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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

How SHERMAN TRIcKED JOHNSTON. Recent.
y Gen. sherman found tie rebel force opposite
him retaining their artillery fire Tor severed days
ind no amount OF artillery practice from our side
suihoed to draw on the rebel guDners, Sherman
was OF opinion that the rebel artillery was there
but that Johnston or Ewell was tempting him to
make an assault, and had secretly massed his
guns TO nfct murderous repulse. How to dis.
cover where the rebel guns we're placed was nov
the question All other efforts failing, Sherman
at last uncovered the rebel batteries by the help
oian ingenious practical Joke. The railroad track
stretched past part of our front, aud down close
to the rebel line, which il skirted for some dis
lance. Sherman started locomotive down the
track at full speed toward the right They heard
It's shrill shrek, saw II with amaSement come
tearing down towards their breastworks, and sus-
peetibg, lhey did not know what trick, at last
unable 10 hold 10 any longer, blazed away with
then whole line Of batteries at the mysterious
monster That was all Sherman wanted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

A POLITE llINL-Rev. Mr.. H was sta
toned al Appleton, Wisconsin, and was very mnch
annoyed on the first Sabbath by the whisper ing
and other improper conduct oil some young gen
tlemen present lie stopped bis discourse, and
fixing bis eyes upon the offenders, said, g very
mu.h dislike to ropro,e an, one in a congregation
where am not acquainted, as am afraid o
making as great mistake as brother R once
made " p. While preaching his first ser
mon he was very much disturbed by the congre
CATION, who, though several times reproved By
brother r., only behaved the worse for Il
through the whole sermon. As brother R.
was leaving the church after the services, one o
tie brethren accos,ed him with "brother r.
did YOU know that man you reported to-day wai
fool 1t is needless to say the nuisance wal
40 ted
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

SLOW GRINDING Quite a number of years
ago there lived in AndToseoggin county, Maine, a
man by the name Of L.. He was farmer,
stage-dryer and hotel keeper, and was blessed
with a large family Of boys Among them was
the hero of our yarn lde was the name that he
was best known by. lie was lean, lank and
scrawny--aways on hand to run errsndS and do
chores generally One very hot day in July lde
was sent off about three miles to a mill, with
large lot Of grain to be ground. Unluckily for
him, there was quite quantity in before be got
there, so that it was late 10 the afternoon before
they got to work on lde's lot. The water was
low, consequently the mill stones revolved mther
slowly lde was hungry, and bis inner man grew
uproarious, and looking up to the miller, he says :
Uncle Reub. can eat that meal faster than
you grind it"
"Ah, my boy, how long could you do it p
Nhy, I'LL | starved 10 death said lde.
Uncle Reub says that be never got such shot
before
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

A WuITE HousE ASKcDorE. .--.Setcbell, the
comedian, says he was present at the White
House the other day whom the following was
perpetrated An old farmer from the West, who
knew President Lincoln in days by.gone, called
to pay his respects ut the Presidential mansion.
Slapping the Chiei Magistrate upon tho back,
he exclaimed, 4" Well old hoss, how are you "
Old Aoc, being thoroughly democratic in his
ideas, and withal rcllshing joke, responded :
" So I'm an old hoss. am ! What kind of u
hOss, pray ?" Why, an old draft boss, to be
sure" was the reoinder. Good, even for
Setchell Boston Transcript,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

A RELlc. On digging out the earth uoder
the old Wheeler house, recently occupied by
Wynan, FELTON, and others, the workmen on
wednesday found the homes of human skele-
ton some OF them the Uranium, teeth, thigh
bones and others in tolerable state of preser-
yatIon. The ground from which they were ta-
ken appears to be the natural soil. How those
bones came there, bow long they have been
there buried, aud to whom they once belonged
are questions for the learned and curious viii
some OF our savans give us the solution ?-Braf-
Heb0rO Ph0nir.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

The Nation S Fast Day Prayer.

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

Charles Gates a minor son of William K.
GATES Of Lee, Mass, wished to enlist, three
years ago. but his aged parents objected to it
One morning he was sent to drive the cows to
pasture, on his way to work, taking his dinner
with him, But ut night hs did not come back,
because he had run away and enlisted in the
l0th regiment. He remained through the three
years without lurlo0gh, and returned with
the regiment unharmed by rebel bullets He
arrived IN the old pasture ut home, one night
iart week, just at " eOwtlme," aud leisurely
drove up he same old cows as if he hadn't been
away tor three years. HIS " reception " was
joyful one, none tn less 80 beeiuse his coming
was a complete surprise
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

The LONDON TINES ON WENDELL PHILLIPS
No living American orator is so eloquent as
this gentleman. He is as direct as Mr.. Bright
as CAIN as Mr.. Golden, as persuasive as Mr..
Gladstone as elegant as Lord Carlisle, and when
occasion demands can be as fiery as Lord Derby.
His language Is the purest English, without the
slightest tain, Of the Yankee idiom or accent, OF
the least approach TO American slang. lie never
"speaks to Buneombe" or INDUCES in the rhodo'
montade which his countrymen calls spread
ea Iesm" His satire cuts like the polished
razor, and draws blood with the scarcely per-
ceptible touch that shows the thorough master Of
the instrument. If he seldom condescends TO
be passionate, and loses in this respect some lf
the power which he might otherwise WELD over a
miscellaneous multitude, he makes amends Tor
the defect, # it be one, by wealth Of illustration
aud cogency Of argument that show the full
mind and the trained intellect, and compel admra.
ton il they do not carry conviction. He has, as
is well known, been among the most rabid Of the
supporters of the war; though he has never been
much Of friend to the Government by whose
agencies t has been conducted, In the days
wheu the Democrats governed the country, aud
when the idea OF disruption OF the Union was
scodled alike by the Northern and Southern
leaders Of that long dominant party, he did not
hesitoe to proclaim that separation was preferable
to the continuance of slavery.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

A renowned New York clergyman lately
preached long sermon from the text - Thou
ar, weighed in tho balance, and found want
ing" After the congregation had listened about
an hour, some began to got weary aud went out ,
others soon followed, greatly to the annoyance
OF the minister. Another person started, where.
upon the parson stopped in bis sermon and said
/" That is right, gentlemen, as last as you are
weighed, pass out" lie continued his sermon
at some length after that, but no one disturbed
him by leaving.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

In the garden of Garick's yilh at Hampton
Court, curious scene occurred between Hannah
More and Lord Monboddo. That whimsical, but
learned man, was a guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Gar.
rick at the same tins as herself. They were
walking together in the garden, when his loydship
aslonshed his fair companion by declaration Of
love, and an offer OF bis hand and hear. His
advances met with positive refusal and Lord
Mouboddo on this, returned to the drawng.room
when be amused Mrs. Garrick by telling her what
had Just occurred, adding, " am very sorry for
this refusal; should have 80 much liked to teach
that nice girl Greek."-RoOIeciions IF WiiCer-
Ioro.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

The Sth Wisconsin regiment has never carried
any colors, but in their place have carried a
living American eagle, mounted on perch
borne by the color sergeant IL has been once
wounded and was sent to the hospital for treat
ment with one of the color guard as an attend
ant The noble bird has never manifested any
disposition to desert their eagle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09
Horses of the Desert.

The Arab horse is watered only once 10 the
tWenty-iOur hours. lie Is often Obliged 10 con
tent himself with dates instead VI barley these
are given to him before they are perfectly ripe,
when their stones are soft, aud are eaten stones
and all. 10 the Spring he Is turned out ON the
pastures but in the Summer, If hls master can
afford it, he gets little barley. On this scahty
fare, good horse IN the desert is expected II
necessary, to accomplish for five OF SIX success
ice days, distances Of a hundred and tWouty-t five
to hundred and hity miles ami after couple
Oi days rest and good feeding, he will be quite
well enough 10 repeat the feat. II he shakes
himself at any resnDg-place, or paws the ground
with his loot, It is held that there is no occa-
sion to pull upln the j)urney aud il you would
know, at the end OF day ol excessive fatigue,
how TAR YOU can yet depend upon your horse, get
off hls back and pull him strongly by the tail ;
II he remains unmoyed, you may stll rely upon
him. " IL is OF no rare occurrence 10 hear OF a
horse doing one hundred and eighty miles in
tWenty-iour hours The requisites which the
men OF the desert look for IN him, are, that " he
should carry tull-grown man, hls arms aud a
change OF clothing food for both his rider and
himself, Il dag, even on windy day, and If 1t be
necessary drag dead body behind him.
horse of the Sahara, is calculated to live
from twenty.to twenty-five years, and a mare
from twenty five to thirty; his prime is ndical-
ed by the following proyerb;
Seven years for my brother,
Seven years ot myself.
seven years for my enemy"
Tho Arabs OF Upper Asia have regular genoa
logical trees OF their horses, IN which the birth
ana parentage OF colt Is alhtmed by evidence
such as would be taken in court Of justice
while amor the tribes of AnnayO there are hors-
es so priceless that 1t is impossible, even for great
porscnages and great mere bants to pay in cash
ior themj they give a number OF bills therefore,
falling due at intervals OF twelve months, or else
bind themselves to pay an annuity forever 10 the
yeuder and his descendants. But perhaps moth
ing exemplfes the high value put upon horse
by these wandering people, 50 much as the fact,
that, although delighting in war and bloodshed
they never kill iarrier they would as soon
think OF poisoning we'll he has only TO algLt
and initiate with two corners OF his burnOus-
raising and depressing them by urns-the move.
nent OF the bellows, and his lilo ls held rs sa.
cred as that OF u herald or priest among more
civilized nations. - Chambers Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
Questions for Loyal DemOcratS-..Dy
Hon. Robert j. Walker.

What are we to negotiate about? Is
it as to the giving up of the Mississippi
and its tributaries, together with New
Orleans, Vicksburg and Tennessee? Is
West Virginia, which has been admitted
as new free State, to be surrendered? l?
Are Fortress Monroe and the Chesa-
peake to be abandoned? Is the rebel
flag to float at Alexandria and on the
heights of Arlington; and are rebel
cannon to be planted there in sight of
and to command the very capital of the
Union? Are we to ins; 1t loyal Ken
tucky, Missouri, Maryland and Della
ware, by negotiating with them? Are
we to give back Western to Eastern
Virginia? Where is the line of division
to be run, and what armies would be
strong enough to maintain peace upon
the border? What portion of the
mighty Territories, uniting us with the
Pacific, are to be surrendered? Are we
to turn over to the cruel despotism of
their bloody and relentless 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 had been emancipated by the con-
stitutional war proclamation of Presi-
dent Lincoln, are they to be remandeA
to slavery, including the thousands who
have so gallantly fought in our defense?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
NATIONAL. THANKSGIVING
Ny the President Of the United States OF
America.
A PROCLAMATION,


Tt has pleased Almighty God to pro-
long our national life another year, de-
Tending US with His guardian care
and vouchsating to us in His mercy
many and signal victories over the ene-
nv who is of our own household. 1t
has also pleased our Heavenly Father to
favor as well our citizens in their homes
as our soldiers in their camps, and our
sailors on the rivers and seas, with un-
usual health. He has largely augment
ed our free population by emancipation
and by our Immigration, while lie has
opened to us new sources OF wealth, and
has crowned the labor of our working
men in every department OF industry
with abundant reward. Moreover He
has been pleased to animate and inspire
our minds and hearts with fOrtitude,
courage and resolution sufficient for the
great trial of civil war into which we
have been brought by our adherence as q
nation to the cause OF freedom and hu-
manity, and TO afford to US reasonable
hopes of an ultimate and happy deliver
ance from ali our dangers and affiic-
tiOns.
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President Of the United States, do here
by appoint and set apart the last Thurs
day in November next as a day which
desire to he observed by all my fellow
citizens, wherever they may be, as a
day OF thanksgiving and prayer to AL
mighty God, the benificent creator and
ruler of the universe; and do further
recommend to my feilow-citizens afore-
said that on that OCCASION they do rever-
entity humble themselves in the dust,
and from thence offer up penitent and
fervent prayers and supplications to the
Great Disposer of Events for a return OF
the inestimable blessings of peace, I'm
ion and harmony throughout the land,
which it has pleased Him to assign as a
dwelling place for ourselves and our
posterity throughout all generations.
, In testimony whereof have
! SEAL. hereunto set my hand and
l--' caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington, this
goth day of October, in the year Of our
Lord 1864, and of the independence OF
the United States the eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WIN. H. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

Hollis letter submitting the case of the
election frauds to the consideration OF
the Secretary of War:
WAR DEPARTMENT., \,
Bmeau Of Milita,y Justice.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 26, 1854,
Hon. e. N. Stanton, Sec'y Of War:
SIR: 1 have the honor to submit for
your consideration the indorsed report
and supplemental reports, with accom-
panying papers, of Maj. Gen. Wallace,
and Col. Seward, special Judge Advo-
cate, under dates of 23d and 25th inst
The facts which they present are of the
carefully nlatured plan for defrauding
the soldiers of the State of New York
now in the field, of their votes at the
approaching Presidential election. The
character of this cOnspiracy-for such it
may well be designated-as well as its
mode of action, are so fully exhibited in
the papers now brought TO your notice,
that 1t is deemed unnecessary to enter
upon any examination of its Details
How far these cOnspirators have pro-
ceeded in their guilty work cannot now
be known. Enough, however, appears
to justify the belief that this city is the
principal seat of their operations,
though their fraudulent practices are no
doubt being vigorously piled Mt Balti-
more, and possibly at other points. 1t
was stated by one of these offenders,
since arrested, that they had more than
twenty men at work in Washington,
and that they were sending off the bal
lots, as fabricated by them, in dry goods
boxes full.
In a country Of popular freedom, the
ballot-boX has for the honest patriot a
III,
altar has for the Christian, and he who
would deliberately violate it, is prepared
for the commission of any crime, which
avarice or an unbridled lust for power
may suggest. The craven criminality
of the conduct now brought to light is
the more apparent when it is rem, mber
ed that these frauds are sought to he
perpetrated, not upon citizens ut home
and capable of guarding their rights,
but upon soldiers, who, upon distant
fields of danger and death, are defend
ing with their lives the honor and exist
ence of the Government. That it is the
duty of the military authorities, as far
as practicable to protect the soldiers of
the republic from these corrupt machin-
ations, will scarcely be denied. This
duty is rendered the more pressing, at
this moment, because in the present
c0njuncture of public affairs the life of
the country may depend as much upon
the ballots as it does upon the muskets
Of the brave men who are sought to be
made the victims of these shameless
crimes.
1t is for the Secretary to determine
what direction he can give to the power
with Which he is invested, so as to Sc
cure to our armies the elective franchise,
in the freedom and purity with which
the Constitution and laws of the State
have bestowed it.
Respectfully submitted.
J. HOLT, Judge Advocate Gen.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
Latest Army News.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.
The Times Army Of the Potomac spe-
cial says: We understand the last
movement was simply a reconnaissance
in force. Gen. Grant determined to as
certain the actual strensiL. fthe enemy
on the left. Such information could on
ly be effected by concentrating q large
body of troops to feel their way through
n country comparatively unknown to
us, but every part of it familiar to the
enemy. Orders We're simultaneously
sent to Gen. Butler not to attack, but
only to engage the attention of the ene-
my on the right, for the double purpose
of preventing them from massing
against our left, and to ascertain their
actual strength in that direction. The
enemy was found entrenched and their
works manned. The results of the
movement are III our favor, we having
captured 1900 prisoners and losing less
than 900. In the killed and wounded
we are about equal. The health of the
army is excellent. Everything report
ed quiet in the Shenandoah
Guerrillas are very active between
Sheridan's headquarters and Martins
bug
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
--SSrs . I'D . N

DOMESTIC SH0RTCoMINGs.-T fol-
lowing is from an English writer, but is
not without it's parallel on this side the
water: "The laboring man marries
but he marries Il woman VINO can add
nothing to the comforts OF his home
she supplies him with more mouths to
iced, and she spoils that which is put
into them; she becomes slatternly. feels
her own iDcapacity, and, finding that
she can do but little of her duty. soon
leaves off trying to do it at all. AS her
family increases the discomforts of her
home increase, and the end is frequent
ly-drunkenness, violence and appeals
to the police magistrate.r
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
IOWA NEWS.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Al.Is<-.. E.ks

Anderson of New London, has sent six
sons to the army, as follows John N,
in the Kansas State Guard; Charles r.
and David in the Engineer Corps Jas.
W. in the 22d infantry; Amos J. in the
h Cavalry; Joseph P. in the 18th In;
ntry. Who can show better record
man this? And yet there are several
families OF six sons, not one of whom
has served in this war against treason.
Judge We between them.-M. Pleasant
i l,tra0l.
ACCIDENT.--A seriousaccident occurr-
ed to Rev. d. Worthington, presiding
elder of this district, few days since.
He was thrown from his carriage, some
A miles from here, in Keokuk county,
and had his ankle joint fractured. On
being brought to this place. the limb
was promptly adjusted by DR.. w. 5.
rsh.-I6i1.
THE PRICE OF LEAD.-The Dubuque
Herald says the recent advance in gold
has sent mineral up to SO per |, 900 lbs.
- The splendid monument donated
to the Burlington Sanitary Fair, to be
given to the township making the larg-
est donations to the Fair, in proportion
to population, was awarded to Yellow
Springs township, Des Moines county,
which contributed So, ,30S Sc, or two dol
lars and fifteen cents for each individu-
al. Denmark, Lee county, contributed
81, 1877 Is, which was one dollar and for
ty-two cents for each Individual. Clay,
in Washington county, contributed
$3.50, which was at the rate of forty
eight cents for each individual. Had
other townships contributed with SINH
lar liberality, fund Of half a million
dollars might have been raised in
southern Iowa.
DEATH OF Iowa SOLDIERs.-Thef fol-
lowing Iowa soldiers have died in hos.
pital at St. Louis during the past week
Carl Shurtz, 9th Iowa Cavalry; Lewis
Lytle, 9th Iowa; Peter Walter, 33d In.
fantry Jacob Davis, 9th Cavalry.
The B..& NJ. r. Railroad Company
manufacture their own passenger
coaches and freight cars, at their shops
in Burlington. The Ha,ckeye says the
work thus turned out is of first-clasl
character, and will compare favorably
with the stock of the best roads in the
covntry.
PACKET CAPTURED.--The Keokub
Packet, Kate Kearney, that got in las
evening, was captured by the rebels al
Gainesville, about 4 o'clock, Monday
afternoon. They marched all the pas
sengers off the boat and then parolet
them. They got but little plunder.-
Col. Duffield, of the Sd Iowa Cavalry
was on board and they took his horse
and equipments. Finding no govern
ment property, and taking little private
property, the proceeds of the captur,
were light.--Qate City, 2d.
KILLING OF AN ABORIGINAL.-Or
Friday last party of hunters killed 1
lynx on an island III the Mississippi
about 90 miles north of Dubuque. A
dog first discovered his slynxship, and th'
two animals fought long and furiously
The dog would have been killed had no
| his master come to his rescue. TIL,
lynx was quite young, and measured
about three feet from head to tail.-Das
buquc Times, 3OM.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
Epom Gen. SuIIy's idaho Expedition.
Return to &oe1 Cit,y--Trooty of Peace
with the Indians.
ST T,OIrJS November 4

The steamers Chippewa Falls and
Alone, of the Idaho fleet, arrived at st.
joseph on Monday. They report Sully
trd his command at Sioux City. Part
of them came down the river in the
.Mackinaw boats-the remainder march
ed overland. Gen. Sully left his Adju-
tant, Captain Pace, at Fort Sully, to
negotiate with the Sioux Indians, who
were anxious for peace. The head Chief
and some other Chiefs were there, and
only awaiting the arrival of other Chiefs
TO make treaty.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
Important Movements by Sherman.

BY the Herald's correspondent it ap-
pears that General Sherman has sent the
4th corps to Decatur, to operate against
Hood, while, with the remaining five
corps Of his army, he has moved
to Atlanta, and is in all proba-
bility about to inaugurate an offensive
campaign from that point, thus ignor-
ing for the time the existence of Hood,
or leaving him to prosecute his CAM
paign into Tennessee at his leisure.