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yIiscellaneou Items.
General Wood
Is after Hood.


-Guerrillas are making themselves
very troublesome on the Indians and
Kentucky border.
The officiating clergyman, al the
marriage of deaf and DUMB couple,
wittily and calamity wished them I'M
speakable bliss.
Rebel papers report that the Union
forces have evacuated all the posts
southeast of Tullahoma, including Chat
tanooga, Bridgeport and Stevenson,
Gen, Dix has transmitted an author
ization for raising q new cavalry regi-
ment in New England, designed FOR from
tier service. One battalion Of 400 men
is to be recruited in Massachusetts.
The opdyke- Weed libel suit still
occupies the attention of the Supreme
Court In New York. Tuesday was the
sixth day of the trial, and the court
room was as crowded as ever. The ex-
animation of witnesses was continued,
and the details OF the evidence were
quite spicy.
The Havana papers complain that
the blockade running trade to that port
is at a very low ebb, and that quite 3
length OF time has elapsed since any
vessel arrived there. From Nassau, the
headquarters of the traffic, the complaint
comes that the channels leading TO the
port are practically blockaded By Amer
lean ships on the lookout for contra
band cruisers, and even some of the
Gays appropriated Tor coal depots for the
American vessels The colonial gov
eminent is urged 10 take measures to
hinder the rights of q neutral port to be
invsdsd in this manner.
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APAIR OF spAsMs.-The Spiritual Har

APAIR or SPAsss.--The Spiritual Har-
binger lucidly says;
"ln the twelfth hour of the glory Of
God, the life of God, the Holy Procedure
shall crown the Triune Creator with the
disclosive illumination. Then shall the
creation in its effulgence, above the di-
vine seraphim arise into the disclosure
in one comprehensive revolving galaxy
of supreme created beatitude."
To which the Csyues Chief iearnedly
responds ..-.-. *. .... ..
"Then shall blockheadism-th jack
assical dome of disclosive procedure
above the ALFRED great leather fungus
of Peter Nipniniygo, the great goose
berry grinder, rise into the dome disclo-
sive until CO. equal, co-extensive and
conglomerated iumuxes into one grand
comprehensive mux, shall assimulate
into nothing, and reyolve like bob
tailed pussy cat after the space where
her tail was"
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A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION,
WAeeas, by the act approved July 4,
1854, entitled Gan Act further TO regu-
late and provide for the enrolling and
calling out of the National forces, ana
for other purposes" " is provided thaS
the President of the United States may,
at his discretion, at any time hereafter,
call for any number OF men as volunteers
for the respective terms of one two or
three years, for military services and
that in case the quota, or any part there
OF, of any town, township, ward OF
city precinct or election district, or of
county not so subdivided, shall not
be filled within the space of fifty days
after such call, then the President shall
Immediately order draft for one year
10 I'LL such quota or any part thereon
which may be untitled; and whereas,
by the credits allowed in accordance
with act of Congress on the call for $780,
600 men, made July Is, 1864, the num-
Der of men to be obtained under that
call was reduced to go, 900; and, where
as, the operations of the enemy in GER
tain States have rendered it impracti-
cable to procure from them their full
quotas of troops under the said call /;
and, whereas, from the foregoing causes
but 100000 men have been put into the
army, navy and marine corps, under the
said call Of July Is, 1864, leaving de-
flciency on that call of 100000; now,
therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States of America, in order
TO supply the aforesaid deficiency, and
to provide for casualties in the military
and naval service of the United States
do issue this, my call, for three hundred
thousand volunteers, to serve for one,
two or three years. ......
The quotas Of the States, districts and
sub-districts under this call win be as
signed by the War Department through
the Provost Marshal-Gener of the
United States; and in case the quota or
any part thereof Of any town, township,
ward Of city, precinct or election dis
trict, or of q county not SO sub-divided,
shall not be filled before the 18th day of
February, 1866, then draft shall be
made to fill such quota or any part
thereof, under this call, which may be
untitled on said 10Th day of February,
1865.
In testimony whereof 1 have
hereunto set my hand, and caused
the seal of the United States TO
be be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
TL.s.l this nineteenth day of December,
in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty
four, and of the Independence Of
the United States of America the
eighty. ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
WV. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
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Miscellaneous Iaems.

"A good way TO kill time nowadays
sleigh il.
Gen. Thomas will probably be nom.
mated to the vacant army Major Gener.
alship.
Mr., nayton's predecessor, John Y.
Mason, our MinIster TO France during
Buchaaens Presidency, died OF apo
plexy, as did Mr.. Dayton.
WIN. S. Stuart, the new Uuited
States Senator from Nevada, is d son1f'
law of 'Hangman" Foote, ,be rebeI con
gresham from Tennessee.
Intelligence has been received o. tne
loss of the United States steamer M
cisss, off Mobile, a few days since nc
vessel was struck by torpedo, ana sem
after went down. The engineer was
scalded, and seyera! others on boa9'
were wounded. ~
"A Freedman writing letter ~
English TO friend and looking II ans
dictionary for the word "preserye" ana
finding Ii meant to pickle, wrote 81 ioi-
lows: "May you and your ianiiiy "
picked to all eternityP
The Sisters Of Charity In Detro1
lost 800 in gold snd silver few os,'
ago. At the time of the alarm IesPss.'
ing the ''raid" from rebels IN oansus,
the Sisters" assisted by male auaene
Of the hospital, named hS ,.s
buried the money in the cellsr. WIZ
the excitement subsidized, they co, c ~,
to remove the money from ~ ho,ns
place, but it was missing VI o 80
Kanane In " nothing about iis un,a i.
bat his conduct Wa5 . -
rioua, ,sl re eas suhstquels' .. : =
ID.
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THE FEsIAN BRoTRRRHooD.--The Irish
men all over the country are organizing
"clrcles" Of this Brotherhood. The OBJ
ject Of this secret organization is de-
clared to be the redemption of Ireland
from English rule by force of arms. 1t
is said that there are 100000 men in Ire
land thoroughly drilled in the secret
meetings, who only want arms and the
signal to strike for Irish independence.
The object of IKE society in this country
is to furnish these men with arms, so
that when the moment comes for action
they can be as well equipped as the men
England will send against them. 1t is
urged by those who are active in these
organizations that whatever is done
must be done soon, as the increasing
emigration from Ireland threatens to de-
populate that country of Irishmen In q
few years. England Is now weak She
refused against strong pressure to en-
gage in the war in Denmark, because
she was too weak to do SO; and, accord
ing to the Army and Nsyy Gazette, in
case of European war, she could put
but 45, 900 regular troops into the field,
and that she could not do in less than
three months.
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EARL RussHLI's TRMMiNG,--The Lon
don Times very well says OF Earl Rus
sell, in his reply TO the rebel commits
sioners, "that he puts his foot
a little bit In the hole on one side, and
then, in recovering himself, gets a little
way into the hole on the other side !"
and also that In coming between the
Federals and Coniederates, he has found
it impossible TO make bow TO one
side without turning his back on the
other" Earl Russell is liable 10 these
diplomatic blunders. He committed
one on the Russo Polish question, and
another on the Danish question. He
doubtless thinks he has become more
acute now, and has written letter
which will not injure English interests
however our struggle may result. But
it will gain neither him nor the English
Government any credit. His illusions
TO the United States are really imperti-
nent and insulting. But then this Is
more his lookout than ours. So long
as his government is strictly neutral,
his personal utterances are of no more
consequence than those of any other
public man; and we feel too good ma
tured, particularly at this time, TO object
to his making himself as absurd rs he
pleases.--Best0N Journal.
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THB CHARLESTON MBRcuRY.-We have
before us copy of this paper dateC
Dec, 10, 1864. 1t consists of hal
sheet somewhat larger than half Of the
Rutland Herald, and contains about five
columns and half of reading matter
The price Of the daily Is $40 for SIX
months. Its color is a dirty yellow
looking as though 1t might be of Afri
can descent. We give few extracts
and items.
KILPATRIcK.-Yankee prisoners report
that Fitzpatrick was shot through the
head and MORALLY wounded, in the fight
on Sunday, at Walkers Bridge.
II is said that the Rothschilds, for
whom Augustus Belmont is agent in
America, have one hundred millions o.
dollars invested in the Southern Con-
federacy.
A biographical review of the literati
Of New York city, some years before the
war, disclosed the fact that q majority
Of them were of Southern origin.
The YANKEES FALL BACK AFTER THB
BATTLE WITHIN THREE MILES OF NASH
NILLK--ANoTHBR GREAT BATTLE EXPECT
BD.-Despite their great victory" on
the night after the engagement the YAM
kee troops fell back from Franklin, and
took up q position about three miles
south of Nashville, where they formed q
line of battle. Now, if Hood was badly
whipped rs the Yankees say he was,
where was the occasion Of their army
falling back on the suburbs of Nash
vile.
FRoN SHBNxAs.-We get nothing def
mite or official from Sherman. The Au-
gusta Constitutionalist of yesterday,
has the following: "Sherman's columns
are very much scattered. At last ac-
counts, Hardee was skirmishing with
the enemy's advance in Effingham coun-
ty, while Wheeler was hacking and
pegging away at the rear guard, no less
than forty miles this side. A corps of
the enemy is foraging on the west side
of the 0geeche. From this disposition
Of forces, 1t will be seen that the hostile
corps are sprawling over large space,
and not little demoralized."
JAMES L. CAN'T offers at private sale
sundry valuable Negroes-house SER
wants, field hands, coachmen, carpen-
tiers, cooks, washers, mantaumakers
and seamstresses, and two valuable
Families, 4 Hudson street, rear of Cita-
del. December 10.
SwBReAS & BAKER will sell at private
sale a valuable lot of land, in very de-
sirable location, out of range of the
enemy's shells, with the buildings there
on, consisting of a fine 2 IL story frame
house, containing seven rooms, pantry,
double kitchens, carriage house, stables,
garden with fine fruit rrees, &c. The
lot measures 100 feet front by 100 feet
in depth. For terms, location, &C., ap-
ply as above, at 424 King street, one
door south Of Calhoun, east side. De-
eember &.
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little over nine miles days but IN this
time Sherman had gathered a vast
amount of stores In anticipation OF n
more difficult march 70 Savannah, and
also of some delay IN communicating
with the feet. Hehad also devoted con-
siderable time 70 the destruction of rail-
roads in his rear. His ultimate object
only became apparent when II was too
late for the rebels to defeat IT.
macon had been threatened, and
Uobb's forces shut up in Its intrench-
ments, leaving them useless in the rear,
when Sherman moved on. Augusta was
threatened, snd all the troops that
could be gathered were put In the forth
fications. Charleston and Wilmington
were denuded for Augustus defense and
the South Carolina militia were assem-
bled at Hamburger, opposite Augusta, to
CO operate, II necessary. Thus Savan-
nah was almost overlooked, and when
Sherman headed his columns directly
and rapidly for the city, which he did
on the 4th Of December, he left all the
rebel forces gathered for his defeat well
In his rear, and found feebly garri-
soned city in his front.
From Millen to Savannah is seventy
nine miles. After leaving Millen, Gen.
Sherman made rapid and regular march
es upon Savannah, and on the 9th inst.
Gen. Howard struck the canal which
connects the Ogeechee with the Savan-
nah at a point about ten miles In the
rear (west) of the city. From this point,
and on the evening of the same day, he
sent three of his most trusted scouts,
Capt. Duncan and Sergts. Myron j. EN-
mick and George w. Quimby, in
small boat down the Ogeeches River,
passing Fort McAllister in the night,
and communicated or the 18th with the
gunboat Dandeion, of Admiral Dahl
green's fleet, of Ossabaw Sound which
Immediately took them on board, and
arrived at Port Royal harbor on the
morning of the 18th"
This, as our readers will recollect,
was the first direct Intelligence which
we obtained from General Sherman, and
here we will leave him for the present.
We suppose that he has already taken
the city, or is closely investing it, and
that its surrender is inevitable.
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PERSONAL. - The following deserved
compliment to our representative in the
General Assembly, we clip from THE
Voice Of the Soldiers" paper edited
and published by the soldiers in Sloan
US. A. Hospital, at Montpelier:
"Mr. Dorr is we'll known as true
patriot and warm hearted, generous
man. The soldiers will remember how
he has tried to have justice done a few
crippes, and will contrast his generous,
frank and manly course, with the syco-
phantic, affected patriotism of man
who spoke and acted against paying the
enlisted veterans, whose only crime was
going into service before the war began,
and getting wounded before any one
had thought of forming a corps where
such men could remain and serve them
selves and their country. The children
of these few cripples will thank Mr..
Dorr.
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Born SIDBs SEBN.-Since Gen. Dix's
excellent order in relation to our from
tier was so soon nullified by the Presi
dent 1t might appear national subject
for regret that it was ever issued at all.
But we do not regret its issue, nor the
issue Of the order by which it was re-
scinded. Taken together, the two or
ders put US properly before the world
on this important question. General
Dix's order shows the real sentiment
of the county and people, and shows
how strongly men of high position and
spotless character feel in relation TO the
violation of our soil end the shameless
conduct of the Canadian authorities.
On the other hand, the Presidents order
shows the moral force of our govern
ment. 1t shows that the government
can tell the people that it will not do
what it thinks is not right, however
great the provocation may be; and that
it is the best reproof that we can give to
those mistaken persons who hold that
this is a country in which the spirit of
the mob rules
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STILL PuRsuMG.-General Thomas Is
still following MP the remnant of Hoods
defeated. and demoralized rebel army,
which is continually dwindling by strag-
Cling and the captures made from it.
From the commencement of the fighting,
on Thursday, the 10Th inst, up to last
Monday night, Gen. Thomas men had
made prisoners of nine thousand rebels,
including four major generals and sew
eral brigadiers. Besides these their
losses in killed and wounded are very
considerable. The entire Union losses
up to Monday night were estimated to
have been only little over two thou
sand Hood had sixty-five pieces Of ar
tillery when the first attack was made
on the morning of the 10Th inst. OF
these sixty one pieces have been taken
from him. Onr latest accounts repre-
sent him retreating as rapidly as posi-
bic before his pursuers. Up to Monday
night he had been driven to Duck river,
about forty miles south of Nashville
and was crossing his troops as rapidly
as possible. His further progress will
be much interfcred with by all the
streams in his front being high and the
bridges destroyed.
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THE NEW Cry OF PoRr RoYAL.--The
Tax Commissioners for this State have
laid ont about two hundred acres OF
land into city lots, on the most fayora-
BILE site on Port Royal Harbor, viz: that
on the southern extremity of st. Helen's
Islnnd, to be called the " City of Port
Royal" The new city already has two
good piers and several government
workshops, naval hospital. and other
buildings erected upon it. 1t is capable
of easy connection by railroad with the
main land, and the bar at Port Royal
enhance has four feet more water
than the Charleston bar-namely, eigh
teen feet at the lowest state of the tide
These advantages, added to the evident
intention Of the government to make the
most of the finest harbor on the coast,
-bespeak for the embryo city brilliant
future.--Port Royal Neso South.
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A UNION LEAeuB IN SAvAsEAH.-An
Illinois soldier, who escaped from Mil
len, Ga, on the 18th of November, after
wand visiting Savannah, and finally
reaching the Union feet between that
city and Charleston, has arrived home,
and says that that there are loyal men
In Savannah. He found there a Union
league In actual operation, and received
assistance from its members, without
which be would not have been able to
effect his escape.
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RAuaoAp AcoIDEST.-We are inform.
ed by Mr.. Reed the telegraph operator,
that the mail train going east yesterday
was run into by freight train on the
Cheshire road, about three miles north
of Keene, N. II. The rear passenger car
was completely demolished, three per
sons were killed, and several were in
iured
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Local and state Items.

THE SrosM.-Last night was a very
uncomfortable one. The wind ana the
snow came driving from the northeast
In true Canada style, and the night was
very dark. 1t was just the occasion for
suffering and disaster to any one who
might be so unlucky as to be out
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VERMONT TRAcHgRs' Assoc,AuoS
The annual meeting OF the Vernon,
Teachers Association viii be held at ~
Adams, commencing on Tuesday eys
ming, January 10, 1855.
ORDER OF RxRReIsEs:
tuesday Evening. - Addresses by hi,
Excellency j. Gregory Smith, eoverno,
Of Vermont, and Rev. p. II. Whit.
President of the Association.
Wsdresaay Forenoon. Organization 10
o'clock. Appointment of Committees
Discusslon-School Discipline. Address
Subject "0bject Teaching" ID. a
Moore, A. NJ, Principal of Rutland High
School.
Afternoon. -Discussion-th Most De.
sirable Amount and Division OF School
Hours. Address-Subject, Character -
Rev. John Newman, d. D., President of
Ripley Female College.
Rrenmg.-Address - Subject, "Elocg.
tion;" Prof. B. Kellogg, Middlebur,
College.
Tuesday Forenoon. of Commit.
tees. Discussion -- Teachers Employ.
ployment of Time for Self Improve.
ment, Addess-subiect, Methods o,
Teaching Latin" Rev. j. D. wickham
d. D., Manchester.
AfteHOoH. -Discussio Com
position. Address-Subiect, Gymnast
ics;" Prof l.. Marsh, University of Yer.
mont.
Epeting. Hon ]. s. Adams
Secretary OF Board of Education.
The usual Railroad courtesy win be
extended TO those paying full fare one
way. Return tickets must be obtained
OF the Secretary.
Persons wishing TO become member
Of the Association can receive certin.
Gates Of membership by addressing Mr.,
d. G. Moore, Rutland. Gentlemen are
required by the Constitution TO pay fifty
cents.
Editors of the newspapers in the state
are requested to insert this notice in
their respective papers
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PIANO FoRTR.-The large, fne.to toned
Decker piano used in the musical soiree
on Tuesday evening was from the store
of Mr.. e. N. Merriam OF this place.
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Gently purchased the real estate kro,-
Tor the past rs years as the Iangdns
property, situated at the east part Of tbs
village; they ara erecting thereon =
grist mill and plaster mill that win he
In working order In early snr,rn
Other manufacturing interests win =.
established on the premises in due TIM
such as the community and the nlac
demand
Five hogs were fatted in one no,
last year, In this town, which wetebao
after being killed and dressed, between
twenty-five hundred and three thousand
pounds. We call this decidedly porkiss
us "eh az plgSish, B. W. b,
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MmrARy.-The non,commissioned Of
ficers OF the new company were APP
pointed last evening and we give below
a complete list of both commissioned
and non-commissioned
Ceptais--Saml Z. Burnham.
FIRST Lietaenant-6has, G. Kinsman.
Second Observation-Disclosures c, Clement
FIRST Ssreeaat-D. G. Moore.
Second S.W. Rowell.
Third James Brown.
Fourth Benz. Billings.
First CosporaI-J. Z. Porter.
Second &" N. p. Simons.
Third E. P. ellison.
Fourth T. N. Boutwell,.
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Coon FARMING.--Mr. Richard Hedges,
of Mortified, Vt, q man so years OF age,
who carries on his on his own farm,
writes to the Manchester American as
follows: .s-..
/ am always In the habit of blowing
deep. | plowed two acres greensward
the first week in September one foot
deep. The May following 1 spread one
hundred and ten full loads of manure
and narrowed it till it looked fit for a
bed of onions. l planted it with corn
and hoed it twice. The result was one
hundred and sixty bushels of corn and
ten loads of pumpkins, A man was
present from Michigan, and he said 1t
was Il heavier crop than he ever saw In
that State"
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Rev. E. II. Chaplin, D. D., delivered his
popular and patriotic lecture entitled,
The Old and the New" last Monday
night in the brick Church, In the pres
ence of some four or five hundred in
tensely interested hearers. The last
point Of his theme was on our national
life, contrasting in soul. stirring and
eloquent sentences the times of sunny
peace with the realities of civil war
such as the nation Is now plunged into.
He went in with will for the mainten-
ance of the old Nation, the old Union
and the old Flag. To Miss Haskell Of
the Seminary, this community are in
debted for this rare intellectual and ora
torical treat; and more of them are in
store, as she has positively engaged
Rev. A. L. Stone, D. D., Of Boston, DR..
Holland of Springfield, Mass. known in
the literary world as Timothy Titcomb,
and last though not least the unrivaled
orator, John u. Cough, all of whom will
speak here in the course of the winter.
The military company assigned for
Castleton to raise In compliance with
the new militia law, has been filed for
several days and they are about organ
izing. In the company are several who
have served CALAMITY and honorably for
three years in the old Co. B, of the Cd
Vermont; and a number of them served
as nine months men in the 18th regi-
ment. We predict as good an account
of this company SIS any that will be
raised in the county.
A company was formed here compos-
ed of boys, between the ages OF twelve
and eighteen years, about the time that
the war broke out. There were thirty
Of them in all, and twenty of the num-
Der went forth at their country's call |
without bounties such as have since
been paid to soldiers. Some of them
have served their three years and been
honorably discharged some have given |
up their lives and their all in its defence, |
while Others are still doing good service
In the field. II any other town in this |
vicinity or county can show more |
youthful war record than
his we should like TO be apprised off.
Messrs. Sherman and Cooser hsSe re- I