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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

THx FIRsr vERMosr CAVALRY. "A
Washington special dispatch to the Th-
hume says In the battle OF Cedar Greek,
where Sheridan won his last decisive
victory on the 10th inst, the LIST YER
mont cavalry, Lieut. Col. ]. w. Bennett
commanding, In most brilliant charge
captured one hundred and sixty-ons
prisoners, among whom were Nal. Gen.
Ramseur, one Colonel and one Lleaten-
ant-Colonel they also took % pieces OF
artillery, battle flags, ii caissons, IL
army wagons, ambulances, SO sets ar
tillery harness, rs sets wagon harness,
SO horses and 60 mules. As there were
but AS pieces of artillery captured By
the whole army, this splendid achieve
ment Of the Green Mountain Boys can
be fully appreciated. Gen. Sheridan
states that no regiment has captured a.
much In single charge since the war
commenced. The LIST Vermont has long
been terror to the rebels. Col. Wells
Of the regiment was in command Of the
brigade, which is the I'd brigade In Gen.
Custar's division. The regiment hold
and cherish the official receipts for I'll
the above property.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

QUESTIONS FOR LOYAL DRMoCRATs.-
What are we to negotiate about2 Is 1t
as to the giving up of the Mississippi
and its tributaries, together with New
Orleans, Vicksburg and TENNESSEE Is
it West Virginia, which has been adj
mitted as new free state, to be surren-
dered Are Fortress Monroe and the
Chesapeake to be abandoned Is the
rebel flag to float at Alexandria, and on
the nights of Arlington /; and are rebel
cannon to be planted there in sight of
and to command the very capitol of the
Union? Are we to Insult loyal Ken
lucky, Missouri, Maryland and Della
ware by negotiating about them? Are
we to give back Western to Eastern
Virginia Where is the line of division
to run, and what armies would be strong
enough to maintain peace upon the Dor
der2 What portion ofthe mighty terri
tories uniting US with the Pacific are to
be surrendered 2 Are we to turn over
to the cruel despotism Of their bloody
and ruthless masters, the millions Of
loyal people Of the South, to whom we
have given the most sacred pledge Of the
protection Of the Union And, last of
all, are the two millions of slaves, as
Jefferson Davis complains, who have
been emancipated by the constitutional
war proclamation of President Lincoln,
are they to be remanded to slavery, in.
Guiding the thousands who have so gall
lantly fought in our defense.-Rob~s y.
Walker. 4e ad .aoi3Bys
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

CoLoRRp TRooPs.-Major Gen. Butler,
who to his praise be it said metes out
stern and impartial justice to all his SOL
diers, pays the following high tribute to
the gallantry Of the colored troops in a
General Order dated Oct 18th. He evil
IDENTIFY would be well pleased to have
the rebels arm the negro: !.
OF the colored soldiers of the Third Di-
vision of the Eighteenth and Tenth corps
and the officers who led them, the Gene
raj Commanding desires to make special
mention. In the charge on the enemy's
works by the colored division of the
Eighteenth Corps at Spring Hill, New
Market, better men were never better
led-better officers never led better men.
With hardly any exception, the officers
of the colored troops have justified the
care with which they have been select
ed. A few more such gallant charges,
and the command of colored troops will
be the post of honor in American ar
mics Our colored soldiers, by GOODNESS,
steadineSs, and determined courage and
dash, have silenced every cavil of the
doubters of their soldierly capacity, and
drawn tokens of admiration from their
enemies; they have brought their late
masters even, to the consideration OF the
question, whether they will employ as
soldiers this hitherto despised race Be
it so! This war is ended when the
musket is in the hands of every able
bodied negro who wishes to use one.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

VALLAxDIGHAM SMOKED 0ur-Since
the Chicago Convention, the New York
World and other leading democratic
papers have taken to abusing Mr.. Val
landigham. In order to relieve the party
from the odium of his peace notions. Of
late the World has been so severe on
Vallandigham that he could stand it no
longer, and has come out in a letter in
self defence, which is curious and inter
esting as q revelation of the secret his
tory of the Chicago Convention. Mr.
Vallandigham denies that he was in
miserable minority in the convention
On the contrary he says he wrote the
second and material resolution 1.-THE
peace plank), and that the various sub
stitutes offered for it never at any time
received more than three votes. Mr..
Vallandigham goes on to say:
"Mr. Vallandigham did not lead the
opposition to Mcclellan but confined
his efforts almost exclusively to the
question of platform. He did, indeed,
vote against Gen. Mcclellan on the first,
but for him on the revised ballot, and
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous; whereupon Cassidy threw
up his hat and shouted, and he and all
his fellows proclaimed Vallandigham a
very proper man"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

pounds OF dried apples distributed
among the soldiers would do them more
good than the whole 1t The soldiers,
however, will like to see that they are
remembered and appreciated.
TuR HOSPITAL AND CANADA MUTTON.
In reference 10 the Hospital the bill OF
fare on Sundays embraces mutton, and
as there are between four aud i've hun
dred inmates 1t Is readily seen that 1t
requires good many pounds to supply
them. Dir. n II, Whittier ii tbs .ace
N"g 80 Contract to supply the hospital,
aud 1t Is necessary to go TO Canada To
get the sheep. At the time OF the st.
Adams raid, Mr., J, n. Phelps was on his
way and near st. Adams with between
fifty and sixty pounds weight Of silver
money in his wagon to buy sheep with.
He is supposed to have had very pecu-
liar feelings under the circumstances
with which he was surrounded, but he
succeeded in passing along unharmed,
and procuring the requisite number Of
good, fat Cotswolds and Leicesters.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

In LOVE WITH THE PARsoN-The Lon
don Court journal tells us the following
pretty love story; "a scene lately took
place at the house of Colonel and Lady
-, in the North. The daughter a
very' lovely girl, fell in love with the
tutor, Presbyterian clergyman, and so
far forgot herself as 10 make known to
him her attachment. In honor bound,
and to the credit of the Scotch clergy be
it spoken, he reasoned with her, and
then, finding argument Of no avail, went
to her father and begged for his imme-
diate dismissal. The colonel was as
founded, but when, upon inquiry, the
truth transpired, he was SO struck with
the young mans deep sense of honor,
that he told him he would give him an
opportunity Of going to Oxford and
taking orders, and that upon entering
the English church he would not only
give him living, but his daughter also.
We understand both parties are very
happy under so kind and sensible an ar
rangement." aIG1 4tal
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

SCENE IN THE WAR DEPARTMENr.-The
following scene occurred during the
presentation of the flags captured in the
Shenandoah valley .a5- ~. E.-
Sweeney, who captured the flag sup
posed to belong to the lateGen. Ramseur's
headquarters is not yet eighteen years Of
age. His explanation to the Secretary of
the capture was very amusing-"Me and
another one of the boys" said he, saw
au ambulance, and ordered it to halt -
Says the driver, the General ordered the
ambulance to go on Says |, What Gen
eral 2 Says the driver, Gen. Ramseur.'
Says ], that is the very man | am look
ing for So the other boy and myself
took Gen. Ramseur, the Surgeon, the
driver, the ambulance and the horses.
Gen. Custar explained that the boy had
on gray jacket when he made the cap
ture, and had thus misled the driver of
Gen. Ramseur's ambulance. The Secre-
tary said he would like to see the ''other
boy" who Sweeney stated was Corporal
Fred. Lyons, LIST Vermont cavalry. Sec
rotary Stanton then returned to these
soldiers the thanks of the department
and of the government for their gallant
ry in this great and brilliant battle,
stating that each of them would be fur
nished with medal in commemoration
of their bravery.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

The ST.. ALBANs RAID.-We make the
following extracts from a letter in the
Burlington Times, dated at st. Johns:
Lieut.. Young has been recognized here
by one or two Burlington gentlemen, as
one of the leaders In the disturbance be-
fore Strong's Hall, Burlington, on the
day of the Union State Convention.
At ii A. NJ, the thirteeR prisoners
We're brought into room near the Jail
proper and being arranged in sort OF
semi circle with two Montreal consta-
bles among them; the witnesses were
introduced one by one, and sworn upon
the sholy book" In no instance did
they fail to identify at least two of the
parties save one, Mr. VIM. r. Conger. OF
st. Adams, who insisted that one Of the
worthy constables was raider" A
hearty laugh followed the blunder OF
the over. confident Mr.. Conger whose
discomposure was evidently rellshed By
the very jolly prisoners.
On Monday evening, Mr.. Sanders had
an important conversation with an &C.
quaintance of his Vermont gentleman,
formerlya leading Democratic politician
and delegate to the Charleston Con-
vention. 1T was substantially to this
effect that Sin the first place, this raid
was merely the starting point and that
If it had not been for him, Buffalo would
have been burned long since and that
now there were over 10000 men of the
stamp of those raiders In Canada, and
that these raids would continue to take
place and our towns would be burned
and pillaged all through on the frontier.
Furthermore, these men would not be
delivered up, and If this complication
would cause war between Great Brit
ain and the North, what did they care !
1t could not hurt their cause at ell but
largely benefit It," fae
1t is stated this morning by reliable
gentlemen, well informed as to tho state
o. affairs In the provinces, and knowing
to the plans of the Confederate agents.
that about t,oo thousand Of the most
trusty and efficient soldiers have been
detached from the various veteran regi-
ments of the Confederate army and made
their way to Canada to participate n
guerrilla expeditions which are now
preparing within its borders. A 0@
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

vs. Con. THoMAs.--A co sIon ent with
{ the army of Gen. Sheridan Civ 9 tn TO.
lowing 'first-rate notice" OF Col. THIN
as of the 9Th Vermont y TgTD8kT
{ eat the battle of October 10th, the ID
Brigade Of the1st Division, 10th Army
Corps, was commanded by Col Stephen
Thomas of The 9th Vermont Veteran Vol
unteers, OF which officer it would be I'm
possible to speak in terms of too much
praise. TO his indomitable courage and
coolness may be attributed the splendid
discipline and fighting of the I'd Brigade
on that morning, when under q terribly
enfilading fire OF the enemy, they gal
lantly maintained the left Of the LIST d.
vision line. 0H f So st9Hy@pg09
"a Col. Thomas is a Vermonter, with ~
the characteristics Of Green Mountain
boy was prominent Democrat ante.
rior to the rebellion, and a candidate
upon the gubernatorial ticket of his
party in 1850. He nobly sacrificed party
to principle at his count-v's call and
has led his brave regiment through
many battles, from Port Hudson TO this
added hour of victory in the valley a
the Shenandoah. His speech to his reg.
iment just before q gallant charge at the
late battle of Winchester Is character
lstic Of the man: Boys If any Of you
are in the habit Of praying-and hope
you all are-the time has come, Fray Mstss
and pray dsrouAy Remember Ethan
Allen and Old Vermont, and We win
drive the enemy to HILL, where he BE-
longs I 1t is unnecessary to add thAt
the 9Th Vermont and 18th Connecticut
in the grand charge Of that Gay, nobly
verified the words Of Col. ThomaA who
led both regiments" y z9r
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

ORLEANS County AwAxB.-Col. circuit.
commanding provisional forces In Or
leans County, has his men disposed
as follows: Irasburgh, Rev. ~ b.
Woodward commanding; Derby, Col
B. H. Steele commanding; Barton, Capt.
G. N. Blake commanding; Newport
Hon. A. J. Rowell commanding. "ThA
Provisional Army" of Orleans County
has 500 stand of arms and 10000, car
tridges. tat -i2l H7 1o8
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

Sg Ashbel Green, prominent and
life long Democrat of Bergen county, N.
j., has published his reasons for having
determined to vote for Mr.. Lincoln. His
last one is:
Icannot support Gen. Mcclellan upon
the Chicago platform, nor can | under
any circumstances cast my vote for Mr..
PendletOn, who Is, in my Judgment, on
the vital question Of the hour. as hete-
r0doX as jefferson Davis himself.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03
The UsroN PR1soSERs IN CHARLESTON

The UNION PRISONERS IN CHARLESTON.
A Port Royal letter says that Gen. FOs-
ter, having been officially notified that
the Union prisoners in Charleston have
been removed from under fire, has or
dered the removal of the rebel prisoners
on Morris Island to Fort Pulaski, where
they will be kept under strong guard.
A letter from Morris Island dated on the
18th instant states that the effect of our
Smelling on Charleston is said to be quite
destructive. No less than five large fires
in that doomed city have been visible
during the last eight days, supposed TO
have been kindled BY our shells.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03
In New York on Sunday last a boy

" I'm New York on Sunday last a boy
four years old, who had suffered greatly
from toothache, was taken by his father
tracted. Two OF the teeth were drawn
without any trouble, but when the den
list proceeded to pull the third the boy
was seized with commissions, became in
sensible and soon after died. Conges-
ton of the brain, induced by fright and
pain, was the cause.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

AH!-Walton's Journal Is informed
that the Hon. T. P. Redfeld, democratic
candidate for Governor, was summoned
to defend the rebels or robbers at St
Johns and to resist the requisition for
their delivery to the authorities of Yer.
mont; moreover, that he started 70
comply with this request, but learned
enough before the train left to induce
him to change his mind.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03
Tnn PmArm snMuFs.--It is reported

THH PmArK SEMxKs.-It 10 reported
that the pirate Semmes has left Liver
pool with eight officers and one hundred
men, To take command of new steamer
called the Ranger, In connection with
this report the Liverpool correspondent
of the London Daily News says;
"The destination Of the Laurel Is
rather mysterious at present but, as
the customs bill OF entry shows, the yes
sci has certainly CLEARED for ports where
Cor'ederate proclivlties preponderate,
viz Nassau, Havana and Matamoras.
Her cargo Is of such a mixed nature,
that no belligerent State would have the
slightest doubt as to its usefulness, 1t
consists OF rome large guns, small arms,
shoes, leather in bulk, ammunition,
clothes, blankets, drugs, &c. But the
Laurel must not be supposed to be in
tended for cruiser; she is merely a
tender, aud carries out to a certain lati-
tude guns aud ammunition for new
screw steamer, OF which Capt. Semmes
Is to take command. This vessel Is
supposed TO be a new screw steamer,
which was lying at Madeira on the Sd
inst, and was there known under the
name of the Ranger"
The London Herald OF the 18th says:
We have reason to know that Mr..
Adams, the American Minister, is aware
of Capt. Semmes' departure.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

"A worthy couple in Detroit had a
pair OF twins baptised the other day,
and in order that they might tell one
from the other, tied piece of ribbon
around the arm of one, which stupid
servant girl removed after the baptis-
NAL ceremony, and now they cannot tell
(which L. which,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

10 Daniel S. Dickinson says that at
looks now as though the contingent re-
mainder' of the Chicago convention, az
ter the 9Th of November, would be
taxed, under the internal revenue law,
as beaten copper"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

How They VorE.-The Seventy ninth
New York Volunteers, in the Ninth
corps, Army of the Potomas, have CON-
pleted their voting papers and sent
them North. There were l07 votes for
Mr.. Lincoln and 6 for Mcclellan.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

The POSTAL MONEY ORDER SYSTEM
DR.. Mcdonald, superintendent of the
money order office Of the post-office de-
partment at Washington, has completed
the necessary arrangements for the in
PRODUCTION of the postal money order
system, and it will go into operation
November /. The offices thus far desig-
mated number one hundred and forty
one, and the number will be increased
as the system is further developed.
Specified amounts of funds have been
sat apart for the postmasters to COM
mence with and deficiencies will be sup
piled from the New York post Office.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

Union majority, 39l
The soldiers vote SO far reported at
Harrisburgh will make the whole ma
jofity in the state approximate $4,000.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

GYMNAsrIc.--Prof. White Of Troy, N.
Y, has opened . gymnastic school %
Bennington. oe az cas-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

A MOORISH MARTYR. = Nearly three
hundred years ago Moorish Christian
named Geronymo was captive in AL
giers. His captors were engaged IN
building mud fort for the defense of
the city, and, after many efforts to in
duce him to ALLURE his faith, they threat
ened to bury him In the embankment II
he refused to comply. Chained and
guarded, he was brought to the wall of
the unfinished fort, when the pasha &C
costed him thus ..... ..,....
"Hallo, dog7" wherefore wilt thou
not be Mussulman 2"
al will not be one in anything" re-
piled the martyr of God. al am q
Christian" .. -r. r
All, well" replied pasta, of thou
will not become a INSTANTANEOUS
there ~ and he showed him the mould
for the block of mud. Look there.
will bury thee alive there !"
Do what thou wilt" returned the
holy man, with admirable courage, 81
am prepared for all things. The aspect
of death will not make me abandon the
faith of our Lord Jesus Christ"
Enraged at his flrmness, the pasta
fulfilled his threat; Geronymo was buri-
ed alive beneath the earth of which the
bank was built. The Christian slaves
who witnessed the atroctty were unable
To prevent it or to remove the body after
death; but they made a record of the
fact which was handed down to the
time when the French were masters of
Algiers and the old time earth works
were demolished On the 9th of De-
cember 1853, the soldiers employed in
the demolition of the rampant facing
the road. perceived, upon removal of the
rubbish produced by the explosion of
one of the mines, extending lengthways
within block of mud, an excavation
inclOsing human skeleton, which was
visible from the occipital region to the
articulation of the tibia with the femur.
Ia short, excepting the upper portion of
the head and the lower portions OF the
legs, the whole body was quite visible.
Believing the remains to be those of the
martyr Geronymo, the officer in charge
removed the bones, and took cast in
plaster of the cavity in which they were
found. The result was perfect model
OF a Moorish figure and face, with the
eyes closed and strange pathos in the
expression, leaving no doubt that it was
a reproduction of the features of the
martyred Moor. Photographs from this
cast are now to be seen in Paris, and a
wood cut from one of them, bearing the
same mark of mournful resignation,
is found in late number Of Once q
Week.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

PArExr.-A patent has been issusd %
Edgar s. Ellis Of Rairhaven Ter AaaA
cards. IL a.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03

The PENNSYLVANIA ELBorIoS.-A dis
patch to the Philadelphia Press, dated
Harrisburg, Oct 25, states that the
figures made up from the published Of
fclal returns, in all the county papers Of
the state, make the home vote as fol-
lows.
, 1864-06-06
Winter andspring Barley.

James K. Smith, Of Kent county, Canada
West furnishes the Geaesee Farmer with
his views respecting the cultivation Of bar.
ley. There is nothing new in his sugges
tons, but as experience has proved the
wisdom Of some Of them, republication
may be beneficial, especially to such of our
readers as may have but little experience
in the cultivation of crop that is TOO often
failure. The writer says:
The soil best adapted to the growth Of
barley is light clay loan. Large crops
can be grown on stiff clay soils when they
are rightly cultivated. Winter barley
may be sown on land that has been well
summer.fallowed. The soil should be well
pulvcrized before the seed is sown. Bones
and farm yard manure containing nitrogen
are the best kinds to use. When beans
are planted, after clover sod, barley would
do well after the bean crop. The bare
ground should be plowed twice before the
seed is sown, which should be about the
middle Of September. Two bushels OF
seed to the acre Is sufficient.
Spring barley should be sown after corn
beans or turnips. The land should be
prepared by blowing it in the fall, as the
frost IN winter pulverizes it and makes it
more easily worked. Clay soils are most
benefited by ElIl-plowing. The land
should either be plowed again in the spring
or well cultivated. The seed should be
sowu as soon as the ground is in suitable
order and the weather will permit. Sub
soiling would be beneficial. 1t would keep
the land more moist. Barley requires a
moist soil, as it often suffers from drou'h.
After the seed has been sOwn the land
should be rolled, 1t helps to keep the
land moist and warm, and makes the seed
come up qu. a. ond more evenly.
II barley is not cut before il is ripe, it
can be bound up at once. II il is not
ripe it is better to lie in the swath for a
day or two. The sample is often spoiled
by heavy rains after it is cut, which makes
il Of dark color.
, 1864-06-06
Scar Cheek was breathing hard; when he

Scar Cheek was breathing lard; when he
quickly cried out,
II did not murder poor Perry Ward |"
"Liar" said the trapper in a voice Of
thunder, and the two men started and
bounded to their feet.
No, worse than redskins" said the trap
per, " Harry Ward is about p and seizing
his knife he plunged it in Scar Cheeks
heart.
"Then take that" said he with the scowl,
and raising his rife, thctrapper fell a corpse.
With bound and a wild cry the young
man jumped at the murderer of his uncle,
and with his knife gave him several fatal
wounds. The struggle was a fearful one,
however, and the young man had also re-
ceived several bad cuts, when his adversary
fell from the loss of blood, and soon after
expired. Thus ended this strange meet
ing, and thus were uncle and nephew re-
venged.
, 1864-06-06
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