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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20

A WONDERFUL CANNoN.-A traveller,
who was telling very strange stories of the
remarkable things which be had met with
while he was abroad, said there were cam
non so large in Egypt, that once being a
calash, drawn by four horses, and sud-
den shower of rain falling, he drove into
one Of them for shelter, calash and ALL
"Oh ~ said gentlemen, who was listen
ing to it, II can vouch the truth of that
myself, for remember l was at the very
same time at the other end of it in post
chaise, and upon your coming in at the
mouth, drove out at the touch hole"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20

By- Mr.. Vallandigham is to speak in
Lancaster on the 18th Of September. The
promise to be at Lancaster was made be-
fore his "exile," and will now be re deem
ed.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20
National Foundry.

BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA CO., Pa.
n III subscribrr proprietor Of the above named OK
trnsive cstab ishment, is nOw prepared To receive
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20

WOMEN and wagons have long tongues,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20

Address Of the Workingmens'
United Political Association of
the Ciry and County of New
York, to the Workingmen of
the United States.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

The rebel government appears to have
given up all hopes of subdulng the coun-
ter revolution in North Carolina, The
people throughout that State are organ
izing into bands called Liberty Lovers"
They hold nightly meetings have pass
words and secret signs, and conduct
their gatherings with great decorum
and earnesmess, They will resist with
armed force any further attempt at tax
alton or CONSUMPTION The peace move
ment is led by some Of the most astute
politicians and lawyers in the State.
No further attempt at the rescue of
East Tennessee will be made, so long as
Grant is kept in command. Should he
be transferred to Virginia, the State
would soon be the theatre of bloodier
conflicts than have deluged it already
The rebels fear Grant, and henceforth
will be cautious about attacking him.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

THE BIG TREES or CALIFORNIA. There
has been considerable loose statistic in
the press concerning the size and age of
the mammoth trees in Tuolumne county,
California. A letter from an eminent
scientific gentleman, who has lately Wis
tied them, gives us some reliable infor-
nation, which we condense. They are
situated on high, cool territory tive
thousand feet above the sea level4 and
the spot is a favorite summer resort
alike for this fact and to see the trees.
and is much crowded in July and Au-
gust The big tree cut down-and a
fair specimen OF the monsters - is %
feet in diameter where cut OF, six feet
from the ground, and perfectly sound.
Over this base a pavilion has been erec-
ted, and it makes large and elegant sa-
loon for dancing, social parties, and
even literal stump speaking section
of the upper part of the trunk makes
the bed of bowling alley. Our cores
pondent devoted the most of one day to
trunk, in order to ascertain exactly the
age of the tree; and he found 1855 of
them at thirty feet above the ground, as
the tree Stood The outside layer of one
hundred years of growth occupied but
three inches, and the inner centuries
from three to ten and even thirteen
inches each. The rings denote the years
of life or growth and though it has
been always claimed that these trees
were three thousand years old, there has
been no exact data for the assertion
and this examination proves that this
individual one-and probably as old as
anyways not more than 1856 years.
] Springfield Republican. t o
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28
CIRCULAR.
ApJurAsr AND IssPReroR GENERALS ofnes, /
Woopsr oK, Jan. ~, 1861,

AnJvrAsr AND IssPEeroR GENERALS offies,
Woopsr OK, Jan. ~, ls6i'
In answer to numerous inquiries, as
to the duties of Selectmen in respect to
the State enrolment of the militia, the
following Instructions are given;
No new enrolment is required to be
made.
The present duty of the selectmen is
20 correct the enrolment of the town,
ON record in the office of the town clerk,
in all the particulars mentioned in the
second section of the statute of Novem-
Der II, 1868, aud in the manner therein
mentioned, and to make return to this
office of all the corrections thus made.
This is to be done by letter stating nlly
the corrections, and signed by the Sc
Iectmen. No particular form is reQuir-
ed, and the number of corrections under
each class win be so varied and different
in different towns, that no printed blanks
can be prepared or issued,
The purpose of the corrections is, to
have the record in the town clerks office
show the precise number of men in town
liable TO do military duty, And the
purpose of the return TO be made to this
office is to have the records Of the en-
rollment in this office, of each town
agree with the record of the enrolment
of such town in the town clerks office
so that, in case draft should be neces-
sary, the quotas can be assessed and the
draft ordered and made without the ne
cessity of any delay.
No particular time is specified by the
statate for making these corrections
but they should be made in January OF
each year, and frequently during the
year, as changes may occur which may
affect the basis of draft in town,
BY order of the Governor.
PETER T. WAsHBURs,
Adjutant and Inspector General
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28
vermont Historical society.
BRANDON, Jan, q


Editor Ratlana Herald - The special
meeting of the Vermont Historical So
ciety commenced its session at this place
to-day, under favorable auspices, The
welcome and hospitality ON the part of
the citizens of Brandon was earnest,
and exceeds anything in the history Of
the Society, which we can assure you is
appreciated by those present from
abroad, 1t is also evidence that for this
first meeting held in Rutland County
the right place was selected,
The love of the historic is plainly evil
dent in all the movements of the people
of this locality, ..
The session was opened this morning
at the Congregational Church, at 10 l-2
o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.,
Harris, of Brandon.
After the reading of the minutes of
the Annual Meeting by the Secretary,
Mr.. Houghton, the Society was well
coined to the Inequalities of the town
in brief and happy manner by the Hon,
f. N. Briggs, and the acknowledge
ments OF the Society returned by the
President, Elk Gov. Hall, who gave an
epitome of the objects of the Society,
and contrast between the present
gathering and what it would have been
in l764, in the early settlement of Mesh
ODE, as Brandon was then called. Hen
ry Hall, of Rutland, read an interesting
and elaborate paper on Indian Foot
prints portion of which, howeyere to
the regret of all, he was obliged to omit
1t is a part of the forthcoming history
of the town of Rutland.
The afternoon session is now in pro-
gress. Grenville G.. Benedict, Esq,
| has just concluded the reading of truly
valuable paper on the battle of Gettys-
burg, and the part Vcrmonters took
therein 1t is probably the best des-
| cription of the part the men of Vermont
acted on that field of any that has been
or will be prepared.
We notice among the prominent men
in attendance Lieut.. Gov. Dillingham;,
Hon. T. P. Redfeld, Rev. Pliny H. White,
President Labaree, Geo. F. Houghton,
| Esq, Rev. s. Il. Hall, and Rev Mr..
| Howard.
The exercises will continue this even
| ing and tomorrow.
NIAToR.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

THE METROPOLITAN FAIR.-Tke New
York correspondent of the Springfield
Daily Union discourseth in this wise:
The Metropolitan Fair already be-
gins to assume form. The day and the
place for its Inauguration have been fix
ed. The day is the 28th of March, and
the place, Palace Garden where Colonel
Ellsworth first addressed the tiremen in
the rousing days of 81. You see we are
not satisfied with plain sanitary fair
like the provincial towns, but we must
have a metropolitan fair Well,
havn't we a right to metropolitan
fair When we drink metropolitan milk
and eat metropolitan sausages, smell
metropolitan smells, and get stuck in
metropolitan mud, haven't we a right to
walk in metropolitan boots, ride in me-
tropolitan carriages aud have a metro
politan fair ? l reckon we have. If
you don't think so, wait till the fair is
over and judge by the result. When
Chicago, by her fair, realized $4,000, by
which her people stepped into high
heeled boots and Chicago cocks, when
ever they appeared the whole country
round crowed like mad but when the
news came to her of the $4,000
that had been raised by the hub, there
was heard throughout her streets
general whew,' and mum was the
word for Chicagoans thereafter. Now,
Cincinnati steps forward to the defense
of her twin sister city of fat things, and,
with check for 100000, throws down
the gauntlet TO the East New York ac-
cepts the challenge, and in the carly
days of April next, she win answer the
West. Check shall answer unto check,
but the 100000 shall be answered with
100000! If so, shall we not be justified
in calling ours the metropolitan fair2"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION. Alba
ny Evening Journal says that Hon. &.
King Crocker, member Of the New York
Assembly from Washington County, has
introduced into that body an important
bill, providing that the Albany and Bos-
ton Railroad Company, in lieu OF the
payment of the subscription to the cap
ital stock of said company in money as
now required by law, may purchase the
Rutland and Washington and Troy and
Rutland Railroads, and issue stocks and
bonds therefor, and vests the franchises
and privileges of said roads in the Alba
nv and Boston Railroad; but the stock
so TO be issued snail notexceed in amount
the sum specified in the articles of asso-
citation of the latter road.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

DIVIDING PLANTATIONS OF REBELS
AMONG THE NEGRoEs.-The president
has sent instructions to Gen Saxton to
give the privilege of pre-em pting deserted
and confiscated plantations to fhe ne
groes cultiyating them, each one to be
allowed to take twenty or fifty acres,
according to his ability to pay two
fifths of the price, which is fixed at one
dollar and quarter per acre. The same
privilege is also given to soldiers and
sailors. Gen. Saxton, military governor
OF the department of the South, has call
ed attention to this important matter
in special proclamation, in which he
characterizesj it as secondary only in its
benefcient results to the emancipation
proclamation, and calls upon all the
teachers and friends ofthe contrabands to
aid them in selecting and securing their
land claims.
This mode of disposing Of forfeited
and abandoned estates at the South is
not to be confined to South Carolina.
foreshadows the policy to be applied
to the whole South, and the means by
which the slaves are to be transformed
into independent landholders on d
small scale There can be no complaint
that this measure is not radical enough,
and SO far as it can be applied it Of
course secures the freed negroes against
the extortion and cruelty they are ex-
posed to upon leased plantations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28
Communicated. !
Acknowted z Rlent.
MIDpLEBuRY, Jan,

miDDLEhUkf, Jan. 40
To the Editor Of the Ratlaad Herald:
Hon. James M. Slade gave most
splendid supper Cat his residence) to the
officers and soldiers of Company b, 9th
Vt, Regiment So noble an act would
seem to demand q frank acknowledge
ment through the public journals of our
State. Shortly after supper the recipl-
ents rendered to Mr., Slade their grateful
Acknowledgements for his benevolence,
kind hospitality, and honor he had done
them, to which Mr.. Slade responded,
first by reading Mrs. DORIS Prize Poem,
and closed by making a neat speech, (he
knows so well how TO do,) paying a
most beautiful tribute to the Vermont
soldiers
After listening TO numerous patriotic
songs and other music, discomsed by
the ladies present, the company retired
at an early hour, highly gratiied with
the evenings entertainment.
N III
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

A CARn.-The undersigned Is, for the
second time, within very few weeks,
called to acknowledge, with grateful APP,
probation, the munificence of his par,
ishioners and friends, On the evening
of the 2lst inst, the parsonage was 10,
paded by happy host OF beneiicont peo.
pie, who RECALLED themselves with the
hallowed p easure of doing good, and
encouraged their pastor aud his wife by
by very liberal donation, amounting 10
more than one hundred and fifty dollars,
a most cheering assurapce that they are
not unmindful of a pastors struggles
with hard times, and that while he min.
listers to them in spiritual things, they
are not disposed to allow him to lack
temporal comforts. May the Lord
abundantly bless them with all spirltn-
al blessings in Christ.
j. HENRY GILps
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1864,
TO OUR PATRONS.

While all the newspapers in the
State and country have advanced
their rates of subscription within
the past year to correspond with the
increased cost of publication, we
have thus far adhered to our old
price. We should greatly prefer to
continue to do so if it were possible
But the continued enormous increase
in the cost of everything entering III
to the publication of paper forblds
it. 1t will be only necessary to
specify the advance in one or two
respects to convince our readers that
there is no choice left us, but to adj
vance the subscription rate of the
HERALD. The chief matters of ex-
pense are the paper upon which the
HERALD is printed and thu. xcompo-
sition" or type-setting. Tie paper
cost us, two years ago, nine cents
per pound; it now is worth eighteen
cents per pound-an advance OF one
hundred per cent. The type-setting
cost us, two years ago, twenty to
twenty-five cents per thousand
"ems"; it now costs us thirty
cents. All the other expenses are
increased in proportion, but the
above main items will SUFFICE
When in addition to this, the in
creased cost of living, the taxes,
&C., &C., are taken into account, it
will be readily seen that subscrlp-
ton price which two years ago was
fairly remunerative, will not now pay
necessary expenses.
The HERALD has hitherto been
much the cheapest paper, for its size
and amount of reading matter, pub
lished in New England. There is,
for example, only one other weekly
paper in Vermont, which equals in
size the weekly HERALD, and the
subscription price to that has been,
for some time, $3.50 per year, or
1926 in Advance. Other State pa
pers change in proportion, and their
prices are no more than fair ones.
We propose, however, to keep the
HERALD still the cheapest and best
newspaper published in our State,
and our price will be advanced only
to $500 per year. This will not
compensate us for the increased cost
of publication over two years ago,
but will, we hope, enable us to meet
the expenses, and that is about all
we ask or expect.
We therefore announce, that on
the 10th day Of February next, the
subscription price to the Weekly
HERALD will be advanced to two
dollars per annum. Those who have
paid us in advance, beyond that time,
will, of course, be furnished the pa
per at the price paid, until their time
of subscription expires.
We are confident that our patrons,
instead of being dissatisfied, will
thank us for having furnished them
the HERALD SO long at the old and
unremunerative rate, while all other
papers increased their prices long
ago and will see the justice of, and
readily accede to our proposed small
advance ; especially as all are re-
ceiving increased prices for their own
productions or labor.
Thanking our readers, then, for
their generous patronage ofthe HER
AID, we think we have good reason
to hope that we shall retain them all
and still continue to add to our list
for we shall still furnish to them the
cheapest newspaper, in proportion to
its size, published in the State.
EIrNrcn nnr prtsI 0,rrIcp E,.o,,, m
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

Several coal barges on the Ohio riv-
er sank to rise no more, in consequence
of a rush of water from the Licking
river breaking up the ice as it swept into
the Ohio. 1t is hoped that most of the
coal may be recovered when the water is
1ayy
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

lHE SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY nave
packed, to-day, three boxes, containing
contributions from the following towns
of Rutland County -
CAsTLEToN.
pair drawers, shirts, pair socks,
pair slippers, double gown, arm
sings, handkerchiefs, 2rolls of banda
ges, bundle of lint, pair linen pillow
cases, wooden blanket, quart of whor-
tteberries, quarts cucumber pickles, 6
pounds dried apples, ! bundle old linen.
FAIRHAvRN.
7'pillow cases, sheets, cotton shirts,
flannel shirts, 10 towels, handker-
chiefs, 3 double gowns, / bed quilt, |
pair flannel drawers.
WEsTHAvEN.
pair Canton flannel drawers, calico
double wrappers, white flannel shirts,
2 comforters,, j pair slippers, 2 pounds
dried fruit, 10 pounds dried apples,
packages reading, pillows, sheets.
hiDDLEIDNN.
bed sack, flannel shirt, pair draw
ers, pair slippers.
IRA.
l dressing gown, shirts pair draw
ers, pair socks, pair pillow cases, 81
pounds dried apples, pounds dried
blackberries, pounds dried currants, /
package of hops, bound volumes, II
magazines.
SUDBURY.
cushions, cap, shirts, S pair
socks, pair slippers.
PIrrsFoRp.
8 shirts, pair drawers, pair slippers,
package old linen.
WEST RUTLAND.
IL cotton shirts, pair flannel draw
ers, | pair cotton drawers, pair socks
A comiorters, | pillow, ] package dried
currants.
RUTLAND.
flannel shirts, u pair flannel draw
ers, cotton shirts, pair cotton draw
ers, 10 pair socks, 4 pair Slippers, tow
els, 4 handkerchiefs, arm sings, s pa
pers farina, 6 papers maizene, bottles
whisky, . IL pounds CASTLE soap, seve-
raj packages Of old cotton, old linen,
and several bandages, z pamphlets, a
package of news papers.
We cordially invite every town to join
us in our effort to forward supplies more
regularly than heretofore.
MRe WIN. Y. RIPLEY, Cor Sec.
RUTLAND, Jan, q, 1868.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

"A bill to incorporate the Niagara
ship canal company, with six millions
capital, is before the New York Legisla-
ture. The object is canal for ships be-
tween Lakes Erie and Ontario,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

MYSTERIOUS DfsAPPEARAEoE. - John
Carroll, an Irishman, 25 years of age,
who lately took up his residence in this
village, and formerly from Berkshire Co.,
Mass, mysteriously disappeared ON or
about the 18th inst, since which time
nothing has been heard from him. His
uncle, Mr.. Timothy Carroll, with whom
the missing man lived, fears that he has
met with foul play. Mr.. Haggerty and
Mr.. Carroll, who were arrested on suspi-
cion of knowing something about the
mystery, after an examination were hon
ofable acquitted.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

grocery man in Montpelier complained
of ssme boys for stealing peanuts, tobac-
co, etc, and inducing him to give them
liquor by threats. The grocery man
swore to these things, and also that his
name was not the name inserted in the
complaint as owner of the property
Thereupon the boys were discharged,
and complainant was held for violating
the liquor law. He confessed to ten OF.
fences, was tincd 500, and then he en-
tered an appeal. The boys may have
their turn on new complaint.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

FITNESS FOR Pubic OFFIcR.-From an
article in the Springfield Republican on
this subject, we clip the following which
we would respectfully recommend to the
attention of some of the Vermont pub
lie functionaries.
Mr.. William b. Washburn of Green
field, the member of Congress from the
ninth district, in all cases where the du-
ty has devolved upon him Of making
appointments to the military academy
at West Point, or to the naval school
has refused to listen to any claims for
party service, or of influence, and has
offered chance for examination to all
applicants for the places, and at the
close gives it to 9he one found most
worthy. This is the true way to make
appointments. This is the true way to
make appointments. The system of
competitive examinations has worked
well in the ninth district, and we should
like. to see the plan tried on a larger
scale. A3e
or course we do not say that public
men entirely ignore the matter of quail
fication on the part of applicants but
we do say that unless person is in a
situation to make his influence felt, he
cannot expect much from the kind
odices OF members of Congress.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

LIBERAL DONATION friends OF
Rev. D. C. Hughes, pastor of the Baptlss
Church in Sandy Hill, made him Visit
Thursday evening last, the proceeds
of which amount TO s295, nearly ali
10 cash. s7ep
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

PROMPT AcTIos-The tax for the pay
ment of the last quota of men raised in
Rupert was made up on the Grand List
of 1863 of S2,754, and 81 800 of said tax
was paid to the town collector, J. L.
M'Call, within ten days after the tax was
made out, voluntarily.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

Mr.. BEEcHER DECLINES TO HAvR HIS
SALARY INCREASED. - The New York
Commercial says the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher has written a letter to the
Trustees of Plymouth Church, respect
fully declining to receive the five thou
sand dollars voted to him as a present
at the late meeting of the Society.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

The LIQUOR BrsrNEss.-The authori-
ties of the town and village of Brattle.
boro hive combined to put stop to the
illegal sale of intoxicating liquors there.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

RAILROAD AccIDRNT.-A remarkable
accident happened to the night express
train OF the Vermont Central Road, last
Friday night, which resulted in danger
ously wounding a citizen of Enfield, N.
H., and bruising several other persons,
below Enfield, the second car was de-
tached from the other two, and thrown
down an embankment thirty feet into
the river, breaking through the ice.
Fortunately the water was not deep
enough to drown the passengers SO
they escaped with bruises and some
wetting. The sleeping car stopped near
the brink, while the first passenger car
went on with the engine and baggage
car.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

TIE RUTLAND COUNTY SABBATH School
UsIos.-Agreeable to call issued some
time since, delegates from different towns
in the county met at Castleton, yester.
day, to form the above named society.
The day session was taken mp with pre-
liminary business, and in the evening
the committee appointed to draft con-
stitution made a report which was &C.
cepted and adopted. .4
The Rev. Mr.. Hale delivered an address
on Sabbath Schools, which met with the
approval of all present. We regret that
our space will not permit us to give q
more extended account of the proceed
ings; and if the reader is not satisfied
with this, just go over to Castleton to-
morrow and act as your own reporter.