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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

MURDER or A STATES Prison WsRDFx-
Daniel Webster, warden of the states ,,rison
at Wethersfeld, Ct, was fatally STABBED
Thursday evening, by Gerard Toole.a conyjc-
from New Haven, serving life sentence for
arson. On "Wednesday contractor CON-
planned TO the warden that Toole refused n
do his duty, and he was reprimanded. TIE
same complaint was repeated on Thurslsr
and the prisoner was sent forward 10 TIE
open space at the end of the shop 10 AVA, q
visit from the warden. Capt Webster SON
came in, and Toole. who is very agile. IN
stantly sprang for him, Selling him around
the neck with enc arm, and quick as thouet,
gave him three stabs with shoe knift,xalcs
he had starpened on both edges, and secret
ed about his person. Porter Kellogg. ms
orer convicted for robbing Adams < Cos
express. sprung upon Tcole and wrencfe3
the knife from his hand. The warden. a.
though severely wounded, saw Toole safely
locked up in the new prison. and then Went
to his Office, remarking eomposedly that he
had been .hadly cut by that fellow lie
suffered terribly during the night, but made
his vii, with the utmost composure. The
best medical advice was obtained, but the
warden died At II a. m. FRIDAY. Capt W.
ster had occupied The position Of warden ~
five years. and his management was much ad.
mired. He was 80 wears Of age, and leave,
a wife and four children. his eldest son being
in the army.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
Cambridge Cattle Market.
By Telegraph to The Caledonian.
WEDNESDAY, April ,. lS62.


Al market .0S Cattle. about 600 Beeve> and
los Stores, consisting CT Working Oxen, Cows,
and one. two and three wears olds.
PRICES-Market Beef-Extra 500 : l."1'
first quality $500 $3.50; SECOND do $50 !
5000: third do. 81 90 SI.25; ordinary
Working Oxen-SlG0. $50. a 600
Cows and Calres-S225, 80, IL. 90.
Iearlings-S0 90.
Two Years Old-Sl7 a Is
Three Years Old-Sl9 2l
Sheep and Lambs-2i25 n market. Extra AID
selections. $3.50 600 800; in lots, $50
350a4G0
Spring Lambs-sS0.0O O,0o
Swine-0 al market
Hides. a &c per To-
Calf SKINS &c per 10.
Pelts-Sl,15 200 each.
Tailow-6 &c per To-
lSt quality includes nothing bu; the best large
fat stall fed oxen.
Second quality includes the hes, grass fed Ok
en-. the best stall fed Cows, and the best three
wear old steers.
Ordinary consists OF bulls, and the refuse q
lots.
Sheep-Extra includes Cossets. and when those
of inferior quality are thrown out.
Remarks-There was large stock a. ,nsrkCt
to-day Cattle were of much better quality ,i.aI
last week Sales were quick. especially for las,
week. Prices ranged nominally pc per al
higher. but when compared with the quality Of
last week were rather lower. There were a nun
Der of River cattle sold as high as 81, from that
down 10 IS D Sheep sold at 4 slight decline q
last week Quite good proportion of them are
SHARED and sell &c per 10 lower than those with
the wool on.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

4 BOLD ExrLoTL-A corresponds. r
the St Louis Democrat, who IS with The e..
at Island No. 10, records daring exnloi, h.
a Federal officer. He says
In former letter wrote of a cop.ar
plated attempt on tie part of Lieut. Allen. 3
Company C. of the Twenty-seventh Illinois
to spike the guns of the upper rebel for, ),
this place. chrisiened, as We have been ,ol9
Fort Polk. This bold task was M
dertaken last FRIDAY night, when the I.ieu,a1-
ant. in company with four other men. dron.
Ted down in a skiff, and found large bn5,
of rebels at work constructing platforms ~
supporting cannon. The Lieuiensn, resolr.
ed not to be totally disappointed. and, land.
ing, very coolly approached a sentinel WHO
was pacing parapet at the lower extremi,y
of the fort. and representing himself as =
brother rebel. remarked ii Will relieve ro,,
from duty now, sir The rebel guard. We.
ried and thankful, moved of 10 his uuar.ers
when the Lieutenant spiked the 6i-pouns.r
at the lower part Of the fort, which was serr.
ed with such accuracy against US on Mon9a,
The proximity If the laboring rebels wouI5
not suffer him TO prosecute any further
work which had already proven him dari2r
officer"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

A STRANGE STORY FROM MANAssAs.-A
farmer residing near Centerville states that
IN January last number of regiments were
quartered near his house, among them one
from Kentucky. and when the time of their
enlistment expired, they unanimously resolv-
ed to return home, and accordingly stacked
their arms and we're preparing for start.
when their further progress was arrested by
the appearance Of an Alabama and Tennes-
see regiment, who were ordered to reduce
the kentuckians to submission. and compel
them to remain. The kentuckians seized
their arms and desperate fight ersued, in
which many we're slain on both sides. and
their bodies were buried where they fell. the
graves being yet visible. From this spo,
the mutlneers retreated short distance.
threw down their arms, and each drawing his
bowie knife, made desperate charge on the
two regiments: the fight was terrific. in
which mere than 100 were killed, and tLey
too were buried upon the field of slaughter.
At last the brave kentuckians were SUBJ
dued.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

~ A democratic secretary of the navy
guilty of the negligence and inefficiency OF
Mr. Welles would at this moment enjoy life
at Fort Warren or Fort Lafay ette.-Boston
Post.
The democratic secretary of the navy I'M
der Bucbanan-Mr Toucey-sent our most
effective war vessels into distant oceans, while
the democratic secretary of war-Floyd-
removed the garrisons of the southern forts
to render them an easy prey to the seeding
states. Democratic secretaries have been
very much inclined to be traitors, and ough,
to "enjoy life at Fort Warren" or swing.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
Rebel Barbarities.

We have already given our readers in
stances enough of the barbarous treatment
of Union men, whether living or dead, by the
rebels, but it is due the world at large that
such atrocities as the following should be re-
corded. Gov Sprague and some of his staff
went to the Bull Run battle ground to recov-
er some of the bodies of the Rhode Island
dead, killed Oh the memorable Dist of June
One of the party writes:
The party had but just commenced dig
ging-the troopers had lifted out but one or
two shoyelfulls of earth, when negro girl
came down through the woods from house
near by, on the hill, and watched the pro-
ceedings. Suddenly she came up by the side
of the grave. and asked if they were not dig
ging for Col Slocum's body. On being an
swered in the affirmative she said: "Yor re
too late; the Georgia regiments have dug
him up good many weeks ago to procure
his bones for trophies-(it sickens me to
write the revolving account)-that his body
had been burned for this purpose land finding
the bones consume with the flesh, and the
stencil intolerable, they had thrown dirt on
the fire to extinsuish it, She pointed out
the place where the cannibal rites occurred
and there, in the midst of coal and cinders
the horror-Stricken party saw verified the
woman's almost incredible narration. She
also guided the party to spot little further
down on the banks of the brook, and in the
water, stopped by a little clump of bushes
the blanket and shirt stripped from the bod.
were floating in the current. The calico
shirt, from its pattern and figure, was at once
pronounced by Mr. Richardson, who nurset
him in his last moments. to be that OF Major
Ballou, and not of Col Slocum. After cir
cumstances also proved that the Ghouls hat
mistaken the object of their vengeance, ant
that the fate intended for the remains of Col
onel Slocum were received bv those of tn,
heroic and unfortunate Ma or B.lou
write this with trembling hand and a burn
Ing heart. would have spared YOU the pal,
of such narrative, but calm, clear version
of this tiendish outrage must be given, an,
sensibility laid aside for the moment. Tn
ashes and bones were gathered with scrupu
lous care, and wrapped in the blanket, were
with the clothes, carefully laid in the coffin
The body of Col Slocum was discovered t
be unmutlated. 1t was enyeloped in hi
blanket, and had been contained in a rud
box. SO well defined were the distinguish
ing traits that none of the part, failed to re
cognlze instantly and with certainty the iden
tlty of the remains.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

B The Hon Emerson Etheridge in late
address at Nashville told the Tennesseeans
some home truths in somewhat homely
manner. He said:
"You have got to live in the Union-with
your niggers if You will without them if you
will. The Union is worth more than all the
secessionists and niggers in the world"
He instituted comparison between jeff
Davis and John Brown
"Brown was traitor, and was hung. jeff
Davis is a traitor, and ought to be hung"
! he said "the United States government
was made for the poor man-the rich can
take care OF themselves anywhere" He
spoke OF political partisans, and said, "the
Breckenridge democrats turned secessionists
Just as naturally as tadpole turns into q
fog.'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

Who PLANNED THE CAMPAIGN THE
Springfield Republican makes the following
statement on this point -
"The subject was under discussion at a
dinner table where Gen Banks was present
and he, who, by the way, stands by Gen Nc
Clellan most Loyalty, quietly remarked that
while in consultation with Gen McC., last
November or December, the latter inciden-
tally took down map and pointed out to
him upon it every movement that has since
been made by our armies and, as to Man
assas, said that We should either drive the
rebels from it in successful battle, or they
would evacuate it Of their own accord"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
What our State Exchanges are Talking
AhOut.

A peep into most of the Vermont newspa-
pers this week discovers that the st Adams
Messenger has candid, sensible article
upon the tax bill and the newspapers. 1t
well says: If the bill is passed in its pres
ent shape, many country newspaper will
of neces,ity-be discontinued. As it is Low,
it is with difficulty that they keep their heads
above water. 1t would no doubt greatly aid
city papers They could thrive on the ruin
of hundreds of humble but we'll conducted
newspapers. Seeing the inevitable conse-
quences that will follow it is no wonder that
the New York Herald so persistently urges
the passage of the bill" The same paper has
4 leading article sustaining Gen Mcclellan
and showing up the inconsistency as well as
the venality of his defamers.
The Brattleboro Phoenix thinks the late
battles between the Union and confederate
armies give pretty emphatic lie to the oft
repeated assertion of the chivalry that one
southerner was equal in battle to FIVE Yam
KEGS. The battles of Pea Ridge, Newbern
Roanoke, Forts Henry and Donelson, and
Winchester are sufficient to refute all such
baderdash. These southrons will vet learn
that Hold-fast is a better dog than Brag.-
The Phoenix also thinks that Gov Holbrooh
would have made a more appropriate selec
ton for fast on Friday instead Of Thursday
as at this season Of the year several denoml
nations of Christians have religious services
on that day. We like Friday for fast-day
Notwithstanding the objection that some
make to its being hangman's day.
The Burlington Sentinel, which is perhap.
the leading paper of the democratic school il
the state, rather likes President Lincoln
emancipation message, but seemingly NOR
because it will quiet the abolitionists than 70
anything it will effect towards doing ava
with the great evil Of slavery in our land
The Sentinel hates everybody who hates 81;
very. A paper that would rather see tn
Union all ago to smash" than than to see tn
constitution" meddled with cannot have muc
support in the North nowadays. There
one good feature, however; the Sentin
stands firm BY Little Mac.
The Montpelier Freeman and Walton
Daily have been having small war of the
own for some weeks past; the Freeman, lii
the Tribune, being down on Mcclellan, ar
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

% Prof Shead accepts his call from tie
Brick Church in New York. 10 be colleague
pastor with Rev DIR Spring. TIE church
gains a most valuable Christian teacher. ard
the Seminary at Andover loses one Of is
most gifted and respected instructors, and
whose place it viii be difficult to i'll.
~ Statements are made that The war s
costing three millions, and four millions. dai-
IL. but these are rough suesses merely. anu
one set of men parade the figures 10 diSaTirc:
th,- people with the wsr, and another II dis
affect them towards the administration be-
cause il does not proclaim emancipation Is
war measure. The people, however, are II
no mood now 10 count the cost, while things
are moving on so gloriously TO the desired
result.
~ Lieutenant Worden. the gallant COM
mander of the Monitor, is still very i'll, cry
sipelas having broken out. Should he recor-
er. he will be severely SCARED; but be VII
have the consolation of knowing that he :
the first man who ever had score OF ten
inch shells burst within ten inches of his
head and live TO tell of il.
g 1t appears now that the news Of
Burnside's operations after the capture O;
Newbern is incorrect. 1t is all denied, and
the Nashville, instead of being burned, has
escaped.
e The Louisville Journal saws THE
steamboat Fitzhugh came up the river With
rebel prisoners last Saturday. On nearing
West Point all the prisoners cried 'hurrah
fnl the Union except one, who shouted 'hur-
rah for hell There seems to be but two
parties nuw-one for he'll and the other foT
the L MON"
r. The negroes say. the soldiers Al
Beaufort $ G., stood their ground very We
so long as de ships fired de good shot. bat
when dsy fired de rotten 81 OF, dat burs'
when him come down-my gosh, b Nv dey run
yah, yah. yah"
q Mr. Charles A. Dana, who has been
for many wears the managing editor of The
( New York Tribune, has retired from TIE p2-
per, because, it is said, of differences with his
associates as TO the course of TIE paper. Ny
sydney Howard Gay. formerly editor Of The
Anti-Slavery Standard, and lately writer
for the Tribune, succeeds Mr. Dana.
r. The total number killed of Com
Foote's expedition up TO last Monday was
four; wounded. sixteen and missing, four.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
War news this week has been meager e.

War news this week has been meager e.
nough. We do not infer, however, that there
is any the less activity on the part of the fed
eral armies; on the contrary, from all that
we can learn We anticipate more hard fought
battles very soon. The next decisive blow
may be given in Virginia, but it seems now
quite as likely to occur in Tennessee, Missis-
sppi or Louisiana 1t is undoubtedly the in
tention OF the rebels to make strong stand
at Corinth, Miss, where it is said Beauregard
now is. Gen Grant is marching on Corinth,
and Gen Buel on Chattanooga. News OF
hard battles in that section may reach US
any day. AT Island No. 10 they keep pep
perm, away without any decided advantage
on either side. Com Foote may have found
his match at this place, but We look for its
capture or evacuation.
The enemy were completely routed from
Union City, Tenn, by party from the vicin-
ity of Island No. 10. Quite an amount OF
valuable property fell into our hands by this
victory, and an important position, the juno
ton of four or FIVE railroads, gained.
At Fortress Monroe they are on the qu'
r,re for the Merrimac, which is reported to
be repaired and awaiting an opportunity ia
strike another blow to our fleet. The little
Monitor is watching for her, and rumor has
it that there are other means of aggressive
warfare prepared by the government; but
however this may be, the temperance OF the
iron Merrimac will be looked for with solici
,ude
The more We learn of the battle at Win
chester the more brilliant does it appear
The rebels greatly outnumbered our troops
AS usual, but were finally repulsed and driv'
en- of. Gen Shields and Gen Banks covered
themselves with glory in this conflict. The
former was severely wounded, but is doing
well.
We are anxiously expecting news Of an at
tack upon New Orleans. Rumor has alread!
had Com Porter make an attack, but nothing
very reliable has transpired in regard to it
The city is strongly defended on the South
by forts Jackson and Phillip, which, if We
may believe rebel authority, (Which every
body knows we cannot mount 10 guns and
are garrisoned by 5000 soldiers. Below
these forts is barricade of logs chained to-
gether and strung across the river to prevent
the progress of vessels. This boom is guard
ed by shore battery. Our forces may tin(
another Island 10 to take in the capture o
New Orleans; but could Com Foote &c
down the river and cooperate with the force
which come up, they would make short worl
of its capture. Statements on which consid
cradle reliance has been placed, have recent
been made to the federal authorities that tn
rebels We're making dozen gunboats {
New Orleans, and covering them with raj
road iron, like the Merrimac. If they g
these completed in season they may pro,
formidable adyersaries to Com Foote's flee
or indeed to any feet which we can send
gainst them. There is vague impressie
that some of these boats are already compl
ted and are in the vicinity Of Island No. l
awaiting an opportunity to slip by Pop
batteries and engage our gunboat and mort
feet at that place
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
THE W AR.
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.
A Brilliant Dash at the Enemy.

THE REBELS DRIVEN FROM UNION CITY, TENN
A special dispatch to the Chicago Journal
from Cairo the LIST. says Col Buford on Mon
day, accompanied BY the 9th and 42d Him
OILS, and part of the 18th Wisconsin, from
near Island No. 10, with detachment OF az
tillery and cavalry from Hickman, under 20!
Hey, made descent upon Union City, after
a forced march of thirty miles, and fell upon
the rebel encampment at o'clock in the
morning, dispensing the entire force stationed
there under Clay and King. consisting of
both cavalry and infantry. They fed in ev-
ery direction. Several of the enemy were
killed and number taken prisoners. A
large amount of spoils was captur ID includ-
ing $50 wagons filled with commissary and
ouartermaster's stores. Our loss is one man
killed from an explosion in burning tent.
The rebel force numbered 200 infantry and
between and 500 cavalry.
CAPTURE OF REBEL MAIL MATTER.
The rebel mail captured at Union City had
letters from rebel troops on Island No. ~
representing the forces there as disheartenec
and dispirited.
REBIIs JOINING THE FEDERAL ARMY.
Forty or fifty rebel soldiers have come IN
to Hickman, given up their arms, and desir
ed to return to their allegiance and join th'
federal army. They are portion of those
escaped from Union City. They report tina
large numbers of the rebel troops are ais'
! disposed to Weld.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

Council OF CENSoRs.-TEe vote last week
for council of censors was very light, but
nearly all the votes cast were for the ticket
nominated at the Burlington convention
Bradford cast II votes, Danville II, Wind
sor !, Montpelier 81, Berlin IS, and Burling-
ton 113.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
Shorts.

Yancey has not been captured. Fast in
Massachusetts, Thursday, April B. Gov Ber-
rvs majority in New Hampshire is 2oOO.-
Eden in Lamoille county, with a population
of 919, has sent 63 men to the war-l in AZ
of her population. Gen Grant, although on
ly 40 years old, has been in II battles, in 3
of which he commanded. Mr. Cameron is
going to Russia, with Bayard Taylo as sec
rotary of legation. Mrs Mcclellan has taken
up her residence at Trenton, n. j., for the
summer. Ten soldiers of Wisconsin caval-
ry regiment were killed by railroad accident
near GAINESVILLE on Thursday. Carl Schurz
has been confirmed as brigadier general
Parson Brownlow is over 80 years DID,
There are thirty Lyons now in the federal
army, all related to the late Gen Lyon, and
all descendants of Ephraim Lyon of Connect.
lieut..
r. The bill giving Vermont three mem
bers of Congress has been signed by the pre-
sideLt. So it will be seen that We shall re
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

THE VERMONT BRIGADE-It is generally
understood that the Vermont troops are now
at Fortress Monroe, or near there. The
prospect now is that they will see active SER
vice soon. They are full of courage, and all
are anxious to 60 to work and finish up the
rebellion in the shortest possible time.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

e Letters from Havana state that Jeff
Davis, within the past six weeks, has had {;
large amount of money deposited in thu
banks OF that city. If this is reliable, il
would seem to indicate that the rebel chief
tain is looking forward to an early "immi
grafton movement" and is sending on hi.
valuables in advance.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

GOVERNORS OF THE New ENGLAND STATES
B. B. Russell, Boston, has published, upon a
single sheet, collection of spirited and re.
markably life-lke portraits of the governors
of the several New England States. They
are engraved on steel, and are excellent like
nesses. Price % cents.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

GF We tender our thanks to the Yer
mont delegation in Congress for sundry ia.
vors received, and especially to Hon J. S.
Morrill, for package of choice seeds which
we value highly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

C. Secretary Stanton has given assuran.
ces that Gen Stone shall be tried as soon as
the exigences of the service will permit Of
the absence of general officers from their
commands.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04

THE ADVANCE INTO VIRGINh-The adj
vance of our army in south eastern Virginia
occupied Big Bethel on Friday, 1900 rebels
flying at their approach without resistance. 1t
is not to be supposed that our army will stop
long at SO unimportant point as Big Bethel.
The rebels have entirely abandoned Aqua
Creek, and there is no rebel force between
the Potomac and Fredericksburg. \ rebel
force is posted about mile and a half be-
yond that town. Since their defeat at VIM
chester they have fallen back from Warren
ton, which is west Of Manassas, first burning
a considerable par, of the town. The rebels
own to the destruction Of part of Yorktown.
for defensive reasons.
The special reporters with the army in
Virginia limit themselves mostly to accounts
of reviews. which occur almost daily. and
show that there is still large part of the
army near Washington. On Thursday Gen
Mcdowell reviewed the divisions of Gen
Franklin and Gen King. Lord Lyons and
the Prince de Joinville, accompanied by a
large number of ladies and members of the
diplomatic corps. were in attendance, togtth-
er with several British colonies of note. and
officers of the Codstream Grenadier Guards
of Canada. Gen Mcclellan, with his entire
staff, was also on the field, and was every
where received with the utmost enthusiasm.
The British officers expressed great surprise
at the superior stature, drill, and general ap-
pearance of the men, and declared the troops
to be unexcelled in all the elements of eff
cheney. Lord Lyons expressed the greatest
admiration at the fine physique of the men,
and regarded them as the finest troops he
had ever seen. Gen Thomas F. Meaehe
made speech in the evening to his brigade,
arousing it to great enthusiasm He prom
ised it some privations, much hard work, but
abundant action and glorious victory.