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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

We copy the following from the
Manchester JomnaL The subject Of this
notice was the oldest brother of Hon.
Samuel Swift of this place;
SERENUs SWIFT, Esq, one of the old
est inhabitants of our town, died on Fri
day last, at the age of 81. Mr.. Swift
entered Dartmouth College when thirteen
years of age, and graduated in l79l. He
was during the last few years of his life
the oldest LIVING graduate Of that insttu-
ton, and in 1861, seventy years after the
close of his student life, he revisited the
College halls and attended its Commence
ment exercises. During Washington's
first Administration he held his commits
sion as Collector of the State of Vermont,
being then but nineteen years of age. lie
was admitted to the bar of Bennington
County in 1894, and during the more
active years of his life enjoyed large
share OF its practice. Having voted al
every Presidential election except the first
he cast his last vote for Abraham Lin.
coin, in November last. lie took great
interest in our national affairs, and during
| the past winter walked 10 the village
nearly every day, much of the time ii
inclement weather, to learn the progress:
of our armies. Having witnessed the es
Enlistment of our government in his ear
lier years, he loved to see the question o
its preservation satisfactorily settled TO hi
own mind, and passed away amid TIN
mighty connections that mark the clos
of the contest which he has watched will
| such intense interest
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FAILURES or BLOCKADE RUNNERs.-
Two heavy failures in England, caused
''by losses in blockade-runners," are an
nounccd. Thomas Sterling Begbee, own
or of the blockade-runncr Ge71ruoie and
chartcrer of the noted vessel .SjnmgJoh,
goes under for half million dollars or
Whereabouts, and Mr.. Zachariah G. Pear
son, Mayor Of Hull, suffers in like man
mel from too much tightness about vii
mngton, Charleston, sc. Others arc
expected to follow. The clio ing of vii
minGton has operated rs disastrously to
rebcl-Sympathning John Bull as to rebel
j IT. DaHis-lwo birds killed with one
stone.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

SHEEP SA.As.-C. III. CoIcgrove, OF
Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan, has re-
Gently purchased, in Shoreham and Corn
wall, a car load of sheep for which he
paid over $4,000. Among these were =
few choice eve lands, purchased of Edgar
Sanford, at 5000 per head, which he
designs to take home and shear at public
shearing, to be held at his house the com
ing June.
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Central Office; u. =. Christian COM
mission.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20, 1865.
TO THE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES.

The u. S. Christian Commission is
your agency and instrument. 1t lives and
works by your confidence and co-opcra-
ton. The degree of its usefulness is the
measures of your liberality. If your sup
port continues as heretofore, its ministry
will continue, il it faIters, it will dimi-
nish if il fails, it will die.
The work of the Christian Commission
was never SO thoroughly organized as now,
Our great armies are concentrating in the
East. Our facilities are thereby multi
piled, and our opportunities of usefulness
increased. by your liberal aid, only, wil
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giving Lee continuous battle in his retreat,
until 1t became conclusvcly settled that
escape was impossible and, on Friday,
Grant opened correspondence with Lee,
proposing a surrender of his army, to save
eiluson of blood Lee effected 70 believe
that his case was not desperate, but after
few communications had passed. the
terms. as made by Gen. Grant, were ac-
copied, and were as follows =
FROM GEN. GRANT TO GEN LEE.
ArpoMArrox CouRr House, April 0,
1865 II. +. Ice, commanding
Neonlederate states armies: In accordance
NTH the substance of my letter TO YOU,
ot thd Sth inst, propose to receive the
surrender Of the army of Northern Vir-
giiia on the following terms, TO wit
Ra Is Of all the officers ana men to be
md lie in duplicate, une copy to be given
to IN officer designated by me, the other
TO be retained 10y such officers as YOU may
designate. The officers to give their in
divldual paroles not to take arms against
thctgovcrnmcnt of the United States I'M
til properly exchanged, and each company
or Fgimental commander TO sign like
parble for the men Of their commands.
Thf arn.s, artillery, and public property
to be parked and stacked, and turned
over to the officers appointed by me to
receive them. This will not embrace the
side arms of the officers, nor their private
horses or baggage.
This done, each officer and man will
be allowed TO return TO their homes. not
10 be disturbed by the United States au-
thority 50 long as they observe their par
ole end the laws intorce where they may
reside. Very respectfully,
L. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
FROM GEN. LEE TO GEN. GRANT.
HEADQUARTERS Army Northern Virginia.
April 9, S65.-Lieut. Gen. us. Grant.
commanding United States Armies-Gen-
eral: | have received your letter of this
date containing the terms of surrender of
the army of Northern Virginia as propos-
ed by you. AS they are substantially
the same rs those expressed in your let
ter of the 9th inst, they are accepted
/ will proceed to designate the proper Of
ficers to carry the stipulations into effect.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, r. +. LEE, General.
The President was on the ground and
doubtless asscutcd to the terms. Nomin-
ally the surrender contcmplate5 only the
army under Lees immediate command
but he is commandcr-in- chief, and the
practical result will be the surrender of
whole concern on the same terms. 1t is
not known where Davis is, and for the
purposes Immediately in hand it does not
matter. lie has no longer any power Of
any kind, and his own personal affairs
will require all his attention, and perhaps
more than he can give.
BY last accounts it appears that the
Union forces were closing about Mobile
and it is probably now in our posses
si6n.
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wEDN EsDAY. APRIL IL, 1865.
RUTLAND BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
GLORIOUS NEWS!
THE REBELS SUBJUGATED
PEACE RESTORED.

Since the surrender of Yorktown th;,
nation has not before seen SO happy Il
day as this-Nlonlay Apr. 10, 1865
which brings to us the news that the stu
pcndous military movement of the grand
old Army Of the Potomac, under the i'm
/ mediate direction of the Lieut. General,
have resulted, after ten days struggle in
, the surrender of the Lieut.. Gen. of the
Confederate army and the entire army
of Northern Virginia, which without a
peradvcnturrc inaugurates Peace. Ev-
cry loyal heart will lift up his voice in
thanksgiving to the God of Nations, who
has Lifted the awful burden, with which
the nation for four years has been bowed
- sometimes even to the carth-and has
given us the assurance that are yet to en-
Joy His smiles and are to continue a ma
ton "Onc and Inscparable."
Thanks to the noble Army of the Po-
tomac, which for four long years has
borne the heaviest blows of the strife
has fought and suffered with hcroism
and patient endurance to which history
furnishes no parallel. We rejoice that
to this army, which has done three
fourihs of the hard fighting and suffered
an equal proportion of the carnage of the
war, was left the grand finishing blow
which has struck off the head of the
monster. Glorious old Army of the Po-
tomac! its praises will be sung to tho end
of time.
AMI equal praise and honor is due to
the other armies. Their operations have
been generally more brlliant-morc uni
formly successful. They have almost
ncver-failcd to do what they were re-
quircd to do, and officers and men of the
army and navy have covered themselves
with imperishable honor. To them, un-
der God, the Nation owes its present ex-
istcnce, and all the future that is in re-
serve for it,
And language is not sufficient to speak
the praises of the hcsocs who have leCD
the strife and brought it to such a glolf-
Gus issue. The world has never seen bet-
ter captains than Grant, Sherman, SIh r-
idan, Thomas, Meade, Schofcld, anil n
long list of as true patriots rs ever peril
Led their lives in holy cause, many OF
whom have given their lives to their
country.
We rejoice that our brave soldiers will
now be allowed to return to the peaceful
walks of life and receive such tcstinioni-
ais as it IS in the power of n grateful peo-
pie to give. We rejoice that bloodshed
and carnage are to cease, and that Peace
will again reign in all our borders. We
rejoice that Slavery, the great root of all
the evils that have cursed us and so near
y accomplished our ruin, is substantially
destroyed. We rejoice that the issue Of
this contes. has demonstrated beyond all
cavil that cur system of government is
the one that can endure more than any
other that man has devised. We rejoice
at the certain prospect that free insti-
tutions will soon be practically the rule
throughout the whole cf the land and
that fraternity and prosperity will pre-
vail from the Lakes to the Gulf, and
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific.
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Hyouth in indianapolis is in bad
fix. lie voted at the State national cleo
ton last fall, and was drafted few days
ago. His friends are now ready to prove
that he is not twenty years of age, but he
is afraid of making affidavit to that eff
feet, as 1t will leave him open to prose-
cution for illegal voting. His choice lies
between a prison and the war, and he
cannot make up his mind which to
choose.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12
he Ratification of Peace in Middle
bury,

bury.
Never before has the sober village of
Mddlebury betrayed such capacity for
enthusiasm as on the reception of the
glorious news, on Monday morning, flat
Lees army had surrendered. Everybody
met everybody with n beamng face and
Il hearty shake of the hand all the bells
rang out an irreprcssible clangog; dinner
bells and horns made music on the side
walks; exuberant young men who could
not remain on terra trina mornte |, and
troops of them secured the streets like so
many Mazeppas; grave and reverend
seign:ors forgot their dignity and their
cloth and acted human nature as becom-
ingly and with as much ia :ilty as any
body; the morning trains came to and
left the village with prolonged scream
and multtudcs came in from all the
country around to see what was the mat
ter. Later in the day the dem
onstrations became more coherent" a
procession was formed at the depot, com
posed of so or GO horsemcn, the State
militia, armed and equipped, AMI the fire
company in full uniform, gallant young
mer put the livery stables in reqiusition
and loads of fair women and brave q
men brought up the rear OF the triumph
al procession, which traycrsed the streets
with banners flying. Before the Addison
House the procession and assembled cit
liens listened 10 few brief speeches, in
terspersed with songs and yolleys from
the military, and went on their way re-
joicing. In the evening the village wa:
beautifully Illuminated, and the cannon,
which had done good service through the
day belched out IFS thunder till Il late
hour So, peace was ratified 50 far as
Middlebury could do it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

Gen. Whiting, who died at Governors
Island, New York harbor, quite recently,
was in command of Fort Fisher when it
was captured by our forces. lie was
about forty years Of age. lie was a Mis-
sissippian by birth and a graduate of
West Point, and next to Beauregard was
considered the ablest engineer officer OF
the rebel service.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

Parson Brownlow leaves his son John
H. in charge of the Knoxville Wig while
he goes TO Nashville to assume the GOV
ernorship of Tennessee. 1t is TO he hoped
that power will soften the ferocious parson.
Seven years ago he defended the practice
Of roasting runaway slaves over slow
fire, and he goes in now for all sorts of
vengeance against rebels and shareholders.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

AGRICULTURAL BooKs,-A. Williams
& Co of Boston send Us copious print
ed list of their American and foreign
Agricultural, horticultural and Scientific
Books, which they sell both by wholesale
aud retail
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

In ten years before the war--from
1850 to 18G0---Tennessec lost just 20
runaway slaves, according to accurate
aIistics. How many she has lost since
an unpleasant subject Of contemplation
her pro-slayery citizens
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

The Seventh Vermont forms a part of
the forces operating on Mobile. On the
] It'll Of March It was at Fort Gaines,
Ala, and is attached 10 the I'd brigade,
Sd division, 18th corps, Maj. Gen. Grang-
or commanding.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

The New Jersey Hera~, growing over
the late constitutional amendment, says:
1--WE have grown very proud Of our lit
tie State" A hard old case out in Mich
igan once boas;ed-"I've got smart lot
Of boys, | have; three on EN- got situa-
tions last year-one in policy shop and
.wo in the State Prison"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12

they be available. The indications lof
approaching battles are unmstakable. !
Before you read these lines, indications
may have become events; and bloody
fields may be strewed with suffering soh
diers We are not prepared for it as we
should be. Our treasury is exhausted
Wecannot wait until the necessity is fully
upon us, for that will be too late. The
necessity is now. We must be beforehand
with the emergency. Ten thousand dol
lars next week may save moro lives and
relieve more suffering than a hundred
thousand next month. Let no retrench-
mcnt he forced upon US on the very edge
of battle.
At this very hour n most remarkable
religious interest is spread throughout our
almirs. Even our famishcd men from
southern prisons are more eager for the
bread Of life than for that for want of
of which they have starved.
Christian men and women Of the nation
this is for YOU, special message and call
TO each. We shall 20 forward in God
name and for your service. Our appeal
is before you. For Christ's sake, let the
response be liberal and prompt
On behalf of the Executive Committee
GEO. II. STUART, Chairman.
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"SrRucK ILE."-The Troy Times says
that citizen, on hearing that the colored
troops were the first to march into Rich
mond, remarked that Grant had "struck
ile' by the nigger-anger (Nicaraugua)
route. A dark Transaction but "white
selr-Weitzel.
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New ENGLAND AGRlCrLrrRAL So
ciErY.--At II meeting Of the Trustees Of
the New England Agricultural Society,
held at PostDn, March 29th, the annual
fair was located at Concord y. H.. on
the 9th. 9th, 9TH, 9Th and 9th Of Septcm-
Der next.
Hon Moses Humphrey of Concord
was appointed General Superintendent.
An Executive Committee was appoint
ed consisting Of
Hon. Frederick Smith, New Hamp-
shire.
Henry Clark, Vermont.
John 5. Anderson, Maine.
Paoll Lothrop, Massachusetts.
A. Il. Chadscy, Rhode Islam |.
Burdett LOOMS, Connecticut.
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that he died on the Slh of March. One
horse was killed by the falling of the
shed, and several sleighs broken to pieces.
80. Mr.. Bascom has resigned his po-
sition as Principal of Burr and Burton
Seminary, at Manchester. The school
will be continued under the direction OF
Mr.. Albee and Miss Field.
49,. Henry Leighton of Danville, a
boy of II, apparently in good health, died
instantly, March 9th, while sitting in
his chair.
80. Daniel Roberts Of Burlington
has received his commission as special
agent of the Treasury Department for
New England.
80. Sergeant Geo. p. Moore, of the
10Th Vt. heavy artillery, had his right
hand shot off by the premature discharge
of cannon, while firing salute at Brat
tleboro' on Monday in honor of the cap
ture of Richmond,
....C Col. Bennett has been CHOSEN cap
tain, c. A. Miles, first lieutenant ant
G.. H. Houghton, second lieutenant, of thu
new cavalry company at Brattleboro'.
1.-The Howe scale company a
Brandon, made $4,000 scales last year
aud not Sl2, 900 worth.
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08
OYFIcE-South side Public Square, Couins-
ton, Indiana.

yUyHE Company holds by lease. and In fee, about
4 twenty thousand acres Of the most select coat
lands in Western ludans bordering both sides OF the
Wabash river. Maps Of these lands may be at the
VIM. Dale, No IS Park Place, ". City, At the Office Of
Hon. J. X. Cofroth, Huntington, Indiana, and st the
Office Of Roach Mcdonald, indianapolis.
A reference TO the report Of the Hon. David Dale
Owen late State Geoogist, will show that these lands
are situate the midst Of the finest coal fields Of the
State abounding also In SALT iron and other valuable
mineral substances.
Nesrthe mouth Of Coal Creek where the Company ha,
large quantities OF lands salt water has been discovered
equal in quality to the Kanawha. This water
cured 35 years ago by boring after. the On
ondags salt finding its way down the wabash and Erie
Canal Mr.. Thomas, the proprietor finding himself un-
able compete with it, abandoned the manufacture In
his boring he encountered that which recently dis
closed facts prove to have been coal oil.
Those lands all lie in close proximity TO the wabash
and Erie Canal, some Of them upon its banks
Mr.. John Mchanomy, the business agent Of the CON-
pany has ned from tour Of observation Of the oil
regions Of convinced that the lands leased
by the company, in Fountain and Parke counties, has
80 far a. the general formation OF the country and the
surface Indications present themselves, song analogy
in the oil and mineral substances found French
Greek, Pennsylvania, where the greatest quantity and
the most valuable oil Is found. Mr.. McManory has pur-
chased for the company the most approved machinery
with M the fixtures necessary for operation, and s pre-
pairing with experiences workmen the speedy Develop
Of the hidden Of the lands of the company
All the indices OF coal OIL found In localities where t
has been procured. strongly marked In various To-
ealies Of the lands Of the Company, sfordng every
rational prospect OF success The company thinks IL
necessary make any other reference 70 the
Of the lands other than the report and map referred
100000 Of the stock being 900 shares proposed
by the Company to be offered In the market
It's par value, being s25 per share, for the purpose Of
aiding the Company In speedy development of tho
lands. spr25-dkwtf
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08
TRAGEDY IN WIsCON.



From the Milwaukee Sentinel
A shocking tragedy occurred in the town of
Caledonia, Racine county, the night of the
lst inst. A boy named John Stitesky, the only
son OF a respectable Bohemian, residing near the
Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad track, in the
northern part of Caledonia, Racine county, COM
mtted one ofthe most strocous and cold blood
ed acts of combined psrricde and homicide that
has ever been recorded in the annals OF crime
The circumstances are as follows:
The father who was a farmer in excellent cir
cumstances, had been laborng in the woods dur
ing the day, and had come in at nightfall for his
supper. The meal was prepared, and the mother
called John, who is an only son. abou. nineteen
years old, TO come in TO tea. The aged couple
sat down to their meal, thinking the boy would
presently join them, when suddenly shot was
fired through the windowpsne of the room, and
the father was struck by a ball in the left arm,
completely shattering it At the elbow. The
mother started up, and at the same instant an
oiner report resounded, and she was struck in
the abdomen by bullet, which passed complete
ly through her body.
In another moment another discharge was
heard in the yard, and the father. who, with pa
rental instincts, OWNED the nature aud effect OF
this third shot, summoned strength to Get out Of
doors, where be found his son wetering in his
blood. and already gasping bis last. lie had
murdered both his aged parents with the two bar
rels Of one gun, and had shot himself with an
other weapon, ending his lite almost instantly.
We say murdered, for il is not probable that
either will recover, though both we're living When
our informent left The mother has doubtless
breathed her last ere now, and il is considered
doubtful whether the father. who is over sixty
years of age. can survive his injuries aud the
shock Of his grief.
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08

Cler yman, while residing In South America, as
missionary discovered safe and simple remedy for the
Cure Of Nervous Weakness Early Decay Diseases Of the
Urinary and Seminal Organs, and the whole train Of dis
orders brought by banefu and vicious habits. Great
numbers have been already cured by this noble remedy.
Prompted by desire to benefit the afflicted and unfertu
nate will send the recipe for preparing and using this
medicine, in sealed envelope any one who needs H.
Tree Of Charge.
Please incOse paid envelope addressed to your
self. Address, JOSEPH T. INMAN,
sep9-dly Station D, Bible House, New York City.
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08

CFT The Great Northern Railway in England
is going 20 introduce . system OF consuming the
smoke Of the locomotives, and thereby. at the
same time, manufacture the necessary gas for
lighting the train
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08
HATES OF FADvEHTIsING.

Advertisements inserted longer time than three
months will be charged proportional TO the three months
scale.
Local notices, SIX Iues and UNDER ~ 50; tn ian
six lines, and less than ten 81 co. Ten lines, 20
per line each insertion.
All transient and occasional Advertise and Local
Notices must be paid for In advance
Marriage notices. 81. Funeral noticss, VI.
No advertisements with cuts will be taken.
The Of advertising In the Weekly Sentinel will be
half the rates charged In the Daily Herald for week
or longer time.
Advertisements discontinued before expiration Of
tract vil be charged for the time inserted according
the AbSse rates.
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08
50 Great Oaks From Little Acorns
Groyy.1

The worst diseases known to the human race spring
from causes so small as TO almost defy detection
The volumes of scientific lore that I'LL the tables and
shelves Of the medical fraternity only go prove and
elaborate these facts.
Then guard yourselves while you may. The smallest
pmple the skin is te-tale and Indicator Of disease
1t may fade and die away from the surface OF the body
but IT will reach the vitas perhaps last and death be
the result and final close. MAgges Bilious Dyspeptc
and Darrhea Pills where all others fail While for
Burns, Scads Chilbains, Cuts and all abrasons Of the
skin Maggles Salve Is inallibe Sold by j. Naggiel 43
Fulton street, New York. and all Druggists, IS cents
per box aug22-d&wIy
The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-08
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all persons the above preparation will do all
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