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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-11-28
Letter from Kentucky.
NEWPORT BARRACKS, KY, Nov. 10.

NEWPORT BARRACKS. KY. Nov. 10.
Mr.. EDITOR: Life in recruiting office,
life in garrison and life in the field are very
different things. Different, not only as to
discipline, but also as to rations. Volunteer
recruiting officers know that much depends on
the number of men they recruit-no men, no
commission: hence, they are at it night and
day. They offer rewards from their own
purses; often promise positions they can never
give, and make all under them work for that
one object, $50 many men" and energy is
pretty sue to get $50 many men,"
Regular recruiting officers have their COM
missions in their pockets before they start out
1t makes no difference to them whether they
get few or many men. They offer no extra
rewards from their own pockets they make
no extra exertions, and finding volunteer Off
GERS energetically working against them, they
are too apt to "lie back on their arms, and
give way to it. The men under them follow
the example of their superlors, ard work laz-
lily, too, and they find lite in recruiting office
a very easy life. They lounge about town,
smoke, drink, play cards perhaps, board at
good hotel, and draw their pay. This is the
way the regular army is being filled up. True,
thele are other causes working against it,
but this is not slight one.
At present, garrison life in Newpor; Bar
racks is a very easy one. An average Of two
and half hours daily lrill-nominally it is
thret-no drill or dress parade on rainy days,
only three sentinel posts, liberty to cross over
to Cincinnati or Covington at any time-this
cannot be called hard life. But a fellow
vii! do we'll to have pass when he goes over
to Cincinnati, or the Proves: Guard that pa
trolls the streets at all hours NAV nab him.
However, more than half who leave this Bar
rack for Cincinnati have no passes. They
can easily dodge the guard by keeping an
"eye peeled Your humble correspondent
tried that last evening. Having a standing
pass in his pocket, he went over, and ii his
perambulations almost stumbled on the Pro-
vost Guard. He instinc,iveiy felt for his
pass-in this pocket in that; in two at once.
Good gracious. where was it The guard
was close at hand. no time was 10 be lost, AID
your correspondent wheeled and put around
the next corner on the double quick. He
dislikes to own that he ran from armed
men, and those men FetieralS, but his love Of
truth compels him 10 do SO. He did not
deem his troubles over till safe on the Ken
lucky side, but cautiously peered around
every corner for gl.stening 5syonets. Safe
in quarters. he found his pass in another coat.
Hereafter it vii be safely deposited among
his small charge currency in the bottom of
the left pocket of his pants.
The big scale" which a few weeks ago
nearly frightened Cincinnati out of lis wits.
is at an end. Martial law still exists in New
port and Covington. but it is lenient. 4
slight care is had over the Publications in
the rear of these places, but danger has flown
far southwark.
Bodies of troops have been moving down
the river for Louisville. and more are ex-
pected. MIS-
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a cause of such moment should be trusted in
the hands of inefficient and unprincipled
men? Is there not lurking behind the cur
tain cause that might be remedied2 Is
there proper caution in the selection of these
officers? Are they not appointed. as have
been too MANY of our officers Of government:
for the last twenty years BY seifshness, ILL
trigue, dishonesty ard corruption, rather than
because they were honest, capable and pa,-i-
otto? Perhaps they are an incumbrance at
home, and are sometimes those whose friends.
governed more by selfshness than patriotism.
are induced TO get up : hue and Cry as TO
their military skill and patriotism, and with
the use OF their influence and means, and
perhaps by compliment.ng them by some
presentation of war-like implements, get up
a halo about them that will of a sudden make
them, therefore, military officers without a
why or wherefore" And then with the usual
amount of red tape. such dignitaries are post
ed off to draw about them subordinate kit
of officers of the same stamp, TO lead and
govern the finest and most Intelligent army
Of soldiers that ever honored any country.
And. sir. have We not the greatest reason to
fear that by such influences, and such officers
our way to victory has been thus far hedged
up, and may We not reasonably expect tina,
when seltishness, dishonesty and political
jealousy. and traitorism at home. arc KEEP,
from clogsing the wheels of government, then
and not until then rebels and rebeldom WI
receive their Just desert? r.
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AMENDMENT NEEpED.-We hear a good deal
about suspsndins the Haheas Corpus; but
when the Government Catches traitor why
doesn't il suspend the Corpus and let the
Haheas so?-Iawify Far.
70 The slave trade from the port of New
York is entirely used up. Albert T. Horn is
convicted. Maeiiado is under arrest in For,
Lafayette, Capt. Gordon is hung. and Mary
Jane Watson. the female slave trader, escap-
ed to Cadiz. where she died.
o. Gen. Cass was so years of age on
the 9TH alt. When he Was 49,, we saw him
footing il about Washington, wearing a thin
summer coat, although it WAS winters
night. In reply 20 remark upon his
physical vi gor, he assured US it was due 70 a
life of temperance. lie said he had never
used ardent II,aI'oa's Daily.
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The Paper Famine.--Its effect upon
the Newspapers.

The paper famine is becoming a very Sc
rious matter. The materials Of which white
paper has heretofore been made have not
only risen to fabulous prices, bat it is i'm
possible to get them at any price. Among
these articles much sought after, are rags
cotton waste, hagging, ropes, etc.
In an article few weeks ago We gave
some circumstances which led to this scarcity
ana the consequen: high prices and their
probable effect upon the newspaper interest.
These effects will be much more disastrous
than were at that time anticipated.
In common with all the publishers of Yer
mont, and the entire North even, we shall be
compelled to raise the price of our paper as
soon as the first of January. Indeed, the
publishers in very many states have already
advanced their rates. Our patrons may be
assured that We shall increase the price only
to living rate, and not near as much in pro-
portion as the stock of which it is made has
advanced
AS showing how things are working in this
matter, We copy the following paragraph from
late number Of the Springfield Republican 3:
"The increase in the price of paper falls
very heavily on publishers, especially of
newspapers. journal the size of the New
York daiies, which has circulation of So
| 900 copies a day, loses not less that $780,
600 year by the recent rise alone, and pa
pers of smaller circulation and size lose in
proportion. 1t is becoming too grievous to
be borne, and decrease in the size of their
sheets or an increase Of price is becoming
imperatively necessary. The publishers of
Philadelphia have already combined for the
protection of their interests, and material
rise will be adopted at an early day. The
publishers of New Jersey have appointed a
meeting to take measures for relieving them
selves of the pressure, and proprietors Of
the New York and Boston journals are trying
70 make protective agreement for an in
crease of price. 1t will have to be done
soon or many establishments will be obliged
to go into liquidation, as they are now run
ming at heavy loss every week. The first
of January will probably witness an increase
of price or decrease of size in all the ma
pers of the country, and the people may as
We'll be making up their minds to the fact,
d'sagreeable as it may be-"
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which the war has robbed him could he afford
to lose the experience of that journey. and
the vivid distinc,ness with which minor
events and emotions outlined themselves
upon the dark ckground Of delay and doubt
and sickening fear. waiting" is a poem
that requires and deserves repeated perusal,
and the literary notices are of more than or
binary value. From the publishers state
ments it would seem that the January num-
Der is at least as rich in promise as that OF
December in performance.
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THOSE LITTLE BILLS.

W. commence his reel 10 send nM bills 10
N1se indebtei 10 rs Ior or paper. THEY are
all made ont one gear in a,lrance 10 January
|, 1864. Those persons who rereire these
Hills and remit the amount before January l.,
1863. can ar0H themselves Of the old tcrmS
We hope to rcceire an immediate response
Please return The bills (wiM the money! to be
leceipted. #
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DEATHS.

E1 NarTla-e>. Eir1l, and Deaths Inserted FAFs -
Obituaries. iioiuin- Poetry, inserted .a
a1S4Ite-
In Newark. Oct ). Ada Louisa, cnly ,1,.c
Jar:cs ~ anG Mia A Saith, a., d TIA lA,-.,.
Ia Pearlam- Cc,- -, 81 ,:i2thcria. Ealcl., y.
aged Il; Oct % Mary N, aged Il. y, g..
1eoreiana- NCN- II, George A TWINS a.,4 i
years, children OF John and Fa'i.la Narilra
Al the Soldiers Relief Association. y, - A.sa.
Nov Is Robert +. Smith of AeNbur,. ,i.sla.,-
ot Co ID. S;h Vt aged -
In Luiaen1urSh. Nor- g of ,iitio,. Jos.s E
Phelps, aged Al
In Luneab'rsh. nct. Is, Of CONSUMPTION. =. %.
r Thomas, aged p. daughter ii Ida ). Ila,u.>
In Greensboro. Oct u, Caroline u NJ. o..
Peter b. MrLarcn, aged %.
In Troy Nov 10, of diIther5a. ia T..
daughter OF Rev Charles Scott. aged :.
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GONG CP.-The Boston newspapers have
a rise in prices of their respective
sheets on the lst of December. The Daily
Journal will hereafter be IS year instead of
Sc. The Springfield Republican announces
an advance the first of January. The our
nal in making the announcement of its in
creased price, says: :" We have only to say
that the advance has been adopted only from
stern necessity, and after mature delibera-
lion"
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e A friend of ours who has Just retarne,

e A friend Of ours who has just returned
from Washington says the inhabitants of
that city are making money very fast, and he
thinks they are not in hurry to end the re-
beIlion. We do not doubt but they are get
ting money fast enough for several Of our
citizens, while passing through that city re-
Gently, were robbed of many valuable arti-
Giles which they were carrying to their friends
in the army.
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MILITARY AND CLAIM AGENn.

c. T. PLEASANTS Y u u |THRA'.,
Late of the Treasury Department W,
10 the prosecution AID settlement q a.
against the Cnii,a = :. :. arising eat q W. -
bellion- OF any nf iae former War
Pensions. sac Ruunry. Bouuts Land, An.
Paw. Recruitin, Expenses. Nc- &c
Having been engaged fr iEor" than a.
in the 4 -di-e.'> aiilce- thcy frcl caIsa'.'' .'
derinr valuable aiG IL al disputed and >.-'''
accounts, 20 ,satt,r fo' srlsat c7asst Nt>i'
Special attention niii b. gwen 10 a., >
ment of the accounts Of egaIttl Na>i'I--
rnissaries and other pi>hur>iiiL Agents. -
perience Of several wears in the Agdl'ni '-'
having made them familiar airh these acv''-''-
Large Claims are living dormant On IL goo"
of the public Offices, and proper and c-ac'''.' 60
secution only are needed for their colieca'L.
Letters addressed 10 AUSTIN b. fAi0f,.
washinsioa., -. L
VIII receive prompt attention
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Cure tina, awful { oush beior. il - 80,

late - his celtiEes that / haze used \. Il
Downs EiiNir in uly family for the last j. Wears Al
Sold it Tor tho last - yearS and bceIe 10 ic fi
medicine in Use for the complaints whi,i Il j. r..
menled. Signed +. u. PI IMAM
Reader, need we SAY more-1hc Above i l;ola H.. o.
+ ID Putnam .i>k J. 4. Bingham OF Hoyi tiruc y.
J'i>bury. al what lie says j. true sold IL al i.r-
dealers. ReiailS &c. ioc and 81
JOHN r HENRY & co, Prolaiet,Ts,
1S-lSSa WATERBURY (
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From the 18th Regiment...Letter from
Surgeon Frost.
CAMP VERMONT. Nov. o3. 1862.

CAMP VERMONT, Nov. o::}, 1862.
Mr. EDITOR :-Inasmuch as | understand
some large stories are in circulation in North
eastern Vermont in regard TO the health of
the 10Th reg't, think it may relieve the anx-
iety OF some of the friends of those in the
regiment # make public statement of our
condition after one months service in the
L. S. Army.
We left at Brattleboro, Oct o3d, seven
men sick. From these nothing official has
been received. We have heard unofiicially
that Brigham of Co \. died there sometime
in Oct. Since our arrival at Washington
our list of excused from duty by reason of
sickness has varied from % Nov l, TO 9s
Nov 30. Most of these were not severely
i'll. We have the largest number in Hospital
to-day that We have had at any time-24
Two have died since our arrival in Wash
;nston-Albert F. Fclch Co X. Nov. ). and
Silas G. Shattuck Co |, Nov. :.
{. 2. TdcST.
Surgeon 10Th. V. Vol NJ.
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PERsoNA!-.-Ths Fice Press. printed !:
Darlington. says:
The Bradford TELEGRAPH: contains 4 10
tee FROM lis prorr;e;crs liza. Capt john l.
Drew Is - have the entire cLarce cf tae pa-
ger. heginning w.;a the ,.re>.rt week. Cap.
Drew has iDrnishe;i MANY articles @; interest
for the Free Press within the last fifteen
months. The readers of the Bradford Tsle-
graph are to be congratulated on having
their ccunty paper conducted by gentleman
Of so much ability and worth as is Capt
Drew. We wish it abundant success in these
hard times for the newspaper men generally
and par; ,ulariy."
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The Republicans of New Hampshire hold
a state convention at Concord January |,
1858. to nominate candidate for Governor
and Railroad commissioner.
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The Magazines.

GuDEY'S IADyS BOOK is the first monthly
for December to reach our table, and the
first to receive our welcome. 1t has a bri-
dal fashion plafe with seven figures so care
fully engraved and colored as to serve as
patterns FOR modiste; and Christmas tab
leau of seven distinct pictures at once beau
tifll and appropriate: besides many other
timely features, pictorial and literary. This
magazine is in the thirty-third year of its
tasteful and prosperous life. and boasts no
fewer than eight unrivalled specalities -
Original Music, Model Cottages, Drawing
Lessons, Children's Department, Original
Health Department, Chemistry for the Young,
Horticultural Department, and Double Ex-
tension Fashion Plates. In addition to
these and other well-known attractions it
will be remembered that the popular author
ess, Marian Harland, is to furnish new sto-
~ for each number during the coming year.
l.. \. Cooley, publisher, Philadelphia :;
terms, So per annum, clubs at reduced rates.
THE ATLANTIC FOR DECEMBER De.
cember Atlantic is the best among recent
numbers Of that high-toned magazine, and
opens with such an article upon wild flowers
as only I. W. Higginson can write, since no
other like him explores their sylvan haunts
with the foo. of child, the eve Of an artist
and the heart of a woman. "One of my Gil
ents" is remarkable paper, and whether
fact or fancy, is full of interest and sugges-
ton. Long!eilow's poems needs no words
of ours it asks room in our columns and re-
ceives it. "a Woman" by Rose Terry, is
one of her truest and sweetest sketches; and
"Mr Axtell" is no worse than in November,
although its perusal must weaken the popu-
lar belief in the alleged high price of paper.
DR. Holmes "Hunt after the Captain" is one
of his most charming papers, full of origin
ality and sparkle, and revealing his character
in its most amiable light. We cannot but
feel that not for many times the blessings of
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-11-28
The Confessions aud Experience ai IAN

The Confessions and Experience ai AN
invalid. Published for the bcnefit and :,
Waiting and caution To voung men l.ho =
fiem Nervous Debility. Premature decay. 4.
supplying al the same time the means q: :. +
cure By one who has cured himself after f,..,.
pat To great expense through medical IMPOSE. ~
and qlaekery- By enclosing postpaid a63r-.>--
- envelope, single copies HAY be had 81 = 81. -
tho;. NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, esq, Bedf nd. kir-.
Co. y Y As-l.y-
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An ArPEiL FOR TIE SICK SoLpIERs.-The
following articles are much needed by the
Sanitary Commission: wooden or cotton
drawers. WOODEN socks or stockings and wool
shirts are urgently needed. Slippers, blan-
kets. quilts or comiorters for single beds,
sugar, tea. coffee. chocolate. &c. The SAM
;ary Commission are in need of hospital
stores and comforts for the sick and wounded.
The vas, numbers O: Our army and The ina
hiitv of any Government 10 provide all the
little comforts of camp and hospital. render il
necessary fer orr people at home to supply
the want. We fesl sure that a generous.
prompt and satisfactory response will be
given.
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BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES,

Ii Nesa.k. Noy. -. a soa to W. {. Chgner
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Barhelor,s Hair Dye. The hr,i u a.

World !-WlLLIAN A BACHELORS t,1..r,. 8
Hsir Dye produces color le ,ii>sli,e,.>.. g.
naiure-wauanted h"i to itiure the lais in rirr..-
remedies the i'll effects 81 bad dyes. asi i,i,-s- -
hair for lie. Grey, Bed or RnSty Hair Instantly r
splendid Black oT Brown, lcaril- the hair i AL ,..
iiiul- Sold iy Il Druggists, &c
Re- The Genuine i signed WlIIAN A BartRFl .r -
the iour sides col each box
Faci,ry, No Il Barclay street, lae saI Hr.aaaa,.
IL Bond street. New York- glss-
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NeWSpaper LAW.

Newspaper LAW \ pc-;rss...., =
qured tn give notice " letter II, '.,r,i,., 81.
per does not answer the law) when ! .,,i....;i
does m: take MS paper from the Office. and So,
the reasons Tor It's not being tasen; and = ~
lect 10 60 50 makes the postmaster Responsible,
the publishers :o- the payment
, Any person who takes paper rcg'ilarl.r 5r.,,
anoiher-or whether he has subscribed or Nd, r.
responsible for the pay.
d III person orders his paper aiscon1il.,.ea
he must pay ali arrearages. or the publisher In,
continue to send i: until payment is made. ,,
collect the whole amount whether il i th,1, r.,
the Office or not There can be no legal li>r,..
tinuance until the payment is made.
T. Ii the subscriber orders his paper .,
stopped 1t a certain time, and the pub!isl.c, ca,
tinues 10 send il. the subscriber is bound = go.
for il j: he takes il out of the l,ost-o.iice IA.
proceeds on the ground that a man mus, Ia,
what ne uses.
; The courts have decided that refu>.,.,
take newspapers and periodicals from liz, ,,,..-
office, removing and leaving them un1 ai,,5 E.
is p,5hH fdcic evidence of intentional frznE
For Sale at a Barsain.-A Scaelar,...-, g..
the Binghamron Commercial college An, w.. -
man contemplating course Of study til-- a.. .
Of practical use 10 lin after such collr>e = ,,.
plefed. will consult his own Interests ly zeal,
AT this Office and ascertaininy horz cl,ap ID. .-.
procure scholarship in this iir>tcla>> i..>- -
tinn- =
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x. NarTia-es. tirll, and Deaths Inserted FAaa
Obituaries. iiOiui- poetry, inserted .r
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-08
BURNsIDE,s ADVANCE LEES
FLANK TURNED.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3-The Washington Sta,
says: Last night the advance of the army Of the
Potomac under Gen. Burnside, Fitx John Porter
and Others, doubtless bivouaced upon the line
of the Alexandria and Winchester turnpike from
Upperville, 3 miles in front or below Ashby's
Gap, down to Aiddleburgh, distance of 10
miles. Their cavalry must have halted for the
night very near If not on the line of the Manas-
sas Gap Railroad somewhere between Front
Royal and Thoroughfsre Gap. The forces of
Sigel which took up their line of march early
yesterday, must have advanced upon the line Of
the same railroad to Ttoroughfare Gap before
night fab, il not beyond that point, while an-
other division of the army in front of Washing
ton, under Sickles, at the same time was doubt
less advancing in the rear of Sigel, and At night
within supporting distance Of him, such We
judge from our knowledge of the country, roads,
&C., to necessarily have been the movement
east Of the Blue Ridge yesterday. The march Of
Gen. S;ckle's division yesterday before Alexan-
dria, almost 70 the extreme front, reflects great
credit on it. Up to $50 P, N. to-day, We have
not been able to learn that the enemy had ap.-
peared in front of Sigels command 10 any force.
We would have learned the facts had the enemy
ventured an attack on our forces in that quar-
ter this morning. We think it nov clear that
Lees flank has been turned. q
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I4x TELE(1RAPH
.no,her skirmish in Missouri.

HEADQUARTERS, MARsHFIHLD, Oct. 22.-To
,Ns;or General Curtis: have the honor to re-
nort that on the evening Of the 20th received
Information of q party Of rebels making towards
Point. eight miles east of this place, and en-
route to Join the rebel forces in the southwest
Immediately took one hundred and fye men
Of the 18th Illinois cavalry, and started at
n NJ to intercept them. Came on their pick
ets about 81 o'clock, drove them in, and attack.
ed the main force, about 200 strong, killing
4 wounding many. and capturing ~ prisoners,
among them one Captain, who informs me Col.
Dorsey was in command. We took . number
of saddles, shot guns, muskets and rifles. Ny
loss vas II wounded.
This party was organized by Bucker and
Hughes, who sign themselves Majors in the Con.
federate army. They scattered in every direc-
ton through the mountains, q portion returning
in the same direction they came, but they we're
60 completely surprised that they never tried to
collect together again. The largest trail could
find in one party was ten. followed it for 80
miles next day, when they likewise scattered in
every direction, and ordered Capt. McMahon's
company of E. N. to gather them in. They
are completely disorganized.
/ am, General, very respectfully,
Your obedent servant,
JAS. STUART,
Lieut. Col. 10th III. cav, Cong.