Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-01-09
VERMONT ITEMS,

1t. Col. Gabriel j. Rains, the officer who
mustered in the LIST and 2nd Vermont Regi
ments, and who at the time was pronounced
"secesh" by some of the intelligent ladies' OF
Burlington, has been promoted to a Brigadier
Generalship in the Confederate Army. and as
signed to service in Kentucky. This is only
another instance showing how thoroughly the
service was permeated by treason, and the diff
fculties under which the administration has la
bored in separating the chaf from the wheat.
Lieut.. Col Governor Morris of the U. S.
Army has entered upon his duties as Superin-
tendent of the Volunteer recruiting service in
Vermont, at Burlington, which place is made
the rendezvous by order OF the Secretary of
War. Col. Morris was one of the officers SER
wing in Texas surrendered to the rebels by the
traitor Twiggs, and released on parole not to
bear arms agoins the rebel cause.
We learn from the North Star that Sergeant
Urban A. Woodbury. and r. Morton Pratt, late
of the Vermont 2nd Regiment, both of whom
lost their right arms at the Battle of Bull Run,
were taken prisoners and confined eleven weeks
in tobacco factory at Richmond, delivered
lecture upon that battle, and gave a history Of
their treatment and experience while prisoners,
at Danyille, en- Saturday evening last.
The Daily Watchmn tells the following big
"ow story:
"On Wednesday morning of last week, Par
don Bushnell, Esq, of Waitsfeld, caught
large "horned or cat owl, which measured four
feet nine and fve-eights inches from tip to tip
of its wings, two feet three and half inches
from its bill to the end of its tail, its hons or
ears are three and one-half inches long, and its
foot will span five inches. This old fellow
had been committing depredations upon MIR.
Bushnell's hen-roost until Mr.. b. was COM
PEELED to arrest him by strategy in self.defense.
Whether his release will be demanded on the
ground of tie ilegality or informally of the
arrest is not yet determined"
Hiram Haynes and Ruel Todd have recently
been "hauled over the Goals at Rutland for
violating the liquor law. Hiram was fined SO
and costs and Ruel $3.50 and costs for indug-
ing in such fancies. Expensive amusement.
Some of the farmers in Rutland county raise
big crops. II. w. Lester of Rutland raised 80
bushels of Poland Oats from an acre of land
William S. Winslow of Chittenden III bushels
of turnps to Is of an acre; and Aaron Barnes
of Rutland 22l bushels of oats on 80 rods.
So the Committee on the Field Crops appointed
by the County agricultural society found.
They are in a sad way in Rutland or else our
friend Everts is more incorrigible than ever, if
the following which we clip from the Herald, is
true:
"a subscriber to a moral reform paper called
at the post-oifice the other day, and inquired if
the Friend of Virtue had come. NO" re-
piled the postmaster "there has been no such
person here for long time"
We learn from the Burlington Times that
Aonzo Clark the horse thief whose depreda-
tions have extended nearly all over New Eng
land, and who has fourshed under several diff
ferent aliases, has made his final appearance in
his iavorie character, at least for the present.
He was arrested in Haveihil, n. H., few
days since and is now in Jail at Amherst in that
State.
S. c. Chison's lumber and gIist mills in
Sharon, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night, Dec. 31st. The machine shop in the
vicinity was burnt at the same time. The loss
is heavy.
The great gale of last week uncovered several
roofs and blew down number of chimneys in
Burlington. In many other places it distributed
its favors summarily and promiscuously.
The business of raising pigs is crystalized into
science at South Woodstock and well nigh
approaches perfection. For proof read the
following for which the Woodstock Standards
responsible:
Thirty fall pigs and twenty spring pigs,
raised by q sow of o. Wood, except a few kept
for breeders, were killed, the fall pigs at the
age Of about fifteen months, averaging over
400 lbs' the spring pigs at between s and
months, weighing over 800 lbs. each; and last
Saturday the old dame herself dressed $40 lbs.
South Woodstock is all ad.
This is decidedly swinish. Indeed, it is moth
ing short of the "whole hog"
Counterfeit tens on the Bank of Royalton are
in circulation in Boston, and will probably soon
make their appearance elsewhere. They are
nearly lac SlilllleS OF tne genuine uSi hitHouSn
the execution of the counterfeit is somewhat
coarser than that Of the genuine. The only
other perceptible difference is in the red letter
ing, the word "'ren" being upon the counterfeits
in fancy letters and upon the genuine bills in
plain letters,
Two "gemmen of color" assaulted each other
over cards and beer at Burlington a few days
since. One of them was stabbed, and both
were put in Jail because they couldn't find bail.
A man calling himself 6. w. (probably
George Washington Tabor from Fort Edward,
was arrested in Burlington, last Saturday, for
passing counterfeit. He had passed a counter
felt five dollar bill on the Bank of commerce,
New York, and offered one of the new counter
fets on the Bank of Royallon. A search dis
closed on him another of these Royalton
counterfeit tens, and dispatch received Mon
day from the sheriff at Mddlebury states that
such man passed one of these tens at Middle
bury on Friday. We learn these facts from the
Free Press,
A splendid cheese, both to look at and to the
taste, made by Mr.. William Otis, of Dandy, ex-
pressly as present to the President of the
United States is on exhibition at the store of |.