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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE |
CzAR.-The young peasant who was the
instrument of saving the life of the EN-
peror of Russia is Ossip (JOseph) Ivan
oyitch Kommissaroff, a young man OF
twenty-five and born in the province OF
Kostroma where he was a liberated an
nuity paying serf. Some time since ne
was allowed to go to st. Petersburg and
work in a hstter's shop. There ne
rose to be q fOrman, where he was when
his career and rank were changed by an
accident. The 10th being his birthday,
he went to say his prayers in the chapel
near the house of Peter the Great. Com
ing to the river side, close to the Mar
BILE Palace he perceived that the bridge
was removed and the passage tempo
rarily interrupted. Retracng his steps,
he then made his way to the Summer
Garden. at the gate of which crowd
was assembling round an Imperial
equippage. Knowing the carriage to
be the Emperor's, and longing for the
happiness Of beholding His Majesty, he
Joined the crowd waiting for the mon
arch's arrival. Presently there was a
| stir and animation in the crowd, and he
saw His Majesty in an oyercoat. His
Majesty approached the carriage, and
! was putting on his cloak, when a young
man, who had been standing behind
| KOmmsSaroff tried to push him aside.
This individual had repeatedly at
! tempted to penetrate through the sur
! rounding crowd and get nearer the car
| rage but KnmmissarOf, wishing to
see the Emperor, would not suffer him
to squeeze through and plant himself
| before him. At the moment when the
Emperor was putting on his cloak: the
individual pushing, Kommissaroff forci-
bly, aside, made his way to the front
rank of the multitude. KOmmissarOf
followed him closely. Hardly had the
assassin got near the Emperor, when
drawing o pistol from underneath his
overcoat, he leveled it at the Emperor
Kommssarof, who had noticed tht
movement, instantly caught him by The
arm and diverting the pistol from it,
aim caused it to discharge in the air
In another moment the assassin was ar
rested, and, KommissorOff, prey to a
thousand anxieties, lost in the surgin&
crowd. Thus was the valuable life o
His Majesty the Emperor saved. Ii
the evening, when the general officer
and others having access to the cour
were assembled at the palace, the EN-
peror expressed desire to see Kommis
saroff and signifed to him that he hat
raised him to the rank and dignit!
of a nobleman, which announcement
was received with loud hurrahs. Tn
would. be assassin OF the Emperor is
, young nobleman about twenty years c
! age, who has been financially ruine'
by the emancipation Of the peasantry.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

The RUTLAND HERALD is distressed |
because the n. Y. Tribune roughly re-
buked Senator Poland for applying the
word Revolutionary" to an act OF the
Senate. The word and the rebuke were
both little rough but as Mr.. Poland
has withdrawn the word, the Tribune
ought to withdraw the rebuke. The
Herald must be cOmlorted.-W0Et0n's
Journal.
Not "distresed," Sir. We regretted
to see witless and causeless fling at
one of our Senators for using words
deemed by him as appropriate in debate.
The fippant assumptions of the Journal
must not be taken for either law, gospel
or logic. aThe word" is delenslble
as both legitimate and proper; and the
"rebuke" was not merely "a little rough"
but was simply slang-a low, false imputa-
ton of borrowing language FROM dis
reputable source, totally inconsistent
with good breeding and common sense
propriety. "Mr. Poland has" not "with-
drawn the word" as we read and under
stand the matter He proposed, rather
by way of pleasantly, at the moment in
the debate when it was used, and from
merely parliamentary etiquette, to
change the form Of expression. But in
mis- subsequent and more elaborate
speech on the proposition to strike out
the amendment to the Post office appro-
priation bill which he deemed revolu-
tionary Senator Poland uttered this
language as officially reported in the
Congressional Globe:
"Mr. President, expect to be rebuked
and lectured here and elsewhere for OPP
posing this amendment. know that
one can hardly be allowed to question
a measure here, however injudicious OF
unwise he may deem it, without incur,
ring the charge of being copperhead
or a conservative, or Johnson man
/ have seen in a leading republican paper
a notice of my motion to reconsider the
vote by which this bill was passed, III
which it was said that l had adopted
the language of the cOpperhead press
and the Senator from Kentucky, Mr.
Davis My ideas on the subject may bt
odd and old fashioned, l admit, but they
are such as have always obtained IN
Vermont"
Here Judge Poland treats the Tribune
paragraph as it deserved, and makes nj
apology for using the word revolution
any," nor does he manifest any intention
or wish to withdraw it. And the Sen
ate, to the great chagrin of the Tribune
no doubt, sustained him by striking GU
the Revolutionary" amendment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

CLOSING UP OF THE AEEIVERsARIER.-
The anniversaries at New York closed
on Friday. In the morning there was a
meeting in behalf of the American board
of missions at Irving Hall, at which
President Hopkins presided. The board
entered on the period Of the late war
with deficit of nearly $4,000, and
closed it with a surplus of $ll47 in the
treasury. This happy result was Sc
cured by the unprecedented liberality of
it's supporters and q rigid economy in
its administration. The expenditure of
the last year was $537,001. The ap-
propriations as made for the current
year amount to $507 900. The receipts
in the eight months to April 30, are
S248 COL. Addresses were made by
President Hopkins, Rev. DR.. Yandyke of
the Syrian mission aud Rev. George T.
Herrick Of the Turkish mission.
A meeting in behalf of the freedmen's
aid association was held at the African
Methodist church in the evening, at
which Gen. Howard made an interesting
speech. Gen. Howard has In fact been
the star SPEAKER at the anniversary
meetings, and rivaled Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher himself in the number and
variety OF speeches made during the
week.
One of the last meetings of the week
was gathering of those interested in
the promotion of an American branch of
the Evangelical Alliance. A committee
was appointed to prepare plan of or
ganization, which will soon be given to
the public. .
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

more than six times that OF ours, The
census also shows that her tonnage Is
four times ours; that she builds four
times as many vessels, and imports and
exports four times as much. How does
this happen2 Nature has done very III,
tie for her. Her winters are long and
severe her fields are naturally sterile )
her harbors are not noted for superior
capacity or security About me only
blessing God ever ijd heStow on her was
to fold up her granite int" hills and
mountains. aud precipitating streams
from her s,de, INTO the sea, The secret
of her success lies princips ly Ia these
three things. Industry, education anu
freedom.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

MASSACHUSETTS AND MARyLAND.-This
is'the way the Baltimore American con-
tras,s its own State with Massachusetts
and II is by no means complimentary to
the form 'er:
Ra,ow we give few facts from the
censns Of 1860, showing the relative
prosperity n the States of Maryland
and Massachus cts;
Maryland. Massachusetts
A,-os -s,,,,r,r,i, 1856 1900
Population, o9,'U5s ~ I'%9I 'V uoe
Value Of property, SG5- 4Af4o' @a'o'4io'loo'
Products OF indus
try for the year
ending June %, ea-e mn NJ,
1860, S49.576.Olb S21o,Uo,OOU.
These figures are surprisi. 1g. Massa-
chusetts, with less number OF square
miles, has more than twice Oh popala-
ton and seven times our weak a. Tne
value Of the products OF her Industry IS
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

THE GALE, LAST SUNDAY.-We hear Of
additional particulars Of the gale, last
Sunday. George C. Bidwell's barn, a
mile or more North of this village, suf-
fered in having one Of its gable ends
blown in and half Of its roof taken of.
H. F. Lathrop of Pittsford, had his shed
unroofed, and in Brandon a house and
sundry barns and sheds We're moved
from their foundations, The following
came to us by telegraph, yesterday after
noon, containing fuller particulars than
the despatch published in the HERALD
Of yesterday morning:
The gale of yesterday unroofed the
the large engine house at Whitehall, and
completely demolished the building,
damaging more or less four engines.
The roof of the large woodshed belong
ing to the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Rail
road, was also blown of, and several
houses becoming suddenly "public spir-
ited," paved the streets with their roofs.
The Presbyterian church at Lake
George, was blown down, and a
steamer seriously damaged, her upper
deck being blown away by the gale.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

IxTEMPERANCE AND EPIDBMCs. - In
the year 1868, when the yellow fever
visited New Orleans, about five thous-
and of the supporters Of grog shops
died, before the disease attacked a sim
gle temperate man and in the same
YEAR, out of nine hundred who died Of
the cholera only three were teetOtalers.
In Albany, N, Y, during that year, when
the pestilence swept off one in sixty Of
the entire population, only one in TWEEN
ty.flve hundred of the strictly temperate
were seized
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

A DISTINGUISHED ARRIvAL.-Gen. San
ia Ana arrived at Elizabethport, N. j.,
Saturday, on steamer from st. Thorn
as, and was about the last man that
anybody expected to see there. The
venerable revolutionist will soon issue
one of his customary manifestoes, and
intends to risk again his fortune and
person in Mexico. He goes in for Juarez
now, but documents just printed show
hat he has been fugling for Macmillan.
The general will soon speak in New
York,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

DECREASE OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN
ENGLANp.-It is now considered as Ger
tain that the English have mastered the
cattle plague, and as the pest may be
introduced into this country, our lar
mers should profit by the experience OF
our trans Atlantic neighbors. 1t has
been found that medical treatment can
not arrest the plague. SO long as the
cattle traffic was allowed, every effort
to prevent it was in vain, and it was
only abated by an entire prohibition OF
driving cattle to market, and thus obi
glng the butchers to go and dress the
beef where it was found and purchased.
This entire change in traffic was at
tended with the most satisfactory re-
suits, and during the last seven weeks
the number of cases was reduced from
18, 300 to 5000, a reduction of about five
sixths. Under what is called "the dead
meat" wholesale market, retail prices In
England were very little affected.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

A RIcu WoMANs TABLE,-A curious
S,Jepre. was given in Paris on sunday
in last month, by Madam III, whose
enormous fortune, a million sterlug,
alleged beauty, seat on horseback horses
carriages, hotel stables ETC. are things
daily talked of and displayed in Paris
The guests assembled in long gallery,
draprd with green curtains, Breakfast
was servcd-eaten-cO and cigars
followed aud then bell rang and all
the draperies were suddenly withdrawn
And where did the guests find them
selves IN the stable, where there were
eighteen horses, who had also break
faeted. but not off truflles and cham
paigu, coffee and Cigarettes and behinc
the curtains.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

The TRIAL OF JEFF. DAvIs.-It Is now
said that the Acting Attorney General
declines to permit the publication Of the
indictment against Davis, which charges
him with overt acts Of treason and fore
IDLE resistance to law by openly melting
acts Of hostility against the United
States authorities.
The great difficulty in the way Of his
trial is said to be in obtaining a jury IN
Virginia, because of the public notoriety
Of the case. 1t was to remedy this DIM
Guilty that the Judiciary Committee o.
the Senate some time since reporte0a
bill providing that in trials for treason
Jurors who are able to render an impair
tial verdict on the evidence shall not De
disqualified on account Of having form
ed and expressed an opinion from hear
say or from the publication of facts OF
public notoriety, and also allowing
writ of error to the Supreme Court Of
the United States, in order that there
may be an adjudicated precedent of the
highest judicial tribunal on all questions
involved in the issue. This Dill was
drawn in accordance with the ruling o!
Chief Justice Marshall in the trial Of
Aaron Burr, who was finally, CATER
vain attempt to obtain an unbiased jury
tried by men who had formed and ez-
pressed an opinion in his case, yet VINO
believed that they would render an in
partial verdict in the case, in accordance
with the evidence.
But several Republican Senators anu
the Judiciary Committee of the House
it is said, prefer trying Davis by mill
tary commission for encouraging the
assassination of President Lincoln.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

stripping them naked. Pardon They
might have appealed for pardon, but l
would have seen them damned before l
would have granted 1t, For myself, the
boot being on the other leg, / take no
oathsl ask no pardons !"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

A THREAD MAEUFACToRY is to be es-
tablished at Bennington. The town is
now probably the largest manufacturing
town IN Vermont. - Walton'S Journal.
1t is possible that Bennington may
run ahead in its growth of both Rutland
and Burlington. Things begin to look
very lively there Families, according
to the Banner, that removed from the
town, years ago, are now returning, and
others are constantly moving In.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

EDUoATEosAL.-ProfessOr o. P. Steves,
who for the past year has been connect
ed with "Lansley's Vermont CONNER
eial College Is soon TO assume the du-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

THE GROWING CALAMITY.-The Ne"
York Times says Virginia has failed II
a good many things, but her failure u
lose Henry A. Wise is the most cals"'
itous of her disasters.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

TUFTS CoLIEeB.-At regular meeting
Of the Mathetican Society Of Tufts Col
lege, H. R. Burlington of Burke, this
State, was elected President; E. D.
Howe of Marlboro, Mass, Orator; and
". G. Tousey of Nunds, n. Y, Poet.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

CALLED UPoN.-Mr. George Peabody VINO
is now sojourning with his friends IL
Essex county, Mass, has been notified u
make a return of his income since sep
TENDER, 1862, for the purpose OF tax
alton under the Revenue Laws oil Ih'
United States.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17
The New ReconstruCtiOn Pro.
grunllnC.

The unauimity with which the Union
Republican members of the House L.
nally voted for the committees reported
amendment to the constitution, has
been taken by some of the press as an
approval of the whole amendmen. BY
all who thus voted for il. This,
however, is a great mistake. The New
York Times, whose chief editor voted
for it on the last ballot, says
"The five amendments reported by the
Reconstruction Committee were forced
through the House in lump, by a Co
ALTON OF the extreme Radicals under
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, and The
extreme Copperheads under Mr., Harris
of MARYLAND. Four of these amend,
ments met no opposition in the Union
| ranks. Every member Of the Union
partv had declared himself in favor 0.
the section guaranteeing an equality 0.
| civil rights, of that basing representa-
ton on voters, of the one repudating
the rebel debt and of the last giving
Congress power to make these amend
ments effective by legislation. But up,
on the THRU section there was serious
difference of opinion among Union men.
That section reads as follows
SEC. 8. Until the 4th day Of July, in
the wear 1870, all persons who volu1.
tariiy adhered to the late instruction
giving aid aud comfort, shall be e1.
Guided from the right to vote for rep
resentatives in Congress and for cleo
tors for President and Nice-President 0.
the United States.
OF the Union members SUty-oas de,
sired this to be stricken out but the
remaining secenty, with the aid of tor
teen Copperhead democrats, ordered the
previous question, which rendered i
, impossible to take separate vote upol
this section. They were all, Therefore
passed together.
This account agrees with what SUB
stantially appears in the officially pu0
lished proceedings. There is no douo
that many Republicans voted finally
: as the Times says, because they wer
compelled to do so, or run the risk
, defeating the practically good points
the reconstruction report. They all
1 hoped the Senate would strike out tt
third section. Atleast one hall Of t!
- Republican press had expressed a d
5 cided dislike to the DISTINGUISHING st
e ton, not because it was unjust in itse'
but because it was likely to defeat t
whole measure when brought before Il
States for ratification.
t The report as a whole has never aa
i the approval of the great Unioa-Rt
!, publican party, Notwithstanding n
careless statements of some Of the pre-
+ to the contrary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Nav

WASHINGTON, May -.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment
which he proposes as substitute for
one Of the bills reported by the recon-
struCtion committee, which was ordered
printed.
1t provides that when the amendment
shall have become part OF the COnSttu-
ton, and any State lately in rebellion
shall comply with its requirements by
modifying its constitution in conform
ity herewith, Senators and Representa-
tives from said State, if found duly ell
ected and qualified, and after taking the
required oath Of Office, may be admitted
to Congress, provided such State shall
establish equal suffrage for all male cit
liens not less than Il years Of age, and
such Senators aud Representatives may
be admitted to Congress without await
ing the action Of other States on said
amendment. This shall not require the
disfranChisement of any loyal person
now entitled to vote.
Various bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
The Senate amendments to the Post
Office bill were reported back and all
Concurred in.
A resolution was adopted that the
Secretary of War furnish statement Of
brevet promotions in the regular army
since April 18th, 1861, with full partiC-
ulars.
A resolution was adopted that the pen
sion committee enquire into the propri-
ETY. Of amending the pension laws so as
to prevent pension agents from eXacting
fees.
A substitute was reported for the
joint resolution relative to the military
academy. ii provides that the age of
admission of cadets hereafter must be
Il and %, but any person having honor
ably served in the army during the late
war over one year, and possessing other
qualifications, shall be eligible to ap-
pOintment up to the age Of "a. The
substitute was agreed to and the joint
resolution, as thus amended, was
passed.
The two bills from the reconstruction
committee were taken up, debated at
considerable length, and finally post
pOned till the Goth.
Reports from the committee on terri
tories were then considered.
The bill to amend the organic act Of
the Territories Of Nebraska, Colorado,
Dakotah, Montana, Washington, Idaho,
, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico was
considered.
Mr.. LeBlond moved to strike out the
ninth section prohibiting any denial of
the elective franchise to citizens of the
United States, because Of race or color,
and all persons shall be equal before the
law. REJECTED. .. g.
The bill then passed by vote Of 79
. to 43.
p, The Speaker presented three messages
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

THE CONCERT, FRIDAY EvBNING.--By
reference to notice in another column
it will be seen that Samuel C. Moore
Of Burlington, who has recently re-
turned from California, is to favor the
lovers Of music in Rutland, with con-
cert, next Friday evening. Mr.. Moore
is to be assisted by j. B. Holmberg,
who is well known in this vicinity, and
Mrs. j. S. Carey of Boston, the high
contralto OF the Boston Handel and
Hayden Society. The performance prom
Uses to be one Of rare excellence, and
the lovers Of good mucic cannot prepare
too soon for the entertainment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

Tux RECENT BANK FAILuRES--The
results of the failure Of Messrs. Bayne
g. Co, of Baltimore, the cause of the
failure of the Merchants National Bank,
Washington, proves to have been more
disastrous, financially, than was at first
supposed. Four Of the Baltimore banks,
at least, are sufferers; one Of the Oldest
and most reliable is said to have lost
about three hundred and ninety thous-
and dollars, which will no doubt some
what curtail dividends for time. One
other is said to have lost a hundred
thousand dollars by the same operations
And besides these losses many private
individuals have lost largely.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17

In our article OF the 18th, on the I'M
portance TO Rutland of manufacturing,
we referred TO the item OF wool, aud
suggested what might be the result OF
investing one hundred thousand dollars,
and the facility with which that amount
could be raised. These references or
suggestions We're made for the purpose
of illustration. rather than for any wish
or purpose TO fix the amount that might
be deemed necessary To invest or the
raw material that should be manuiac-
tured. There are many articles beside
wool that could We manufactured to adj
vantage. ami many profitable establish
ments that could be successfully put in /
motion hyan investment much less than |
one hundred thousand dollars,
Wool is great staple in Vermont, and
there is nothing that we would more dc
sire to see wrought into the various ar
ticles OF every day use than that, But
there are thousand other things that
could be turned TO good account. In
fact, the largest fortunes are made from
the manufacture of the most insignih-
cant articles, and in numberless instan-
ces, the greatest degree Of prosperity is
secured TO communities from numerous
small manufacturing establishments.
We have been reliably told that in
England the most profitable among all
the manufacturing establishments are
those where such things as pins but
! tons. thread, &C, are made; and we
know that in Massachusetts, Connect
cut and New Hampshire, immense for
tunes have been created from the manu-
facture of wooden-ware, clothes pins,
buttons and similar articles.
1t has been suggested to us that Rut-
land is good point for the manufac-
ture of carriages. There are no large
carriage establishments this side OF
Brattleboro and Keene, on the East
and there can be little doubt that one
well put in operation here would not
| only prove very ISLhuuCl"VNN W 'NNSN
investing, but would at the same time
greatly tend to promote the growth o.
Rutland, and the thrift of the farming
: interests in all the towns in the vicinity
Carriages could be easily taken by raj
all through New England and New
York, and the waste wood from the tim
f Der used would supply ample fuel
= should the machinery be propelled b,
e steam. The men whom such an estab
l lshment would employ, would, wit
= their families, add a very desirable eIe
a ment to our population.
:, 1t is really surprising to see how littl
Il the advantages at this point for manu-
: featuring are practically needed.
y such point as this were in Masachr
). sets, Connecticut or Rhode Island, ho'
}, long would it remain unimproved Po
r sibly a few weeks; but not much Ions
a err, in these days of steam, railroads an
:, Geographic wires. How much longt
% will the holders Of real estate, the me
.e chants and mechanics Of Rutland shl
a. their eyes and fold their hands, az
dream that railroads and marble a
&c alone going to accomplish all the d
n sired results FOR the town and county