Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-04-03
MONDAY, March 80.


MONDAY, March 80.
Pay Of Soldiers.
More than forty millions of dollars have
been furnished by the Treasury during the
last ten days. to pay the army. 1t is under
stood that the soldiers are to be paid up to
the LIST Of this month as soon as the pay
masters can distribute the money. | learn
that pay for four months is due to the First
Vermont Brigade, and that Major Halsey c1-
poets to pay them during this week.
Crime in Washington
The Superintendent of the Police Of this
city reports 6l7l persons arrested during the
quarter ending Jan /, 1868, OF which o29
we're females. Property received by Proper
ty Clerk sl5, 7O2 IS, ditto delivered to claim
ants sl4s85 IL, ditto taken from dodgers
drunken aud prisoners and returned to them,
SOS, $50 39-to,al operations in property by
the police, $50 O9s l3. Fines collected,
SIlS4 3S. Destitute persons furnished with
lodgings, 902. Nuisances complained Of,
sos, of which s33 we're abated. But this
does not include arrests by the military
police, which propably are the most numer-
Gus. This report shows great increase in
crime, which is accounted for by great in
crease Of population, much of which is float
ing. The Superintendent reports SOS taverns
and restaurants in the District, los houses Of
ill-fame, II public gambling houses, private
not reported-numerous,) 81 other places of
questionable character, and 1850 persons of
suspicious character who require the atten-
ton OF the police This is a bad show for
the capital Of civilized country but con
sidering the drinking houses, Hundreds Of
grocery stores not counted above, the results
are not surprising. When one observes the
predominance of stores for food and drink in
this city, he will conclude that the people
live to eat and dunk--the latter freely, in
stead Of eat and drink to live decently,
healthily and morally.
Good for an Indian.
There was grand official reception Of wild
Indians from the West at the Presidents
house on Friday, and, anticipating the Presi-
dents speech, the head chief said He
would hear all the Great Chief had to say
and when he went away be would not carry
it in his pocket, but in his heart, out Of which
it could not be lost" Many valuable truths
were uttered yesterday, the sabbath; how
many put them in their pocket to be lost, in
stead Of the heart where they never can be
lost. l suspect the old Indian fairly rebuked
a majority Of the crowd around him.
Rebels and Smuggiers.
Brig. Gen. Roberts (of Vermont has issu-
ed very stringent orders to prevent the pas
sage OF rebels and rebel sympathizers between
Virginia and Maryland, and the transmission
Southwark of contraband goods; and, more
over, these orders are executed with all prac-
ticable efficiency. The seizures have been
numerous oflate. The headquarters Of Gen
Roberts are at Harper's Ferry. Gen Scheuck
of the Middle Department, (Maryland,) has
issued equally stringent orders
7hs Great Reaction.
The following, from the Chicago Tribune,
! think is entirely true Here the work of
organizing Union Leagues is progressing rap
idly, and l suspect there will ere long be
more thorough roofing out of uaitors--in
both public and private stations 1t is need
ed
The extent and force Of the reaction in the Middle
and Eastern States against the schemes Of the Copper
heads both surprising and gratifying TO the earnest
friends Of the loyal cause. Aud though the West has
not equalled the East in their revolution We have the
graubing announcement to send to New York and New
England that the good work is here going on and that
the danger in all the states Of the Lake regondanget
that we might have civil at home-s for the present
surmounted. We ought perhaps. to except Indiana
In that State treason openly and oldy ayo itself but
even there there signs that the crisis is past and
that in me heart Of the democratic party itself the sept
ment OF loyalty is renewing itself and will
push NE wonders that il has elsewhere wrought Let
the good work go onr'
Slavery in Western Virginia
1t is reported that the constitutional pro-
vision, imposed by Congress- in respect to
slavery in tie new state composed of Western
Virginia, has been adopted by very large
majority Of the popular vote. The provision
is as follows:
The children Of slaves born within the lmils Of this
States after the 4th day Of July 1865 shall be free and
all slaves within the said State who shall al the time
Aforesaid be under the of ten years shall be free when
they arrive At the age oftweny years. and all slaves
ten and under the age Of twenty years shah be
nee when they artie AZ the age Of twenty five years
and no slave shall be permitted 20 into the State
for permanent residence therein"
V-The following deaths are reported at
the U. :. General Marine Hospital near New
Orleans, from 9Th Vermont Regiment -
Corp. Onin Markham, Co. K, dysentery
Henry Quimby, Co. G, chronic diarrhea
John H. Aldrich, Co. X, chronic diarrhea.
CV- Paymaster r. ]. Richardson and his
clerk, j. c. Tapin, of the Inflated Harriet
Lane. arrival hnnln ON Similar ,nnrninr