Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-21
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1871.
Review of the Week.

photographs of the corona were obtained .
An Afghan was given TO the Grand
Duke Alexis, in Philadelphia. These
Romanef princes are all foud of Afghans
and one day they mean to own 'em ALL
and Afghanitian too.-Report says that
our government thinks more fsvorably of
the idea of acknowledging the Cuban pat
riots az belligrants If so, there can be
no ground for the statement that the pat
riots are subdued, and that the civil war
is virtually over.-Seventeen emigrants
were recently frozen to death in Seine
county, Nebraska. The children belong.
ing to the party alone 4ped.-GamSf-
ing houses in Havana have been forced
into the early closing moyement-and
they will not be allowed to open again,
early or late.-The trial of Mrs. Wharton
is going on. The evidence that General
hetcbum died of poison is strong, appar-
ently-but IL does not follow that he was
poisoned by Mrs Wharton.-The Inter
nationalists are making great fuss in |
New York OF about the right to parade |
I
be grateful TO those who prever. .hom
from paradiue IN such bad -.,o 80
preVails.-A bill to pr u;oah
tween white - ,oo.
ne.ore Congress. Connolly
1. still in quoa.-Tne cast Of taking the
,.st oep,u. was So 287, 600. or not dime
For
When to sell cotton-when you can
GET most money for it. This advice up
plies to corn. oeffee, cheese, clover Gag
baqe. cigars, cartridges. 0andies' co@''
cloth oaraamums, coats, oecoa'nu'T'
aloaks. cows and calves, collars, carts, cor
sage, oorsets, ourrants, cannon, and crack
ara and a large number of other articles
TOO numerous to mention.-Ihe New
Hamp-hirs Democracy held their State
Convention on wednesday of last week
st Concord, and nominated Governor
Weston for reelection. A platform OF
nr;poiples. Of the usual D Democratic stamp,
was adopted 1t is said that General
Sickles will not return to Spain. he has
been relieved Of his diplomatic duties at
his own request.-Colorado is about to
apply for admission into the Union
There ia much excitement in Madrid
over President Grants remarks on the
Cuban difficulties, and more men and
ships are to be sent to the island.-At the
middle of last week the Prince of Wales
was pronounced convalescent,-but In
less than two days change took place,
and at the close of the week he was said
to be- dying. The dispatches received on
Sunday and Monday were of the most un'
favorable character, and it was supposed
that all would be over in few boura,
but the dispatches of Tuesday were
of more favorable chsrao-
ter and seemed to afford CLEAN
of hope. Wednesday mornings news
was even little better than that of Tues
day The various dispatches that were
received on Wednesday showed that no
change had taxed place in the condition
OF the patient, which it was possible TO
interpret either way, for life or for death
Thursday and up 70 yesterday morning
the news continued to be favorable to the
recovery of the Prinoe.-The coal trade is
over for the season.-The Grand Duke
Alexis has been having splendid time at
Boston and Lowell the past week. He
will soon set sail from New Orleans, as
his squAdron has been sent to China
Frederick Douglass mas pronounced in IA
vor of the election of President Grant
Connecticut's contribution in aid of the
Chicagoans approach to $40 OO0.-Senstor
Crsgin's bill for the suppression of Nor
monism is a strong one. 1t i comprehen.
sive, and if passed and its provisions
should be enforced, Mormondom will soon
DO no more. The Grand Duke Alexis
was much pleased with Lowell-and Low
ell was much pleased with the Grand
Duke Alexis-Tbere is something ludic.
rous in the process taken to prevent Sec
Yetsry Firh leaving the cabinet. Two
score and five senators petitioned him to
remaia in tffce, and he couldn't
say I'm nay. Now. if there was
how could the request of forty-fve Sena-
tors. that he would not retire remove it
And if there was no occasion for bis
retirement, why did he announced a posi-
tive Intention TO retire "A man hnA
bA~n condemned to death for taking part
in Gen. ON-ill's last Fenian rid. l.
would be to bad TO hang man for hav.
ing been connected with that ridioulou.
farce. Choke him with riribility, not
with rope.-Women vote in Memphis,
II they property holders. As every
woman j. valuable, and worth much, and
owns hersslf, it should seem that all
women in Memphis voters. A worth
ls-s W. man is an uncommon creature
The Boston municipal election took place
on Monday last. and re-ele ton of Mayor
Gss'op by majority of 1854 The en-
tire vote w-s 16 OPT, divided as follows
for Mayor Castor, 9S2S; for Alderman
Talbot, 6l94 Party politics had little or
no hing TO do with the election, or its re-
suit. There were five scattering votes.
The official count slightly reduced Mr.
Ga-toDs majority Mr. Sumner has been
relieved from the craftsmanship of the
Seuate's election committee, at his own
request.-The Cz4rowirz ,or heir-apparent
to the Russian throne, had dispute with
the German Ambassador on Tuesday
last. and made q personal assault on him.
Bully for the Cztrowitz He would have
dropped the German only that some
impertinent persons interfered and pre-
vented fight Why cant men mind
their own business Let the bear hug
the Hessian till the ribs crack like the
shots of repeating pistol. Those
Romanoff Princes are rather hot tenn. |