Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY, JUNE is, 1871.
Review Of the Week.

During the past week death has beef
vary active among tho celebrities. Th'
Count de Gasperin may be mentioned
and George Kohl, renowned as traveller
having written some Of the most delight
full books of travel ever printed; tn
French Jew banker Jules Mires and Brig
General Rodman, inventor Of the Rod
man gun.-Mrs. Laura D. Fair has beer
sentenced to be executed on Friday, July
2Sth. The Boston 2rapeller in comment
ing upon the manner of putting crimi
mails out of the way, truthfully says
"There is something peculiarly loathsome
in the mere idea of hanging woman
IL abe must die let the supreme sentence
be executed on her in a manner that WILL
not violate all notions of decency and de.
oorum. Drown her, or smother her with
the fumes of charcoal, or bleed her to
death in a warm bath, or even shoot her
rather than be guilty of the foul impro.
priety of swinging her from gallows, q
mode of death that insults the sufferer,
anu uERTddts tuOec WIN ahhiSh ~v
which can satisfactorily be witnessed on
ly by the most degraded OF mortals.-Ihe
New Hampshire Legislature met on
Wednesday, June 7th, at Concord. The
House of Representatives was organized
by the election of William H. Cove, of
Weare, as Speaker, who was supported by
the Democrats and labor reformers, and
received 1874 votes Mr.. James o. Adams,
of Manchester, was supported by the Re-
publicans, and received 164 votes. Since
that day the House has been the scene OF
many battles. and Of almost ss nany
Republican defeats. - Mr.. Bowen,
late Congressman from Carolina,
(South,) has been found guilty Of bigamy,
at Washington. The case has net yet
been disposed Of, as some motion is pend
ing before tho Court, through the success
of which the Hon. gentleman may get off.
--Geaeral Sherman says he is not can
didate for the Presidency, and never has
been such oaadidate, and never will be
and he adds that hs would not take the
Office were he to be elected to it unani-
mously.-Foster, who killed Mr.. Putnam,
has made a piteous appeal for his life,
grounding it on the fact that he was
drunk when he struck his victim, whom
he did not mean to kill But this is only
an sggravation of his offence. He must
be hung up for the benefit of the temper
ance cause, as the "swful example"
Orleans is partially submerged, and much
suffering is experienced by the inhabi-
tants.-Quite a number of Red leaders in
Paris have turned up safe and in good
condition, in other parts of Europe
Great fires began in Constantinople few
days ago, and were still raging at last &C.
counts.-Absurd stories are told of the in
tentions of the scattered French Red |
leaders to burn many of the principal
cities in Europe, without distinction or
nation, and including Berlin and Moscow
in the programme. Such stories furnish
their own refutstion. The poor devils are
probably more intent on preserving their
own lives than on destroying other mems
houses. Their total failure at Paris
will keep them quiet for a long time
to come, we think.-Sunday, the 18th
of June, is the day appointed for
Thanksgiving throughout Germany, be-
cause of the success of the German arms
in the late war. 1t is a day famous in
Prussian history, is the 18th day of June,
being the anniversary Of the battle of
Fehrbellin, in which the Great Elector,
Frederick William in 1915, defeated the
Swe DIES, and did 80 much to establish
Piussian power; the anniversary of the
defeat of Frederick the Great at Kolin, in
1867, by the Austrians under Marshal
Daun and the anniversary of the battle
of Waterloo, in which the Prussians had
so prominent part in bringing inextri-
osble defeat upon Napoleon l. The seleo-
lion of the day for Thanksgiving proba-
bly, had direct reference to Fehrbellin and
Waterloo, thong h thought of Kolipmust
have given bitter flavor to it. But Bit
terness is seldom wanting to any retro
fpection, and it is said to be wholesome
A very great falling off in the cotton crop
is announced, which will prevent fall in
,otton. There's spec u alton on foot it is
Wilson steamed for
Europe on Wednesday. He should call
On Ex-Emperor Nap and give him few
lessons in the srt Of governmental
South Carolira some folks count "tbe
war debt" of the State as part
If its liabilities. Yet the payment of any
uch debt is forbidden by the national
However, there is not the -,
Zig hest prospect that dollar of the debt .
yer will be paid,-so much counting"
eed disturb no one.-The drownineIsea-
on has opened briskly. Almost as many :,
eatbs occur from drowning as from sui
ide'-Mr. Colfsx reached his home,
t 81 nth Bend, on the Sd, in very
God condition. and without having e'
uttered from his journey. He says y
/ was not over-snokipg, but over-work-
ng that gave him such topper.-'Tis ::
aid Rochefort can't be tried without
romise the late Committee of National -
Defence. We should think that that %
Dncern had too thoroughly compromised ".
self to be affected by any disclosures u,
lat any might make, whether he should Vi
e or tell the truth.-Germany intends to
ut by forty millions of thslers, taken 20
ON the French indemnity money, to be -
,ed as a war fund for preliminary expen- IN
ture in her next contest. Considering
at Prince Bismarck lately told the men -.
Frankfort that there would be no more
srs in this age, this creation of war -
md by the new Empire may be con. s.
dered as belonging to the order of "sig- 49,
hcant facts But who, or which, is
be party" this hint ia meant for |? Most