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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-01-29

PERsoNAL.-Mr. George ". Howe, opera
tor on the Vermont and Boston Telegraph
Line, at ST. Adams, has received an appoint
ment as operator at Nashville.
Col. ;. B. Wells, of Athens, Vt. has re
ceived the appointment Of assistant door
keeper Of the House Of Representatives. at
Washington: which Office he will hold un-
til the 18th of March 1865, with asalary of
$1,000 per annum.
Capt, II. c Parsons of the Vt. Cavalry has
resigned
Rev. Hugh Brown was installed by the
Presbytery Of Vermont. Jan. 5, 1864, pas
tor Of the United Presbyterian congregation
OF Greensboro, Vt.
Rev. Thos. Wrinkle of Nottingham, Vt
has volunteered
Rev. Geo B. Spalding of vergennes, has
declined the invitation given by the Congre-
gational church at St. Adams.
Rev Edward B. Chamberlin has, at his
own request, been dismissed from the charge
Of the Congregational church at Shoreham.
\ Mr.. Nichols died in Lincoln. Jan. Is.
aged 100 years and months. She was for
inerly from New Hampshire
Colonel Fish, Of the First Connecticut cav
airy, until recently Provost Marshal of Bal
timore, was arrested Sunday by order of the
Secretary of War, on a charge of fraud and
corruption.
The Senate in executive session Tuesday
confirmed the nomination of Charles A. Dana
as Second Assistant Secretary of War.
Gen. Wilson, of Gen. Grants staff. has
been appointed chief of the cavalry bureau.
Gen. Stoneman assumes command of the
cavalry in Gen. Grants department.
Gen. Hitchcock, Gen. Candy and Major
lialpine are appointed board to revise the
rules and articles of war.
Mr. Henry Clark, City Marshal of Spring
ield, Mass. has resigned his Office. on ac-
cunt ofthe public Condemnation and odium
ecause of his having been discovered in
aking 500 of the bounty money of a DOOR
ecruit.
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Vermont liens.

A house on Elm St, Montpelier, teck fir
Wednesday morning; little damage was dom
by the fire, but good deal by water. The,
have prize of 81 offered in Montpelier t
the Engine getting the first water on a fire
Henry W. Scctt's fax mill in South Shafts
bury was burned on the 18th, with abou
/ 81 200 worth of fax. The second story VIZ
a wood working shop. Total loss sbou'
! $1,000, with no insurance. Cause of the
/ fire unknown.
Ansel Foster, of Island Pond, has killed
seven full grown lynxes since the snow has
fallen. lie killed four in one day,-bounty
and pelts netting him $40.
Copper mining is to be begun in Brighton
in the spring, a number of capitalists of Port
land, Ne, having joined with j. ". Davis
Of Island Pond, who owns the land, and form
ed a stock company.
James Layton Of North Bennington was
arrested on Tuesday last for assault on Joseph
Davids. They got into quarrel in an oyster
saloon, and Laydon struck David with a
drawing knife, so that he will, probably.
lose the use Of one hand. Layton was COM
mitted to Jail.
Daniel Z. Bemis Of DummerstOn was killed
last week Monday by the fall of tree while
chopping. 1t had lodged and he cut it loose.
but misiudged the direction in which it would
fall, and 50 was crushed. He leaves wife
and two hildren.
The Rutland Herald says a fellow stole an
armlul of untried tallow from the American
House, was detected and arrested before he
got home, and was 81 badly scared by the
grasp Of the officer, that he nearly tainted
and the blood started from his nose.
Patrick Sweeney's wife, of St. Johnsbury.
sawed wood a while. and then went after wa
ter without her shoes on. Finding her feet
frozen when she got back, she put them INTO
the oven TO thaw them, and may be cripple
fol life in consequence. Frozen limbs should
be thawed very gradually in ice-water or
snow.
Mrs. Mccormick of Panton, fell on piece
Of ice, last week, and broke her arm.
\ physician from New Haven while cross
ing the Lake on the 10Th lost his horse. lie
broke through the ice, was got out after
some time, and died shortly after.
The capital of the Vermsnt Mutual Fire
Insurance Company is now over 81, 7OO, 900.
and is constantly augmenting.
Henry Crane, well known as the janitor of
the Court House at Montpelier, died at
London. c. W on Wednesday of last week,
from injuries received the day before, while
attempting to get upon the cars while they
were in motion
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\ Morris Island letter Of the Dist says
&c There was big scare IN the feet few
nights since, caused by some rebel obstruc-
tons floating out 10 sea. IL our irOn-clads
were nearer Charleston, neither torpedoes
nor sea-hOrses could run against them with
impunity.
The distractions in the channel between
sumter and Moultrie are entirely gone, and
the opinion of Naval officers l. that there are
no impediments TO our fleets progress, ex-
ccpt Those extending from James Island to
tue middle ground
OF thtir nature it is impossible to Judge.
though probably they are not half 50 forml-
daole as imagined.
rebel Ir0n-ciad. probably the Chicora.
was seen yesterday, west Of Fort Simpkins.
No less than three rcbtl iron-clads are seen
daily"
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BOSTON MARKET.

WEDNESDAY. Jsr N
FLOtR--The market is quite firm. sai..,su
ern suPerane at IS Is a g.; common e.t-,.. ''s'
a 8 81; medium do s. IS a & 8. ana -. 10
choice including Canada, Gcnssee. Ohio a. -
isAn at 8 50 q 81 3 2 Dbl In Corn HeaI d..
have been sales Of good shipping brand. Al a u.
50 . 2 boil and Rye Flour is selling in MAJ -.
at extreme prices. IN Buckwbest sales A. A g., =
375V 100 bs.
"hAlN.-rhe demand for Corn has been CUT.
limited the past "eeE new Southern yellow g. 30 =
- old Western mixed at 81 q. and old Ws,,s--
yellow at o. % v buIhel. Oats are dplI and b.,-
been In moderate demand sales Of No-tb,-, -
Canada at - q s5e y busheI, includinr mar ~
choice lots. In Rye there hav. been sale. A
81 IS p bushel. White Beans continue in ar n.
msnd and are firm. The sales have been A. & az
s. for common and good blue pod, and s. s., q g.
for marrow and extra pea Canada peas have t.s-
selling at s. Is a 20 = bushel, and firm. sbo-,.
have been selling at SIS a t35; and Pine Feed ,-s
Middlings at SO n sss per ton
PROVISIONS.-The demand Tor Pork is uloderst.
but prices are steady and firm. Sales At 81 70,
prime 81 q q 80 for mess and 81 a 25 Tor clear
and extra elear, cash. Beef is selling st Ell 50
Is 50 for Eastern and Western mess, As 10 qual..-
and family extra, at 81 a Il = bbl Lard G.
tinue' quite firm, and has been in fair demand q,
n lfic, in bbls and tieroes; and smoked Hams a..
in fair demand at ~ a &c . q, cash. Hogs h.,.
become duh, on account Of the very mild vez,as-
and prices have declined. Sales at = n &c f-
Western, and o. a lOc for State. Butter is very FRI
and prime quality is scarce Sales OF good. cho..,
and extra at 30 q 33c, and % a &c for eomu71
Cheese i selling at 2 a I5c y p. as u quality Do,
eluding common and prime.
NOOL-The Wool market has been pretty active
the past week, and prices u domestic ntiuue 70 be
well sustained. The demand has been confined O..
the finer grades, but all low clothing Wool. are
quiet The sales have been 5000 bs fleece ana
pulled at - a s7.c for fleece. and 90 a 81, for ORC
nary. superb and extra pulled
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MATCHED by A NoW,N.-In the somewhat
famous case Of Mrs. Boglen's will, which
Wa, tried some years. Mr.. Webster appeared
as counsellor for the appellant. Mrs. Green
0ugh, wife Of the Rev William Greenough,
late Of West Newton. a tall, straight, queen
~ looking woman, with keen black eye-a
woman Of great self-posses,i0n and decision
Of character-was called az a witness on the
opposite side. Webster at a glance had the
SagacIty % forcsee that her testimony. If it
contained anything of Importance, would have
great weight with the Jury lie therefore
resolved. IF possible, to break her up. and
when she answered the first question put to
her
d" believe 49, Webster roared cut, e we
don't want To hear what YOU believe, we
want TO hear what you know
Mrs. Greenough replied, That Is Just
what was about t. say, sir. and went on
with her testimony.
And, notwithstanding his repeated efforts
TO disconcert her, she pursued the even ten
or Of her way, until Webster, becoming unite
fearful Of the result, arose. apparently in
great agitation. and. drawing out his large
snuff box, thrust his thumb and finger to the
very bottom, and carrying the deep pinch to
pptu upetIllH- uTtN IL VI Win EuSto-
We6Ner-.'Mrs Greenough, was Mrs
Bo-den a neat woman -
Mrs. Greenough-'.I cannot give YOU very
full Information as 10 that, sir she had one
very dirty trick"
Ue6aer-'W that, ma am
Mrs. GresHOuqh-.' took snuff -
The roar of the court was such that he
neither rose nor spoke again till after Mrs.
Greenough had vacated her chair for another
witness.
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The substitute reported by Representative
Schenck for the military committee for the
Senate bill amendatory of the enrolment act.
makes the quota prUportionate to the number
subject 70 the draft, with allowances Tor en-
hstmeuts in the naval service Of such as are
liable to draft and provides tor further drafts
lt the quotas shall not be filed by the fixed
time. ltalOws a. substitutes persons not
liable 70 draft nj the time OF in the military
or naval service. Additions 10 existing en-
rollnents shall be made OF those omitted be
fore, young men arriving az the age of ~
and persons who have been in the military
service less than TWO wears and all persons
of foreign birth who have voted at a state OF
territorial election.
Nariner> drai ed NAV have eight DAYS To-
e.ccs O. enlist in the naval service but pilots.
engineers ami masters at arms in the naval
service my Not be drafted none are exempt
except those physically disabled. the Presl-
dent, ice President heads OF Executive De
I1runtut>. Governors oi States. and men I'm
the naval and military service and those who
having served TWO wears are houuably dis
charged Persons procuring substitutes are
exempt only for that draft. ana IA no case for
more than year, when the name Is again
placed upon tue enrolment li-t. The bin
preecrihcs tho penalty Of fine OF 5000
ANA Imprisonment not exceeding i've years
Tor resistance % the draft. 10 retains the
$500 commutatIun. OF physically disabled.
persons able 10 pay, but makes the lowest
limit OF income 81 ,3uO instead of 81 600
It dues not exempt clcrgymcn,uor allow COM
mutation exemptions Tor able bodied per
SONS.
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ANOTHER GREAT SNOW SroRH n THE WEST.
The heaviest snow storm Of the season visited
Cleveland and other points in Ohio Il week
ago. In Cleveland the streets were barri-
caled by large drifts, compelling a suspen-
sion OF all outdoor work and pedestrianism.
The trains on all the railroads were showed
under, and the street cars did not even at
tempt to run \ Cleveland paper saws Of
the appearance of the city on tuesday :
Cleveland yesterday wore the appearance
Of a Russian or Siberian city. and might
easily have been taken, as far as weather
portents 90, for Montreal or Moscow. Drifts
formed in the roads and on the sidewalks.
Very few braved the wind and storm and ap-
peared upon our streets. Some places Of bu-
siness were not opened at all, and those
which were did little or no business. Even
the police were idle, or busy only in saving
women and children from the wind and
driited snow. 1t is owing to their vigilance
that We have no loss of life in our own
city to chronicle, as In several cases they res
cued women and children who were overcome
by the storm and unable to proceed further
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IN the Senate, Monday, Sir Hale's Resolution
/ esking for en- Investigation of the affairs Of tn
Navy Department was referred to a select com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Hale, Grimes ant
Buckalew. 4 resolution was offered directing
the Committee on the Conduct Of the War to in
| quire into the character and efficiency Of Ii,
heavy ordnance now provided for fortihcatons
| Mr.. Sumner presented a bill to amend ~
act of JAY, 1862, prescribing an oath Of Office
| This was referred.
Mr.. SINNERS resolution for the enforcement
1 Of the rule requiring Senators TO subscribe Il
the oath WAS adopted by vote Of y to IL.
! In the House, resolution instructing the
| Military Committee to report a bill for an in
crelse Of pay to the soldiers was referred TO the
/ Committee on Military Affairs. The Senate's
Amendatory Enrolment bill was reported by the
| Military Committee, with amendments, and re-
| ferred TO the Committee Of the Whole.
Bills for a navy yard and depot in Western
waters; to secure the speedy Transmission Of the
mails; to form State government for Utah,
were introduced and referred.
The Committee on Elections made a report
against the claim of Mr. Field, Of Louisiana,
and Mr. Segar, Of Virginia. as Representatives
from those States.
In Committee Of the Whole the bill making
appropriations for the deficiencies. amounting to
between four and five million dollars for mis-
cellaneous objects, was taken up and discussed
Mr. Edgerton Of Ind. offered a series Of reso-
buttons, re-afiirmng the old Crittenden resolu-
tons, condemning the policy of the Administrl-
ton, wishing for peace without further blood
shed, &c; which were laid over
During debate, Mr.. Smith of Ky. said the life
blood Of the rebellion was drawn from slavery
and that wherever We tap this foundation Of the
rebellion, our efforts will be etfectual
Messrs Mallory and WadsWorth both charged
Mr.. Smith with unfaithfulness to his party.
Mr.. Smith responded by stating that he
(Smith) was nominated by a Convention which
was denounced by the Louisville Journal AZ an
abolition affair Mr.. Smith said he wac elected
by 5000 majority; and men who had owned
more slaves than all them together, had endorsed
his voting for Speaker Colfax.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr.. Bayari took
the oath required by the Senate resolution adopt
ed on Monday. Mr.. Richardson also took the
oath.
Mr.. Brown of No, introduced bill to build
a bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis
Mr.. Wilson introduced "a bin 90 print the rti-
cial report Of the operations Of the army Of the
United Sates-also bin securing homerteaG- 20
persons in the service Of the Uuited States
The Senate took up the resolution Of Mr.. VIII
son Of Mass, toeXpel senator Davis Of kentucky
from the senate
Mr.. Howard of Michigan, moved 20 strike out
the Woris " be expelled and To substitute for
them the words. 70. Dee ccusurei That Mr..
DAVIS is "a persistent AMI violent ralor against
some Of the most important measure, of the AL
miuIstrlr0u. is certain, but that Doe intends
treason may be- doubted
Is TIE Hou~E Fernando Wood ar-ucI .n f..ar
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lbIed.

In Milton. on the morning Of Jan. 18th. Issi l,
a violent attack q Diptheria, causing sickness d
only q hours, Charles Earnest only son u Frederi,
L.. and Mary z Morse, aged . years-less days
Little EarneyT possessed an active mind far il
advance % his years, and being Of peculiarly low
ins disposition won the affections Of all who knez
him sad hearts mourn his los. and by the mem
DRY Of his loving and winning ways are beckonst
Heayenward.
The Lord gave, and theILord hath taken away.
blessed be the name Of the Lord"
In Hine,bur-h Jan. 9Th John Kenyon, aged .
year,.
In thi, place. Jan 2ist, Tiney Piunsy. in bis n
year.
In Coleheston, Jan 18th, Josiah Adams, aged s.
years
Massachusetts papers please copy
In Ferrisburgh, Tuesday the 18th inst. susan
A, wife Of Reuben Parker aged SO years
Her funeral will be attended from her ase resi-
denee on sunday the slst inst, st n O'Clock. 4 NJ
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The OLD FAG.-One of those touching
instances Of love and venerdtion for ..Old
glory, which we so frequently record. oc-
Cured this morning on Friend street, as the
color company Of the 32d, Capt. Stephen
Rich, and Company II, Capt. james IL. Gun
bingham, Of Gloucester, with their smoke
stained, bullet-torn standard, were marching
to the Eastern Railroad station. A squad Of
soldiers on the sidewalk, seeing it approach.
formed in line on the curb-stone. and stood
with rcvcrently uncovered heads until the
last man of the rear rank had passed. One
cannot witness such a manifestation without
being deeply mpvcd.-BOSfoH Journal.
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NOVEL turkey STUFFING.-Wh hen the rebel
prisoners and their quarters, at Camp Doug
las, Chicago, were examined recently. a num-
Der of pistols, dirks, tools of various kinds
a considerable sum Of money was found
among them, or secreted in their barracks
The query as to how the articles were snug
gled IN was question that must be investi-
gated. Hence more rigid scrutinv was
male Of all packages that came into camp for
prisoners. The FIRST article that came in was
plump. fat turkey, nicely dressed and
stuffed, which came from Kentucky in a box
Upon examination in the centre of the dress
ing or 'stuthng," a small HOMEOPATHIC vial
was found, neatly corked and sealed. which.
upon being opened was found t. contain a
nifty dollar Government greenback.
A neat square piece of head cheese was re-
celyed three or four days later. inside of
which was found $50 in greenbacks. very Sc
eurely protected frUm moisture in a similar
manner. Ten dollars were found in the mid
die OF loaf of cake sent one oi the prisoners
evidently doubled acruss the end of a ca.e
knife blade, and showed to the centre of the
cake.
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on the west, and the icy breath cones anob-
structed over the prairie- for thousand miles.
The cold was rather worse farther south, As III
gathered force Is it Travelled farther
Let some grumblirg farmer, in some sheltered
nook Of the Vermont hills, with his wood-shed
full Of last-year hard maple, and his snug
outbuildings, and warmly stabbed cattle. and
his running spring water; contrast his situation
with favored friend who had emgrsted to the
great west, and has broad acres VI lhe fertile
itoneless prairie 4 house, whose frame is made
Of scantling, boarded on the outside, and board
ed GA tire inside, perhaps it may be lsthei and
plsstered. Lumber Is too dear and too far away
to afford shed The wind has fair rake for
hundreds Of miles. His wood pile is small for
II must e drawn ten miles, and is poor at that.
Be cannot even steal a rail on a cold day. for
his farm Is guiltless Of them-It is surrounded
by wire fence, or a board fence of three boards
high. His cattle have no shelter, except the
standing corn stalks, or the stack Of straw. For
his horses he has a straw hoyd \ few rails laid
up with straw between them makes his granary.
for wheat \ few rails laid up without straw.
and most often without covering, forms his corn
crib. His water brought from distant hollow or
slough (sie,e as they call it, or from a sixty
foot well, and hard enough at that to breakbpe's
face
These are the comforts Of prairie life in win
ter, and with such winter as this Grumblinc
friend ii you love comfort stick to your mountain
farm and your mountain home
1t has different aspect here in summer. and
even now there are some reieeming features. Tie
streets Of this little city are pleasant sight now
a-days, to hungry people. Yesterday counted
a hundred teams, loaded with pork, and suppose
there were twice that number during the day.
There were aiso ten thousand bushels of wheat
came into town, and FIVE thousand bushels Of
corn, besides other grain. Thus it has been for
a week past, and Will be for a month to come, if
the sleighing holds. Pork is worth from SIX to
seyen dollars per hundred, wheat brings from
% cts. To SLIP, corn has reached 10 cts per
bushel. oats %.
There is but une line Of railroad to the east.
within from twenty to forty miles OF Us, and at
no time for the past year has it been adequate
to the business. Every one Of the depots are
now full to repletion, ami viii be for months to
cone. Hundreds Of hogs tro1e to death in the
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THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS
County Convention.

The Freemen of ChIttenden County, who
are in favor Of the Prohibitory law are here
by notified to meet in Convention. at the
Town Hall in Williston, on Tuesday, the 9th
day of February, 1854, at 10 O'Clock, \. NJ.
to nominate some person for County Commits
sioner for the year ensuing.
E. II. WHEELER }
4. b. IlALBERT. Committee.
q. q. BENEDICT,
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How ABAHAN FIANkEu Tile NtL,NBr.-
HANITEs.-G0v. Betb represents the ,rrtu-i-
assn and unauimitv vt The Wet iu favor of
Mr.. Lincoln's reelection as without o. uar-
allcl. The enthusiasm for G,u. Harris 90 l!id
not equal it. lie attributes the rau-in. de-
Feat OF Nallandigham and thc .lutl-hiu. of
copperheadi-m in all the West u NJ Lin
cons shrewd reception of the committee who
called on him u obtain reversal Of the de-
cree of Punishment. They called o. ket,o-
Ltlcal.capital out Of the visit with ul exfec-
tatiOn that the president would Weld O. their
request. Had the PRECEDENT been imt-rilu--
denounced them az traitors and threatened
them with arrest-they would have got the
capital they sought But when be diI not
ask them to youch for Nallandigham loyal-
~ or conduct, but simply Tor their own
asking them % admit M writing thar war
exl,ted-that 1t was lust war on the uart
OF the soycrnment-thatt they would present
no obstacle o. lts prosecution % the raising
OF men or the appropriation of funds o. nut
down the reoellI1n-saynE that if thew
would do - he would grant their re-
que,t-they retired astuuishcd. The cundi-
lions of return for the exile were submitted
% ODD and other friends Of the exilcd ra-
trot, who decided that TO accept the c1ndi-
tlon- would be 10 hoist the peace party into
the air by IT. own letard and they could not
he accepted. But the terms OF release flew on
the wings of the wind through all the land
the refusal of the men to accept the terms
contrasted with their professed LOYALTY. va,
written as If with a pencil Of fre-the cry Of
persecution was hushcd-the TIRE of the en-
envy draWn-the sentence Of Punishment ar-
proyed-and the whole West made ready to
support the adroit president for another
term url0gi in the Boston Journal
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The House Military Committee will renort
Dill TO amend the enrolment act. Differing
somewhat from that adopted by the Senate
IL provides that enrolled persons NAV. pre-
Nlous to the draft, furnish substitutes Who.
are not liable to draft. ANY person now
IN the military or naval service mot pbvsi-
eally dIsqualifed) who has served more than
one year, and whose term of unexprrcd ser
wee shall not at the time of substitution ey-
coed SIX months, may be employed as su bsti-
TUE IN the troops OF the State in which he
eniis'ed; Drafted persons who pay for procu-
from the draft in filling that quota. and
their names shall be retained on the rol, for
future draft va
DRAFTED persons exempt for physical disa-
Diiity, whose income exceeds $1,000. shall
pay $500 Communication money to the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue.
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Justice Courts sometimes have odd cases
in Montpelier a. well as elsewhere. Last
week a grocery-man complained Of some boys
for stealing peanuts, tobacco, &c, and in
ducing him to give them liquor BIZ threats
The grOcery-uan swOre 10 these things, and
also that hIs name was not the name inserted
ia the complaint as owner of the property.
IHcrcuV9n the boys were discharged. and
clmplaiuaut was held for violating the liquor
law. lie confessed % ten offences. was fined
500. and then be- entered an appeal. The
bly- may have their turn ON new com
plaiut- ~ alton S J0uruaL