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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02
Spare Items.

Sherman is at the fremont in Chi
cago.
johnson gave his last State dinner
last Saturday
Navigation Of Cayuga Lake is still
ob>uuetoa hy ice.
Peach trees are now in bloom through
out Western Tennessee
-Ros- Wiunans, the naval architect,
j. at worl, upon a now theological sya-
tam.
Tha water in Chicago harbor is only
twelve feet and six inches deep.
Kit Car,on's health is so poor that he
declines making public speeches,
Victor Emanuel didn't cat anything
The oth,r day whou Farragut took dinner
with him
The total profits Of the Dubuque,
Iowa, lecture course during the past win
ter. was Stsl 4s
Nearly one half Of the lands in sum
ttsr County, Ala, are advertised to be sold
fur State ana county taxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dart recently
deceased, at Waterford, Conn, lived hap
plly together ior seventy-one years.
The annual income Of Murnt Halstead,
the principal editor and proprietor OF the
Cincinnati Commercial, is S4a, 200.
Nearly one thousand copies Of Nor
wood" were sold by one dealer in Cieve-
land between Tuesday and Saturday OF
last week
The New London shakers propose TO
erect, the coming season, a barn, loo ieet
br 70 with - posts. to cost ahonf slo'-
0o0
+ former member Of the leading
i news house Of the country now distributes
: circular. On Broadway Tor living.
T;tle brown. 4 Co, Of Boston in
j. ,beir laIsiness career or thirty odd years,
have raid 10 authors over sl,5ooWo.
An Ill tank recently burst in Cleve-
!. land ohio, which contained 10000 bar
reIs af water Fortunate that it was not
fall Of oil.
: The death is announced of NJ. Coul-
: yier Gravier, a laborious observer OF shoot
), ing stars. lie made meteors special
study forty years ago
Thursday night of last week tire
occurred in Albany, when two ladies, q
: Mrs. Waldbillig and Mrs Wells, were se
T badly frightened that they have since
died.
The profits OF Wendell Phillips last
i lecture at St. Paul, MINI, were about
Il $500 which the library managers Will use
h in the purchase of more books
. Two thousand dollars have been sui
"A scribed in Rochester, to secure the - hoio
! ing ef the State fair in that city ms !,
only two sevenths OF the required
= amount
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

/, doubtful whether thu Sans'e will adopt
it. 4 class # p,aple nov ,o'wlaln la'-
trrly oi tbs working II the y stem. II 1, .
suggested that the old plan hyrsan''d /
lar a part ot the triai, ,a as 10 et'* aI .
elas>e, j. chance, Several ralarpa lar7.sh-
were 1otioed ia thy sallrtc, @n TUESDAY
Tho speeches made ia s,ert session
wrre temperate and tho Nata tar e'Nm-
teu DAYS stool - Ia = tunhlos then
moved 10 tix Monday nv>t and 1t Va,
adopted without division. Tho nsloas
II thu Republican senator, voting IN s7@
crct session. - give the President ten day
an. a. follow. M,,,t,, Anthony, ,"hrtI
Flmuud,. Ftssenaeu, Henderson, Fowler
Frrlnghuyseu.G Grimes, sherman, Spragur.
frUIututt gryt Slzu N'ftr1AiH'-- -
boutwell, r,al tie replication u th,
managers in fine voice Whom th' Son
aio retired for consultation thare was b
general mix upon the hoor If the senate
speaker ColfaS aud Mr.. Curtis Of the
. President, counsel had long talk WI
son canyorsea with several 81 ~. I''''''
Republicans, Groesheek ~as IN ''"'o 'o'
ver.stion with Bingham all the 'm'' an0
! Wade wa, surrounded by his friends h'
. aac~ not retire with the Senate, nor has b.
sas, d vote N amy If the preliminary mo-
tiou,, nor does hc intend to do 50.
i -Forpcv'. Chronicle charges that ,hra
4 .n,rsme raur, Judge, wen, MP to th
Ii wa, Ir.,., IN N, dark. saturday. I
I. IN ~. pr..t1an, IL. result of the coul
y. i. ,....t,.,;,n ,. - IL. NJ. Arale ease. II
:, - ,,,. ,,,l;.,,,,,, over tbs f,et III,
y .,1,..'...,;,,... - ,I,a consultation roa,
w. -, - ..,..,,l Journal. No
x |'' "-'' :. r,,,n'r,a ,bat u
Il %'9 ,'' '''''7' 49, ;,.,.r,,a,;.,, +,
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

IMrEoMrrr VERSES. A clergyman,
while sitting in the gallery of the Con-
neeticut Legislature, when that body wa
putting through divorce eases, wrote the
following impromptu:'
For cutting all connections tamet
Ca1H1rt Lot Is fairly named:
ain t4as4teet IN nne, hnt you -
mi those whom / connect in two.
Faeh legislator seems to say,
What YOU t0uhtcti. i.cW away"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION Cow
rAHY.-This company's line for 1868 viii
consist of fourteen steamers, five OF which
are fitting up at ogdensburg. Others are
At Cleveland. Milwaukee, Chicago and
Cape Vincent. A new propeller, the fiji.
teenth, is on the stocks at Ogdensburg
and will be completed early in the season
From the Ogdensburg Journal we Learn
that the effort to raise the capital stock t
81 100000 has been 50 far successful thai
ten new steamers will be constructed
forthwith. This number will provide fol
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

s8~It will not be long-says the Mon
,ana Gazette-before the Prickly Pear
Valley and the whole country lying be-
tween the Rocky Mountain range and the
Missouri river will be surveyed into town
ships and sections.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

With the public interests, TO ail9" ny ,,
...s1 Stg,t,n IA continue 70 hold the said |
.o;.a "a Secretary far the Department OF .
n. and II .heu became the official duty
AZ H., RESPONDENT a President q The
I,ottsl States, u consider and detid,
,,l2,g.,rl an AIT. should and might lawful
n Ea done hy him, as President oi the
/ .agtrl States, 10 cause the said stanton
ID. .arr,ul,r the said office. This respond
,.,.i 0.,. Informed aud verify believes thai
ipwas practically settled ~ wy III nl,3 ~ ~.
-z.----5 Tt-s 4HTtryt State s.'sl Aal l--All
4, considered. aud uniformly, and IN great
number II instance, acted on, by 1ensteSS
and thu President ot the United state, ID
-,ses.ian from Washington 70 anu m
..uI.ne President Lincoln. and from the (
T5r~t Cauere,, u thc Ihirty.ulnth Con.
-rs.,. tha,'the Constitution of the nlted I
Stats. conferred on tho President, as part +
II the Executive power, and - one 81 the
necessary mean, aud instruments ot ptr.
forming the Executive duty. expressly .
,,n.rs..} aa him hv the Constitution 81
,.2fn.. e4rs that the laws hc fut','"i-
lv executed. the r1wer at any ana al
tstpa- of removing from office all 'Ne,a-
,,vs nWrer,. for cause 90 he Judged "i bN
stla prr-.Iaut alone ,Ihl, respondent
E.rl 5r s4.r.aanae ai the Constitution, Re-
..u.ral tha o'.rsau ii each principal "i''.
a.r II the Executive Departments upon
lha question oJ wustituuanai eNe'"hN'
fa.aer aul luty. and had boon advised bt
,a-h Il tbam. Including the said stanton
Secretary iar the department y " "',
'la' uuIf .'h) 'on>'ItaQa" 81 '". NJ que.
~f#' this power was lodged ny n ,.',
-'atufsen lo the President 81 ''s ,5 ~ =.
states, and That, c"hse lHehdE' u -
b. .a"@4y N@'r'7et ny i"it' am 1''' ..,'l
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q. r.' rs~as. was imposed IN tHo ,'S.''. '''
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

the answer n lhN lt.''1." "" y" ''"
II the Impeachment ar'lnsae,as'''S h."-
!, ,.rt,iniu,, II thi. slsst pr1pl hasa whae
80, .,..,.,l, af tl.. l,ra.4lut.
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wh'sh y s'ftA'nA @" ''' N'.@
document, will te read Wtth interest
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

PUBLIC SPIRIT" Public SPIRIT Is
original and entertaining, as an e&ainih-
alton will show. Three delightful stories
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

ST17TN--Un -TTUF7Iay 1a5v rhuru WIFE
stolen from the dwelling house of Michael
Corbctt. in Moriah, n Y, 81 400 in gold,
bank bills and grcenbacks, One Joseph
Parker is suspected. \ reward of s4oo
is offered by Michael Corbctt and Pat
rick Monihan for the arrest, and eonyic-
tiou Of tho thief and the recovery OF the
money. Parker was in Middlebury on
( Erilav9
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

.snf#HN III his 4UflNtlfAANNhAk RAAA@s &tts* 81
l,anll hg in some proper way >umun'sa o
+, III IuJI-T7J Icr1TfinCnT GT Il7T -UyTTTT7 =
,r,,, i,,rr.,.l In lie Constitution with
l.. ,.,y.,r and subjected Inv H. ~ the
l,,., ,,.., 3,.I, a determining finally the
..,,.,f.,, ',,.l ,tltat of alI arts ul Con.
,re.. i'm, Nv eampariug them with the s
- q H. Tinted States. and
.,..,..,,,,..i,,s, t}.m imr,rative when found
IA, ~v,,,l, b4t fundamental law
,I,1 d,e ,.e.,l,. b4ya enacted fr the
-, at l.esr servants. anl to
A., ..,3. tr., MAI through tho antiHl
,fna .f,ts ot the.U Unitod states, the al-
.aln,e auty a the President 10 sui t.ata
..,,,'.. a. ,..r..,, il, ,pla.,. ii Mr.. stanton as
.,,...,1I. .a,i..,. and il. "a prirtrnal suh-
,1s,,st.. n,,ie.r yho,.. utfuill conduct he
,,... ,,..,.n-il,l, far. and had hviul rl-lt
-. ..,,,r.l mich, ii ,asSl}1S, h. accom-.
,15.l..'3 ,s,tf...,.t tls necessity ut rai~iusr
-. - ,hs Questions aforesaid. aud
,.1 f;,Lt. Agt, sywla mot la .1 .yar-
..,,,,l I'm That tba~a Questions. or such
IL. ,,,;.,ls, necessarily arise. should
l.. fnaiufa}3y determined in tho manner
,s.r..s.a ma fir no other emil orrurra-a
T,,i. r..r.nA,ut I'll, President Of thr
traf,aG Siata.. on the i9th dav ot August
har..iob,tor, stated, did issue to tby ~ald
stanton the order following. VIZ:
TNr,lutg MA>-luN. /
NN,ugNafo<. Aug. IL, l~GiN
~tg. By l5rtur ii the Inwcr nd n-.
,lority ,.~tra IN M. sd. President, fy tar
Constitution aud law. III the United
state. you are hereby suspended from 81.
hcea. Secretary II War, and will eet~r l'
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

roerrANp AEruANn Eugo>p-
4 railroad meeting wa. lell At Portland
b, delegation Of gentlemen from New |
Hampshire, Interested in the building OF
r,ilra,d from Alton. On the Dover and
Winnipi,-aukea road. to franklin, on the
Northern road in that State, to complete
Western connection with the Portland /
and Rochester road distance properly
M, av,r Twenty-Five miles. An informal
meeting took place Tuesday mornlne' a'
tho rnams Of the Directors ot the Port /
land aud Rochester road. /
The Board oi Trade also held q special !
meeting that afternoon, the President
Jonas II. Pcrley. presiding Remarks Ia
yorahlo To the enterprise, aud showing it,
feasibility. were made by stephen Ken
drick Of Concord, President 4 the Con-
cord and Portsmouth Railroad, Warren,
/ r Daniel, Of Franklin, and others IRON
the New Hampshire state Senate, Robe
: Il 17,fTam, Hon john \ T-TTTT- 7 n
Shurtlcff. John b, Carroll ani others ot
that city. Among the party, besides
, Nra,,r. Kendr!ck and Roberts, werc
. va..rs. NJ. Sargent Of Lake Village, }. j.
Bean and and Orrin Folsom of Gilman
Ton C. II. Hackett and J, W Wells oi
. Upper Giln.auton. Rssolstians were
, passed thankiug.the geuuomen from New
a Hampshire for the valuable information
a riven. and assuring them of Portland
r hearty supprt should the enterprise prov
d practicable after further careful survey
= The meeting then dissolved
TIL, enterprise Is for huil3@g enc o
the connecting links Of railroad brtweei
Rutland and Portland
II IF6 BNiI-.-so some Of the officers OF Ju~
tiae iii Windsor county appear 10 have
=. loose way Of doing things, One Albcr
- Reed has been twice convicted by a jur,
- in that county for rape, His case wa
!. taken to the supreme court, and bail ike
:. at s.. 800. Nevertheless, Reed was a
-, lowed 10 20 at large without bail, and, Q
-, course, when he got ready, took leg ha
Ut r,,.aa Tloc caso =. marked "rontir
uad" on the calendar, and will doni'tie.
remain 80 some time, il they wait for ii
C. ''''''''
"a ---
d. lNsUFfIcGENel,--Among the cases a
ne poaled to the late term of the SaIfch
IL court in Windsor county, was one
iE which the plainth recovered Si,-'' 4al
90. ages in the county court. tor lrs"iFcleh
o. Of highway in Ludlow Ni'ia@e' tie l''1'
'a- 6eitney consisting 81 q leg aoon' 2 ii'.''
tie in diameter lying IN the dlteh
NY - 1a..,..,,..7.n Nr,raay mo,
MO w. ,,,.3 49, ~, !. g. j. unntneli
'"N' ,.~'..1, W, - - ,han..r1 f.ct
me - -, - Tlo las. q .
an a,aa .,,..;..s,.. g,
% Sfoo~la17 upon ,h' ,''''' P''''''- -
If Lane, Pltkm \ BROCK
nr pa,.,., .nr;,.. .xrl,.fan +
tie '''' Il, p,;...1
old - ~, ~ I'll. ,.a1an !.
all an, ,l' 49,. : ,la h.n5s l., d.vn tle i
the 49,, = ~ r,n,Ia ). nsn,1 and Il IT,
om ,,I 49,, - ,,al,;n. a.ne .inc,. III. fr.f
ore ~ n.;ntar ,hor. H.. considerable w3
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

ARREST. T.--Some FIVE weeks since one
4. L. Preston Of Moretown, hired a horse
and sleigh Of B. l.. Perry, landlord at that
place to be gone five or six days. The
time expired but Preston did not return.
Some ten days ago he wrote to his wife
that he had been travelling in Canada,
and on certain day he overlook a Ger
man pedlar who had been shot and was
sinking under exhaustion from his wounds
He said he took the pedlar on to his
sleigh, who died while he was carrying
him along, and he was Immediately ar
rested for murder and lodged in Sher
brooke Jail. This letter was mailed a
Island Pond. Mrs Preston showed tn,
letter to Perry who Immediately started
in pursuit and in due time captured Pres
ton and the team at Bethel, Maine. Oh
Monday night last. the landlord with hi
team and prisoner stopped at Walker
Hotel, Lyndon Centre, on their way +
Moretown to explain the affair to the off'
GERS of the law.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

pNoN>rn TuUouH am ler. John
Dugr. ii yauus unmarried man, residing
ae.r nusas Point, vs. drowned last
mos,lay .njght, while crossing TIC ''e OF
aa,lte the village. Ill. horse and cutter
won't down with him lis body. toscih-
~ with thu lead body ef hi, horse, were
mot found until last saturday heun1
. pusr lived with his sister, owned val
u,lle farm and q Sao0 har-A,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

IAptra A. school COMMITTEE =
rbr,a maiden ladies have recently been
nut upon tie School Committee Of Read
lns. Mas, large and fourishing suburb
II Boston. They are described as follows
Mis- Rugglcs Is sister Of Otis I, Rug
glay. Representative from Fitchburg' and
Sup'fint,ndcut Of the Vermont and
Massachusetts, Railroad, and is woman
4 superior business capacity, having sue
ecs,iully engaged in mercantile pursuits
far thsla,t twelve or more years IN Read
lng. She j. the chosen friend OF Mrs
Ianafard. Ia whom that lady dedicated
h,r book. :. The Soldiers Daughter, and
#, woman admirably qualified for the
place She is called by the votes of her iel-
.low-tawnsmon to fill
Miss Appleton i sister of Edward
Appleton. Esq, the well-known railroad
conductor. i, graduate Of the Norman
school. and woman Of superior scholar
,ldp,
Mis-, Temple Is well-known as sue
:, e,s,iul teacher Of music, whose sweet
:, voice has long been heard leading thu
/. choir Of the old South Church.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

AIAWsrtr } NJ, Whiteomh Of War
teu. aua y ] Mornrly II Berlin recently
had a dispute about turkeys which Whit
reral kilrl as long ago a 1854, for tres
aa sing au worthless land, and Moriart,
struck him with his eaue, for which the
Washington county yourt has just made
linn nay $40 and costs Being a poor
llarar, hc couldn't aa il, and was COM
TuiTftrtl "a fra
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

Rlsnor HorklSH A pamphlet '>
to be published containing the proceed
ings at the funeral Of the late Bishop
Hopkins, ~ addresses then delivered by
the Bishops Of Connecticut ana Qnetee'
and a good photograph likeness q the de-
ceased Bishop. Subscriptions received Tor
few DAYS by the Rev, j. NJ. Peek
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02
very respectfully yours,
Signed EDWIN ii. ST>Nro,

This respondent, as President of the
United States, was, thereon. Of opinion.
that, having regard TO the necessary off,
eial relations and duties OF the Secretary
for the Department of War, to the Presi-
dent of the United States, according to
the Constitution and laws of the United
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02
WAR DEPARTMENT,

SIR Yonr note of this day has been re.
feivo1, stating that public consideration,
Of a high character constrain You to say
my resignation as Secretary Of War will
he accepted" In reply, have the honol
70 say that public considerations Of a higl
character, which alone have induced IN,
to continue at the head of this Depart
ment sonstrain me not to resign the ofiie
OF Secretary OF War before the next meet
ing Of Congress.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

DEATH OF Jon< X. GRAl,-l i ne Bur
unston Times thu. speaks Of this gentle
man who died on Monday last AN old
and esteemed citizen is gone whom all
knew and respected lie was one Of the
few old citizens Of Burlington whom
death had spared in the last year More
than forty years ago, raw lad came int"
the shop Of Rev. Truman Seymour to
learn a trade. Mr. Seymour was car
riagc maker and priest Of the Methodist
Chnrch. who worked as Paul worked, al
tent making, and preached as Pau
preached John X. Gray was his dis
ciple He lived henceforth good citF
zen. good Christian, and died as all gooc
men should desire to die.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02

rER-oNAL.-Hon. Levi Underwood Is.
one oi the counsel for the Drew party IN
the Erie war
Rev Charles Clarke Harris, recently
Of Bridgewater. Mas, has assumed the
position Of Rector of st. Johns Church in
the city Of Lawrence, to which he wa,
recently called In alluding to this
change Of base, the Lawrence American
pays Mr Harris the high compliment
which his intellectual abilities must every
where command.
4. f Rankin, Esq the new Seere-
tarv Of the Board of Education, visited
Bradford On Tuesday, and gave an ad-
dress on the subject Of Education, at tn,
Town Hall in the evening. The walk,
ing wa, very bad, and the night very
dark, but there was 8 good attendance
The address was finely written and full q
good common sense The friends Of edu
cation may rr~t assured that the m,intl
Of Mr.. Adams has fcllen upon worth,
shoulders, ana his work committed int
good hands
Some Of the California papers nam
Frederick Billiugs,.a as the Republican can
didatp for the Vice Presidency.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-25
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, AUGUST a5. 1868

morning and evening in the Society tents. The
grand stand is yet unoccupied, and in
what Thoreau somewhere calls the admixture Of
pietv and pc-nics. the picnic so far, prevails But
next week there will be a great change.
just outside the Association grounds an imitation
village has been started under the name Of Oak
Bufrs.as noney-making speculation, and seems to
he making headwav. The cottages are modelled
after those of the camp Int the lots are sold. not
leased to occupants and the regulations are not so
strict as those of the camp The best of feeling does
not prevail between tho Association grounds and
"Ueretc side as Oak Bluffs is popuarly called, but
they may get along well enough together after a
while for the outside settlers know that If they
make themselves obnoxious the camp will immedi-
ately be moved elsewhere, and then the Oak Bluffs
speoulation will burst like bubble. Besides the
power of the Association, 20 rule for mile around
their camp during Il days Of the year. puts the viii
lage at their mercy j. r. G. H.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-25
CRIMINAL

At the Tombs Police Court Yesterday, before
Alderman O Brien were brought Michael Ward. James
Roberts William Godfrey, and Alexander stringham,
they having been arrested on Sunday evening while
gambling in saloon in the Third Ward The prisoners
were held to await examination. John Meuire was
committed by Justice Hogan charge OF having stolen
$3.50 from Richard y. HaWley, with whom hs rOOmed at
No 10 RObnsonst.. Edward Keatng Yesterday, acted
in disOrderly In the saloon, No. 226 Nestst
and elected by the bartender, Albert O. Davis He
again returned and assaulted DAVIS by throwing umbers
aud other missiles at him. In the fight that ensued Reat
ing badly beaten about the face aud head He was
arrested and Justice Hogan committed him TO the Tombs
In the Jefferson Market Police Court, yester-
day before Justice Dodge four saloon keepers were sew
orally held in 500 bail for alleged violations OF the Excise
law. John Thompson OF Brooklyn complained that he
had been robbed OF $3.50 by Jennie Mward at house IN
Prncc-st officer Stevenson arrested all the inmates OF
the house. Jennie committed for trial on charge
grand larceny, ana the others were held Tor eXAmn
tion An examination was held in the case OF William
II BENSON Charles H. Rose, Thomas Allen and william
Davis charged with having committed burglary on te
premises Of Thomas Sturges No 900 Ffthaye In July
last having stolen theefrom property valued at upward
OF 81 OOo Capt. Speight OF tho Twenty ninth Precinct
tesed 10 the Of the prisoners and the finding OF
"a large portion Of tho property. Decision reserved
New-York tribune., 1868-08-25
THE LAST OF A TEXAN DEsPERADo

GAINESVILLE, Texas, July H. lsJs.
Lie,d CHARLES A. VERNON, a. A. A. General
| have the honor to report that last evening,
after sundOwn, desperate named Ben Griffith entered
our town. armed with three siX-shooters and double
barreled shotgun He known by several OF the cti
zens, TO whom he spoke informing them that his party
manning Baker, Bickersta aud Engs were just at the
edge Of the town. and that he waiting for them to
come up He kept his gun cooked and the burt on his
thigh said that he had been below and killed two Yankees
and four negroes and burned train of cOmmssary stores
and tha they were to assemble ~ In all. and proceed
West and destroy train that It's way TO tho
and entered grocery kept by Whtsett, filed can
teen WIN whisky aud mQnpted laying that anybody
wanted MIN to come on and they would find him ON the
Boston road After he left freedman In ana said
he had been robbed OF his pistol aud the just passed
was e one Immediately ordered the Shef1H 10 sum
M9n posse, and arrest the man. only three responded
sauded my horse, and started. Two OF them Kept
up the third could not get his mule into run We over
TOOK hn mile from tow and came upon hi Just as he
was In the act Of shooting the freed boy whom he met in
the road, He had his gun down within few feet OF
the boys head; we dsmOnnted and run up within
~ yards OF him and shouted HaltW He turned
ms mead and put spurs 20 his horse. ordered
the Two men 10 fire. which they did simultaneously and
ne gave spring from his saddle aud when he reached
the ground he was dead had him deoenty inferred as
ne had sufficient funds 20 pay for it The gang have
sworn that shall not live, and town Is divided IN
sentiment, do not know who my friends are DO not
want TO retreat, but 20 stay alone with not soldier
Wlthn 90 miles, and every second man syinpathZer
WIN the despeadOes Is, 20 say the least very unpleasant
nave ms horse and equipments gun aud pistols what
Sha' 10 Win thenit Please give me decided order III