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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-28
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SC and would say that our experience of more than
FORTY YEARS as Importers is not only sufficient
it enables 10 offer advantages 10 buyers that
be excelled by any house in Boston. Owing the dii
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A PRoFANE SwEARER RERUKED The
correspondent Of the Syracuse Daily Courier,
writing from Albany, says:
The greatest rebuke | ever heard given for
proane swearing, was administered to a New
Yorker by little candy boy, at the Delavan
House, yesterday As several Of us Syra-
cuseans were in conversation together at the
Delayan, an Albany boy about years Of age,
came up to vend his candies. His intelh-
gence and remarkable precociousness of man
ner attracted our attention, when prominent
New Yorker came up and said, "Bub, by
Cd, if you'll come home with me, I'll edu-
cate YOU The child looked up in the New
Workers. face with extreme contempt and re-
piled, "Sr, l would not go or live with any
gentlemen who uses proiane language" The
cutting rebuke drove the New Yorker from
the room with crimson face, when the lit
christian received aprofusion Of quarters from
the astonished spectators, who had heard
with satisfaction tbs moral retort from the
lips of an innocent child.
During the great storm Of Jan. 25th, so
much snow blew into the river at Bennington
as completely to dam it up, and the fsh in
the bed below were left dry and picked up
in quantities,
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and II do not pay H. you must steal the amount from
the first man you come 10, and give him this note In
payment" will do nothing Of that kind. have faith
in the Government no way despair n the u
this Government IL cannot fail It's power, It's tesour
ces its numbers such that is possible It should
fail. II are not competent to exercise the proper
moral courage TO do duties and up to what is
wanted, hope We shall give place to men who
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-28

ASTHMA CURED.

M1rustowu, Aug 30, 1851.
Dr. Baxter. Dear Sir-l have been severely afflicted
with Asthma for than twenty -dye years and for
months in succession have been able 10 lie In bed
and enjoy regular nights and days would not
be able TO walk from the house 10 the barn. distance
hNe or SIX rods. About year ago purchased bot
ties Of Or. Whites Elixir prepared by you, and com
menced taking It according iu directions, and happ)
20 say found immediate reitiand with yer, few 81
eepuons have had my regular nights sleep ever since
Yours truly AFRAID BAKER.
PRICE 2j CENTS + Err BOTTLE.
lTsold wholesale and retail los l. +. PIERCE Mont
peier and by all dealers Of Medicine.
o92O H. BAXTER, Nj ID. Proprietor, Highgste, VI
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Or. Baxter Dear sir-l SNOW the benefit, uf usiur
Dr Nhite's EAr US nay wife SOME Of uy children aul
neghhprs lu cases Of Coughs, Colds Group and Ash
ma u has proved very beneficial, and Ihose who have
used would NOT be- without DO ans consideration
JOSEPH MARSH. Conlre. atioual Minister
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Since we have taken Johnston and Buck
ner at Donelson, perhaps jeff, Davis will re-
new the tender which he made some time
ago, of his Bcau-rega,d
Uncle Sam has at least one foot planted up
on the " sacred soil'' of rebeldom that never
will be Withdrawn: to wit, Commodore
Foote. He makes no backward tracks.
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COUGHS AND COLDS CURED.
Eryta U.v "a 4.-r

Wcstfia W., June Y, 1858.
bis certhrs that \. g Whites Pulmonary EliKu
has been used Ia 10Y family Of severe colds At
tended with sore throat. and Aa, been 1uud reliable
medicine ia these eases. j. " WOODWARD.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-28

A London correspondent refers to a little
sample of English feeling about America at
the present time, and writes as follows al
spent the evening, few nights ago, at the
house Of a wealthy clergyman Of the Estab-
Used Church, vicar Of rich and fashionable
West end perish, The first thing that salut-
ed my astonished gaze when | entered his
study was the Confederate flag flying form
the arms of statuette On the walls were
elegantly framed portraits of JEFF, Davis, MIR,
Slidell, and other Confederate statesman
On the library table lay the insulting carica-
lures of PUNcH. This was English neutrali-
ty. When the Tuscarora and Nashville were
spoken Of it was very plain to see that the
latter was the favorite. My host was per-
iectly frank in his conversation. 1--WE cant
interfere, you know" said he, without some
pretext. But we are all glad, of course, to
see the American Republic tumbling to pieces
For twenty years the English Republicans,
and Chartists. and Reformers have been din
ming with us with the success Of the Ameri-
can Government Now they are auwered. -
We did not like to see great power growing
up alongside our North American possessions,
and are glad to see it split up-the more
pieces the better"
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Easf UOIIOT ", JUN On, 1857.
have an only child which oas ATTACK "a eith mem
famous Group We gave bier Do. y. q. Whites Ehnif
nj TO ihe surpuse of oil, gave bpf immediate relief
IOPhAR NlNION.
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81 Abans, Vt, Oct. 10. 1872.
Ny little daughter has boon suhject 10 attacks OF
Group have always found On. y q, Whites FIxir 10
relieve her At OIL and would boz without u n ny
family On any account HORACE JENIsON. q
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the charge for the first ten words does not eX-
coed twenty cents, one cent; when the charge
for the first ten words exceeds 20 cents, three
cents. Each policy of insurance or other in
strument, by whatever name the same shall
be called, by which the insurance shall be
made or renewed upon property of any de-
scriytion, whether against perils by the seas
or by fire, or by other peril of any kind, made
by an insurance company or its agents, 20
cents. The dog tax is stricken out.
In computing the allowance or drawback
on articles manufactured exclusively OF cotton
when exported, there shall be allowed in addi-
ton to the three per cent duty which shall
have been paid on said articles drawback OF
mills per pound in all cases where the dutles
imposed by this act upon the cotton used IN
the manufacture theref has been previously
paid, the amount of the allowance to be ascer-
tanned in such manner as may be prescribed
by the commissioner of internal revenue
under the direction of the secretary OF the
treasury.
So much of the act of August last as I'M
poses a direct tax of 100000 on the
United States shall only be held to authorize
the levy and collection of one tax to that
amount, and no other tax shall be levied I'M
der and by virtue thereof, until the list of
April, 1865, when the same shall be in full
force and effect.
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case made and provided" And any oncer
convicted of falsely and corruptly swearing 10
such affidavit shall be subject to all the pains
and nenalties now by law inflicted for wllful
and corrupt perjury.
Scot 2 And be it further enacted, that
any officer making contracts, as aforesaid,
and failing or negectng to make returns OF
the same according to the provisions OF this
act. unless from unavoidable accident, andnot
within his control, shall be deemed, IN every
case of such failure or neglect, to be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine of not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more than five hun
dred dollars, and be imprisoned for not more
than six months, at the discretion of the court
trying the same.
Sect 4. And be it further enacted that it
shall be the duty of the secretary of the in
terror, Immediately after the passage of this
act, to provide fit and proper apartment in
this department, to be called the "Return Of
fice," wherein to file the returns required by
this act to be filed, and to appoint clerk to
attend to the same who shall be entitled to
an actual salary of twelve hundred dollars,
and whose duty it shall be to file all returns
made to said office, so that the same may be
of easy access, filing all returns made by the
same officer in the same place. and num-
bering them as they are made in numeri-
cal order. He shall also provide and keep
an index book, with names of the con-
tracing parties, and the number of each
and every contract opposite to the said
names and he shall submit the said index
book and returns to any person desiring to
inspect the same; and he shall also furnish
copies of said returns to any person paying
for said copies to said clerk, at the rate of
five cents for every one hundred words, to
which said copies certificates shall be append
ed in every case by the clerk making the same,
attesting their correctness, and that each copy
SO certified is full and complete copy of said
return; which return, so certified under the
seal of the department, shall be evidence in
all prosecutions under this act.
Sect. 5. And be it further enacted that it
shall be the duty of the secretary Of war, of
the secretary of the navy, and of the secreta-
ry Of the interior, Immediately after the pas
sage of this act, to furnish each and every of
ficer severally appointed by themwith author
ity to make contracts on behalf of the govern
ment, with printed letter of instructions,
setting forth the duties of such officer under
this act, and also to furnish Herewith forms,
printed in blank of contracts to be made, and
the affidavit of returns required to be affixed
thereto, so that all the instruments may be as
nearly uniform as possible.
Approved June 2, 1862.
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MEMPHIS, June 21.-Col. Slack is still in
command here. He has ordered the mayor,
aldermen, recorder and all other city officials
to take the oath Of allegiance, or otherwise to
be arrested and treated as traitors.
A Greensboro, Miss, paper of the 14th
gives report from Okibbeha county that the
nigroes are rapidly arming to kill all whites.
On the 18th negro plot was discovered and
frustrated.
The Mobile News of the l4th says that a
Georgia brigade, six thousand strong, was to
leave Wednesday, under Gen. Lawton, to re-
inforce Gen. Jackson. The same paper of the
10th makes no mention of the capture of fort
Morgan or of an attack, although some naval
arrangements at New Orleans were consider
ed as aiming at that point.
Advices from Vicksburg, via Granada, state
that up to the 18th no active demonstration
has been made by the federal fleet since its
retirement. Several gunboats appeared on
the 18th, from below. 1t is reported that
five thousand federals, with transports and
gunboats, had left Baton Rouge Friday for
Vicksburg.
The Vicksburg Wing, of the 18th, learns
that Gen. Lowell and staff have moved their
headquarters to Meridian, and hopes he will
not visit that city again. The federal advance
division arrived Friday evening, and fired
few shots at the lower battery. All quiet at
Vicksburg Saturday.
CHICAGO, June 23-The following is a
special dispatch to the Tribune from Cairo =
"Gen. Hindman of Arkansas is among the
prisoners taken at White River.
Rev. Joseph Warren, chaplain of the 26th
Missouri, was released by order of Beaure-
gard. He left Jackson, Miss, ON the 18TH
He reports that the state archives and all pub
lie and private property are being removed to
Columbus.
MEMPHIS, June 21.-The 'Grenada APP
peal" of the 18th says, "Holly Springs was
occupied by considerable force of the enc
my, night before last. They made their APP
pearance suddenly, and much confusion en-
sued. The provost marshal is among the
prisoners captured. A train was about ready
to leave for the south, upon which many citi-
zens attempted to take refuge for the purpose
of escaping. The crowd was fred on and
Lieut.. Hall and some others killed. No pub
lie stores remained at Holly Springs"
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New York, June pa fort Monroe letter
to the Philadelphia Press says "a member
of the Governors Guard at Richmond, cap
tured at Ashland June 10Th, states that Beau
regard is second in command at Richmond,
and that number of his troops have arrived
there"
Yesterday the rebels opened on the camp of
Hooker's advance with shell, but did no Sc
rious damage. Hooker answered from one of
our powerful new batteries just completed
throwing shells, which were seen to burst
among the rebel attacking party by persons in
one of loves balloons, which caused the
rebel artillery men to skedaddle. Our troops
are represented as enthusiastic in view of the
near prospect of a great decisive victory.
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THE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.
THE REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.

MEMPHIS, June 21.-The Grenada Appeal
of the 18th has the following:
''The Charleston Mercury says the confed-
crate loss atSecesionville yesterday, was forty
killedand one hundred wounded We buried
in the field one hundred and forty federals
and took forty prisoners"
A special dispatch. to the Augusta papers
from Charleston, 10th, says: IA severe
battle took place this morning on James
Island, four miles from the city. Five regi-
ments of federalS with artillery attacked our
batteries at Secessionville. Col. Lamar com
manded the confederates, and with few
hundred troops, repulsed the enemy three
times, with great slaughter. The enemy
fought bravely, but were defeated. Our vic
tory was complete. The enemy's loss is sup
posed to be about 400, including 80 prison
ers. Our loss is estimated at from so to 100
Col. Lamar was wounded. Capts. Reed and
King and Lieut.. Edwards were killed. The
attack will soon be renewed. The confeder-
ates are much exhausted by the previous
Smelling of the enemy, day and night for
week
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New York, June 23.-The children of
school No. 10 in this city to-day sent dona-
ton of $16O in money, besides eight boxes of
clothing, stores, and niceties, for the sick and
wounded soldiers at the New England rooms
Private Hartford, Co. C, I'd Maine regiment,
died at the rooms this morning. His remains
were sent home by express tonight Some
200 wounded arrived at the rooms to-day,
mostly from Fair Oaks and recent skirmishes.
HAMILTON, c. W., June 23.-The grain
warehouses of Duncan & Rogers and James
Williamson were burnt yesterday. Only
two thousand bushels of wheat were in them.
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New YORK, June 23.-COTT ON hrmer and excited ;
sales 5000 bales at 324c for middng upands.
FLOuR-Sales 1880 bbs; state and western without
extra sta As "a 455; round hoop OHIO 4,95 q 800;
superfne western 100 440 southern unchanged; sales
l4O0 bbs; mixed to good S49 60 fancy 565 20 10;
Canada favors buyers; sales 1900 bbls,
Wheat opened heavy and closed rmer; sales It's 200
bush; Chicago spring 80 q 1903 Milwaukee club 90 %
lO4; amber Iowa WISCONSIN lO4 q O6 winter red west
ern LA a. Ills; white western l22; red state 0S
her MichgOn LII. Corn lc lower sales 2l3,00O bush
mixed western 50 a sic for old, 46 a ACC for yellow
western $50. Oats steady.
Beef quiet and unchanged sales2OO bbs. Pork quiet
and unchanged sales 450bbls. Cut quiet and firm
sales 80 pkgs. Bacon dull Lard firm; sales 1867 bbs.
Butter dull Whikey rmer sales $50 bbs at 253 @263c
for state and western. Rice quiet Sugars firm; sales
500 hhds; Muscovado "a @ 73c Porto Rico sfc; Havana
200 boxes at 73c. Coffee quiet Java, Csc. Melasses
quiet; MuscoVado 20 hhds at Csc.
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OFFICIAL,
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES ..
Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty Seventh
Congress.
TPUBL1C-No. 79.1

PUBLIC-NO. 70.
AN ACT to prevent and punish fraud on the
part of officers intrusted with making of
contracts for the government.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States Of Amer
lea in congress assembled, that it shall be the
duty of the secretary of war, of the secretary
OF the navy, and of the secretary of the inte
rior, Immediately after the passage of this act,
to cause and require every contract made by
them, severally, on behalf of the government
or by their officers under them appointed to
make such contracts, to be reduced to writ
ing, and signed by the contracting parties
with their names at the end thereof,
copy of which shall be filed by the
officer making and signing the said contract
in the ''returns Office" of the department of
the interior (herein established for that pur-
pose) as soon after the contract is made as
possible, and within thirty days, together with
all bids, offers, and proposals to him made by
persons to obtain the same, as also copy of
any advertisement he may have published in
viting bids, offers, or proposals for the same /;
all the said copies and papers in relation to
each contract to be attached together by rib
bon and seal, and numbered in regular order
numerically, according to the number of pa
pers composing the whole return.
Sect. 2. AND be II 1ufther enacted, unat II
shall be the further duty of the said officer,
before making his return, according to the
first section of this act, to afiix to the same
his affidavit in the following form, sworn to
before some magistrate having authority to ad-
minister oaths 81 do solemnly swear Cor at-
FIRM that the copy Of contract hereto an
nexed is an exact copy of contract made by
me personally with -; that | made the
same fairly without any benefit or advantage to
myself, or allowing any such benefit or adj
vantage corruptly to the said --, or any
other person; and that the papers accompa-
nying include all those relating to the saio
contract as required by the statute in sucl
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Commander Thornton A. Jenkins has been
ordered to the command of the steam sloop
of war Wachusett, to relieve commander Gil
lis. Acting assistant paymaster William H.
Anderson has been ordered to the Commodore
Perry.
The senate, to-day, in executive session,
rejected the nomination of brigadier general
Shields to be major general.
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IN CAMBRIDGE & S0MERV7LLE

Extensive and Important Sale of FIFTY Store Villa
Sites, Cottage and House Lots fronting on North Az
enue and other streets opposite Porers alton, three
miles from Boston, within three minutes walk of the
steam and horse cars high and other schools churches
and stores.
On North Avenue-Eght desirable lots for stores or
dwellings, containing from 5000 feet $500 feet with
frontage on North Avenue from rs to so feet.
On Roseland street and North Avenue-2T beautiful
Sites containing from 5000 to 5000 feet with frontage
H1 Gland street and North Avenue from IS to 100 feet
On Elm street-Four lots cont aiming from 1870 10 900
feet with frontage on Elm from 50 100 feet
= On Moss Land and Milk streets-l4 lots containing
from 1000 to 10000 feet with frontage Moss and
Milk street from IS to 100 ieet.
On Charles streetren lots containing 5000 to 5000
feet with frontage Charles street. from IS 100 feet
complete drainage, and gas and water pipes in the
streets.
George r. Hichborn has been favored with instruc-
lions to sell these lots without reserve extraordinary
liberal terns20 per cent down and 10 per an ua
ly. on TUESDAY, June "a, at Il o'clock u. n on the
premises Cars leave the Ftchburg depot at 245 and
O'Clock for the sale Plans and tickets can be had
at the office of the auctloneer.
his is one of the largest and most attractive public
sales OF suburban lands that has occurred within
three miles o. the city of Boston, The attention those
seeking permanent and safe investment, who desire
to blend ruralwth city avocatOns who wish to shake
off the dust cares engrossng business pursuits
from the body that amid the auty grandeur and
picturesque scenery that mark this spOt-he soul may
Ve or those upon whom the sha lows of death fall
Ing deprived they have been of the mnstrations of
God ply scianspure air and gorgeous sunshine whose
touch is life all invited secure plans and free
tickets at the Office OF the auctiOnee ScoIlays Build
ing, entrance in fremont Row. d6t+ iel7
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PHILADELPHIA Horse-Rncinp.

PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-The summer
meeting of sportsmen opened to-day on the
Suffolk Park course. The Stake for three
year olds, mile heats, was won by West Rox-
bury; time; 1.49 3-4, 1.53 ga. The stake
for two mile dash running was won by Pope
Swigart; time: 343 l-2. Trovatore was sec
ond. This was a magnificent race.
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xxxv1Ith Congress, First Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.


WASHINGTON, Feb 90.
SENATE.
The senate adopted resolution calling on
the secretary of war for information in refer
ence to an exchange of prisoners, or negotia-
tons therefore.
The bill providing for an additional oath of
office was taken up. After amending it so as
to except all persons for whom the constitution
prescribes an oath, including senators, repre-
sentatiTes, and the vice president, the senate
passed the bill.
The committee of conference on the tax
bill reported in favor Of suspending the direct
tax on manufactures for two years, so that no
goods on hand should be taxed after the pres
ent year, and that the act should go into eff
feet on the LIST of August The report was
concurred in.
Mr.. POWELL introduced bill in relation to
the duties of heads of departments.
Mr.. CLARK moved to take up the house con-
iscation bill. Agreed to. He then moved, as
a substitute, the senate bill, as reported from
the special committee. Pending the question,
the senate went into executive session, and
then adjourned.
HOUSE.
After debate on the bill concerning the is
sue of treasury notes, Mr.. Spauldngs
amendment to the first section was adopted,
81 against 45, so as TO provide for the issue of
one hundred and fifty millions of dollars of
United States notes not bearing interest, pay
able to bearer, and of such denominations as
the secretary of the treasury may deem ex-
pedient provided that no note shall be less
than one dollar, and that not more than fifty
millions under five dollars shall be issued.
The other sections were not acted on, and the
hill @@.a1
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The New nIinois Constitution.

CHICAGO, June 23.-Eighty-e counties
give 81 900 majority against the new consti-
tuition; seventeen counties yet to hear from.
The three negro propositions are adopted.
The bank clause is in doubt.