The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-24
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CHICAGO; June %. y special dispatch to the
GHlcago 1L1Cane from CAIRO says that Gen
hihdman OF Arkansas IS among the ,,isorars
taken at Whites river.
he'. JoSeph Warner, Chaplain of the 26th
Missouri Regiment, was released bv crder Of
Beauregard. lie lett jackson, Miss. on the
loth. lie reports that the State archives and
all public and private property are being re.
moved to Columbus.
The Grenada appeal of the 18th, has the fol-
lowing ''0 i0i-
The Charleston Mercury says the Confederate
loss at Secesslonville yesterday, was 40 killed
and 100 wounded, We buried on the field 10
1ederals and took 40 prisoners.
NEW YoTK, June %. A Fortress Monroe
letter to the Philadelphia Press saws u member
OF the Governors Guard of Richmond. who was
captured at Ashland on the 10Th, states that
beauregard Is second in command at Richmond
and that number of his troops have arrived
there
WASHINGTON, June %. The tax bill has
passed both Houses, and only awaits the annro-
val OF the President to become law, and Is 10
take effect on the LIST Of August. Among the
amendments are the following
- hisky ~ cents per gallon. The tax on
watches ana piano iOrtes is stricken out Steam
railroads and steam boats pay per centum.
hal'roads using other power Than steam and
terry boats, IL per centum, and toll bridges
. per centum on the gross amount of all receipts.
W hen annual game, profit or income exceed
the sum OF S60O, but not S 0,O00, duty of 3
per cent. on the amount above the first named
sum. IT the income exceed $4,000 duty of
. per cent on all over $500. On telegram dis
patches or messages when the charge for the first
ten words does not exceed 20 cents ole cent .
when the charge for the fist ten words exceeds
20 cents, three cents. The dog tax of eleven
dollars is stricken out
The Senate to day in executive session re-
.jected the nomination Of Brig. Gen Shilds to
be Maj. General.
MEMPHIS, June 2l.-Col. Slack is still in
command here. lie has ordered the Mayor
Recorder, Alderman, and all other city officials
to take the oath of allegiance or otherwise they
will be treated as traitors
Greensboro, Miss paper of the l4th gives
report from Oku bhuha County, that the ne
groes are rapidly arming to kill all the whites
On the 8th a negro plot was discovered anc
frustrated.
The Mobile Ne,cs of the l4th. says Georgia
brigade, 5000 strong was to leave on w ednes
day. under Gen. Lawton. to rein force jackson
The same paper of the 10th makes no men,
ton of the capture of Fort Morgan, or of an
attack, although some naval arrangements at
New Orleans were cons dered rs aiming at that
point.
Advices from VicksbUreh, via Grenada
state that up to the 18th no active demonstra-
ions had been made by the Federal feet since
its retirement. Several gunboats appeared on
the 18th from below. 1t is reported that 5000
Federals with transports and gunboats LETT Ba-
ton Rouge on Friday for Vicksburgh.
The Vicksburg Wing of the 18th learns that
Gen. Lowell and staff had moved their head
quarters to Meriden, and hopes that he will
not visit that city again The Federal advance
| divisions arrived on Friday evening and fired a
few shots at the lower battery.
The Grenada Appeal of the Is h says that
Holly Springs was occupied by "a considerable
force of federals night before last. They made
their appearance suddenly, and much confusion
ensued The Provost Marshal is among the
prisoners captured a train was about ready
to leave for the South, upon which many ctl-
zens attempted to take refuge for the purpose Of
escaping.
The train was fired upon and Lieut.. Hall and
some others killed. No public stores remained
a, Holly Springs.
WASHINGTON, June %. Advices have been
received at the War Department from Gen. Hal
leck. dated Corinth the 221, and from Gen Nc
Clellan s army of the Potomac this afternoon.
Nothing of public interest has ,ranspired.
PHILADELPHIA, June %. The Summer meet
ing of sportsmen opened to-day on the Suffolk
Park course The stake for three year olds,
mile heats, was won by West Roxbury. Time,
| 40 81, 1883 "a.
The stake for the two mile dash running was
won by Papa Swigard : time 3:43 II, Tro-
yatore was secor d. This was magnificent
| race
CHICAGO, juno %. Eighty counties give Il,
900 majority against the new Constitution.
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