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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

CooI.-Wheu the guerrilla Morgan took
Elizabethtovn, KY. on the Louisville and
NashsiHe Railroad, he telegraphed to Gen.
Boyle, 1t Louisville, that he had better ap-
point saothsr Superintendent for that road, ~
the present one had recently erected some
very bad bridges, and he should be forced to
enor them all down.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

ssIKK ooK."-The telegraph apprises US
that this notorious character has defaulted IS
Army Paymaster to the tune of Half Million
Dollars, which be has mainly lost 10 gambling.
and that some 0,000 OF II has been recovered
by arresting black legs In various cities and
compelling them to disgorge. We don't
doubt that their spersopal liberty" was some-
what interfered with to insure this result, bat
none but very malignant Copperhsad will
take to heart.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

INDIANS HuNa.-Thirty- eight of the con-
demned Indians we're hung at Makato, at ten ..
m. on Dec. "a. The gallows Was so construc-
ted ~ do all tho work at once. Several thous-
and spectators were in attendance. All passed
of quietly.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

The rebel loss exceeds ours. Gen. J. E.
Rains was killed. General Cheatham was
wounded and taken prisoner. We have cap
tured 500 prisoners.
All the contrabands captured BY the enemy
on the United States wagon trains, are shot.
Twenty of their dead bodies are lying on the
MurfreesbOro' pike.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07
THE NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES
IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS.

FAYETvILLE, Ark, Dec. 90, l862.-One of
the most difficult aud daring raids of the war
has jus, been made by part of the Army OF
the Frontier. Saturday, Gen. Heron started
with portion of his cavalry aud infantry tor
the other side of the Boston Mountains. Gen.
Blunt LETT Cane hill at the same time by an
other route. The columns, about 6 900 strong,
went in light marching order, with six days
cooked rations, and marched AZ miles without
stopping. Gen. Heron took two batteries
without caissions. The artillery and baggage
wagons were drawn across the mountains by
twelve horse teams. At daylight yesterday
the commands joined at Lees Greek, three
miles south of the mountains, where the cav
airy and artillery, numbering 1900, started
for Van Buren, leaving the infantry to follow
as fast as possible. Rebel regiments of caval-
ry were encountered at Dripping Springs.
Aftor a sharp skirmish they were put to fight,
leaving several killed and many wounded on
the field. Our loss was none killed, and but
few wounded. Our forces Immediately fol.
lowed the flying Rebels to Van Buren,, where
a splendid charge was made, led by Gems.
Blunt and Heron in person, resulting in a
complete victory over the enemy. The Reb-
ell cavalry rushed aboard some steambo
and escaped to the other side of the river
Two steamers and over 100 prisoners (among
them several officers and Hindman's express
messenger) were captured. A third boat was
run ashore, which, with those that took the
Rebels across the river, will be destroyed. A
large quantity of corn, camp equipage, trans
portation, mules and horses were also seized.
The full extent OF the captures is not yet
known. When the messenger left the infantry
and artillery were about eight miles in the
rear, fastening forward as fast as the nearly
impossible roads would allow. The people OF
that section we're taken entirely by surprise,
and terribly frightened. Hindman is on the
other side Of the river, with his whole force
unable and unwilling to engage US. The path.
way to the Arkansas River has now been open.
ed, and if the gunboats will open the lower
end of it, the Winters work of the Army oi
the Frontier is clearly marked out.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

Wssr VIlaTsrA.-After mature considefs-
ton, the President has affixed his signature to
the bill admitting West virg.nis ~ member
OF .his Union
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

Tne Raleigh Sfandard publishes thel follow
Ing ssWs (North Carolins) acknowledge no
masters, either at washington or RicLmond.
We win control our own resorcss, in the last
resort, for the dsfsuce Of our own soti."
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

ssNo nation that ever existed on Gods foot
stool, was ever SO outrageously humbugged and
robbed Of its liberties and its treasures, by its
rulers, as our American nation. Cieorfeid
Republican.
As matter Of course the editors of the Re.
publican refer in the above to the wholesale
operations OF Buchanan, Floyd & Co.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-07

A TREASURY NOTE CASE has been decided
in the Court at Cleveland, Ohio. The "green-
backs" are recognized and declared BY the
Court to be le9si tender for all debts.
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THE LATEST.
The LATEST.
The Rebels in Full Retreat. :


To Maj. Gen. Hafleek.-GExERAL: Follow
ing my despatch Of last evening have to an
nounce that the enemy are in full retreat.
They left last night. The rain having raised
the river, and the bridge across it between the
left and centre being complete, deemed It
prudent to withdraw that wing during the
nsghs. ". S. ResEcaASs, Nsj. Gen. Gem.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

charge, this flag was trampled upon be-
fore the sirth man could rescue it. With
what interest these relics will be contem-
plated in future times With what breath
less attention will posterity listen TO those
who took part in these terrible scenes
The present is the gay season at the
capital. Elegant parties are the order OF
the night. Senator Richardson gave one
on Wednesday evening, with which the
ladies who attended were greatly charmed
Such elegant dresses, beautiful women,
and such untring efforts to make every
body happy, could not soon be forgotten.
Without testing or joking, the people OF
Montpelier are eminently social and agree
able. Doubtless they derive advantages
which are the legitimate result of such
manifestations
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

AN INTERCEPTED LETTER from ). b.
Northrop, the rebel Commlssary General,
to the Secretary of War, dated April 70,
1868, is published in the Herald, 1t rep
resents that something was absolutely ne
cessary to be done to increase the produc-
ton of food, "or both the people and the
army will starve next winter" No dis
position had been evineed by the planters
to duly consider the national necessity and
after examing several plans for producing
the desired results, the writer recommends
that " the government take possession OF
the plantations, or such portions Of them
as the owners do not intend to seed with
grain, &C., and employ the negroes be-
longing thereto in raising such agrcuitu-
raj products as may be deemed necessary"
paying a suitable price for the use Of
the land and the labor Of the negroes
How far this recommendation was practl-
cally adopted, we have no means OF know
ing--but, from the alarming condition Of
the South in regard to food, we conclude
that it was never successfully put IN oper-
tion.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12
Matters Mt the Capital.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 6, 1863


A special committee on colleges, of
which Mr.. Chandler of Woodstock, is
chairman have agreed on bill. Among
other things 1t specifies the manner in
which the government land grants shall be
made available; providing for the APP
pointment of seven trustees on the part OF
the three colleges and designating as
trustees on the part of the state the fol-
lowing gentlemen: j. 8. Morrill,, j. u.
Smith, Inland Hall, Frederick Holbrook,
P. T. Nvashburn, Merritt Clark and Pliny
II. White. They will probably recon-
mend as commission for locating the Col
lege. Gov. Andrew OF Massachusetts, ex-
Gov. Morgan of New York, and Rev DR..
Sears, President of Brown University,
Providence, r. |.
The committee on railroads have finish
ed taking testimony in the case of the Els
sex Comfy Railroad. The ground has
been contested inch by inch with great
ability, earnestness, and at the same time
with the utmost courtesy and good feeling.
AT the close Of the testimony Mr.. Willard
expressed a willingness on the part of the
Giands Of the measure to submit the case
witbont argument. The chairman Of the
committee however, Mr.. Fisher of YER
gennes. was DESTROYS the counsel should
sum up the testimony on both sides, as a
means Of aiding the committee to bette"
understanding of the matter. Il was
therefore agreed that arguments should
be made on Saturday Mr.. Willard speak
ing in behalf of the reed. and MIR. Tracy
for the opposition.
In the Adjutant and Inspector Generals
Office the clerks have been as busy as bees
fourteen hours a day for the last three
days, in forwarding recruiting papers to
the selectmen, who bv receut Qrier have
been authorized to recruit in their respec-
tive towns. One cannot but admire the
order and system which characterlzes the
operations of this department, or fail to be
pleased with the courtesy which IN the
midst Of such pressing labors is extended TO
those who have occasion tocall. An object Of
interest in this room is the remains Of the
battle flag of the Second Vermont Battery,
that was in the siege Of Port Hudson. II
is composed of silk. and was originally as
large as any flag of the kind. II is now
mere shred, not larger than an ordinary
napkin. The top Of the staff has been
shot of, and there is the mark Of a bullet
within an inch of where it was held by
the bearer. In an adjoining room are the
flags Of tho third, sixth, twelfth, fourteenth
and sixteenth regiments, all more or '.es
r;ddled with bullets and shells. T...ey al
have history; that of the thir' zenith ca
testify that at Gettysburg, NO men wer
wounded and three killef. in holding it W
For minute or two, also in desperas
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

Now, in obedience to the erdsr -
] have read, ] proceed to execute ths sa aS
tenoe OF death upon tina body of I. ,e'
Callender, and may God have mercy 'D, :"
his soul y 'y On
lie put his foot upon the fatal srsn.
and at y minutes of II o'clock the mas MA,
form dropped, and the criminal F %'-
launched INTO eternity. He tell near1S
ten feet, There was slight mnscnls,
contraction of the body for a few secor omar
but afterwards he was perfectly still Ivy
The crowd fingered for some time d,
ter the execution, and then left relnc,
antly.
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From the Ninth Regimen,


- ~ wv - 1875,
EDITOR RUTLAND HERALD: | viii
make some record of the further wand.
ings of the Ninth Vermont, To be hn.s
the Ninth was ordered to be ready Ia o..
bark on the Ocean transport james R,a
at II o'clock last Friday night, Ii va,
ready, but as the Ninety-mnth New Yms
Volunteers were gong with us, and loaS
ed first, and were hind time, we did M,
leave Yorktown I'LL after daylight Sam
day MORNING. fne thing for sick uap
to be up all night, exposed to the fogs AM
night breezes, on the banks Of the Yo,s
River.
At about 6 A. M. we started, with !,
bows mostly on the upper deck, ezp,i
to a cold drenching rain and ehEs
wind-another fine thing for the 'Sas.s
counter-irritant, perhaps.-ant III,
about four hours We arrived at Eu
Menroe, where Col. Ripley got aagAs
boat, and put eight companies Of As
Ninth II and X being the excepted oual
on board, and all were comparatively CON.
Portable at last.
1t was very stormy, and the Rice
STAYED till Sunday morning, when
pushed out TO sea, and after rough y5g.
age of twenty-eight hours, 1t arrived i
Beaufort harboF, safe and sound The
ssUnited States" with the eight cemg
MES, being a smaller craft, and fearing Ii.
storm, aid not start when we did, and has
not vet arrived, but we look for her every
day and hour.
The regiment is encamped in piece d
woods, near swamp, at place caIel
Newport Barracks, on the railroad lead
ing from this place to Beaufort harbU
! about twenty-slx mi'es~ from here, and tea
from p.
1t troubled us very mucn to see The
barracks when we were split out there,
and more TO make ourselves comfortable
| the first night, but comfort is not paySS-
! rily on the programme of soldiers lie
so we dispense with II at times lev
weeks labor will put us ~ ee@S0sNAVs
4 quarters, and then the Ninth VIII We Nsea
again, with sSshaken day, and a lever
the rest of the time, for Newport Is T.
yer and ague place.
| Newbern is our present post oiilea'
dress, where am staying tor few ~
for sanitary purposes. 1t is a beauts
little city, aud keeps good hotel, whet
for Sl4 per week, q soldier may be sd
ject to the demorallzng influences OF re-
ular meals, got up in shape, and a go
bed to sleep in. This relapse into civil
alton is by no means unpleasant, but d
demands Of health alone make it exCed
ent.
| We have mail from two to six TINES
month. Yours, &C., B.
Newport Barracks, Oct. 81, 1868
The remainder Of the 9th arrived is
yesterday, with the exception Of egsn
Of Co. l, lost overbaard. 3
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ton of his manly virtues by presenting
him with suit of women's clothes. The
crisis demands our most earnest efforts.
Our brave men who have been bearing
the brunt Of the battle for between two
and three years, look wistfnlly towards
us and say, "why don't some of those
men come and help us.n
There are men that would 60, but they
need the encouragement of public senti-
ment. They want to be made to feel that
it is popular to volunteer, Now we have
got to put our shoulder to the Wheel. The
good men and women of Rutland must
put their heads together and devise ways
and means. Every one of you must set
your faces in favor Of volunteering, and
not throw cold water upon the enterprise
by saying in discouraging tone, the men
can never be raised. The time is coming
when the history of these great events will
be written, and we can none of us afford
to have no participation in them. What
will then be the feelings of shame that
will possess the bosoms Of those who stood
aloof? When they were asked, perhaps by
some foreigner. what part they bore in
those mighty transactions, their answer
will be {" wasn't there ! wanted to 60,
but my mother thought she couldn't spare
me !"
The speaker was heartily applauded at
the close of his remarks full report Of
which we have not space to give.
Col. Veazey being called, remarked that
he came to hear, and not to be heard. tie
hoped the work which had been so well
begun might be continued. l believe,
said he,- if there is any set of men on earth
that ought to be sustained, il is the soldiers
Of our army. We have got to meet this
call. 100000 men must be raised before
spring. No spot as yet dims the fair
fame of Vermont. The glorious record Of
the past must be maintained.
Mr.. Everts remarked: We, who for va
rious reasons, stay at home, must put our
hands into our pockets to help others t
go. j am happy to see two OF the mer
who have done credit to our State. have
listened to them with great interest.
like to hear those talk who know wha
they are talking about.
| l think the prospect is good-that W
have got men who can be induced to 60
and that the people Of Rutland are willing
to make it an inducement for them to GO
hope the town will raise the requisit
number l don't know exactly why 1t is
she has SO many to raise, unless it is tina
she is pretty much all there is of tn
County, anyhow.
1t now being nearly ten o'clock, it wa
voted to adjourn, to meet at the sam
place on this MONDAY EVENING.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

Collective JuDIcIARY."-The n. Y.
Times consoles itself for McCunn's cleo.
ton to the bench of the Superior Court.
by the consideration that it will the Soon
er bring the people to realizatio., of the
impolicy of an elective judiciary" sys-
tenn, especially in great city like New
York. 1t says that fcCunn has become
Judge in spite 81 all that the property
and intelligence of the city could do to
prevent it.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

GOLD IN CANADA. Quite an excite
ment bas been created in Coaticook, G. r.
by the discovery of gold mines in that Vi
cinlty. A gentleman from that place, in
forms the Irasburgh Express, that the pre-
cious metal was found almost IN pure
state, in brook near the Massawhippi
lake. Three men had been to work at
the mines for three weeks, each man aver
aging from $50 to $40 per day. Quite a
number of gold seekers had left for the
field of operations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

CoLoRED REcRUIrs.-We understand
that despatch from the Provost Marshal
General to Maj. Austine, announces that
colored recruits may be received on the
same terms as others and will be duly
credited to the quota of the State, though
placed to serve in the colored regiments
raising in other states.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

COUNTING CHICKENS, Wo' - '"'
Burlington Times Montpelier eorrespoh-
dent says that few of the faith ul OF the
oopperheads who attended the convention
at Montpelier last June got together IN
caucus. and thus distributed the officers
under the next federal administration
For Collector.-H. B, Smith, oil Milton.
For u. s, Marshal.-Hiram Atkins OF
Montpelier,
For PostmastsrS, Sam Wells, Mont
peler; VIM. IL. Hoyt, Burlington; ). Z,
Chandler, Mlddlebury John CAIN, Rut-
land.
STILL RUNNING. The editor of the
Bennington Banner says: we nave
managed to issue the Banner this week
and shall attempt the same next week,
which is given as an assurance that our
press will not stop running, to the gentle
man who stopped his paper one day last
week, because of our refusing to make the
Banner the vehicle of 25 cents worth OF
revenge.
TRAvELLED.-It is evident that the
editor of the Woodstock Stoaddrd has
travelled extensively. He says;
A great mud hole in the streets OF
North Bennington was fenced one night
last week by the boys with a fence taken
from the burying ground, and on the fence
was placed a sign, Fishing herein pro-
hibited by order e. the Seectmen." We
have seaees.. pools in the principal business
streets of Rutland which ought to have
been similarly fenced for the safety OF the
community.
DEATHS AT FORTRESS MONROE Hos
plrAL. The following is list of recent
deaths in the hospital at Fortress Monroe,
all members of the 9th Vermont regiment ::
Oct. l, George Dart, Co. F.
Oct. 5, George w. Cooley, Co. b.
Oct. 8, silas Nichols, Co. F.
Oct. IL, Charles II. lsham, Co. +.
Oct. IA, Curtis Spencer, Co e.
Oct. l6, George w. Hubbard, Go. d.
Oct. II, Porter S. Wills, Go. ii.
Oct. rs, Austin Kennedy, Co. A.
Oct. %, Zura j. Hall, Co. IL.
PERsoNAL.-J. B. HOLSTER, the rep
respntative from Manchester, Is quite slcR
with typhoid fever, at his residence II
Factory Point.
W. H. Stickney of Brookhne, WHIT
went to New Orleans as a member OF 20
7 H, S,h regiment, has been commissioned
a lieutenant and placed in charge Of tn
schools for colored children in New Or
leans
The United Literary Societies Q
Dartmouth Co lege have elected John y
Sake Poet for the next annual commence
ment.
HowE's SCALES, The Messrs How
Of Brandon, have sold to the government
a sufficient number of Army Scales TO SUP
ply every regiment in the Union Army
Returned prisoners report having seen thes
scales IN Richmond and other parts of rel
eldom.
SHEEP FOR CALIFORNIA. We wer
OH Saturday, shown six yearling ewes
Spanish Merinos, bought by MIR. Ihoma
Mcdonnell of Merrill Bingham, of We'
Cornwall, for the sum Of $1,000. M
Mcconnell is to take them to California.
VERMONT PRISONERS AT RIcHMoNl
We notice the following names IN an OFT
cial list of officers held prisoners at Rich
mond: Major J. Hall, and Captains "
M. Beeman and c. A. Adams, all OF Il
Vt. Cavalry.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

THr TLKISG or LOOKOUT MouuAK
Letters from Chattanooga sav tham
army was in fact closely besieged and&
firing from short supplies, when 'iFtss
Fooker's capture q Lookout Aoaa'a
drove the enemy from the river and y
railroad, and changed the whole aspsad
affairs. Gen. Rcsecrans should have y
Lookout Mountain when he fell osda
Chattanooga, bnt did not see is ina'
lance then, and when he did come 70 y
preciate Il, and requested Zen. No'ook
carry the position AZ the point Of The gay
onet. the latter declared It was impossible
Il correspondent: Of the New York WrA
,a}Is
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

Most of the negroes of Ms .d III
have been run off 10 Georgia
bama.
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nnW unnKER nIn Ir.

HOW HOOKER DID II,
He threw q pontoon across the rlTg
Bridgeport, and about the 18th pah
his infantry and d brigade Of cavairy
the bottom lands Oil the south side. ~
occupied Shell Mcqnd and then pgsk
close ap to the foot Of the Lookout hoT
tain. A cavalry force penetrated VI
Lookout valley to near Trenton, WHO
was found to be occupied bv enc brigsa
Of the enemy. Two Or three large stre's
have 70 be crossed between BridgepsN
and Whiteside. the bridges ACROSS whlci
had been destroyed. It was necesss}
therefore, in advancing along ths r2lR''
10 repair + ese y y. !. ssas-a work Of tlhe-
as well as the large bridge, in two ps
across the Tennessee. When Gen boz
er had gradually worked his way aPs
the base of Lookout. Col. Stanley Va'
brigade of men embarked on board
steamer at Chattanooga, and taklOs M
tow a large number of pontoonS "
with men, ran by Iookoui point "''pa
interruption. Gen. Hazen at the ~
time crossed the river and proceeded VI,
the north bank to a place about Va ~.
miles below, called Browns Ferry MA
the two threw across the pontoon ", IA
and communicated with Gen. Hoosal, n, II,
sent force down the valley. e~
before noon the next day the DrsSSs
Hazen, 1900 strong. deployed afoa'l 4
base of the mountain as sklrmlshe'o, IN
ering nearly two miles in their s sway ID
/ BY this slratagem and the 90 op .,,nss
| and noise OF the troops on tine we :as ID
!! ga side as well as the opposite s ;mpcsirpsI
brigade marched up, and by an ~, y q Il
force, looking like the vanguard Ia" olarnsI
nv of $4,000, the rebels were s ' IN
took alright, fancied that the wa0s 49,
! kee army was upon them, al'u ,,nsks!
nently fed. A few volleys o. ), ~ an y
followed them, few cannon sno .ssS %
side. and a slight return from ''u masu5
our forces crowned the hlghts ID
cent enthusiasm.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

DRAFT BY Towns. We have re-
ceived from the Adjutant-Generai's office
the following important circular. 1t will
be seen that future drafts, if any, will be
made by towns, and that each town must
therefore raise its own quota whether by
volunteering or by draft: