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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-11-14
From the Bradford Telegraph.
LETTER FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. ALBANs, Nov. 3, 1862.

ST. ALBANs, Nov. 3, 1862.
Mr.. EDITOR Some account of this
town and Franklin County may be Of
some interest to your readers. This
county is one Of the best in the state as
it is the natural outlet for rich country
around it of more than 90 miles.
The soil is mainly of clay loan and
produces every crop in great abundance.
Some of the greatest dairies in the state
are in this county. Last year there was
1888 tons of butter, and over 1000 tons
of cheese sent from this depot alone, be-
sides any amount of pork, beef, &c.
The county being quite level, it takes
but little labor to transport to and from
this place all articles of trade. Among
some of the greatest farmers may be men,
toned: Hon. Lawrence Brainard, who
owns about 5000 acres of the best land,
keeps about 80 horses, 100 cattle and
1000 sheep. He has been many years
sci ecting the best bloods of all kinds of
stock and now has stock that cannot be
beat in the state
Every part is managed in the most sys.
tematic manner, making every part yield
good returns.
Among some of the public buildings
may be mentioned, the Episcopal Church
which cost about 1900 dollars; the
Academy and High school house cost
$4,000; Congregational Church nearly
completed cost 100000; Engine House
and Machine shop nearly done which will
cost about $4,000 dollars, exclusive of
machinery.
The Academy is presided over by j. S.
D. Taylor, A. NJ, who is winning "gold-
en- opinions from all who have any in.
tercourse with him. Hj
( For Hotels we have the st. Albans
House, American and fremont, all good
and doing we'll. The fremont on Main
Street is kept by Mr. Sexton, formerly of
the White River Junction House, who
spares no pains to make every traveller
feel at home. His business is constantly
increasing and all who once stop there
will wish to again. Every thing so quiet
and charges reasonable.
The railroad managers are bringing s.
much business here that it is destined to
be one of the most important towns in the
state already numbering nearly 5000 peo-
pie.
The people are very civil to strangers
and generally belong to very important
portion of mankind, viz those who mind
their oaOn business. 1t is one of the most
promising places for a young man of good
habits that can be found in the state.
One of the first things that an observer
sees among the farmers is their fences
which are mostly rails or posts and boards,
and the posts being thrown out of the
ground, as the land is of such nature
that posts will not remain in the ground.
1t is very evident that some better way is
, needed to take the place Of the old, as
D rail fence is very costly, any way, and
timber is getting scarce. The farmers
2 appear to be very well informed and
| " take the papers" fa
G By the way the Messenger printed here
f is one of the best papers for family that
;, is to be found, and no farmer can afford
J. to do without it. Those who think that
n Franklin county is poor one +" left out
D in the cold" had better make it visit
and see for themselves. D.
n -.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-11-14

nearly exhausted their ammunition on
Wednesday. They had not enough left
for fourth of such a fight as that of
Wednesday. This is bare fact and truth.
And only those whose distance and lack
of information make them wise and bold,
will be very sure that this deficiency was
any ones fault; anything else than the
inevitable effect of such rapid marches
and hard fighting. Anyhow, the powder
was nearly consumed by Wednesday
night and the needed supply came just
about mile minute over the bcrland
valley railroad on Thursday. The gov
ernment had the full control of the road,
and the locomotive and the army horses
we're put to their full speed to bring the
new supply of powder. This reached
oar army late on THURSDAY, and early
on Friday further advance was made
Then came out the fact that the foe had
been retreating.
If Gen. Mcclellan had discovered Gas
some folks think now they would have
done what then nobody could discover,
that his foes were in full retreat, perhaps
he might have ventured an advance be-
fore his ammunition came. But had he
done this, and had the fierce foe turn
ed on him aud destroyed his army
after an hour or two fighting, aoho
then would have been the loudest in
condemning McClellan's rashness? ? As
to his "bagging" that vast army of our
invaders, as the New York and other pa.
pers were foolishly predicting he would,
the idea was simply prcposterous. No
one who saw those numerous and resolute
hosts of our invaders, and who knew how
easy it was to walk them through the
shallow Potomac ever dreamed of theil
being "bagged )" at least by the army
that attacked them. Eighty or hun
dted thousand men on the south bank o.
the Potomac might have stopped them
| McClcllan's army did its part amply and
gloriously in beating them out of Mary
land. The loyal men of western Mary
land thought so. We had no hope o
such rescue, 50 rapid and decided. Ou
joyful surprise only equalled the disap
pointment and discontinue of the inva
ders.
! "A word, too, about those large reserv
forces which Mcclellan kept idle all 0
wednesday and Thursday, which the let
l ter-writers were telling us of. 1t ha
. been said over and again, that from Is,
900 to 10000 and more of unemployed
+ impatient soldiers lay idle, and wait
: ing for the word onward" Gen. +.
OTteT b COiuIuduu, III dill UUUU, Was vi
: nominal reserve there were few 0
: none in reserve beside. Of Gen. Porter
: 6000-2000 were actually in the fght
: leaving 1000 men, no more, to meet an.
e emergency Of the battle. Hence the in
y tense anxiety of that day; for no sufi
s cient aid could have been counted Oh, ha
: any part of the line been routed. Tb
risk was fearful but it had to be encour
: tered, and our brave army and its resolut
: and daring commanders won their victor,
: This fact of the scantiness of number
t of course made still greater the difficult
: and peril of any further immediate az
If vance on Thursday morning Twent
: thousand unwearied vetrean troops woul
d have made such an advance safe and su
4; cessful."
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-11-14
Esy There is q greater amount of sick

ness in Trasburgh than we have known
for many years-excepting last winter
when the measles were in nearly every
family. Typhoid fever is the prevailing
disease. There must have been fifty cases
of it within the last two months, and
they are generally quite severe, tho we
have not heard of a case that has proved
fatal. -,Standvrd.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-11-14

fsy Mrs Lincoln has, within day or
two, given 5000 for the relief of the con-
trabands at Washington. Nu-M lnn
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
We have intelligence Of the occupa

We have intelligence Of the occupa
ton Of Fredericksburg, Va. by Gen
Mcdowell. and the capture of -Appala
chicola, Florida, by Federal gunboats
The achievement of Gen. Mcdowell
is of great Importance, Fredericks
burg being on the South bank of the
Rappahannock, and by railroad fif
teen miles south of Acquia Creek. OF
the Potomac, and only about sixt,
miles north of Richmond. The pos
session Of the Rappahannock at this
point and of the railroad to Richmond
is Of ipcalculable importance to US il
the present state Of tho campaign il
Virginia.
The occupation of Appalachic ola
on the Gulf Coast, places at our com
mand an important cotton port, AM
also river that is navigable into tn
heart of Georgia.
Before the present week is ende'
we will. it is probable, hear OF eve
greater achievements than these, o
the Gulf Coast and in Virginia.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
Latest from PittSburg.

We have intelligence from Pitts.
burg Landing as'-latc as Friday the
10Th ult. Gen. Hallcck was pushing
his whole army vigorously forward.
An engagement took place between
the advance guards of the Union and
rebel armies on Thursday. The rebels
were driven back towards Corinth.
Col. Smiths 9Th Missouri on recon.
noisance towards Corinth, with a
strong force, advanced by the lower
road. When nine miles out, they sur
prised a rebel camp--men mostly ABB
sent-took q prisoners, destroyed the
camp equipage, and advanced to Pea
Ridge, within six miles of Corinth {:
remained there from Il A. NJ. to 3 p. NJ.
They saw no armed men but heard
constant rolling of cars and sounding
of whistles in the direction of Mem
phis. They got the impression the
rebels were evacuating for Memphis.
The feeling seemed to be gaining
ground that there would be no stand
at Corinth.
At Savannah we. have 1866 sick
and wounded 500 from Illinois, and
the balance from Wisconsin and Inai-
ana--aII in great need Of relishable
food and care.
A despatch to the Chicago Times
says: "The steamer Belle of Memphis
left Pittsburg on Thursday, and upon
reaching Savannah the passengers
heard heavy firing in the direction of
Pittsburg. The cannonadc was brisk
and gradually grew louder, being
heard for miles this side of Savannah.
The belief that general engagement
was brought on is strengthened by
the fact, that on Wednesday, signif-
cant preparations were made by Gen.
IIalleck for an attack.
Other accounts say the heavy firing
proceeded from a short skirmish, in
which the rebels were rcpulsed, with
but little loss on our side.
The roads were fast improving. A
hot sun was drying off the mud, and
on Wednesday the roads were quito
favorable for an advance movement.
Our gunboats on the Tennessee had
penetrated as far as Huntsville, Ala
bama, where they captured a quanti-
fy of stores belonging to the rebels.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
The UbiQuitOuS PriCel

A dispatch to the Missouri Demo.
crat says: We have been amused
at the reports concerning the wherea.
bouts of Price and Van Dorm. One
day they are at Pittsburg, Tenn, and
the next at Pittman's Ferry, on Black
River. whilst we know they are at nei-
tlier place. Last Monday, Prices and
Van Dorn's commands were at Desark
ninety miles below Jacksonport, on
White river.
So far from the rebels being at Pitt.
mans Ferry, they have actually evac-
uated Pochahontas. The town is now
deserted, the merchants having re-
moved their goods. Jacksonport is
also nearly deserted, the troops hav.
ing been removed to Desauk, ninety
miles south, where the rebels seem to
be concentrating in large force. Price
himself, is reported to have gone to
Corinth.
Albert Pike, with $500 Indians and
600 Texan Rangers were left on the
borders to harass Curtis and engage
the Kansas troops.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

EASE FOR Manly the year two
thousand, it is probable that manual
labor will have ceased under the sun,
and the occupation of the adjective
"hard fisted," will have gone forever
They have now in New Hampshire a
potato digging machine, which, drawn
by horses down the rows, digs the
potatoes, separates them from the
dirt, and loads them into the cart,
while the farmer walks alongside,
whistling Hail Columbia" with his
hands in his pockets.-Er.
The next invention should be q
breathing machine, for pumping a
mans breath We have men here in
the West who are far beyond potato
digging, and arc really becoming toe
lazy to breathe. Unless we can have
something soon for pumping their
breath we shall lose their valuable
society entirely.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
A Word from Gen. Mitchell.

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser publishes the following telegraph
ic despatch from the gallant General
Mitchell, addressed by him to a friend
and relative:
HEADoUARrERs THIRD DIVISION,
HUNTSVILLE, April Is 1852.
The enemy have burnt bridges to
stop my advance upon Chattanooga,
and have used the same brilliant STRAIT
egy to hold my column back from Cor.
inth But for this we should this day
have entered Tuscumbia and Florence.
We have penetrated magnificent
cotton region, and now hold and
run more than one hundred miles of
railway, well stocked with machinery
and in fine condition. l have aban-
doned the idea Of ever coming nearer
to an enemy than long cannon range.
This is the third State through which
l have hunted him without success.
U. NJ. Mitchell, Brig. General.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

A British officer writing from Tehcran,
Persia, To the London times, remarks - A
Cathartic Pill, manufactured by an American
Chemist. tDr. J. c. Aver, of Lowell, Mass. }
has cured the Shah, OF a Liver Complaint that
threatened his life. This simple fact, as might
be expected, renders the Americans immensely
popular here, while We English are overlooked.
Doubtless our own scholars made the discov-
cries which he employs, and thus it is in every
thing we do the labor. then the mousins
Americans put their mark on il and take the
reward. Doctor Aver is idolized by the Court
and its retainers here which will doubtless lie
reflected TO him on gold snuif-box, or dia-
mond hiltcd sxord, while not the name even
of Davy, Chrisfisoa or Brodie-the great lights
by which I've siiaes, is known. "-Seg York
Sunday pguey
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
The Capture of Fort Pulaski.
Gen. Hunters official despatch

Gen. Hunters official despatch is
brief and in the following words:
PoRr ROYAL. SOUTH CAROLINA, !
April IL, 1862. I
lion Ed0in N. Stdnton .,ecraay y uuI.
I" We opened our batteries on Fort
Pulaski OH the morning of the 10th
After thirty hours continuous firing a
practicable breach was made, and
preparations for storming were about
to commence, when the rebel flag was
struck.
awe have captured forty-sevcn
guns, seven thousand shot or shell
forty thousand pounds of powder,
three hundred and sixty prisoners,
with their small arms and accoutre-
ments, and good supply of provis-
ions.
"Onc Of our men was killed not
one wounded. DAVID HUNTER,
Major-General, etc.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
Gge gntelligentrr,
CHARLES CITY.

The above is no,o the name of oul
Postofiice the Postofficc name of this
place having been changed from st
Charles City to Charles City. viii
our exchanges and correspondents
please govern themselves according.
ly, and direct to Charles City, Foyd
County, Lora?
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

The Boston Journal hits the nail on
the head wsen it says: Not one
tenth part Of all the local news which
transpircs in any country town finds
its way into the city newspapers. and
he who takes the latter to the exclu
sion uf his own town or county paper
does not fulfil his duty as q citizen
Such person Is unworthy to fill a
town Office, for he most certainly lacks
local pride"
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
From HON. THOMAS II. BENTON, JR.

once U the secretary OF the IsbarG OF Education, \
pls Nouns, iowa, January Z, 1862. (
Ihave carefully examined the New Editions of Mctuf-
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series Of Arhmetcs aud Ray Series Of AgcbFaS and
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Taking Ihc whole Series together, Readers. Grammars
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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Since the Federals have taken Fred
cricksburg, Virginia bank notes are
selling at fifty cents on the dollar and
scarcely saleable. Specie in Virginia,
is now eighty per cent. premium.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Com. Foote, owing to q wound
received in the battle of Fort Henry,
has asked to be released from the COM
mand Of the Western fleet, but the
Department has, it is understood, or
dered Capt. Chas. Davis to repair to
the squadron as his second in COM
mand, thus relieving him of much of
the physical labor Of his responsible
position.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

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The many wonderful cures it has affected can
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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

The reports Of barbaritics perpc
tratcd on our troops at Bull Run
have not been exaggerated. The rcb
els dug up the bodies of our dead sol
dicrs. and made cups Of their jaw,
bones, cutting up their skeletons into
every conceivable form, sending their
trinkets home to their friends.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Gen. Mitchell, at last advises, was
within twenty-five miles of Corinth,
where he burned the bridges of the
Charleston and Corinth railroad. II
needs be he can take hand in the
next battle with Beaurcgard.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
We were happy, a day or two since

We were happy, day or two since,
to take the hand and greet the jol
ly countcnancc of Mr.. II. 4. Jackson
of Company X, Sd Iowa regiment,
now home on a furlough. He is re-
duced in flesh, and looks as if he need.
cd opportunity to recruit his health
and spirits.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Gen. McDowell's forces now occu.
py Fredericksburg, Va.
Work has been commenced on the
Acquia Creek & fredericksburg Rail
road, which will soon be in running
order. The railroad bridge over the
Rappahannock will be Immediately
rehuilt
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Since the LIST of JShuary the Union
forces have captured from the rebels
five hundred and ninety siege guns
and field pieces. This artillery would
equip grand army, and when it is
remembered what pains the rebels
have had to procure these guns, the
severity of the loss will be fully ap
parent.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Rebel prisoners say they had orders
to kill as :.any soldiers as possible
at Pittsburg. Their ua@ccers fought in
disguise, ours in their uniforms, wn,css
was the cause Of their being distin-
guished, and so many Of them killed
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

Gen. Banks is making good pro
gross up the valley Of the Shcnan
doah, and the rebel General jackson
is fleeing before him with all possible
haste. At last accounts the latter was
at Magaugheytown, moving towards
Gordonsville. Banks already has pos
session of Stanton OIL the railroad
south of Jackson's forces, and also
holds the Luray road north Of them.