The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Gov. Holbrook's health continues TO inn
prove, and he is expected to be at Mont
pelier about the 9th inst.
Gen. Mcclellan has named three Of the
Notifications at Washington in honor Of
Vermont, or Nermonters, TO wit: Fort
Ethan Allen, battery Martin Scott, and
battery Vermont.
A correspondent of the St. Adams Mes
senger says, that Samuel Williams of that
place, is TO be Governor Iolbrook's pri-
waite Secretary.
Rev. Leland Howard, Of Rutland, was
elected Chaplain to the Senate.
Making Governor Morgan Of New York
Major General has created difficulty T;
all the governors want the same favor,
and The President is embarrassed.
Instead of capturing $4,000 stand Of
arms at Lexington, Price only got $1,000
The Chicago Journal states that sundry
regiments Of Eastern troops are TO be or
dered 10 st. Louis.
During the week before last 10000
troops passed through Baltimore TO Wash
ington, moi including several regiments for
Gen. Banks division.
SIXTH REGiMENT-The 9th regiment
has gone into camp at Montpelier, and it
is called Camp Smith, in honor of Gen.
Smith, who commands the Vermont brig.
ade at Chain Bridge. The uniforms,
blankets, etc, for The regiment, were pur-
chased in New York.
SUICIDE IN THE VI. THIRD.-By a
letter from Camp Advance, we learn that
private Schuyler Rowel, of Co. |, Essex
Col was found in front Of his tent with
his throat cut. He was Immediately car
ried to the hospital and the gashes sewed
up, but he soon died. He had been quite
Respondent for some lime, and the day be-
fore he committed the deed, he bought a
razor, telling some Of his comrades that
he was going to cut his throat, but was
not believed. He leaves wife and two
children in Pitisburg, N. H. Cdledonian
AccIpEyT.--As the ) o'clock train was
leaving the junction at Montpelier, satur-
day evening, man from Waterbury by
the name of Sherman, slipped from the
car and fell upon the track in such man
ner that one car passed over him, cutting
both limbs entirely of, above the knees.
lie was living when the train left, but
probably would not recover. lie has a
family Of several children. --RutlaRd Her.
aid, l4M inst.
BEEcuER's LAsr.--In the course Of a
speech at the meeting of the Sons of Con-
neciicui, al the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on
Wednesday evening, (the Tribune says
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said:
Ma. CHAIRMAN FL have never had
the faintest doubt as 10 the result of tins
contest. Slavery will 60 to hell, where it
came from--not because we are richer,
stronger, better than the South, but be-
canse God is lighting against it. We
shall conquer the Rebels, not in our own
strength, but the Almighty Lord will lay
them over our knee, and will spank them
In the natural order OF Providence
THREE PATRIOTIC BRoTHERs GONE.
Three brothers, George H., Gustavus d.,
and Cyrus G. Simpson, Of ST. Adams, VI,
enlisted some three months since, in Co.
z, I'd Maine regiment. AT the battle Of
Bull Run, Cyrus was instantly killed by a
cannon ball. A few weeks later Gustayus
died in the army hospital of typhoid fever,
ard last week George followed him after
suffering for long time from The same
malignant disease.
BES. McCrLLocu, twice killed of by
the telegraph reporters At the West, is
still alive. He was al Springfield, Mis-
souri, at the head of his company, on
Wednesday last.