Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-27
I'm General.

White leather harness has been intro
duced by sporting nan at Long Branch.
Drab is the aristocratie color for coach
mans livery among the Newport cottag-
ers.
Iowa State University likes Rev. Ed
ward Cheney. and has just made him dec
tor of divinity.
Countless millions Of grasshoppers pass
through St. Joseph, No, seeking homes
in the far west.
The wedding trousseau OF Miss Throck-
morton, who was married few days
since, cost $4,000 in GOLD.
"Waiting for the train" is one Of the
fashionable recreations among tho young
ladies at Lake Mahopac.
Congressman Kelley of Pennsylvania
is recruiting by summer tour through
the land of the potato bug.
Two young men in the T. rs Of Spring.
field, L. L, were turned out Of church the
other day for playing eucber in a young
lady's lap during the sermon.
John W. S. Howe, author OF several
readers and works On eloeution, and fer
fourteen years professor Of eloentiou IN
| Columbia college, died at New York On
Friday, at the age of ssyenty-six.
Rev. Peter Cartwright, the veteran Pior-
eer preacher, as well known for his wit Is
his piety. is confined to his room by ILL
ness at Pleasant Plains, H., and j. not ex-
/ pected to recover.
Fernando Wood IS trying TO accumulate
political capital by publicly telling what
be knows about farming, and viii com
mence practice upon the Saratoga agricul-
tural society next September.
A Mississippi negro was recently set
upon by disguised party, sad ku-klux-
ed He said his ASSISTANTS were all color
ed men, and when asked how he knew,
triumphantly replied, 81 smslt 'ura,
massa."
Frederick Lawrence Hoffman, the dis
tinguished German photographer, and
Prince Maria Ghika, a representative Of
the old Roumanian society, are the notice
able names in the foreign obituary list.
Sir Edward Thornton having thorough
" cleared the docket Of the British lega-
ton by the conclusion Of the high COM
mission labors and the ratification of their
WOIk DH DDAu y AAi4NA-ECs AAAE E'.-af 80 -~te-
land on vacation.
4 Rev DR.. Newman. who has lately hop
ped into the arena of religious literature
as the maker of polar prayer, vents 70
1 see whether be has hit the nail on the
head, and will spend the reminder Of the
year in Greenland.
Another overwhelming fortune TO Talk
about. The gre4t-grsndfsther Of John
Edwards of sBellefontsine, O.. leased q
large tract of land in Engl nd 10 King
George for 80 years. The lease has *
PRED, leaving $50 100000 for the heirs.
Secretary Fi-h stlll Iingers a. his Hnd-
SON home entertaining biz as stsut score
c tary, Mr. neroft D.vi-, who goes t.
c Washington presently 10 take charge Of
the state department while bis cb1ei
i crosses the plains with tie presidential
party.
! Gilbert Wicker. who, if not the Iast
c revolutionary soldier at least ought IN be,
c died lately at the Warren county. y. y,
: almshouse He was born in Sijllwafer
in 1856, and participated in the hattla
: there which caused the surrender 8 Bar
c goyne.
c 1t took 100000 dozen Of imported
c corsets TO sufficiently squeeze oar Amer'-
C can women, last year, besides t,JtHtal
g made in this country. Ahont 200 dozar
e were imported exclusively for some anon
C alous creatures who csll themeeiVe@ mon
e The "Abys-iDian stretch" has suPSrsea
C ed the Grecian bend AMI the kanRara'
e droop among the bellies of fashion. il 4
e supposed that this will have a short Iua
e as the "Magdagascar fntter" ard fhl
e "Fijian sprawl" are waiting 70 be adopted
e Jose Corresco aud Vsleniaro Vi3ans
g t., of Mexico, the wsalthiest two silFs
&c mine owners in the world. are on thei
icl wav to New York--whence they will en-
81 81 bark for European tour. Both own
SC number of mines, from one Of which Cor
g resco receives 100000 month.
% A Rochester Mimi man was suu
80 moped TO attend jury the other day anl
10 his help being gone, had 10 close up h
sol shop. To announce his whereabouts, ,
y hung the following significant label Q
70 the door-bsndle: "OD a jury; viii !
se back when we hang the cu-e.
60 The marquis Of Chapbrun, vho :. leg
10 adviser OF the French legation a. W8-l
20 inu,on. reioiees in wife who Is y
&c oranadangbter Of Lafayette. lie
Sc coming North soon on short vacation,
90 look around the country little more, g
&c which his grandfather-iElaw fought ar
= bled.
Capt. Halls sailing master, $ Q. IN
by dingten Of New London. CT. j. ssid
ID be already dissatisfied with the expedite
ms and will be succeeded in coInmsnd o. =
Ie- poIaris Nv Captain Richard Tys
ace ,,o,,rg officer Of much exptfieBee as
MNg wbaler. when the vessel reaches Dis
lay Bay. Greenland.
me Mrs. Eliz sbeth Abel has just died.
on her maiden days she wac the Miss b
me combe, known TO every reader Of the n
EN- moirs Of the first Nspoleon's career,
AZ, the young lady whose sprightiiness z
sympathy were among the few ihir
!. which rendered the latter days OF the
lie at st. Helena supportsble