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THE STRENGTH OF THE CONFEDERATE
ARMIES.

THE STRENGTH OF TIE CONFEDERATE
ARMIES.
The Herald publishes, with a great
flourish, what it calls "a complete
roster" of the Confederate army, with
the names Of regiments composing bri-
gadcs, their commanders, etc. 1t sums
up the strength Of tho army as follows:
Men
Army Of Northern Virginia .................749 $50
Army OF Tennessee. 600
Army OF Missouri. 900
RESERVES.
Garrison Of Richmond. 1000
Garrison Of Lynchburg. 900
Department OF North Carolina ............... 800
Department Of South Carolina Georgia and
Florida, opposing Sherman ................. 5000
Department: OF Eastern Georgia, opposing
Sherman. III, 500
Departments Of Alabama, Mississippi and East
crn louisiana ,0h
District of Texas New Mexico and Arizona 5,0Go
District Of West Louisiana. 3 600
Garrison OF forts on coast. Geo
Grand total. ..........................l6 los, $50
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at liza. NJ. Nominis

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at liza. NJ. Norminis-
ter present.
- Mr.. Wickham presented memorial
from sick and wounded soldiers at Chin
borazo Hospital, complaining of suffering
from the inadequacy of the supply Of
fuel furnished them.
On motion of Mr.. Wickham, a special
committee was appointed to inquire into
the matter.
Patriotic resolutions, adopted by the
Fifth South Carolina infantry, were pre-
scented by Mr.. Witherspoon, of South
Carolina, and laid on the table.
Mr.. Hanly, of Arkansas, presented
similar resolutions, adopted by the First.
Fourth and Fifth Texas, and the Third
Arkansas regiments Gnfantry), and &C.
oompanied them with joint resolution of
thanks in response thereto, which was
unanimously adopted.
The House then took up the bill pro i.
yiding for the reissue Of bonds and Ger
ti6cates of stock when satisfactory proof
il presented Of the destruction Of the
same, xnd . bond sufficient to indemnify
the Government against all loss from
such reissue is executed BY tho party to
whom such 70 tissue is made.
The bill was read third time and
passed
1T. Baldwin, from the Committee on
wy and Means, reported several bills,
which were passed.
1ne bills passed read IS follows:
Ill TO aEscLArk THE coxrts.Ar,ox oy ev.
....Chxs AND ENrsOyEEs ~ rux GOyxnS-
AkSr ~ TIN CITY or Ricanoxp.
.na. 'Ts.. 1.ytess 81 Me Confederate 4kNaes 1o~a.
s.i .a.s IN asaA aftor the passare al this act
ss1 sen ctaer.iae gtovidea " hs. tae snansi
"a fsssassss. . 49, q. the following ofice.s
-. - -ts..dAt u the Confederate states te
49, ~ ~ g VA, the Secondary 4 tbs Trca.
1:s1 ths nossmaAtss. General Tie Attorney .0enG
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THE YANKEES FIND A. ARE'ss NEST
RICH "PLoT" REVIVED.
A correspondent Of II New York
Herald, writing from St luis, gets up
and furnishes that paper y revelation
Of plot" which will jst suit the
Yankee palate. He says:
Some weeks since the Pr0yst- Marshal:
General Of this .dcpartmentsus
from variety Of hints, institutions and
inuendoes, that the rebel (eheral f.
Kirby Smith has been negot;ting with
the Emperor Macmillan for mastering
nearly the whole of the rebel ;smy west
Of the Mississippi river to Mexico, to
fight for the French. The Sam story is
now current among the promine,t seces-
private commSnccattEioh2gp d Is fosded on
iarly from the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment of rebeldom.
While the country was in expectancy
and anxiety concerning the movements
of General Sherman in Georgia, rciel
courier was captured near Morganzia
Louisiana, with duplicate Of an order
signed by General Cooper, Adjutant-
General Of the South, ordering Kirby
Smith to immediately transfer twenty
thousand men to the command of Dick
Taylor, at Meridian, Mississippi. The
order was 4 duplicate, naked "Eupli
cate No. y" and is now on file in the
War Department. The Information was
kept secret, but was TRANSMITTED to head
quarters in this city for the guidance o.
General Rosecrans. 1t WAS dated Rich
mond, November %. Tae order was
pcrcmptory but had never been obcycd
and never will be, bccauset the troops UNI
der Kirby Smith were merely enlisted fol
service west Of the Mississippi-a fact
which TRANSFERRED in the course of a pre-
vious attempt on the part Of jeff. Davis
to transfer troops to the relief Of HOOD
pending the siege o Atlanta.
This il; the sortOf news with which
the Yankee authrties arc trying tt
stimulate the tired ,eople to hold out fol
one mere campaignl
| TIE DRAFT TO TAkEPLACE IN NEW T0RE
CITY-A PUNISHMENT FOR IT'S FREsI
DENTAL VOTE.
The New York HfnM has a lamenta
ton over the fact hat the I.incolnitc:
have determined to lave another draft il
that city. 1t says:
The quota of this .ity has been in
creased by tho Provost Marshal. Gene
raj. He has refused to reduce it upor
the circumstances Of Supervisor Blunt
and all that VIC can do to cnlist all tn,
men possible and stanl draft for thu
balance. But, at the same time, W.
protest against the fragrant and outrage
| Gus injustice which hasbeen shown te
this city both in the cnr,llmcnt and APP
portionmcnt. For no rca,on that VIC car
discover, except the fact that the city
voted for Mcclellan, We lave been made
to endure four times ourfair proportion
of the hardships of this CONSUMPTION
while other and more favored portions o.
the State and country Itotit by our I'm
equal burden. New Yo'k city has done
more to sustain thc.warthan any half s
dozen of the loyal States. Her men ant
her money have been it the service o
the Government whenever required -
| She will furnish her qu0a now but sh,
will not forget those whose unpardon
able ignorance or gross favoritism ba.
caused her to be thus imposed upon Il
| this time.
SEWARD DETERMINED To HAVE SUBMIS
SION.
Any enthuSiaS site Dea.c monrer wh,
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enable hiin 10 carry thslroposal into
effect In executing thistdst the cx-
preston, confinement CID will BE- con.
shrugged as meaning pyi4efs confined
in cells.
BY order of the Secretly Of War.
4. ANlcHoLs,
Acting Adult General.
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We have received New York papers Of
Monday, January 30th. Gold had gone
up in two days from 1913 to 800, but
closed on Saturday at 2i2 l2.
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RELEASE OF PRISONERS HELD FOR RE-
TALIATION.
The following is an official order is
sued by Stanton:
ADJurANT- GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, January Is. 1861.

A proposal having been made by
Robert Ould, on the 22d of August last,
to the effect that prisoners Of war on
each side be released from confinement.
close, or in irons, as the case may be.
and either placed in the condition OF
other prisoners or sent to their respective
homes for their equivalents, which pro-
posal was duly approved by tho Score
tary OF War, It is hereby ordered that
all Confederate prisoners Of war that come
within the terms Of said accepted proposal
be released and sent to Fort Monroe.
there to be detained, subject to the orders
OF Lieutenant Colonel John Il. Milford,
Agent for the Exchange Of Prisoners, to
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SEWARD DETERMINED To HAVE sUBMIs-
Any enthusiastic pea:c mongcr who
thinks the United States has any idea of
giving the Conledcracy any "terms"
save AFFECT submission, may read the
following with some profit:
At a meeting of the Christian Commits
sion, held on Sunday night in the hall Of
the House of Represent ativcs, at Wash
ington, the President and members Of
the Cabinet were present. Secretary
Seward presided, and in his address gave
brief review Of the commencement
progress and decline Of the rebellion, and
said that now eve wait only at the hands
Of the rebels for the submission which,
however delayed, necessarily follows
military defeat and overthrow"
The Herald, abiding to suggestion
which has been made to acknowledge
the independence of the Confedcracy il
it will assist to drive the French out Of
Mexico, thus disposcs of it:
II the rebels seriously imagine that we
will let them 80 in tho hope of seizing
Canada and Mexico, they arc very de-
cidcdly mistaken, and we must Olsen.
chant them. We would not let them 90
if they could give US bond for Canada
and Mexico, and throw the whole OF
South America into the bargain. There
are no possible terms upon rhich zee caa
acknowledge their independence, and as
they have rejected all terms for re union,
according to their own conarl, nothing
remains but to fight it out.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

JUDGE CoURsoL AND THE ST. ALBANs
RAID.-A Toronto, Canada, letter says
that the Commissioner Terrence, who
was appointed by the government to in
vestigate the charges brought against
Judge Coursol, on his discharging from
custody the st. Adams raiders, has sent
in his report, generating the Judge
from everything but an error in judg-
ment. The Judges friends in the min
istry insist upon his reinstatement in
office, while others of the ministry, and
among them Messrs. McDougall and
Cartier insist on his dismissal. Mr.. Nc
Dougall was one Of the ministry that
suspended Judge Coursol from his func-
tons, and his reinstatement would nee
essarily condemn the act of the ministry
who suspended him. This rumor gives
rise to another, which is that Judge
Coursol, in the event of his dismissal, is
to contest the next Montreal election
with Mr. Cartier, and with every proba-
bility of success. .....- ..
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

A ROMANCE or THR WAR.-The Pough-
keepsie, N. Y Eagle tells the following
story;
"In the year 1861, when the first call
for troops was made, James Hendrick,
Young man of eighteen, resolved to
leave his fathers roof in Wisconsin and
90 forth to battle for the flag. At the
time mentioned he was attached to q
Young girl of nearly the same age OF
himself whose parents were rated
among the rich ones in that section OF
the country.
Her name was Ellen Goodrldge. Pre-
vious to leaving for the seat OF war he
informed her OF his intentions. promis-
ing to return in few months. After
the first battle of Bull Run his regiment
was ordered to Washington, and receiv-
ing lieutenants commission, Hendrick
resolved to enter the service for three
wears, and wrote home to his parents
and sweetheart to that effect. The news
was received by the girl with forebod-
ing, and she resolved to accompany him.
She Immediately acquainted her parents
with her resolve, who, in ieply, turned
her from the house, and bade her never
come back.
She went, and finding out her lovers
regiment, obtained permission to do the
cooking at the colonels headquarters.
She followed the regiment through the
battles Of Gettysburg, Antietam, Fred
erlcksburg and Richmond and in the
intervening time went out with young
Hendrick in many shirmishes and raids,
in one of which she was wounded in the
arm, the ball making very bad flesh
wound.
After Lee surrendered, the object of
her choice was taken deadly sick, and
was forwarded in an ambulance to
Washington, where he was placed in the
hospital, Here again her noble heart
showed itself. She watched over him,
bathed his fevered brow, read to him,
wrote home letters for him, and on
Thursday last with broken heart closed
his eyes in death.
The day before an Episcopal minister
Joined the two in marriage-he dying
with a painful disease and she nearly
crazed with the thought that after four
long years of suffering, he for whom she
had given up home, friends, everything
dear on earth, and for whom she had
braved every danger, had gone to an
other world.
The poor girl passed up on the Hud-
son River Railroad on Thursday, for her
home in the West, not knowing or car
ing what sort of reception awaited
her there.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

TAKING THE 0ATH.-A corresponds
of the World writing from Richmond
relates an incident as follows;
Taking 81 oaths reminds me OF
Joke which my pen cannot resist record
ing. modest young country girl on
applying for rations to one Of our relief
agents few days ago, was asked If she
had ever taken the oath. No, indeed,
sir was her terrified reply, Il never
swore in all my life But you must
take the oath, my good girl said the
agent, 'or / cannot give you the rations.
No, indeed, l can't, sir, said the girl !
mother always taught me never to
swear. The agent mildly persisted, and
the maiden as pertinaciously refused all
attempts at persuasion, until overcome
at last by the dreadful conflict between
necessity and her high sense of moral
duty, she stammered out, with down.
cast lids, Well, sir, if you W& make me
do such a horrid, wicked thing-d-n
Yankees ~
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03
Restoration in Georgia-.PrOclama
lion of Gov. J Johnson.

The Milledgeville Recorder of the 18th
inst. contains proclamation by Gov.
johnson, appointing an election for the
choice of del gates TO convention to be
held on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der, to be composed of delegates to be
chosen by that portion of the people who
are loyal to the United States, and no
Others, and also with all the power nee
essary and proper to enable such loyal
people of said State to restore it to its
constitutional relation to the Federal
Government, and to present such re-
publican form of government as will en-
title the State to the guaranty of the
United States therefor, and it's people to
the protection of the United States
against invasion, instruction and do
nestle violence" No person is to be al
lowed to vote, or is eligible as men,
Der Of such convention, unless he shall
have previously thereto taken and sub
scrtbed to the oath Of amnesty, and as
voter, qualified as prescribed by the con-
stitutiOn and laws Of the State of GeOr-
gia, in force Immediately before the date
of the so called ordinance Of secession.
The proclamation further provides that
inasmuCh as the rebellion has deprived
the people of the State OF all civil gov
eminent, and in order that domestic
tranquility may be insured and the loyal
people be protected in all the rights of
person and property:
81. That no individual. by virtue of
his own authority, shall inflict corporal
punishment on any person for any real
or supposed injury, whether such injury
relate to person or property; and that
in all such cases, redress must be sought
from and given by such military author
ity as may be invested with jurisdiction
over the cases.
"2. That slavery is extinct, and in
voluntary servitude no longer exists
Hence no person shall have control of
the labor of another, other than such
control as may lawfully result from in
denture, the relation of parent and child
guardian and ward, and the contract of
hiring, freely and fairly made; and that
for bresch Of duty on the part of apy
one standing in these relations, the mil
itary authority will administer, in a
summary manner, adequate and prop
er relief under the laws of the land"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03
UOI ALL YE FLY BITTEN NOR

HOI ALL IE FLY BITTEN NOR
IL TAILS, come unto Fem q Tuttle's where
you will find woodrufFs Fly Paper, the best in
the world, and warranted to kill any Fly that
looks at it quicker than lightning. Try it and
see.
Aso-A large assortment of Children's Car
riages that are warranted to 60 without greasing.
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Fancy Goods,
Yankee Notions, Fishing Tackle, Jews Harps
and Fiddle Strings, Cigars and Tobacco, Patent
Medicines, Powder, Shot and Caps, Lamps, La.
dies's Travelling Bags, Knives, Razors and Scis-
sors, Hair Dyes, Musical Instruments, Barome-
tiers, Wheel Bsrrows, Soap, Soda Water,
sponges of ell desert otions from the genuine
Ocean Sponge to that kind of sponge that goes
on two l-gs, seeking what it can devour, and in
act, you can find everything ever before thought
or heard Of great many things you never did
think or hear Of.
Call and sec us, we will sell wholesale or re-
tail, and we would respectfully solicit orders
from all dealers In articles in our line, and we
will promptly attend to the same.
FEM & FUTILE.
Herald Building Center St., Rutland, Vt.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

GEN. BUTLER FOR HANGING DAVIS
If, then, We believe that our men were
murdered at Andersonville, If we have
not put forth a Solemn falsehood to the
world in this behalf against the South T;
if treason aggravated by murders most
foul and numberless is worthy Of death /;
if our sons and brothers are dear to US !;
If our blood has not been shed in vain !;
if our country for whose safety SO many
good and brave men have been offered
up, is worth the sacrifice of the lives of
great criminals, then let the leaders
representative men-be executed, as a
warning and example that all men may
understand hereafter that he who aims
a blow at the life Of his country shall
surely die.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

How BRITISH EMIGRATION "a Escorp-
AGED.-The London News publishes q
table showing the sums of money sent
from settlers in North America to their
friends in the, United Kingdom from
1S4S to 1864, inclusive. The whole
amounts to e13,17s,929. Upon this ex-
hibit the News remarks:
This is the real British emigration
fund. Here we have the explanation.
which our tory orators have been trying
SO hard not to see, of the emigration to
America. While the great war in that
republic was going on, and they were
running about proclaiming that it was
"A ruined, God-forsaken country, those
VINO had gone out from us and were
nving there were sending home e1. $780,
o44 10 enable their brothers, fathers and
sisters husbands to Join them and share
their prosperity No artificial systems
Tor promoting emigration could produce
such a result as that we have been con
sidering, and while this Spontaneous
agency continues in operation nothing
out an immense Improvement in the lot
OF the people at home can avert the
movement" WY
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

THE PgEUvIANs ON Mr.. LINcoLN.-In
the city of Piurs, an inland city of Peru,
the Project called upon the Citrate to
have fn eral services performed for
President Lincoln. The clergy held a
consultation aud decided it was useless,
inssmuch as Lincoln was Protestant !!
nevertheless they sgreed to have the
ceremony. The officiating priest, in his
sermon, declared that he did not know
If Lincoln could be saved, because he
was without the Catholic Church, but
that they had prayed to God, and II his
soul was in the way of salvation He
would bear it to heaven. .....
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03
EXCISE TAXES! COLLECTORS
H. NnTT0Eit


The annual taxes. a. assessed upon incomes,
licenses, carriages, gold watches, pianos, plate,
&C, for the first collection d. tr ct Of Vermont,
as provided for by the law of Congress approved
July |, 1852, and the sever al amendment thereto,
having bee me due and payable, j hereby give
notice that vi attend in person or BY deputy
at the following times and PAGES to receive the
same, viz:
ADDISON COUNTY.
At the Stevens Hotel, VerRennes, Monday at.
ternoon and Tuesday, August sDd 8; at L. d.
EIdr, dee Otto in Middlebury "Wednesday and
THURSDAY, augu 9 and 10; and at Boynton's
Hotel, Orwell, Friday, August II.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
At the Brandon House, Br ,ndon, Saturday.
August ~; at the u s. curt House, Rutland,
Monday and Tuesday, August "a and Is; at
Hi "a Hotel, Walingiord, Wednesday, August
IL; at J4oge kittredse's offle, Fairhs ven,
Thursday, August II; at Beamsn's Hotel, Pouit-
ney, Friday, August is; aad ~ the hotel in Paw
let, Saturday, Augustl 10. yrrs
BENsIEaToS coUsTY.
At the Court H3u e, Manchester, Monday and
Tu sday August II and % d at TIE Franklin
House, Bennington, Wednesda, and Thursday.
August IS and "a.
TT By the terms Of the law. all persons ne
electing to pay said taxes on or before the Tina
specified above, will be required to pay ten per
cent. additional, after ten .ys notioe,and twsns
ty cents for such notice.
~ BY special Instructions, nothing but Ma.
tionaF Currency can be received in payment Of
nFAny person can remit his taxes by another,
as receipts are Invariably civ n. s
JOSEPH Pol AND, Collector.
j1ly 29.d&wsw.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

Local and state Items.

CONC TO EELARGE.-The enterpris-
ing proprietors of the Mt. Anthony
House IN this village, in view of their
increased patronage, will Immediately
take steps for very materially charging
their buildings. The contemplated in
crease in size will give place for some
fifty more guests than can now be ac-
commodated, Bennington Banner.
Why don't some enterprising individ-
ual get mp "stock company" and build
a fine hotel in Rutland for Summer
visitors?
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

A POWERFUL ARGUMgET.-A Western
pettifogger once broke forth in the fol-
loving indignant strain: Sir, we're
enough for We, the whole of ye. Me and
my client can't never be intimated nor
tyraunized over, mark that. And, sir,
lust so sure as this court decides against
us, we'll file a writ of progrander, sir
and We" Here be was interrupted by
the opposite counsel, who wanted 70
know what he meant by writ of pro-
grander Mean why, sir, writ of
is a-a-a-it's Avail |
don't just remember the exact word, but
It's what will knock thunder out OF your
court, anyhow"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

Our SCHooLs.-The citizens in Ben
nington, feeling the need of change in
their common schools, and especially the
value of graded schools" held public
meeting on the subject on the 18th inst.
The meeting was addressed by j. s..
Adams, Esq, Secretary of the Board Of
Education, who strongly urged the i'm
portance of a system of graded schools,
and cited, as instances of the best
schools in the country, the graded
schools of Rutland, Brattleboro, Wood
stock, Montpelier, Windsor and st.
Johnsbury.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

DECLINED TO oo.-Hezekiah Payne, the
raider, had an opportunity to escape
from the Franklin County jail, last Sat-
urday night, when two of its inmates,
Hicks and Tebeau skedadtiled, but he
declined to go.
Hicks and Tebeau have not been
caught, and are probably safe in Can
ada,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

REGENERATION or LITERARY MEE.--
A writer in the New York Weekly Re.
view, states that Washington Irving
said to him one day, 'If Dutchman
gets rich keeping a corner grocery, no.
body sees anything out of the way in it
but if literary man gets anything be-
yond his bread and cheese, CAD sir, they
put it into the newspapers; its more
wonderful than the great turnip."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

RAILROAD AoCIDENT.-At Arlington,
Tuesday morning, smash-up occurred
on the Troy and Boston Railroad. A
wood train was standing on the track,
when freight train came along. The
latter gave full warning, but the wood
cars didn't get out of the way-so the
locomotive Jared S. Weed was badly
smashed, and the cars were thrown
teYerY which waY.h
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-03

A NOVEL SCAREOKoW.-A farmer of
Ontario County, Mr.. J. w. Griffith re-
Gently constructed and set up in his
cornfeld 8 curious scarecrow. The
foundation of it was a stake fastened in
the top of stump. This stake sup
ported the stuffed figure OF a man dress
ed in hoop skirt, gown and a~hood,
and carrying in one hand a water pail.
The birds were success fully frightened,
but the effect of the efilsy among the
copperheads in the vicinity was most
noticeable. They considered the pres
ence of it near the public highway along
which tn y must pass as an insult to
them tina they ought to resent, and the
manner IN which they EXPIRE sed their
annoyan e was extremely amusing to
their loyal seighbors