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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-08
Disaster to the Vermont Cavalry

The Vermont troops are very unfortunate
The 4th regiment was nearly all captured the
23d, three or four hundred of the 18th, and
now We have to record the loss of what seems
the entire Cavalry regiment. The n. \.
Tribune correspondent, in his account OF
Wilson's raid, says: Gen. Wilson, having
constructed line of rihe.pits in rear of the
front line of battle during the night, left in
them the LIST Vermont, the Sth and 22d New
York, Withdrawing the rest of his force a
short time before daylight, and following
Gen. Kautz to Rains Station.
The men left with the lead horses of the
regiment, who remained to cover the rear
came in afterwards and reported that the en-
envy, turning the right flank of the men III
the breastworks, had captured the whole
party.
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Cambridge Cattle Market
3V TGLEGRArH.
WEDNESDAY. Julr t. 1854

Ii'N1>nAh- JUN u aNht
AT market loo Cattle. about 90 Be.ves and
10 Stores. consisting of Working Oxen. Co,
ami one two and three years oids
PRlcE>-Market Beef-Extra ~l2 q s.la-
inst quality ~ll-a5 $1,000 second do -lO.1j :
Sll 90 third do SS.S5 500: ordinary,
Working Oxen-S15. 100 ol0 a e01
Cows and Calves-S50 40. o. a g. for ex,r,
Iearlings->00 90 a oO.o0.
Two Years 0ld-Sti0 90
Three Years 0ld-SaO ! 81.
Sheep and Lamhs-27eO at market Extra An,
selections, $50 l,25. 800 800 in lots. = 90
u, 90 co
Spring Lambs-Si.Oo, 5,oOa 90. or from u
cents per pound.
Sw-1e-0 al market
Hides-l0 10! per 10
Calf Skins-2S pc per 10
Pelts-S3.50 $50 each.
TallOw-9t Toe per ID
Veal CaiTes-from $500 to $1,000
There vas but little stock and hu- fs,r t,,,,.,-,
as the River, Concord 4 Montreal and P,sS,,-'','-
sic trans came in on Saturday with stock mnsf3v
.amos mat were promised for Monday, il helm,
the ith- Veal calves were dull at ,rices fall i
per head lower. f'-'sS 'uii -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-08
A Soldiers Views.
10 The Editor of the CaLedoniau

10 the EdttOr OF the CdtedOnidn:
As reader of your paper allow me to
present my sentiments in regard to the COM
ing electior. rejoice at the good feeling
that prevails To. ugh your community and l
hail it as an indication Of harmony and sue
cess"
| am aware that the nation is now strug-
Cling for existence, and we ought to hold
everything below the honor Of our country
and ladly give all we have or wish for if the
country can be saved from this wicked and
cursed slave rebellion. The rebellion will
and must be put down, and the country rise
higher and higher in the pathway Of glory
and greatness. First of all the cause must
be removed. Slavery is the great enemy of
the republic and must be destroyed. 1t is
the foul traitor that is fighting the right of
humanity and the life of the nation. 1t
must die for its oun sins, that this nation
may live. Slch is now the will and unalter-
able purpose of the people. The nomination
of that honest man, sagacious statesman and
christian patriot, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, S evil
dence of this resolve. Through all the
gloomy days of the past three years the peo-
pie have clung to him with undiminished and
trusting confidence. That he has made mis-
takes no one denies. He must have been
more than human not have been mistaken
more than once in such times as our country
is now passing through. He had no lamp of
experience to guide his feet-no pilot had
gone before him on this tempestuous sea-
His only purpose has been to save the Union
with all its precious treasures. He bears
aloft to-day the flag Of our country and
around his honest name cluster the hopes of
the world for the preservation of liberty and
a free government. Such man is needed
at this time to guide the destinies of our
struggling nation.
l believe his nomination is providential,
and that he is designated by the Great Ruler
of tae universe, as the safest and best man
to carry this country through this terrible
ordeal and work out the problem of universal
freedom. And at the coming election let the
sons of Vermont remember that as disgrace
was the fate of the tory of rs, the "blue
light of 1912, so will future generations look
back upon the copperhead Of "a as infinite
ly worsc and on that day let her sons come
down from her green hills and up from her
rich valleys and by their works show that
they belong to the star that never sets"
SOLDIER.
Georgetown Heights D. c., June q, 1854.
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catholic or protestant to read in any Bible at
all or participate in any other devotional ex-
ercise at school. l might also ask our friend
whether he would like or not 10 see a child
Of his laughed at and hear it called in many
different and Insulting way las this Irish
girl has been at school and on the road.) and
all this for no other reason than That OF his
protesting such or such form of protestant
ism. wish to be permitted to add here
that l defy anybody to say that ne ever
heard me cit her in this place L: in any other
mission | visit in this part of Vermont al
low, induce or urge any of the catholics COM
mitted to my care to ill-treat or dislike any
one because he is not a catholic, bu. prot
estant or an inidel, and as mean TO preach
but VIVA, is preached and taught by catholic
priests and bishops all over the world, IN
this instance again your correspondent may
see that he is offered another example of
enforced federation"
The suggestion made to our catholic COM
munity by the same gentleman at the close
of his letter OF quietly and gratefully avail
ing itself of liberty it in no other country
enjoys. instead of invoking the law to harrass
the workings of an institution whose benefits
devolve alike on catholic and protestant. -
This sugge stion is rather a pleasant one,
many will find as well as |, for if on one
side few individuals are right in violating
one of the laws Of the state, how can We on
the other side BE- blamed, in presence OF a
gross and unjust act to raise our voices in
the name of at least that liberty which
We are told I've in TO other country enjoy.
One word more, Mr.. Editor, and | con-
clude these remarks. Many attack the cath
Ole church who do not know sometimes as
much as the first word of what she teaches,
and the advice mi ht be permitted to give
them is then first 10 acqalnt themselves with
her history and doctrines as Othrr~ise they
will undoubtedly maze such hluni-rs s2i
write such calumnies as will Cause ever, .'re
to laugh at them. But this is pre- sci, Va
some delight in, fancying that nothing l.
wrong or unlawful when d5ae or witt
against ca:holicity when they should a. Z"
that in attacking the catholic church ,ney It.
attack divine institution. when " believe
Christ has promised TO, that 1.-The gates -
hell shall no. prevail against assuring her
tha; the Holy Ghost should teach her al
+. truth and that he himself would abide with
her forever" Truly yours,
S DANIELOU
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Adjournment of Congress.

Congress adjourned Monday. Among its
later measures none is of more general inter-
est than the new enrolment bill, which is
substantially that proposed by MIR. Smith
ers of Delaware in the House, week ago.
The drafts, when any shall become necessary,
NAV be made under this law for one, two or
three years bounties of 500, 5000, $500
are to be awarded for one, two and three
years service respectively. Communication is
no more; but every ole drafted may serve in
person or by substitute, and fifty days notice
nus given before enforcing the draft. -
Each State i at liberty to obtain substitutes
10 he States in ms :rection and have them
credited on her quota. The States of Arkan.
sas, Tennessee and Louisiana are excepted for
this purpose from the list OF iESurrectlonary
States. The people now know precisely in
what way their efforts Can be made available
for the support of our armies, and We trus,
no time will be lost in bringing them to
bear.
The next measure of interest adopted in
the closing hours of Congress is that provid-
ing for special income tax Of FIVE per cent.
on all incomes over 5000. 1t is to be asses
sed on the LIST of October for the year pre-
cedlng, and is additional to the present in
come tax. Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, the au.
thor of the bill, estimated that it would pro-
duce the $2O,OOO,OOO required by the sold
iers' bounties. Another act Of Importance
declares that none of the States formally de-
clared to he in rebellion shall vote for Presi
dent or vice President till their return to al
legiance is proclaimed by the President under
some act of Congress hereafter to be passe(
authorizing it. This cuts off from any par
ticipation in the coming election, Virginia
the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennes see
Mississippi, louisiana, Florida, Arkansas
Boston Journal.
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Mr.. EDITOR The time having arrived
for calling county conventions and nominating
county officers, would it not be proper to re-
mind the freemen of Vermont that t ev should
take the matter into their own hands and see
that no person shall receive the nomination
for senator for their respective counties lex
cept Orleans) that is not sound On the Essex
county railroad question.
1t should be borne in mind that the SEN
ate of Vermont have three gears IN succession
defeated said bill, after it had passed the
House by large myorityi and, if | am not
mistaken, majority Of the opposition to
said bill came from the county of Orleans,
which after long scene of trouble has got
railroad and now means to force all mankind
to use it. 1t has been intimated that bribery
has had something to do with the defeat of
said bill for the past three years, i: that is
the case hope the freemen of Vermont will
look to it and elect no man to the Senate ON
the first Tuesday of September next that is
not above bribery and corruption, Blu, elect
men that are ready and willing to carry out
the wishes Of large majority of the voters
of Vermont. JUSTICE
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-08
The Pirate Alabama Sunk,

The pirate ship Alabama has gone at last
where she has sent so many unarmed and un
offending merchant vessels. On Sunday, the
18th Of June, she came out from Cherbourg,
port in France on the English channel, and
engaged in mortal comb It with the kear-
sarge. one of our American war vessels that
had followed her there and vas watching for
her coming. After an engagement of only
one hour the Alabama sunk. The Kearsarge
sustained no material damage and not man
of her crew was killed, while that of the AL
ALBANIA lost over twenty in killed and wounded.
The only regret there can be is that Capt.
Semmes and his entire piratical crew did not
90 down with the ship. But British "neu-
traiity sent out the Deerhound, to see if
there was fair p ~, We suppose, and this YES
sci picked up Semmes and about forty Of his
cut-throats, and the remainder fell into the
hands of Cint. WinSlow of the Kearsarge
The Deerhound took Capt Semmes to Eng
land Hnere he will doubtless be liorized by
the rebel symnathiz there.
This engagement shows that American war
vessels are r?ore than match for those of
England and that though justice is some
times long I Erred, it finally &C les. The
fate Of the Aiab ma is the fate of every l-a-
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The Christian Commission has sent q
steam fire engine from Baltimore TO CITY
Point 10 force water from the river int, the
hospitals mile distant.
Within a week nearly 10000 conyalescents
have been sent to the front from Washington.
aid it is believed that 5000 more will reIoin
their command this week.
Among the two most dangerous counterfeits
recently put in circulation are two's of the
Commercial Bank at Saratoga Springs.
" Perley," telegraphs from Washington =
Officers from the James river are astonished
at the doubtful manner in which the CAM
paign is spoken Of by some here The city
OF Petersburg is now under the guns OF
Grants batteries, and in due time the rebel
Notifications in the vicinity will be comman-
ded. The skirmishes show the desperation
Of the enemy, and officers captured admit
that they have staked everything on the de-
Tense OF Richmond, while Pete, sburs is re-
garted as the rebel capital.
Members of Congress and other high off
GERS OF tie government. not liaoia 10 m.ii'
~ duty, have put into ihe army r+p-e-e -t
ave recruits IN accordance with the re I,
circular from Mr.. Fry. Several ladies' n,
followed thur patriotic * mil,
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). DANIELOU.

@ By direction Of Surgeon JOSIAH Cur
lis, acting medical director for the depart
ment of the Ohio. the following excellent
provision has been made for the identification
Of bodies Of deceased soldiers
Upon the death of soldier in this mil
tary Observation-Disclosures 10 hospital or il
the fie.d-the chaplain, wherever one is OF
duty, and in all other cases TIE surgeon, i
instructed, whenever practicablr, to cause th'
name. rank, company, regiment, age, dat'
and cause Of death, last place IF residence
and any other items deemed of impor;anc,
relating to the deceased. 10 be lesioly writer
upon white paper with ink. and to place thi:
record in a bottle. to be well corked, and de
posted in the coffin, at the foot of the BODY
before burial"
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Fearful Raiiroa d Accident.
LARGE NUMBER OF p.ssr,crpS E11Ir

LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS KILLED.
A fearful railroad accident occurred on the
Grand Trunk railroad, Wednesday morning,
at ST. Hilaire, Canada East, "a miles from
Montreal. An emigrant train of IL cars,
with 354 German emigrants On board, in
passing over the st. Johns river was precip-
ltated through the bridge. A very large
number of the passengers were killed, as
were the conductor and fireman. Forty
dead bodies and the same number of badly
wounded had been recovered at eight o'clock,
aid only part of the cars had then been
reached. The engineer is thought to have
been to blame.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. C., June, 26, 1864. }
CIRCULAR NO. "a.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., June, 26, 1864 }
CIRCULAR NO. %.
Persons not fit for military duty and not
liable to draft, from age or other causes have
expressed desire to be personally represen-
ted in the Army. In addition to the contri-
buttons they have made in the way of boun-
ties, they propose to procure at their own
expense, and present for enlistment, recruits
to represent them in the service. Such prac-
teal patriotism is worthy of special common
datlon and encouragement. Provost Mar
shals, and all other officers acting under this
Bureau, are ordered to furnish all the facili-
ties in their power to enlist and muster
promptly the acceptable representative re-
c,Nlts presented. in accordance with the de-
sign herein set forth.
The rame o: he s.rson whom the recruit
represents VII! be no;ed on tie Enrolment
anG Descriptive Roll of the recruit. and will
be 'arrled forward from these papers to the
other official records which form his military
history.
Suitably 'opared certificates o this rer-
soma! represent ION in the service WI T.,
forwarded from this office. t, be filed out
and Issued y rovost Iarshals to the per-
sons who pat III representative recruits.
JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
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TIE NEWS OF THE w EEK.

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load u :,A,, aon. l.II1,. c.o S;,oI rto
,o.a., I;.1 .opn. Co.,, 81, ,.,;,.,, -, H..
Ter, Ferry is ., The effect that no engaoa-
,nent l,,J fak4n ,laca ~, n tho avar;no ne
the 5tb ms, torrhe- than nickel firing The
nnrroo,s At Harn.r, Ferry had been taken
I'm and two suans Of the railroad hidve re-
,,o,aJ ~. o,. ,roo,,a ~, ,.;,ha. &c.,
liarpers Ferry. The rebels had set fire to
the Virginia side of the bridge which was
burned Our men, in attempting to extin.
guish the flames. were fired on nv sharn-
shooters in the town and compelled to de-
sist. There is no rebel force east of Har-
pers Ferry. excent on the Virginia side at
Point Of Rocks. The road is unobstructed
as far as Sandy Hook. 1t is rumored
that the rebel force opposite Point Of Rock
il under command Of General Ross which
if true. would imply the presence there Of
considerable forc. br, ,b;s : do,b,sI A,
all events W. b.v. NOW ., pow, of poohs .
sutficien force 70 hold the nIsce ooa;rs. onr
o,nosipo force T<s}, f. ha l'ro,oht .oo;ns.; :,
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a. N''''.eS'o""' western Virginia.
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COW. nro,,or,,. - ,ho ..,.,,., nn no oo NV
opr MONEY! ;rornEnn o., eaa,ar;.s ' ss "
and furnaces IN Sban,,soob roTar - s~ =,
Iv,chh,r, IN hnr,n.,",..s3 - 'I' :"
ne rorts naro ,a,.nr Ta,,Ss' 1''N (,''-",' VI
loss in the expedition viii no, exceed 1000
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to OF all the atrocities perpetrated by the
rebels in his wa, (2,.d they are many we
Think the SLOW torture of starving our prison.
ers to death takes the palm. The shooting
down of prisoners at Fort Pillow in cold
blood, the r.aiiing Of others to wooden build
ings and then setting the buildings on fire
and roasting their victims alive, are all bad
as the demons could at the time invent, yet
either death is Preferable to that of slow star
walton through long weeks and months II
any have desire to look upon the horrible and
have not seen the PHOTOGRAPHS accompanying
the report OF. the investigating committee,
they can see the same at this office.
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Official War Bulletin.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, !
July SO P. NJ.
To Ma. Gen. Dir

July j L. VI.
To No. Cen Dir:
The following telegram dated to-day al
Marietta, Ga, was received tins evening from
Gen. Sherman, giving the successful result
of the fiankiug operations III progress for
some DAYS back. The movement On our
right caused the enemy TO evacuate. We
occupied Kenesaw at daylight and Marietta
at $50 \. N. Thomas Is moving down the
main road towards The Chattaho3chie, Nc
Pherson toward, the mouth of Nickalack on
the Sandt0wn read. Our cavalry is u the
extreme fanks. Whether the enemy viii
halt this side of Cha.tahooche or MT will
soon be known. Marietta Is almost entirely
abandoned by It's inhabitants, and more than
mie of the railroad iron moved between
the town and the front of kene,aw.
| A dispatch from Gen. Grants headGuar-
! ters dated at O'Clock this morning gives
the following results OF Gen. Wilson's oper-
atoms
Sixty miles of railroad were thoroughly
destroyed. The Danville road Gen. Wilson
reports, could not be repaired in less than
40 days, even if all the n aterlals were or
hand. He has destroyed ali the blacksmith
shops where the rails might be Strengthened
and all the mills where scantling for sleeper:
could be sawed. 80 miles of the south side
road were destroyed. Wilson brought in
about 400 negroes, and many of the yas'
number OF horses and mules gathered by
his force. He reports that the rebels slaugh
tered without mercy the negroes they re
took. Wilson's loss of property is a SINAI
wagon train, used TO carry ammunition, HI:
ambulance train, and II cannon. The horse:
of the artillery wagons were generally
brought off. Or the cannon, two were re
moved from the carriages, the wheels o
which were broken, and the guns thrown in
10 the water, and enc other gun had beer
disabled b. rebel shot breaking the trun
ions before it was abandoned. He estimate
his total loss al from 40 To 1000 men, in
GLIDING those lost from kau,z's division.
: y rebel force mad. lis appearance neal
Martinshurg this morning, and were at las
accounts destroying the railroad aud adyanc
Ing on Martinsbnrg. Tie reports received
as yet are too confined and conflicting TO &c
tegmine the magnitude of the force or extern
Of lis operations. f.. VI. STANTON,
Secretary Of War
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Casualties in Co. A, 18th Vermont

After We went to press July l, We received
letter from Sergeant L. Soper giving the
following list Of casualties in Co. A, June %.
The 18th regiment was on picket line on the
Petersburg and Weldon railroad, when they
were Hanked and gobbled up.
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INCREASE OF SOLDIERS IAY.-The Presi-
dent has signed the bill increasing ths pay Of
Soldiers Of the Army. From and after the
18th day of May last, accordingly. tue pay
OF private in the Army is SIC per month
Corporal's SIS; COmmissary anu Qn1rter.
master Sergeant's 500 Sergeant Major:
S29.
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The Price Vermont is Paying.

During the past few weeks the Standard
has contained official reports from all the
Vermont troops engaged with the Army of
the Potomac in the present campaign, which
reports give complete list of all casualties
that have thu far occurred. From the re-
capitulations of these several reports we COM
pile the following table, which will have a
sad interest for Ve~monters
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Inc Hon. JOSIAH Quincy died on Friday
evening" JdIy2, at his country sat in Quincy,
Mas aged 90 wears. Aside from :nfrni.
Ties o. ~ e, sir. Quincy was in good
- a',N' out the day before his
death.
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AieT eating. torpid liver. constipation, A..
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IT.. are recommended by the highest medical a.
.l.,>- Al. warranted 10 produce al imlaeiiair
heal rr'eer In-y ale eXoeedi'sly agreeable. I.,-;
pure, a.! harmless.
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iv.> talk hy the gallon i sWindler and al g.
lei II Is put up only IN patent log cabin 6o,-,
vare II bottles rerei with Initiation dele-erel> 81
Which several persons are ADJ N prison s.,
every bottle has private United Stamp oytr H..
unu.ut!iated. ami signature on steel p.te side IA
! Sold By res peciable dealers throughout tL- la.
: Ole. PHI DRAhE& CO
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Al ailaoA Of Diptheria wheu IA aaay
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and sure preI entative Of fatal result - =.
case OF Ditheria. ~
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