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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03
RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1866.
The Coming Policy.

The proceedings In Congress up TO the
present time indicate that that body is
in the main prepared to accept and act
upon the fact that the unreconstructed
States have definitely rejected the offer
made by Congress in the Constitutional
amendment. The introduction by Sena-
tor Ross, recently, Of resolutions de-
claring the amendment rejected, and re.
guiring the Reconstruction Committee
to report on the expediency of establish
ing legal governments for seeded Terri
tories, together with the distinct denlals
by Senators Wade and Wilson that any
Southern State had the right to admis-
sion upon the mere adoption byit Of the
amendment, show that the Constitution
al amendment will hereafter be regarded
in Congress as a rejected compromise,
not as continuing policy OF recon
struction. As a sample Of the recon-
struction policy of Congress from this
time forth, we may cite Mr.. Julian's re-
construction bill, which was introduced
on the l4th inst, read twice, and re-
farred to the committee on Territories.
The title, preamble, and first section Of
the bill we give in full
A bill providing civil governments for
the districts lately in revolt against
the United States, and for the restora-
ton of said districts to their forfeited
rights as States of the Union.
WHEREAS, The people Of the districts
lately in revolt against the United
States, by their acts Of treason and re-
bellion against the same, have destroyed
all civil government within their bOrd-
ers, and have no power to restore such
government without the intervention Of
Congress and whereas, the governments
inaugurated in said districts by the
President Of the United States are de
facto and provisional only, having no
validity whatever save in the continued
acquiescence of civil governments in
said districts, on just principles and by
the authority of the nation, is impera-
lively demanded by the lawless DISPOSE
GlOu VI Jutli ICOplti ttuh VIC DGoD tllICl-
ests Of the whole country: Therefore,
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and the House Of
Representatives of tie United States Of Ameyj-
ca IN Congress assembled, That said districts,
to wit North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia
be, and the same are hereby erected in
TO temporary and territorial govern
ments, under the said names by which
they have heretofore been known as
States.
The remaining sections provide for
the election of officers for the Territorial
States and their government, and are in
accordance with the mode now adopted
for Territories not yet admitted to the
Union.
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From New Work..

NEW YORK, Dec. 90.
The Commercials special says Mr.
Hooper will introduce his bill prohibit
ing an increase Of national currency be-
You'd three hundred millions Of dollars,
on the re-assembling of Congress, and it
will pass.
The Evening Posts special says that
Minister Campbell has positive orders to
remain in New Orleans for the present.
The French Minister, Count Montho-
Ion, sailed for Europe to-day with his
family.
1t is said that the congressional COM
mittee on retrenchments and reform,
now in session in this city, have dis.
covered most astounding frauds in the
custom house. A single official has
made over thirty thousand dollars. It
is believed that several officials will
resign next week.
The well known steamships Baltic and
Atlantic, formerly of the Collins line
were sold to-day for two hundred and
ten thousand dollars. There is mort.
gage of two hundred thousand on the
vessels,
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Miscellaneous Items.
Governor oglesby has declined TO
pardon Mollie Trussell.

Governor oglesby has declined 10
pardon Mollie Trussell.
oil has been discovered on shoal
Greek, 81. Clair county, Ala, In abund-
ance, at depth of 900 feet,
Robbers in Paris recently broke OFF
and stole fifty gilt iron spear-heads OF
the railing around the Hotel de Vile,
A rich lead mine has been discover
ed in East Tennessee. General Thomas
will be president OF company to work
IL.
Gossip reports the speedy return Of
Gen. Mcclellan from the continent, and
that he will reside at his country house
in Orange, NJ.
If you want to know how quick
you can run mile, tell red headed
woman that her baby squints,
One hundred and sixteen members
of Congress have their wives, daughters
or other ladies with them at Washing
ton this winter.
William Henry James, who invented
the tubular boiler for locomotives in
1921, is now living in extreme poverty
in London, at the age of seventy.seven.
Bad thing to be an inventor.
The herring fisheries of Eastern
Maine have proved highly profitable the
past season, and the demand for labor
in them was so great as to cause ag-
riCulture to be neglected in some dis
trCts.
Female thieves in Belfast, Me,
have a way Of concealing goods on
hooks under their dresses" says the
Boston Post, and an indignant Maine
paper asks, How do you know ?'
An editor in Iowa has become so
hollow from depending upon the print
ing business alone for bread, that he
proposes to sell himself for stove pipe
at two cents foot.
AT the banquet given to the Con-
gTcsSiOnal party in Nashville, Tenn, Gen.
Frank Cheatham late of therebel army,
when called on, as president Of the meet
ing, for q speech, refused, but offered as
a toast, Here's to the Union"
The Pittsburg Republic place, at
the head Of it's editorial columns, the
name of Andrew Johnson, Of Tennessee,
as a candidate for the Presidency in
1858, and devOtes a column Of editorial
to the assignment of reasons for so do
ing.
Patrick OCOnor was found dead
upon the ice on the Genesee river at Car
thage, Sunday morning having fallen
off a high bank and broken his skull
while in a state of intOxicatiOn
Notwithstanding the British Gov
eminent claim to have checkmated the
Fenian movement in ireland, troops are
continually being sent into Ireland, and
artillery was being stationed around
Dublin castle. Close search was being
made for Stephens.
Since the expiration Of the copy
right, cheap editions ofsome of the Wa
verify novels have been issued in London
at the nominal price Of sixpence each,
but sold at many of the shops at retail
for fourpenCe- haIfpenny They are well
printed, and on good paper, and perfectly
legible.
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The Coat Mine Explosions in Eng
land.

The English papers received by the
Nova Scotian contain very little in rela-
ton to the disaster at the Oaks Colliery
in Yorkshire, beyond what we have
already laid before our readers in our
telegraphic dispatches from Europe. The
Liverpool Post Of the 18th inst. con-
tains the following in relation to the
first explosion at Barnsley;
1.-THE explosion took place at half past
one, with a tremendous report and dis
charge at the pit mouth as from vol
Cano. Thousands were soon on the pit
bank, including colliery owners, engin-
GERS, clergy and GOLFERS. The colliery
was worked by Messrs. Firth, Barber &
Co, 270 yards deep, and has been worked
for many years. Twenty years ago 80
people were killed there by an explosion.
1t was 'wake-up, day. and all the men
and boys, from 200 to AGO. were at work.
Last night Is bodies only were recov-
cred, and five only living. Thirty-eight
dead bodies have been counted in fifty
yards up drift. The few survivors are
dreadful sufferers. All the engineers
agree that no one still in the pit is alive.
There was delay in winding last night
through a new rope which it was neCes-
sary to supply at one shaft A cupola
tender brought up alive had dead cat in
his hand All the horses underground
are killed. Great excitement prevails
and heartrending sights are witnessed
among women and children"
The same paper makes the follow
ing comment upon the melancholy
event:
san appalling announcement reaches
US this morning. An explosion occurred
yesterday afternoon at Barnsley col
liery, involving, as we are informed the
lives OF over 800 persons. 1t is only
Thursday morning, and this is the sec
ond explosion that has taken place dur
ing the week, the previous one having
occurred at Bolton, and at which some
% men were nearly scalded to death.
And this is the almost all the year round.
Not, truly, of so awful a character as
the catastrophe of yesterday proved, are
the generality o. colliery explosions,
but sufficiently fatal to warrant, in nine
cases out of ten, the circulation of the
news all over the kingdom. The chol-
era has lett US, but CHASTITY visitor is
in our midst, who, if the unhappy col.
lier avoids it for time, is almost sure
to exercise his tenacious grip in the end
The event Of yesterday will fill the
country with gloom, for though ia times
Of epidemcs and in times of war peo-
pie may become accustomed to the enum'
Grafton of the dead by thousands, yet
the fact of 800 men being swept into
eternity while pursuing their daily OC.
equations, is Sufficient to I'LL the breast
of every one with horror. Can nothing
be devised to put an end to the almost
weekly occurrence of these colliery ca
tastrophes If our memory serves us
rightly, 200 lives were sacrificed at the
Hartley colliery explosion; so, there
fore, the fearful occurrence of yesterday
has not merely exceeded this number by
80 per cent, but will prove one Of thu
most, If not the most, fatal explosion
that has ever occurred"
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RailrOading.

BUFFALO, Dec. %.
No trains have arrived or departed
from any point east Of Rochester to-day
on the Central road. The track is ex-
pected to be clear tonight.
The Lake Shore road between Buffalo
and Dunkirk is abandoned for the pres
emit Passengers going east from Cleve-
land are transferred to the Erie road at
Dunkirk.
The Erie road is not obstruted and
the through trains from New York ar
rived on time
The Great Western and Grand Trunk
roads are not INSTRUCTED bat running on
their regular time.
Troy, Dec. %.
This city is still snow bound. No
trains have reached US since Thursday
afternoon. Yesterday trains left the city
by the Central road for Schenectady and
also by the Rensselaer, & Saratoga road,
but in each case they were compelled to
return after proceeding q distance of
seven or eight miles.
On the Schenectady and Saratoga
division Of the latter road a locomotive
and train of cars are completely buried
in the snow and entirely ont Of sight
Communication by railroad is not yet
open between this city and Albany.
The horse cars in the streets will not
be able to run for number OF days. In
the upper part Of the city ten horse cars
are entirely buried in snow bank.
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NTurdcrOus ARRAY.

NASHVILLE, Dec. o.
A murderous ARRAY occurred here last
night between party Of the 34th in
fantry and party of policemen. The
former were cheering for Lincoln and the
Union, when the latter cane up with an
answering cheer for Jeh. Davis. A
row followed in which Edward Creigo,
a soldier, was shot, dying in a few min
utes. Sergt Henry Bishley received a
serious wound in the head. Great ex-
element exists over the affair, and a
number ofsolders are out tonight hunt
ing for the murderers with threats of ven-
geance.
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creased Irish emigration TO this country
during the coming year. The people of
Ireland feel that, with the failure OF Fe-
nianism they have no hope for the future
but In this country, where so many mil
lions of their race have secured prosper
ity. The enormous damage TO all the
practical Interests OF Ireland that has
already arisen from Fenlanlsm will COM
pei hundreds of thousands TO fly from
their native soil who might otherwise
have remained upon it through life. Our
letters from Ireland represent these
things In strong light; and warn us to
expect an emigration In the coming
Spring surprising that of all previous
years since the time of the great famine,
Secretary McCulloch says in his recent
report that the one great necessity Of
this country is additional labor, and
there are no stronger or more vigorous
thews than those which grow upon the
old Celtic stoCk.--N Y Times.
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ACKNowLEDGMENT.-E Editor Rutland
Herald The leader of the Baptist choir
Of this place would acknowledge the re-
coipt of handsome Christmas gift of $25,
accompanied by note containing the
"Christmas wishes of the members of his
choir, and the music logerS of the great
congregation"
Thanking them sincerely for this testi-
monal of their kind wishes and esteem,
he can assure them that he accepts it as a
token of their appreciation of his humble
efforts to render the singing what it should
bean acceptable and interesting part of
Divine Worship. If he has in any de-
gree succeeded in this, praise is due to the
members of his choir, who have so nobly
sustained him in his efforts, rather than
himself.
Again thanking them, he can only wish
that their future may be as successful as
the past, and that they may not only sing
the praises Of the sanctuary here, but may
they each be admitted to that Celestial
Choir whose songs of praises never cease.
GEORGE Q. Day.
Rutland Dec, 26.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.

WASHINGTON, Dec. rs.
1t is ascertained from an official
source that Minister Campbell has been
instructed by our Government to remain
at New Orleans for the present, in order
to await future events in Mexico, or
further Instructions.
Letters have been received ia this city
from Richmond, taking Issue with Col.
Segar's recently published declaration
that the Legislature of Virginia is ready
at once to adops the Constitutional
amendment provided that they have as
surance from Congress that this shall
be the ultimatum and that the loyal
senator's from that State shall be admit
ted without delay. One of the writers
says the legislature is nearly, if not
quite, unanimous on the subject, on the
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ROCHESTER, Dec. ~.
A collision occurred on the Niagara
Falls division Of the Central road yes
terday at Knowlesville, in consequence
Of the breaking of switch bar; two
freight engines on one train ran into an
other freight engine standing on a
branch. Five men were injured, and
the engines and cars were badly
smashed up.
The engine U. S, of the Central road
blew up in this city to-day. The engin-
eer and fireman had just left the engine
and escaped injury, SO no person was
hurt.
The storm is over but the railroads
are not yet clear. No Albany train has
been here in two days. The western
division Of the Central is clear.
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The Great Ocean Yacht Race-The
Henrietta the winner-she Makes
the Voyage i'm Thiiteen Days and
Twenty-Five Hours.

COwEs ISLE OF WIGHT, Dec. %.
The yacht Henrietta, James Gordon
Bennett, Jr., owner and commander, has
won the great ocean yacht race. She
arrived here at forty.fve minutes past
five o'clock this afternoon and was re-
ceived with loud cheers. The other
yachts are not TO be seen.
SECOND DISPATCH.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. %.
The Henrietta arrived at the Needles
off Cowes at forty.fve minutes past five
last evening, and the Fleetwing arrived
at o'clock this morning, and the Vesta
at haltpast three. The Fleetwing had
rough passage, and five Of her men
were washed Off the bowsprit while
furling the glib in gale.
LONDON, Dec. 81.
The owner Of the Henrietta declared
himself ready to accept a challenge from
any yacht on this side Of the Atlantic
LONDON, Dec. 20.
All the leading London newspapers
have long editorials complimentary to
the yachts and their crew, which took
part in the great race, the London Times
contains a special report Of the voyage
Of the Henrietta.
The yacht Henrietta, made the entire
passage on one tack and without the
slightest accident, The greatest days
run was two hundred and eighty miles,
and the last was one hundred and nine
teen miles which was during a heavy
storm, when she hove to for several
hours. The Henrietta was received with
cheers on passing the Needles.
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Recaptured.
CHARLESTON, Dec. :

CHARLESTON, Dec. 26.
A freedman who goes by the name of
Horace Greeley and who made his escape
from prison several weeks since, was re-
captured last evening. The prisoner
stands charged with the murder of the
son Of Barnwell Rhett, last summer.
We have reports to-day of the killing
Of two freedmen. One of these, it is
said, was murdered by some Of the
soldiers connected with the 9th United
States infantry.
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From Philadelphia,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 30

PHILADELPHIA, Dec, %.
A meeting was held at the Board of
Trade rooms to-day to take action to
secure the reduction of the five per cent.
tax on manufactures. A large number
of prominent manufacturers attended.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Archi-
bald, Campbell, Gen. Patterson, Richard
Garsed and others. A committee was
appointed to prepare memorial to Con-
gress to procure the abrogation Of the
five per cent. tax.
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From Minnesota.

ST.. PAUL, Dec. 30.
Orders from Washington have arrived
here to bring the Chiefs ,of the Sioux
Indians to Washington, to make a
treaty for the cession of their lands and
to guarantee a safe route over their
country to Montana; also for locating
them on farms and to obtain guarantee
Of peace and security to our frontier.
About twenty Of the Chiefs will pass
through this city on their way to
Washington with the indian agent, Mr..
THOMPSON.
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Eire nj Elnlirm.

ELmRA, Dec. 26.
A fire broke out about eleven in the
wholesale boot and shoe mandatory OF
W. A. Bigelow & Co., situated in Wisner
street, near Water street. The building
was totally consumed. 1t was nearly
new and one Of the finest business
buildings in the city, 1t was occupied
by W. A. Bigelow & Co.. and Fielding
& Co., wholesale coffee and tea dealers.
The stock in the new building adjoining
occupied by Ira Wells, wholesale leather
and findings store, was removed without
loss. The total loss on the building
and stock is estimated at one hundred
thousand dollars. The property was in
sured
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negative and the feeling Is equally de-
cided among the people. Under no cir
cumstsnces are the people or the sener-
al assembly ready to ratify the amend
ment.
Lieut.. II. II. Wilson of the 9th caval.
ry, who died at Austin, Texas, on Mon
day, was the only son OF the Hon Henry
Wilson, U. s. Senator. Lieut.. Wilson
was only twenty years Of age and hsd
been in the army since he was seventeen
The President on the 10th inst,
through the War Department, directed
Gen. Sickles to issue an order suspend
ing in his department, until further in
structions, articles five and six OF his
general order declaring that corporal
punishment shall not be inflicted upon
any person other than minor and
also interfering with the State laws on
vagranCy. In compliance with the re-
quest made in the same letter, a copy Of
the order directed to be issued was to-
day received from the headquarters of
Gen. Sickles.
A number Of gentlemen held meet
ing here tonight with Mr., Sayles Bowen
as President, aud resolved to appeal to
the charitable Of the country to relieve
the necessities of the freed persons q,
Arlington, numbering about one thou,
sand, principally women and children.
AS part Of the design it is proposed %
provide for them a dinner on the Sd Of
January.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.
Some days ago an application was
made by J. A. Stewett, resident Of Bal
timore, to Chief Justice Chase for writ
of habeas corpus for the release of the
notorious Dr., Mudd, the assassin. 1t
was returned yesterday by the Chief
Justice to the counsel, with the follow
ing endorsement:
"The within application has been
considered and is disapproved. This,
however, does not prevent a similar ap-
plication from being made to some other
Judge or civil tribunal"
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Local and state TENS.

SPEAKER CoLFAx's LECTURE.-The
lecture by Hon. Schuyler CoIfax at Town
Hall Christmas eve'g was largely ATTENDED
the hall being filled to its utmost capacity.
The lecture descriptive of his memorable
trip "Across the Continent" was one in
every respect worthy of the distinguished
author, and one which served to impress
upon the minds of his hearers the eminent
qualifications which he must bring to,bear
in the discharge Of his responsible duties
as Speaker of the National House of Rep
resentatiyes.
At the hour appointed for the lecture,
Mr.. CoIfsx, in company with Lieut.-Goy.
Gardner, Senator Dorr, Judge Kellogg,
Henry Clark, ESQ.,, of PouImey, Pitt w.
Hyde of Hydeville, John Howe of Bran
don, and Postmaster Eyerts and Sheriff
Field Of Rutland, made their appearance
in the hall and took seats upon the stand.
The Speakers presence was greeted with
loud and long applause, and after a brief
iniermlssiou he was introduced to the audi
ence by Mr., Dorr, when he commenced
his lecture by paying a brief tribute to the
gallant defenders of the Union IN the late
war after which he spoke in appropriate
terms of the existing friendly relations
between ourselves and the nations Of hu-
rope, Russia in particular, aIIudng IN I'M
mistakable terms to the course taken by
that power towards us IN the stormiest
hours which our country ever witnessed.
He then began his lecture proper and for
an hour and half held his audience IN
mute astomshment, except occasional IN
tersperslons OF applause, with his wonder
luI descriptions OF his journey from the
Missouri to the IacIhc coast lie por-
trayed IN fitting terms the richness of the
mines aud the beautiful scenery OF Colo
RADIO, now knocking at the gates OF the
4 IL ''l ~ 'NN'tAi'iN', tNN' ''N''''N' '''Ai
dered from there across the Rocky Noun
talns through Utah and Nevada, until be
eventually reached the Pacific coast, des-
cn0ing mnuteIy mountain passes, canons,
preclplces, lofty waterfalls, dangerous
driveways, romantic scenery, &c, &C.,
which attracted his observation during his
eyenttul trip. His illusions to California,
and its multfarious inhabitants, including
John Chnaman, was instructive and anus
ing in the extreme, and his description of
Mormon habits and customs was well cal
culated to deceive all believers in the
doctrine of the "Iatter-day saints" of the
heresy of their creed, at least so far as
polygamy is concerned, and his hope that
God might speed the day when Mormon
supremacy would give way before the ad-
vancing sound of the steam whistle on the
Pacific Railroad, project which he hoped
might soon be accomplished, and the civil
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OF Monroe and South Wells streets de-
stroyed boarding house known as
Williams Hotel. The total loss is forty
thousand, and the insurance is small.
Sixty boarders We're burnt out with the
loss of all their personal effects.