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Gen. Joseph E. Totten, Chief Engineer Of
the L. S Army, died at Washington, on
Friday. He was appointed a Major General
on his death-bed, in recognition of his long
and eminent services. He enlisted in the
service nearly 63 years ago, and was Chief
Engineer in Gen. Scott army on the Niagara
in the last war. Subsequently he was Chief
Engineer Of the Division Of Lake Champlain,
and Was breyetted Lieut.. Colonel for the part
taken by him in the battle Of Plattsburgh.
Soon after the war he was ordered to con-
struct a fort at Rouses Point. but ascertained
that the site proposed was on British soil,
which caused an abandonment Of the work,
until by the Ashburton Treaty that portion
WAS ceded to the United States He was with
Gen. Scott in Mexico, and planned the at
tack upon Vera Cr4z. Though too old to
take the field, he rendered valua bic service in
the present war. He died at the age OF 10,
the oldest officer IN the service.
Hon. Cory3on Beckwith, who was appoint
ed Chief Justice Of Illinois last year, to Ell
a vacancy, has received a call from many
citizens ofIllinois TO stand as a candidate for
the Office at the approaching election. In
reply Judge Beckwlth accepts the honor.
endorses the Administration and the Union
Call, and declares that Slavery must be re-
moved and that Freedom is the only perma-
nent basis Of peace. As Judge Beckwith was
a lifelong Democrat, and as the Illinois
copperhead papers had assured their readers
that he would not be the abolition can
didate. his position is the moro significant.
He was formerly of St. Adams, and married
the eldest daughter of the late DR.. Worthing-
ton Smith.
Nathan Averlll, of Plattsburgh died in
that town in the 10th inst, aged 90 years.
He was " the oldest resident" His widow,
with whom he lived p years, survives him,
aged IS. Five generations of his family are
now living. He was the father-in-law Of
Chancellor Walworth.
The Vermont Delegates to the General
Methodist Conference, which meets once in
four years, its session occurring May lst, in
Philadelphia, are Revs. P. P. Ray, A. 7.
Bullard, Prof McKendree Petty. and D. B.
Mckenzie.
TIE recent deatbs of Mrs. Kirkland and of
Mrs David Dudley Field, are attributed to
exhaustion from labors at the y. Y. Sanitary
FAIR.
The United States Senate has confirmed
Joseph H. Barrett, formerly Editor of the
Register, as Judge Advocate,
with the rank of Major.
Nathan B. Miner, son Of Hon. A L. Miner
OF Manchester, has been appointed to a ca
detship at West Point.
Mr.. Homer E. Rand, son of Jasper Rand,
ESQ.,, of St. Adams, has recently been ap-
pointed Assistant Paymaster in the U. S
Navy.
Gen. Truman Seymour. as the Rutland
Herald is informed, was appointed cadet at
West Point, on the nomination of the late
Judge Phelps.
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Vermont Items.

The ST. Adams Messenger says that Edgar
Anderson, of East Franklin, hung himself in
his wood-shed late in the afternoon Of the
Goth inst. No reason was assigned for the
rash act He was discharged from the army,
not long since, on account of i'll health.
The Manchester Journal is responsible for
the statement that the family OF Mr.. L.
Phillips of Winhall was increased on the lst
of April by twin children, twin lambs and
four kittens all doing we'll
On Sunday, the d, the body of man was
seen in the river near Ridley's, North Dux-
bury. Most Of the HAN Of the head was
gone, and from that it was inferred that the
body must have been in the water for some
time.
The Congregauonal.Society in Milton are
going to build a new church edifce Of brick
from plans furnished by I. W Silloway.
The Universalist Society in St. Adams are
making efforts, with prospect Of success, to
erect a new church at an early day.
The work on the new hotel at Waterbury
is being pushed forward with ali possible
dispatch, over thirty men being employed.
The Steam Sawmill at Island Pond, aud
the extensive tannery Of Z. ;. Read in Fair
feld, have bsen burned within a week
Gilman Seaver Of Irasburgh had leg had
ly fractured the other day, by log rolling
on him while at work in his sugar place.
The whole distance traversed by all the
trains on the Rutland and Burlington rail
road in 1868 was 449 ,55l miles. The road
has SIS cars Of all kinds
The earnings of the Troy and Boston rail
road for the last current year were nearly
$500, coo; those Of the Rutland and Bur
lington were $50, 22s. with net profit Of
Sl9S,I65.
Two boxes marked glass in the Express
Office at Windsor, were found to contain
each a ten gallon cask Of liquor. Mr.. Blake
a grocery keeper, claimed the same as
being for his own private use. Two juries
disagreed on the case At third trial Mr.
Dennison of Royalton conducted the case for
the State, and the liquor was condemned,
as intended for sale. contrary to the Law.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-29
The Agricultural COLLEGE.

We learn that the Governor and Commits
sioners-Henry P. Hickok and j. B. Page
intrusted with the care and disposal of the
land scrip for the Agricultural College, have
effected sale Of something over one half of
the scrip, portion at so cents per acre and
the remainder ut 81, realizing upwards of
$50 goo, which has been invested in Yer
mont State skies. Toe sale. under all the
circumstances, must be considered very
favorable one.
If the remainder of the scrip can be dis
posed of as well, which is a matter Of some
doubt. fund OF $4,000 will be realized
for the purposes Of the grant.
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OIA STARVING PRISONERS --Arother lot 90
90 e2cnahse1 prisoner arrived IRON Lic1-
ulh' s'sl'ilay morning aHd We're dlstfi'l-
o.. o., among the various hospitals 10 tins city.
tisht or ten dled ON LHn Way' and several!
more are al last gasp. lue condition Of these
ne" j. -a'oAi"e 20 ,le iaS' ue-'ee- VISITED
JARVIS u''p'lal thi7 afternoon where 500 oi
'D''u were sent ana more heart-FenAnE
slCD'''ie u us nee ''ei NY misfortune %
wines No "'rda that ! can use can p1s-i-
,'s 'Ai Sa'fale' even % they clh iaitniuly
1epict the condition "i there poor Nrtcs, %
humanity la company with Surgeon Pc
'ere 1 went through the wards ana cohver>cd
|l'h many OF thtm. " niie 10 the bands OF
the reoeis at hlclmond tHcF paVt been sys-
.euia1icaHyi personal---very. starved. N'tn-
ing else ais them, anu on no other grounds
"'"'e'sI eau .'clI "'l,'' condition be ac-
counted ior- No WOUNDS IN battle, weary
H"IVD' long eAlosule' sieHhess oy levers
oou4u produce such iilSut'ui ra'ages upon
''o oJ'.ies anu minus "a tHese men ana the
most plausible apoiogl7t Tor southern honor
cannot explain II away as the resultoi either
u these causes. Merciless' unrelenting,
plolol Scu starvation mas been dealt out 10
Them y th' hands OF their caPtors. The
=, - - - '.i' ~ Aci tiIat
Their arms Just below the shoulder could
easily De ciasped oy my thumb and finger.
and their thighs are reduced 10 the SIZE
OF man Wrlat. lhelr nesh barely hangs
upon their oones' loose ana dead, and what
Is more shocking, the minds OF several seem
wandering ana all memory is lost. They
cannot tell where they were taken prisoners
Ut WHAT regiment they belong to, and they
STARE VacantlY about with the gaze of hope
l le' IN 'soiiity- others have lost all ape
ute, ana the sight Of the whoiesom TODD
SCI pe,oIs 'neu' "hleh they nave been so
i9os Nlthou'; goes not AWAKEN the least de-
oIe ior IL IN most Cases they SIZE 1t with
s'lulty' however ana nave to be restrained
rom taxing 100 much One poor fellow
asked II ne might hold tue piece OF meat in
BIS nand' only that he might feast upon the
slght oil IT, promising not TO eat 1t till he
WAS permitted to. Another asked to see an
apple Ihese men are mostly from Western
states some rom kentucky and Tennessee.
give the substance Of their testimony in
my Conversation with them " How long
have you oeen prisoner e Five months
" W ere you wounded when taken - No" I
IS Have You been sick No" Where J
were yon kept - was on Belle Island
the last month We been IN the hospital, be- /
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-29

NOMINATIONS FOR BRGADIER GENERALS
The Senate on two occasions recently sent
back to the President and Secretary Of War
some eight nominations Of Brigadier Generals
on the ground that there were no existing
vscances. Yesterday, however, Secretary
Stanton sent communication to the Senate
stating that there were four vacancies, and
returned four New England names. The
four Western names that had been returned
to the President were overslaughed by Sc
cretary Stanton. This gave rise to a sharp
debate between the Western and-New Eng
land Senators, which resulted in the hanging
up of the four nominations. ~. Y World.
We suppose that the nomination Of Col.
L. A. Grant of Vt. is among the four New
England nominations referred to.
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fifteen acres, and part of this land COM
prised the fort and its defences At the
time of the attack by Forests force he was
putting one hundred acres of cotton.
His testimony is explicit as to the viola
ton Of the flag of truce by the rebels crowd
ing up to the breastworks, while the flag
was waiting. After the rejection of the de-
msnd for surrender, some 5000 rebels sprang
over the entertainments and the garrison then
down their arms. The bigger portion of the
darkies jumped down the bank toward the
Mississippi river, without any arms at all,
and were followed by Forests men who shot
indlscrimatcly black and white.
He saw lines or collections of our soldiers,
unarmed and begging for quarter, fired upon
and shot down, five or SIX different times.
The lines were thirty to thirty-fve feet
long. He saw wounded white soldiers, in one
case fifteen or twenty in pile, shot under the
hospital nag,and holding white hankerchiefs
over their heads. a great many who had
hid under the bank and in the water were
shot. He thought he saw tco hundred
butchered in cold blood. He supposed there
might have been 4 hundred of the FIVE
hundred and eighty men in the fort, who es-
capped. Not over 20 had been killed be-
fore the surrender. VIM. W. Cutler OF Chicago
and a man named Robinson got of with
Benton in citizens clothes. Mr.. Benton
stated that he was once put in line to be shot
but sprang out and claimed the protection Of
a rebel who had taken his money from him.
He went out Of the Fort as one Of FORESTS
men, and hid in some fallen timber, finally
escaping and swimming the river IN the
night.
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rNroN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The undersigned, who, by original appointment,
or hseQrent des gnatiou 70 fl vacancies consti.
tute the Executive Committee created by the Va
tional Convention held at e icago on the 18th day
Of Nav. ism. DO hereby call upon ID qua fed vot-
ers who desire the uncon7itiH nal ma'rfenance Of
the Union the supremacy q tire Constitution. and
the complete suppress. # the existing rebellion
with the cause Thereof Us vigorous war and all apt
AMI efficient means 70 send delegates 70 n cnnven-
ton n as-em le at BALTIMORE. on TUESDAY.
THE SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE 1874 AZ p O'Clock
noon for the purpose n presenting candidates f'I
the offces n President and Vice President Of the
United States zach STATE havinE n representation
IN Congress will Re entitled rs many delegates as
shall pc 'qual % twca the number Of electors 70
which such STATE Is entitled in the Electoral College
Of TIE in'frd Sta'es.
EDWIN y. MORGAN New York, Chairman
CHARLES J. GILMAN. Maine
T.. BRATNtRN Vermont.
il GOODRICH. Massachusetts,
TH0NAS 6. TURNER. Rhode Island
GIDEON WETLES. Connecticut.
DEFINING DUR New Jersey.
EDWARD MCPHERSON, Pennsylvania.
n. P. SMTTHFRS. Delaware.
J. F. WAGNER. Maryland.
THOMAS SPOONFR, Ohio.
II. s LANE, Indiana.
SAMUEL c CASEY, Kentucky.
F. PECK. Illinois.
HERBERT W HOXIE Iowa.
AUSTIN BLAIR Michigan.
CARL Schulz. Wisconsin.
". n WASHPURN, Minnesota
CORNELIUS COLE, California.
WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS, Kansas
o. II IRISH. Nebraska
JOSEPH GERHARD. District Columbia.
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and kindness can do will be done TO restore
them; hut it is scarcely probably that they
will ever be tit for active service again. Miss
Dix is here doing all in her power to relieve
their wants. These men say that they got
some Of the food and clothing that have been
sent to their relief, and few Of them brought
some of the coffee back with them, but in
many instances it was withheld from them by
their keepers. who would also offer them
small loaves of bread in exchange for the
clothing, which their hunger made them
willingly accept. They report that about
300 prisoners yet remain at Richmond, the
rest having been sent further south.
Bat. cor. Springfield ReP'fb
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-29

Tee FoRT Pillow MAssAcRE.-The St.
Louis Denocrc: publishes the testimony of
Mr.. E. B. Benton, a civilian resident at Fort
Pillow at the time Of the rebel attack, who
witnessed the massacre, and was examined
BY order of Gen. Rosecrans. Mr.. Benton is
a native OF Waltham in this State, and for
mer resident of Burlington. He was for
while,a as many of our citizens will remember,
proprietor of drug store, corner OF Church
and College streets. lie has recently lived
in Missouri, engaged in an army beef con-
tract. In July, 1868, he went down to Fort
Pillow, where he purchased two hundred and
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Our Colored Soldiers.

rIenr, V;Isor, q Ar,ssaob,,so..s - .ro,.L
IN the I. 5. Senate on Fri5av said bo
.borcbt onr treatment r. tho norro sola;or.
almost as had ss ,bo,ortbo rebsls =. Fo-+
P;Ilow This is bor5,r q, oro,..r,,ioo 7.
deed in one res,oct o,,- .r.,t,nert :, ,r,rs.
than that NJ ,bs r,l,,1s Tbo-o ,r,s ~, 4,
ce1t on their mart They dec1,rc5 ,ie,, ,yo,l5
give M o1arte- and ,,.-. s;,,-,I,. .s ID o..
their word. willie s,s-e,-.,i. i.,5 e,i,b las
in far m, many ,,s.. marked ,.,, .-o,.,,or+
of our c,iore5 rr,ors
The Government entered r,,tsr tar5ilv
but in earnest ,gte,. il did hssir On the r,ii-
cy oremrl.vir, fIf nc-r, asa soldier Fl
festiye means were taken to cn>ur. ;le oil
cerinr of trecslared recim,.-, with skilled
and varfv fi,as. IT,, black regiments
Ia.s,4 in A.,vardfiq and "a, District Of Col.
umIia. under ... immediate cv. rio Pres
i3cut. Wen, o1muize4 % REGIMENTS II the
Tcgl.lar a-r.z. O., ,.i.o r., the tr..r. tl.e f,u.
est guaranty Of he o-a..,ri5n of tlo &; ,varr-
mcnt. All tEi-was llri-,t. The enl;sriny
Of cololed traale wont on yi-.rosslv. They
wctc I-cl.itc.. from th, ,l5-t.ii,ns If the
South and from the warl.-' DIS OF the North
The tro5rs s., -1is.d 1T tic N,--5 were gen
orally assured lr tie recrai,ra. officers that
ter uav. i.,uotv ana ro-ia,.s would ba made
equal 10 those Of the yri.i-s yofp.+oa-s T.
was undoub.cdir thc intention of the Gov
eminent 1ha. tsrv sno.lI TIE President
and secretar, of War ~, Understood ia
have favored. and 10 favor 5,,i5,5Iv the
granting Of I'm INV 10 lie il,cl, s,Iii.rs.
hut IN. rco.i-i.e and .-s.n,i,l legislation
fails IN Cor.nes. What er. tie c,pse-
ouences? W, hear ,r fr,o,,.n, mr,inios
among lie c.l,r.d troarsr.-,.i,i,,., f.ors +bcir
failure 10 receive tic nay and allowance.
thew were promised. Senator Wilson stated
that ,he enlstments OF c,i,red s,ldiers had
almost storned. and many of Nh. necro re,i-
ments now IN the service are almost naked
because Congress DELAYS action On the subject.
The colorcd soldiers are now rendered e.
a month Tor SO including the allowance of
So IN clothine). while the white troor. re-
oelve SI3. The serceants, sergeant majors
and drum majors of the black regiments
receive only the same nav n. the nrivatc
while the Whit non-commissioned officer
receives an advance Of several dollars ner
month. Nav. as stated by I. : LANGLEY IF
the 54th Mass. (colored), in letter to the
Times. even the cbapla,ps Of the eoIored
regiments are offered but the ten dollars ten
dercd to the lowest private. and the cbarlain
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-29

On Sunday the Il, large body Of rebels
moved down the Roanoke river upon Ply
mouth. accompanied by fiotilla consisting
Of ram and four other gunbOats. OF these
two were river boats which escaped our forces
when Plymouth was taken the rest have
been built since The rebel force was vari-
ouslv estimated At from three 20 five brigades,
and between $1,000 and $4,000 men. Ar
the fleet came up to the line Of distractions
which forms part Of the protection Of Ply
mouth it engaged the Union gunhoat White
head. and is said 70 have sunk her. At the
same time land attack WAS made on Fort
GREY. our furtbcst defensive work. about a
mile above the town This for, was under
the command Of capt Brown Of the S5th
New York Regiment. His force was one
company Of that regiment and one company
of Massachusetts, heavy artillery. The enc
nv attacked him three times and were repcl-
led with loss on each occasion. The Bomb
shell. Union gunhoat which WIS in commit
nication with him, was fred upon as She
brought down hi, last dispatches O. Plymouth
and had three men wounded.
zen. Vessel, an experienced officer was
IN command at Plymouth. tie was not taken
bv surprise. having been informed of the
Peck. the commander Of that department.
having taken measures 10 resist il. lie h8d
sent the uln-c0mhatants away, and was az
prised Of the enemy advance by hi, cavalry.
who lost several men m killed, and brought
90 ten wounded In their skirmishiug with the
cremv's advance. Our force on the water
consisted Of the Whitehead (tin-clad). with
four guns the Miami and Eutaw with eight
guns each, the B1mbshell with four guns.
aud the lockwood with three guns. The
rebel, were -aId 10 have 80 pieces Of artillery
and one battery Of 32-pounder- from Lees
army. The last advices are % l. o'clock
Sunday night, and no fears were entertained
then from the land attack. II our guuhoats
were driven of by the rebel iron-clld, the
reb f3tilll would command the town from
the river. But our naval force IN guns Is
superior to tie enemy's.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-29

NV YoRk. AT-. .
The presence OF the the governors Of ~
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, lows 2
Wisconsin has reference 20 the dtie2s
these states against rebel raids. Ins! .
urging upon the President the nrcess7
a call of 200. 600 six month volunteer
special service The President mas ezp7's
himself favorable to the proposition.
The Tunes ssys information received
confirms the suspicion Of wide slrsi
spiracy in the Northwestern s-sts' q
augurate armed resistance TO the
ment.
be'hospitals Of the Army Of The f1'-
are being cleared Of their inmates.
The Times saws Grant has lstt i'
front and Burnside for Fortress Monrf
Ii IL understood that recent deve.'i
Of the intentions Of the rebels resi-
early movement Of the Army Of ne f.'-.
highly probable.
The report gains credence that II
sent part Of his army into the Sheni-
Valley with a view Of compeilIrs 'iT
divide hi- army.
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The SIN AND 9ru.-Thc COO men of the
sth regiment, not entitled to furl0u-h as vet
Grams, are in camp at Al-igrs, opposite New
Orleans, in an open, healthiul situation, ua-
der command Of Majo. J L Blrstow
The Ninth regiment, Col. Ripley, is very
healthy now, having only a men in the hos
pital, and most OF them with the shakes
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Jottings.

Toilette is a French word, and means little
toll. Since the word was invented. however.
1t has come to mean a great deal OF torl
Mrs. Darlington says that. considering all
their trials and temptations, the Managers of
the Sanitary Fair deserve credit for preserving
an unrafiled temper.
Inc Bennington Banner has discovered
that the most lntractable of all tirds-is
a. two females"
Some Of the Democratic papers Of the baser
sort are sneering at the popular Indignation
over the massacre at Fort Pillow p ..Aholi-
ton sympathy for the niger
The Springfield Arsenal now confirms
224 600 guns. Fourteen thousiuI hav,
recently btcr sent ON 10 Washington.
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Fort Pillow, Red River, and Plymouth
y. Gall serious disaster. rather
inauspicious opening Of the Spring Cana
paign. But these are secondary affairs, and
except as they encourage the rebels, will
have little effect on the decisive campaign Of
the war, which is now about 20 open IN Viz
gluia. II that ends as We have reason TO
suppose It will. these minor losses viii be
lost sight Of IN the grand and glorious result.
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By Rali-Leave Montreal - 4. NJ.
Rouses Point : - 4. NJ; arrive at Burling
ton 10 % a. NJ; Troy 2 p r. NJ; New
York 10 30 VI
Leave Montreal ct 3 IS ?. NJ; Rouses
Point IS F. " arrive mt Burlington At
Q PM; Troy Is An; New York II An
Byfhe Lcic-Ltaye Montreal at 45A.N I:
Rouses Point : As A ~, Burlington 10 An.
arrive at Whitehall 440 P. Nj: Troy 30
P. VI; New York 4. ".
Leave Montreal 45 p. NJ. E,1ses Point
IS p NJ; Burlington As P. NJ; arrive
at Whitehall 4. NJ; Troy 30 \. NJ,
New York l 80 2. VI.
The above arrangement viii take effect on
the 9th of My. The Companies represented
at the meeting were rs follows:
Grand Trunk r. R by j. F. Barnard.
r. Csntra' R. R.-Hoa. !. G smith, G.
Merrill.
Z e74B. RI. W Stewart. E. \.
BuIchari, II. s Marcy.
RH. and Wash. T R.-Jsy Gould, I. Z.
X. Wilson.
Troy and Boston K. RI Y. Barker, J..
Wilder.
Reas. and Sara. R. R L. Il. Upper.
Sar. and WhaeEaT R.R.-J. VI. Davidson
Champ. Trans CO. 4. Burton, Y. P.
NoYe-, Tlos. II. Garfield
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CAIRO. April
Information obtained from a r,
source confirms the statements e the O.
2, J1urn0ls BED River letter Of Tie lr.
inst. concerning the inttle pf Pleasant HI
on III. ~th Our lJ-- was greater than r.
therein stated. The fight wngrl uv In th-
enemy reiuc handsomely whipped and driver
from t'r field with heavy Joss, We rak'u-
some o.n00 prisoners 1ud l. guns
The Times special slvs positive l1to-w
ti5n j. received at headquarter~ that --.
main body of LnngStrect'- veterans Hs-
Joined lee
Scouts lust returned from within th' IN
emy's lines report troops from joe J'hn'' n.
army and Charleston are arriving 40 g.
donsvill,
Gen. Grant tomorrow hid, adIeu % -
family who = West he lcavss Or Gil.
front o. morrow
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R-PosTPoNESENI.-@ The Lee
ture by G. G. Benedict, announced for this
friday evening at Colchester Centre, for
the benefit Of the soldiers Aid Society. is in
consequence of the weather and bad condi-
ton Of the roads, postponed u more favor
able season.
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The Republicans of Washington have di-
vided on the question Of instructing delegates
to the Baltimore Convention and elected two
sets Of delegates, one instructed to vote for
Mr.. Lincoln's denomination, the other with
out instructions.
The y. Y. Times raises the question why
the District of Columbia, which casts NJ
vote for President, should be represented in
the National Convention.
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RECRUIT wANTED.-The Governor has re-
ouested each town in the State to furnish a
recruit specially for the Seventeenth regi-
ment. Though many Of the towns, our own
included, are in excess of their quotas, We
trust that all will accede promptly to the
request. The Selecunen of Burlington ad-
vertise for recruit for this town.