The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-27


that Gen. Grants old father is Just now
the happiest man in the Union
New York city has appropriated
fresh half million Of dollars to provide
additional aid to the families of yolun-
teers.
The Michigan wool clip for the
present season is estimated at 10000
600 pounds Nearly 100000 sheep
are now kept in Michigan.
April earnings Of the Pittsburg,
Fort WTne and Chicago railroad, are
$1.925,17l, an increase of $29G,S72
over April last year.
The treasurer of the Philadelphia
sanitary commission acknowledges the
receipt Of S3j2,2 1S in money for the
benefit of the soldiers.
The finance committee Of the New
York sanitary fair paid 81 ,000, 600 into
the treasury Of the sanitary commits
sion, Tuesday. About 100000 is yet
to come.
Experience shows that submarine
telegraph cables should be made of the
lightest material possible The Red
sea and Algiers cables have been de-
stroyed by their own weight.
Sixteen thousand seven hundred
= and sixty-six acres of land for actual
settlement were taken up during the
month of April. 1864, ut the land Office
at St Peters, Minnesota, under the
homestead laws.
AT the very moment when Gen
Wadsworth fell on the field Of battle
T. extensive preparations were being made
to celebrate the marriage of his only
son with one of the most accomplished
and beautiful ladies Of Troy, n. Y.
The California democratic conven-
, ton on Thursday chose Messrs Bigler,
Downey, Hayes, Stevens, Wetherell,
Whipple, Simple and Berry, delegates
to the Chicago convention, and adj
t iourned with three cheers for the CON
!. stitution MS it is and the Union as it
was, and for the downfall Of Abraham
lincoln.
THE History of the administration
Of President Lincoln including his
speeches, letters, addresses, proclama-
: TONS and messages; with preliminary
= sketch OF his life, by Henry j. Ray
mond, editor Of the New York IJmcS
is out 1t is volume Of 1876 pages
and gives a good many cogent reasons
u why President lincoln should be re
T. elected
s. One OF the queer things at tbs
(, spiritual convention in New York was
4 series of resolutions sont in 10y a CON
course Of departed spirits denomcine
the present constitution and govern
ment Of the United States and calling
= n convention of progrossionists on the
/ 9Th Of September to nominate for tine
l. presidency Here's chance for Sen
IS ator Pomeroy to add another string t.
his harp Of thousand strings
t. "A paper has been addressed to the
4 Agricultural Society of Chalons, IL
i. which it is stated that potatoes may BE-
safely grown free from disease by mere
& " planting them in June instead o
April
A. Lieut.. Gen. Pemberton, the rene
= gade Northemer who went South
q. married into plantation, sided witt
I, rebels and surrendered Nicksburg hai
sought active service, and been as
l. signed TO the artillery defences of Rich
y mond, with the rank of Iieutenan
l. Colonel
d "A literary dinner was given in Lon
d, don on the 4th instant by the Speakei
N Of the House of Commons, the guests
invited being the forty commentators,
who, under the editorial care of thu
Rev. L. G. Cook, are preparing th'
/ Commentary on the Bible to be pub
lo lshed by Mr.. Murray, together witt
v the committee of reference and thu
O. publisher.
m "A new daily paper, the Amcrlcal
Flag, appears in San Francisco. |
HOSTS the name Of Mr. Lincoln for tn
le Presidency
Ie Three hundred operatives are nov
v ', employed in the boot and shoe bust
~ ness of Portland, which amounts an
:. nually to $750,000.
= Capt Holden of the rebel arm.
10 has invented "sneezers, shells filled
y with delectable chemical compound
10 which produces sneezing, coughing
% and nausea. Therebels propose to us
81 these if Grant should get too near Rich
II mond.
ht The full history of the Peace Con
Il vention of 1861, with "A journal of it
of proceedings, is in course of prepare
n ton by its Secretary l.. e. Crittendel
It. Register of the Treasury, and wi
tn shortly be issued by a leading Ne'
N. York house.
n In the Methodist Conference a
ed Philadelphia, the following resolutio
O. was adopted by IA vote of 100 agains
n As: "Resolred, That we deem it exp'
d. dent to change the rule limiting tn
nd appointment of preacher to tw
ay years; nevertheless, as cases occu
re where it would subserve the best il
re. terest of the church, we hereby add Al
&C. other exception, 10 wit; 90 when,
he his Judgment and the judgment of
lis majority of the presiding elders, IL
re, interest Of the work imperatively d
ed mands it, in which case he may retul