The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-27
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The LIST Vermont brigade have crossed the
Rappahannock six times in the face of the
enemy. There are no drawer champions of
the country's honor. Boston Journal.
When the rebels were encamped on John
vi. Bolts place they broke up his threshing
machine, worth 800 for frewood. when
there were not two dollars worth of fuel in
tne whole structure. Their officers took no
notice of the affair, although entreated by
Mr.. Bolts to have them burn his rails in.
stead.
CAPTUED GUERRILLAS To Be SHOT.-A
letter from the headquarters of the army OF
the Potomac says that an order had been
issued that all suerrillas who may be cap.
tured are to be Immediately shot. This
order, if enforced, will soon check the depre.
datlons of these desperate brigands.
In the war Of 1912 negro soldiers were paid
the same wages as others, ard the only CUES
ton raised was as to their right to the land
hounty, which Attorney General William
Writ decided in their favor.
DELAWARE ALL RIGHT. Nathaniel B.
Smitners, unconditional. unionist. was elected
Thursday by an almost unanimous vote,
Member of Congress for Delaware. to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Temple, dem
ocrat. MIR. Smlthers was member of the
Chicago convention. The secessonists re-
fused to vote because they were required 70
take an oath to support the Constitution and
Government of the United States.
Tho rotnrn &C uo,,,- lUoxJ
Europe was made the occasion of a great
festival at Plymouth Church on the evening
of the 18th. His congregation could not
sufficiently express their sentiments of wei
come in one evening and therefore the festi-
val was continued to the evening of the
18th.
Washington gossip says, it is now conced-
ed that Schuyler Colfax of Indiana will he
speaker of the House. Mr.. Burlington Ex-
VI. I. of Mass, and Mr.. Fessenden Ex.-M.
Z. OF Maine, are prominent candidates for
the cleekship.
The Cncinatti Inquirer pretends to have
reliable information that Judge fancy and
Secretary Chase have placed their resigna-
tons in the Presidents hands, and that MIR.
Chase is to have the judgeship.
The county canvassers of New York have
declared McCunn Judge elect. The case will
probably be taken into the courts.
Washington gossip credits the President
with the saying that the next two weeks
world be the most momen,us period of the
rebellion. We have had too many such peri.
DDS already.
A Washington letter says the government,
has determined that no further exchange of
prisoners shall take place till the rebel au-
thorltles Will agree to an exchange without
reservation. The colored soldiers and the
white officers who commanded them, now in
rebel hands, or at least captured by the reb-
els, must be accounted for.
A Morris Island letter of the 10Th saw,
that 10 shell were fired into Charleston on
the 18th, falling into the most populous Dor.
tons OF the city. On the fifteenth a very
heavy rebel fire continuously poured into our
batteries from the rebel works. There wa.
nothing new from the fleet. The Fulton re-
ports that the sea wall of Sumter has been
entirely destroyed. The rebels were build
ing bomb-proof in the ruins. The hon.
bardment still continues.
Put hole In the cover of YOUR meat MES
TO prevent them from working up poison
1 make SIRE OF their harmess,ess. throw
them into the svil pail.