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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03
Miscellaneous War News.

The latest and most marvellous in.
vention Of Druid" the secesh Bali.
more correspondent of the New York
World, is that Gen. Lee has A grand
scheme for abandoning Richmond IA
Grant while he moves on Washipgtc,
where he will establish himself as mill.
tary dictator, dissolve both the federal
and confederate governments, and re.
organize on the old basis, as before
the war. The details OF this marns.
cent scheme are very properly LEFT 10
the imagination.
The rebel emissaries along the Can.
ada border lately assembled at Drum.
mondville, c.. w, where letter from
Davis was read, urging them to JOIN
the army in Kentucky aud aid in ths
final struggle. They have suddenly
disappeared from the frontier
The Selma Alabama) Mssissippiar
intimates that Gen. Forrest is soon to
be heard from, and that when he does
move he will make the howl Of bis
roaring heard among the negroes and
Yankees of the West.
Private letters from London sy
that the rebel French ram Olinde, OF
Stonewall, was at Ferrol, in Spain
but expected to leave there immediate
ly. The United States steamer Ma.
CARA was after her, as was also one Of
hn I. OH he
roughly used in the Bay of BiscsI
and will prove failure. These Letters
also state that there were three othg
rebel pirate vessels preparing in Eng.
land now, and another, the Ajax, sslei
few weeks since. Another, the Her
cules. is now ready to sail from The
Clyde.
The rebels profess to have routed
and dispersed $50 Of our naval brgsdt
near Burwells Bay, Va, one day hs
week, killing l6
The rebel Gen. Vaughan is opera-
ing in East Tennessee, and has CAP
tured our garrisons at Sweet NSts
and Athens, according to rebel %
counts.
The government declines 10 reg
ments of hundred day men for gam
soning the captured forts. which Ver
offered by Gov. Fenton of New iori
as means of lodging the draft
The rebels chuckle good deal o.
the ease with which they gobbled up
Gems. Crook and Kelly at Cumne''
land, Nd, as well they may.
Rebel deserters from Dick ls!@'
army say that Mobile is to be deiene
ed. Rebel troops are ordered IN los
direction from Tennessee and northtI.
Alabama. Kerby Smiths army 'a
refuses to cross to the east side Of w
Mississippi, after two attempts 70 NOV
the men, and it is thought thru =
tempt will result in open mum
All the Union prisoners at Camp luz
Texas, have been exchanged.
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OminOus Threats as to Gen. Sher-
man.

The Richmond Wig of the oath
has an article Initiating that meas
ures to defeat, Sherman, are in pro-
gress, and that.their success is con-
sidered sure thing 1t says it will
give the Yankees no news of him
till it can send = news of his defeat
For the present, 1--WE intend to tell
them only one thing, and that is that
Sherman's army will be met, defeated
and probably destroyed without ever
setting foot on Virginia soil. They
may not believe this little piece of in
formation; but we can assure them
that the confederate mind is fully
made up on that point, and that, CON
sequently, Sherman's doom may be
looked upon as'sealed."' The Dispatch
of the same dateaAhas southern. news,
which it 'suppresses, showing fair
prospect of n decided check to Sher-
man,
The Erqminer has the utmost con-
fdence in the ability of the South to
resist and defeat Sherman, but it
sadly distrusts the spirit of the peo-
pie. 1t says;--"Apparently despis-
ing the pusillanimity of our quondam
cavalry, they fthe Yankees) have
thrown aside all caution, and with a
temerity as insulting as it has hither-
to been successful, are boarding our
manhood in its very homesteads. II
the spirit of the. South does not rise
up and punish this insolence, sublu-
CATION is not far of, and it will SO
shamefully befall us that neither sym.
pathy nor honor will attend us in oui
calamity.
Gen. Hardee says he did not de,
stroy the cotton in Savannah because
he could not do it without destroying
the city, as it was stored in cellars
garrets and warehouses all over tn,
city. The. Raleigh Confederate say
there are at least $4,000 bales of cot
ton thus hid away in Wilmington.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

for the care OF the sick and wouna.,
e,. toGop alone ~"hucQ

for the care OF the sick and womb,
or taken along. 'eu
The rumored junction of scbos0,,
and Sherman is altogether probab,o
The government is confident ~ a..
mans ability without Scho6eld's ~,
to take care Of himself. Still Iao ,; u
do all in his power to check him VIII
Deserters continue to come into a..
army of the Potomac in steady streams NJ.
They say A. p. Hills corps has conn
to meet Sherman. Ii this be tr,ne I"o
will have to shorten his lines mo,or;.1
ly, which may have given rise to t I
rum or of the evacuation of Potera o
burgh.
The Herald's St Louis dispatch saw.
large number of Kerby Smiths fcr
ces are deserving and going into A.
kansas. His army is made up of two.
thirds conscripts.
The 7r,bmes Washington disnatch
says that Gen. Joe Johnston toS,a
command of the rebel troops south 81
Richmond, Tuesday night. Lee 70.
mains at Richmond.
1t is generally understood that Tho
nomination OF Mr.. McCulloch.as Sccre.
tary of the Treasury will be sent in
the 4th of March.
WASHINGTON, March l.
Well informed persons assert tbat
there will be no immediate change in
the Cabinet except in the Treasury
Department.
The House has refused time for tbo
consideration of the election cases and
it is considered as decisive in all cases
from Louisiana and Arkansas. They
will not come up again.
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The Dram and ID the Quota.

u L.
The board appointed by the Presi-
dent to examine hid correct the quo
tas of the several States and districts,
under the cali for volunteers of Dec.
10. 1864, have made a report at some
lcngth concerning the manner Of com
putting credits, etc. The committee
say that they ..haye. carefully exam
med and proved the work done under
the Provost Marshal General, and find
that it has been done with fairness. y
The system OF credits used is explained
by President Lincoln much more
clearly and concisely in the following
letter to Governor Smith of Yer
mont:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, |
'al Feb. 8, 1865.
His Ercellency Gou. Snaith, Of Vermont
Complaint is made to me by Yer.
mont that the assignment of her quot'
for the draft on the pending call is i'll
trinsically unjust, and also in bad faitl
OF the governments promise to fairly
allow credits for men previously fur
nished- To illustrate, suppose,
case is stated, as follows:
vermont and New Hampshire
must between them furnish COCO me
on the pending call, and being equali
each must furnish as many as til
other in the long run. But the gov
ernment finds that on former call
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TIE VERMONT TRANSCRIPT.

The extended wharves laden with tire
tonnage of countless ships from every
part of the world; the churches,
asylums and schools, all Of them CON
ceived by men of large and libcrm
comprehension and executed by
community of unlimited means.
San Francisco has an institution OF
which, probably, no other place on
this continent can boast, and that is
Chinese Temples built upon an elab-
orat plan, and according to the best
means l have of knowing equipped
and decorated according to the most
artistic style of oriental ingenuity. L
visited one of these temples to-day
and was told that it was but one OF
three or four in the city. | will not
attempt description of the furniture
or the images of idol worship there to
be seen, but will barely say that in ar
tistic display, it is exquisitely beauti-
full. So you see while we send chris
tianity to China, the Chinese bring
paganism to America
OF course it is gold and silver that
makes California rich, but let me tell
you it is not this alone that makes its
substantial wealth, The markets, as
we'll as the mint, reveal the true wealth
of country. No matter how much
gold country has, if it has no bread
it is comparatively poor; or in other
words, if You must give pound of
gold for pound of bread, it argues
bad for the country, no matter how
rich in minerals. Bnt If with gold
you have country thft will give you
everything to eat in, great abundance
beside, then what lack you yet? One
needs but to go through the markets
in San Fancisco to be satisfied on this
point. Here is -four and feed; here
Is beef, pork, muttonj poultry OF all
kinds; here is butter, cheese, eggs
and fish without limit, besides fresh
vegetables every day in the year, and
more and better fruit than the world
can show elsewhere Here is the ev-
idence Of the real wealth of the com.
try, that kind of wealth which alone
makes it a good country to live in.
But there is at the present time one
feature of California life, which, while
it is sport, rs the frog said, to the
people here, is death to poor fellow
with only greenbaeks in his pocket.
| refer to the hard currency policy. o.
course it is a nice thing for those who
have the tin; but to be oblige to buy
it and pay moro than two for one be-
fore you can pay your boot-biack, is
quite another thing; but being among
Romans, the only way is to do as Ro
mans do and stand up to the rack.
sail for Olympia, w. T., to-mor
row. IL am not too busy or too In
~, you may hear from me again from
that point. Very truly yours,
G. A. III.
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poy- Through the kindness of n rel
alive, Mrs. Annie S. Cutler, now resid-
ing in Central City, Colorado Terri
tory, we have received two copies of
the DAILY Mining Journal, a very neat
ly printed and apparently well con-
Quoted paper, printed in Black Hawk,
Colorado. From it we gather consid-
cradle information about the progress
of mining operations in that new land
of promise, which stirs up within us a
sort of iongingfs repeat osr expert
ence in that sort of adventure, where
such enormous fortunes are being
made Churches and schools are be-
ing established throughout the min
ing districts, and civilization seems to
be. making wonderful strides in that
newly settled country. In the Journal,
flour is quoted at S25 per sack; beans
zoe per Id; potatoes, 25c per Id; eggs
81 per doz; hay So, to IS, per hun
dred, and other things in proportion.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

nag" Prof. Nc X. Petty, of the Uni
versity of Vermont, publishes in the
Burlington Free Press a meteorologi-
cal table for January, 1865, and an
nouces the following results of his OBJ
servation:
Average temperature of the month,
1893.
Average of January for eight years
past, l9o .16.
Fall of snow during the month, 80
inches. 9
Mean height of the Barometer, 90
sos inches. 'a..r
Means of eight years past for Jan
uary, 29.650.
No rain during the month The
Thermometer rising but once to 32o.
The Lake closed the 18th thirty
days earlier than 1864.
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BADLY USED UNION PRISON. ,.oo Il
New York Herald's Wilmins nupF
.respondence says that q ar1ssssssd
of Union prisoners were ' S'hr %
the capture of the place; , sbcat .
confined in Camp Lamp, tresipf
mile from the city. Iheil ..ster y
was of the most BRUTE cna .hs srss
for three days preceding a ' : uoutS
ton they had not received aSS ssudesrS|
to eat. The citizens hau Vas "
to feed them, but the fooa .rge. ~
away by the officer in c ma sspsct
presented a most sicksn sas', Irrsnd4
many of them having !he os' Ovp ~
idiotic and forgotten 'ne''
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

A "CRAcK REGIMENT. BY special
order, dated headquarters, Sd diyi-
sion, oath army corps, Feb. 20, 1865,
the 9th Vermont is designated as one
of the meritorious regiments that are
excused from picket and all other out
side details for one week
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

sas~ The Annual Meeting of the
New England Agricultural Society
will be held in Boston on Thursday,
March ID, 1865.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

Bay The st. Adams raiders, on trial
in Montreal, have been remanded for
eight days, Judge Smith, presiding
magistrate, being still sick
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

c,. r. A. army u
''hh"MAS . rohohS. r-,I
respondent OF the Chicago 'y :,
who has the reputation OF beng v
orally well posted, giving the SUNNI
Of Gon Sho.,or,s forces vhsr y
-.
''is 'a'"nnah, says .,,orS
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03
New York, March ]

Gold 1913 1-2. r
The Herald has n dispatch contain
ing a report of the probable junction
OF Sherman and Schofeld on Monday
last at some point not stated.
? We look for early military news of
Importance from North Carolina.
There is no renewal of hostilities on
the James River; but active operations
are anticipated and the utmost vigi-
lance observed in Grants lines.
Our military road is complete to
Hatcher's Run. Streams of deserters
from Lees army continue undated
They report that Petersburgh theatre
is filled with rebel government stores
has been burned, and this is instanced
as additional proof of an intention to
evacuate that city.
Gen. Singleton of ILL.,, supposed to
be on an independent peace mission.
was to leave Grants headquarters for
the rebel capital on Monday.
The Times special dispatch saws:
The rebels are Withholding all news
about the progress of Sherman. The
probability is he is sweeping every
thing before him-marching on, con-
duering and to conquer. We expect
That we shall have news from him via
Fortress Monroe to-day.
The Times Washington dispatch
says that in anticipation of a battle be-
tween Gen. Sherman and Johnston the
war Department has dispatched
corps OF surgeons and nurses TO vii
inlnSton from which point they will be
forwarded to Sherman's army. Hos
p''al stores and everything necessary
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REJECTION,

]. Feb. 8. Delaware--senate and House.
The Governor of Iowa has called an
extra session of the Legislature to act
on the amendment. ~
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

Butter at New York is 80 soc.
per pound.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

Pooh BUTLBR Butler has fallen so low
there is none but Greeley to do him rev.
erence. Most Of the Administration pa.
pers which have resented any criticism oil
his rascalities, now seem determined to
recompense themselves by kicking the
dead hero. The most calling instance Of
this, is the course Of the New York Her
aid. After praising him to the skies, il
now goes SO far as to demand his punish.
ment, for his slurs upon the Administers
ton and General Grant in his farewell
order. His Lowell speech, in which be
attempted to indicate himself, is severe.
ly criticised and denounced by the organs
of the Administration. It is q covert at
tack on Grant, and it is whispered that
he was encouraged to make it by the
Secretary Of War, who aspires to be Lin
coins successor and takes this method to
destroy Grants popularity. Butler and
Stanton are leaders of the radical wing Of
the Abolition party, and they work in
concert. They fear Grant-they wish to
weaken his influence and destroy his
reputation; Butler has opened the ball,
and If be is not rebuked for his insubordin.
alton in attacking his chief be will con.
tinue the attack and be upheld by the
Secretary Of War and the radicals II
Butler tells the truth Grant is humbug
"a butcher-the hero Of "that charnel
house Of useless dead in the mire before
Petersburg" Severe language from a
subordinate to bis chief. Will he be rep.
rimanded for the INSULT Not If the RI.
NOR be true that he Snd Stanton are
WOFkiRg toGstASr. T. / ~ =
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11
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The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

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The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS organs con-
stAntly assure the people that We shall
soon have 4 restored Union, and the peo-
pie, although invariably deceived by them,
place confidence in their assurance. -
There Is no chance under heaven that we
can have it II the war shall continue to
be prosecuted upon the Administration
policy. It's theory Of restoration is i'm
practicable, it Is absurd. It bitterly
Knocks those whom it would win. It is
aggressive. not cOnciliatory, vindictive,
not magnanimous. II We would induce
the people Of the South to lay down their
arms and agree to peace upon the basis
Of the Union, we must show them some
motive for doing so. We must convince
them that their condition would not, un.
der the proposed order Of things, be of
all conceivable conditions the most miser.
able. Under the Administration policy
they would be reduced to the most
wretchsd condition imaginable. They
would be deprived Of their. rights, :heir
property. their independence-be looked
upon IS interiors and treated accordingly.
Therefore it is impossible to have
peace and . restored Union unless the
Abolition measures shall be repudiated.
Never was mortal mind more fully, more
OteSnly, more iTreVersibly made up on
any subject than the ell but unanimous
Southern mind is and has long been upon
thiG A just, wise and sensible course
may restore the Union--a fanaticai, cruel
ADa wicked course, such AZ those in au.
thoFity have adopted and adhere to, can.
not Il iGsbsurd, therefore, to talk about
. 9satored unibn undss the present Ad- i
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The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

CoSca@.-OU Wednesday evening next, the
young ladies and Rentemsn Of Mr.. Parker's
SisGiag 6eAs0l will give coacsrt Of vocal
music 81 the Theatre. Many Of the popular
ecngs and ballads will b executed, and that
90 = Superior manner. Let everybody at
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

ENTIRELY WELcoxE.-The Tri. Weekly News
10 entirely welcome 10 our proof.sheet of the
opinion Of Judge SQuires 10 the case Of I. II.
Nash W. Harmon Gold and Silver Mining
Company. BY means Of which it was enabled
70 publish the opinion in advance of ourselves.
We are ever ready to extend the courtesies ot
Ahe profession TO our neighbor, but trust it will
not occupy ito valuable space with acknowl.
edgmentS, 10 the exclusion of elaborate and
brilliant editorials on other aud more impor.
tant subjects.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

DOUBLING UP.-By . notice in our adver.
Using columns, It will be seen that our enter.
prising friend, Chas. B. Petit, has purchased
the entire stock OF Mr.. Gustav Herzog. and
will continue the business at the old stand OF
that gentleman. Mr.. Petit now has two OF
the iargest dry goods establishments in the
interior Of California, and while many mer.
chants fail to manage one store successfully.
we doubt not that he will carry on both to the
satisfaction of his cnstOmers and his own prof.
It Both stores are we'll supplied with goods,
and bis prices are very moderate
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

WELL ESTABLISHED FAcf.-Reader, when you
want n buy anything, look over the columns Of
the DEHocRAT, and then 20 to those who ad-
from the liberal advertiser, but you need moi
expect man to deal literally whose soul is sc
pinched up that he wont advertise. It 10 g
we'll established fact that those who advertise
literally keep the best articles and sell tbs
oh epest. A merchant who refuses to advertis.
publishes to the world that be is ashamed o
hIa goods.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11
BIRTHS 8.

In this City, on the Alb instant to J. B. -Ru0p
staat and wife, daHRhtsr.
In Ehla City, on GbS 81 I6saass, to HEJsiO
HVsssh ~ wifsssA AAsSAASN .
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11
II. A. CHACE,
FAMILY GROCERIES,

HOlIOway's PIlls.-The mild yet Thorough
operation Of these pills upon the SeOTstivs and sx-
eretive organs, renders them invaluable remedies
for summer complaint, collie, worms, cholera NOR
bus, and all internal diseases Of children, 81 we'll
as Of adults.
Sold at the manufactures, No. 90 Maiden Lane
New York, and No. Sll stTsr d. London, and T
all druggists. II the FeaAsT Of this " notice"
cannot get box Of Pills or Ointment from the
drug store in his place, let him write to me- 20
Maiden Lane, enclosing the amount, and will
mail = box free Of expense. Many dealers will not
keep my medicines on hand because they cannot
make as much prOHt az 90 other peFsOus' make'-
&c., 'Oe6e. and 81 per box oFpOt. u
The W0rId-ReAOwned ASmediesS
HOLLOWAY'S
PILLS AND O1RFMEWTs
For sale in any quantities By =.
Crs.. - = CRANE 3 BR4oHAk,
WASEOAls DIH0Uists, sas T'ansIs's'
The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

WINNIE are indebted to John Cartheche
for sample Of his wine Of the vintage Of 1854.
II is OF delicious favor and good body, and
with age will far excel many Of the popular
brands of imported wine.