Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-11-04
VERMONT NEWS.

FOUNDING IN BARRE-Quite an excitement
was caused in Barre, Tuesday, Oct. list, by |
the finding OF female child, few days old, |
on the door step of respectable citizen OF
Twngs Village Ii was supposed to have been
placed there the evening before, and was quiet
ly sleeping, being we'll covered and protected
from the cold. 1t was placed in II small box,
but there was nothing IN the box or about the
child that furnished any information concern
ing the child, or gave any clue TO It's unnatu-
raj parents. Ii vas taken in, kindly cared for,
and still remains with the family where it was
left Watchmm.
TnE Seventh AND NINTH REGMGNrs.-The
friends of thesi regiments will be glad to learn
thar Senator Foot LETT here on yesterday for
Washington, to urge upon the proper author
tiles the removal Of both the regiments IRON
their present unfortunate positions The Sen
ator goes at the request of Gov llobrook, aud
will, if possible, obtain an order Tor the trans
fer OF the suffering Seventh to some more nor
thern place OF operations, and also tor the re-
moyal of the Ninth (proyded there does not
seem an immediate prospect Tor its exchange)
to Nermont, to remain until 1t can be relieved
from its parole, and enter again upon active
service.
Since writing the above, we see it stated in
the New York papers that the Indian war IN
Minnesota having closed, and the pecesslty Tor
our troops in that quarter having ended, the
Government has ordered all the troops who
were taken prisoners and paroled at Harper's
| Ferry and who have siuce been in camp at
| Chicago, to return home and remain until ex-
changed This will, of course, include the
! 9th Vermont.
We trust Senator Foot will be successful in
/ his mission with regard to the Seventh .-Rm-
land Herald
In THE HosPITAL.-There are now only about
thirty patients in the Marine Hospital here.
Besides these, are a few new recruits Tor the
Cavalry and Tor the old regiments An nspec
ton is expected in few days, which Will
take of few more convalescents to their regi-
men!s- Times
PERSONAL Capt. Henry b. Atherton, Of
Cavendish, late of the 4th Regiment, but dis
a6led through wounds received at Lees Mills
from doing military duty, is to assume cdIto'
rial charge of the Nashua Telegraph this week
Capt. Atherton is a graduate Of Dartmouth
College, We believe.
Gideon f Niles, of Bennington, Vt, went
Sou Ii and joined Morgans guerilla band, ant
his acauaintances have heart, without regret
that he was killed in recent skirmlsh in Ken
lucky.
CHILD LOST We learn that little girl, tn
daughter Of Noah White Of Bridgewater, Wa
lost one day last week, and that some two hun
bred Of the citizens oil that town have been il
s search of her Tor some two or three days, but Il
i vet without success -Rmiand Herald.
PRouorED Charles P Dudley, formerly {
I Rutland Captain Of Co. +, Oh VI. Vols, ho
been appointed Major Of the Regiment.
Lieutenant Darwin a. Smally, Of the Bran
7 don Company, 7th Regiment has been promote
TO the Captalncy of Co. A. from Burlington,
/. place Of Peck, promoted to the Maj9nly.
Capt D. 7. CJrbin, late Of the 81 Vernon
d having been schargeI on account OF his WOUND
has been appointed provost marshal OF Vermont
n Second VreN9NT BaIo,DE A sPecial tel,
gram from Washington to the Ii~S slys tia
the new Vermont regiments are 30 be brgadel
! and to be Gnder the command OF Col Blunt, q
= the l2h This viii be satisfactory ito al
" concerned, we presume. inns.
l. DGem IN THE l2rn-Priyate dspatchc
Thursday morning, announced the death OF Il
u II. Coamer Co. q, 18th Regiment. lie wa
the son OF Ira a. Coll-mer, E.q., OF Sheibarne
. and nephew oil Senator Collamer.
n APPOINTMENT Charles X, w. Strong, {
Ell Rutland, a deaf mute, has been appointed to
n clerkship in the Treasury Department at WASH
ington.