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MPEDET JWM
A. A. EiltlX, rOITOIt.
IRASBinCIl. FRIDAY. JAM'ARV 15, 1SC4.
Promoted. We are happy to learn
tint Arnasa Bartlett, late Captain of Co.
E, 9ih rt giment, lias been promoted to
Major of that regiment, in tho place of
Mj. Jarvis, who was killed at en-hern
few week since. We Hre glad to luar
cf "AroV ueces?. He made a popular
captain, and will doubtless prove equally
an acceptable in his new position. The
Captain used to write a first rate letter
(once in A Ereat while.) e should like
to see what the Major could do in that
line.
Liquor Skizkd. On Wednesday
Just deputy Sheriff 15ean, upon the com
plaint of some of our citizens mudo a
raid upon the grocery of Juhn Lawrence
of this village, and took therefrom pome
IflO nnllonn of linilor and carried it to
B
the jail. Good for Iraslnirgli. One
more turn of tho screw would he be tier.
A palace should have no moro right
than a hovel.
The number cf clerks and other offi
cials in the various departments at Wash
ington is thus given in round numbers :
State department 50, treasury 1200, in
terior 450, war 500, navy 100, post i like
120, agricultural department .'!0. commis
sioner ol public buildings, offiee, 40, Sen
ate 100, House 120, police 150, white
house, courts, kc, 100. Add to these
8000 men employed by llio quartermas
ter's department in this city, and at least
3000 mere at the navy yard, arsenal, and
on the works of the capitol and other
public buildings, and one can form f me
idea of the army of occupation paid by
Uncla Satn.
Death of Husky K. Miner. We
are pained to announce the death of n
young man and talented friend, Henry
E. Miner, son of Hon. A. L. Miner, of
Manchester. Mr. Miner departed this
Jifo at Washington on the 30lh ull., al
.wge of 2o jeurt, after a long and severe
illness. At the time of his death he held
an important clerkship iu the Pension of
fice. Mr. Miner was a young man of fine
talents and kindeft disposition. Gradu
ating at Middlebmy College in 1857,
with an honorable standing in his cla?s,
he studied the profession of the law and
in the fallcf 1858, before he attained l is
majority, was elected Assistant Secretary
of the Senate, to which (Aloe he was re
elected in 1859-CO. It was our fortune
to enjoy his intimate acquaintance al
Monlpelier durirg his term of ffice.ai.d
we invariably found him, f lfieially or
personally, a high toned genilemun of the
purest character. In 18G2 he was elec
ted States Attorney of Bennington Coun
ty by over C000 majority, but ?oon after
accepted a clerkship at Washington. A
touching obituary of him in tho Wash
ington Republican truthfully says : "Of
fice life in the Department was not suit
ed to his nervous temperament und frail
constitution. It is not invidious to say,
that no young man in his native State
had a brighter future before him j none
would be more widely and deiply lamen
ted in his death."
Carei.F.88. The Free Prett says thul
in Richmond one day last week, three
little girls were at play near tho Post
Office, when a boy accidentally discharg
ed a loaded shot gun not more lhan two
or three rods from the girls. A shot
struck one of the girls on the forehead
and glanced off. Although the wound
bled profusely m permanent injury is an
ticipated1. Several shot passed through
the dress of the boy's sister.
Ridixu o.v a Rail. Oramel nnd
George Kendall plead guilty of an as
sault and battery upon the person of a
woman, by riding her upon a rail, in
Sharon, at the recent term of the Wind
sor Co. Court, and in consideration of
their having enlisted in the army were
fined only $25 nnd costs.
Death ot a Well Known Medi
cal Man. James M. Henry of Water
bury, died on the 28th of December, at
tba age of 54 years. He was known nil
through Vermont and adjoining states as
an extensive druggist, nnd dealer in pat
ent medicines, and had twice represented
his town in the Legislature.
Bia Steer. Braley Gorham of Put
ney has a two year old Durham steer
that girts seven feet, and weighs 1C00
pounds. His color is speckled, red and
white. He Las been worked nr.d is han
dy. If any one has a steer of like di
mensions wa should like to be informed
thereof.
MOTHEES, TRT IT 1 If you with to
find m medicine peculiarly adapted to
cure the Snuffles, Wheeling, or bad colds
in your children, which are to apt to
bring on the croup, try Dr. Hall's Bal
sam, safe and certain remedy for these
complaints It it also pleasant to the
last.
Letter from a Craftsbury Boy.
The following letter from Frank V.
Wilson, a son of Wm. Wilson of Crufis
bury, and now in the 2Cih Massachusetts
regiment, will doubtless be reud with in
terest by all. Ed.
Nkw IrsF.niA,' La.. Dec. 2, 1803.
Dkak Fathku and Mother. Af
ter a long silence on the part of both of
us, I have set down to write you a let
ter to let you know I am still alive and
well. It has now been r. long time since
I have had a letter from Vermont, al
though I get letters from my wife by
nearly every mail. Doubtless you have
occasionally heard of our whereabouts
through the papers, but the papers do not
id ways make correct statements. When
we first left New Orleans I expected our
destination was Tvxas, hut we are not
there yet, nor are we. likely to bo ful
some time to come. We inarched as far
as Opelousas, about forty miles above
here, stayed there about two weeks and
then took the back track towards lira
slier city. We have had no drilling ol
any account, although lliere were rebel
in front of us during the. entire line ol
the, march from I'rashear, a distance o
about 175 miles. And here let me speak
of the olject of this expedition. Gen
Hanks after the fall of l'nrt Ilud-on de
termined to send an expedition to Texas.
The coast line of the entire statu wa
held by the rebels, and therefore it might
be somewhat difficult to land troops ut
any point. Hi; tuerelore sent tins expe
dition up tho Teche country in order In
draw a part of the rebel force from Tex
as into Louisiana while he was landin;
his troops on the Texas const. The plan
proved a perfect success in every respi ct
and now an army of veteran troops un
der the leadership of the bravo Massa
chusetts general have got n firm foothold
in the state, which will not be given u
until she is once ag.iin under the protec
tion of the slany d ig. Hundreds ami
hundreds flock to the standard of Hanks
and the Union. He u gelling nil the
men he wants in Texas, and they nr
men. too, w!,o will linht, lor tliey Know
tho terrors of rebel rulo in their state.
You have often asked nie what I think
of this war. Will it ever end ? Whai
do I think of the war? I think it is one
of the greatest rt volutions tho world ev
er saw. It is tho solving tf the great
question of self-government. It will
break the chains that bind down four
millions of human beings and permit
them to breathe the genial air of freedom.
It will make our country hereafter, a
heretofore, a home for the down trodden
and oppressed of the old world, but above
ull else ic will rid us of that foul system
of bondage which is a blot on the fame
of any nation.
I have never had any doubts about the
final result of the war. I do not tee hut
onn wav or it to end. anil tlmt is in a
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comnle e restoration of tho dmuitv und
r ,,., 7, tj
power ot the government. It is true
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ihat it is costing thousands of lives nnd
millions of money, but that is nothing
compared with the value of our free in
stitutions. I have thus tried to let you know what
I think of the war. I am now going to
give ou :ny opinion of northern copper
heads. 1 have seen traitors here in the
south; havo conversed with men here
whose entire sympathy was wilh the
cause of the south, but I have far more
respect for these men than I havo for thai
class of men at home who are doing all
in their power to embarrass the govern
ment in this its hi ur of peril. Such men
desiive the everlasting hatred of all
mankind. I would like to see every one
of them draflid and placed in the front
ranks of the Union army and he nude to
light. But let them slide. Yalhimiigimni
and his whole clique, nnd all tlie com
bined traitors nnd rebels of the south
will never succeed in their wicked
schemes to overthrow the government.
Di e. 3.
I did r.ot have time to finish my letter
yesterday, so I will wind it up this mor
ning. I will say a word about the wea
ther in this distant part of the country.
Within tho last fortnight we have had
some pretty cold days and nights. Wa
ter has frozen to the thickness of nn inch
and we have had some pretty hard frosts.
I suppose you think the wealher is waim
ull ihe time here, but it is not so. I have
felt the cold here as much as I ever did
in Massachusetts; it is true the cold
snaps here do nut lust but a day or two
and the sun comes out as warm nnd bright
as cver, but we feel the cold when it does
.
come. W e have plenty ot warm cloth
ing and good warm blankets. My heabh
was never better than now ; I mu quite
fleshy, my weight being 150 lbs. Our
term of service is fast passing away, and
if I live to see next October I shall be on
my way to good old Massachusetts ar.d
Vermont, where I hope to meet many
near and dear friends.
From your son and ob't soldier boy,
Fuank.
The St. Louis Union places the
name of Abraham Lincoln at the head of
its columns for the next presidency.
State News,
Di.si r.rcTivE Finn Loss of Life.
It aijain becomes our painful duty to
record a destructive fire in our beautiful
village, attended with the death of two
of ouryoung men, both estimable citizens
and members of the Fire Department.
On Wednesday night between eleven
and twelve o'clock fire was discovered in
the Melodeon Factory, owned and occu
pied by Jacob Estey, fur the nianufac-
turo of his celebrated Melodeons, nnd()lir eillerprjsin c;,jzeiisi this Factory was
other musical instruments. 1 lie watcli -
man discovering the lire, instead ot at -
tempting to extinguish tho flames, com
menced sounding the alarm with the
steam whistle attached to the Factory.
The night was extremely cold, and our
inhabitants were generally wrapped in
, i. . : i i i ... , . i .. is . i.i!
outing uei-o nejii uruieu infill unit ua
by a furnace and steam it was as dry a.
a tinder box. Added to this, it was lill
i d from cellar to attic with the most corn-
huE'.ible materials. The lire commenced
in the centro of the building close to the,
furnace. Under these, circumstances
nothing effectual could be done !o save
the building or any of its valuable con
tents. Every room was soon filled with
ll.imes und smoke, and in mi incredibly
short space of lime tho entire structure
.nr.. cany siumoers, ence rne ..re nan an cver of t,.
madtj great progress before any effortl ... , . ,
... . , , i village even more than those ol Mr.
could be initiated to extinguisl.it. The!,, . , , . .. , , , ,
. . . h-tey demand that it should bo uunio-
Iniilding was lour stories in height, and',. , . ., , , ,,
. l i diately rebuilt, and we should strive to
was nothing but a mass of ruins. Tliejlro-e up the Boxer and Ethan Allen, And they will move early. They know
lire department was early on hand nndj which were promptly on hand, so that 1 the importance of taking tho initiative,
succeeded in saving the wood and lumber j they could not pump wafer, and the en Luil they have- the advantage of a mild
on the adjoining grounds, and Eleazer. gine house, a frail wooden structure, and winter anil an earlier spring for prepar
Faniswoi th's dwelling-bouse close by, 'the locomotive ''Champlain" were tn-jatior.s, and lliey also know that the clian
which escaped with u thorough scorch-jlirely consumed. The fire is supposed :ces are that we shall be so slow nnd de
iug. !to have taken from the overheated pipi-j liberate in our preparations that they cm
During the progress of the fire, in the
efforts to save Mr. Earn s worth's house
the attention of the Hook k Ladder Co.'
Wf.s directed to the barn situated between 'l"ie engines had hardly been thawed Richmond and Virginia, but they will do
(hu Factory and Mr. Farnsworth's house, ,JUt when ntll A.M. another alarm ' it rather than risk failure in Georgia and
and belonging to the latter. So much ol! sounded, and the roof of the brick barn Tennessee by attempting to hold both.
this structure as could ho was pulledLf George Peterson on King street waThe rewo.al of their government works
down, and water was thrown on the burn- found to be on fire. The department from Richmond to Columbia, S. C, is in
ing fragments to deaden (he fire. Whili-Lp,,t.,iiJy reached the spot, but owing to anticipation of the necessity for abandon
this was being done a part of the east ,ltJ i;miU.,i supply of water it was dilli j ing Virginia, nt least temporarily.--wall
and other portions of he Factory !,.u!t lo make mUL.i, headway against the There are other indications pointing in
fell outwards, striking Wm. E. Nichols, j(Iames. yej afterweil was sucked dry, I the same direction, and showing a deter
Assistant Engineer on the back of hi.-! lylu,n .j ,,asc l0 no mination to concentrate all their avails-
head, breaking his skull near the b8se.!p.,rk (oun(n!a fnm which, throudi C00 u' for an attack upon Gen. Grant's
his back nod one log, and, us is supposed,!
killing him instantly. Grenville P. Kit
trtdge, engineer of No. 3 Engine Co., v.as-
truck ut the earne time by a timber fall -
ing across his bowels, breuking the neck
of the thigh bone and inflicting serious
internal injuries. He died Thursday af-
r , ... i.
lernoon. or in u uiuur persons were
wounded. Mr. Kiltredge made un out
cry upon being wounded, and he was re
moved immediately to his boarding house,
where be received tha best medical cure
and attention, but Mr. Nichols was noi
missel owing to the excitement of thei
Li,r un.l l,; Ink ivns noiclUeovn
until eight o'clock Thursday morning.
There can be no doubt that his death wa
nsiai.iaiieuus. lie i5 one ui me :jui
estimable and worthy citizens of llratlh;-
J
horo. For several years he had been a
leadin? member of the Enisconal Church 8
;,. :I.U vit!n.e. rmil for Ihe !:ist four
the beloved .Master of Columbian Lod-e'
F. k A. M. His age was about thirty
four years. He leaves a widow and four
young children. Mr. Kittredge came to
this town from Greenfield, Mass., a few vention Be v. Messrs. II. L. Stnrks, D.
years since, and was in the employ o! Stalks, E. Goss, I. G. Bidweil and A.
Pratt Wright & Co., ns cutter. He wits C. I!os, together with such others as
a worthy and exemplary young man, and 1 they may invite to attend,
was a member of the Masonic fraternity. Ai rangements have been muds with
He leaves no family. His age was about1 HuiUnd k Burlington, Ii-r,--se!aer k Sa
thirly years. Both these men received nitoga, ami Sarotogu k Whitehall rail
their death wounds while in the act ive roads, to carry all persons attending the
discharge of their oHieial duties. Their Convention for fare one way.
death in a manner and under circum-ian j As the subject which will occupy the
ees so di-tressine, has cast a deep gloom attention of the Convention is one ol
over this whole community. The be-: considerable interest to (he Toy nm!
reaved family of Mr. Nichols will receive1 Vermont Confrenee, a very full attend
the hearty sympathk-s of every one ol 1 enco is expected. lluriir.tIon Tinus.
the numerous brethren, friend-and neigh-j q,.ot v of ClUTTKXnr.N County.
hors who so deeply mourn their loss in Tll0 ql)0,3 0f Chittenden County was
this sadly alllietive bereavement. 'fi;u,j vtday, Charlotte having re-
By this ilisa-trous fire, Mr. Jacob Es-! . , , . ,, . . r .
J . ! ported her full quota. .Several of the
tey has for the second time lo.it a consid-l , , . , . , .
J . (owns of the county, nmong which is
Table portion of the properly he h;,d ,. , , , , ,
J ... .Burlington, have far exceeded the nuin-
accumulated by his industry, enterpns ' , , mi t -n , i
J " ' : her required. This surplus will he civd-
and sagacity. His loss on the machinery I , , , r 1 .i i c
, ,, . . , J ited on the deficiency under the draft,
and building is estimated at $9,000, andi.-,. ... , .
, , . . j I his work has been done rapidly nnd
on stock, tools nnd instruments, 1 8,000 1 ,, , .... , ,. ,
well under great misgivings and dis.id-
-making in all $27,000, on w hich there I ya,Ua Th(, Superintendents 0r Be-wa-an
insurance to the amount of S25-I,rui(n?i Mefir,. n,ne,lirt nnd Cran,t
00 in the Vermont Mutual. His books I ,,ave Wn )0rou,,ly alive to their duty
accounts and valuable papers were saved rrom ,e sftrtj aboring incessantly in
in a legible condition, as the safe contain- aill;ng , splectm,n in raising their
ing them was removed before falling intoLJotas jn ,., rrcru;lin;; district Cnpt.
t.ie cellar. Page has beon of great as si-tance
The basement was oriMirdnl liv Smith'.. . c . j ... i n
. r .,, ., , C '"""' -'""J
k Collin ns a planing mill, k". Snnnp1,!,. ii,.j., j ,u -i.Im f. u. ....,,
t.M.iins u, ,ii,7 ..ML.,,,, iu, ii..- iraiinrsi
r.l " i- . mt
oi ineir uiacninery was siveu. llie.r
loss will amount lo S500, on which there
is no insurance.
L. K. Fuller occupied a room on the."f Halifax, got sick of living, Christmas
first floor for a machine shop. His raa-jlyt and so killed himself by taking
chinery, tools, stock, ic, were all de-'aUll:'nura, in sufficient quantities to cause
strojed. Loss estimated from $2000 toj'1'8 dt'tl' in five hours thereafter. He
$25o0; no insurance. w" n K''d patron of tho whiskey bottle,
A. G. Nourse loses, about $500 worth MlJ had 'three sheets in tho wind'
of lumber stored in the cellar, on which,"16 da? before. He was about thirty-
there was no insurance. His lumber
the yard adjoining was saved.
Aside from the distressing loss of life
and of individual property ihe'destrue-
tkm of this establishment is a serious lossj
to the village. In the Melodeon Fucto
ry thirty hands were employed, and more
lhan two-thirds that number of families
were dependent upon the avails of their
labor for support. It is not too much to
say that no other single establishment has
C0Iltributed so materially to the prosper
ity of our village during the last few
years as the one now burned. In the
great fire of Sept. 4th, 1857, Mr. Estey V
Melodeon establishment was wholly de-
troyed, but through the aid of some of
imm0(li,ltt,ljr m,cte(, c) ;l3 ruinfl. Mr,
;Ks y lm9 more ,han ju,tified the conli-
dence then placed in him. We trust that
capitalists will again come forward with
a helping hand that the Melodeon Fac
tory may arise Plnenix like from its
ashes, more commodious and prosperous
retain the services an 1 enterprise of oer
respecled fellow townsman. Plicenix.
Two Fires. Our Fire Department
were put to their trumps Thursday by
being "ailed out to two fires
The (list
in cr, .'.bout
enured early in the morn-
If past three o'clock, at j
whieli time the engine house of the Ver
mont Central, nt the Lake, was discov-
ered inflames. The intense cold (the
i thermometer indicating 1G below zero)
of a stove :n the building in which a lire
1,1 been kindled by the watchman about
2 A. M. Loss from SI, 500 to S2.U00.
f(M;, f h0. it foon brought the devour-
eiemL.n( under ; the Ethan Allen al !
u, Mm0 ,im(; e.n.,!vin, ,e W,.U of0. J.oaused great excitement among them
, .,.. . rn .., ;.. mi,nls
were entirely destroyed, save the brick
walls. Mr. Peterson's loss is $100, with
no insurance. 1 lie origin ot tne lire is
UI)i10wn
I)urUnnton Times.
Convention qv Methodists. A
meeting of the payors and laymen of the
Melliodist Kpisc.pai Lliurcn in n estern
Vermont will be ledd in the First M. E.
Church, in this village on Wednesday,
January 13. Its ol ject is to consider
the action of the last General Confer
ence in changing the t uundaries i.f the
Troy and Vermont Conference, ami also
to take action with regard to these bound-
a' ies, preparatory to tne nppicncning
inn ot tlie 'jenerut l onirence in muj
ven-Jnexl. Thii conveiilioii.it is understood.
is called by It' v. Dr. Withers poon of
Brandon. The Preacher.-' Meeting ot
Troy has appointed as delegates to rep
resent the Troy Conference in this Con-
ness and energy. Burlington Times
Sick op Livino. Sylvester J. Dix,
iu!five years 0,(1 nd leaves a wife but no
children.
Rev. Maxy B. Newell of Wonnsock
e has purchased a farm of 180 acres at
West Brattleboro, V. Price $4500,
Probabilities of the Spring Cam
paign. If the government knew the rebel pro
gram for the spring campaign, there wo'J
be little doubt as to the defeat of their
armies and tho closing up of tho war at
an early date. With the projected move
ments of the enemy before us, our troops
could be massed where they are needed,
and we could make suro of always meet
ing tho er.emy wilh equal or superior
numbers. It is to be hoped that the ex
ecutive branch of the government will
not bo so pre-occupied with politics, nor
our commanders so self-confident, that the
enemy will no: be closely watched und
his plans discovered in time to checkmate
them. Otherwise we may have the hu
miliation of seeing our lines crowded
back again, and the final victory defer
red. It is obvious that the great effort of the
rebels will be to defeat and drive back
Gen. Grant. This is essential to them.
If they cannot prevent his remaining
firmly fixed at Chaltanoog:i, nnd making
that a base of operations against Atlanta,
and afterwards against Savannah and
Charleston, they may ns well givo up
without any more lighting. But they are
not ready lor that yet, and it is reasonn-
lib) to expect that they will mass their
armies in the central department, and
make it their first and great effort to re
cover the ground they hr.vo lost there.
sin prise and take us at disadvantage by
i.n early spring campaign.
The rebels do not intend io abandon
llrm.v- 'I he rebel troops in Arkansas are
reported to have received orders that
They may have been ordered to cross the
Mississippi and make their way to Geor
gia ; and the advance upon Little Bock
is in that case u mere feint to conceal
their real purpose. So also the reported
inarch of Magruder's forces in Texas to
attack our troops along the coast of that
state is quite likely to cover a design to
move through northern Louisiana and
cross into Mississippi for the same desti
nation. The raid of Forrest and Chai
nlets into western Kentucky and Tennes
see may also cover a similar movement
of the troops in that slate. And the aI
vanee of a reb d force down the Shenan
doah val'ey probably conceals the move
ment of a nart ol Lee's lirinv to reinforce
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be going on. A Richmond correspond
ent ol the Mobile Advertiser states that
the confi derate cabinet were lately in se
cret consultation for several days, and al
though their decision is not made known,
he says :
"I trust ere this letter reaches its des
tination, the people of the gulf states will
receive tidings that the whole power of
the government is to be wielded in their
behalf, nnd that its whole energy is to be
concentrated against the invader. Al
ready we hear of troops pas-irg through
Atlanta, and we have Bragg's official an
nouncement of the retreat of the enemy
hack lo his fortress at Chattanooga, ll
Weather, roads, and a badly poni.-hed ar
my compel him to delay bis advance till
the spring, h'- will then find an obstacle
in his path which will make him trem
ble." The tenacity with which Longslreet
holds his position in Ivi.-t Tennessee is
-ign. (leant, and the intimations that he
will attempt a winter campaign against
Ivnoxville are not wholly incredible.
Possession of that point is worth every
thing to the rebels. If they can gain it
before Gen. Grant begins his spring cam
paign, nnd can plant a considerable force
there, they may break up all his plans
and make Chattanooga untenable; fur
G en. Grant could hardly remain there
with the enemy virtually in possession of
his immense base line of three hundred
miles. This is an advantage that would
repay a p,reat struggle and n great sac
rifice to tho enemy, nnd Gen. Lee can
now safely send half his Virginia army
lo Long-tieet, provided a winter cam
paign is possible in ha-t lennessee.
Indeed, if their transportation is suffi
cient, they may hope to make a quick
md successful winter campaign, or an
arly spring campaign against Knoxville,
compel the evacuation of Chattanooga,
and return Lee s forces to Virginia again
before the army of the Potomac could
make any movement. Our adherence to
nn impossible route to Richmond enables
the enemy to count out the army of the
Potomac altogether tor three months.
Such is the apparent military situation,
and such the last chance of the enemv.
which they are evidently intending to try.
If they are to be detested in it, we must
be ready to open the spring campaign
early, to take the initiative and to keep
it. To allow them to make the hist
move, and to make it with success, is to
risk the whole game for another season,
and to add another year to the war.
Sprintfed Republican.
War News.
New York, Jan. 9.
The Herald has the following :
Cumberland, MJ 8th. The garrison
at Petersburg, Va., was surrounded to
day. Fitz Hugh Lee nnd Kosseau are
moving between New Creek and Peters
burg. The enemy drove our forces out
of Burlington to-day. This place is
threatened and much excitement prevails.
It seems probable that we will be attack'
cd here to-morrow morning. The pas
senger trains on the railroad have been
stopped, other trains nevertheless are
running. The enemy yesterday captur
ed a train of thirty-six wagons. The
enemy are reported to be moving in three
columns. Imboden has been attacked at
Winchester and driven back. So fur
everything is in our favor.
The Times has a long letter giviug the
details of the expedition of the negro
brigade into North Carolina, by which
luge, numbers of slaves were brought in,
guerrillas routed, Mid houses, barns, kc.
1.mimi..1 On ita wnv lmek tliev were
several times attacked by guersillas in
ambush, but the guerrillas were routed
. . onin'
every time, lietween z,uui to o,vvv, .
slaves were released from bondage, 0!,Ci'ris!m! for lh benefit of the
, , ,. . , I' Will' Widows."
whom 2k)0 were brought in ; also, ox.
horse and mule teams, and from 50 to 75 ! Queen Victoria lately stood godmotli
saddle horses. The guerrillas lost four-ler to a i.igger bnby which was named
teen killed nnd wounded. Ten dwelling nfter her, nnd presented it with a gold
houses and many thousands of bushels of cup and a silver knife, fork and spoon,
corn were burned, and 100 rifles, infant- National banks now organized 187,
ry equipments, kc, fell into our hands. ' cnpitnl thirty two millions.
The brigade lost 12 killed and woun led
and one prisoner. Fourteen rebel prig
oners and four hostages were brought in.
About 100 ir. en were enlisted, a large
proportion of the able bodied men having
previously escaped.
The Herald's Army cf the Potomac
dispatch says veterans are rc-en!i;iing
with enthusiasm. Thousands who havej
no expectation of going home on furlough,
have signified their intention io re-enter
the service vthen their present term ex
pires. A detachment of rebel cavalry drove
in our pickets nt Flint Hill, near Fail fax
Court House, n night or two since, but
were driven bnck after thirty or forty
shots were fired.
Some twenty-five rebel prisoners and
deserters wero sent to Washington to
day. The prisoners confirm what has
Ir.-en heretofore said as to the effect of the
amnesty proclamation.
The ice has rendered Johnson's Islunil
no longer nn Island, and fenrs hate been
enteitained of a new attempt on the part
of the rebel officers at that point to effect
their escape. To meet any movement
of this kind, a large force has been for
warded to that point.
EAl:l.lsJ RAID A FAII.U11K.
General K-lly nlso states that the
gre:.t raid undertaken by Gen. Early, in
retaliation for our late movement in this
department, has thus far resulted in a
complete failure and fizzle. One empty
wagon train of Col. Thorburn's, return
ing from Petersburg, was captured by a
portion of the enemy's forces. Wilh this
exception, they have not thus fur been
able to inflict upon us any injury. Many
deserters are coming in, and our cavalry
are picking up many stragglers. The
railroad is safe, and trains nre running
regularly.
why r.AitLY didn't succei:d.
A special from Cumberland tho 9;h,
states that the t lliciul rebel doc imeiil
containing plans of the proposed raid by
Early, has been captured, from which ii
appears it was their intention lo cut the
railroad at Martinsbuig and rnp'ure our
troops between there and New Creek,
but Jvirly finding that Averil! was at
Marimsburg, gave that expedition up and
sent u force against Petersburg, which
ulso proved n failure. A force was also
to capture Cumberland, but that also
failed.
Very important information has also
been obtained through deserters and oth
ers relative to the rebel commands and
tho avowed intentions of high rebel offi
cers. EXI.ISTMF.NT5 AMONG FEDERAL TROOPS.
New Oilcans advices of the 3d say
that information has reached there fn.m
three or four different directions that all
the rebel troops which have been opera
ling in western Lousiann, on the banks
of the Mississippi, and in fact the whole
force of the enemy, are guthering in cen
tral Texas and uniting to form one large
army to attack our new acquisitions on
the coast of Texas. They will number
at least 20.000. The most ample prep
arations have been made to meet this
lorce as well as possible with the number
of troops in the gulf department. There
will soon be news of great interest from
Texas.
The 19th army corps still remains at
New Iberia. Nearly every regiment has
re-enlisted as veterans. The agent of
the State of Connecticut is acNew Ibe-
ria paying every man who rs-enlidt!"1!1,.,; oj, a 7 1-3 c per lb. on Ut.
S300. The 12th Connecticut ''g16"'!;;;'!;"!,.
has re-enlisteu en masse.
The rebels propose to exchange Brig.
Gen. Neal Dow for the 13 pianos he
sent borne from the South.
Items.
In Montreal a couple of ardent sym
pathizers with each of the contending
parties of the American war, have wa
gered $2500 that Grant would never
take Atlanta, $2500 that Charleston
would not fall, $500 that Richmond
would never be taken, $10,000 that ths
South would never be conquered.
A revolution in Ireland is rumored.
Toads are $1.50 a dozen in London.
A live moose has been sent from Hal
ifax to the king of Italy.
The 175,000 dogs in Ohio killed last
year $200,000 worth of sheep.
First class mechanics in government
employ get $3.25 a day at New Orleans.
A private theater has lately been built
for the Princess of Wales and her friends.
In 1830 there were 70 persons in Chi
cago,and in 18G3 there were 140,000 or
more.
It costs nearly thirty dollars to kiss a
married woman against her will in Cin-
I .
One hundred and fifty cords of wood
were cut nnd snlit at Marion. Iowa, on
"I'ury me in the sunshine," were tba
lust words of Archbishop Hughes.
The specie taken from New York on
Saturday by English steamers amounted
to $1,400,000.
Quakers are in Washington trying to
be let off the draft and the exemption fee.
Don't let them.
j
Receipts for the Standard
FOR TUB WKPB ENIHXO JAMl'AUV 13, 1864.
ltinman Frost, Glover, 1,28
(l. I'lorriilw, " 1,25
I. . Ha w, " 1.25
D. Ii. Sl.imier, " 1,23
X. W. Scott, " 1,25
A. S.Monltrn, Frnncistown, X. II., 1,25
1 KM.anl-on, Danville, C. ., 1,25
C. Frasier, Alliuny, 1,23
li Keoliehl, Coventry, 4,05
1!. W. Case, ." 1,25
II. J. Morrill, " 1,25
II. W. Hcnrrrun, " 1,25
C. Ellis, Il.nton, 1,25
J. Ii. Masta, " 1,25
M. B. Cliafry, Derby, 1,25
S. Steele, Derby, 1,25
T. A. Cliase, Jay, 1,25
F. Ilean, Troy, 1,23
J. J. IlaJley, Craftsbury, 1,25
J. Dane, Derby, 1,25
Marictte Miles, Albany, 1,25
J
Boiston Blarltot.
( Corrected Weekly from the X. K. Farmer. J
W II O L E s ale r It I C E s .
Viuxi:siav, J.tM'Anv G,"1SC4.
FI.OI R AND MEAL.
St Louis, fiirei'line,
extra bramts,
eboiee extra,
Western, -upcr.,
com. extras,
medium tlo.
eboiee do.
I've Flour,
Corn Meal,
GRAIN.
Corn, southern yellow, per bu
Western,
Wheal, western,
live,
Oiits, ,
HOPS.
First sort, 1S(13,
ruovisioNS.
licef mess western,
Fasteni,
I', irk clear,
Mess, best,
Prime,
l.ard, ke.ir, per lb.,
iud, bid., er 11).,
Hams, smoked,
PRODUCE.
Apples, dried, per lb.,
do slieed.
do winter, per bbl..
9 -
r.OO a 8.25
9,00 a 11,00
0,25 n H,50
C.,h7 u 7,22
7,2-i a S.oO
8,23 a 'J,00
0,00 a 0,00
6,00 a 6,50
1,30 a 1,35
1,45 a 1,90
1,10 a 1,42
85 a B7
18 a 20
14,50 n Ifi.OO
14,00 a 1.5,30
22,(10 n 24,(10
20,00 a 21.00
14,30 a 10,00
12 1-2 h14
12 1-2 a 14
11 1-2 a 12
9 a 10
9n 10
2,50 a 3,30
Butter, per lb., Vermont,
24 ii 33
Beans, per bu., small and extra, 2 91 n ?,'Z
Marrow,
2.S0 a 11,110
lllue pod.
Cranberries, bushel.
Cheese, Vermont & New York,
Peas, per bushel, Canada,
Potatoes, Jaeksons,
Onions, per obi.,
Hfijs,
SALT.
Turks Island,
Liverpool coarse,
Hap, line,
Coarse line.
2,75 n 2,90
2,00 n 2,50
14 a 15
1,10 a 1,20
Oil a ti
4,50 a 4,75
23 a iO
3,87 a 4,00
3,50 a 3,02
2,50 a 2,70
1,30 a 1,60
7 0-0 a 7 1-2
4 1-2 a 4 3-4
STARCH.
Pearl, per lb.,
Potato,
SUGAR.
Havana,
Museovado,
121-4 a 18
12 1-2 a 14 0-0
12 1-2 a 15
16 3-4 a 17 0-0
10 3-4 a 17 1-2
13 3-4 a 16 3-8
Porro ltico,
Crushed,
Powdered,
Coffee crushed,
TALLOW.
Rendered, per lb.,
ltollj-'ll,
WOOL.
Full blood Merino,
Common,
Pulled, extra,
Sunertine.
12 a 12 1-2
8 a 8 1-2
80 a 82
73 a 75
85 a 90
75 a 85
Remakks. But very little change in th
market this week.
CATTLE MARKETS.
BRIGHTON, CAlIBRlDliE, AND MED FORD.
Wednesday, Jahcabt 6, 1803.
trices.
Beeves First nnnlltv, 8,50 a 9.00.
Second qnalilv, 7,23 a 8,00.
Third qualitv', 6,00 a 7,00.
Extra, 9,25. Western $9,50.
The above prices are per 100 lbs. on the total
weight of hide, tallow, and dressed beef.
Working Oxen $70 a $150, or accuru...B
Mdeh Ciws.. 0. "5" 0rdiMry'
820 h 25. , in.iiuuiM.
Swine Store", wnuiwut, f
tail, 7 1-2 8 l-2c ; hire fat boga 0 0-0 7c
Till low, l-z
Pelts 8'

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