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y the Troy and Boston train was backing
into the depot at Rutland one day last week
1t struck passenger car filed with passen-
gers with such force that a lady from Bran
don named Kimball was thrown against
scat by the shock and her thigh broken.
A large war meeting was held in Williston
on "Wednesday last. \ determination wa.
expressed on all hsnd-, to raise the towns
quota by volunteering. \ committee of i've
was appointed to take into consideration tho
proPriety OF paying town bounties.
The company enlisted in ST. Alhans BIZ
Lieut. Brown for the 18th regiment orrani,-
ed last week by choosing the following of
GERS
Captain, S. F. Brown Is; Lieut.. Samuel
6. Brown ID Lieut.. Henry Gilmore
A large bell has been procured for RI.
Catholic church in Middleburv
\ Dusicsl convention was held a. We,
EnOsburg. commencing TUESDAY and
continuing four days The exercise. were
conducted by Mr.. George Fassett. assisted bv
Mr.. :. Hopkins
The Burlington T'us' ssys that for III.
present the Executive Office will be kept a,
MontPelier--Samusl Williams. Secretary Of
Civil and Military Affairs, viii reside there.
The Bennington Ba1Hs, says gentleman
lost his pocketbook. Containing a large
amount Of money, in that town a few DAYS
ago. 1t was found by boy and returned
The gentleman offered him a reward If sos.
which he refused saying he had only done
what was right, and bis father would m,
like him to take it.-That boy and that father
are worthy OF each Other, and an honor 10
the town they live in.
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NoIUNTEERING.-On of the very important
practical problems just at present is how to
encourage volunteering. just as our own
Legislature were deciding that the best
method was not by offering STATE bounties.
the Massachusetts Legislature were assem-
bling fer the express purpose of Offering such
bOunties. Governor Andrew in his message
to the Massachusetts Legislature informs
them that he is ready to assist in committing
the commonwealth to the policy of paying
regular wages to volunteers. \ bill was in
trOduced on Wednesday last, the first day of
the session. providing to pay Massachusetts
volunteers wages at the rate of twenty dol
lars per month in place of all other bounties.
Vermont has been paying her soldiers wages
at the rate Of seven dollars per month
all along andhas deserved and received much
credit for it. Her Legislature now proposes
that the towns shall be patriotic, and all Of
them are expected to do what some have al
ready done, offer bounties to any amount IN
til the men are obtained. The question as to I
whether State or town bounties will best an
'wer the end in view is a question upon which /
'ur Legislature was pretty equally divided. /
Now that it has been decided to give towns
fair chance to show their patriotism, with
ut any interference on the part of the State.
We look for enthusiastic and patriotic meet
ngs in which successful appeals to patriot
'm will be made. In the reports of the
roeeedings of our Legislature, we notice
nat several members expressed their deter
lination to make recruiting, and encoura-
ing volunteering, their main business from
us time until January and there was at least
/ implied agreement that all should do so.
resolution was adopted by the House on the
st day of the session pledging all the mem
rs TO offer themselves as volunteers. We
pc this may prove neither joke nor a :
ere expression OF sentiment. :.
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a t'hSplsH sFIsIr.-Ths Richmond Pspei.
e1ult as follows over the sufFerings of the
Union prisoners in that city
I'VE would assure those Yankee soldier,
that death on the field were far better than
captivity here this Winter, and would accord.
ingly counsel them also not % BE- taken
alive
1.-The Yankee Government, under the Law.
OF civilized warfare and the cartel, are entitl.
ed to these men, and if they Will not take
them, lei them be put ,ehere the cold ,csafher
and scaHf fare triH INN than ont ~ accordance
'e'th the ia,rs Of rofnre
Rive pieces Of cannon are now planted in
positions bearing On the prisoners camp at
short range. and any demonstration to over
power the guard will result in the thinning
Out Of their number amazingly"
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a. c. Fay Of Richmond bas been appoint
ed Assistant Superintendent. BY A. =.
Crs ne, Supt. Of Recruiting for the eastern
portion Of the county
The y Y. Tirn>I Of THURSDAY saws Gen
Stsnnard has been appointed to command Of
the [. 5 troops in the city and harbor or
New York. in place Of Gen Candy who il.
ordered to Washington.
Rev. Mr. Webster, chaplain Of the 9th Vt
formerly chaplain Of the 18th, has Joined tn,
regiment. and commenced bis duties.
Lieut.. John W. Newton, Co. L. l.t Yer
mont Cavalry Regiment, is now On Gen. XII
patrick's staff
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BURGLARY AND RoBBERY.-S,reet robberies
ana murderous assaults are becoming fire.
quent IN Troy, y. Y, and vicinity. An
atrocIous burglary was committed last Sat
urday night at toll house between Troy
and Lansingburgh and Just within the limits
OF the latter. The gate keeper, a Mr..
Goewey, his wife and aged mother were
iound on Sunday morning nearly dead from
wounds on the head and throat from burglars
who had broken open the house and robbed
1t OF what money they could find The rob
oers were unknown but are supposed to have
been persons acquainted with the premises.
There are hopes that the wounded persons
will all recover but their escape from sud
den and suIe death was very narrow one.
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such case the town will lose nothing but the in
terest on the advancement. and such INSTALL
ment Of the bounty as may be forfeited by de-
sertion, which. under the increased surveillance
Of the service and the more efficient provost
marshal system, will be of very rare occurrence.
This will furnish 10 the new recruit, if he
elects to commute his State pay, payment at the
time Of muster, of $500
And to the veteran soldier payment
at the same time Of $3.50
and they will be entitled to receive from the 60
yernment, during the second and third years Of
their service, additional installments Of bounty,
amounting, in the case Of the new recruit to
sl2O,
and in the case Of 4 veteran, to 500.
If the volunteer does not elect to commute his
State pay, he will receive SIPS less than the
above sums at the time of muster, but he Wiil
receive seven dollars per month during his term
Of service. which, if he remains in the army for
the whole three years, will amount to s252
If this system is adopted. the towns will be
able to offer strong inducements for enlistmen
by a liberal offer Of cash in hand; and though a
present expenditure will be incurred, it will al
most certainly be repaid to the town, by the go
vernment within one year.
l am myself in favor Of the offer by the town
to volunteers Of an additional bounty Of fifty
dollars. The taxpayers who remain at home,
and whose property, and indeed whose persons,
are protected by our armies, well afford TO
pay this small bounty from the profits of their
prosperous avccaiions to those who 20 forth at
this period to enable the government to give the
finishing blow to this rebellion, and without
whose timely aid the immense expenditure Of
treasure and the precious flow Of blood for the
last three years will prove Of no avail.
The legislature have recently authorized towns
T. vote bounties to drIftei men. l. BUR- ngtou
neglecis to raise ffy-nine volunteers. snd has IN
Consequence to furnish one hundred and twenty
nine drafted men, it VIII readily be seen that the
taxation in this town will probably be larger in
the latter case than in the former While. there
fore, on the one hand, the patriotic citizen is led
By the necessities of the nation, and tie honor Of
the town TO encourage in every way the raising
Of our quota by volunteering, on the other. #
there sre any among who consider their
purses more "a ,red than their patriotism, they
will be brought to the same conclusion through
the baser influence Of pecuniary interest.
The town cannot, Of course, offer any induce
ments TO volunteers ezcep; through the action Of
town meeting, and town meeting can only
be called by the selectmen upoa twelve DAYS no.
tee. It is made the duty Of the selectmen o.
call town meeting on the written application
Of SIX legal voter.
Ought not a petition for that purpose 90 be
strrghtway presented ami a town meeting cau-
Ell with the lesst possible delay
Burlington. Nov l.. l.f3
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WORK OF THE LEGIsLATURE.

e The Legislature at its recent session passed
/, /, forty five public acts, twenty eight acts in
, cooperating private companies and fifteen
acts of g miscellaneous character and of MI
nor importance. The following is list of
the important laws of public character. In
many cases instead of the mere title of the
act, we give the main points embraced in it
An act to incorporate the Vermont State
University and Associate Colleges, and to
appropriate the income arising from the pro-
ceed' of the scrip for public lands granted to
this State under the act of Congress ap-
proved, July ID, 1862.
An act laying State tax of one hundred
cents on the dollar of the grand list and an
propriating money az follows for expenses
of the Legislature $4,000, for sundry de-
msnds allowed by the Auditor and orders
drawn by the County Clerks according to
law SllO 900; tor interest on state bonds
800 900; for warrants drawn for coptin-
gent expenses Of Executive and Treasury de-
partments $4,000; for payment of State
bonds due Nov. lst 1864, $4,000; for e1-
penses that have or may accrue under the
Military law, 81, 100 600 amounting in all
to fourteen hundred and eighty thousand
dollars. This act also provides that the
Treasurer may borrow FIVE hundred thousand
dollars or 50 much Of that sum as NAV be
needed
An act providing that volunteers NAV
elect to receive one hundred and twenty five
dollars when mustered into service instead of -.
the seven dollars per month. The Selectmen
Of towns have some control of this in case
the soldiers leave families that need the seven a
dollars per month. t
An act granting state pay (seyen dollars $
'er month"; to drafted men and aid to their "
antilles This act includes all who may be N
rafted up to the second Thursday in Oct. ell
S6i; but this pay is not granted to sutsti- d,
utes. III
An act authorizing towns to erect monu- g
tents to deceased soldiers. W
An act in addition to the Military law de- ha
ming the method to be pursued by the Gov pr
nor in calling out the enrolled militia in tn
ses Of invasion. on
An act providing for soldiers voting if the
dyes of Supreme. Court decide that this &C,
constitutional -' Z.
An act providing that persons eonscien. mo
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United States Sanitary Commission.

y l. WoNEN's AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION
The contributions OF Vermont to the National
Commission for the care Of the Sick and Wound
ed were as follows, during the month Of Oct
Bradford, Montpelier, Burlington 1.-TWO cases.
Windsor Rutland, Dorset, Peru, Brooks,ille.
Middlebury, Jacksonville, williston, Norwich.
Plainfeld, Jamaica, West Rutland. Sheldon.
Pittsford, Hinesburgh, Fairfield. Lower Water
ford, Orwell, Grand Isle, Guilford.
The above contributions were received lust in
season to be shipped with the Hospital stores.
for which Government made requisition upon
the Commission, to send to our feet and troops at
Charleston.
Many have supposed because We were having
no great battles in Virginia, that there was no.
thing needed for our suffering men. and that no
work remained forus to do.
If there were only some great coll TO arouse
enthusiasm and effort, tn ey say, they would re-
new their work with yigor. But it Is a general
rule in this work that when least Is said Of wis,
Is being done the most effective work is accom- I
plishei.
1t was not noised abroad, and the sepsib;l;t;es
OIL The people were not wrought upon, but in the
midst of this "quiet on the Potomac ., tho
above named call for hospital supplies fur
IharlestOn, was answered, by sending thirty
sight thousand dollars. (sSs, OOO) worth of stores
" the Arago
This required the expenditure of twenty tbou-
and dollars (S2O,0O0) in cash, much Of which
ught to have been saved to the Commission h,
reserve-store to that amount Of bossnit,l s,,,,
lies from the hands Of the women of the cour !
y that withheld not their laboi at anv mon,en, =
nd might thus have filed the store-roo,,s -
'e Commission ready for any emergency. i
Another invoice Of similar stores Is 70 he .b;r
~ oy the Arago. upon her next trip to Charlie
n, and the Government exre,ts no los. Of ~.
AN that every woman 4" shall do her DUTY, \
TINS matter as in every other. L
Much Is required Of Us, at this season fer Il
poor sufferers near the battIe-6elas aud i, f.
npornry hospitals everywhere. Endless an. er
wants OF one sick man Multiply this by
'ussnds. aud il IS easy to compute our .s,.,
''s "'rk demanded Tor our sick and wounIei
Tiers II Is necessary therefore to iper.-,.- W
H"~Ser y 'rorSers in every town. HI
tut of the women Of our various communities les
j only The snail Sa4a now generally known b.
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as the Aid Society. be identified with this work
Il is a sad fact that the fingers that have thus
far done this great work Of supplementIng the
the Government in its care Of our suffering men,
are rery fer. \ hundred ladies should gather
for this work where we now find half dozen !,
This appeal is made because it is needed, not
from any desire to counsel or rouse to effort IN
necessarily Without vast amount more Of
ioork from the women Of the hnd-the women
Of erery rliGge and hamlet, there will be suffer-
ing untold. Come together, all Of every age. in
every neighborhool, 70 ser, because men lie in
patient agony waiting for this service
In behalf Of the v T. Women's Branch Of L.
; Sanitary Commission.
VI. e. DAVENPORT.
Nov. IS. 1868.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

SUPPLIES FoR OUR PRlsoSERs At RIcHNoNp.
Active measures have been taken to relieve
the suherings Of Union prisoners at Rich
mond, the rebel authorities having allowed
supplies for that purpose to be sent IN The
Sanitary commission, the Christian commits
sion and the officers Of our Government are
all doing what they can in this beneyolant
work. Saturday last the Christians com
mission shipped from Philadelphia about
S5OOO north Of stores to Norfolk TO be for
warded for that purPoee. On the 18th, cen
eral Meredith. the Government commissioner
for exchanges OF prisoners, shipped frum Nor
folk for the prisoners the following list Of
supplies 5000 blankets, 5000 body eoa,s,
300 oVercoats, 5000 pairs Of shoes. sOO0
cap, 5000 woOlen shirts 5000 Iairs Of boot.
5000 rstiOns Of food. Largo collections of
money have been made lately, in Boston.
Providence, New Bedford, Worcester and
other cities near the seabUrd for the Chris
tian Commission. in aid of ,hi, Benevolent
object
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

PAY OF CoDoRED TRooPs.-Therc has been
feeling of Indignation expressed by some of
the friends of the co ored man because as a
soldier he receives only ten dollars per month
while the white soldier has thirteen. The
Massachusetts legislature have under eonsid-
Grafton two bills providing to make up the
deficiency to their own colored troops, and
the measures are said to be very favorably re-
garded by the members. No doubt Congress
will pass law whereby no regard shall be
had to oolOrl indeed according to some inter-
pretations. the law now allows all to be on
the same footing SIS to pay They certainly
ought to be.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

The FREEDMEN NEAR VIcksBURG.- Adiutan
General Thomas reports to the Secretary of
War that after visiting the leading planta-
tons in the vicinity of Yicksburg he finds that
those which are worked by the freedmen are
more profitable than those which are worked
by the slaves. He regards the experiment
as a complete success, and gives statistics
showing that paying regular wages is the
most profitable way of working the planta-
tons
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THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS

Is published every Friday morning. containing
the news of the week from all parts, interesting
correspondence from the army, and local and
general intelligence
TERMS.
Two DOLLARS per year. If paid absolutely in
advance, 81 10 Single copies five cents.
For rates of Advertising, &c, inquire at the
FREE Press OFFICE, No. College St, Burling-
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Senator Sprague (Ex-Goyernor Spraguel
OF Rhode Island, and Mis- Chase. daughter
OF Hon. Salmon Chase, Secretary Of the
Treasury, were married at Washington la,
Thursday night. We are glad the affair is
over, and hope the jenkins tribe who have
been boring the public ear for months past
about them, will now hold their tongues and
leave Mr.. and Mrs Sprague to 20 where they
please and TO stay as long as they please
without tail Of gossiI-scribblers at their
heels
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ITO be continued.

SOLDIERS PAr.-A Washington dispatch
says that bill will be introduced into Con-
gress early in the session to have the bounty
to soldiers paid In monthly installments in
additiOnito their monthly pay. This will make
their stated pay $50 per mouth instead of
xl3.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

At the Russian Ball in New YORK las,
week, over 5000 persons were present 5000
bottles of Champagne we're dIsnk-or a,
least charged ior-besideso other wines some
body must have laid in quantity
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

IHE WHEEL ROLLS oN.-The I.egi-la ture of
Missouri, on Thursday last elected B. Grstz
Brown and John B. Henderson L. $. Scna-
tors, the former for the short term, the latter
for the long term. Both OF them are decided
emancIpationists.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

THE TstE Spirit The Brooklyn q. "
Union Of SATURDAY reports the examinations
Of that day under the draft. In the list Of
those who furnished substitute, it savs.
- R. D. Benedict furnished J. d eg,n. - ami
1t adds below
81 Robert L. Benedict mentioned a. furnishing
substitute, was exempted for physical dissbii
y On sept. 18th, but influenced By patriotic
feelings, furnished a substitute TO take H. Place
IN the Army % the Union
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

FNANcE.-The " ashington correspondent
OF the New York Pos, estimates that the
average amount per day Of deb, certificates
redeemed by Government l. $4,000 Goa.
Besides this, the average disbursement for
current expenses is estimated at Sl,25O,0oO
per day.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

The Annual Catalogue OF the University
of Vermont for 1861, gives the number Of
o. students for the medical class the fore par,
OF the present year. The undergraduate
classes contain 10. No college in New En-
gland has felt the effect Of the war n lessen
ing the number Of Its students more than
the University of Vermont This influence
is however but temporary. The course of
instruction i full as ever and at no institu-
ton IN the country is the education of the
young men more thorough and valuable
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

Rx-SsLisrisG.-rhe Tunes Army CORES
2 n'''n' says tn, rr. Cavalry and the 9th
W.. infantry have offered To r--cniist, the lat
ter NJ = cas-lry regiment. snd If they era 60
home TO recruit, to the ND sims'a'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

VALUE or a STATE PAFEK.-The EmsnciTa-
tion Proclamation bids fair TO he seuoni a
famous State paper only to the Declaration Of
Independence. tisrePortei that $1,000 va,
offered for the original draft of the Proc
lamation BY charles A. shaw, Esq, Of Brdde-
ford. Me-; also, that - 500 sterling has been
offered for the manuscript by the New York
Agent Of the British Museum.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

In Massachusetts the. other day, Hannah
e.. Norwood obtained a divorce from he,
husband James. She had found her rnatri-
moniai cup altogether to- bitter, apparently.
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No. lo.-AN ACT to provide against eItortio
by Express and Telegraph Companies.


by Express and Telegraph Companies.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. !. No Express or Telegraph COMPANY
shall make contracts within this State, or enforce
IN this State contracts made out of this State
unless such Company shall have complied with
the requirements Of this act
Sec. :. Every Express or Telegraph Comps-
ny. unless incorporated by the Legislature of
this State, shall keep on file and have recorded
IN the Town Clerks Office in each Town where
said Express or Telegraph Company has place
for the transaction Of business, a statement of
the names and residences of the persons so trans
acting business as such Express or Telegraph
Company.
Sec. 8. Every Express Company shall post I'D
IN all Of said Companys usual places Of bust
ness, and in the Post Office and Town Clerks
Office IN the towns where said Express Company
has place Of business, and keep exhibited in
convenient place, in conspicuous letters. a print
ed tariff Of the rates Of all charges for transpor-
tstion of goods and chattels between all points
with which said Express Company has any bus
mess or connection.
Sec. 4. Every Telegraph Company shall
constantly exhibit in said Telegraph Company's
place Of business in each town in this State
where said Company has an operator. and also
In the Offices of the town clerk and post Office in
the town where said Telegraph Company trans
acts business, by posting up, printed card, on
which shall be designated all the places with
which said Telegraph has business, and the |
rates " charges for the transmission of telegram
dispatches
Sec. s. Said Telegraph or Express COMPANY
shall be restricted in their charges to the tariff
of rstes 50 exhibited. provided in this act and
whenever any greater sum is designated on such
printed tariffs OF rates shall have been paid. the
person paying the same may recover back the
amount 50 paid above the rates specified on said
tariff, with twelve per cent interest thereon
from the time of such payment, with full costs.
in action Of sssumpsit declaring for money had
md received, or goods sold and delivered, as the
,ase may be.
Sec g. No Express Company shall have any
len on goods or any property transported by
uch Company, after the payment or tender Of
he amount embraced in such tariff of rates, as
,rovidedln this act
Approyed November II 1879
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Approved, November II, 1868.
No. IAN ACT relating to the Grand List

II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. 1t shall be the duty of the Listers in
each Town to make an abstract Of their Grand
List IN each year, after its completion, and an
nraIly return the same to the Chairman of the
COMMITTEES raised BY the Legislature to make up
the Grand List, on or before the third THURSDAY
Of October, which abstract shall contain the fol-
lowing particulars, and be in form Is follows: