Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-13
Miscellaneous Items.

The Georgia Legislature has passed
a stay law suspending the payment Of
debts till January, 1868.
"A new style of bonnet has made it's
appearance in Paris. 1t is q Irvine
string with diamond set in the top.
On Thursday over fifty distileries in
Brooklyn were seized. For goodness
sake, how many dstilleris are there in
Brooklyn ?
The finances of Maryland are in
most healthful condition, there being
over four million surplus in the State
Treasury.
The Tribune, says the Home Jour
nal, has engaged Mr.. Dickens to write a
novel for its weekly edition-paying for
it $4,000.
About six thousand dollars have
been thus far raised in New York for
the relief of the sufferers by the recent
inundation in France.
John Bell is said to be In unusually
good health, and takes an occasional
deer hunt near his residence at Cumber-
land Iron Works, Tennessee.
One Arm in the lumber business at
Skowhegan owns 100000 acres of land
on the Kennebec river, and will cut 25,.
100000 feet of logs this winter. They
employ 800 men, 228 oxen and 152
horses.
1.-THE work of thousand men for
four years." is the inscription upon the
immense railroad bridge which has just
been erected across the Susquehanna
river at Havre de Grace, Maryland.
The Long Islanders are frightened
the sea is wearing away the land and
gradually making inroais upon the
coast. The Brooklyn Union asks the
question: care we going under wa
ter?"
john McDevitt has challenged his
late opponent, William Goldthwaite, to
play the regular game, 1900 points up,
according to the standard regulations,
for a stake of $2500 side, McDevitt
has deposited $3.50.
The loyal sentiment presented to
Victor Emmanuel by the Venetians is
said to be work of art which has no
superior. The initial letter OF the word
"sire" is made Of microscopic views of
the city of Venice.
"A father in Fredona whipped his
daughter eighteen years old, for sitting
up nights with her lover; the next day
there was runaway match in the neigh
borhood. Love laughs at rattans as well
as locksmiths.
"A young man, the son Of one of the
wealthiest citizens of New Orleans, has
been arrested tor obtaining goods under
false pretences. Fast living and frail
women caused his downfall.
"A French writer says future naval
victories will be won by the handling of
vessels, ramming and smashing, rather
than by gunnery. He thinks monitors
can be run over and crushed under wa
ter.
The Mississippi Commissioners,
sent to Washington in behalf of JEFF.
Davis, have been informed by the Presi-
dent that they can effect nothing more
than is being done for Davis.
The Colt Patent Fireman Manufac-
turing Company, of Hartford, have re-
ceived an order from the Russian Gov
eminent for 10000 of the Leidey breech-
loading gun, which is said to be a far
more effective arm than the Prussian
needle gun.
"A rich bachelor recently died in
at the age Of IS, who for
twenty years had been an inordinate
taker of medicines. In 1910 he took
over 10000 pills, and in all he had taken
$4,000 bottles OF different mixtures. He
hadn't time to get married.
Mrs. Theresa Lieberman, the wife of
q brewer in Cairo, ILL.,, mutilated her two
ages seven and nine, with an
axe, on Sunday, and then cut her own
throat, nearly severing her head from her
body. One of the children will probably
recover, and the condition of the other
is considered precarious. The woman
had hever been subject to fits of derange-
ment but complained of heavy headed
ness short time before the occurrence.
The San Francisco Chamber of |
Commerce have prepared memorial to
Congress in regard to the China mail |
service. They request that the contract
with the Pacific Nail Company be modi-
fed so that twelve trips to China be re-
quired yearly instead of thirteen, and
that the subsidy of $4,000 for mail SER
vice to Honolulu be increased to