Rutland Weekly Herald from Rutland, Vermont • 2

THE RUTLAND WEEKLY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 18G4. RUTLAND IJEUALD. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 0, 1864. The in With a single xceptlou all onr ev-ebangea notice thin clocumnent In terms of unqualified approbation. The New York Herald while speaking or It, In the general, "as well as could be expected," thinks there are a few "weak points" in It, among which aro mentioned as most prominent, flrst, the fact that the President In ailcdlng to the Mexlcnn troubles iays nothing about the Monroe doctrine; econdly.if the rebels should conoludu to abandon Jeff Davis, the must, as the Herald fcUegcs, "subscribe to Old Abe's emancipation proclamation and thirdly, the hearty endorsement and glorification of tho Secretary of the Navy, "Grandfather Welles." With regard to the second of these so ailed weak points, we understand the Idea to be simply this.

The proclamation being a war measure will become Inoperative the moment the rebels lay down their arms and cease to make war. Ho slave however who has been once freed by the operation of this proclamation Is to be returned to bondage. If the people should require this to be 'done says the President, "another, not must be their Instrument to perform As the procuring cause of "all our wo," he is earnestly desirous that slavery may be totally abolished, and he re-Iterates the proposition offered to Congress last year of amending the constitution. This Is the only means by which, as all parties are agreed, the great object can be effected and the mall minority In Congress which has hitherto prevented the passage of the proposed recommendation, are kindly Invited to reconsider this matter. It is only a question of time at the most, as the next Congress will contain the requisite majority, and will undoubtedly give the people an opportunity to act upon the amendment.

It Is to be presumed that all who take the papers will read the whole message, and it would therefore seem unnecessary to give a synopsis of it. Critical readers will doubtless detect more or less awkwardness and some tautology in the composition, a part of which should be placed to the account of the telegraph operators. The document as given in yesterday's Hbkald was carefully collated and compiled from three or four different papers, and is believed to be es free from errors and blemishes as any that has appeared. It is stated by Washington correspondents that some of the closing portions of the message, particularly those.in which the President declares that he retracts nothing from his proclamatioa that some other person than himself would have to be to return freedmen to slavery and that the war would cease when those who commenced it should cease ilghtlng, were received with hearty ap-. plause, both in the galleries and on the floor of the House.

Doubtless It speaks the sentiments of nine-tenths of the loyal people of the United States. enually, able to supply the rhetoric for themselves. Gov. llenuison has selzd manfully on this truth, andthe conse- queiico is au admirable coiityendium of appreciable facts Tho department rt.nuv.vcJ i nnanciauy. snows uu deficit of only two.

hundred odd thousand dollar, ugalust Ktai miUion In the times of James Buchanan, Hut even this deficit of two hundred thousand dollars would be wiped out were tha department not burdened with the franking system. If Gov. Dennlsou took credit for the. Congressional vote which Is supposed to commute the frauks, he would have half a million on hand after paying all his debts. And these financial results have been reached at a crisis when the cost of mall carriage, the price of labor, and all that enters into the outlay of the Department, have enormously Increased, with no m-trtau whatever in tha rates of postage.

The extraordinary fact, moreover, is presented in the report, that the Department got nearly four millions more money during the year than it had estimated, at the same time that the miles of travel for the year had increased by over eighty thousand. Cuarteb Elsctiok. The New York city election passed off on Tuesday last with remarkable quietness. Out of the 110,000 votes cast at the Presidential election, less than 50,000 were polled for city officers." Judgiug from their actions should suppose that the expenditure of per annum was a trifling matter unworthy of a moment's consideration on the part of a majority of the voters. It may be readily concluded that all the olllcers and employees, including school committee and school mistresses, are thoroughly dlmocratie." Ripobt ov tub Shcretaby of ths Na- tv, During the last three and a half VeAra thprA liaa hron ritflhnraitri fnr mn WWV.MUIM, .1 tlons, repairs and salaries, upwards of 1288,000,000.

'For this outlay, which, all things considered I quite moderate, the Secretary shows a promiscuous craft of 671 vessels, a tonnage of 616,806 tons, and a force of over 60,000 seamen. He bas also been i capturing blockade runners during the same length of time, at the rate of about one for every working -day, or 1379 In all, and valued at up-. wards of $14,000,000. 'During the last year upwards of 30 vessels have been built, and i 167 guns -have been added, 'When it la remembered that all this has tbeen In time war, and uAt acost less than the cost of the Eng tUsh and French nations In time of peace, may well congratulate the venerable fiacretary on theiresnlt. There is only one port which Is not effectually block namely Wilmington, which In the of the Secretary cannot fce done without the co-operation of land forces, Bven there, however.tthe blockade is not violated impunity, the place amaunt to $13600.

000. honorable mention is made of our ttaval herots, and especially of Lieut, Cashing, who destroyed tie Albermarle. Instead of eulogising AdmkEal Farraeut however, the Secretary recoiaraends the ui mult, vi lue-aamirai, wiktjjuuuiiis inai oi lieutenant General in the atray, with a view doubtless to the of the Oldfialaman-, der to that positioB. It Is to be hoped Congress will perform an act of almple honor Is due." THB B.BFOBT OP THJ feCBKTART OW -TAB Tbiaspby. The Bectetary of the Treasury has fri van, in his able and compre- hensive report, a lucid aad satisfactory expooslUon of the financial condition of the Government Admitting that there to much in that conditloa which re-1 quires careful and anxious consideration, i holds that there is no occasion to 1 doubt the ability of the people to bear the heavy and increasing burdens nf the wa, and to carry the Government safety through the prolonged struggle for Vermont lrioner.

Washinuton, D. Dec, 3, 1805. Editor Rutland Herald: I enclose a copy of a list of soldiers recently paroled at Savanuah, the names of others who they report died at Andersonville, Millen, Savannah and other polnta. Complete information may be obtained of the Adjutant General or the Surgeon General of the State on proper applira-tion. Respectfully, Frank F.

Holbrook, Commissioner of Vermont. P. B. A telegram Just received an nounces that the steamer Belle arrived last night at Annapolis, from Savannah river, with a large number of sick In bad condition. List of Vertwnt troopt ut Annapolis, recently paroled at Savannah, On.

PIRST DIVISION HOSPITAL. Sergt Major Henry Stiles, 10th regt from Windsor, captured June 1 at Coal Harbor, sent to Llbby prison, thence to Andersonville. Wagoner Asa Mack, Cabot, captured May 30, on Centreville road, sent Richmond, thence to Andersonville. Henry Sawyer, A 11, St. Johnsbury, captured at Petersburg, at Andersonville 4 mos.

Buxton, II Dauby, sent to Andersonville June 8. Norman A Morris, -Chester, captured Oct. 12, 1863, left Andersonvilte Sept. 8. Wheeler, Cav, Foultney, captured June 1, from Richmond to Andersonville.

Edward St La vis, Falli, captured May 12, sent to Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah and Milieu. John Albedras, 2. Albert Mason, 2, transferred to Baltimore. A Gaul, 2, reported transferred to Baltimore. Sergt Chas Eoss, Waterford, captured June 30 with 870 of his regiment, sent to Andersonville.

Corp II Varney, 4, St. Johnsbury, to Petersburg, Danville and Andersonville. Davis, 3, flout to Camp Parole, Annapolis. Kimball, cav, do. CorpTC NarramereAcav.Bdrtlnfiton.

captured May 6 at Wilderness, sent to Andersonville. DlWQB HOSPITAL. Chas George. I 9. John Fi II 9, Fairtlcld, captured Feb 2, at New-J porc, a.

sent to Andersonville. Thoa Quade, A 4, Stevens, A 11, St Johntury, captured June 23, at Petersburg, sent to Andersonville. Matthew Patten, A 11, Grand captured June 23. Wrn A Doyine. A 11.

Canada in James fDower, 9, Starksboro, captured Falkenburg, II cav, Whitehall i captured June at Ashland Sta uon. Isle, AT HUI.KOK OREt IUUUACKB. Chauncev Ilartson, 1, 4, Moses 1) Fox, 10, A Clair, 11.1, Augustus Mumble, 11, James lleunle, n.Dutlleld Krudder, II, Samuel Maikey, 11, Uruce, 11, II Baniuester, 11, John Brunt, 11, li Stevens, Joseph Martin, 11, Patten, 1, Joseph Larake, 2, 1) II Oilson, 4, Titus, 4, John Lyman, Corp 8auhorn, 1), Corp Reynolds, II, 9, Corp Ingalls, 17, Daniels, 1, h' Donahue, 1, Corp Warner, 1, Corp Josph Court-right, 1, Thos Neal. 1,1) Hampton, 1, 8 Davis, II, 1, Snow, 0, 1, Alexander, 2d Battery. Hilton, 0, 2, Ephrain Downer, I), 4, Denis Mahoney, 4, It Chamberlain, 4, Mc-Leod, (, 4, Betters, 11, Corp LMosher, II.

11, Baldwin, II. 1. M. Sergt Jokn Garegan, 11, 8t. JohUNbury, captured June 23, sent to Iiichmoml and Ander-wmvllle.

Corp James Toblax, 11, Grand Isle, captured uue 23, at Petersburg and sent to Richmoud, thence to Andert-onville. Jason Vosburg, II, 9, West Alburg, captured Feb 3, at Newport, Barracks, went to Wilmington and thence to Andersonville. Johu Clark, 9, Benniugum, captured as above. Patrick McGarvlii, 9, Jericho, captured as above. II Blinu, cav.

Burlington, captured June 11, at Pavlllwu Station, sent, to Charlottsville, Richmond and Andersonville. Jackson, cav Mlddlebury, captured May 10, at Belle Plain and sent to Richmond and thenc? te Andersonville. lohu Lindsley, cav, Lewis Gonla, cav, John Schmidt, Sleeper, 11.2, Sergt Geo Hpaulding, 4, Kibber, 4, Sumner Keyes, 4, Randolph, fi, Liscomb, 6, Corp It Fleming, 6, Corp McCoy, Horace Rnwe, 4, Peachain, captured June 23, sent to Richmond aud Andersonville. Jarae-s Ransom, 11, raptured June 1, at Coal Harifor, sent to Richmond and Andersonville. Edward Frazier, 11, Johnson, captured June 13.

Statement of Eugene Alexander of 2d Veriuout Battery, eaptnred at Jackson. August 3, 18C3, ami sent to Camp Sninter. at Andersonville, Febrnary 1864, and while there worked in the grave yard, and reports the following list of fifty-five Vermont soldiers buried, giving the registered number of their graves and the manner of burying, which was iu long trenches, three feet deep, one hundred bodies being buried in each trench. A pine slab was laid across the trench directly over each body and resting on shoulders one foot high on each side, the earth being then thrown over them. The camp was established February 27, 1864.

The number of prisoners there iu July was 83,000, being divided into 120 detachments of 270 men each, and up to the time he left 10,743 had been buried there, and in August 127 of the prisoners died in one day. The men died from neglect, want of shelter, and clothing, and the small amount of poorly cooked food allowed them, not being over one ration per day. The prisoners were transferred from Andersonville about the 1st of Octoler. All who were able to go were sent to Camp Law ton, near Millen, on the Augusta railroad, and to Florence, 8.0. The oflirs in charge of the prisoners at Andersonville were most of them from Baltimore, of the "Plug Ugly" school.

The following is the list of Vermont soldiers bnrled at Andersonville Seward, 6, George Whitehall, 6, O'Neil, 10, A Jordan, 17, Buttey, 6, Preston, 11, George Brown. 10, Freeman, II, 9, Jones, 6, II Bradle, 9, I) Johnson, 11, Caswell, 9, Eastman, 10, Averil), 1, 9, C'longh, 9, John 1) Clough, 11, Marion, 9, A Whitney, 9, II Crouse, 5, Phelps, II 9, Hall, A 11, a uuester, ii, uu warren. 10, A Shenner. 4. Vara en p.

11 xarnnam, All, sp Woodward, II ii, smitn, li A Foster. K17 .1 A Stone, Hll, Sadderbush, A 17, Forrest, I 3, Bradley, I 9, Poffins, I 3, Wilder, 11, Sarawav. A6.AM Bacon, 9, Kelsey, 11, Mer- son. a li, Kenesco, 1 11, Camire, 11, Rawson, 11. com.

Hvde. r. Red, do, Joseph Oolleit, do, John Mack-Lit re, do, Johu binlth, Oo, t. I Bailey. List of deaths at Savannah and Andersonville, rejHirted by Serg't Mijor Stiles.

Robert Rankin, 10th, George Warren, 10th, James A II, 11th. List cf deaths at Andersonvilte, reported bv private Clark. Berg't William Cummer, 4th George rreutice, 10th. List of deaths at Andersonville, reported by Serg'tGa vegan. Serg LoruiKO Farnham, Lanson Aldrich, corp Marshall Packard, Martin Sanborn, James Taylor, Harvey Aldrich, Albert Stock well, George Emerson, Benjamin Hall.

Thadoeus rreston, Andrew St. John, John Hudson, Silas Hudson, Alonzo White, Charles Wells, Clark 8 Wright, Harvey Nichols, Freeman Barker, Joseph Baker, Nathaniel Hubbard, landerB Farnham, Silas 8 Chase, Joseph St. Peter, Newcomb Martin, Alford Ward, Joseph Brown John Howard, Levi Hinds, Henry Lackey, all of 11th List of deaths at Andersonville and Millen, reported by Corp. Tobias. Henry Tobias, Wm Stockman, Peter McKennie, sey't Thos Babcock, Willard Fox, James Roberts, Joseph Holmes, Joseph Lapolnt, all of Co.

11th. List of deaths at Salisbury, N. C. and Andersonville, reported by private Vosburg. Peter Barton, 9th, Patrick Manning, lth Private Jackson reports the death of Samuel Whitlock, lstcavl List of deaths reported by private Bllnn.

Joseph Brainard, 1st Andersonville. Frederick Blifs, do. The following are reported to have been sent to Florida. Corp A Aiken, Chas A Hale, Warren Phillips, Fairchild, Stewart, Prentice Bean, all of the 11th. VERMONT LrOIOLATIVR COMPBUDIITM.

This is the title of a pamphlet of 24 pages published by P. Demlng of Mont-pelior, the accomplishes reporter for Walton's Journal. It contains a summary of the laws of the session, bills which tailed to become laws, a more extended account of some of the most important itt-ms of legislation, such ai the Militia bills, Towu Bounties and the Agricultural College. It also contains a brief notice of upwards of forty "legislative debaters," senators and representatives, a few of which it may not he uninteresting to present. Senator Englesby took part in mot.

of the debates of the session. His reail1-ness as a speaker and his position President jtro tempore of the Senate i-rni bled him to exerdse a controlling inilu-euw in deciding points of imMrtance. In debate he is dlnct and forcible, though not always clear, sharp or logical. He gains influence bv au even hal- national existence. IBB rOBTMASTSB OBNPBAt'g RePOBT The report of the Postmasu-r General, Is, its most "essential ft-tores, a eatlsfactory record of the Derations of the department for the year.

Ita brevity is altogether coaimend-Ue, Thepabllg want the bets, being, AT CAMP PAROLE. Eugene Alexander, 2d St. Albans, captured August 8. 1863. at lan t.

sent to Morton, thence to Mobile' Atlanta, Belie Isle, AndersonvlHe, and 8 Chamberlain. 4. Montnrw captured June 23 at Petersburg, sent to iwuumouu, tnauce AnaersonvHUj nd ttiuien. Kendrick Howard. 4.

Windsor ran. t.A r- iiucii iiuue id mt x-eiersouri. sent tn C7 ABaersonvine. su setters, lv. 10.

Ralem. CAntnri Juiw29at Petersbarg. sent to Ander. sonwie. ixihiios.

kj.y. nuiidnn rem. mjcu wi. xi, ioo at urauav station lunt I I bt.u. inwumujiu, uicuce Anaerson- vuie.

ThosDonohue. car. Corners, UT. Y. Corp Joseph CourtrfghL a cat kd.

am, Mass. Corp Warner, I car, Milton, captured Oct. 11 at Brandy Station, sent to Andersonville. Daniel Hamlin, car, Bristol, captured March sent to Andersonville. Anthony Ctore, car.

Whitehall. I. captnmi Oct 1864, at Brandy Station and sent to Llbby Prison, and Feb 17. sent to Blle Isle.thence to Anderson. Hie, Oa.

Fn.derIck Pn.nch, 10, Bennlng. ton, captured Juoe 24, at Petersborg and sent to Richmond and Andersouvtlie. Corp Moakt, cApturtd June ai above. 11, George Day, II 11, Barton, 11, A Ward, A 11, Trow, 17, Havens, 9, Darmes, 4, Taylor, ii, vv waning, 11, Hubbard, 2d Vt Bat, Greene, 2d Vt Bat. -John Kude, 2d Vt Bat.

A Wilson, 6. The following is another list of Vermont soldiers buried at Andersonville, copied from duplicate of the ticket pinned to the clothing of the men who were buried, and handed to me by a Vermont soldier at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md. ii tonnes, cav, Bailev, cav. James Bncker, cav, Edgar MoCrellis, txkr, iuuiei Aaams, li cav, Jeshn, car, Bliss, cav, Boyd, car, A Lapcam, cav, John Humphrey, A car, James Martin, cav, A Benson, car, Labonny, cav, George Scott, cav, 8 Witt, car. List -of deaths at Andersonville, reported by a Vermont soldier, who is at the Second Division Hospital, Annapolis.

He was captured with 61 of his company. Alvin HColc, 9, Chas Freeman, 9, Human Phelps, II 9, Warner nazen, 9. Hav in. 9. Thomas II II 9.

Sergt. Howard reDorts the follnwfnir deaths at AndersonvillH Wm Fisk. 4. Chas Flint. IT i Corp Azro Stiles, 4, Sergt Comer, A 4, A Webster.

A 4. Palmer. 4. Weu 4, Sexton, 4, Bontelle, 4, A Oilman, 4, John Panl, 4, Francis Skinner, H.4, 8mith. 4, Clark Bunker, 4, Thomson, I 4, Patch, 4, Ranney.

A 4, Wm Twaddle. G4. rvm Fred Rice, 4, Joseph Ingram, 4, Ferguson, 4. Ryerson. 4.

Henrr Bowels, A 4, Walter 8cott. Ccav. Wash- man, I car, Peter Farrell. 4. Elliot 4, Woodiee, 4, Edgar Preston, II 4, Eaton, 4.

List reported by private Betters: Connelly. 10. Montaromerv. 10. James 8tne, II 11, Btratton, 11, KeJ- ey, li, Brat Albv.

11. Robert Kun. klj, 10. Corp Xaramore reoorto that Mttoo Palmer, 2, Hied at Savannah. List of deaths at AndtrsomtllA.

r. ported by private 8. L. Buxton. Baddkr Wm O'Brkn, ance ol quulltles desirable in a leidsla- tor, rather than by marked or noticeable traits, lie accomplished niucn in lor-warding the business of the session, and was prominent in every matter ol' importance brought before the Senate, Senator Henry does not attempt oratory, but plain, sensible remarks.

His experience as a legislator, and familiarity with matters which come up for con- consideration, enable him to exert fre quently a controlling influence in legls lation in which he takes special interest His influence and position are accented as a matter of course, and do not excite much remark. senator rucnois makes clear state ments and presents an argument iu i i mir anu canuiu manner, lie gains an i luuueuue tuu oirecis legislation more by his clear and cyrrect views thau by omioricai power, as unairmaii of tb iuuiiuiitue on Auairs ne was more concerned than any other lcgisla tor in preparing the militia bill which becamy a law. Senator Chapman took an active part iu tne ueu Derations or tne beuate. Al tnougn tne past session was his Hist term as a legislator, he was formerly Secretary of the Senate and thus bad a good opportunity to become familiar with the rnles and usages of legislative proceeaings. ms remarks were com mended as being brief and to the point.

Mr. Slewart, of Mlddlebury, had the rather desirable trait of making the House think as he thought. He was rarely positive at first as to what course It was best to pursue, but gradually wurfceu HioEg to a conclusion, and tnan- ageu to got the house around at the same time to about his viw. If the House inclined to kill a bill in which he was interested, he did net object but had a modification of the bill which obviated Jast the difficulty wged against it It would take him gme time to prepare the amendment, and House woald obliclueir lasr the hill on the table. When it cause up again, House aud bill were on snood tprm Mr.

Stewart combines in a remarkRhi degree, swand theoretical -views with practical suggestions. A reference to first principles does not prevent him from seeing existing facts also. His argument in favor of uniforming the militia is in point here. Its oasis wua purely philosophical, and yet as a whole it was practical in its character. It is sare to assert tnat no other deba'cr in tne House could have presented an arjj mem uoveniij; cue same irrouaa in ua compact a form.

Mr. Nicholson, of WalllngfoTd iid a great deal. His style of speaking is that of the popular harangue. There are lew men who cau surpass him in awakening sentiment in an audience not disposed to be critical. The vivaeity, spirit and energy of his oratory are very noticeable and often effective.

The volatile temperameut, good nature 1 i 1 umu nurttn anu eninnsiasm wblch nro- duoe his style of oratory are not often found in combination. Whenever ther A. jd ioumu, av popular roice always ap piands. such oratory meets with mm favor before the people than in a deliberative assembly. The gentleman from Wallingford was a uouular roa.

m.d did his full share toward shaping the business of the staslon. Mr. Rounds ol hesU-r. rfH deal of the hard Work of th Ills duties Caalnuan cf (V.n.mi,... on AffiJrn u-r.

il.i., i i I rx; to nuke speeches, rxctpt with aa im-purtaut otJet In tW. Ud r- rnarked for sincerity and earnestness of manner rs a debaur. Ills Impulsive-nts sometimes made his delivery- too hurried, aud lessened the OVft of what might otherwise have been calm', clear, disiia-lonate, finite statement Mr. Abbott, or Windsor, wa well-timed iu his remarks, char and definite. His shaking may be u-rniod rather graceful and pleasing thuu utrotig aiM vigorous.

With few iosliive faults it has dt riciencies. Ill- oratory suggests more thau it accomplishes. here iH fdt to to be a lack of energy and power till out the ideal suggested. In his hot ter moments, when absoilxd in his sub ject. this deficiency is to a good degree remedied.

Flue social qualities, aud somewhat poetic temperament, render his manner attractive, and add to his influence as a legislator. He did his full share In directing the business of the session. Mr. Deane, of Cavendish, was successful in carryiug through measures which he adivocalod as a debater. When lie assumes a position he affirms it with such emphasis and evident sincerity that the statement does much to carry con vlction to the minds of others.

1IM character as a man, and his experience as a legislator, give weight and importance to his statements. He is notices ble as a sound thinker; his energy and Two Fuii. CeKMK.E -We learn from ipt. liornhain that the tj Pftmtvi District, which 'he uuiuliei 0f Capt, of the ninth Rutland, is now Ailed to 61 men. BTtvAt I Lci.iow.Tho IndWof theBaptlht society in Ludlow iveBn entertainment at the Houi Hall thu evening.

A variety of Interesting elw. clses such as music, tahlenus, chaiwlea, will be performed. in the HaU and also aJEiyster supper The public generally are luvltcd. Owhh The Beunlugton Banner understands that Henry Soott, of that village, has bwn off-red salary of. fOo to g0 to Bml and superintend the erection of an enof.

mous jwwder mill for that governnu-ny the total cost of which toexceed 1150. IK.0. Fihb at St. JontiiBoar. The imsh blind shop of L.

O. Stevens, and ti box shop of Daniel Collyer, were bum at St. Johnsbury, Wednesday afternoon force are his best qualities as an orator. together with a lot ol lumlM-r. As Chairman of the Committe on tha Judiciary he did much In deciding the character of legislation.

Mr. Dorr of Rutland, was a leading debater, and his generous, social nature made him a favorite with many. He presents a statement or argumeut" cVar-ly and sometimes with a degree of eloquence. He is inclined to mingle tropes, metaphors, figures Tnd comparisons In rather a luxuriant way occasionally, but 1 not so as to detract from the real excellence and solid worth of his oratory. His manner of speaking is easy, and generally pleasing.

As Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, he was active au influential in directing legislation. Mr. Waite, of Brattleboro, gained reputation as a man of clear, meth'xiteal mind, and a good debater. He excelled others in the comprehensiveness and deflnlteness of his views and statements in dealing with financial questions. He was not especially ac ive iudehate until near the close of the session but at that time took rank with the leading debaters of the House.

Mr. Hyde, ef Castletou, was kuown by his efforts in connection with the bill to Incorporate the Rutland and Castle-ton Railroad Company. On the occasion of the passage of the above bill he presented an able argument to the Housw, which gave him reputation as a debater. about fflOOO. ItIiiu-lluii'ou I lent.

Potatoes a barrel in Cincinnati. Gen. Kosecrans has btx'n relieved of command in Mi-souri. Dickens' new Christmas story is entitled Mrs. I.errier's Iyejiacy." Cheese In central New Yoik dull at 10al8c.

per puud butter 48 ceuts. Mr. Burllngame, it is said, will be transferred from China to a Kurojiean mission. Fashions for this winter in New York: Woolen comforters and nice healthy, blue woolen stockings. Bermuda Hundred is said to be so named because it is one hundred miles from the mouth of the James River.

A. C. Folton, near Davenport, Iowa, has made $7906 net profits from a farm of 62 acre's the last season. His crops were onions, potatoes and worehum. Who says farmingdoefo'i pay 7 The following toast was recently proposed at a fireman's dinner: "The ladies Their eyes kindle the only flames which we, cannot extinguish, and against which there is no iusurance." A notice of a recent steamboat explosion iu a Western paper ends as follows The Captain swam ashore.

So did the chambermaid; she was insured for $10,000, and loaded with iron." By' a break in the bank of the Erie Canal, near Rochester, a few days since, damage to the amount of $.50,000 resulted. The cause of all this mischief is supposed to bea muskrat.boring through the bunk. Gov. Gllmort! has issued a circular to the veteran soldiers in New Hampshire offering a bounty of 100, f200 and $300 to veterans enlisting for one, two and thsee years, in Gen. Hancock's new volunteer army corps, who may be accredited to the quota of New Hampshire.

A Washington letter says a gentleman called upon Mr. Lincoln to get a rebel prisoner released, upon which the President remarked that the Union troops would have to be more lively in taking prisoners, as he already had two applications for every one captured. The government of Brazil baa or dered the -exclusion of the Wachusett from its porta, because of the cantnre of me lonua. Lr. UwtiMi.

ex-senator of faMfnmia ims ucen msoe eovernortreneral of ttu. eutw! oi Booora ty the emneror lf-ri nuiian, inronga the Influence of Napole on. Gwinn is a rebel, and ruUchlef mar i uv uy ma.uexican appointment nereis aTentonic soldier's soli in. quy on the Presidential canvass 1 goes forOltAue, Olt Aba mu rri- oier ooy. en he se-rves true years he one nuiKireei tollar, ami re- rmisis mm, ana make Wm von veteran ne serve lour years we io-uiihi mm jour more years aud make von txwran or Ann.

A dress parade of bounty jumpers took place at Indlanlpolls, lod. a few aays since, over one hundred of them were lashed two-and-two to a long rope with a herculean African leading th' column through the principal streets, and rinsing a bell. Each I umrwr carri ed a large placard on his back, as an advertisement of his profession. Gas. Stahsard.

The black troop belonging to the Tenth aud Eighteenti corps, have been consolidated, and an now known as the Twenty-fifth corp. The white troops of two corpR an also consolidated, and now form tht Twenty-fourth corps, which is by far the largest In the army. It is announced that Gen. Stannaxd will command cm the divisions of the Twenty-fourth corps. Personal.

Hon. Edmund H. Bennett, son of Judge Bennett. of Burlington, hm just received the (fiatlfjiug, as well ai merited, compliment of being unani. mously elected the first Mayor of Tacfr ton, Mass.

Sttnle of VriioiL. AiMCTAKT JtU lxWIMTOX QsIkL' UVMn, WdCDIffufK, 6, HX. Gkkkeal Dudhk No. 3. Colonel aud Acting Surgeon General Samuel W.

Thayer, of Burlington, li hereby appoints! Surgeon General of the State of Vermont, with the rank oi Brigadier General, to date from the 22d day of November, A. D. 18C4, under aad in pursuance of au net of the Generi Assembly of the State of Vermont, ea-titled "An Act for Organizing the Mi-litia," approved November 22, 1864. will be obeyed and respected accordingly. By order of His Excellency, J.

Gergoby Smith, Governor and Commander -in-Chlet Pbtrr T. Wasmucrs, Adjutant and Inspector Gen. ExeKRsiva Doo. A dog gratified hli canine propensi tie at St. Albans a few days since, by killing foul and wound ing thirty-two sheep, belougiDg to Hon A.

O. Aldis. Rather an expensive dog. Fatal Accidkkt. On the 23d a man employed iu Jewell's factory In Richmond was so badly hurt by a stld which he was cutting with a circuh saw.

that he died gu the 27th. Attkmpt at BraoLAar. Two sepa rate attempts were made yesti-rdaj morning to break through the back door of Pond and Morse's store. Aj the door had been recently strsagth-cned, the rogues were foiled in thor attempts, and before the c-rk who sleeps in the store aud was aroused by Dm noise cju'id reach the place, they hat! disappeared. Lectors.

The Rev. K. H. Chapio, D. of Nw York, wLU lecture in the Congregational Church, CasUeton, oa Monday, Dec.

18. The rnles of Llbbr nriam iUir but six lines to the letters at sti tutJA- Jers confined there to their friends at home. Here is a smclmpn vttinn nt). In the limit i My Dear Wife, Yours received no hopes of excharure mud corn starch waut socks oo money rhennttixm in left fhculder plohlea vvry xd --rKi s.inaevt God biMi ym klssthx biby Hail I Your Cevotut Lttliaud, Maple Suoak. The Lamoille Newt-dealer says that Richmond Fairbanks of Hyde Park has made several pounds of nice maple sugar within a week or two.

Yovko, thk RoBBaa. Walton's Journal says We leara that Young, leader of the rebel robbers, now at Montreal, says several offers to escape hare beta made to him, but that he declined, as In expected to be discharged on tee lit! kist. If he is not discharged, he sap the rebel authorities will hold Vermont-ers, now their prisoners, as hostag This is a game that two can play at." Fotatobb. Mr. Samuel Forest, of Walden, raised sixty bushels of potato, this year, from a one-eighth acre of land.

Masohio. At the annual communication of Lee Lodge No. 80, F. A A held at Hydeville, Dec. 7, 185i toh lowing ouloers were elected ot tb ensuing! Simeon Allen, M.

1 K. 8. Chapman, H. W. JI.

T. Dewey, J. W. J. Jennings, Treasurer.

C. T. Dake, Secretary. J. H.

Wilson, S. D. n. Thomas, J. D.

stewarda. John G. Pitkin, R. Hanger, Chaplain. P.

W. Hyde, Marshal, H. Parahurst, Tiler. Pao At. Llent.

Oeo. W. Kings bury, late of the 17th Vt. Vol. InAntry, Who WM kmeriijg rfwcAorW from, tha voluBteer service by order of the 6ecre tary of War, oa account of physical dl ability from wounds received at flpot sylvaada, May 13th, has recently beta commissioned ti Llenienant In Veteran Erscrw Coips," aud tx eUroedtoduty with Co.

23d meat V. R. isn doing duty at Jefltt.