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Towns Claiming Credit.

Adiutaut and Inspector General Wash
burn has addressed the following letter to
the Selectmeu of Burlington:
To the Selectmsa Of the to,ca Of Berlipg-
TONI
GENTLEMEN In reply to telegram,
dated August Is, 1868, from the Govern
or of this State to the Provost Marshal
General, urging that immediate measures
be adopted for giving to the several towns
in this State, which have furnished hereto
fore a surplus of volunteers above their re-
specuve quotas, the benefit of the credits
to which they have therefore become enti-
tied, IN accordance with the terms of the
letter from the Provost Marshal General,
dated July 10, 1868, aud published in
General Order No. |, issued from this of
fee, the following letter has been received,
prescribing compliance with additional re-
suirements, as Il preliminary 10 the allow
ance Of such credit,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
PRovosr MARsHAL's OFFICE,
Washington, d, c., Aug. Is, 1868
His Excelleney, Frederick Holbroek, Governor of
Vermont
In reply to your telegram Oh ., 'ni s aaoo
rofeTrea 10 and n conv of your printed Order.
No. l, has been sent to me by Brig, Gen. Pitcher,
A. A. Provost Marshal General of Vermont L
addressed a letter 10 Gen. Pitcher, of which the
following is the substance, and l now transmit it
to YOU as ~ covers Tne maternal points referred TO
10 order to ascertain to what extent towns are en-
titled to credit for a surplus of men actually fur
lst@Tbet proper o,ota has been ASSIGNED To
the town under the general quota assigned to the
state state ana shat 1s quota aaen win those Of all
2-That the surplus claimed over 'J and above this
quota has been actually furnished, and the men
The second pont cam he estebiisbeS Nv finnish
ing list of the names of all the men claimed to
nave been tutnlshed by town, for comparison
Adjutant General of the Army
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
a Provost 's M ST ' ! General
! ,.,
| l meolalely upon the receipt oil TINS
leller' statement Oh quotas anu circuits
was Ffepareu' III accordance WIN para
| graph Que Oh Tue letter. ceFtileu DV tht
uoVerhor, anu ior"aroeo 10 lne IroVoS'
Marshal General III Is hoped that the
ceruncate VIII sopefS~1e 'he necessity o.
preparing anu forwarding me 'lS'S oil vol
unteerS from each town claiming credit
mentioned In the last clause OF the letter
i, 10 aVold loss OF time, however, II those
hSts should DE INSISTED upon, they are be-
ing prepared as r2PlaIE as possible. As
thlS requires he copying OF many Thousand
names, ana statlhg the regiment ana com
pany ol each man. II must mus necessarily ly con
sumo some weeks, before Tue work can DE
completed and forwarded to Washington.
W. W n 1. received 'ueFe' Ihe 'ol" Par'SoL OIL
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-03
Cavalry Raid into Arkansas-Ca Cap.
ture of the rebel Gen. jeff. IhOmP.
s.n-Fursber concerning the Law
renee Affair.

JV. IaVuI'. II" ~
A dispatch from Gen Fiske to Gen
Schofeld, from Pilot Knob, says Col
Woodson's cavalry made a raid to Poca-
hontas, Ark, and routed several bands of
guerrillas, capturing about 100 prisoners
and among them the rebel Gen JEFF
Thompson and all his staff.
A special dispatch from Leavenworth
to the Democrat says Jim Lane has re-
turned to Lawrence.
The citizens with Lane killed Al OF
Quantrell's men. Lane is organizing a
force which he says will 60 into Missouri
in September.
Martial law has been proclaimed IN
Leayenwerth.
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Capture of a Blockade Runner.
Washington, Aug %.

washington, mug -o'
The navy department has received a
communication from Commander Ban-
chard of the steamer Rhode Island, re
porting the capture of the English screw
steamer Cronstadt, for violation of the
blockade of Wilmington, n G. Her
cargo consists of cotton, turpentlne and to-
bacco. She has been sent to Boston Tor
adjudication.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-03

EDITOR OF RUTLAND HERALD, Sir
Ny attention has been called this morn.
ing to an article in the Rutland Courier of
this week, IN which serious charges are
made against the Surgeon Of the Board of
Enrolment, now in session at this place,
In my official capacity as Medical lnspec-
tor of the Boards Of Enrolment of this
State, have made a thorough inspection
fthe operations of the Surgeon of this
Board, having been here on two different
occasions, spending several days with the
Board. and | deem it proper, in simple
justice to the Board, to state that such
charges as are there brought against ii,
are simply and unquah6edly false. There
is not word OF truth in the statement
that men having "heart disease, consump-
ton or even one leg an inch shorter than
the other" are accepted. The Surgeon of
this Board, so far as | can Judge from an
official inspection, is conscientious, exact
and careful, IN all his examinations. do
not suppose that he will claim for himself
that he is immaculate, or not liable to err.
1t would be strange indeed, if in eXamin-
ing fifteen hundred men, he should not
have made some mistakes. But he does
claim, and claim for him, that no man
who has any decided, disability, aokieh is
laid dozen in the lao as a ground for &C.
emptioR, has been knowingly accepted by
him. The Surgeon Of the Board is on his
oath to do his duty, he is required to
throw aside his individual Judgment to a
great extent, and decide upon cases sole
ly in accordance with the printed regula-
tons of the Department, and 1t is mat
ter of great uniarness to an upright pub
lie officer, who is dischargng most la
borious and unpleasant duty with fidelity
and honesty that he should be made the
subject of partisan attacks, in paper
whose columns, so far as | could Judge
from looking over them ARE filled with abuse
of the loyal men Of the State, and with en-
enlargement to the sympathizers with
those who are praying for the destruction
of our good Government.
| have written these few lines without
the knowledge of the Board, and solely as
matter OF common justice, | hope |
have no. intruded too far on your col
umns.
n n
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Pursuit Of QuantreIlss ssuerrtIias.-
Ea~ge mum be,s Hiiied.-No prisou-
ers taken. recovery of stolen
nF0nerIy,

Kansas Ilty, Aug. I'll.
Quantrel's men are scattered in their
Businesses throughout the border counties
and are still being hunted by all the avail
able troops from all parts of the district
Many of them have abandoned their worn
out horses and gone into the brush on foot
They were all remounted at Lawrence on
horses captured, and went off leading
their own horres laden with plumber, near
ly all of which they abandoned in The
chase before they got far into Missouri
Over 300 horses already have been taken
by our troops. including some of tho"
taken at Lawrence.
Most of the goods and money stoleDS
been recovered and will as far as is posa'
BILE be restored.
Reports that q more men have been
killed have been received since yesterday
making total of about so which VIII
probably be largely increased before any
considerable part of our troops Withdraw
from the pursuit. ,.
No prisoners have been taken and none
will be. -,
All houses IN which stolen goods have
been found have been destroyed, as wen
as all the houses of known guerfll&'
wherever onr troops have gone. l.,
Gen Ewing intends to destroy 'u'
houses of all persons in the border cOu,-
| ties outside of our militia stations, VINO "
not remove by the 9th of September, ID
obedience to general order.
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J. B. PAGE,
Rutland, August 90, 1868.

Rutland, August ~, 1900.
Look OCT FOR THE RAsCAL.-The
Whitehall Chronicle says that person
has been visiting the several school dis
tricts Whereabouts professedly to Obtain
orders for Harper's books. Having o.
tanned the signatures of the Trustees he
writes an order over them for the Library
monies, presents it to the Supervisor, draws
the money, and then leaves tor new field
of labor.
RUN OVERLAP Irshmau by the name
ct Elmore from Montreal, employed on
the wood train, while in a state OF lntoxl-
cation Law down on the track near the
depot at ST. Adams, Tuesday evening,
and was run over by train OF cars,
smashing both Of his legs so badly that
amputation was necessary.
WHERE THE REGIMENTS ARE.-ihe
several regiments of the Vermont Brigade
are located at the following points In New
York CITY: The I'd and 4th at Washing
ton Square the Sd and 9th at Tompklns
Square and the 9Th at Madison Square.
CoMMuTATIoN.-The amount o COM
mutation money paid, under the conscrlp-
ton law, in this Congressional district al
ready amounts to about Slo6,o0O. Ii
| will probably reach something over $780,
600.
LARGE EAGLE.-The Newport News
saws that on Friday, G. 5. Cutting, Esq
of West Derby, shot an American Eagle
in Newport that measured s.H leet from
tip to tip of wings,
| ARMY HoRsEs.-Capt. S. L. Goodel
of Brandon has purchased, since Febru
ary last. between four ana five thousand
horses, mostly for the government Ih'
prices paid averaged about Sllo.
MORE CoNscRIPTs.-Tuesday mornln
30 men from Vermont were sent down
the conscript rendezvous in Boston harbol
Thew reached that city Tuesday evening
and were kept at the Beach street bar
racks during the night.
TITLED BARBER.-The Newport New
thus describes the man who has opened
BARRIERS shop in the city OF Newport, Ve'
mont: Prof Gel Harvey, Tonsorlai a.
J list, Physiognomicai Hair Dresser, an
Capillary Abrldger.
PERSON Jewett is at his hon
in Swanton, quite indisposed. de WI
return to his regiment as soon as his heal
will permit.
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Death Of Admiral Foote'S widow
OF

NbW IIdFCni AfVc'
Mrs Caroline Augusta Street, WIDOW !"
the late Admiral Foote, died at the rss.'
dence of her father, Augustus K otres'
ESQ.,, in this city, on Wednesday eve
ming. Ii,
Mrs Foote was AZ years of age. na
funeral will take place on Friday a'''
noon at three o'clock. :,
Two sons are now the only surVisp'
members of the Admiral's family.
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From Charleston Fort sun" pres
beap eff Ruins-The sicse
UresSinR. ~

New York, Aug. =,
The French war steamer Typhoh ~
off Charleston Sunday, reports inc = ~ 4
progressing. Fort Sumter was a n''f
ruins but had not surrendered.
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IN THUNDER SHALL BE
DONE NOW?''

q
The Washington correspondents of the
New York Journal of Commerce, in speak
ing of the look of things at the Federal
Capital, says:
ssTom, Dick and Harry, who, on the
part of Congress, helped to prosecute tho
war at Manassas, Yorktown and Norfolk,
have now goae to examine the affairs in
front of fredericksburg. As heretofore,
the result Of their labors will probably
be magnificent. In the mean time, the
home managers are wondering, what in
thunder shall be done now2' Some OF
those who have seen the President since
the great slaughter, represent him as in 5
state of sore tribulation. No wonder
for no man upon earth has ever had such
heavy responsibilities resting upon his
shoulders. He needs the prayers, above
all other men, of the whole Christian
world. His good intentions and deserved
reputation as an amiable man and. good
joker, can avail him nothing in this ter
rible extremity of our nirtion s. history.
He can not remain stationery. He must
either straightcn his back and defy the
halt dozen men who are dragging him To
ruin, or he must throw himself Who'll $4hto
their power, and the incredible f,lnor Il
|afoat to-day. that it is his purpose 10
take the latter course.
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rear of Vicksburg, and from their in
trenched works on the hill their column
was engaged, and up to ten o'clock the
musketry and artillery fighting was very
severe.
The rebels in front Of Morgan'sA and
Smiths divisions were intrenched on
high rising ground. The position was
finally carried by storm. The gunboats
did not cooperate, but the Benton en-
gagged the Notifications on Harries Bluff
During the action several Of the crew
were killed, and Captain Gwinn, COM
mander, was mortally wounded. The
Fifty y-eighth Ohio, Eighth Missouri and
Second Kentucky sustained considerable
loss in Saturdays fight. Banks and Far
ragut were expected to cooperate, but had
not arrived
On Saturday night the two armies lay
on their arms, with the two bayous inter
yening. During the night pontoons were
constructed, notwithstanding terrific fire
from the enemy, who were in ambuscade
and under cover of underground.
At daylight on Sunday morninga con-
certed advance was made by General Sher-
mans entire force Gen. Steele had the
left, and A. J. and NJ j. Smith the right.
Steele turned the enemy's right, SO as to
communicate with General Morgan's di-
vision, they having beon separated by
swamps running at right angles to the
main front.
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A Soldiers Wife Starved |!

On Saturday soldiers wife-Mary
Ann Kinney-was found in her room, No.
S62 Central avenue, dead. Two children,
one nine and the other thirteen years of
age, were clinging in agony to the life
less body, all that remained of that which
to them was dearest on earth. The neigh
bors sent for the Coroner, jury was i'm
panneled, evidence heard as to the causes
of death, and verdict returned of ssDied
from want of care r'-G Cincinnati Gazette.
There it is, reader in all its naked hor-
ror-the whole story of Republican phi
lanthropy Had that poor, suffering,
starved wife, with her little ones, been
black and stolen, with what swift philan-
thropy every Abolitionist would have
rushed to her aid Had she been a con-
traband she might have drawn clothing
and food to save her poor neglected life
and her little ones; but as she was only q
white woman, and volunteers wife
curse her! let her die! Had the money
which has been wasted in freeing or steal
ing negroes been partly used to pay hel
husband for fighting for that people who
allowed her to starve, she might have beer
alive this day. She was, however, only
white; let her and her children die! Hae
she been slave, she would have had ;
warm home and plenty; but she was white
and among philantlrcpists, so she MAJ
die; while her husband is fighting for
cause for which he did not enlist, and, il
fact, periling his life to force starvation OF
his wife and children. The naked room
with its miserable signs of poverty, tn,
poor mattress, and the dead mother, will
ther little ones clinging to the dead body
ought to haunt Lincoln and his party. t,
their dying day Louisville Democrat.
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THE GREAT FIGHT IN THE CAB
INET-HOW IT ORIGINATED
STANTON AND HALLECK.

3 A gentleman direct from Washington
informs us that on Saturday last there was
an interchange of ciyilties between Stanton
and Halleck in the White House. The
Cabinet was in session, discussing the late
slaughter at Fredericksburg, when STAN
ton denied having any thing to do in ad-
visingit. Halleck replied that had not
the Secretary of War ordered the advance
it would net have been made, when Stan
ton called him liar. Old Halleck i'm
imediately shot out his left FIST at the
Stanton, handing him one
on the left eye, which felled the burly
Secretary to the floor, frescoing the left
side of his t'human face divine" in most
artistic manner. Stanton, although rcpu-
ted good in rough and tumble, couldn't
stand the impetuosity Of sold Brains,
and old Abe himself had to interfere, by
threatening to thrash both parties, if they
didn behave themselves. Burnside hav-
ing taken the responsibility of the late
engagement, we do not see the necessity
of any further discussion Of the subject
~ Pittsburg Penas.) Post.
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Battle i'll Progress at Vicks-
burgh.
81 5tf ~ - p a stt51 sf.sss3
SHERMAN REFUSES THE
s, ENEMY.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER ON.
BOTH SIDES.
CAIRO, January 8, 1863.

CAIRO, January 3, 1863.
Official dispatches have been received
at Helena. from General Sherman, on the
battlefield, near Vicksburg. On Satur,
day, the 9th, Sherman debarked his force
ON the dew bank of the Yazoo River, ten
miles above the mouth, and forming in
line Of battle, Immediately advanced to-
ward Yicksburg. After passing beyond
reach of the fire from the gunboat, Sher-
man encountered the enemy in force, when
a terrific conflict ensued and continued
for five hours, when the enemy was driven
bach between two bayous thSt girt the
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rHH Law OF rnwsHAPERs.

SUBSCRIBERS who do not givs express no,
tioe to the contrary, are consideSd As wisning
60 continue their subscription.
q. Ii subscribers order the distontlnuance OF
their newspapers, the publisher may continue
!. s.n,, t,r,n- until all arrearages are paid.
n snbscri,,ers neglect or refuse to take
from tn. Offices to Which they are
s;s.ct..d thew are he'll, responsible till they
~. saftlefl the bill. ssnd orsieredtbem discci
tinued.
4. II Subscribers remove to other rlacesE
without infsr,uiug the publishers and tue pa !
psrs arr. sent to the former direction, they art I
held rysponsit!e.
5. The courts have decided thai refusing t (
take periodicals from, the Office, or removirs
and leaving then, uncailea for. i psi,na faei'
3svidencs of intentional fraud.
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A THANKSGIVING GIFT.


"Let's have regular old-fashioned
Thanksgiving dinnerl' said Farmer
Wheaton.
Mrs Wheaton shook her head dubious
ly, with a remark concerning taxes and
shard times 80
{ 80, pshaw y said the farmer. "Weve
been pretty well to do, all the y ear, and l
guess were about as able to pay taxes as
other folks Come we'll have a. turkey
and a big Indian padding, and I'll pick
out the ycllowest pumpkin in the corn-l lot
to make pies Of! ESayl wife, shall we?"
g [ don't care p asscnted Mrs. Wheato1,
rather ungraciously, shut vas d calcula-
tin to sell the turkeys they II bring six
teen cents pound"
20, hang the sixteen cents a pound
Well keep thanksgivin' just as they used
to when was boy, in old Vermont
And / say wife ~ s.
> swell, what now?" @ :.
s"Let's ask Miss Manners and her moth.
ler to cone to dinner. There amt nc
prettier gal in the country. and she don't
get SEWN enough todo to keep the breath
lof life in her body, hardly! I'll stop thi.
esenin' as I go by and ask EN- to come
shall I?'
! ss Moses Wheaton, you're the stranees
man saw in all my blessed lifelD begal
Mrs. Wheaton, querulously. 81 can't b,
bothered with company Thered be tn,
china to get cut, and the best room to b,
slicked up, and no end o ceremony, be
fore the housell be fit for Miss Manner,
aud her fine lady ways. II won't have an,
such arrangements made, and that's tn,
long and short on'tl'
/ s.Very we'll said the farmer doggsdly
sIm determined they shall hare a gooe
lThanksgiy;n' dinner, whether they eat i
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g . net1p. .
From the N. Y. Eyning Post (Abolition.)
= ssu FREDERICKSBURG. 594

From the N. 7. Eyning Post (Abolition.)
FREDERICKSBURG. 5aj .
I. -
Eighteen hundred and sixty-two- tas
That is the number of wounded men
Who, if the telegraphs tale be true,
Reached Washington City but yester o. en-
And it is buta handful, the telegrams add,
To those who are coming by boats and
by cars:
Weary and wounded, dying and sad,
Coyered-but only in front-with scars
: III.
Some are wounded by MIME shot,
Others are torn by the kissing she'll,
AS it burst upon them as fierce and as hot
As demon spawned in a traitors hell.
IV.
Some are pierced by the sharp bayonet.
Others are crushed by the horses hoof;
Or fell 'ncath the shower 70 iron, which
met
Them as hail beats down on an open
s. roof.
81 v.
shallI tell what they did to meet this
fate? 3. - Z
= Why was this living death their DOOM
Why did they fall to this pitcous state
y Meath the rifles crack and the cannon's
q. = boom? at
VI.
Orders arrived and the river they crossed
Built the bridge in the enemys face
No matter how many were shot and lost,
And foated-sad corpses-away from
the place.
VII.
Orders they heard, and they scaled the
hight.
Climbing right, sintot the jaws of death"
Eacn man grasping his rife piece tight
Scarcely pausing to draw his breath.
VIII.
Sudden flashed on them a sheet Of fame
From hidden fence and from ambus-
cadc; .ts
A moment more-(they say this is fame)-
A thousand dead men on the grass We're
Fifteen thousand in wounded and killed,
s At least, k '.our loss, the newspapers
9 say.
This loss to our army must surely be filed
Against another great battle day.
x.
.tOur loss!'' Whose loss? Let dsmagogues
say
That the Cabinet, President, all are in
wrong,
What do the orphans and widows pray9
What is the burden of their sad song?
XI.
Tis their loss! But the tears in their weep
ing eye
Hide Cabinet, President, Generals-all:
And they only can see acold form that lies
On the hillside slope, by that fatal wall.
XII.
They can not discriminate men or means
They only demand that blunderina
cease,
m their frenzied grief they would end such
Though that end be-even with traitors
-peace. s3
| XIII.
Is Thy face from Thy people turned Oh
God?
Is Thy arm fer the Nation no longer
strong?
We cry from our homes-thc dead cry
from the sod
How long, oh! our righteous God, how
long2
New YoRK, December II, 1862
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NUMBER u.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


Ahersic soul is scornful Of being soorn-
ed.
Ths universe is the visible gurmens of
invisible.
The groves and woods are the musical
academeies of the singing birds.
No compassion is felt for the author who
denies sleep to himself to give it 70 his
readers.
In disputes, mon take hold of thought
by the wrong handles.
Volatility of words is carslessnsss Il
action; words are the wings of actions.
A beautiful lady's smiles are magnsla
to draw metal from the purse.
She is mean mother who runs ups
milkscore against her baby.
Ifthe wave threaten to engulf you, don't
add by your tears to the amount of watsr.
The true man is willing to die whsa-
ever It is best not to live.
To conquer fear, always do what ron sre
afraid to do.
He who doesn't love gardens will never
be in Paradise.
Many husband practices great deal
of stern denial toward sslf-but only Lis
other self
just thoughts often fail to produce Just
deeds, but deeds never fail to create just
thoughts,
Ifa hive Be distributed by rash and
stupid hands, instead Of honey it will
yield us boss.
The essence ofgrsatness is the psrcspe-
ion that virtue Is enough. Poverty Is it6
ornament.
A vow that you will or will not do this
or that shows conscious weakness, and
makes you ride behind yourself.
It doesn't necessarily follow that : man
will take what doesn't belong to him H.
cause he has hook nose.
Fa woman does not speak her secrets
with her lips, she is cure to tell theH in
her letters. Her pen is certain to split.
If husband and wife are fast couple,
tthere is danger in their case, a. II thaf oi
fast teen, that the coupling will break.
The true lover, if he so forfatgsts hin-
self as to indulge joy when alone, viii:
feel as if he we're guilty of robbing his
! partner.
He who seeks to increase ths. anantity
of his lands by prosecuting groundIssS
claims. will probably soon find himself -
gfeundless as his claims.
In good many dry goods stores there
should be change of men, unless the msn
will adopt change of measures, -
! Girls and boys have too great fSnd-
ness for uuripe fruit--espscially thst
(which grows upon the tree of love.
1 Adapt your means to Your ends. The
fiery steeds of Apollo might not work
we'll at the plow or dfay. 5
/ To devolve on science thA duties Of ~
kligion, or on religion the duties Of science,
is to bind together the living and ths
dead.