The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-02-05
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GERS and prir0tes in the army. at tn. rate @;
eight cents (pre aid by stamps) for every
single rate of four ounces. The privilege
extends only to articles manufactured from
rOol, cotton or linen, and enclosed in pack
ages not erceeding tco pounds IN freight.
The present is the most prolific game sea
son ever known in Iowa. Every train from
the West brings a Car load of quails, pleas
ants and prairie chickens. We learn that
. the Iowa Central carries even larger amount.
The Chicago and eastern markets will soon
be, if they are not already. gluttered, and
then prices vii, come down.-Ner Tork
World
Gen. Grant is reported to have said: Il
aspire only to one political Office. When
this war is over / mean to run for Mayor Of
Galena This place of residencel. And if elect
ed, | intend TO have the sidewalk fixed up
between my house and the depot"
If your sister, while engaged With her
sweetheart, asks you to bring glass of water
from All adjoining room, start on the -rrand,
but You need not return. You Will not be
missed. Don't forget this, little boys,
ESCAPE OF DESERTER.- Carpen-
ter, deserter from the third regiment, es-
capped from Deputy Provost Marshal f. S
Camp. Tuesday morning. by Jumping from
the window OF the car saloon. neal Brooks
vile station, on the train from Burlington 10
Rutland. He had cen confined in the
Montpelier jail for stealing horse and sleigh
from :. S. Drew. Esq. of Burlington. and
was being conveyed TO Rutland for trial as a
deserter. He was recaptured the same day
TENTH NERMUNT.-A member of this reg
iment writing from near Culpepper, Va, Jan.
20. to the Vermont Chronicle. saws they have
comfortable winter quarters. VI h hunks, fire.
places, seats. and tables In their cabins. The
morality of the regimen: Is good, with little
or no drunkenness. The health of the reg
linen. IS good The duties are not hard. and
the men all have plenty 10 eat and drink
They lately had little brush with the guer-
rillas. driving off the desperadoes, and taking
two prisoners, who We're ragged. filthy. and
baretooted. and not very 10th to be taken
4 church is u BE- erected, and interesting
meetings are anticipated.
Truly. of all the infamous men whom this
war has " developed" We think no one IS
more deserving contempt and execraiion from
patriotic men. than Ambrose Z. Burnside
-Ns,r Hampshire Paiyiyt
There's a genuine CoPperhead hiss, fer
YOU Burnside. the frank. fearless, out
spoken patriot. the brave and energetic Off
Ger, beloved by the army and held in deepest
respect by all noble and true hearted men.
/ s spoken of as infamous hv the New
Hampshire Patriot. Al. but Burnside chok-
ed off the reasonable mischief making of
Nallandigham-that's what's the matter with
the New Hampshire Patriot Free Fress.
The DRATT.-The result of last wears
draft IS thus briefly given by the Army and
Navy journal: We have official authority
for the statement that out of 300 900 men
who were drawn. ll,00O obeyed the decree
by going into TIN army" Congress is now
attempting 10 reduce The size OF the meshes
through which so many escaped personal ser
vice, but our military contemporary thinks
the retention of the comm nation clause. Is
decided upon by the Senate, viii be a fatal
defect.
A MONTPELIER Boy FIGHTIyG INDIANS.
"A letter from Pemhina, Dakotah Ter
rltory. of ID C. ~. gives an account of a very
remarkable military expedit on under the
command OF 1t. WE. Cross. son of Timothy
Cross Of Montpelier. He WAS ordered TO
march with twelve men distance of forty
miles. to destroy camp of Sioux Indians.
The thermJ meter stood at 81 below zero.
. Z ha. ba
and they were therefore com elled TO march
twenty five miles in that Arctic weather.
They broke up The camp, killed the Indians.
I've are sorry to add and scalpiag, though
that Is the fashion in such wars,l and return
ed without the loss OF a man. though tive
horses gave out and were left on the road.
On the return march the Thermometer was
Il : below zero. The party was absent 81
hours, md IN that time marched so mil $.
most OF the way on foot, snowy ground. and
IN weather never exceeded for severity in any
military expedition. unless it was in Napo-
icons Russian campaign.- ITatchmaa.
Lit. Col. Homer X. Stoughlon. Of sle "a
Regiment l. 5. Sharp Shooters. has been
PRESENTED 10y the non-commissioned officers
aud prirates of his regiment with an elegant
sword, sash and belt
Among the nominations bet re the Senate
Tor confirmation are those of Nath. C.Sawyer
OF Vermont. as Paymaster, and Curtis :.
Barrett OF Vermont, as Assistant Quarter
master.
Frenchman at Vernon, in the south part
OF the State, recently chopped l6Y cords of
wood in three days.
Charles StoTrs, of Montpelier, a member
OF theNermont company of the Invalid Corps.
stationed at Concord, y. H., came home on
furl0ugh. and failing TO return at the pron-
er time, was taken as a deserter. He WAS
tried and punished by being transferred to
active service. having been sent TO the 9Th
regiment al Pensacola. Fla.
Capt. Wm. T. Reynolds of the 9th Yer
mont LETT Brattle boro on Friday for New
bern, \. t., in command of over 400 men for
the 9Th Reg't
Four buildings connected with the Ben
nlngton powder works were blown ND Friday
morning while the employees were at break.
fast, and no lives were lost. There were %
barrels Of powder in the buildings DESTROYED
and at North Adams, 22 miles distant, plates
were Jared from tables and glasses broken ::
the noise was also heard distinctly q, Trnv
80 miles away The mills have been mani
featuring about - barrels Of powder day,
and the hight before government ofiir,r in
spected and accepted $50 barrels, but the
magazine where they were stored luckily
escaped.