Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04

ed an "item by going to work in : saw
mill at Orono, instead of settling in San.
dusky.
To Mr.. G. W. Mcdonald, the we'll.
known artist Of st. Louis, has been in
trusted the execution of an equestrian
statute of Gen. Lyon, to be placed in La
fayette Park in that city.
Josh Billings says, 'there is no more
real satisfaction in laying up in yure
buzzum an injury, than there is in stuffing
. dead hornet who hez stung y on, and
keeping him to look at"
"A mathematical prodigy, in the per-
son Of a lad named Fields, seventeen years
old and entirely ignorant of letters OF
figures, has been discovered at Fayette,
Mo. 1t is said he can solve problems run
ming up into trillions, in three minutes
He is very ignorant on all other matters.
On Saturday work was resumed on
span sixteen Of the bridge across the Ohio
river at Louisville. This is called the "fatal
span," as in three years 81 men have
here lost their lives by falling on the rocks
below. The last death occurred on Sun.
day last, the victim being stranger who
walked out on the span.
The London, Can, Advertiser says
that John Martin, the celebrated Irish
patriot, is at present staying with his
friends near that city. Mr.. Martin was
concerned in the O'Brien troubles, sent to
BOTANY Bay, and afterwards pardoned.
The wholesale liquor dealers of Cali.
fornia have organized an associatian foI
the purpose of cooperating with similar
bodies in the Eastern States, for the en-.
actmtnt of laws to compel distillers to pay
the whole tax on distilled spirits.
"A merchant in Leavenworth, Kansas
on opening box of tea, few days ago
found Chinese coat therein. 1t is sup,
posed that some John Chinaman had laid
off his coat to go to work, while another
came along and nailed it up without
noticing it.
"A young lady while going to hel
wedding in Rondout, n. Y, on Sunday
was thrown from the carriage and broke
her leg. 1t was proposed to take her tt
physician and have the limb set, blu,
she refused, saying she was going to BE-
married first. And, as usual, she had hel
way.
On Friday, the Licking county Ohio
Infrmary, located at Granville, was de.
stroyed by fire, and ten lunatics, who
were locked in their rooms, persisted in
the flames, the fire being discovered too
late to rescue them.
Fears are entertained at thel Whit,
House that Collector Casey, General
Grants brother-in-law) and family wer,
on the Inflated Stonewall. He informed
his father-inlaw by letter that it was hi
intention to leave St Louis ON Tuesday
by the boat for New Orleans, and sine,
that time he has not been heard from.
-Kocpmanschaap has returned to Sar
Francisco He will forward a hundred
Cinnamon next week to work on til,
Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad. He say
there are 5000 Cinnamon in the State on
of employment, and that more are retu' 7
ingto China at present than are cor min
here, owing TO the approaching .tioni
holiday in the empire.
Mike McCoole left st. Lo ala ON Su,
day for Cincinnati, with the intention {
taking up his quarters in Kentucky. n,
far from Cincinnati, unit. i the 10th of \,
yeInber, when he is to face his old antas
onist and superior, tie dauntless Allen, i
the ring. Before leaving St. Louis h
was presented Nth the colors that are /
be tied to his stake in the ring.