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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

JOHNSON LANDING l. miles up the
lazoo River. Dee. - Via CAIRO .
The expedition reached this point ycster-
day and the troops dclarkcd last night under
cover Of the gunboats, in safety, and marched
inland to get in rear of the enemy this morn
Ing. \ force has been occupied in building
bridges to get to the position. Gen sherman
has issued orders 10 move on the bluffs COM
handing Nicksburg tomorrow.
\. VI.
There is every prospect Of success. The
gunboats shcllcd the batteries at Halves
Bluffs to-day for an hour aud a quarter but
with Indifferent success The enemy have :
batteries Of heavy rihed guns on each Of
those Bluffs The bulk of the rebel army Is
reported to comprise 1900 men The sup
porting floating batteries of IS boats viii
drop out of the Yazeo river probably to-mor-
row with the gunboats and she'll Vicksburg
in front. Admiral Farragut and General
Banks are hourly expected below. The enc
my have news of their approach.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
LIy cry LIE.

V'HE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING PURCHASED the
il we'll known Livery Stand recently occupied by
o. ID. Matthews would respectfully announce to the
public that they are ready to accommodate the pso-
pie Of Burlington with any thing in their line, at
all hours and at the shortest notice. and solicit
share Of the patronage Of the public
NEW CARRIAGES, GOOD HORSES, AND
CAREFUL DRIVERS
supplied at all times and pains spared TO please
customers.
r. COLBERTH,
e. F. BLAKE
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.

For further Telegraph .vs,r, see fourth pqgc.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
Try Them.

We are selling lots Of them and can refer 70 fam
lilies far and near who them every week, and
who in the language Of Mr.. NanNamee, would
not take - and be without one Over two hun
bred a day are made and sold for cash as fast as
made.
Sold in Burlington by
J. z. BRINSMAID. Agent.
Church Street, where fne assortment Of Gold,
Silver, and Plated Goods, Clocks, Pipes, anE Fancy
Articles may be found.
Jan. 81 dsw2w
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Important and IntcrestInE News
from DOyyu the River
Special Dispatch 10 The chi. Eve. Journal.

Special Dispatch 10 The chi. Eve. Journal
CAlHo, March 10.
From several circumstances we Judge
that affairs at Nicksbnrg arc approach
ing crisis.
Your correspondent there C"Iack'')
says Sundays Nick>burg Wig con.
firms the destruction of Indianola
She sank with all her artillery on board
The rebel gunl,oat Webb lost nine feet
Of her prov IN the late contest.
lie further says our gnnhoats are be
l,cved To be above lIains' Bluff, as their
signals have beer heard.
The hcaltl, Of the army is good, AMI
everything appeared ready.
We understand that mail commnnic.a-
ton between Memphis and Nick>burg il
stopped both ways. Civilians are also
prohibited from going below Memphis
The cavalry along the lines ofrail
road from Memphis have received Or.
ders to get themselves in the best trim
possible.
Gen. Carr arrived At Cairo from Mis-
souri, today with the advance Of his
brigade.
Gen. Eilct's Marine Brigade moves
down the river to DIV. ".
New York, March Is.
The Washington special to tho Her.
all says: n here is NO doubt that the
rebels will evacuate Nirksbnrg, II they
have not done SO already. The FEEDER
ala have succeeded in destroying All
important bridge, fntting off another
important communications. The rebels
will probably retire TO Jackson, which
is strongly fortified. This will expose
Port Hudson, and render i,s fall Ger
tain"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

their condition, are almost entirely des.
thutc of suitable nourishing food for the
sick, and but for the constant and un
firing efforts Of sanitary agents, their
condition would be terrible The articles
most needed are potatoes, onions, sour
krout, corn meal, pickles, dried fruit,
cranbcrries, molasscs, soda crackers,
toasted rusk, butter, eggs, condiments
and stimu'an's. Cider vinegar would
also be acceptable. Goods will be ii
rectcd as vou dictate, and sen, TO the
care of Partridge & Co., St. Louis, Mo
The large increase nthe number Of
sick in The army, imperativcly demands
additional hospital arrangements, which
must be met. 1t has been found tina,
light cot comturtables are much. more
Agreeable for the use of the sick than
stiff heavy army blankets. The high
price OF cotton materials having almost
entirely cut off our supply, Iharc asked
and obtained 81 tie s. e Government
ten bales ofcot,on Tor sanitary purposes.
which am distributing to the principal
societies Of the West, to be made into
cot comfortables. Two bales have been
sent to the societies ut Chicago: enough
for -four hundred comfortssles have
been sent to each ct the cities Of Clevc.
land, Cincinnati and Louisville, and
enough materials to make one hundred
comtortabics 10 the societies in each Of
the following towns: Dnbnqrr, Daven-
port, Iowa City, Mnsca,inc, Burlingtnn,
Keokuk, Peoria, Quincy and Sprin-
field. the balance of The cotton will. bo
made up in St. Louis.
The limits Of this note will not allDw
me 10 enter into a detailed account uf
the condition ofhosli,.l> and regiments,
but as soon as pnssihl, will prepare
and submit Il full report.
| am very respectfully yonr obcdlent
servant.
ANNE NlTrESMrEr, Iowa Sanitary
Agent.
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Very Truly Yours,
y. II. BRAINERD, Mil Sec.

Iowa Cry. March 3, 1868.
v. II. Braincra, Military Sec. . Coz. Krkuood:
DEAR SIR-Yonr note Of yesterday
has be- n received, and in reply you
will inform Coy. lakewood chat | have
recently visited tie hospitals, and Iowa
Regiments at Helena and Vicksburg,
and that owing to climatic influences,
untavorablc surroundings, ana the fati
que and exposure OF their recent cam
paign against Vicksburg, and Arkansas
Post, and the confinement and exposure
Of the recent expedition up White river,
the sanitary condition Of most Of Iowa
Regiments is very unfayorablc.
Besides the diseases incident to camp
life and exposure, small pox and scurvy
are prevailing to considerable extent.
Many Of the causes which have led to
the unfavorablc condition Of the health
Of our army still exist, and unless re
modid by the generous efforts Of the
loyal States, must result i'll a fearful!
amount Of sickness and mortality. The
almost entire absence Of vegetable food
in the army, which has resulted in
scuryy debility and a general deprecia-
ton of the strength Of our forces, leads
me to urge upon the Governor the great
Importance of SO directing and control.
ing the sanitary resources Of the State
as to supply our suffering soldiers with
vegetables s:imulants and antiscorbutics.
! The Hospitals at Helena and Vicks-
burg, although greatly improved in
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Nh. EDIron.

Nh Enron.
There is much said about chang
ing the seed since the partial failure Of
the club wheat last season. There is no
greater popular error than this, namely
that it is beneficial to bring seed from
listand field CT farm or even foreign
land, for the purpose of change sup
posing tina, this change alone will obtain
4 superior crop except occasionally.
\ sk the reason for Mis- opinion, and the
ordinary answer is, swell, | don't know
bn. reckon or guess, as the case may
be it is good thing to change, after q
while things in our country run out and
come to nothing ard to keep UP We
must make chance
Ask the man Of science this question.
and he will answer that after growing
= certain kind OF grain or vegetable, in
thc same soil for q series of wears the
soil becomes exhausted ofthe necessary
elements to perfect the grain. What is
mans face, i, is this not a change Of
seed bat a restoration Of those elements
Of the soil Of which 1t has been exhaus-
ted by the crops carried off. For ex
ample in wheat, potash is the principle
matter which has been carried off IN
The straw gluten and starch in the grain.
SO that 10 grow good wheat again on
the exhausted soil it must be dressed
wiki BARNARD manure or muck from
the slnughs. Intn we may have good
wheat again without tho necessity Of
change Of seed, indeed The seed nav be
improved, rs has been repeatedly proved
in the east by washing in water. Seed,
OF various kind ant. the iigh!est ..-,;nS
viii swim. and may be skinned oil. Hy
adding >a,. - the wafer which will in
crease the gravity, oh imperfect grains
.nd oats viii rise to the surface. II
viii be wcil 70 coax the seed 4 day or
tyo in salt and water, after wlich add
half = peek Of fresh Stacked lure ~ y
ltGsho! q grain mix thoroughly that
every ke,nci may become coated with
lime. Let il remain half day or over
ugh: after lining and then sow. Bat
the better way 10 secure seed wheat Is
t. plant u piece every spring III hills
three feet apart and cultivate the same
as corn. Obtain good seed prepare
your ground well, sosH early, be sure %
put on two busIlel and a half to the
acre aud YOU need pay very little attun
ton to the moon.
In Germany they SOW p to ,. In
England p to3l and tile United States
about 10 Il bushels per acre. The
Average in Germany is 25 bushels of
wheat per acre, England % bushels
and We get E bushes.
PEAiEiE FARMER Boy.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Geld spcculatlons.

Tho New York Herald is very fierce
on the gold spectators Of Wall Street.
The Herald 81. = the demand for gold is
almost wholly fictitious, and observes
Even in Wall Stree, the gold is never
delivered, and never wanted. A Ger.
titicate that SO much gold is deposited
in such place is transferred from the
seller to the buyer, who disposcs Of It
again at an advance, il he can II all
the gold, purchased in Wall street in n
week was caltcd from broker at the
close Teach days sales all the drays in
the city would be in rcqnisition. More
than this men sell gold who lever real.
~ own : dollar oft, 70 men who never
truly possess the specie they have
bought. A brokers' promise to deliver
40 much gold at such time, is salablc,
and the broker runs his chances Of be.
ing able to buy the gold before the time
appointed, at = less price than that at
which he sold it. At the date agreed
npon he sometimes produces the GER
titicatc of deposit for the gold, but. gen
orally, he only pays the difference be
tween the premium rates on the day he
sold and the day lie delivers. Conse-
qncntly, 4 man who has few thousand
dollars to pay these differences" can
buy and sell millions of dollars worth
Of gold. The dealings in gold arc done
in paper, therefore paper Of banks
and bankers, and brokers. The deal
ings Of the people are in the paper Of
the US. Government, which will en-
durc when Wall Street is but memory.
The paper Of Wall street is secured by
the persona! and real propcrtv--vcry
often amounting 10 exactly nothing
IT the spectators. The paper Of h"
Government, is secured by alt the M,
tional property. and by the integrity
aud honor Of the country itself. The
people arc the cndorscrs Of the notes Of
The Government.
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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
New Ham pshlre Election
BosroN. March Is.

A dispatch from the Concord 6uses.
man office gives returns from all the
towns in New Hampshire, except thir-
teen, which gave last year 4l4 for Berry,
and OH for Stark. Taking that vote
for basis, the majority in the State
against the Democratic candidate for
Governor is about 100. The total vote
this year Is about IS, 800. Last year il
was $4,000. The Governors Council
stands three Republicans and two
Democrats. The Senate stands nine
Republicans and three Democrats. The
House stands As or 50 Republican ma
jority.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
rose EscscslilsNNs.

tapa Gun readers will not fail to
.a resolutions Of the Iowa re.i.
II and near Helena, published oil
page. They have the right
at them; 3 peculiar ring which
az q the cops, because it is
harmonious strains, which
rand melody Of the Union
Very one TO mark how
e'i-neaf'y unanimous by
ard III some Of them
Fa...ns voice. No complaints
emancipation proclamation, no
III tic brain IN those resolutions:
ifagging against the aaminis;ra-
= s.aion al.l !. thorough prosecu-
he war until the rebels lay
-atir arms and cry ';peace", bn'
aef. 'liail brethren the cops. raise
iinrrah for the Iowa soldiers.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
From Dea HIOtnc.
Special TO the Chicago Tribune.
Ds> Molxs, March IL

ST
The T.. s. Marshal Yesterday arrested
7. Chance and Aaron Lever,on, in Dial
las county on a charge Of encouraging
descriion from the L. S. army. The
prisoners wcrt brough, to THE city, and
their examination commenced 10 day
before Stephen Sibely, L. s. Commits
sioner. The arrests were made under
the authority contained in tic conscript.
ton act. Messers. Thos L. Wi.hrow
and s. Y. White appeared AZ counsel
for the Government, and JEFF. ). Polk
for the prisoners.
P.S. They were discharged for the
wan: Of conyicting testimony.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

The army Of Potomac are said to be
in good spirits aud in good condition
for fighting, but the mud is 20 deep and
sticky that it is impossible to do any
thing at present.
It is in,imated and supposed 10y many
that the rebels are about TO make IN
important raid into Kentucky with a.
view to permanently occupy tho State.
Gen. Hunter, at Hilton Head, South
Carolina, has issued an order for for.
ward movement lie has also issued
an order for drafting negroes for garri
son duty.
Refugees from Georgia still bring IL
the reports that there are great many
Union men living in The woods and else.
where, who are. anxiously waiting for
the success OF the Union army.
Maj. Gen. Wright has issued an order
At Cincinnati forbiding the salc Of arms,
many having been sold in that city for
rebels in Kentucky.
The Yazoo pass - an entire success,
while the canal At Vicksburg il is sup
posed will prove failure.
Rosecrans' army Is daily taking pris
oners, and il is said that they have Tux.
en- more than they have lost, notwith,
standing the rebels took fonr Of our reg
,mcnts al one time.
CINCINNATI, March 1G.
The Gaxette's Nicksburg dispatch
says the Yazoo expedition captured %
transports, destroyed Is gnnboats, and
ar,ivrdabovc Hams Bluff and will .son
commence the attack. 1t il rurnorc,l
:hat the rebels have evacuated.
New YORK, March l3.--The NEW
York Times Washington special says
Nire refugees from the South, who
arrived IN Washington yesterday, give
dcplorable accounts 1T IL stitu,ion. and
state that there is much suffering in
Richmond from the lack oflhe actual
necessities al life.
Other things being equal, disabled
soldiers will he selected "a I'roveat
Ma,shal., under the Na,iona! militia
INV, in preference to al other applica
| 'ion..
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
j, FROM UTAH
!.
E,rig',am Young Arrchted for
'Bfgamy

NEw Fork. March ia dispatch
has been; 4eccived from Salt Lake stat
ing: "Jndgc Kinney to day issued a
writ against Brigham Young, ,,nder the
Polygamy act Of Congress- The writ
was served without trouble. Brigham
gave bail,ef two thousand dollars"
The dispatch further says: THE civil
authority can DO maintained IN Utah
without the aid Of troops.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Iowa News.

The Times or Cedar Rapids speak Of
promising improvements il that town
the approaching summer. Green's 10
tel, with three j,inins frame buildings
are to be entirely removed to give plac
t.. large and commoa;ous bnilii,g.
The Iowa City R>pnliican publishes
a list of,wcntv names hc>c,ters from the
22nd Iowa H.yt. commanded by Col.
w. NJ. Stone who o.fars a reward Of
five dollars fr each one, in addition to
a like sntD BY the Government.
At Charlton Lucas Comfy The entire
ani,n ticket for municipal officers VA,
elected.
Gov. Kirkwool AMI Aljntant Gen,
cral Baker have gone to Vicksburg.
An insnrre..tion is reported in Hun
gary in addition 10 the one IN Poland
and they are somewh hat engaging the
attention Of both England and France
as we'll as the rest OF Europe.
Mr. Luke Baldwin Of Marongo Iowa
Go. and comnissary Of the 9th Regt.
died At Helena on The | At inst. Mr.. A.
bert 3. E>helman Of the same place has
been appointed in his stead.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Al 4 late tenn Of tie District Co

At late term Of tic District Court
in Mahaska County few mon wer e
found guilty Of selling Intoxicating liqn-
ors contrary to law, and each fined $780,
and cost Of suit. Four other liqu-
or cases werc continued Two women
were fined $50 each and cost ot suit
for keeping houses Of i'll fame. Ecwin
White Of Jasper County was convicted
OF horse stealing, and was sentenced to
tho penitentiary for ono year. lie is
sixty years Of age.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

THE Snr1H on CorrERHEADs.
leading Southern Tnioni>t. for twenty
years resident in New Orleans writes
rs from thaIs city Oil the lotl. inst as
follaxs: -
We are ceming 10 Tho opinion here
that the people If the NORTH hu,
those are jn1he liell- are getting stark,
staring ma,l.-They sccm@to be benz
upon the destruction of their country.
Oar only hope now is, that the lamenta-
bic and degrading spectacle they present
may furnish occasion for the General
Grcrpnarm TO exercise the power il
possesses TO PIT down rebellion where
verit shows itself More thaA ha!f tie
1oespf9 81 tie South are IL favor Of the
.fpon. !, Bat. under the irmrrulc Of jeff.
Dwi., death wonll follow the express
sion Il such an opinion. Tie. traitors
we'll knew that su"cess eohlt' only be
achieved by total suspcnsion. Of pub
Ii liberty Ha1 we been permitted to
enjoy the freedom we possessed pre-
vious 10 the war, ue should hare been
hack iwtne Union long ers This, through
Meayennw.efthe ballot bor. Unhappily,
the same agency in the North seems at
present to threaten US with destruction.
What tiic future has in store for us,
God only knows. JAS. TntMAS.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
explanation.

ssue Of the 5th inst under the
Nd 3 II. the Transcription biz and
81 dose Of The piece, occurred
.is 0ee, "I':e Presilcn, is % direct
# i'er5 of lie act, assisted by a
t .rsntI General, and Deputies
ii 9aag:rs s,,nal District, who are
ns .e .raf. m! take general
he politics and morals
@s lsie ~nse To this sentence, we
- tune waspish Coppcrhe.d
s5s a8t&t seeptons, spread his ,oings
@'' about, and became perfectly
ill5sF ~ one hasin, 50 small = sting.
Ivy. tsas.l not endure such doc.rine Il.
fsa MS too ,nacll for any one to
NJ allow.
as he joke of tie m.ttcr is, that
ssaa announcement Of the piece,
hc.a words "Thc. following is
synopsis ct it, which showed
ID os.ee taas we did not claim its pa.
lsYnstt But this is not all it was selec-
ed rom Democratic paper, the estate
eas Published # law. Cisv, and we
iltti.Alat tp Iase thus given it credit,
Nts sfsnme way omitted and over
ta'ssa u the proof sheet. It has how.
tarnea ont dociaedlysich, veritably
s4easae = dog to his own voMit.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
We learn that Col. Miller of the 2Slh

We learn that Col. Miller of the 2Slh
Iowa rcgt., has sent in his resignation,
and is BOW on visit 10 his home in
iowa City, to recruit his mach impaired
health. Should his resignation be ac-
ecptca, Lieut.. Col. Connell will nn-
become Colonel We learn
he makes an excellent officer and is very
popular with his regiment.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Stamp
NOTICE

State Of Iowa co.
Tama County -:
To William C. Slower
William Z. Rywa,srs
Emanncl !! HUNS
Nary J Il ke.
Thomas Moore
I.aacI Allen & r. W
Terry s. Gu.
Yon anil each Of you arc notified that
there is INV ON file in the ,.tlire If tn.
Clerk Of the District Court Of Tam;l
County. Iowa. = petition .of the County
1T T:.ma, claiming Of Won, Cor the { &c
the Schon: fund, the foreclosure of the
mortgage therein described and tina, un-
lcss you appear thereto aud defend Oh
or before Moon Of the second day If tn,
next term Of said court. commencing on
tho third Monday Of September A. y.
1863 dcfanl, will he entered against YOU
and judgement rendered thereon.
ISAAC /. ALLEN, Dist. Atty.
~ and att orney tor Plain it.
Stamp
Prs fec 20 3s v5n16w4
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

On account OF the 25 and so cent
postage currency being connterttited,
the issue OF them has ceased; but the IS
aud los will still be printed.
The Commissioner Of Internal Rcvc-
nue. decides that all papers, of whatever
nature, used in obtaining pensions, are
not subject to stamp duty.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
SANITARY MATTERS.
Executive OFFICE, Iowa, !
Iowa CRY, March %, 1868.

Mrs. Anai2 Hiionmyer state Sa4!ary Igeat
DEAR MADAM-Goy. Kirkwood dir.
ects me to request Of you, while here,
10 give him q statement Of the sanitary
condition Of the Iowa Regiments, which
you yisi,cl--what arc their most pres
sing wants-what supplies can best be
furnished BY the lIbera'lty ofour people
and through what channels they can
send them.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Good
New York, March II.

The E1press states that Secretary
Chase was to-day offered one hundred
millions in gold by European parties,
which, ut current rates ct exchange,
would be equvalen to par here's