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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-08-05

HIeH PRICES The n. Y. Commercial
Advertiser publishes statistics showing
that prices have advanced more within
the last three years in this country
than they did in Great Britain during
the twenty years of war that ended in
1915. A comparison of prices of fifteen
leading articles Gall but three of home
production), shows that the greatest
part of this advance has been within
the last four months, and their rates
are higher in proportion than that of
gold, even SO that gold is exported in
stead of produce. The reason is said
to be that spectators have this season
abandoned stocks and gone to specula-
ting in necessaries of life to a frightful
extent and the amount invested by
them in these articles, which are held
for higher prices, is said TO be enor-
nous. Very many of them will be ru-
med by their operations, beyond a
doubt. The inoney-market has been
very tight for the past few days. and
money as hard TO get as even III 1857
two per cent. month being about the
lowest, and per cent month paid
in some cases. In consequences, specu.
lators find il necessary to sell, and on
Wednesday there was quite fall il
many kinds of produce in the cities
Flour went down SO cents per barrel
and Pork from 81 SO. The banks nov
refuse to discoun, notes based GA pro
duce, and a very little additional checl
will bring on aterrible crash.
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The Popular Loan and the Public
Duty.

To The Temom Transcript:
Our country is calling for money,
which, if not the motive power of its
machinery, is certainly its lubricator,
without which it would be disastrous to
go on.
Do people realize that it is their du-
ty to take the loan? Do they not rather
stop and consider whether these bonds
are the best thing in the way of an in
vestment
1t is said that many, especially coun-
try people, are boarding greenbacks;
cannot they be induced to hoard bonds
instead, which have the same security
and pay them interest besides.
Mass meetings should be held in
cities and towns to bring this matter
strongly before the people and explain
not only its importance to their gov
eminent, but it's importance to them
selves (for unfortunately we are not all
paragons of patriotism), but many can
only be moved by an appeal to Their
self-interest
Some persons croak about repudia-
ton when youurge them to take govern
J ment securities and say they prefer tt
put their money in savings banks or in
vest in good dividend paying stock com
panies, ignorant that much Of the funds
of these institutions is probably invest
ed in these very government bonds.
The Government must have money
! and there are but two legitimate way
Of raising it, why loans and by tax
: alton, and if you do not wish an add
tional turn given to the tax screws brin,
out portion of your surplus funds AM
loan it to the government; and beside
you will then have done something to
$ wards preventing the further imitation
e of prices which you SO often deplore.
4 Patriotism and self-mterest alike ar
4 calling loudly upon you; surely 20
cannot be entirely deaf to such a
appeal. III. IL r.
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT. exer-
cises of the sixtieth anniversary Of the
University of Vermont opened on
Sunday afternoon with the Baccalau-
reate Sermon by the Rev. w. q. I.
Shedd, d. d., Of New York City. This
discourse was "clear, earnest, thought
full and practical" On Sunday evening
the celebration of the Society for Re-
ligious Enquiry, took place and the
Rev. Frederick D. Huntington, d. d.,
of Boston, pronounced a discourse
which the Free Press pronounced tc
be fable, scholarly and interesting"
On Tuesday the exercises were an
Grafton by Rev. DR. Hitchcock of New
York, before the Phi Beta Kappa, al
10 clock in the forenoon, and the obit
uary discourses on the late Presiden
Wheeler by DIR. Tracy of Boston, anC
on the late President Pease by Rev
DIR. Shedd, of New York, at two o'clocl
in the afternoon.
4 On Commencement Day thirteel
graduated, and the honorary degree Q
ID. ID. was conferred on the Rev. Jane
Dougherty of Johnson, Rev. John i
Bigelow of Keeseville, Rev. j. L. Dwi
nell of California, and Rev. j. b. Went
worth of Buffalo, 4e eN
Judge Adds, of st. Adams, preside
at the Corporation Dinner, and exec
lent off-hand speeches were made b
Judge Adds, John S. Adams, Prof \
G. Clark, Rev Dr. Shedd, Prof Harl
nesf. and Rev G. G. Torrey.
z President Torrey, by reason of j
health, has rendered his resignation.
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Say- The Burlington Times in +

I0y- The Burlington Times in a re-
cent article on substitute brokers, re-
marks that "the eager pursuit of this
disreputable traffic in human flesh is
getting to be noisome stencil in the
nostrils of our towns-people. Our
Square and the parts adjacent are fast
growing to be little better than slave
mart. A vile combination of brokers,
kidnappers and confidence men, whose
lines of communication are perfect to
Canada line, have succeeded in prac-
ticing systematic and shameful extor-
ton upon the substitute, whose money
they invariably steal, upon the patri-
otto citizen whose determination to
put man into the army makes him
reluctantly submit to be severely
gouged. The result of this is that
the substitute gets no reward common
surate with the perils he pledges him
self to confront, while the cheating,
cozening broker gets not only the just
due of the recruit, but also an enor-
nous advance upon real value"
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Dsy- As the traveller moves over
the roads that wind through the hills
aud valleys of the Green Mountain
State, one evidence which meets his
eyes that he is III Christian country
is the oft recurring trough beside the
road where his horse can freely drink
How is it in these hot and dusty days
in this village? People come into
town every day in large numbers, on
business, and OF course we wish them
to come--but 50 far as our knowledge
extends, there is no public watering
place for man or beast, anywhere with
in the limits of the corporation. This
ought not to be.
There is a good deal of complaint
about the insufiiciency of the quantity
Of water that comes into the village.
OF this we are not prepared to speak,
further than to say, that if during this
dry and dusty time all the principal
streets could be sprinkled every day,
and two or three times day, it would
greatly promote the comfort and we
believe also the health of the inhabi-
tants 1t is manifest, however that
water is not at present to be had in
sufficient quantities for such pur-
pose H Nf
But we intended only to call atten-
ton to the subject. We are satisfied
that whatever can be shown to be re-
quired by the wants, the comfort OF
the safety of the people will be cheer
fully done at the proper time - R'tfane
Hc7ald. -
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daylight We blew up one Of fl.
pal rebel batteries, consist Pine
guns, and had carried three N.Y. o.
earthworks OF the rebels NV y
mail steamer left City Point tlEs p 1O Y
day morning" N'lc
A late dispatch Just received
"The assault COMMENCED n 4 9S g,
on Saturday morning by a terrS XIV
plosion, which completely deD tle g
one of the enemy's principal to..
front ofPetersburg, containina 1 T'
This was rendered a mass Of r,;r su'
Immediately upon this owl ,,
our artillery opened with one sI pp%
neous and continuous roar alot' 4'''
whole line.
up to the leaving of TIE mail
Cat 10 O'Clock we had cantnras !,
two outer earthworks and also Nv
tire line of rebel entrenchmepis =
battle continued to progress with +.
! greatest fury"
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WAR NEWS.

Our adyices from General Grant
army are of the most interesting and
exciting nature. 1t appears that the
movement across the James river by
portion of our forces was only feint,
which had the effect to cause the enemy
to draw off a considerable number of his
troops from Petersburg to the side of
Richmond supposed to be. threatened
On Thursday and Friday, after the sue
cessful fighting already detailed, and a
cavalry battle, in which Gregg's divis-
ion were engaged and finally routed the
enemy, our forces recrossed the river
On Saturday morning, at half-past four
O'Clock, the mine in front of Potter
division of the Ninth corps was explod-
ed, with tremendous effect, DESTROYING
one of the enemys forts and killing a
large number of their men. A very
heavy fire of artillery was at once OPP
ened along our lines on the rebels, while
the army, which had been in the mean
time formed, was pushed forward, the
LIST division of the Ninth corps forming
the advance.
Much fright was occasioned in Penn
sylvania on Saturday, by the news that
the rebels had crossed the Potomac and
were moving up in the old track from
Hagerstown towards Chambersburg
and Harrisburg A small force of mil
! itia was sent out to meet them, but they
were soon overpowered and the rebels,
who appear to have numbered about
800, marched into the town They de-
manded of the authorities heavy sum
OF money, and as it was not paid them
they set fire to many OF the buildings,
ana IL strong breeze prevailing, great
part of the town was destroyed. Hav-
ing done the mischief, they were finally
frightened away by the approach of
Gen. Averills force. 1t does not APP
pear that any considerable body of the
rebels have crossed the Potomac, or
that anything more than plumber was
the object of this movement. In fact
General Lee seems to have just now
work for all the men he can raise at
Petersburg and Richmond. All was
quiet at Harper's Ferry and the tele-
graph line has been repaired. Cham
bersburg, which has been twice occu-
pied by the rebels in former incursions,
Is only forty-fyemiles from Harrisburg,
the capital of the State, and has about
5000 inhabitants, The distress of the
citizens, the greater part of whom have
suffered by fire or robbery, is described
as being very great; the ounce of pre-
yention not having been Incoming,
the pound of cure is on its way down
from Harrisburg
BALTIMORE, July 3l.-We have the
glorious news from Gen. Grants arm,
by the Old Point boat, that the siepe Of
Petersburg has had an suspicious com,
mencement. H
The news received this morning is as
"The siege of Petersburg opened i,
learnest this Saturday )mornlng, and a,
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REBEL PRIsoN IN MAcoS GEORGIA.
The Washington Chronicle has received
letter from gallant officer now con
fined in the military prison, Macon,
Ga, from which we make the following
extract:
"Our bread ration and rice are not
as good on as large as Libbys with
boxes to assist us but we receive meat.
Without money many must suffer. Our
only hope is in the exchange, which
if it comes not, the government will
be held responsible by many. Nine
tenths of the officers We're captured IN
the front Let that class be relieved,
if the government desires to punish
the towards by Imprisonment.
We are encamped in grove through
which n stream runs, affording all the
water needed. The protection from
h cold nigh air and dew is not coed
and | feel the effects of the change SEN
sitiyely. Another eight months down
here Will strike my name from the
rolls, and many others also. am al
most naked--no hat, coat or drawers
pants seatless, and boots 'on the last
tour of duty There are plenty o
Iieutenants who can get paroled from
Lookout to exchange for me ifthe effort
were only made. / am not well.
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DD- The Boston Transcript says
that fresh water has been supplied at
two dollars and half barrel for the
past ten days at one of the fashionable
watering places in the vicinity of Bos-
ton. At that rate, what would be the
probable rate of other potables near
the modern Athens?
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Day- In view of the fact that Gen.
Grant has found very few negroes in
his recent movements, and that Gen.
Sherman reports but few able-bodied
negro men in the country occupied by
him, as well as information from other
sources. il is believed that operations
under the order allowing recruiting in
the rebel States. viii not yield men in
1 great numbers. an6 usf $50
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cents and not exceeding 70 cents 3
cents; exceeding % cents and not ex-
ceeding so cents 8 cents; exceeding
so cents and not exceeding $40
cents; exceeding 81, for each addition
al so cents in excess of S1--5 cents.
The following are some of the Taxes
imposed by the BILL
TAXES.
Income tax, over 5000 and not ex-
ceeding $5000-fve per cent, over
$4,000 and not exceeding $4,000
z IL per cent: over ten thousand
dollars-ten per cent,
Slaughtered cattle and calves eX-
ceeding three months old, for sale-20
cents per head; under B months--5 cts
swine, when the number exceeds twen-
ty in a year, per head--20 cents; sheep
and lambs--5 cents.
Railroads. steamboats,, ferryboats
and bridges, on gross receipts-5 per
cent
Express companies, on gross receipts
-3 per cent
Insurance companies, on gross re-
ceipts-1 per cent.
Telegraph companies, on gross re-
ceipts--5 per cent.
Edf Banks-1on the average amount Of
fdoposits. VI Jnenas, sabisctts Payment
| t,y check, ortlFaft, each han scar 1t
OF per cent; on circulation above 81
Iper efint, per eents, on circulation
less tbam 00. per csntAIl perl gent; OF
capital 1-2 of per cent
Lottenes--On gross receipts, 2 PEI
cent
Advertisements per cent.
Theatres, operas, circuses and muse
ums, on gross receipts, | per cent.
Cigars three to forty dollars pei
1000, according to valuation.
\ Tobacco manufactured Is to 81
per cent. per pound, according to kind
Skins rough, 5 per cent; finished
per cent
Stone and Slate, dressed for build
ing, 8 per cent.
) Spirits--frst proof, from July ]
1864, $50 per gallon; from Feb. ]
1865, 81 per gallon.
Manufacturers of cotton, wool, silk
worsted, fax, hemp, jute, india rubber
gutta percha, wood, willow, glass, pot
cry ware, leather, paper, iron, steel
lead tin, copper, zinc, brass, gold, sil
yer, horn, ivory, bone, bristle who'll.
or in part, OF of any other material no
otherwise provided for, 5 per cent.
Manufactures increased in value b
being polished, painted, vanished, &c
&c, on the increased value, 5 per cent
Paper Of all descriptions, includin
pasteboard binders board and tarre
paper for roofing and other purposes
3 per cent.
I Printed cards, bill heads, circulars
&c, books, magazines, pamphlets, re
views and all other similar printe
! publications, except newspapers, 5 pc
cent
Oil illuminating, per gallon, ,
cents, animal or vegetable not othel
5 wise specified, 5 cents
} Molasses- 5 per cent.
: Sugar per pound, / and cents az
! cording to standard.
) Coal-per ton, 3 cents.
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AMERICAN SNEAKs IN CASApA,,A N
da is just now the reeeptaciD.., tertsd
criminals, traitors and malcolssth si
the United States. At pres'e1n' .olal
is a stream of emigrants to tlle ' e0IB
of all persons who have lett 'ne y tlts
try for its good. They are soaa
classes runaways from the MT d
who want their section to win, ~ trc
too cowardly to fight; refugee esslled
the North, who dread beng g., o tipi
fight for their country; ana = = soul
persons from both North anu IN b
who fear to lose their proper IN tbl
commotion of war. All ~ o. Snsrs
are company that can wen % .,e ,eI
and to which the Canadians
welcome. ..>l4I eF-
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MY Gen. !. b. Mcpherson. who wa

sas- Gen. J b. Mcpherson who was
killed before Atlanta, was one of the
best officers of our army. He was a
graduate of West Point, from Ohio in
1853, and was one of the first in his
class. Among his classmates was
Hood, the rebel general who COM
manded the opposing forces on the
day he fell
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NEW York, Aug J.


The Heraids Washington slsa-
says it is currently reported 'n'' I
engagements are in progress io' !,
changing the commander Of inc A' ~.
of the Potomac. Gen. Meade % =. !.
mentioned in connection WIN
other command. W..
Both the Tribune and World > ~, W
ing specials intimate that ueii' n''
will succeed Gen. Meade. .A
One of the principal causes u ,,o,,
hesitation on the part OF the p Sa
which led to the disaster AZ ,,I.r
burg, was the belief that bau ~ mi
possession of the soldiers that I" u
which they were expected to lasg ,,Sr
which they could have taken anu 4,
commanded the rebel works s ~ h
town, and could have been lei~ .lsi
been previously mined by inc IA 4
For TINS reason the troops cvui snd
be induced to finish their wofh h
decentralization was created VIM IA
the fruits of victory when IL "''
in their grasp. fH
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STAMPS ON RECElPrs.--On and after
August l, Receipts for the pay of any
sum of money, or for the payment of
any debt due, erceeding ficenty dollars,
not being for the satisfaction of any
mortgage or Judgment or decree of
any court, and a receipt for the deliv-
cry of any property will require n
two cent revenue stamp. As this Is
something new in this country, there
will doubtless be some question as to
which party shall pay for the STAMP.
The general principle seems to us to
be this If A owes b $2l, b is OF
course entitled to that full amount,
and if A requires a certificate of its
payment, A should pay the expense,
namely, two cents. But circumstan-
ces alter cases, and if A patronizes
BIS hotel or buys shoes of c, and pays
cash, b and Q, to secure a continuance
of AS custom, will generally put on
the stamp and say nothing about it.
If A, however, instead of paying cash,
wants credit of three or six months,
it would be quite the thing for him to
pay the stamp i'll return for the accom-
mediation which he has received. The
idiosyncracies of men will of course
manifest themselves in this matter, as
III others We know of man who
had an opportunity to sell an estate
for $4,000, but who entertained serious
thoughts for letting it go for S2500, to
save three dollars on the stamp. There
will doubtles be frequent cases Of
"dodgingp and sharp practice, but the
general system among honorable men
will probably be about what we have
Indicated aboye.--Erchange
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degrees conferred was that OF LII. ID.
upon Ex-President Lord and Rev
Benjamin Labaree, ID. d., of Middle
bury College. $4,000 has been raised
to increase the endowment of the col
lege.
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So - Commencement at Dartmouth
D ives July Iii The graduating class
numbered 80. Among the honorary
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY porov.


The great event SO long antcin,,s
the explosion of the mine under u
rebel fort in front of the 9th army oo. =.
came off this morning at 40 mimi
past 4 o'clock. Picket firing was \,
up all night, and in fact, at the n.
the match was applied, the skirmiB.,
were still engaged ON both sides 7,
umes of dirt were thrown M r,r
over 300 feet in the air, resemblinr
immense fountain of earth more s,
anything else.
The 9th army corps at once charD
the works, driving the rebels to n.
second line of entertainments, and /.
ing IA number of prisoners, some
whom were dug ont of the dirt BAL
bruised These rebel prisoners 4,
that only about a dozen of Their "a
ment--a South Carolina one--nov,
mains.
As soon as the explosion took p.
100 guns Immediately opened on
front, while musketry blazed in
continuous line of fire along the Il
of the 9th and 9Th corps. The %
viii long be remembered by thos'
witnessed it.
The smoke from the guns soon
scured the view, and the first pan
lars of our success were gleameit
those who came in with prisoner
Prisoners say we completely
prised those in their front, they b
mostly asleep at the time Tbs
oners also state that there were
guns in the fortifications, whiel
course, were buried far out Of 1
One of the prisoners stated that
were busy mining under orr "
and that in two days more they W
have been ready to blow them up
we got the start of them.
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NV YORK. 4

-NLH i'hA' aug, p
7 he Gr1u ,eS special from Fredenl
dated Aug. ID, 8 30 p. M, has thet
lowing confirmation of the report
defeat of the rebels at Cumberland.
Gen. Kelly was attacked at Cumbi
land yesterday at 4 p. m, by as
force under Bradley johnson AZ
McCansland. After severe fight
several hours duration he complete
routed the enemy, capturing SEVEN
caissons, a great many wagons and
vast quantity of plumber which hs
had stolen in Pennsylvania. Iheas
my is in full retreat toward Old lor
and Gen. Kelly is pursuing him
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Internal Revenue.
THE NEW TAX LAW.

The following are the stamp duties
imposed by the new tax-bill. Tho
provisions for affixing md cancellinp
stamps are the same as before.
This was required on the first day
of August, and Ms it will be needed
every day for most of our subscribers
it might be advisable to preserve it foi
reference.