Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-05-06
VERMONT ITEMS.

VERMONT ITEMS.
Drowned Wednesday, April 9th.
Henry Durgin. aged "a. and George Gorham.
aged 10 years, crossed Molly's Pond in
boat. for the purpose e getting some small
trees to transplant, and while On their retdrn
we're upset, and drowned. Du'gn swan to
within about twenty rods Of tho shore, and
sunk for the last time. This is a very severe
affection to their parents, and to the communi.
" generally. The bodies were searched for
about twenty hours, and we're found this
Thursday morning. lind.
AoRIouLruRAI CoLLEoE SoRtP.-Tbe
Rutland Herald learns that all the Agricul.
tural College Scrip has been sold as directed
by the act Of the last Legislature. The funds
realized are invested In Vermont State Bonds,
which are worth to-day nearly $4,000
The sale Of the last portion Of the Scrip was
effected in New York city just before the re.
cent panic, at SO cents per acre, and there ia
no doubt that prompt and ~ise action on the
part Of the Commissioners, has saved con-
siderable sum to the fund. We learn that
the State Treasurer was authorized, as State
Agent. TO assign the Scrip, and the negotia-
tions for its sale have all been made by him
The result is an Unexpectedly large fund for
the endowment Of an Agricultural College.
William +. Peck has been appointed POST
master at Whiting, VT, vice f. w. Pierce,
resigned.
Col. A. Jewett has resigned his command
of the Tenth Regiment He has been aiiilct-
ted with difficulty Of the kidneys, which
kept him off duty some time last season and
has recently had an attack which incapaci-
tates him for field service The surgeons
giving him no encouragement Of a speedy re-
covery, and recommending him to leave the
service 20 prevent permanent disability, he has
felt obliged TO resign. Col. Jewett has won
for himself and regiment fine reputation,
and be is much beloved by his command. and
we feel that by his loss Vermont has lost one
Of her best officers in the service.
The Regiment falls to the command Of Il
Col. w. w. Henry, an officer Of large expe-
rience and acknowledged worth.
VERMONT CAVALRY EIcHANoED.--Albert
P. Youat'. Co. X VIM. p. Pearsons, Con
cord. d Torens McCuen, Coventry,
Edwin A. Porter, Poul,ney, @ Daniel p.
Bancroft, East Montpelier. Harrison Wal
len, Brattleboro' + John Delaney, Airing.
ton, @ Almon McClunin, Rutland, A; Al
fred Mahan, Cornwall, X +; William Thomp-
son, Burlington, NJ d. A. Pink, X Chas.
K. Youatt, Cornwall, X all priyates and
members Of the LIST VI. cavalry, have arrived
at Baltimore from Richmord. Mr.. Corson,
our state agent at Philadelphia, in reporting
the fact to Con. Washburn, says the men arc
suffering from the inhuman treatment they
received from the rebels, and add Ii
makes ones heart sick to see these brave
boys, and to think that 80 many Of our sol
diers are still in the hands OF those bad men
Seven suits have been brought against the
town Of Jamaica by veterans who enlisted in
the field fer the five hundred dollars bounty
The Assistant Assessor OF this Collection
Dist. Mr. Gregory being sick with erysipleas,
will not be able to attend to his duties before
the middle Of the present week.
Sergt. Major James b. Riker, Of Montpe-
lier, has been promoted Junior Lieutenant 10
the Isl Vermont Battery. This speeks well
fort him, be having entered the battery a. a
private.
By private letter from the LIST Vermont
Battery we learn that the battery participated
in two battles with the Red River Expedi-
tion-Pleasant Hill and Mansfield and that
they sustained no loss whatever except ono
man Jesse Laundry, Of Montpelier, slightly
wounded.
RAISING CAIN.-The beer sellers in Rut-
land whereupon be John Cain, grand ju-
ror, very justly said
Ii men arrested for drunkenness say they
got drunk on beer and cider. the sellers shall
be responsible the same as for any alcoholic
liquor.
Gen Joseph A. Mower, vino bore promi-
nent part in the recent battles on the Red
River. and was the leader of the successful
expedition to Heudersou's Hill, La, ia Yer
monter and a native TO Woodstock The
Standard says he enlisted at the age Of 7 as
a private in the Mexican war, under Gen.
Franklin Pierce, and after the war was over
the General remembered his meritorious deeds
as a soldier, and obtained for him Lieaten-
ants commission in the regular army. When
the present war broke out be was Captain
in the First Infantry, and by his great success
and noble bearing in many battles he has
earned his present rank Of Brigadier General.