Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-20
IN ORLEANS COUNTY. N. z.
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From tie Orleans Republican, Aug. ~ ]

IN ORLEANS COUNTY, N. 7.
From tie Orleans Republican, Aug.12l
The d;a1 in this strict was not exempt from the
curious incidents that mark the wheel of fate. The
rsiog officers had pu dom the OF all that they
| could or hear o. inc'udGg The lame, blind, deaf
4 and dead This sHelled the enrCl.ueaI list, and Of
| course tie quota 10 be drawn. Among Che names put
| Ia the wheel for this toWnwe noticed that Of George
K Mason who died in the United States service nearly
year since, and w. A Sheldon, who has not resided
| in this town in four years
Among the drawn in tAis town are Jos. Begsrd aud
| Henry " ebbeF, neither of VIII on have ever walked
without artificial aid. There ia one clergyman, Rev.
Mr. Reddy, down. The editor Of this paper and the ju
nor eoor of the American, both took prizes So also
did the foreman oil th Office and two composite rs in the
American office. The firms Of Bedel Sears and Eos
ter Collins yield up all their members Justice Spen
Ger is the only legal gentleman drawn, and the medical
| profession loses nobody. Horny V. Van Dusen. Who
lost al at Gaines Mills and is now cerk at Wash
ng.oa is Glso called for. Four volunteer officers Capt
Bell and Lientenants GIski, Keayon and CASTLE are
| taken.
In Gaines, one clergyman, Rev. Mr.. Rogers is
| drawn.
Rdgeway loses its Supervisor Mr.. Gliddon, who is,
believe the only hrstclass Supervisor in the coun'
try In this town one of the drawn is hoy four years
of age-at least other person answering TO the name
| 10 known there.
In looking over the names the reader will doubtless
| discover other freaks Of fortune.
| IN PHILADELPHIA.
| 10. From the Ledger, Aug. 49,
In the several Congressional Districts in Philadelphia,
| where Boards of Enrolment engaged in hearing
claims TO exemption, average Of rs substitutes for
| each district is received daily. As soon as squad OF
200 b collected together, the men are forwarded to the
Army of the Potomac under sufficient guard. In view
OF the fact that sui stutes from Of the STATE
a. well as from other Safes, going forward, the army
will soon be filed In short time the drafted men Of
Philadelphia will requiredto report Tor duty, and the
additions to the army will prove large one.
IN NAV BEDFORD, MASS.
| From the New Bedford Mercury, Aug. IL
There we're SO conscrpts before the Board Of Enroll
ment at New Bedford yesterday, Of whom 81 received
exemption plpers furnished substitutes and IL pas ed.
The sub .Litutes taken TO camp this morning.
The following is the official statement of the opera
| tons Of the Board Of Enrolment up to Aug 10:
EXEMPT from disease, j55
Exempt from ether causes, o67
Ps,cd and not furnished substitutes or commuted l2l
| COMMITTED, %
| Furnished substitutes l9S
Total exemptions, 1886
being average OF ~ per cent. exempted, and rs
/ per cent passed
Judge Hollis decision holds the drafted man respon-
sb'e if il ubs tute proves to have been deserter-
COnscpS hardly feel safe in investing in Canadian New
Workers. who may by and by be claimed for service due
10 OuCle sam III SaPaSHg OehSi VIAL euD9si'uV'
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Three table walters at the American House in Boston
| were recently drafted aud INN edatey sbsconded 10
Woiboro, n. H.; they we're found by he Provost Mar
shall. On hearing that they were about being taken
back 70 Boston, the Copporheads OF tho place got up
meeting in opposition, which was inaugurated By
naval officer belonging to the Tenth Ward of Boston,
and bearing the name of celebrated Mormon prophet
who held forth the "unconstutionality" of the
script law &c. The proceedings were GU, short by
of the officers announcing that they had nothing to do
about the law except to enforce it, and that they should
take the prisoners by the boat about TO leave the
same time exhibiting loaded revolver The opposition
at subsidized and the deserter5 brought away
without further trouble
ga strong able. bodied man attempted to get an
emption the ground that he under height in
of the Rhode Island districts But the doctor united
peculiar twist in his back and he at once grew two
inches
4 deserter recently made an attempt to swim from
McNel Island Portland harbor, TO the main land but
was pursued aud caught. The fellow had the price OF
bis services $500 With lin when Re attempted
cape but lost it on the way. Besides this, he will
doubtedly be liable to punishment as deserttr.
One of the singular incidents of the conscrption at
Mddleboro, n. Ii, was the drawing OF two blind
brothers, John and Joseph Halton, of East Wareham.
substitute in the first Rhode Island district gave
bis name as Samuel Burns. On examination the letters
B. G. were handsomely marked on bis breast. When
asked if his name Samuel Burns, and what the
| meaning OF the above letters, with t#nkle Of the
eye he exclaimed "ThaIs for Bridget Connolly, my
sweetheart"