Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-13
THURSDAY, July Is, 1871.
In General.

One of the chief mourners at the funeral
of pet Halstead was Daniel Mcfarland.
An Arkansas dressmsker constructed
democratic bridal trousseau, recently,
which contained 800 yards of calico.
An eleven years old boy Of Kansas
City, No. has just finished a walk TO
Houston, Texas, distance of one thou
sand miles.
A II. Stephens has gained nine pounds
in the last few months over editorial pros
poets, and now tips the scales at the ~
notch.
Mr.. Blaine, Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives, and
Congressman Dawes have gone on trip
10 California together.
In Covington, KY, the mother of
young girl recently murdered there Is
about to marry the father of the youth
accused of killing her.
Bonner has fallen in love with his horse
"Startle," which has done some of the
tsllest trotting yet known and offers $40
600 for his peer.
Two men had fight in New York, the
other day, which was well enough. but
they fell together upon an unOfendiDg
child, killing it instantly.
Three thousand Brooklyn ladies have
petitioned the board of aldermen in that
city to enforce the law against the sale of
intoxicating drink on the Sabbath.
A number of Cincinnati boys playing
with fire-crackers on the Fourth, started
fire before they got through, which
burned dozen buildings and made as
many families homeless.
A paddle nosed gar has recently been
caught in the La Crosse river, Wis. 1t
weighed % pounds, and had nose nine
inches in length and three wide shaped
like boat paddle.
The Philadelphia Age has committed
leze-majesty. 1t calls Gen. +. B. Butler
ga transparent cheat and plunderer." Aud
the worst of it il, that future ages will
unquestionably accept the portrait az sa-
thentic.
The mayor of st. Joseph, No, lately
gave permission to a citizen to kill two
dogs that annoyed him, and the next
morning he found two of his own blOoded
animals dead, with his written warrant OF
permission pinned upon their bodies.
Forty shots were fred recently at Isaac
Yorkum of the Maricaza rancho, Califor-
MIA. by settlers, against whom he has long
prosecuted eiectment suits. His horse
was killed under him and his clothing
riddled, but he escaped unwounded.
Iowa has been showing some shining
representatives Of rising America IN New
York state, this year, young WATSON OF
Warren county carrying off the West
Point honors, and Miss Marie Louise Bias
come taking the prize offered by the New
York academy Of design.
Some lover of statistics in New York
took pains to count the flags in that city
on the Fourth, and made 900 Ameri~
can, $4,000 Prussian, and 6,OO0 other hags
the entire length of which, allowing three
feet to each one, would give total OF
about 40 miles, or enough to surround the
CITY with double line of patriotic buDt-
ing.
Charles Chesley has resigned his posi-
ton as head of division in the internal
revenue office, at Washington, to go into
the attorney generals old office. oep'
Pleasanton has recommended 10 oecfet'[y
Boutwell, the promotion of William Q.
Avery of New York, now appointment
clerk of the internal revenue bureau. TO
the place thus made vacant.
The Washington Republican asks -
.Wbat is the mater with the Potomac
water 2" The Louisville Courier an
swers Nothing, except it is used for
washing purposes by a very dirty admin
a<r wa6h. the
sanitary advantages that would accrue to
the Washington people from a change In
the government are obvious.