The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-06-16
Miscellaneous.

~ AFa's = 81 H. TO-
Mono SOLDIERS There are
probably more colored men now I'M
der arms than most persons suppose.
The Anglo-At'rican says thai two
weeks ago Aliu,ant General Thomas
had 1000 Gen. Banks 1900, Kan.
sas regiments 1000, Gen. Hunter
about 5000 Gen. Foster 5000. Glen.
Ro:ecrans shout 5000, Navy 5000,
Gen. Curtis2, 700. Ma sachusetts reg
imeuts 1920, District Of Columbia
800, total Of $4,000. We know that
the estimate in some OF these cases il
too small, ard the actual number is
probably nearer 10000. Gen. TN
man in Louisiana has not done so much
as tic would have done, had il not been
for the arrangement made with Gen.
Banks and he planters for paid negro
labor But Gen. Banks said recently
that a country would soon opened
wherenegro enlistmcnts might be made
to any extent. He probably meant
Mississippi, which bills iair TO be soon
in our possession
A PRovosT MARITAL ASD i DE-.
TECTIyE KmLEn ~ ISDiAyA. = Mr.
Stevans, deputy provost m1rshal, Mr..
Clayfeld, detective, and nu enroll.
ing officer who accompanied them,
were fred upon near Man, lille, Rush
County, Indiana, one day last week, by
some men in a wheat.feld Mr. Stew
ems was instantly killed. Mr.. Clay
field fell mortaly wounded, and soon
afterwards died
The enrolling cfiicer was hot twice
through his clothing, but fortunately
escaped without any serious injury.
Two companies Of the Z ii INDIANA
regiment left indianapolis yesterday
for the scene ofthe murder.
Parson Brownlow must be writing
Tor the Nashville, Tenn, Union. we
Judge from what il says about T'ilgh-
man: The rebel General Tilgh,
man was killed at the bloody battle
d Champion Hills, BY a shell fred
from the brigade Of our cd friend
Gen. Burbrilgc. Cen. Burbridge
will accept our h arty thanks for kill
ing a violent rebel and very great
dog. lie was self-couceited. treacher-
Gus, reyengeful and dishonest, and we
are not sorry 10 hear Of bis death. We
rather guess that the devil has got him,
and that he now holds some sulphur
Gus position in the mos, torrid State o.
The ultra-Southern Confedcracy. Re.
quiescat in damnation !"
A correspondent oftte Tribune says
flat the lady OF Col. Morrison Of the
The 26th New Jersey regiment with
those Of Col. Grant, Col. Lewis, and
several lesser Vermont officers. being
Oh temporary visit to their has bands,
experienced the novel sensation Of
.eeing them 60 into action from an OPP
positc bluff. Fortunately, none Of the
ieoparded spouses suffered any dam.
age.
Thirty mounted Indians attacked
a coach 80 miles west of Salt Lake, on
the 10th inst, killed and scalped tile
driver and another employee. No
passengers were aboard. They OPEN
ed the mail bags stripped the coach,
and ran off The stock. Troops are af-
ter them.
The n. y. Tones says itknows hat
"thc Prcsie ents facial muscles are
much more likely TO be effected by the
state Of his stomach than By the con
diton Of the country II tbs be not
treason it is fat burglary" at least,
and the Provost Marshal should he on
Raymond's tracks. Tie President Of
The United States thinks more Of his
stomach than he does Of his country /!
A likely story.
Among the last lot Of prisoners re-
leased by the rebels and delivered an
der flag OF truce a, City Point. were
number Of dcserlers from the Union
army, to the rebels. They will be-
sent to their regiments for trial Tor
their desertion TO The enemy.
Vdnity Fair says a, TIE present mo.
meut, in fact, there are but two Oh
siructions TO the free navigation Of The
Mississippi River. One oflhese il the
Confede: ate army, and the other is the
Federal.
The chicago journals contain re.
yised list Of nearly ilree columns Of
the killed and wounded before Vicks.
bug. Our lates, telegram state cur
aggregate loses thus iar at about
1000.
Il is stated that there are nov over
sixty thousand deserters from the
army who hare no, rciurned 70 their
daty.