Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
Miscellaneous Items.

Queen Victoria is recovering from
her recent illness
-McDona!d & Whitney, the leading
San Francisco Stockholders, have failed.
Albert Wheelock, OF Leominster, WA
killed by the cars at Sterling Junction or
Thursday night.
Emperor Napoleon will pass some
time at Torquay. Eugene will stimuli
taneously make visit to Spain.
The proprietors of the Fourth-avenut
line of stages in New York have bought
the Madison-avenue line.
The lottery dealers of New York
have taken refuge in Jersey, the police
having made New York too hot for them
Official returns from all but one
county in Kentucky give Leslie dem.
126,057 Harlan 99,07s. Leslie's majority
is estimated at 37,151.
1t is officially announced that the an
niversary of the establishment of the re-
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France on the 81 of September.
The Erie Railroad has contracted to
complete the Newark and Paterson Rail-
road from Newark to the Bergen tunnel,
before the first of next May.
Arnold Haunger committed suicide
Thursday morning at Moyamensing
prison in Philadelphia, by hanging him
self with his shirt to the bars of his CELL
Wheeler, the ex.convict, accused of
aiding the Sing Sing prisoners to escape
last week, was committed to the White
Plains Jail Thursday morning.
1t is reported that the negotiations
between France aud Germany in relation
to the evacuation of French territory are
to be transferred to Versailles.
1t was rumored on the Bourse in
Paris on Thursday afternoon that an at
tempt had been made to sssassna.e King
Amadeus of Spain. The king received no
injury.
Chief Justice Nicholson of Tennessee
has written letter indorsing the Chase
platform, and expressing the opinion that
the South will accept the choice of the
northern democracy.
In view of the early completion of
the telegraph line between Mexico and
the United States, the Journal of Mexico
suggests that Mexican citizenship be con-
ferred upon Professor Morse.
The republicans of Savannah, on
Monday night, held mass meeting and
adopted resolutions indorsing General
Grants administration, and pledging their
utmost exertions to secure the State dele
cation for his denomination.
Tho horse Longfellow, in the race with
Helmbold on Wednesday. at Saratoga,
strained tendon in one of her fore-legs
and is ruined for life. Among the heaviest
winners by the race were B4bcock, the
owner of Hembold, and John MOI
rifsy, each winning over $4,000.
- The East River Ferry Company of
New York has established q school for
the twenty-five engineers employed by
them. 1t meets twice n week, when all
matters pertaining to engines are discuss
ed and all candidates for engineers are
hereafter to pass thorough examination.
- The Actin g-Secretary of the Interior
Department will grant ten days leave OF
absence, in addition to the usual leave of
one month, to each Pennsylvania in the
department, who wishes to attead the
coming election in that State
- 1t is confidently believed at the
Treasury Department that the whole Of
the $2O0,000,000 of the new loan will be
closed out by Saturday night. 1t will
require some time longer. and large
amount of clerical labor, to complete the
transfer after they have been subscribed
for.