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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-11-14

Governor Andrew has appointed Thursday,
the 2lst OF November, as a day of Thanksgiv-
ing and Prase-ben the anniversary of the
day OF signing the original compact of govern
ment on board the Muyhower. This puts the
Bay State little out OF joint with the majority
IS matter of some discomfort. Don't grum-
BILE, good friends, It's not conducive to an ap-
petite.
The Governor of New Hampshire has APP
pointed Thursday, Nov. 2sth, to be observed
as day OF Thanksgiving in that State.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-11-14

SHORT YARNs.-A young lady in neigh
boring town writes, that she has knit one stock
ing with which she is going to fill a box, for
the soldiers. We suggest that pair of
crutches accompany the box, and the whole be
directed TO the surgical department.
The old woman who lived in a shoe, and
had so many children she didn't know what to
do would have found ample accommodation
in stocking for the volunteers, which was
shown US the other night. The formula for
setting up the thing could no, have been TAX
en- from the Chinese :-hnty-tAree needles, and
twenty-three stitches on q needle.
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Our Southern brethren are disposed to laugh
a little at what ARENAS Ward describes as The
biggest thing on record l. e., 'the gallant
charge of our troops on Washington from
Bull Run. The communication OF Asa Hartz,
to his friends in New Orleans. written during
his imprisonment at Washington, is full of in
teresting far. 1t appears in another column.
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Five members of the I'd Vt. Regiment have
shot off their fingers. Their names are Hur-
ley and Bradford, of ington-Goldsmith
and Wilcox, of Pownal, and Westcott, of Man
chester. Wilcox lost three fngcrs-the others
each the fore fingers.
The best way to expand the chest is to have
large heart inside of it.
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MARRIAGES..

In Brattleboro, Nov 7th by Rev s. H. Coburn, Mr. GIL
MAN WARREN, OF Guilforl, and Miss ADDIE JOHNSON,
OF Vernon
At the Bracboro House, Nov 7th by Rev. Geo Tyler,
Mr.. DWIGHT PRESlIOE, Of Pelham Mass and Miss Ell
LA d. PHELPS, of Northded, Mass,
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Coop ENOUGH FOR HIM.-Orderly Elijah
Wales, of Company c., from this village, now
at the scat of war, is the recipient Of n SPLEEN
did Smith & NELSON'S revolver, pres ented by
a number of his friends in Brattleboro, which
he desires gratefully to acknowledge.
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NOR SALE-A DURHAM COW, CALFA
i week old. q. c. LYNDE.
Guiord Nov. 12th, 1s61,-i6
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a l.. MINER, WILL PAY CASH FOR
W. god POULTRY delivered at the Depo, in this town,
Friday and Saturday OF the present week. 46lw
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A FEW MORE BARRELS OF THOSE
N NICE N. Y. APPLES left, and for sale Mt No. Ex-
change block, by CIIAS. b. ALEXANDER.
Now H. 3wi6
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DATING. A Few THOUSAND POUNDS
I'D superior Batting for sale at old prices. Enquire Of
BARTON SKINNER, Chesterfield Factory, n. III.
Will be sent to Braeboro Bellows Falls il desired.
Nov. 9-6w*46
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HEAVY LOSS on BOTH SIDES. RETREAT
THE FEDERAL TROOPS.
Pirate Sumter Captured.
Washington, Nov, |

Washington, Nov II.
A family letter has been received here dated
Oct. 24th, on board the frigate Santoe, off Gal
veston confirming the report of the capture of
the Pirate Sumter.
The writer says she was caughC in her own
trap having, it seems mistook one of our gun
boats for merchant vessel, and started in pur-
suit. When the gun boat had drawn her out
far enough, she turned and run her ashore.
The officers and crew are prisoners on board
the Niagara.
The Bermuda off with a Load of Cotton.
The rebel steamer Bermuda, which lately took
a cargo of arms and ammunition into Savan-
nah, ran the blockade again on the night of the
I'd, being towed out by the Gamer lIuntress,
and got TO sea successfully with 2000 bales of
cotton for Liverpool.
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UNION DRuG CLUB.-'rhe parade of this
club on Friday, though not in full numbers,
proved pleasant affair. The excellent music
furnished from Guiford, together with the pre-
sence of Capt G.. A. Miles scholars, TO the
number of twenty-three, duly uniformed and
armed with lances, gave more than an ordinary
interest TO this occasion. The target practice,
which took place on land near Birge Street,
was the most exciting feature. Two rounds
with the rifle were fired by each member, tar
get at distance Of two hundred yards. No
'bull's-eye' was damaged, but an average num-
Der of fair hits were made. The first and Sec
ond best single shots were made by NJ. T. Van
Doom and Isaac Newman first and second
best strings of two shots, by T. ]. Knight, and
Geo. b. Wheeler.
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NOR SALE-ALOT OF SECOND HAND
II PARLOR AND BOX STOVES.
Inquire Of WIN. L. RICHARSON,
Nov. 12-3wij the Meat Market.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ANOTHER MEMBER OF TIE LEEcn' FAMI-
LY.--One of these reliable sources from whom
such valuable information of the position and
prospects of the rebels Is obtained turned up
in this remote quarter last week. in the person
of DIR. Horace Bradley. He represented him
self as having served in the rebel army in the
capacity of surgeon, against his will however,
and that he escaped by dint of extraordinary
courage inspired by true patriotism, but with
out picayune wherewith to reach his distract
ed 'parients,' who he said, lived in Burlington.
No common beggar was DR.. Bradley. He re-
lied upon the medical fraternity alone TO relieve
him from his embarrassment and the exceed
ing grace with which, in thi, instance, our ply
scians submitted to the process of bleeding,
quite surprised multitude of their PATIENTS
A citizen, whose paternal warnings may be
supposed to have had active exercise, with true
benevolence telegraphed to Burngton-that n
fathers heart might be prepared against an
overflow of feeling-but no response from old
Bradley was obtained. Meanwhile our qHon-
dam rebel surgeon, having taken his cane ito
look around our village square, left the town
with as evident confusion as to the whereabout
of his anxious maternal relative, as Douglas
ever had, he having next appeared at Green
field. The tenement of clay which the unsul-
lied and truthful spirit of the Doctor animates,
may be distinguished by nothing, unless per-
haps one limb exceeds the other in 1engthi-
tude,' somewhat. His general bearing is 9th
crwise unexccptionable: and he may be safely
commended to the guU-able of every commu-
nity
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TILE w AR.
Battle of pikevillo, Ky.-..elorious Victory.

batbie OF FlkeV1llo, ky.---tlorlous Victory.
CINCINNATI, Nov. ~.
Gen. Nelson met the rebels under Gen. vii.
lioms, at Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, on Friday
last and gained glorious victory.
SECOND D1srATCn.--Col. Luke Moore at
tackled the rebels in the rear with 1900 men
while Col. Harris of the I'd Ohio regiment, will
900 men, attacked them in the front, Col. llar-
ris falling back and Col. Moore pressing for
ward, until the enemy were brought into the
midst Of Gen. Nelson's brigade, when our for.
ces pressed them on all sides, killing 400, and
taking 1000 prisoners. The fighting lasted two
days.
The balance scattered in all directions. The
federal loss is small
The Rebels routed at Belmont, MO-, and their
Camp destroyed
HEAVY LOSS on BOTH SIDES. RETREAT OF
THE FEDERAL TROOPS.
An expedition left Cairo n Wednesday night
under Gems. Grant and McCcrnand, and land
ed at Belmont, Mo-, three miles above Column
bus at O'Clock Thursday morning. The fed
eral troops, numbering 5000, engaged the reb-
els 1000 strong at | / o'clock. The battle lasted
till shutdown, and the rebels were driven from
their entertainments across the river with great
loss their camp was burned, their stores with
all the baggage and mules and 90 prisoners
were taken. The federals then retired, the reb-
els having received reiniorcements from Column
bus. Both generals had horses shot under
them. Colonel Doughcrty of Illinois was
wounded and taken prisoner. The rebel loss
is not learned. The federal loss is believed to
be from 300 to 800.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13
A New Saint.

The Corpus christi (Texas) Ronchero of
the 18th ult., has the following singular
statement:
Great excitement exists at the present
time among the Mexicans in Western Texas
and, indeed among many Americans, occa-
stoned by a report that Saint has mysteri-
ously appeared in Mexico, at some point
near Camargo, who possesses the power to
feed thousands of people with two or three tor
thtas, little cakes, each getting all he can
eat; cures all diseases flesh is heir to: res
torres sight to the blind in fact, performs all
kinds of miracles. No one can tell his name
or where he came from. lie saws that he will
be killed i'll Mexico, and requests that his
murderer may not be punished. lie claims
he is sent on an especial mission to the Mex
lean people and that he shall perform many
wonderful things and make many disclosures
before he closes his career. Apparently but
sixteen or seventeen years Of age, he has a
great beard of patriarchal length; and as an
evidence that he is no imposter, it is reported
that Gen. Vidaurri had him cleanly shaven,
and then told him if he was really a man of
God, as he professed, to cause his beard to
reappear upon his face. The Saint request
ed his interrogation to turn his back for few
moments, which he did, and after making a
prayer and going through some mysterious
ceremony, presto his face was covered with
beard the same as before.
Thus the story goes, and if not true, GER
tain it is that the Mexicans of this and the
counties are swarming thither in
large numbers, and some Americans are
to go.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13
LULU AT THE WELL.

Up in the naples the robins sung,
The winds blew over the locusts high,
And along the path by their boughs o'erhung
We wandered gaily-Lulu and +
Wandered along in pleasant talk,
Pausing nursery tales to tell,
Till we came to the end of the shaded walk,
And sat at last by the moss grown well.
She was child, and so was I.
II mattered not that told our love-
Whispered it there with no nigh
Save birds that sang in the trees above.
1 looked down into her shy blue eyes,
She at my face in the shaded we'll;
l saw the glow to her fair cheek rise,
Like red in the heart of an ocean shell.
l walked alone to the shaded well,
When locusts bloomed in the next year June
The shadows along my pathway fell.
The wild birds sang a sorrowful tune.
She had given her shining hairs young gold,
Her holy brow and her eyes of blue,
The form had scarcely dared to fold,
70 wealthy suffer who came to WOO
Sold, for jewels and land and name
Youth and beauty and love and grace
Alone | cursed the sin and shame,
And started to see my own dark face
Mirrored there in the well below,
With its haggard cheek and its lines of care,
Where L once had seen girlsh brow,
And sky blue eyes and golden hair
Years have passed since that summer day
Went over the hills with its silent tread;
l walk alone where its glory lay
| am lonely, and Lulu is dead.
Dust is thick on her shining hair,
shroud is folded across her breast,
The winds blow over the loeusts where
She lies at last, alone and at rest.
Youth and beauty and love and grace,
Wealth and station, joy and pain;
If she dreams at all in that lonely place.
She will know, at length, that her life was in
vain
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13
SHASTA COURIER.
A Dirty Slander.

The Breckenridge press, in part, still con-
tinue to publish the foolish charge that the
Douglas Democrats and Republicans of the
LEGISLATURE have combined and affiliated
As a proof they point to the fact that the Re-
publican members have mainly voted for
nominees of the Douglas Legislative caucus
es. We admit the charge, but pronounce the
deduction illogical and foolish. Who ever
heard of an affiliation or union of two parties
where there was no mutuality in the distri-
button of Offices where the benefits were
all on one side? McDougall, the Douglas
nominee, was elected Senator; Tilden, the
Douglas nominee, was elected Resident Ply
sician of the Insane Asylum Clark, the
Douglas nominee, was elected Visiting Phys
ician-all Douglas men Now, if there had
been any bargaining, any trading, any afili-
ating between the Douglas Democrats and
the Republicans, would not one, at least, of
these positions have been awarded to the Re-
publican party? ofcourse.
But, say these immaculate Democrats
who would have been glad to fill all these
positions by the aid of the very blacklist Re-
publicans in the egislature-McDougall is
doubtless pledged to support Lincoln's Ad-
ministration. Well, we trust he niU support
the Administration of Uncle Abe in every
thing that is right and just and constitution
al, and calculated to restore peace, confidence
and good feeling between our distracted peo-
pic and re-unite our discovered Republic
That much he must do, or violate his oath and
prove traitor to his country
On this point let us give these Breckin-
ridgers a little testimony from sources they
dare not impugn. Gen. Dix, Mr.. Buchanan's
last Secretary of the Treasury, and warm
supporter of Breckinridge, said in public
speech:
l trust that no one within range of my voice may
forget that Administration constituonally form
ed is the Government of the country, and that its
labors for the public good, and its efforts at this
iuncture to restore harmony and confidence, should
meet with a cordial and disintercsted support. 1
did all | could to prevent it from coming into pow
or; but consider it duty to test it by its merits
and its just measures should never encounter from
any of US factious opposition.
Daniel S. Dickinson, of New York. the first
choice of the Breckinridgers of this State for
the Presidency, also, in public letter de-
elares it the duty of every patriot to give the
new Administration fair trial, and support
it in all just measures.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

PRoDUcrs OF IRELAND.-Ireland produces
beef, pork, butter and potatoes for England !;
linen and whisky for Europe and the United
States; fish for the Mediterranean, and emf
grants for all creation. In the linen manu-
facture Ireland leads the world. The linen
demanded annually is valued at not less than
500, ,000, 900, and of this the United States
takes not far from Sl2,000,000 worth. Be-
sides the linen, the leading manufactures
are, whisky, porter and ale, and those beau
tiful fabrics woven by hand in Dublin-tabi-
nets, or poplins-a mixture of silk and wool.
The capital and labor of Ireland, except in
Ulster, arc nearly all devoted to agriculture
and the cure and sale of provisions. They
get nearly all their imported goods through
England, in exchange for beef, pork, salmon,
butter, beer and linen.-Lirerpool Times.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13
A RECIPE WORTH ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR.

A RECIPE WORTH One THOUSAND DOLLARS.
We are indebted to an exchage paper for
the following recipe, which, it is claimed, is
worth the above sum of money, and give it
publicity for benefit of housewives in gen.
eral, our lady readers in particular, to-wit:
Take one pound of sal soda and half pound
of unslacked lime, put them in a gallon of wa
ter and boil twenty minutes; let it stand till
cool, them drain it off and put it in stone jar
or jug. Soak your dirty clothes over night
or until they are well wet through, then wiring
them out and put on plenty of soap; and to
one boiler of clothes well covered with water.
add one tea-spoonful of washing fluid Boil
half an hour briskly; then wash them thor
oughly through one suds and rinse well in
water, and your clothes will look better than
the old way of washing twice before boiling.
This is an invaluable recipe, and we want
every poor tired woman to try it.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

The JAPANEsE.-It appears that these in
genious people are making the most of their
intercourse with Americans. Commodore
Perry, few years ago, made them pres
ent OF Dahlgren cannon. They went i'm
mediately to work making them, and have
now more than thousand mounted on the
Notifications around Jeddo Our best fire.
arms they have copied and improved. They
can take any of our machines and manufac-
lures. copy them with the most perfect accu-
racy, and send them to US cheaper than we
can make them ourselves. Yankees of the
Orient they out Yankee Yankeedom.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13
On The New York World, a Republican

On The New York World, a Republican
paper, has the following cool remark:
1t seems to be the determined purpose of the
Tribune either to Aboltionze the Republican party
or to ruin it,
The idea of Abolitionizing the Republ-
can party is good Abolitionizing party,
one of whose acknowledged cheftains is Sum-
ner, is dish good almost as good as that
of negrofxing' the African, or Frenehifying
Johnny Crapeau, or Englishizing John Bull /.
" Abolitionizing the Republican party p
We'll, WE'LL What next? Satanizing the
devil. we presumc-or hypocritizing Beecher,
the Prince Of hypocrits.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

DR.. AYLErTE.-The correspondent of the
Marysvillc 4ppeal, Republican, pays DR..
Aylette the following handsome compliment:
No possible fault could be found with the
present Superintendent of the Asylum, or his
management of the Institution To him is
eminently due the credit of having brought
this noble monument of the States liberalitv
to its present perfection.
The same writer remarks:
Topolitical considerations and associations
his defeat is due. twas impossible to carry
the weight he was obliged to pack, and not
break down.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

CONFESS and Montgomery had ''spatn in
the Assembly the other day, which looked
warlike. Each expressed the opinion that
the other was a blackguard Is it not aston
ishing what foolish things sensible gentlemen
will do and say when angered. Nobody, not
even themselves, believe that they are what
they have pronounced each-other 1t would
look better to engage in real fight than thus,
vexs the public car with '.words. words,
words -
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

MARSHAL BosQUET, the hero of the French
service in the Crimea, is dead. He is said
to have received wound in scandalous
affair soon after his return from the Crimea,
that reduced him to pitiable paralytic con-
dition. 1t was his generalship at the battle
of Inkermann that saved that day to the
allies.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

I SALLY LuNN.-Take stone pot, pour in
one pint bowl of sweet milk, half teacup of
bakers or other yeast, one quarter of a pound
Of melted hzatery a little salt, and three beat
en- eggs. Mix in,about three pint bowlsSof
flour. Let it stand several hours, or until
quite light then put it into Turk heads or
other tin rans. in which Sally should again
rise up before being showed into the oven, to
be = brought OUT and presented to your
friends as the beauty and belle of the even
ing.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

A RATHER bold scheme has lately been
originated in England. The project is no
less than that of replacing the nine thousand
tons of coal now consumed daily in London,
by gas, which is to be made at the coal fields,
and conveyed in an enormous main, three
hundred miles, to the great metropolis The
practicability and advantage of using gas for
cooking and other domestic purposes are now
fully established
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

YANKEE DooDLE.-All true hearted Amer
leans love this good old tune, while those who
have not such Emusic in their souls, are fit
for naught hut treason, stratagem and
spoils. '.-Treka Journal.
We deny the assertion. We love the as
sociations connected with it. but as piece of
music, it is ofthe lowest style of Scotch COM
position, and abominable to the ear attuned
to the heavenly strains of ''angelic harmo-
nies'
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13
BIldad Cheever.

A southern branch of the C. family dwells
in Lexington, South Carolina. B. c. feels a
deep interest in the welfare of the country.
and is, withal, not little addicted to sar-
casm. lncited by the first Of these emotions,
B. c. writes to C.P. Pelham, editor of the
Columbia Guardian, and desires c. P. p.
to say if b. c. can be heard in behalf of Mr..
Lincoln and abolitionism in his valuable pa
per- c. p. P. responds that b. C. can be
heard, if only the article prove to be not in
cendiary in character. B. c. sends them
the following appeal Il the South.
Fellow Citizens. come and let us reason
together. Why SO much excited against the
Black Republicans? All they ask of you is
to free your slaves and they will be salts.
fled. This done and we can have everlasting
peace. There are 4 4,000, 900 of slaves, and
at the outside they are not worth more than
$500 each, e., three thousand two hundred
millions of dollars. Now, can it be that the
South, rather than part with this little pitiful
sum will wound the conscience of their North
ern brethren and peril this glorious Union
Chivalry of the South, are your hearts set
on filthy lucre? Surely not. Then, as soon
as you gather in your crops flor we are not
disposed to precipitate matters), set your me-
groes free and let us all be once more knit
together as band of brothers.
BHDAD CHEEvER
Which is pretty good for B. c., beside be-
ing not altogether barren of that which lu-
bricates the wheels of this care stricken world
-humor. There is a good natured allusion
to the raveled stocking of care at the end
too. That playful allusion to the So 200. .0O0.-
600 as a small sum, is comfortable to con-
slider in these panicy times>s-.N. T. Times.
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

EDWARD EVERETT ON COERCION Mr.. Ev-
erett thus wrote from Washington to the
Boston Union meeting:
ITO expect to hold fifteen States in the
Union by force is preposterous. The idea of
civil war, accompanied, as it would be, by
servile insurrection, is too monstrous to be
entertained for moment. If our sister
States must leave us, in the name of heaven
let them 90 in peace
The Shasta courier., 1861-04-13

The London correspondent of the Dublin
Telegraph in noting the death OF relative of
Bishop Fenelon, is reminded that five months
ago died at a convent in Boulogne, at very
advanced age, and after most edifying life
of penitence, the original representative of
the Goddess of Reason" enthroned by, the
sanguinary mob of the great French Revolu-
tion.