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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15

letter picked up near Bowling Green, Va,
which shows the feelings of the +. F.. VS..
in 1868. The letter is addressed to his
Representative in Congress
Yours truly, P. II. CALDWELL,
Lieut., and Act. @. NJ, lst Vt. Cav.
.. LOUISA c. H., Jan 21, ls63
Dear SIR Il was one of the earliest
and strongest supporters of the govern
ment-L contributed largely for the bene-
fit of the soldiers--my house has been a
hospital for sick soldiers, without fee or
reward-a large portion of my fencing
mas been burned-my garden and orchard
plundered, and various other injuries sus-
tanned from them and of all this made
no complaint. During the last year |
sold to the army, corn and hay at the
market price as long as had any to spare
from the wants of my family, cheerfully
and freely. Of late, however, young in.
experienced men have been continually
securing the country, looking for grain
and forage, pressing aud threatening to
press, breaking locks aud taking what
they, in their discretion, pleased, to the
annoyance, injury. oppression and per
haps starvation Of the citizens At these
dongs | am compelled to complain.
was visited by quartermaster sergeant
with posse of armed men and wagons
and required to furnish them with corn
| told them | had sold out all could
spare, to the army and to citizens for theil
use, getting from the latteG for severa
months past, $40 per barrel, and some
the latest, $l2. They said they mus
have corn for the army needed it. told
them if it would satisfy them would
spare 10 barrels, which they took and
went off. In a few days part of the same
party came back and said they must have
80 barrels more, and made many threats
of pressing &c. and at $3.50 per Dbl.
was obliged again to let them have the
corn. for which they gave a receipt
.
hvae since bought corn and paid $40.
believe none can be bought now for less
than $l2; and next summer if man
gets out of corn he will not be a bic to buy
it for $25, for the corn is not left in the
country, and the men who have no corn
will suffer. In addition to this quar-.
tfmaster sergeant came and bought some
hay, for which he paid in money and re.
quired me to sign blank receipt, and af
ter had gone away from home, he took
about 1000 lbs. which he neither bought
nor paid for, and have heard that b,
So VS. he don't intend to.
had thought that government was in
stituted for the protection Of the citizcn
and their property, but things go on So
we are plundered without redress ant
left to starve on our own premises. /
is useless to waste care and labor to max
support If it is to be taken away b,
such men in such way. | am awar
that the government has right to pres
provisions, but there is, or ought to be
some restriction and limitation. w q
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15
Physicians.

r A. STEELE, M. D., Homeopathic physician
'J and surgeon, Morrisvlle, VT. Office at his
'residence--at the d. 2 Noyes house. @
\tTM l.. WHITE, NJ. D., physician and sur
w geon, Hyde Park. Vt. Office at the for
lmer residence of J. +. Allen. ..l. ,
n ?. FORBUSH, surgeon den- sszssz-.s.
W. tist. Office in the Patriot HSfzg
Building, State st, Montpelier Vt. oItUYO
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TaiI0rs.

A II. WELLS, merchant tailor. Waterbury.
"A VT. ,dea.er In the best broadcloths, doeskins
cassimeres, vestings, tail0rs' trimmings, custom
Ready. made clothing, Gents furnishing
Goods, &c. Graments made in the most ap-
proved manner, and warranted to fit' 80
n II. M(LLANhshio tailor johnson vt.
I.All work made by him will be done In the best
tyle and warranted to fit. Cutting done for
theirs to make. Terms. cash on delivery. l
y N. TRACY. fashionable tailor. Johnson W.
S.Work done to o,der on short notice Cutting
done for Others to make. All work warranted. rs
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15

T N. LEIGHTON, Eden Corners, ". here.
II, by announces to the citizens of Lamoille
County and vicinity that he has made arrange
ments for doing House, Carriage and Furniture
Painting and 6raining, In the neatest manner,
and with the utmost dispatch. He also attends
to paper hanging and glazing. All orders
promptly attended to. ,tuatall.. OIL
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REMARKS OF BENZ. ii. STEELE OF DER
BY LINE AT THE DISTRICT CoNVEN.
TION AT HYDE PARK.

BY LINE AT THE DISTRICT CoNvEN-
TION AT HYDE PARK.
Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen:
| have been requested by Mr. Baxter
in his absence, as his ueighbor and towns
man to thank you on his behalf for any ex-
preston Of approval of his official course,
or of continuance of your confidence in
him which your appreciativc kindness
might lead you to make here today.
That approval and endorsement you
could not have expressed more forcibly or
more generously than you have by this
cordial and unanimous denomination.
You all regret and no one more than my
self, that Mr.. Baxter could not be here to
respond to it with his own lips. need
not say to you that it would have given
him the greatest pleasure to have been
hero today, member Of this convention
VI tuc Culon iHci Vi tHc lHllu DtStliCO
of Vermont, and to have met here his
life long friends from whom he has always
drawn sympathy and encouragement in
every patriotic thought and endeavor, and
to have here rendered up to your charita-
Bile consideration an account Of his stew
ardship as your public servant and repre-
sentative; but his duties at his post have
detained, or if he could be away. it has
seemed to bin that at this time there is
field Of usefulness among those who
have in their charge the honor, the glory,
and the life Of our little commonwealth
imperatively demanding his heartiest and
most untiring efforts. Whenever oul
thinncd and gallant regiments are bear
ing the green colors Of Vermont, those Of
forts are and always have been upspar
ingly given, and your interests in thes'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15

49,. Carriage Maker. IrJt..
WILSON GRISW0T.D, carriage and sleigh
w maker Gilmore, VT, keeps constantly on
hand. carriages and sleighs, Of the best work
!manihip. aud got UP In the best style. Repair
ing done promptly.
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SECESH LETTER OF 1868.

Mr.. EDITOR Enclosed | send you q
letter picked up near Bowling Green, Va.
which shows the feelings of the f. f. vs.
in 1868. The letter is addressed to his
Representative in Congress.
Yours truly, P. IL. CALDwELL,
Lieut., and Act O. NJ, lst Vt. Cav.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15
Jewellers.

,. .H -t' jewelers.. ft
II w. SCOTT, matchmaker and jeweler, John
VI. SON. VT, keeps constantly on hand an as
sortment of clocks, jewelry, patent medicines,
Essences, hair oils, candies spruce gum, &c. 3S
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15
Ceffins.

n GILBERT. Worthwhile, Keeps constantly on
~. banda supply Of ready-mad Coffins OF oil
sizes, and trims them to order on short notice,
In style 10 suit his customers. At q reasonable
rate. 7sf'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-15
" Quocumque me Fortuna ferat, ibo hospes.n

dlSmounted men with seven shooters croS-
sed and attacked the rebels in their works,
for they had thrown up hastily such
breastwolks as they could. A strong
force of mounted men followed and the
rebels soon scattered in every direction.
The column soon commenced to cross and
in little while we were all safely over
General Gregg had punished them severe
ly in our rear they came upon him with
their city militia, he massed his guns and
moved them down, charged upon them
and. scattered them, taking some prison
ers. We moved on to Mechanicsville,
had little fighting there and that was
the last.
"The men in our front at Meadow Bridge
were from Beouregard's army, and were
ordered to hold the road as long as man
lived, but they failed to do so. We
moved to near Gaines Mills and stopped
for. the night. The first part of our
march was very dry and dusty, and the
heat intense. Some were sunstruck, but
while we were at Meadow Bridge it CON-
mcnced to rain and more thankful set
mortals never travelled than we we're. 1t
continued to rain for several days. in
showers; makingit pretty hard travelling.
The next day we moved on to Malvern
Hill; here our gunboats shelled US some
before they found out who We were; hut
they did not do much damage. Our men
started out with but two or three days
rations, and now we had been out near
seven. Everything in the eating line
was taken through the country which we
passed. All the bread kind to be found
was corn meal meat was pretty plenty.
The country along the Chickahominy
is excellent, notwithstanding what have
heard to the contrary. We had near two
hundred prisoners and between three and
four hundred of our own men that we re-
took near Beaverdam Station of the 5th
corps on their way to Richmond un-
der a small guard in twenty minutes
more they would have been on board a
train at the station and out of our reach.
An immense quantity of provisions Was
destroyed at this station. Two trains of
cars, two large locomotives the, track. and
every thing connected with it, large
quantity of muskets, &C. A part of the
re-captured men took guns and fought
along with our advance On this raid
General Sheridan has won the confidence OF
all his men. think it was conducted in
mastery manner; we moved fearlessly
and defantly through the enemy's coun-
try, everything in order and not the
slightest chance for surprise. From
Malvern Hill we moved down to the vari.
Gus landings and went into camp and
soon had plenty of rations and forage"
| ~-,--
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12
A Poetioal Idea Realized.
ENocH ARDEN IN REAL LIFE.


A correspondent of the London Morning
Post writes from Brussels as follows: +
"a circumstance has just occurred here
which in some points resembles the events
out of which the Poet Laureate has made SO
much in sEnoch Arden About twenty years
ago q blacksmith was condemned to an inn
prisonment OF seven months for an assault
OF which ne had been found guilty; and on
the expiration OF his term of punishment, be-
ing unwilling to return to his former employ
ment, he enlisted in the Dutch army, and
shortly afterwards proceeded to the colonies
OF Holland, in the East Indies, leaving wife
and young daughter behind him. Five years
afterwards comrade who had served in the
same company arrived here and told the wife
that her husband had been killed with poi
soned arrow by one of the natives. The cem-
rade and the wife, having soon come TO an mn
derstanding, were married and lived happily
together Tor many years. Their happiness,
however, was interrupted a few days ago,
when an individual with white locks made his
appearance in the family circle, which includ-
ed seven children. This was the blacksmith,
who had been supposed to be long dead, who,
seeing how matters stood with his wife and
friend, made the best he could OF the change,
and, after having deposited three thousand
forins for the use of the daughter he had left
behind--who Is now twenty-five years of age
he took his departure for London in the
steamer Moselle, and has since, doubtless, ar
rived at his destination, though nobody here
seems to have been made acquainted with his
future plans or Intentions ah asa "a .as
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12
Muscular Power of the Tiger.

A bullock was killed by tiger near our en-
campment, on the banks of the Tumboordra,
In field surrounded by hedge Of prickly
pear, about six feet in height. The carcass OF
the bullock, still warm, was observed by one
OF our poems, who brought intelligence to the
tents. Within two hours we were at the spot,
and to our astonishment, found the carcass o.
the bullock partly devoured, on the outside o.
the fence, although the animal had evidently
been killed within it. Not twig in the hecge
was broken, and the only clue to account for
this apparent mystery were the deeply impress
ed footprints of a large tiger, on either side Of
the hedge. from which it appeared that he must
have sprung over the barrier with his prey 10
his jaws. The confirmation afforded, by pal
paoie traces, to the poems assertion, that the
bullock had been killed within the enclosure,
ana tue lmpossioliity of the carcass having
oeen removed Ia any other way, alone convlnc-
ed us OF the TACT; otherwise vCe' coi,Id NOT have
believed that an animal weiohin ndar six hmm
dred pounds could have exerted sacb nrodic-
ious strength. Any one who has examined
the anatomical strength of the tiger however
would readily believe the extraordinarv ~ ver
he is capable of exerting. His foreIeS e .,be
most perfect piece of mechanism that can he
conceived, supported by bone as hard and as
compact as ivory, and displaying. a mass .of
snew and muscle, TO be found only in thi.
most formidable weapon of this most agile snt
destructive of all animals. His jaws, neck
and sh )ulders, evince corresponding strength
and with reference to the foregoing anecdote
it must be borne In mind, that the cattle of In
dia, with the exception of buffaloes and par
ticular breed used for drawing carriages,) ar
of small size. and do not usually exceed tn
tiger himselfin weight lCampbell's) Indial
journal. saNH Sa6 ssH ef1enh
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12
Monday Morning, Dec. IL, 1864.
Babes in the Wood.


The following touching story is told by the
Melbourne australia correspondent of the
London Times: s''
'Some weeks back, at the station of Mr..
Dlgald Smith, at Horsham. two boys and q
girl, aged respectively the eldest boy nine, the
girl seven and the youngest boy five, the
children OF carpenter naiued Duff, wandered
by lhemseiVe into the bush and were lost.
They had been sent out by their mother, as
they had often gone out OH the same errand
before, TO gather broom, and on not returning
before dark the parents became alarmed, and
a search commenced. The father assisted by
friends and neighbors in large numbers,
secured the country in every direction for
nights and days in vain. At length, in despair,
the. assistance OF some aboriginal blacks was
obtained, these people possessing an almost
bloodhound instinct in following up the very
faintest tracks. The blacks soon come upon
the traces of the little wanderers, expatiating,
as these trackers always do, at every bent
twig, or hittened tuft of grass, on the appar-
ent actings OF the objects OF their search.
'Here, little one tired sit down. Big one
kneel down, carry him along. Here travel all
night; dark not see that bush; her fall on
him. Further on, and more observations.
Here little one tired again; big one kneel
down; no able to rise, fall fiat on his face.'
The accuracy of these readings of the blacks
was afterwards curiously corroborated by the
children themselves. s1sEed
"On the eighth day after they were lost, and
long after the extinction of the faintest hope
OF their ever being again seen alive, the
searching party came on them. They are de-
scribed as having been found all In row on a
ciump Of broom among some trees, the youn-
gest in the middle, carefully wrapped in his
sisters frock. They appeared to be in a deep
and not unpleasant sleep. On being awoke
the eldest tried to sit up, but fell back. His
face was so emaciated that his lips would not
cover his teeth, and he could only just feebly
groan Father. = The youngest who had suf-
fered least, woke up as from dream, child
like demanding, Father, why didn't you come
for us sooner? we were crying for you.'
The sister who was almost quite gone, when
lifted up could only murmur, Cold, cold.' No
wonder, as the little creature had stripped
herself Of her trock, as the elder boy said, to
cover Frank, for he was crying with the, cold.
"Tnechildren have all since done well, and
are rapidly recovering. They were without
food, aud by their own account, had only one
drink OF water during the Whole time they
were out, and this was from the Friday of one
week until the Saturday OF the next week, in
all, nine days and eight nights."'s ..i. a.
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12

faF
Under Lake Michigan The city Of Chi
cago is tunneling under Lake Michigan in or
der to secure supply offresh water. A cor
respondent of the Boston Commonwealth
thus describes the tunnel now in process of
construction: eataeaisit
put on an oilskin coat this afternoon, got
into "a sort of tub, held on very hard to an
iron bar, Though | knew 1t would not be of
the slightest use to doso, was let down into
our great lake tunnel and went In under Lake
Michigan as far as it is done, that is about six
hundred feet. 7 his tunnel is to burrow under
the lake two miles, out to where the water is
deep, clear and cOol in all weather5. There a
vast structure OF wood and iron, weighted
with stone, and with three tiers of food gates
to letin the water, is to be put down to meet
the tunnel; and in-this way we are to be sup
piled with pure water when the work IL done.
SO far the work is entirely successful. It is
driven through ayast bed of strong, compact
blue clay, through which not Que drop of wa
ter has come, though they struck fire once
and came near being burnt up. The clay is
cut with . tool like carpenters adze, and
the arch 1.-TWO bricks thick, and each brick in
spected three times1 is then laid as the clay is
cut out. It is a noble piece ofwork so far
and Las brought out some curious hints of old
are found buried under slxty-hye feet of clay
and stones. with the unmistakable glacier
groove in thematt the same depth, and stones
that yield petroleum, and stones of which nc
other specimens have been found between the
| Alleghanies and the Rocky Mountains; and
ron pyrites with goldy fascination abou,
them, and gypsum aud curious hints Of al
sorts, for those that love toread sermons in
stonesyk ~ j ~ IS ,Aa sh& .A&
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12

UNITED STATES OF AMERIoA,
& IS DISTRICT OF MAINE, Sc. V31psung W Ntg
Dt RSUANT to Monitions from. the Hon. Ashur
Il Ware Judge of the United states District Cour
within and for the District of Maine, hereby give
pubic notice that the following Lbes and Informa.
tions have been tiled in said Court, viz
Lt0et against Two THOUSAND CIGARS, seized
by the Collector he District of Portland and Fa.
land in said District
( An Iaformotion against TEN onxsTs OF TEA and
TwENIx.sEyKN &HALF aCHEsTs or TEA seized BY
the Collector of the District Of Portland and Fai-
mouth, on the seventh DAY of October last past at
Portland 10 said District.
An Information aga nat oEE oAsK OF wHIeKEY,
seized by the Collector of the District of Portland
and Falmouth, on the Dineteenth day of November
instant. at Portlano in said District.
A Libel against TwENTY-FoUR BAGS OF RAGS:
ONE HUNDRED AND RIGHT WOOL SOCKS, OR HOSE;
A LOT OF OLD LEAD, BRASS AND COPPER seized
by hsColector of the District of Portland and Fal-
mouth, on the twenty-fourth day Of October last
past at Portland in said District.
A Libel against THRER THOUSAND CIGARS, seized
/ mouth, on th- tenth iay of November instant at
Portland in said District. hhaffre & &
Which seizures were for breaches Of the 1awa Of
the United States. Ia more particularly set forth
IN said Ldoe and IoformatioDs; thata hearing and
trial Will be had thereon at Portland in said District
on the Second Tuesday of December neat, where any
persons interested therein, may appear and show
cause. If any can be shown Whelefore The same
should not be deereed forfeit ard disposed Of accord
ing te law. Is astl 4tl
Dated at Portland this twenty ninth day Of No
u. .. Deputy Marshal, Dist. Of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12
The Gold Fields Of Australia.

The Melbourne correspondent Of the Lon
don Times writes: aoisoa
sour gold fields are now attracting more
general attention than they have received for
some years past.- So many of the deep sink
ing companies have lately been beyond the
expectations even Of their sanguine project
ors, that deep sinking mania has for a time
seized the public mind, more especially in
Melbourne and Ballarat. 1t is not very sur
prising when we encounter such facts as the
following: zaH 1affsd ,lsai 81 saHetsga9 q e.
In Ballarat, at the present time there are
eighty-four companies, with O paid up capital
of e775, 900. Upwardso of a third of these are
paying dividends, and most of the others are
sanguine of hitting the gutter 1.-The name
given to the operation of coming upon some
subterranean auriierous river bed--a feat oc-
curing sometimes hundred feet below the
surface, sometimes four hundred feet. Thir-
teen Of these Ballarat companies have already
paid in dividends 81 ,140, 900, some of them, OF
course, yielding much higher rate than 9TH
ers, but most of them high. The. Daylesfofd
deep leads are equally rich, and the Golden
Rivers Company have struck gold at their
claim at Meredith, a town about midway be-
tween Ballarat and Geelong, an interesting
fact which induces many experienced miners
to belive that gold will yet be traced down to
the shores of Port Philip Bay, In the Gippa
land direction also many new reefs have late
ly been discovered between the now celebrat-
ed Woods and the Omeo, a wild and hitherto
unexplored solitude, to which there are al
ready symptoms of great rush this spring.
The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12
S5 REW ARD

osI-a young Newioundatd Deg; dark bIindio
.,es- W, with whte breast, throa and paws 10
d ware Will be paid to whoever viii eiuro the
oecsda,e sSae owser AZ Frosvs W oodss WeshIook..9
Se00uot-wil' >. FROST.