Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-23
HE RUTLAND HERALD
Review of the Week.

York uppertendom was greatly rejoiced
thereat. Alexis left MADEIRA, Oct. 10th,
and had very tempestuous voyage. His
reception took place Tuesday.-Peru had
an extensive earthquake on the 9th of
October, by which much damage was
felt far out at sea.--Mr. Norwood has
been elected Senator of the United
States, by the Legislature of Georgia. He
is described as being moderate Demo.
orat. Democracy should be taken mod
erately always.-The Mormons think Of
giving up their extra wives, rather than
their property, extra or otherwise. La
dies are lovely but lands are lovelier.-
There was much intimidation practised
towards the colored voters of Mississippi
at the recent election, yet Republicans
triumphed. Intimidation will be resorted
to throughout the South, at the next
Presidential election, unless something
should be done to intimidate the intimi-
dators. Government is doing something
Of the kind in California, and it should
extend the field Of missionary enterprise.
Murder news Is very abundant, rising
this week to the horrible dignity of mas
sacres. In one instance a family of five
persons were killed; in another instance
a man killed two of his little daughters
by driving nails into their heads, and in.
tending to despatch his wife and then
himself. He must have been mad, but
there was much method in his madness, |
for he first ohloroformed his intended VIC |
Tins. He had Lost money, and SO is
supposed to have lost his wits Kansas
was the scene of this tragedy. The other
occurred in Indiana. The murderers of |
the Indianian family were discovered and |
arrested and afterwards lynched. They
were three negroes. 4 snira murder is
that 10 Rhode Island, in which mother
ont her Child's head to ni3c,s-Pope PiR,
TX oontempiA',e 60 declaring himself & no
OF y me. a title associated With " .lsfor-
.ano The last person that hsp it was
that sbadowy youth. NaPolecn II, COM
m,nly known as Young N.poleon." or
.ho Doke of Reiehstadt, who died almost
fortv wears since. He heid the title OF
Tsrouin only while ID the cradle and
nursery, or some three years. The Pope
would not be likely to hold it much long
or, considering his advanced years. Sach
"a ono story told about his holiness. An
- tA
dent Theirs his purpose to take up his
residsnce In France, and that M. Thiers,
after vainly striving to persuade him to
stay In Rome finally assigned him the
Castle of Pau in the Pyrenees as a place
If residence. 1t ia the same place that
was assigned to Isabella Segunda three
wears since, when she had to leave Spain
and her throne, but which she soon got
ont Of. preferring the delights of Paris to
the dreariness of Pyrenean castle that is
not strong in respect to the modern i'm
movements. 1t is the eyrie of the Bour-
bon race considered as Kings of Franco,
as Henry ". had bis grading there; and
YOU can see his very cradle in the castle,
should Won, being in southwestern France,
be tempted to extend your tour to "the
long waving line of the blue Pyrenees,'
IT'S favorably situated for keeping
good outlook on both France and
Spaiu, for, facing westwardly, the observ
or can keep the tail of his right eye point,
sd toward Paris, and the tail Of the left
eye pointed toward Madrid. But the
place must be chilly and sad in winter
and winter is getting very near, even in
southern Europe. When q man Is pen
sive. the Pyrenees do not hold out many
Inducements to him es place of residence
or refuge. Later news say the Pope does
not intend to leave Italy. Take your
pick,-and probably you will have ancth'
er chance to choose, next week.-Genev9
Switzerland, was a victim to a terrible
conflagration on Monday the 3lst, when
much valuable property was destroyed
II confession really is good for the soul
souls in the Stat, Of South Carolina ought
to be in a blissful state, for the Ku-Kluxe
there are confessing like so many defect
up,-and the passepgers,-an 80 make
known their imperfeotions. Why, il
York county alone, and in only one week
three hundred persons confessed thei
membership of the Ku.Klux Khan. econ
iess and be hanged !" does not hold gooc
In the case of these ohivalrous gentlemen
for through confession they will avoi'
all punishment, and live at large, to 81,
more.-The amount of money actually re
ceived at Chicago, as "aid," up to the II
of November, was $2,051 ,023.55. 1t
supposed that the entire amount will b
$4,000 900, which is much smaller thai
we had supposed it would be. What i
particularly needed is shelter, and if tina
cannot be had there must be much suffer
ing during the next four or five months
So that you can send your none,
to Chicago all the same as ever, an,
30 help shelter women and child
rem in the coming winter.-A body @
troops entered Shelby, N. O., the oths
night, whereupon the Ku.Kluxes RAJ
away in their shirts. That town sboul'
drop the honorable name of Shelby, ant
borrow that of place in Indiana know,
by the pleasing and romantic sppellatioi
Of Shirt-tail Bend-Chili had littl
earthquake on the 25th of October
Smallpox is very prevalent in New Yorl
and number of the cities of the interior
There are $4,000 Catholics in tn
United Ststes.-The steamship Franklin
at New York from Germany, brough
over some thirty cases of cholera, specie
of importation of an alarming character
II they are the real Asistic article, tn
disease may sprssd-but cool weather i
something against that, and men SHOULD
keep cool over the matter. Cholera i
now one of the most manageable of dis
l. !