Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-08-19

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Col. Baker, provost marshal of the war
department, arrived at Washington Sunday
morning with the counterfeiters of government
notes, seventeen in mum Der who were recent
~ arrested at st. Louis They were commit
ted 20 the old capi!o prison. This is the most
important arrest of counterfeiters ever made
in this country, and breaks up most danger
Gus combination of criminals, some of whom
were among the most respectable members
of society. Two of them were government
contractors, and used to ply out about $780,
600 a week in their own money and receive
United States money in pay. One of the
counterfeiters attempted to escape from a car
on his way to Washington and was killed by
falling from the train Their dies, plates,
presses and all their extensive facilities for
counterfeiing were captured, together with
large amount of counterfeit money. They
did the heaviest business in counterfeiting
$40 treasury notes and so cent postal cur
rency, but had lage number of plates,
moug which were 81 plates the bank of
Rutland, Vermont, and the bank OF Pitts6eld,
New Hampshire. They have flooded the
West with counterleits, millions of dollars
have been manufactured and industriously
d" showed
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9th inst
troops has done considerable damage to the
city and the property Of the citizens, and the
place has become almost deserted Gen. Lee
moves no troops through it only when be
cannot avoid doing so, and none are kept in
it at any time. Our position before the city
seems to afford much satisfaction to the En-.
quirer, as stratigetcally speaking, it is con.
sidered an inferior one by the rebel generals.
Although the moral effect cf the capture o.
towns and villages has had it's day, according
to the Enquirer, Petersburgh might possibly
be an exception but its occupation, it de
clares would only be temporary for had th,
Union army entered it on the occasion 0
springing the mine on Saturday, July 80, i
would have found still harder work to per
form, as, fIom several positions, Lee coult
have poured dead sure FIRE from FIVE hun
bred guns right into and all over the city -
The Enquirer hopes Gen. Grant will fgh
it out on that line" and be as quick pos
sible about 1t.
In his last fight Geo. Mcpherson rode
favorite black horse that had borne hin
through every battle from Shiloh to Atlanta
A member of his staff says that the genert
had almost come to feel that horse and ride
bore charmed lives. He would mount n
other but this fine steed in the hour of i'm
minent peril The now riderless war hors
is recovering, and is on his way from the bal
tie fields of Georgia to the clover fields
Ohio.
The man who killed Luther Ladd of th
9Th Mass. regiment, the first one who fell
Baltimore April 10, 1861, was fellow name
Wrench, the son Of a wealthy citizen of Wi
Transport, Md. He used to boast greatly
having killed that damned Yankee boy so
dier that shouted for the stars and stripes
he fell" Wrench was finally killed in
drunken quarrel at Williamsport in the sun
mer OF 1862.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the Goth III
says that " had not England prevented tt
coming out of port of the rams which we ha
bargained for and bought, we would be Il
day able to cope successfully with the who
Yankee navy" This is the first full al
complete avowal of ownership in the Lai
vessels which has been published.
The Spiritualists of Vermont hold Sta
Convention at Montpelier on Friday, SAtu
day and Sunday, the 3D. Sd and 4th of SEP
next. Mediums and Speakers in and out
the state are invited, and arrangements vi
be made to carry members for fare one WI
on the railroads.
The Philadelphia Union League has alreat
raised and fully equipped and sent intO "a
field five full regiments of Volunteers. II
fifth has just started The fourth has bee
in all the battles with Grants army fro
Spottsyluania onward
Seven deserters from the army, who we
found guilty of desertion and sentenced
be shot, have had their sentences commit
to confinement on the Dry Tortugas, Al
three others, for similar ofenses, have be
sentenced to hard labor elsewhere
Gilmore, who went to Richmond to Z
materials for an Atlantic article, did not o
tain pass from the President or secrets
Stanton. lie must have got il from &c
Butler.
Mr.. John Ingis, gard ner to Gov. Smi
of st Adams, furnished his table during I
last week in July with ripe tomatoes, ca
t,lope' and grapes. Pretty we'll done
Northern Vermont.