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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-13
Lancaster, March is, lsse. -swsi
Estnte Of Frcdc rick Ericsncr. dc.

nj Office ishereby given that the undersigned has
y been duty appointed and qualified Adm inistraor
Of the Estate o fFrederick Friesner, dec. All per
sons know ing TO be indebted toand those
having claims against the said Estate will present
them Immediately for settlement.
March %, le62, 50 9W ABRAHAM GElL.
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TNR0M The ia day Of Aprl usrt. The Roou "a 4. {.
brlek Buidiug. eoshor Of Main nnd cOlu mbus
sireets Ohio, n0v ooeapIed by Mrs CTori
FEB. IS, leog. JOINS BRASRK. ATst
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-13

- EETbs Uuion members Of the Ohio
Legislature held caucus at Colunbrs
last night. on United States Senator
Eleven ballotings were had. when the eau
Gus adorned until this evening. Senator
Wade led the candidates. and on the second
last ballot came within four votes of q
nomination. All the members but two
were present. and good feeling seemed
TO prevail. A resolution 10 abide by the
resul. was adopted. .-[Cin. Gazette of
Wednesday.
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ETThe dispatches OF yesterday an
nouncs the restoration Of Major General
JOHN G. FREMONT to an active command
The Of course vindica,es him against all
charges of incompetency and corruption
as the President would hardly rcinsiate
him in command with the charges for
which he had been removed in the face Of
the enemy unexplained.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-13

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Delay nota moment; Il is warranted 10 give satise-
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" VI. W. CROFT,
;. G.. DARLING n co.,

ATTORNEY AND COT NSELLOR AT LAW,
O'-ICE ~ MASSFiELD'S BUILDING, BARTON, VERMONT.
" 1T attend CydIts ia Orleans Caledonia Counties
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marched so rapidly upon the town he was
compelled 10 fly, leaving everything stand
Ing. His --latest news" announce in brief
paragraph '.the enemy in sight A Yankee
printer ran into his office almost as soon as
the panic-stricken editor ran out, and added
postscript TO it, announcing the capture of
the place by the Yankees. The business Of
the paper will 60 on, not exactly as usual,
but under the new auspices, and with a
slight change in the name. Instead of the
"Newbern Progress" il viii be changed to
"Progress South"
The brigade and regimental surgeons
were sadly in need Of he p on the field and
in the hospital, the number of wounded be-
ing so large, and their own force reduced BY
absences on leave, ard those left in charge
of the hospitals at Roanoke Island.
The value of the public property captured
is enormous, consisting of sixty-four heavy
cannon and field pieces, ammunition, quar-
termaster's and commissary stores, camps
and camp eqaipage, hcrses, transportation
and naval stores in large quantities, cotton,
&c. Probably So,0O0.O0O would not pur-
chase the articles at first hand. But the
victory is The more important from the fact
that il places Beaufort and Fort Macon at
cur mercy. and opens up TO is By railroad
the direct lines OF communication between
the rebel army and The country which sup
ports il. Perhaps the public North can give
a shrewd guess as to our aext place of des-
iination.
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School Superintendent's Report.

FELLOW CTTIzENs:-ln presenting to you
the report upon the condition of the common
schools for the past year, am happy to be-
lieve that amid all the excitements of the
last few months this interest has not suffer
ed; that Your estimate Of its importance has
not lessened that We hear no talk of retrench-
ment in necessary expense in this direction
to meet the increased expenditure in others
This is as it should be. As is we'll remarked
by the Board of Education: "Everythng else
is subordinate to the great end of advancing
and securing the intelligence and virtue of
the people. That end provided for efectual-
ly, the rest follows of course. There can be
no incidental occasions SO exigent, no special
calls so urgent as to justify, on the part of
the citizen, anything like neglect of these
foundations on which all outward growth and
inward strength depend. In a government
like our own, the first thing Of all and the
last thing of all and the thing never for a
moment to be suspended or intermitted, is
the serving at those altars where the fires of
public intelligence are to be kept burning
In troublous times like these, the claims of
our public schools are more important than
ever, and liberal provision for their support
appeals alike to the interest, the duty and
patriotism of every citizen" think | may
truly say from my observation of matters
connected with our schools for the past year
that an increased attention has been given
by parents to this subject. Still, an enlight.
ened public sentiment would require still
greater attention and still greater expendi
lures. Our schools are not yet up to the
standard which We can reasonably require of
them. The buildings in which the schools
are held are in too many instances unfit fc
their purpose. During the last fifteen year.
a great improvement is manifest in the pri
vate dwellings throughout the state generally
and in this town as much as any other; bu
we do not find the same rate of improvement
in the school houses. We believe that
proper appreciation of the school will not al
low the school-house to be inferioTto the pri
vate dwelling in architectural beauty and fin
ish and pleasant surroundings-to say moth
ing of comfort. a small unpainted hous
with one bench Of the cheapest kind aroun
three sides of the room,with back 50 straigt
and high as to be suggestive only Of pain t
look at it, with no grounds but the Eighwa..
can certainly have no claims to represent a
interest very dear to the district in which
% ., is situated, especially when the people hav
" neat and comfortable private dwellings an
grounds arranged with some degree of tast
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In No. IA Miss Barker was employed dur
ing the summer. Found very good order in
the school. The style Of instruction was not
up to the mark In the winter Miss Jones
had the school. 1t tappeaIed very well, though
there was not quite enough of thoroughness
in instruction and study.
Miss Carr taught IL weeks in No. 10 dur
ing the summer and fall. Her school ap-
peared very we'll at the time of my visits. In
the winter Miss Bigelow had charge OF the
school. She was well qualified to teach. but
did not seem careful enough to have all the
recitations perfectly learned.
Miss Kimball taught in the summer, and
Miss Gibson in the fall in No. l.. | did not
find time to visit the summer school and was
not aware that the fall school was in session
till it had closed.
In the discharge of my official duties
have made IS visits to the schools, and have
endeavored to keep myself we'll posted as to
their condition and progress. Still a poor
school may appear very well when stranger
is present for short time, when special ef-
fort may be made to keep all things right
10 overcome this obstacle to correct judg-
ment of the school, the parents SHOULD be in
the habit of dropping into the school unex-
pectedly to the teacher. They will
thereby induce the the school to he ready at
all times for visitors. You will also encour-
age both teachers and pupils by manifesting
to them the interest which you ought to feel
in the welfare of your children and in the adj
vancement of the cause of education in gen
eral. See that you have good school houses,
furnished as well as the means of the district
will allow; that You have the best teachers
you can obtain; that your children are regu-
lar and constant in their attendance, and our
schools will soon become, beside an invalua-
bic blessing properly, our pride and boast.
! c. Z. FROST.
St Johnsbury. March t, 1862
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Selefted 2oetrv.
VOYAGE OF THE GOOD UNI0N
BY OLIVER WENDALL HOLMES.

lis midnight through my troubled dream
Loud walls the tempest's cry;
Before the gale, with tattered sail.
ship goes plunging by.
What name: Where bound The rocks arou
Repeat the loud halloo.
The good ship Union, Southwark bound;
God help her and her crew.
And is the old flag flying still,
That Ger your fathers flew,
With bands of white and rosy light,
And field of starry blue
Aye. look aloft . its folds full oft
Have bravcd the roaring blast,
And still shall fly when from the sky
This black typhoon has past!
Speak, pilot of the storm tossed bark
May thy peril share:
% landsman, these are fearful seas
The brave alone may dare
Nay, ruler of the rebel deep,
What matters wind or wave:
The rocks that reck your reeling deck
Will leave me nought to save!
landSman, art thou false or true:
W hat sign hast thou to show
The crimson stains from loyal veins
That hold my heart -bOOd's flow.
Enough what more shall honor claim
Above thy head our flag shall spread,
Our ocean path be thine
The bark sails on; the Pilgrims Cape
Lies low alons her lee,
Whose headland crooks its anchor iukes
10 lock the shore and sea.
No treason here it costs too dear
To win this barren realm
And true and free the hands must be
bol no bala boI,
Still on. Manhattan's narrowing bay
No rebel cruiser sears;
Her waters feel no pirates keel
l hat taunts the fallen stars
But watch the light on yonder height
Ay, pilot, have care
Some lingering cloud in mist NAV shrOud
The capes of Delaware!
Say. pilot. what this fort may be,
Whose sentinels look down
From moated walls that show the sea
Their deep embrasureS' frown:
The rebel host claims all the coast,
But these are friends. we know,
Whose foot prints spoil the sacred SOIL"
And this is Fort Monroe.
The breakers oar,-how bears the shore:
-lhe traltorous wreckers' hands
Have quenchcd the blaze that poured its rays
Along the Hatteras sands
-IIa say not so! see its glow.
Again the shoals display
The beacon light that shines bv night
The Union Stars by day.
The good ship flies to milder skies,
The wave more gently flows,
The softening breeze watts O er the seas
The breath of Beaufort's rese
. W hat fold is this the sweet winds kiss
Fair-strped and many starred.
Whose shadow pals the orphaned walls,
The twins Of Beauregard
What heard YOU not Port Royals doom:
How the black war-ships came
And turned the Beaufort roses bloom
To reddcr wrcaths of fame
How frem Rebelion's broken reed
We saw his emblem fall,
As soon his cursed poison weed
Shall drop from Sumter's wall
On on Pulaski's iron hail
Falls harmless on Tybee!
l1ei topssails feel the freshing gale,
She strikes the open sea;
She rounds the point, She threads the KEYS
That guard the Land of Flowers,
And rides a: last where firm and fast
Her own Gibralter towers.
The good ship Unions voyage is DER,
At anchor safe she swings,
And loud aAd clear with cheer on cheer
Her joyous welcome rings:
Hurrah Hurrah it shakes the wave,
1t thunders on the Shore
One flag, one land, one heart, one hand,
One Nation eyermore, atlantic for Ma,
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St Johnsbury. March t, 1862.
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TIE FIGHT.
The enemy opened upon our advancing
troops with two shot from their G-pound bat
teries, and followed it up BY discharge of
muske,ry. Capt DAYTON got his gun in po-
Si,ion, and replied effectively to their fire,
supported by sharp discharge of musketry
from the Massachusetts troops. Nothing
but the heads of men behind the batteries
could he seen, and only a portion of that.
but they sent perfect shower of balls to
their front, and the shot and shell from their
cannon came down the road, plowips up the
earth, or cutting Of the trunks of trees. In
the early part of the engagement Lieut. Col
Merritt, who had advanced to lead forward
the left wing Of the 23d Massachusetts, was
struck by cannon ball and instantly killed.
simultaneously with this, heavy discharges
were heard at the left, where Gen Reno was
engaged, with the design, as was understood
of turning the enemys right. The 9th
Massachusetts emerged from the woods al
our right, but as soon as they were seen
rapid discharges from two shell guns in the
water battery admon;shed them to seek shel,
ter behind the fallen trees which covered the
ground. They paid them back, however
with deadly volly from their MIME rifles
At s o'clock the action became general along
the whole line. Shot from our batteries
killed their horses, which were stationed in
the rear, and in less than one hour few Of
them were left standing, and many a rebe
head disappeared suddenly under the deadly
aim of our troops. Meantime our men were
hotly engaged with the rebels near the brick
kiln, or railroad depot, at our left, being
obliged to sustain sharp cross fire from The
rifle pits on the railroad, where the enemy
was also protected by rows of felled tree:
and the natural formation of the ground
2 While the center was perfectly level, the lant
to the left of the track was broken into rids
es, one back of the other, in regular success
sion. On the crests Of each of these natura
e knobs, rihe-pits were constructed, which
= with their redoub:s, extended mile beyont
the railroad into the swamp. Approaching:
. along the railroad, cur men were partiall
protected by a high embankment on eac
side, until they came out near the brickyard
e but were cut down as soon as they approach
I ed this part Of the road. Many of ou
:. wounded were carried to the rear, and ou
), dead were scattered along the track, or fel
u fighting in front of the rifle pits. Thus tn
e battle ragged along the right, center and len
t Hearing heavy firing across the road, wher'
Gen Reno was posted, Lieut. Pei, OF Oe,
u Burnside's staff, rode rapidly across and call
J. ed upon them to cease firing, under the i'm
preston that two portions OF our troop
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THE VICTORY AT NEW BERN.
Fighting and Great Losses
FULL PARTICULARS.

Wednesday evening, the 18th. the feet Of
gurboats and transports from Roanoke Isl
and, reached Slocomb's Creek, within ten
miles of Newbern, y. G.. on the Neuse river.
The troops were landed on Thursday, the
process occupying the whole forenoon. The
advance towards Newbern commenced As
soon as the regiments could form, but ii was
raining and the roads were almost impassa-
bic. The Massachusetts 2lst was in the ad-
vance. The enemy's pickets retreated, and
the federal force advanced and birouacked
within mile of the enemys intrenchment>
near Newbern. The troops lay on their
arms in the rain, and it was most comfort
less night. OF the battle on Friday We take
the account of the special correspondent OF
The New York Times -
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,t. Johnsbury Business Directory
l.. .JIIWcI'T,
rLHR n DRY GOODS, CEoCKERY HARDWARE
..or, Ayp .Hogs GROCERIES. OILS, PAINTS &C.
Main Street.
IIOYT Il GREEN,
.RI.lS1S and dealers in Paints. Oils and Varnishes.
Railroad street.
II. Ii. EWTON,
DENTAL SVRGEON,
u.,,. opposite hanh, Main street.
II. &. DICKINSON,
t,KIJ.LIIRAL WAREHOUSE SEED STORE.
& tiers Budding. Railroad street.
II. X. WN,
D,l.,r in STOVES, TIN WARE. WOODEN K GLASS
Ware, Ea~tetH Avenue.
!. ARMIN
Nan.:atrUrcr Dealer III Furniture and Chairs,
81 JohnSbury Centre.
II. 'TIsE:SCOINT,
livery STABLE. Passengers carried to and from the
stable Central street, near ST Johnsbury House
y. NEWELL, NJ. d.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
ur'ire al hi, Residence Prospect street.
1. ID. KiIBOIRNE, ID. ID. s.
DENTAL SURGEON,
Oh,r, Corner Main and Central streets.
4. J. W LII A RID,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Agent Tor the VI. Mutua! Fire insurance Co
+. NJ. HOW RD,
Dealer in
"Ayc,'t>. jEWTIRY. BOOKS. STATIONERY AM
FANCY GOODS.
Opposite Bank, Main street
GEO. III. BARNEY,
pEALER IN BOOTS SHOES AND LEATHER.
kttridSc's Block Main Street.
JOHN BACON, I'd, Il co.
DEALERS IN HIDES, LEATHER AND OIL.
81. JohlSbury Centre, Vt.
J. ROSS,
ATTORNEY, COUNSELLOR 4 SOLICITOR.
Once over b. Jewetts.
WM. ii. HORTON,
MERCHANT TAILOR; and dcaer in Gents Fur
usAiuI Goods. Railroad street
+. B. GAGE, ARTIST,
At ST. JoHNsBCEY PORTRAIT GALLERY,
A4.Iotypc>, Mcia!totyprs' ani lie-sIhe Photograph
Better and cheaper than elsewhere
GEO. $. SHAW,
INSURA nee AGEN
O.Gce with Ross, Jcwetts BuiIdin.
GEO. +. MINER,
FAINTER, "RAlNER PAPER HANGER,
SHOP opposite Bin3ham'> Drug Store.
GEORGE ALDRICH,
Manufacturer and Dealer in FURNITURE,
Railroad street.
MISS r.. Il. LANG,
NILiNEK Room on The corner Of Central and Summe
>rr't> trSt house west OI 81 JolIishury House bj
ALEXANDER THOMPSON,
IRON FOUNDER AND MACHlNIST,
Al rADpocK's MACHINE WORKS.
n. B. FLINT,
Manufacturer of HARNESSES, etc,
".r.''r Pl,-rupsic House, Railroad street.
G. c. CHILOS,
DNEG ~ WATCHES. JEwELEy, SILVER AN
. t.tp WAGE SrEcrACLEs. BOOKS. STATIONERY, FANCY
GoopS, toys, &C
E.'tcn. and engraving done with elegance and promi
-.-. opposite Post ohce Main street.
DANIELS ( COOK,
NEAT AND PROVISION MARKET,
OPP. Pa,,umpsic House, Railroad street.
MUTT & ASON,
IILE MANUFACTURERS STEAM MILLS
Opposite Passenger Depot.
Miss u. NIcDOUGALIA,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
VI H. IL y T. RY & ID RI GO . ID
Oppo>ltr Caedonian Office.
0!NOOSk! HOTEL, Cabot, VI
H-.-W House uctwccn Montpelier and 81. Johnshu'
r. L. WILSON. Proprietor. l!9
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THE ADVANCE.

The troops were early reused from their
uneasy slumber, and after hasty lunch
from their haversacks, discharged their pie
ces and reloaded. In five minutes after they
were awake. many were in their places in
the ranks. Those not cognizant OF the near
presence of an enemy, would have detected
nothing in the manner of the troops To sug-
gest the idea. The line of battle was formed
as quietly as if they were going to morn
ing parade. Forward" was passed along
the lines, and at Il o'clock the columns was
in motion. The different brigades kept sub
>tantially their chosen positions, Gen Foster
occupying the right, Gen Parke the centre,
and Gen Reno the extreme left. Our troops
, advanced under cover of the woods until they
came to an open space, when the rebel works
were revealed stretching right and left for
over a mile, and iianked at the right by a
battery, the guns Of which command at once
the channel, the cleared space in front, and
also the rear of the work.
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CLOTHING, DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES,
l.uneuhurI, Vermont.
weighing done oil 4 Fairbanks Standard Hay Scale
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-31
From Missouri.

NI'Saa =" tiio -. LOUIS htplDliCan.)
RoLLA, No., Jan. 29.-The latest Infor.
nation from the West Is that our army is
encamped at Lebanon in considerable num-
bers. Maj. Wrighrs battalion is chartered
in houses lately occupied by secessionists,
but the greater portion of the troops were
encnmpcd just beyond the town.
No troops except scouts have advanced
beyond that town, nor is it p.2bnble they
will until other regiments now on the way
shall have arrived
From gentleman who has recently ar
rived from Webster country, learn that
Capt. Freeman, who has been CARRYING on
u thieving and pillaging business in Web
ster, Douglas, Wright and other counties,
was killed abouttwo weeks since in n Skin
mish which took place in Webster county
between the Union men and Secessionists.
1t was at FIRST reported to be Col Freeman,
of Pike county, which proves untrue. The
Colonel is more influential, but no meaner
man than this Freeman.
Gen. Curtis and staff departed several
days ago to join the army in the field. This
would indicate that the campaign is to be
pushed forward with energy.
Gen. Sigcl has arrived from st. Louis
and it is understood he will go forward
with the expedition now under way.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-31

ca The PEAK FAMILY gave another
at the Washington Hall las,
aight to a better audience than on the
evening previous, which shows that their
PeFiormances, like everything else that is
good, improves by acquaintance. The
nusic of the bells astonishes while it de-
shts the nearer, and the instrumental and
vocal music interspersed by the different
members of the family makes the enter
1inment It novel aud interesting one. We
blink the Peak Family possesses decided
merit, and we hope they may receive a
patronage commensurate with their de-
serts.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-31
From Wasbinpton

WAsH1SGToE, Jan SO.-OGicial despatb-
es from Commodore GoIdsborough, dated
Jan. 26th, and addressed to the Navy De-
partment, were received this morning.
Seventeen of the Naval vessels were at
that time in the Sound over aud beyond
the buikhead, and under the immediate
command of Commodore Rowan in full
readiness for operation of any kind.
Gen. Burnside was preparing his force
to move in connection with the fleet.
Com. Goidsborough says: Things now
look hopeful, and sincerely trust weshnII
soon be ut the enemy. Any decided ap.
proach now to this quarter on the part of
the rebels, with all the forces they can
muster, would to moral certainty, result,
in their speedy capture and destruction.
The Senate has confined the nomination
of Maj. Frederick Steele, of the 18th Regi-
ment of Infantry, as Brigadier General.