
more thon s25,00O,OO0 In all the coun.
ty organizations that | have been in.
vited to attend, think | can safely say
the right spirit was manifested. The
universal feeling is that the Govern,
ment ought to protect and foster one Of
the greatest industrial pursuits of this
nation; one that will, if properly cared
for, cancel large share of the national
debt in due time. Ohio in conjunction
with other state is submitting to Con.
gress the propriety of taxing dogs
Statistics go to show that it costs the
| people Of the United States over S33,.
100000 annually to support their dogs
no small item indeed. The damage il
killing and manning sheep in Ohio by
| dogs in 1865, is STA O26 20 History
teaches us that when goodness and free
dom are assailed by evil doors, the PEG
pie wake up and assert their rights, ever
at the point Of the bayonet. If the
dogs of this nation declare their right.
uppermost, will not the sheep in due
time, turn and butt them down?
CLARENDON,
| Ohio February 1855