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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

A QUARTERMAsTER CoEvIorED,-Prince
@. d. ~ orton, late Captain and A. O. NJ, u.
S. Volunteers, has just been tried by gem
eral court. martial at Fort Union, New Mexico,
on the charge Of committing fraud upon the
United States, found guilty, and sentenced
" TO make good to the United States the sum
OF fifteen thousand dollars, lawful money OF
the United States, the amount out of which
he defrauded the government; to pay 10 the
United States fine Of five Thousand dollars,
and to be confined at such place az the proper
authority may direct until the amounts above
named are paid TO come duly authorized dis
bursting officer Of the Government and TO be
forever disqualified from holding any Office Of
profit, honor or trust under the Government
of the United States"
PAYMENT OF CLAIMs.-rhe National In
tslligenc.r says that TO prevent shameful ex'
tortions on the part of knavsh agents acting
for discharged soldiers, the Psymsster Gene
raj has found il necessary TO order that ali
drafts be issued TO the order OF the claimant
and that the same shall not be paid by III,
depository upon whom drawn, without the
yeritsble Endorsement Of the payee not in any
case his Endorsement by Attorney Exceptions
will be made 10 special cases.
The last foreign papers, dated the 10th ult.
say that the official returns Of the cattle dis
ease for that week are very distressing. Th'
number Of new cases Is 1886, an increase OF
the week preceding Of 1923. This is tn
largest increase hitherto reported.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

SENMRs THE PIRATE.-We heartily rel dice
that this famous sneak Is to be brought to
trial for violation Of the usages Of war
Through British fsvoritsm, he was enabled
to cruise up and down the seas, plundering
and destroying unarmed merchantmen, until
at last, blockaded in French port by the U.
S frigate Kearssge, he made virtue Of me-
cessity, and went out, as be swsggeringly
told his French and English cronies, to sink
his assailant within specified time. But the
boot happened to be on the other foot, and
the freebooter was left free only TO sink or
surrender, as bis craft the Alabama, riddled
by the Kearsage's wellaimed shot, was set.
Ting fast beneath the blue waers OF the
Cherbourg harbor. Semmes, OF course, chose
to surrender, and hoisted the white flag.
Thus be bee. me, legitimately and actually a
prisoner Of war. But before the Kearsage
came up, semmes snesked off. 10y the conni-
vance of an English gentleman" who had
his yacht there convenient for the purpose,
and, after considerable lionizing for HE
achievements, turned up 10 the rebel army,
where he claims TO have been included inGen.
Joe Johnson's surrender in North Caroline
But he had no business to have been there
When he openly surrendered by hoisting the
/ WINE nag, NDOm ulu ne SURRENDER Ills
crew, and not HIMSELF That would be an
absurd notion, OF piece only with his subse.
quent conduct, but totally inadmissable by
the rules of war. He became, then, a virtual
prisoner Of war, and had no right, without
being duly exchanged, to again put himself
in the ranks Of the enemy. AT any rate, il il
fit that he should be summoned to establish
any such right, If he can, in a court martial
These rebel cruisers have had their day. BY
the 81 mpathy and support of all the foreign
haters o. the American Union, they have b O.
enabh to strike a cowardly blow at oui
com.,erce which it will take years to rec vel
| from. and they have seriously Compromised
our relations with the British Government
| SO far as they have kept within the stree
rules Of war, there is nothing to be done bu
to leave them to the increasingly healthy cor.
demnation of public opinion. But where h, J
1 have made themselves nmepabie to Jus,
charges, we sincerely trust that both thu
charges and the prisoners will be forthcoming
And Semmes is an excellent man TO begir
with. As culprit on trial he would make
very good connecting link between wi and
JEFF. Davis.
The Navy Department gave no def tie in
structions ~ to how semmes, the pirate. VA,
to be brought here, and has had no ,fiicut
advices on the subject. A private letter from
New Orleans states that be was to leave on
the goth inst. in the mail steamer for New
XoFk
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

r. II. EDDY, ESQ, OF BosroN, has well learned
the title OF the "honest and upright Patent Soil
citor,' now universally given him. Possessing
more years Of experience in his profession, and
having procured more patents than any other so
lcitor now living, he is prominently qualified TO
aid those who may desire to obtain patents, or to
be advised in respect the laws in relation to them
His powers of analyst of mechanism, and HE quick
PERCEPTION of its novel characteristics such,
that on the claims Of specifications prepared by him
there is little or chance for nfringer to evade
the patents. For thirty years or more he has de-
voted his entire time and energies to perfect HIM
self in this department, and there is no man equal
ly competent to give advice to inventors touching
the validity of claims and the patentability Of in
ventions In prosecuting claims denied upon i'm
perfectly prepared specifications he has been par
tculary successful large part of his practice be-
ing appeals in where patents have been refus-
ed two or three times in consequence Of inexperi-
ence and ineompentcy in preparing papers. We
confidently recommend Mr. Eddy to all who are
in want of any information the subject and
can assure them that implicit reliance may be plac-
ed in any statements he may make.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05
MARYLAND CoLoRED CONVENTION.


BALTIMORE, Dec. ~.
The State Colored Convention Of Mary
land met to-day and passed resolutions to
solicit aid to rebuild seven colored churches
burned in this State by rebels and malicious
persons. Resolutions in regard to the death
Of President Lincoln were passed, including
the following -
Resolved, That the exalted public and pri-
vate character Of the late President, his free
dom from selfish ambition. his fear Of God.
his devotion to the eternal principles Of lib
erty and justice, his unsurpassed wisdom and
magnanimity, which he evinced in carrying
out the principles Of Republican Govern
ment, will cause his memory TO be cherished
with love and reverence as people until the
end OF time.
An advisory address to the colored citizens
Of Maryland was adopted, containing tbs fol-
lowing judicious advice
." We would therefore advise you, first, "a
feel that you are free and dependent upon
yourselves for support; second, we advise
you to DO industrious in all the pursuits OF
life, to purchase property and become men Of
wealth, owning the soil, for there ia no other
class Of men so independent as farmers
fourth, we advise you to educate your chill.
dren-give them trades and thereby qualify
them for any position in life, for II ever we
rise to that elevated summit in life for which
we are striving, It must be done by our indi.
vidual efforts no one can do It for us fifth,
we advise you to use every exertion to con.
tradct the predictions Of your enemies
which we're uttered previous to emaucip patton
that If the slaves were freed, they would be-
come a pest to socie y al d paupers dependent
on public charities"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

AN adjourned Village meeting was held in
the Village Hall, last evening, for the purpose
Of receiving the report Of the Bailifs 10 ref
erence to the proposed enlargement of the
Village Hall, and after organizing No. Fire
Company, and voting to pay the Hook and
Ladder Company the sum Of FIVE dollars for
every fire at which they succeeded in getting
their ladders on the builling as soon as the
first stream Of water was thrown, the more
important subject Of the enlargement Of the
Hall was taken up. Gen Pitkin, on behalf
Of the Baihfs, made an informal verbal re-
port, showing the proposed changes and en-
lIgement Of the Hall and the probable ex-
pense attending the same. The plan proposed
was to increase the length Of the building
some forty-hye feet, and make other neoes-
sary modern Improvements, the cost OF which
would probably not exceed forty We hundred
dollars. The matter was then discussed pro
and con,in very earnest snd some shat excited
manner--the younger part OF the meeting
strongly in favor Of the proposed changes, and
the older ones as strongly opposed to sucn
expenditure. The subject was finally DIS
posed ofby vote empowering the Bailiff, to
make the proposed changes and impro yemeuts
In the building, using their own discretion in
the matter, 1t was also voted 10 impose
tax Of Ave per cent on the Grand | list, pay
able on or before the first Of February, 1896.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

PREsENTAuoN-W We are always pleased to
chronicle pleasant events, and it affords especial
pleasure to give publicity to an event which oc-
cured at tho house of Mr.. Gilman Dodge, of this
village. last (New Years. evening. In testimony
of their respect and esteem, and appreciation of
his services as Sexton of the Congregational
Church, in this village, a number OF ladies and
gentlemen met at his house last evening and pre-
sented him with handsome silver Ice Pitcher and
salver, accompanied by few appropriate remarks
from Joseph Poland Esq.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

The YEAR OF JUBILEE. subscriber who re-
sides in New Hampshire, in ordering our paper
for another year, says of 1865 at closes with
glad tidings and great joy. Thank the Lord
slavory 50 .Hv,o.H Lie David who said
" when the Lord turned again the captivity of
Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was
our mouth filed with laughter and our tongue
with singing then said they among the heathen'
the Lord@hath done great things for them The
Lord hath done great things for u.s. whereof we
are glad"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

| A SMuaarKR--A man by the name Of Richard
Goodall, of Holland. recently attempted to bring
three barrels Of nutmegs and chest of tea across
the line without paying duty Mr.. w. II. Rand
the Custom House officer at Newport, being on
the watch, jumped upon the smuggler's sleigh,
when near Beebe Plain in Derby, and invited him
to go TO Newport. The latter pretended TO com
ply, but soon knocked the officer from his sleigh,
jumped upon him. took away his revolver, and
compelled him to return across the line. Conse-
quently the goods and the officer were taken back
TO Canada.
Hon. Stoddard b. Colby, Register Of the United
States Treasury,we are pleased to see, was the re-
cipient on " Christmas from the one hundred and
sirty clerks and employees in his office, OF mag
nidcent Meerschaum," costing $60 and beautifully
mounted in gold.
Costly GARMENT. THE Free Press tells Of the
sale, at the Custom House in Burlington Of fine
cloak ofmink fur, which was brought out recently,
and entered at this port at about one half ts val
ue IL was seized by the officers there and sold at
auction in Burlington, on Thursday to a repre-
sentative of the individual who imported it, for
$3.50. The original price paid in gold, which,
III
makes the cost of the cloak 81 400 or al 800.
~ VIZ call the attention Of the ladies' to the
special notice Perrys Moth and Freckle Lotion.
which is represented to be a safe and effective
remedy.
, A Coon EVANPLE.--The insurance companies
of Montreal ave given each member of the fire
police Of Tia. eity free policy of insurance for
| $1,000, and hat they have added the promise Of
/ So each per week To case Of accident received a,
, fires. This Is iu enlargement of their past and
future good conduct a. dremen
Ebenezer Mclepdy Of Orange "a years Of age
last August earned over 600 last hay season,
and for FIVE DAYS ia succession received $500 per
day making men Of 80 and 40 years Of age ac-
knowledge that he could NOV faster and better
e than they could.-hec0rd.
= Twenty thousand dollars is large sum to earn
e in one hay season. Drop few figures.
Coon NEWS II TRUr.-An old English song
says that when Christmas falls on Monday, there
3 will be no plague among cattle for the succeeding
year, and persons who may be taken sick will not
, die As to the cattle disease: we doubt the in
allibihty Of the poet, and give prescription
which it may be well for the farmers TO preserve
4 TREATMENT OF THE CATTLE ILA6Uh ny III
u SuIPHITEs.-lhe following letter appears in Tn
,, Daily Review =" have had number of case
n on a farm which | occupy. On seeing DIR. Smart
Al recommendation and prescription for dosing a
the unaffected animals with sulphite of soda as
disnfectant, | Immediately set to work and ha
re each given its qiantum--yiz., and half ounC
10 in half bottle of water almost daily. | beg no
IS to state that all the animals dosed previous TO b.
= ing seized have recovered under the treatment
u the Inspector, while those who not dosed a
'e died-G. D.n-LoHdon Medical Times and q
at zefte.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

MORE ABOUT MIR. SCOTT'S COW.

tRAEIsDuR1, Dec. 18th, 300.
will give for the benefit of all wishing TO i'm
prove by others experiments, full statement of
this cow for full year. l became satisfied that a
COW could be made to do as well in winter in a
warm barn, in the pasture; so, to try the ex-
pertinent, | had the COW come in last December
and commenced setting the milk the 20th The
first nine days she gave % lbs of butter, which is
"a lbs. per day 26 days sent tub OF SO lbs to
Boston which sold at rs cents and came to 500.
This was in the papers last winter. This brings it
up to what you have published, which will repeat
again, and carry the experiment in full to the end
of the year
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05
1866 - ALMANAC 1865

To Our PArRoNs.-With the compliments of
the season, and hearty wish for happy new year
to each Of them, we present paper with i'm
proyements designed to give a greater amount of
reading matter and still allow the advertising pat
ronage, whichis necessary to pay expenses. This,
however, is not the whole extent of improvement
contemplated in that direction
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05
Total for the full year, 5O4

lotlti LOT lile iuit year. Obt CZ0f DD
SO you see the experiment in the barn has out
done the pasture, the above figures show you
The experiment has gone so per cent. beyond my
own calculation. Now the question will be asked,
how has it been donep viii explain In the
first place | cut my hay in June, commencing the
9Th and 9th, and finishing before July gets in, and
cut it again the last Of July and first Of August,
which makes the hay just as good as grass. Then
my stable is double-boarded outside and in, doub-
le doors and double windows, and the floor made
rather tight to save all the urine which doubles
the manure in quantity and quality. This keeps
the stable from freezing in the coolest nights even
when the mercury stands So or 40 below zero
Then the cows are fed on this hay three times
day and nothing else, no more, nor no less and
whatever the creature is, they are turned out and
watered night and morning, then put back into
the stable aud kept there all the time in winter
This brief statement shows how the COW has been
treated to produce the quantity Of butter above
stated. The steers sold last spring at 23 months
old, weighing 2300 lbs, for SlS6 90. were kent
the same as this COW has been in winter on bav
and nothing else, the hay cut in June, and tho
INST OF August. give this statement TO show that
the farming interest can be doubled and trebled
instead OF going on in the old track, by commene.
ing haying the Monday after the 4th of july and
getting done the last Of August and letting their
cattle lie out shyering in the cold during he day
ana IN cold barn AT night. | could say consid.
cradle more, but this will take up, perhaps, more
OF your paper than you would like, so L will stop
mere The COW comes in again next April.
Yours truly, A. ScoTT.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

ARCTIC ScESERY.-rhe scenery in the arctic
regions at times is unsurpassed by anything in
nature FOR beauty, grandeur. and sublimity There
are the gigantic icebergs, rising hundreds of feet
into the sky, with towers, pinnacles and domes,
all sparkling in the sunlight, as though Furnished
with gold and set with diamonds There are the
floating fields of ice, like pearls on green gar
ment. There is the ocean, clear sparkling, and
of light green shade Then the hills afar off,
crowned with their everlasting dadems OF snow
The northern lights, streaming up the heavens in
various shapes and tints the rainbows formed Of
the rising mists and. above all, the clear blue
sky, in which is set single gem-the Polar STAR
while here, at Reeds Block, G.. V. Babcock's old
stand) continue to sell the best furniture, car
pets, paper-hangings, Dec. j. T. DREW.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

~ Mr.. L. G. Farnham, Of shoreham, must
give up beat. Mr.. Timothy Cross, of Montpelier,
killed one Of the same breed OF hogs that weighed
Gas lbs. when dressed. This hog was, however,
few DAYS over year and half old.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

DEATH FROM SUFFocArIoS.-There has been
considerable excitement in Worcester, Mass, by
the death of man and wife, under circumstances
which led to the belief at first that murder and
suicide had been committed but a post morton
examination led to the discovery that their death
was caused by inhaling gas from detective coal
stove.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05
g Arma, pn unique caro- ="
Arms and q man IN a canoe

That may not be the genuine translation,
nevertheless shall continue to sell genuine.
superior, extra furniture, carpets, p'per-hang-
ings, pictures, picture-frsmes, cofii &c.
J. T. DBlw,
Successor to J. V. Babcock, d Co.,
Reeds Block.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

~ The January thsw is a "c'p'tai inst,
tuition "ifor producing Colds. Cooghs' ana
kindred ailments wore than severe
cold weather, and we advise our readers par
ticuarly those predisposed 10 an, pulmonary
weaknesses, to see to it that they are wei shoa'
and allow no change OF clothing. II any one
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

rFT winslow W Avery and Thos. II. Cave, Of
this Office have purchased the Old Colony Senti-
mel, Plymouth Mass They 60, with our best
wishes. to a good old town, and they will be
worthy and useful citizens Of it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

CLArr's PATENT SAw-FRAME is one of the mos
simple and effective inventions we have ever seen
For sale by N. p. Brooks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

wM. WOODWARD, a native of Chelsea, Vt, an
artist, died in Boston, Dec 30, from injuries re-
ceived by falling down stairs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

DIARY for ls66.-Tbe Claremont Manufacture
ing Co. publish very elegant pocket Diary, aud
very convenient for practical use by business men.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

LOSSES ny SEA-The storms of November and
December have been terribly destructive to yes
sells at sea. The losses for the month of Deem
Der on the Atlantic coast 81 wrecked, 3 foun-
dered, 6 abandoned, burned, run down. and
missing-total, So. There were also foreign
craft lost voyages to or from the United States
Every person on two vessels wrecked on Nan
tucket was lost and forty persons who were on
board the Constitution were lost The losses of
American vessels in November were "a and the
total for the year 1865 was 1872, valued at
$s, $4,000.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-05

AMONG items of Washington talk, we find the
statement that an original letter, written before
the rebellion, by the then Senator Yulee, Of
Florida, detailing the plot will be put in EVIL
dence against jeff Davis on his trial for treason.
Another statement, professedly official, is that
there are 1900 negro children attending schools
in Virginia, taught by two hundred teachers.
Polish them up, in learning and virtue, and they
will shine as brightly as any other color, and be-
have as we'll II all the whites in the District Of
Columbia as intelligent, civil, and respecta-
bic as some of the blacks, there would be fewer
outrages by far on Christmas days and Sundays.
The "roughs" of that region are not black
skinned, but white-the heart only being black.
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EORSYTH.S LIFE OF CICERO, ? Vols.
q IIIu-trnIcd.
Parton's Life Of Henj. Franklin. = vols.
Carpenter on the Microscope.
H=sp=rus, by Jean Paul, , yols.
Goethe's Wilhelm Meister, , vols.
story OF Shermau's Great March.
Nayh-E's Illustrated Horse Doctor,
Lambs Works Complete. ! vols.
Dsrae,'S Curir>iti-> Of Literature. / vols.
NImau's History Of the Jews, 8 vols.
Surgeons Sermons, complete,
The Early Dawn,
The Schoubrr- Gotta Family. Cabinet Edition.
The Diary of KITTY Trevytyan
Shlkrsp-are's WORKS. : vols, library edition,
Mlrtnelu's History Of England,
Clmuiu-s Practical Mechanical Engineering,
NapOle1u's Life o. julius CTsar,
Benton Anatomy OF Melancholy.
Edgar =. Pos P0=tical Works,
Glass Book &c Botany,
Man and His Relations,
Roge:'s Thesnurus Of English Words,
Eu0ch Arden, Essays n Ella,
Nayue Reds Books for Youth.
Plymouth Collection Hymns and Tunes,
W-lsters Dictionary, new q-ar-1i
Good Words. . vols. bound;
Marryatts Works, complete, i vols.
Richardson's Piano Forte Instructor,
Home Circle. silver Chord, Shower OF Pearls.
Mrs. Br0wniECs Works.
LorI D-rbys HOmers lljAi,
Practical Engineering, Practical DrauGhtsman.
Treuch's Glossary O; English Wod+
Or. IIaI's Work