Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-01

times for the wednesday sundown buyers,
aud some Of the best salesmen waiting to ac-
commodate them. Perhaps the experience Of
this week and last will make the drovers so
cautious in buying that the supply next week
will be short, but the great quantity aud mod
crate prices OF mutton, will make fewer beef
cattle needed, so that we do not look f)r any
immediate improvement in the beef market.
John f. Callen. soldiers claim agent at
Washington. found guilty Of the offense of
taking Sl65 out of a poor soldier for collect
ing S272 back pay due him. has been disqual
flied by Secretary Stanton from acting as at
torney or agent in any business in the war de-
partment, and forbidden even to enter the
building, and the solicitor of the department
has been set upon him to make him disgorge
and pay the soldier back.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says -" When
Morgan 'raded' through Indiana and Ohio,
Richmond editors called him the gallant cav
alier of the South, and styled his horses teal
ing and old men and women numbering op-
erations glorious and chivalric. When Kill
patrc pitches his shells into Richmond and
outrivas Morgan In the raiding way, minus
the inhuman acts of the great horse-thief, the
same editors call his operations barbarous.'
A story is told Of young Frenchman
who wanted to enlist from Pittsfeld, bat ne
was under size aud under weight, and was re-
jected. He was bound to go, however and
wrote to Father Abraham, telling him So
Uncle Abe liked his spunk, and replied il he
would show his letter to certain New York
cavalry recruiting officer, he guessed he would
take him. and he did.
The Richmond Wing publishes, as a cap-
tai joke, the fact that rich jew, named Hy
man, has recently been robbed by the rebel
pickets near Richmond Of 900 in gold.
Hyman, it appears. had sold his house and
furniture, and turned all his assesis into gold,
and then obtained pass to leave. The
patriotic pickets had no objection to letting
Hymau leave, but not his money.
"Tbe land belonging to the insurgent ma
tives in New Iceland is to be confscated, and
about eight million acres are already consid-
cred to have been forfeited. The government
proposes TO turn the land to advantage by es-
tablishing upon il portion of the 20. 900 mil
itary settlers" This is Aaid in an English
paper which is filled with horror at the idea
of confscating the property of our rebels.
Among a party of slaves that arrived in
Boston from Virginia to enlist in Msssach-
usetts regiment, was one who was much whi-
ter than many white men and never would be
taken from his appearance for slave. His
family connection is somewhat singular, he
being son of his grandfather and brother
of his mother.
rebel deserter who came into our lines
at Huntsville, Alabama, said in answer to the
question "Do they oonscript close. over the
river ''-"Hell, stranger, should think they
did They take every man who hasn't been
dead more than two days" So the conf,de-
racy has only the ghost OF chance left
The president has graciously received a
psr Of stockings from. Miss. Addie Brock
way of fNewbu'yport, with the secesh flag knit
into the bottoms 80 that be may trampo on
it, and the Union flag on the top so that he
may nail his colors to the mast
OF course, with toe-nails.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading Dem
ocratic organ Of Ohio, denounces the notion
Of selecting an army officer as Democratic
candidate Tor the Presidency, on the ground
that the patty is a ''peace party" and the nom
nation OF a military candidate wonld be
forfeiture of principle and Of consistency.
Sure enough.
Rebel General Lee lives in a tent without
any floor in IT, having refused to have one put
in as Others were having done. He keeps
very much to himself, never drinks or swesrs,
and is very popular with the army, who have
implicit reliance in the old man.
lie is not an old man. but young enough
for a hard fight with Grant We guess that
will be Granted To him.
The gambling houses at Nashville have
been closed. and the gamblers ordered out of
the city
Gov. Evans Of Colorado has sued proc
amation calling a constitutional convention
for the first Monday in May.
Solicitor Whiting has decided that all per-
sons liable to be enrolled are liable to be
drafted, and though absent may be served
with notice left at their last place OF residence
Non-appearsnce upon such notice subjects
them to the penalties Of desertion. On this
decision the Provost Mdrsha has issued his
order