Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-09-25
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AwFUL ACCIDENT The settlement of
Rangeley, situated above the Umbagog chain
of lakes, consisted OF one house occupied by a
Mr. Kimball and family, and 20 miles from
any neighbors. One day, q fortnight since.
az Mr.. X. and wife were both absent from the
house, it took fire. and with three children
who were in IT, was entirely consumed. Mr.
K who is cripple, from an accident, lost
everything, and with his wife managed to
make his way here on foot. Lancaster A. n
Republican.
The Herald has a letter from Corinth to
the effect that rebel guerilas are very active
on the Mississippi, keeping our readers in
constant state OF wstcbiulness The whole
country is swarming with them. They are
chiefly under the command Of Rhody, Chain
ers, and Richardson. Corinth is to be held
a permanent military port. Measures are
progressing to suppress the guerrlas.
The traitor Maury says in bis letter to the
London Times -" Vallandigbam waits aud
watches over the border, pledged-ii elected
governor of Onio-to array it against Lincoln
and the war, and to go for peace What the
result of the election will be there | cannot
tel but the canvass is going on, and we know
that opposition to Lincoln and bis wal party
is growing more and more popular every day,
and throughout the whole North
The Phusburg Republican says that orders
have been received by Ordnance Sergeant
Mcclure, in charge of the U. S. Barracks at
that post, to prepare the same for the recep.
ton of some hundred or two of women and
children-iamilies Of deceased and disabled
soldiers.
! Sergeant Mcclure fred salute on the llth
in honor e the victories at Plattsburgh, in
the war OF 1912.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
has decided that Railroad having sold a
I ticket to a passenger, is responsible for any
damage in his going to the cars the same as
# he was in them, and that it is carelessness
on the part OF the corporation to run train
at full speed over the track between the depot
and another train standing on the outer track
waiting for passengers to get on board.
| In letter to bis friends in Memphis, in
speaking of his noble army, Gen Grant uses
the following beautiful and significant ex-
preston. They will rejoice with me that
the miserable adherunts of the rebellion,
whom their bayonets have driven from this
fair land, are being replaced by MEN VINO Ac-
KNowIEDGE HUMAN LIBERTY AS THE Only
TRUE FouNDATIoN OF HUMAN GoykRN-
MINT"
An amusing incident occurred in Oxford
county, Maine, last week BY mistake, Virgil
ID. Paris aud Rev. Mr.. Garland exchanged
carpet bags.-The former was on his way to
a Democratic meeting, and the latter was GO
ing to exchange prlpits with another clergy
man. Paris went to Newry with discourse
on the times, while the clergyman had in re-
turn Democratic speech, bottle of whisky,
and John Brown pike
The New York Express of Wednesday eve
ming remarks;
There has been, as indeed there now is. !
great activity in naval and military circles
here, during the last few days, but it is not
permissible to print patcusrs The large
number Of side-wheel steamers in the North /
River with troops on their decks, show that |
something is in the wind-but what that some |
thing Is, is not for the public ear"
The Government only got one hundred and .
five drafted men in Rhode Island, and six
hundred and seventy-eight substitutes-ma- /
king seven hundred and eighty-three soldiers
in all. The quota of the State was $3.50, to .
secure which draft for 1921 men was Or
dered.
The Mobile Register says "The negro ia
no longer an object of small talk in the South. |
The people Of the South have place for him, /
and that Is in the army. There should be no |
distinction of color, says the Register, when !
man Is willing to fight for his home and |
master"
1t is reported that well known General in
the Army Of the Potomac had made arrange /
ments TO give grand ball and feast at the
headquarters, when stop was put by an |
order from the Commanding General, in |
which Il was stated that the only balls recog- |
nized in that army were caanon balls
The popularity Of the new National Bank
ing scheme is well illustrated by the fact that
up to the 18th September eighty-two banks
nave been established under the act Of Con-
gress Of 1868, or about one per day since the
organization Of the first in June last,
-Four (out Of seven) candidates for Office in
Virginia City, Nevada Territory, are natives
OF New England. "out in the cold" surely