Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-10-04
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post office accommodations.
to Col. Geo. Wright. Of Norwich, Vt.
Of the OH U. S. Infantry has been appointed
Brigadcr General Of volunteers.
An avnricous man is like a sandy desert
that sucks in all rain, but yields no fruitful
herbs to the inhabitants.
The President gives assurances that there
shall be no drafting at the West until the
Eastern States have supplied their quota.
CorroN.-1he New Orleans market tells
this story. % w bales, against 23,Ol4 last
year"
On the 18th ult. thirteen hundred and
nincty-two families applied for aid at tho free
market.
Discomfort will live aud be vigorous on
such slender diet that it is next to impo.si-
bic to starvo 1t 90 death, when n has once
been brought into cxistance.
A resident of Charleston says the news
from lIaueras struck panic through South
Carolina, aud that the numbers of the rebel
troops are greatly exaggerated.
70 The Washington r. pubiican asserts
that the exaggerated accounts Of the strength
Of the rebel amy are manufactured by the
contract jobbers and their agents in this city,
IN order to further their own purposes.
The rebels arc making tremendous exor-
tions to carry Missouri aud Kentucky We
would not be surpi2cd if it turns ont that a
large part Of the rebel force in Virginia has
teen sent westward,
A correspqsdSht Of The New York Epen-
ing Post says NGea Scott can never more
take the field he cannot mount a horse;
he can scarcely ride in a carriage but his
mind IL clear and vigorous, and his opinions
nrc eagerly sought for. Still in his aches
glow their wontcd fires"
IV- a chaplain writes to the National IN
fdt -pccr that " God mcrciiully grants the
Federal army an almost miraculous degree of
health. Out of more than thousand men,
nov more than four months enlisted. in my
regiment, not one has di,d Of dscase."
Dms THE DEATH or DoG.-Col. Wash
ington late proprietor of Mount Vernon, who
spccnIatcd in the relics Of his great ancestor
has died the death OF a dog Proving about
our lines yesterday he was shot by our pick
cts and his body brought to our camp
Eu,a'ng Jo0rHdL.
UNION Mus IN THE RFnEL RANKs.-A
MOravian minister impressed into the rebel
service. who was at Bud Run. SAYS be loaded
his gun the first time bullet down. SO 10 could
NOT bc fred On leaving the field. be found
another gun with several cartridges in it,
CorroN ANn R6KN .-- The Columbus Miss
h'p"bit remarks that "A hsleol cotton weigh
ing four hundred pounds will bring thirty
two dollars and two b -. weighing each
two hundred pounis. viii bring about the
same amount. The Southern planters say
they can raise the hogs at one quarter less
the expense and many Of them announce
their determination to give up the cotton
fields and go in for hog-rusing
Aussvcr OF Orrlce-HoLDrRs.- The Gov
ornor Of Arkansas is In great trouble, The
continued absence of large number Of state
officials with the Confederate army-mcmbers
of he Legislature. sheriGs, Judges, etc,
renders it almost impossible he says, that
the machinery of Government can be kept in
motion aud the laws executed In conse-
qucnce of this state of things, the Governor
Gays une-half Of the Offices OF the state are
practically vacant, and that there is no au-
thority in law to supply the deficiency.
WILLIE p. MeTouN -- Hon. Willie p. 4
Msngum of Aor5irs Gsislns, died at his resi- ]
denCe IN Orange r.l. ATTY. IN tina. State, ON Sat
urday, Sept. l4th, 1T an advanced are. Mr..
Mangum was once a Judge Of the Supreme
Court of North Carolina. and afterwards re-
presented the State in both branches of Con-
grcss being known in former DAYS as a sterl-
ing whg
AN IxcrnrNr Ono NJ tho have n, C.n,n
Noble Indiana was NM M, Guard l,.t -
and reunited "a his rantain m thc n,nr1;n,,
tina, "h he was abused by a G..low h.conso bo
would not allow lnm to pass "Well. said
the captain "what did YOU do:' Dol
Why, ! demonstrated with him. "Aud to
what effect = "Well, don know to what
effect, but the barrel Of my gun is bent"
A limos LAST Worms IN mrs W,ry !,
is stated Of Lieut.. Greble Who fcll in tho At.
tack ON Grcat BotbrI tba, ;,s, hoc,,, Geo.,
inc for the b,iilo in which he was GiI,od 10
wrote on a niece a. manor in mel c,r H.,
win. God bless vn, p, d,-i;rr, al ,..,,,
Won nencciol life Nav Tho nood 49,
nrotrct Won and me. and ,rnnt ia, ,,o n,oa
long live bsppily topet6er Gnd a;yo ~,
strength. Wisdom and cnn,aoo If AZ IT,.
me die ns a braye and h,.norahlo nan ~,
stain NJ di.hnnor ham AGO.. .'''''' ~ ~