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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-30

Iul 10 De spttully III dcti'V SS''fN
BALTIMORE. Sept 28 The Amsricdn cores
pendent at Sharpsburgh, says our loss n killed
and wounded in the battle Of Antletan, will be
fully II 900 The official figures in two corps
Sumner and ilookers, are as follows
Summers corps, officers killed Al, wounded
80 enlisted men, killed Sl9, WOUNDED 300,
missing, 1853 total, 5000 Hooker corps,
Doubleday's division, killed 80 wounded $50 /;
Ricketts, Division, killed 1872, WOUNDED 1898,
missing, 1877 Meade's division, pennsylvania
reserves) killed 81 wounded 446 missing % !;
total, 26l9 Gen Buruside's loss in killed and
wounded viii be about 1900 The total loss IN
these three army corps is therefore 1913
The total loss in Gen Franklin 5 aud Bank 8
corps. now commanded by Gen Williams, sill
bring the casualties fully up to the loss stated,
though there may be considerable relactOn IN
the number OF missing.
Gen Griffin, whose brigade picketr river
at Blackbury and Reynolds tords opposite
Shepurdstown. keeps strict watch Oh iHe re9e s,
and is active in recounitering the country along
the Virginia side Of the Potomac. boy APP
peared On the opposite bank, shouting to our
.plckets not to ire lie came over aul said he
had enlisted with the rebels AZ tre.srlck but
becoming Disguised with the service desired to
come home.
The rebels, be reported, to be- in Yong lcrce
ten miles back from the river. IL also said
that jackson had had bis arm ampuhtedn con
sequence ol IL wound received al Antietam
These stories Of rebe deserters are however
VIGOROUSLY unreliable.
Ga THURSDAY, at noon. Gen. Griffin with the
9th Massachusetts and the 1T District Of Co
lumba regiments, crossed the river They
threw out skirmishers. advanced dp The hill and
proceeding cautiously, passed into tha woods
Shortly afterwards they sent back piece Of
artillery and al artillery forge which the
rebels had left behind They remained over
during the afternoon, tut as there was nc
firing, it is presumed they did not find the
rebels in force.
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SECOND PART
" rHf
Shilling Song ROOL

Containing the Words Of Popular Songs that have ap.
peared snce the publication Of the FIRST Part together
with numerous other fayoritcs Price 10 cents. on
eeipt OF which copies will be mailed postpaid OLIVER
DIrsoN CO., Publishers, 277 Washington street,
Boston.
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MAJOR General Haueck, Geaeraj-n- Chf
Dispatches IRON Col. Sbley iust received,
state that a sharp eugageme,t has taken place
with the Sioux, near yellow Medicine. Some
30 Indians were killed aud uauy wounded. Our
loss is ) killed aud - wouri,d. The indians
fell back towards Saginapre, Col. Sib'ey fol-
lowing
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-30

New YORK, Sept. %. Gen, Sherman has AR
rived at New Orleans to take the place OF Gen
Phelps
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five Voice OF l'raise.

4 NEw veLUNr ~ Nusc for til Choir Sr.in. school
y and Social Circle. ~ EpR tRn HAMlLroN
For sale ny &. W. WILDER.
953 FREEsNN BUILDING. Muujpelier
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JOINS P1PE, Maj zen.

MEMPHIS, Tenn sept p The steamer Eu-
gene from Cairoio Memph'. was hailed gester-
day at Randolph, Upon aadiug, the CLERK
who went osao>e was Immediately selzed by
guerIba~, VITO had been previously concealed.
The steamer immediately backed into the ri er
when the rebels opened q n- IN her No one
was hur;. The Eugene on uer return "Trip to-
night takes up a company d soldiers 10 destroy
the place
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-30

STATE OF VERMONT, : In Proh,,- Court. held a,
RANpOLPH DsrRicr,ss -. Chelsea. within and TOR said
District on the 14th day OF eptemh-r. A. n ls62
Instrument, purportng to be the last win and Test
y ment Of James Grant, late Of Washington, in
said District deceased, being presented to the ort l.,
Levi Gral, the Executor therein named for Probate.
1t ordered by said Court that all persons concerned
therein he notified to appear alta session Of said Court to
be holden AT the Probate 0ace in Chelsea, on he
10th day OF October, 1862, and show cause, il any
they may have, against the probate of said viii for
which purpose IL is further ordered that copy the rec
ard Of this order be published three weeks Excessively
la the Green Mountain Freeman, printed at Montpelier
previous 10 said time appointed for hearing.
A true copy Of Record
f3j]wst PERLEY c. JONES Judge
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-30
No. 10. DYSPEPSIA. No. 10.

No. 10. DYSPEPSIA. No. 10.
Dect GiGord's Homeopathic Curatives for dyspepsia,
is used with great success price 70 cts box sold by
Fred f. smith Agent. sent by mail Address N. s. Burr
Il Go. wholesale Boston, or Philip Lee, 1880 William
street New York.
Manuel furnished free application.
See that each box has the address Of Philip Lee.
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New YORK, Sept. 20. The Times correspond
ent at Centreville Thursday says the advance
division Of Gen Sigel's corps, and the command
OF Vongsa Of the 40th New York Volunteers,
the DeKalb regiment, reached this place on
Monday last via. Falls Church and Fairfax
Court House No enemy was found on the road
to interpose any obstacle to the progress OF the
tro0 Is or take possession Of the iorlihcatOns on
arrival here, except few scattering horsemen
who fed before our scouts could bring their car
bnes to bear upon them On Tuesday our forces
under Brigadler Gen Stahl reached this point
and he now has command Of the place and oc-
cupies the house Of Joseph Whaley as his head
quarters. The usual precaution has been taken
to prevent a surprise by the enemy aud since
Monday scouting parties have been seTt out
daily in different directions.
This afternoon, Gen. Sigel made his cad
quarters at Fairfax Court House, and has with
him the balance Of his corps. The future action
OF these troops is as yet, involved in mystery,
at all events 50 lar as newspaper correspondents
are concerned.
1t IS stated Ivy surgeon IN IIagerstowo, that
the rebels left to heavy cannon, which they
were unable to carry away across the river,
buried this side, putting up side board, bear
ing The names Of imaginary Fersonages, and that
they have been exhumed
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NOtice.

utlIS is t. e-rtif, that have thi, dag given uy son
Aanlon N. Cunningham, his time during H. u.maiu.
der of Ms IN nority, and that shall claim ~ his
earnings pay ans debts of hi. contraetr = this
date. ROYAL t.. CUM Am.
A a : 4 g, aalL' Witnesses
Marshhrd, Sept. 24.h, 1852. i313w.l.
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Very Latest by Telegraph
S,,c;ol de,uatch 10 the Boston Journal

Special despatch 10 The Boston J0NrHa
WASHINGTON. Sept. %. The RAILROAD bridge
at Harpers Ferry will be repaired IN ten days,
and il Is believed the road beyond has ieen but
little damaged.
Tie New England regiments heree'pns are
being paid off, and are in excellent splrIs. hope
ful to be speedily in active service
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-30

FORTRESS Monroe, sept. % The steamboat
John A. Warren FROM Washington arrived here
rhis morning with $50 rebel prisoners en- route
for Aiken : Lending.
They are exchanges and talk spiritedly OF
gong into the fgat again as soon as they get
home. Most Of them were taken at Manassa.
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night takes up company d soldiers 10 destroy
the place.
SAN Francisco Sept. 20 Arrived steamer
Sonora from Panama.
Lieut.. Mulian arrive yesprily from Oregon,
en- route for Washington, Daring the past i've
years he has been engaged IN locating anu con.
>tructinga military road from the Walla Valley,
Washington Territory to For, Benton, at the
head OF navigation Of the Missouri river The
work is finally completed Considerable emf.
grafton has reached Washington Territory by
thai route this year. large tracts Of land be-
side mineral regions containing gold. copper,
lead and iron We're found on the line OF the road
CAPE RACE, Sept. u. Steamship Anglo Sax
ON has errived. The stirring news brought by
the Europa and subsequent steamers, was the
theme of universal comment 1t was regarded
as most disastrous for the North, but the valor
of the Federal troops was generally admitted
The Times admits that the Federal troops
fought with more than usual courage and saws
that Two days of such fighting fully rescues
their military character from reprouch. but
that everything except their honor is lost The
Hhlldut Stdnu TIE army Haue OHlN takes the
sting of disaster out OF the overthrow.
The Daily N,,rs, admits the severity of the
defeat, and the possibility OF a still more bloody
battle in Maryland,
The Times argues that the Federal Govern
menl is brought to the verge Of ruin, US that
word may be used when the Government is no
longer safe in its capital. 1t urges that bad as
the Federal prospects now appear, there is no
element of better promise in the future.
The Star considers the Northern cause not
hopeless, because emancipation of the slaves has
not yet been declared.
The Herah thinks the North will do well to
consider the expediency Of compromising at
once
Bullen's Paris correspondent. believes Coun,
Mercier has been ordered TO make concilialory
attempt to stop the war.
The Times Paris correspondent says Napole-
on decidedly iayors the recognition OF the South
and is anxious that the English Government
should adopt u similar course. 1t lie reported
that three of the finest steamers on the CLYDE
the Trooner, GlraHer and Clydesdale- been
sold to the Coniederates.
The Liverpool Telegraph says. besides the
commissions given to other shipbuilders, which
are beng forwarded with oil possible dispatch, u
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CINCINNATI Sept. Is,
All business was totally suspended in this city
yesterday from I'LL P. Nj. all the citizens be
ing under dill, The turnout was large.
A dispatch to the Gazette from Indianapolis
states, that an army officer Just arrived from
Washington savs that he received an order
while in the War Department on Friday re-
eslng Gen. Buell. from command in Kentucky,
and assigning him 70 indianapolis 70 organ
zc parolej prisoners into regiments.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-19
The Effect.

The late eloquent and learned Doctor
Rice excelled 10 the fervor and JUNCTION, o.
his .poblic prayers. Ia his congregation
was az aged negro. very pious and very
excitable. who would always shout Amen!
when any petition was put up that touched
his feelings. This at length became quite
annoying to Dr.. Rice, more especially as
C@sar's hearty "Ameasi" not unfrequent-
ly filed the room. Finally the Doctor
TOLD him that his shouts disturbed the
congregation, who were not accustomed
TO them; and that if be could restrain
them it would be great favor. The
good negro was shocked to learn that he
bad disturbed any one. and faithfully
promised silence in the future Bot it
happened the very next Sunday that the
Doctor was unusually earnest in his sup
plications to the throae of grace. He
fairly "srestled 10 prayer" In the gal
lery sat Ca ,ar, writhing sympa;hetically
with the emotion which he could not sup
press. and would not utter. More and
more fsrvent waxed the prayer-deeper
and deeper grew C@sar's emotions more
and more violent his struggles to avoid
giving local utterance to them. Nature
at last could hold out no longer. Amen!
shouted C@,ar. .Massa Rice, l had to
say IL or busti''
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Wo0DSFIELD. MONROE COUNTY OHIO MARCH 49, 1862

tion, and regardless of orders maaifestly
unjust, the fence was soon torn to the
ground and blazing 6res were quickly
seen, spripging up on oil sides. surrounded
by soldiers, who never disobeyed an order
before or since The wagons soon after.
ward came up. bu. brought no comfort in
the shape of shelter. ss the ground was
so ,hardly frozen that tents could not be
pitched. and the wide canopy of heaven
was our covering. Many nights have we
spent 10 Missouri, far away in the prairie.
but never did the 9th suffer as it did on
the night of the 3rd of February. Ooe
hundred yards from where we lay was
thick heavy piece of timber. and init we
would have been comfortable. Who the
blame rests upon will not, dare not say.
but an intelligent public will not be long
ia determining. Perhaps it would be
we'll to say our camping arrangements
we're far different on the rest of the way
n r ..fp see BRIGHAM.
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Strength and Disposition Of
the Rebel Forces on the Potomac Ra-
mored Return of Gen. Beauyegqrd to
Nanassas t 4sss.

The following Statrmr n. of the strength and
disposition of the rebel forces opposed to the
Union army of the Potomac, was perfect y ac
curate four days ago. Changes have probably
occurred since. but the main facts must still
correspond with the figures: At CeIterville,
which is now the strong point Of the rebel g,
lheTe are $4,000 infantry. IL 900 cavalry. and
l20 pieces Of oannoa light and heavy. Be-
h'ud the batterie al ing tee sPosoni 20. there
are from IL 900 to $4,000 men. At Gum
Spring, bs.wesn Leesburg and Cent?
th,re are threed regiments Of infintry with d
s,ua ron o. cavalry. At Leesburg. there are
4 th 70. regiinens of infantry, one battery and
400 .asalry. At point Ave miles south OF
| BIeptsville, that is Il say some ten mites
sou' u IT Manassas, there is one b. igade Of in
fantry OF, !, 500 men,. These forces do not in
clude any p. of Jacksons army rfoi ming ths
rrbs. left wing, against which Gen. Banks Is
operating.
! at Manassas there is n OF q single full ragi
meut, ~ holsg com mpanies and even rsgi,neu u
having gone home on furloughs of ten, twenty
and thirty days. A OF the troops from South
Carolina, North Caio ina, Tennessee and Lou
| isiaua have gone home vi; hin the last two oil
three weeks. Very few Ut the f,non who's,
term of service has expired, are sni sting
The city has been excited recently with ru
mors respecting the movements Of the snemj
at Manassas. It is said that they have con
centrated . much larger army at that pom
than has generally been supposed. As it i
impossible to save any thing at the Wes,
what troops were there have been hurried III
to Virginia. 1t is even said that Bsaursgar,
is back again at hia old post. q hG6f Hsf6sg
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Two Rebel Generals.

j. i Z. 7as ~ a.
The Cleveland Herald thus describe $
Generals Buckner aud TiIghman. who re-
Gently passed through Cleveland on their
way to Fort Warren: +''''e
Buckner is man about City years OF
age, slightly bnilt. between Eve feet eleven
aud six feet in height, and OF q decidedly
military bearing. Light hair tinged
with gray, cut close to bus head, a Ia mia
taiire. muussache and imperial. His face
aud head indicate 6rmness and decision,
a well SET gray eye, and rather stern ex
preston To bis face.
Gan. Thghmaa is abont the height Of
Buckner. though broader across the
shoulders aud heavier built. He is q
younger nan than bis fellow prisoner
With . more pleasant face, though not &C
military ia his carriage and general ap
pearance He was disposed to bear his
| i'm prisonment with decidedly more no,
}c1altiace than Buckusr. who was avers'
10 talking or making any acquaiatances
They we're we're dressed in the Corfederat'
fuaiform OF General oficers. o. gray Ken
tucky Jean, coarse but well made, with 81
fovercioaat Of the sama thrown over them
Buckasr wore . gray cap trinmed viii
gold lace. and Tiighman q slouch hat 9
the cavalier style, adorned with three golt
stars on the side. - ',s..-.t s, l5a9
Buckner remiuds one Of german yc.e
rsn, officer, and is 6ne looking man
Neither wore his side arms. 49,. ~.
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Army Correspondence.
Head Quarters 77th Regi-
ment, o. V. |. u. s. A.
PADucAH, KENTUCKY.

PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.
Dear Spirit: On the morning of the
18th of February, the 71th neceived
marchiag orders for Kentucky, As soon
as it became known through the Camp all
was hustle aud excitement. Cheer after
cheer went up for the 'Union' aud Dixie.
Officers and men went to work to get
things 10 readiness, and at four O'Clock
P, NJ took mp the line of march com:
msnded by Major B. D. Fearing. We
arrived 10 Cincinnati at dusk, where We
were enthusiastically received by tho citi-
zens as we passed through the mnd from
the cars to the wharf, whore we embarked
on board the Jesse K. Bell and Laviaia
Logan, when the word call aboard" was
given, and the two steamers showed out
bound down the Ohio. About 2 o'clock
next day we arrived at the City Of
Louisville, where we lay too for an hour
getting Pilots to steer us over the falls
The Logan, on which it was your hum.
BILE servants lot to travel, broke some of
her machinery, and had to lay to for re-
pairs, when the Bell came ploughiug by as
though everything was right. The boat
repaired. we left "Old Kentucky's shore"
once more. made very good speed that
night, aud next morning landed at Hswes
vile for coal, waiting there until near
noon and still no coal to be seen. The
place is nearly all 6scesh, aud one fellow
had the impotence to hurrah for JEFF
Davis, which friend of his said be did
not mean, which was all that kept him
from being brought to Paducah. a5
We crossed the river to Caunelton.
Ind, got our supply of coal, and of agaiu
for the land of "Dixie" cheering every
aag aud rag from that till night. About
10 o'clock that evening we arrived a.
Evansville, Ind., expecting to meet our
Colonel there, but we were doomed to
So off once more; we
saw nothing worthy of notice until We
arrived at Smithiand, KY, where they
have two forts commanding the river, and
at o'clock we reached our journeys end
for awhile. We pitched our tents for the
first time, on the soil of Kentucky. We
are very well fixed here, good drill ground,
plenty to eat and any amount of troops
Y ou can see the tented field as far as the
eye viii carry. We were put in Bri-
gade with the Ash aHd 53rd Ohio Regt
Col. Hilderbrand being the Senior Col
.oneL For war news yon know more
about that than we do. As cur Con-
pany il. partly made up. Of "Old Mon
roe" boys it would be happy sight te
see the SPIRIT in our midst occasionally
There must be near 700 men 10 the Regi
ment from Monroe. / must bring Sthi
scribiing to close as it 10 time for light
out and silence in camp" but it may b.
you will hear from Southern Monro'
again. = Yours, Truly, rsqesslb s4r
lsia pas 81 g4s fss aasd nsd eala7a AoA i9
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E The secessionists in st. Louis
were badly frightened few days ego,
by report that Gen. Halleck had tel
egraphed to the Secretary Of War, ask.
ing permission to send away during the
war about Eve hundred Of the most noisy
and troublesome of the rebels in St
Louis, and that the reply was s'iive thou
sand, Unnecessary.
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4 Party Of the sixty-third Pennsylva
nia Ambuscade. s...,
TTribuns's Dispatch. eliza.
WAsHINaroN, March 6.

A reconnitering party Of the Sixty.
third Pennsylvania (Heintzelman's Divi.
stony was ambushed yes,eday morning,
beyond the Occoquan. two or three miles
in advance Of our pickets. and received
the ere II about 40 concealed rebels, who
then immediately fed through the woods
Captain Chapman and Lieutenant Lyle
were killed, and two privates were wound
ed, one of them mortslly.
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4 HoMILY ON A HoMILY.
II DOUGLAS \. Irvlzs.

Enchre, 81 rs
.fIt's . game have played although never
ns7st for lucre,)
And II you but knew it as weil as I-know IT,
Won 1onid and, oh most genial and excellent
Dix poet, a4eg rsesH1a3 hos gst +
II teaches . lesson more useful than one
Use CLEANED from the sentence-'I'll play it
alone!' At
yd e5&m eBW l298 IS aos fsie
fsS,fxs.ltsnse, Iws know, is IN excellent tra:t,
fFhb adyaaee spsrd9 Of science, who patiently
TIN Zine has developed the truth they pro-
saon1f Siaiim, = ssf - ss11s '1s@ y ~
Deserves |. high place ON the record of Fame,
And often In life. as in Euchre, own
oYss maze a Big March when you play itaionei
s;sqo9 .sgas e1ie3 afo9l is4s9sseasieA sd' j
in.t ID tke is alonss' you no doubt understand,
Yen mat bold, the Big Knayss Of the pack in
Sasd4oS SSsen ii life. in = similar FIX. - -
sYea dSpSnd on isnoh oasdsato secure you the
eaps trieks,s c3 n4a sgsi ases Is
g saAat semsthing too much of the knave
-. leeJ be shown .,g.6 - s.eso
Sslksh dssirs 10 go it aionsf
.z5Gno T.8a4 rsttSf 1A5ss1 s{4Sitt o=tssfN rAt
fiixsuss ssns you describe as a ariviai strife
"a ,snorsI TO point for the Battle of Life.
- = shis: when cards ara dealt round on the
stand t... 49, b54s,,. n
bAxSs sksS piaysriooks .n1iously into his hand
e1Sxp efassiy your partner .ili-luck can resist
dl6eljsassd byTths sound qof your voics@-'Pil
$40 s5aesisA" 1sspfos ait.i UoiEi9 hfa
81 {bS Taidst of his tfials thfs sympathy found
elESh isesy Dominicans hurled At his head
An shs wrath onxhich bieotry's passion il fed
4 fsir form appsarsd through the dungeons
Asl Ssss6ssi's sof. yoio. ,.ii. Whispered low
Stss Hsi'tf assist !s'
5sd s&sf6 900 hie 5asll1Eaw s. aef jaas 1ai
Wxsss lbs worssl u this world, n designing
d3od md sold,s ss3nigs al4@ BgaNttsfa
yeus ssslashly seek all the honors to holdf
Il tepsllsng your nsighbors with glances ofstone
Aid ths words hArshly spoken, IN play Il
~ "a ulshishsr sp on hum.nity's liss 81
- - vho esa ehserfuily say-'Iu assistr d
TAsn in love. Oh, rash peeu II she who's
xxSs ssssss ii J.afs with tender surprise,
you've shown, ssuges1 81 59F s5s
And quietly tell you to play it = onel'
VIA What passionsts ardor those lips woul
- kissed,
1llftksy nnrnursd once more the soft word
& ] siOSsE1l assistP 6 a s
Hhoa shpfle the paaki cut the cards once again
A LEI . new moral awaken yonr strain!
Col tsaoh 10 the world that the battle Of Lif
49, - ltehtsned TO all who take part in tn
Tmsap oGuif6,sc q sH ~ eiiafEtf y .
ilffshs ss.srsns gleason thus taught be nd
8oSi i9ieesa.s q :,
a7eu Laa.2-.z->~ - = - H. (
si fwr This RspabIican Congress PR
stssasdpto rstrsnsh by abolishing Ii
-S1unkiAe privilege. No sooner had the
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Drunkenness is the great evil Of the
camps. Venus is not permitted to follow
the American Mars into the Geld, and it
is rare indeed to see q woman in the vi
ciLity.
Mr.. Russell elsewhere admits that the
battle of Mill Spring was decided sue
cess for the Federals. and thinks sn order
of merit ought to be established for our
soldiers. f'Fe" y