Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-07-05

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CoNJUeAL GossIP.-We learn from the
Pittsburg Chronicle that delicious
moroccan of family gossip happened in
that city not long since. A wealthy old
gentleman, member of one of the most
prominent mercantile firms in the CITY,
who had been unfortunate in one of his
previous matrimonial undertakings, last
winter led to the altar young and
beautiful young maiden. 1t Is said that
nothing that extravagant taste could
suggest, or ample means crafty, was
denied the fair young bride, and the
honeymoon was characterized by law
ish display of costly robes, rare Jewels
gratlfed ambition. She was the envy Of
half the marriageable ladies in town,
and her wondrous beauty and fascinat-
ing ways most efectually set all the
young men in town by the ears. Early
one morning last week the bridegroom
awoke to find himself
"Alone alone! all, all alone"
The bird had flown, and had left behind
a few little bills, amounting to the trifie
of three thousand dollars, and note
stating that she would come back if her
husband would settle on her the sum of
twenty thousand dollars. She had taken
the precaution to carry off her diamonds.
and all her costly robes, together with a
large sum OF money which had been
given her for her own use. At the last
accounts the husband was holding the,
matter under consideration.
The NORTH PoLE.-Two French gen.
tlemen recently explored the island
of Spitzbegren in a manner never before
done. They have measured the noun
talns, mapped the whole coast, examined
the vegetable products, the geological
composition, &C., Of the island. They
found that the long day, extending owe
several months, during which the su
never sets, became intensely hot after
month or two; by the unceasing heat n
the sun. In this period vegetati n,
springs up in great luxuriance n,
abundance. The North pole is only
matter Of 600 miles from the island, anr
it is thought by the two explorers a,
by many others, that the Pole itself snr
" Ino sea witch Is supposed 10 SURF ouno
1t, could be reached from Spitzb ,rge,
without any great difficulty bein en-
.ounUeieu. ~ "a singular iacS notic' I'd by
the explorers in connection with his is.
land is the enormous quantities ffioat
ing timber which literally covert he yva.
ters of the bays and creeks. A carefnl
examination of the character, CT ,ndition
and kind Of those floating logs would
no doubt, lead to conclusit IN as to
whence and how they came, al IA nroha
bly, suggest new theories for tn solntio,
Of geographical problems conn ,cted with
the Arctic Seas.
A CALIFORNIA RoMAycE.-f San Fran.
cisco paper tells of young physician
who led to the altar, In 184 I, a youna
lady, but q few minutes aft ar the mar
riage ceremony he was ARE sted for bav-
ing procured a Subject I rom q na;oh
boring graveyard. The OF ficer oranted
the bridegroom few mol nents' private
conversation with his w lfe. which be
improved by making his .scape to Cali.
fornia. During his wand ierings mn and
down the earth he neglef tied to cores
pond with his wife, who, believing him
dead, married again. .fter a time be
learned this fact, but de termined to re-
main dead to her, and it was not nntiI
he read an account Of tae death of tbe
husband Of his wife that he wrote -o
her, statiug that he still lived, and cher
ished her memory as green as when he
kissed her lips in parting, nineteen wears
ago. He told her that he was still free
and asked her to come and enjoy with
him the fortune ne had accumulated
The wife-widow received the letter. aad
while she read the early love returDad,
and she determined to join him, Wk.;ch
she did, arriving in California in due
time, and was met on the wharf by the
old husband, who cond acted her TO a
hotel where they were married.
TREASON TO BE MADE ODIogs.-The
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Journal says:
Judge Poland's resolution directing
inquiry into the political antecedents Of
Albert Elmore, recently nominated and
confirmed as Collector of Mobile. hut
who is said TO have been in the rebel
service, shows that the Senate is deter
mined to regard treason as q crime
which must be made odious.