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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05
State Intelligence.


A GALLANT YEBNoSTER KIitsp. A fear
that We have entertained since reading the
report Of the late battles At Chattanooga, is
sadly realized in he astheutic report If the
death Of Col. Putnam. Of the g31 Illinois
Volunteers. How he fell We DO not YET
learn though the news q Bis death is CON.
munieaied to Mrs putnrm b order Of Gen
6raut. Col Putnam was native Of Yer :
mont, and was bred aud lived III Montpelier
tlll be removed 70 Freepori, Ills about ten
years ago. IL raised himself from humble
circumstances 70 an honorable and useful
position IN society, and among business men,
BY bis rare energy, Industry AMI business
sagacity. Upright. frank. generous. manly.
he vas highly respected and esteemed By
BIS fellow citizens Originally an ardent
democrat, he separated frou the party and
vas conspicuous IN BIS earne., support Of
fremont 10 Illinois in 1856. Patriotic aud
ehisalroasiy courageous, he reiiuquisbed bis
banking business and accepted the command
q the regiment that be led Until Bis death.
aoqniiting himself h the same admirable
manner in the hel4 thai be had previously
10 The business pursuits that be had engaged
ID. Brave men, noble men have fallen be-
fore, but no troer man i smong them than
Holden Putnam = Burlington Times
sEsAroa coLIAMrR The +" Father Of the
ctnsas' Is Jsdss Coilamsr, who visa bern
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

| Harper's Monthly for January has the fol-
lowing table Of contents:
Scenes in the War Of 1927 illustrated
Cruise among the Tuegans- illustrated
Pictures the Japanese Illustrated Cap
and Bells. Women under Difficulties The
Leadsman Song Out Of Nazareth. Three
Hundred Thousand Strong. The Visit Of
the Christ Child. Drifting About Mem
ory, The Small House at Allington--Ilus-
trated Sacrifice Consumed. Our Ar
lists. Craekthrope and Weeks. My Chem
ical Experience. The Old Year and the New.
In Hospital after Stone River. The Lost
Treasure Monthly Record Of Current
Events. Literary Notices Editors Easy
Chair. Editors Drawer-Illustrated FASH
ions for January.
The January number commences the
twenty eighth volume Of this the most popu-
lar magazine in the country. The Publish
ers announce that no cost shall be spared to
maintain the magazine in the high position
which It has attained. The commencement
Of new volume affords favorable oppor-
tunity for subscribing. The postage is nov
but "a cents a year, instead Of 36. By en-
closing So TO Harper & Brothers, Franklin
Square, New York, you can obtain greater
amount Of reading matter than IN any other
way for the same price.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

A seulhfta tasrissl semm issson a sass
make spvtsss nls iot On lslsfais -.
shieh beAoF asn fals Is pAesdeut III
- nefk.5s sheail b uasualsf eithss "a
m.ssaae BaFiaEteu Tiuss
CnxsREssHts A. htWrrts TIE a.ss
sssu e ths pfoFtgty Aud meraliy q "a
bsTs q NoaeTsss acting - tauns,l 81 elie
uho are charged with eeimcs Aaasnt,
6ovtruMspi, ca she agt parties te - +.
Nhieh ihe Oayefameui has 81 ib,sfsst
serss 3 sach s5enu. has hssn quite eens
siaes the diseiasafe the fse loes feeei,
hy Sfnatef HALE. 81 New Hampshirs fFa,
~ersies 70 eall ferih soaps legislative
prsssieu respecting tbs practice. aud "a
soms fals ~ ,whleh Eongfewmrn may ssi
late 1hgb OBJ saees. senator Nllson
ihirol'N'ri a hsl rAiehptssslrs a. fsllov
I" Ne Senator ~ Representative or u,
gate n Cougrsss shall during bis eon,it
aHct IL oiioc As suoh he employed With
without compensation, a. attorney e. eai
sel, directly Or indireSlly, 10 ans suit. ca
or matter ia which lhr Omitted States arr
torvsted - party o. otherNise, pending q
he heard o. determined d ans court o. LEI
any department or tribunal whatever, ell
civil o. military
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

County CouBT.-In the case Of State vs..
Michael Costello, the jury rendered verde,
Of aequital, after delay Of several hours. -
Soon after the return Of the verdict on Wed.
nesday. the Court adjourned till April next.
The trial Of these two capital cases occupied
term Of extraordinary length--the Court
opening on the FIRST Of the month and ad
journing on the Both.
On our first page we publish such portions
Of the testimony on the part Of the State in
the case Of Michael Costello as our space per-
mits. Had it not been for an unexpe ted
want Of help in tie cfice, we should have
finished the printing Of the testimony this
week. As tits We have not been able to in
sert any Of the testimony for the defence,
and may do 80 in our next issue.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05
English Civilization.

a few weeks ago, two finely de, ell
oped animals came together in a re-
tired valley in England, TO see which
could deal each other the hardest
blows, and stand The most pounding.
They fought till they were beaten to
Jelly before an admiring audience OF
Englishmep, and the retired from be-
fore the sporting public ;--one disap-
pearing in blaze Of glory and whirl-
wind Of applause the other quietly
going out under the frown OF ADVERSE
fortune. The names Of these two
brues who pounded each other for 35
minutes, in the valley of Wadhurst,
are more widely known in this coun-
try than are Tie names OF the greatest
English statesmen and commanders,
and are more familiar in the house
holds OF England than are the names
Of Grant and Seward. The leading
newspapers Of both countries fill as
many columns with the disgusting De.
tails as they did in describing the bali
ties Of Charlottesville or Geitys-
burg
Whenever prize fight is TO come
off, all England is aslir. Tie day is
looked forward to with anxious expec-
tation, and when it comes, business is
almost suspended, and those who can
bot visit the scene, wait for the news
with as much anxiety as they would
after a battle on which the fate Of the
nation depended. On that day I'LL are
equal. Mobiles, proud Of their titles,
conscious Of their dignity, supcreilious
10 their interiors on all other occa-
sions, on this day lay aside their rank
and elbow their way with gamblers,
thieves, swindlers and pugiiists, to get
a sight Of the grand spectacle. Clergy
men Of the Church Of England come
out 70 see an illustration Of the noble
science Of selfdeience. Members of
Parliament postpone the committee
business, and leave tie speakers talk.
ing, TO emf ty benches, and run down
in the country for days recreation.
Members Of Her Maiesty's household
and Civil Government gather around
the ring, stake twenty 10 five upon
their fayori;e, and give him eneour-
aging words under his hard blows
None Of those who thus mingle -
freely with sporting gentlemen would
associate with persons Of a lower
grade in society, for any benevolent,
or charitable purpose.
England may boast Of her superior
civilization, bu, We know that no such
spectacle as that which occurred there
Z ics days since, could happen IN this
country. The authorities would not
permit il and even if il occurred ia
spite Of them, no respectable man
would b. there 10 witness It. Ima-
CINE cur members q Congress taking
an extra train 10 run oas 10 witness
a prize Eight Conceive, If you can,
% several members oe M. Linooln's
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

DisuSauisHED DEPARTURE FOR DIXIE
Judge james Clark Of Hamilton, the brains
Of the Butler County Vallandigham Democ-
racy, has recently cold his.law book and
accounts, and proceeded 10 Richmond, Vir-
ginia. lie was passed through our lines BY
Secretary Stanton, and no provision made
for his return. Judge Clark was one Of the
ablest men il Ohio, but crazy ana raeid on
the secession question. holding that State
rights included secession, therefore that the
/" Confederaies" we're right and ought to
succeed. He IL a nan u a great deal more
ability aud courage than yallandigharn aud
has gene Voluntarily where bis logic carried
bin. What the Democracy u Ola Baller
val do nov that they have los, their leader
il might be instructive to ascertain.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

Bisnor Iiorgrs TFAcEIxa TgKAsos. -
Rev. Dr. Hove. Episeopaliab, 10 ,hs. Phila-
delphia Enquirer Of NOV 9 sa3s. % ihe 80
thoriiy ola clergyman ~ Philadelphia, fer
merly q Virginia that Bishop Meade said
1t the outbreak d this rebellion. that be bad
always been opposed @ secession until = let
ter q Bishop Hopkins convinced bin that
the Southern States had a right 70 seeede "
We bad never before saspecied that the
Bishops le!1er would eqnyioes sBybody.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

The editor of,he Poaghkeepsian is a PHI
ianibropist, as appears BY the following
paragraph
DEUsK. --iAs, night We assisted ii placing
~ perpendicular position the body u ie-
gal gentleman q his cry, who bad bsen
prostraied by close and indsfatigable prae-
tiee 81 the bar. Il i nee1Bsss 10 adj hat
il was not tie bar q justies Al which be ex-
erted himself 20 severely. bat ihe bar Of :
lager beer saloon, down the rrset
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

We call attention 10 The adyeriis
ment Of French & Kingsley in anoi
cr. column. They keep the large
establishment IN the State, and tho
in this section wishing articles
their line can do no better than q
upon them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

Henry I, MINER, Of this place, died at
Washington on the 80tl. Of December. His
remains are brought home for iutelment, and
the funeral services occur to. day. Obituary
next week.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

EMicEATioN.--Ihree brothers Of the name
Of Temple have, within short time, sold
their real estate in Sunderland, and with
their families, numbering in ~ over twenty,
emigrated to Michigan and Illinois.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

E2- The WOODEN Manufacturing establish.
ment Of K Carpenter, Jr. & Co, at North
PoWnal, was recently destroyed by fire.
Fortunately about thirty thousand dollars
worth Of wool had just been removed. The
damage is estimated at three hundred thou
sand, Of which there is an insurance Of about
one third.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

IS All letters, whether containing con-
tributions for the paper or relating 10 bust
ness matters, should be addressed to the
'JouRNAL" When addressed to either the
Publisher or Editor by name thsy some
times lie over cue week on account Of the
absence Of Que or the other from town.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

NoTicE ola series Of prayer meetings, in
concert With Christians throughout the
wrld
Tuesday Evening Subject The Holy
Spirit, aud cur Lori's Words on agreement
in prayer
Wednesday, P 81. a, O'Clock aud even
ing Subieei-lhe Young, under Family
and Sabbath School instruction.
Thursday Evening suhjsot-Oar Coun-
try-Ihe Var Emancipation Our friends
in the Army
Friday, II o'clock, A. NJ Fasting and
Prayer for ourselves, the Church Of Christ
and the community.
The above meetings viii be held in the
basement of the Court House. All are in
yitcd.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

81 The second sentence Of our last week s
editorial failed to appear in consequence of a
mistake Of the compositor, aud our not be-
ing here to examine the proof For this
mistake we forgive the printer and trust our
readers will do the same. as he has dropped
the "stick" for the baynet and left for the
wars.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

AZ Charles summers eases ~ books vi
being catrici % Bis roons II WMhlug,,
one q the package broke. and there was
grand chaos 81 law. lrelieien, romanee a
poetry A Holy Bible straddled Ken
Commentaries, somebody On lniernatiof
Law got mixed up With neryey's Med
,ions, tho jaws 81 slaiutes a, large sw-
loved az tho Psalms Of Uayili Tem 1srl
tho rascal, disggarcd Shakespeare front
piece, Byron and Backslone reached d
pavement simultaneously, the Life a
Lincoln was lost 10 tho Aaatbmy u Mels
choly, and the Constitution q the Uni,
States bridgcd large vacuum beiw,
Summers Oratlons and Common Sense.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

The Worifs Washington dipal
says il !, reported that Gen, w
Smith will soon be appointed to
command Of The Army Of the Po
mae.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05
Local Intelligence

ACnHa M EsBsr VIII yoa rsr-
nsit - arasu. ani ,aroags he JsrHssl. 70
tender cor hsariisl, asa gryatssal askuasl.
siesmsnts a sash and 81, yossg and az.
Il ear tfai hisHas. Or ias Sev Years sis
athss mase j.. and also GO the t.eh, large
ana abandatg gies-aassbhF Is ~
Haadrsf ED Tee@ig 3oilat.-a large
shsrt ia aenfy. and ths remainder Ia sane.
thiug better chan uoneg % ksep Us warn
daring This Geld season n DE year. Tie
prophecy that tbs usv parsonage veuii have
a ihsrouEh sasmiag has been mere thaa f,l.
ailed
Mag Ger Heavenly Father reward lben for
iisir aobls and sslt-saer.aslpg geaerusily 10
the tenigaaat Smiles q Ills Presiitnoc and
grape, Is lhs Gospel If Ills dear son. aud
enable u ta mAuifes, sur gratitude BY a
greater devotion 20 ,hsir temporal and in.
mortal well bsiag, in tac good vork u cur
calling
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

II Lieut.. VIM. H. H. Peck who went ont
as Isl Lieutenant Of Co +, from this place,
has recently been made Captain in the 9th
Regiment, Invalid Corps, commanded by
Col. Gle, Of Philadelphia, and stationed at
Martindale Barracks, Washington, D. G..
II will be remembered that Lieut.. Peck was
severely wounded at Savage Station where
Co. i suffered So terribly.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

War news this week is unimportsut,
operations ia Texas are progressing faso
bly,. Gen. kelly's movements against
bodtn aud Early IN Virginia have resul
well, Gilmore has again commenced sh
Ing Charleston, setting the city on frs
several places. Grants army is in 81
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05
r s. CusuNAS,
s. r. CusHMAx

Cong Parsonage,
Manchester, Jan. 4, 1864.
N. B.--Ne would also express cur espce-
ial thanks that each AMI every member Of
the family, from the youngest to the oldest
was kindly snd generously remembered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
GONE TO NAssAU.--Generai Whiting is de-

GONE TO NAssAU.-Generai Whiting is deter
will do SO under 'dffcuities." As An instance
of the precautions taken, the Petersburg Register
gives the following fact. II occurred last week:
The steamer Fanny was ready for sea; the cot
ton and tobacco were stored and steam up, when
the Provost guard came aboard. The officers, pas
seEgers aud crew were all called up and under
went a strict examination. They were detained
on deck while 4 strict search was made below
and all possible places where suTrert!tious pas
sengcr might conceal himself was closely invest-
gated. All being found correct, away the Fanny
steamed for the "opeu sea- bat ere she reached
the mouth of the iIycf another party OF soldiers
boarded her for parting look. This party was
provided with machine in the shape of iargt.
syringe, filed with some chemical mixture known
Ia that locality IS the ''srecZtbg cOnp0und.S-
This stu1t WAS vigorously pumped into every pos
sibie and impossible place where a ssNassasl'
runner could be concealed Any maa subjected
to its influence III close quarters. must sneeZe out
"bus- his tier.' Ii is described a viIlai,iuus
compound OF st;i.k and tickle, which no person
can sustain and live. All parts had been fImi sat
ed except the cual hunks. On examination, they
Were found closely packed with bags OF coal, tco
close apparently for the admission of cat, much
less a man. But the ''sneezing compoind'' was
thrown in freely. Alter a While a slight motion
was noticed, then suppressed sneeze. qaickIy
followed by vigorous ''Cot tam'' In few
minutes four anything hut jolly Dutchmen black as
negroes half smuhered ,and saeeaipgwith % horse
power caHie forth from their coal bunk brins They
were escorted 10 shore, and what further occurred
we know not. Al a later hour The Fanny also
came back, not liking the appearance OF the block
aiding fleet al the entrance OF the rbor We pre-
sumo she has left before this, but where the Jolly
Dutchmen are, or wether they have done sneexii z
yet this deponent saith not.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
The RrnSnncf

To the Editor Of The DiFpa'ct:
We learn with pleasure that the War Depart
ment is not allowing the formation Of compa
nes, unless raised beyond our lines. This when
generally known, will save a vast amount of use
less labor and confusion for it appears that app-
cations are made by very many TO raise new com
panies composed of those who have in substitutes,
and by others TO organize companies of boys under
eighteen years of age. Such applications are ut
terIy useless, we are informed. All we want is 10
h up the five hundred regiments already organ
lied and oficsred, and we snail have unbrOken
series of victories in 1864, resulting in inddpen
dence, pei haps, by the 4th July next.
II Is said to be essential, however, that transp0r
tatnn for the armies on the railroads, be amo I
roctusire for a few months. The speculatOrs have
crowded the Government off the track tong enough.
If The freight transported for them had been com
mlssary and quartermasier stores, the armies this
day would have had abundance of everything
needful tor comfort and efficiency.
But let the Government seethat able bodied men
be not kept out of the field. Rather keep them out
OF The civil Offices of the GoyernmC mt aud ont of
the impressing service-impressing of property or
conscription of men as good as themselves II this
evil be abated great dissatisfaction in the army will
be averted, and our cause will prosper from this
day forth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
THE LEGISLATURES.

The Senate was engaged the most Of the
time during its session on Saturday, in dis
cussing the Senate bill limiting the time fol-
the payment of the interest on certain bonds
of the Commonwealth. The bill was finally
tabled.
A Senate bill amending the law, so as to
limit the time for the payment of certain
claims against the Commonwealth was
passed.
In the House bills to the following effect
were reported:
4 bill to amend the charter of the city of
Petersburg.
A bill to amend and re-enact the 4th sec
ton Of chapter IS of the Code.
bill making an appropriation to the Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum.
Mr.. McCue called up his bill for the pro.
motion Of the production of sheep, and the
growth of wool, for which he offered sub
stitute, and the same was adopted and or
dered to its engrossment
The bill authorizing the enrolment Of free
negroes within the Commonwealth, for en-
ployment by the Confederate Government
vas taken up and substitute therefor
adopted and ordered to be printed.
The bill for the relief Of soldiers families
within the lines, or in the power of the public
enemy, had its appropriation increased from
five hundred thousand dollars to one million
OF dollars.
The bill was tabled and the House adjourn
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
CONFRDRRATR STATES CONGlskss.
The 6sSsss was not In session oa Satur

DAY Iaot.
The HossM met at II o'clock A. n.
The House passed the bill to extend the
provisions Of an act approved May ist, 1868,
In relation to the receipt Of counterfeit
Treasury notes BY public officers, to the lst
Of January, 1904.
The House refused to concur in the amend.
ment Of the Senate to the bill tos regulate
impressments, so as to strike out the first
section, and returned the bill to the Senate.
A bill was introduced, aud refeered, by Mr.
Miles, to appoint additional officers Of artii.
lery for ordnance duty.
Mr. Miles submitted the following resolu-
tions 10 relation to the re-enlstment of
troops, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolued, That the thanks Of CongreesN h hereby
rendered 70 ai of the brigades, and other troops IN
service, who have taken the patriotic and gallant
resolution to re enlist for the war
Restrest, That the manifestation Of such spirit
In our armies ts happy omen Of the ultimate
triumph OF our struggle for Independence, indica-
tive as Il Is of the fixed determination OF peo-
pie never tolay down their arms while our soil Is
exposed 10 the hostile tread and barbafous fnvagcs
OF our malignant enemies.
A resolution of inquiry was submitted by
Mr.. Conrad In relation to o contract for beef
entered into by Capt. A. B. Magruder, at
Iincolnton, N. c., in December, 1862, to
supply the troops under Gen. Whiting, at
Wilmington, and subsequently disApproved
By the CommissaEy General. 4uezo.ject of
the resolution was to ascertain what loss the
Government has sustained by such disap.
proval, and whether it was proper
The bill to conscribe free negroes and
slaves as teamsters, and in other capacities,
to increase the efficiency of the army was
taken from the calendar for consideration.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to amend the 1st see.
ton SO that no free negro engaged in the
production of food and forage should be
taken and pending its consideration the
hour for the special order arrived, and the
House went into secret session.