The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-10-01

We have hal some excitement hefc
ior i fea days past. n consequence ST tlc
trial 81 Nm scott cf Co X. 80 Vermont
Regiment. tfhss 3 llc Cslai. Company 4
Young scott vas huud sleeping 81 A's
roe, 81 picket euatl lie was sentenced
q be $50, yesterday. bal from the na-
lurc "a ihc case. Ail the officers IL HE
camp plilio9cd b The President 10 lar.
don biu. This petition was taken la
Washington sunday nigh by the Chan.
lain, Rev. NJ parnalec. The mitigating
circumstances were tbat Scott stood sen.
try the night before for a sick messma;e.
The President ordered a respite that night
aad 10 lhe morning iullY parloncl him.
a thing occurred growing on, Of ihis,
that will induce me tneuocrnc as am)
20 vote for Abe ii hc j. ever eandi.
date again. Tho eucampmcnl is about
eight miles from Washington, aud from
Washington TO the eucampmeul there Is q
temporary telegraph, The President tel
cgraphed 10 tie officer IL charge a Che
execution to stay the same Il being fixed
for early in lhe morning. Not hearing
from his message, Tie President, learning
that Il had not reached It's destination, or
that through some mistake thc poor fellow
might be executed. came himself after 10
O'Clock al night TO the camp to personally
see that all was right but has message
had reached iis destination"
Tu Gru REomENr. Recruiting for
this Regiment is going rapidly forward.
1t Is understood the Regiment will rem
devious at Montpelier, next week, when
uniforms and equipments viii be immedi.
ately supplied. Tho following officers
have been appointcd
Colonel Nathan Lord. Jr. Montpelier,
Lieutenant Colonel, Asa +. Blunt ST.
Johnsbury. Col. Blunt went out as Adj
juaut Of the Third Regiment, and was
promoted o the Commssaiy department
by Gen. Smith, from which position lie is
called 70 The Lieut.. Colonelcy d the Sixth.
Major, Oscar S. Tultlc, Caycndish He
was Captain Of the Cayendish Company
IN the First Vermont Regiment
DEPARTURE OF the RrGmENrs.-
The 4tlI Regiment, Col Stoughion, lelt
this village for Washington, via New IIa-
ven and Jersey City, on Saturday eve
ming, Sept. Dist, about S O'Clock. Tie
regiment arrived at Jersey City sunday
afternoon, and Immediately took cars fol
Washington. The Fifth Regiment. Col.
Smalcy, passed. through ihis village Mon.
day evening about 10 O'clock, en- ioule for Il
the seat Of war, via New Haven and Jer-
sey City. This regiment left its quarters
at St Adams, Monday moning.-iHaatr
26H inst
SAD MoHTaLITY.--0ne Of the saldea
cas- Of morality that has come to our no.
tee, is found in the hIillet family, which
resides IN lIinot, within radius Of two
miles The family has lost fourteen chill
drcn by dipthesia within tie past few
months; and not single child OF person |
Of any other family in the vicinity or town
has died Of this disease. Two Of The chill
dren in the same branch Of the family died I
the same day and the same hour. Three
brothers Of the family lost each three chill
dren. A sister Of the brothers lost three
tWo others lost each Of them
one, making fourteen children in all out Of
one family, Who have died Of diptheria
within a few months Caiedoaiaa.
SUsPESDED.--Th Burlington Times
learns that Quartcrmaster Gen. Davis, Of
Cavendisli, has been suspended MS State
Agent, by Gov. Fairbanks w. G. Smith, /
Of St. Adams, is appointed IN his place
The cause Of this performance, on the part
Of the Governors is alleged disobedience
Of orders by Gen. Davis.
TIE Woodstock SGaaard says that
Rev. j. d. Cargill, formerly pastor Of the
church in HAT place, enlisted
in the Richmond company, which went ont
ii the fifth regiment on Monday, as a pri.
yate.
Maj Joyce. of the Second regiment,
who was placed under arrest by Col
some time since, has al last been
relieved from arrest by order of Gen.
Smith, without a eourt-martial, greatly to
he JOY OF the regiment.
REBEL TRIcKs-A few days since n
funeral procession from Baltimore was
passing over Chain Bridge, which leads to
Ann Arundel county, when The sentries
became suspicious that all vas not right.
The procession was stopped and a demand
made to see the corpse. The female
objected, saying that the corpse
was offensive, but the soldiers said they
we're used to such sights. The coffin was
opened and found to contain firearms and
The female monrners were
ound to be men in disguise.
Two brothers by the name Of Marcy,
)ne residing in Portsmouth, n. H., and
he other in New Orleans, before the war
broke out, owned four ships together
The Southern brother hoisted tie seces-
ion flag on two. The fortunes Of war
ave 80 turned that the two secession
RATS have been seized BY tie United
States authorities, while the conlederates
nave raDtured the fwo Lplanuing IA tho 4