Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-05-31
FROM California;,

Steamer St. Louis was anxiOuslv .
pected from Panama, being twenty d.
overdue
Trade was fairly active and urii,.
steady with hardening tendency ,n5
without noticeable change.
Sight exchang on New York BY A..
Pony Express 9 10 per cent premiin'
with those who draw at all. Thee,
of the Rothschilds refuses to- sell .,
change.
The Legislature has decided to adion,,
sine die on the goth. The law has MO-,
ed authorizing the sale of six milro,.
acres of school lands belonging to u,
State in limited quantities for 81
acre, on liberal credit.
A system of retaining vast tract, =,
swamp lands has been commenced
Both Houses of the Legislature pass,
resolutions by large minority pledpim
the fealty of the State to the general %,
ernment and its readiness to comply viii
any requisition for aid in SURPRISING fl.
rebellion. '..'
The Legislature has proposed for Ii,
vote of the people amendments to Tho
State constitution for biennial sessions n
the Legislature and the election of St,s
officers for four years.
The corner stone for the new CaptI
has been laid.
The San Francisco wooden factory !,
ten days furnished 1000 complete nm;
forms and blankets to fill orders from 81,
Francisco and Marysvillc,
Lieut.. John Upton of the Sd U, s A.
tillery, died at Benecia on the 9TH Ap1I
Two battles have been fought with the
Humboldt River Indians. Fifteen h.
dams were killed. '-
Major Arnold, who has been in com
mand Of the military post at San Diego
has resigned He is a secessiopist and
is going East.
Gen. Johnston, late commander of the
Pacific Division of the army, is spending
few weeks in Los Angeles with bis
: brother-in-law, prior to taking his depar.
ture for home in Texas.
; Company X, LIST Dragons, from Fort
: Tigon are encamped at Los Angeles
They arc in fine health and sound to q
man for the Union.
Dr.. Gould, of Fort Humboldt, has re-
signed his position as Surgeon in the army
and left for Alabama, his native State.
WASHINGTON, May PA movement d
f United States upon Alexandria this morn.
ing was fully arranged yesterday, five
regiments receiving orders for movement
toward that city, simultaneously with Ellis,
worth's Zouaves crossing the river in boats
while the New York Goth Regiment made
detour by land.
The city was quietly taken possession
of, the stars and stripes raised and seces
sion flags pulled down.
f While Col. Ellsworth had the Secession
a flag belonging to the Marshal House wrap
q ped around him, he was shot by the pro
: prietor, named Jackson, who was Instant
killed by a private Zouavc.
f This was the only fatality that attende
the capture of the city, though reports ar
numerous that others were killed but sue
reports are erroneous.
FUNERAL or Col. ELLswoRTH AT Nj
+, -MechanicSyiAe, N. Y, Ma
27.-'rhe train of twenty -fve cars and tW
locomotives, bearing the remains of Co
Ellsworth, arrived at this place at a qua
: ter to two this afternoon. At WatertpT
u a delegation of fireman and citizens can
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:. on board, and at Mechanicsvillc minu
= guns were fired from the hill. The emil
II population of the village and surroundlr
l. country, were assembled, and the sorr0
: evinced was deep and universal. Thepr
II cession was formed according to pr
IT gramme. H t-.,''
The following Washington items a
S from the dispatches to the N. Y. Fnbr
n of Sunday:
l. ut is not improbable that the Preside
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