The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

NEWS SUMMARY.
Secretary Stanton is going to pre-
pare for publication all the official
matter i'll his department historical of
the war It viii form a series of some
sixty large volumes.
The Boundary Committee of the
General Conference Of the M. r.
Church, now in session at Philadelphia
have reported in favor of including the
Burlington district in the Troy Con
ference, agreeably to its former rela-
ton. The district includes western
Vermont, south Of Wmooski river, and
as far as Rutland
Capt. W. G. Edgerton, Of Rutland,
llth Regulars, is highly spoken of for
his gallant conduct in the recent bat
ties Of Virginia
j. d. Atwoll Of Yergennes, cashier
.oi the Bunk Of Yergenues, has been
appointed u paymaster in the army.
and is soon to assume the duties OF his
new position
The draft has begun in Kentucky.
and slaves as well rs white men are to
be drawn. One man in Owens county
had three of his four slaves drawn the
Post says.
--Charles Hale, editor Of tafaz rs i
ton Aacetiser has been appoiIltesl Con.
SUI General to Egypt, in place u Via.
5. Ihayer- deceased.
The gold medal presented TO Gen.
Washington by Congress ON the evae-
uation of Boston by the British, and
the only gold one ever presented to
him, has been purchased by a few gen
tlemen Of Delaware, and will be pre-
scented to Lieut.. General Grant The
sum paid for the medal was $4,000
Senator Foot, from the fact that
he is most admirable presiding Off
Ger, and has for the past few years been
President pro tenn, Of the Senate is
mentioned in many quarters as the
probable Chairman Of the Baltimore
Convention
One hundred and fifty watches
per day on one every four minutes,
are now turned out at the Waltham
watch factory When the contemplate
ed addition to the company's works
is completed, about double the present
number Of hands-about five hundred
and fifty VIII bo employed.
The commanding geuelalat Yicks-
burg has issued an order requiring all
negroes living together as man and
wife to be legally married. The rule
was necessity and us a consequence
Of it one minister performed the mar
uage ceremony for ffty-threo couples
in a single day
In the recent conflicts in Virginia.
an unusual number Of our officers
have been Killed, wounded and cap
tured especially Generals Among
the killed are Maj Gen. Sedgwick,
Brig. Gems. Wadsworth, Hays, Ste
yenson, Robinson and Rice Among
the wounded are Gems Baxter, Owens.
Bartlett, Webb, Gregg and others;
and Gems. Seymour, Shaler, Talbot,
Crawford ana Mel were taken pris-
mcrs Gen. Sedgwick was one Of
the best officers in the service, and
some of the others were OF ike char
acter
The republican convention at Bal
timore is to be held in the Front
street theatre which has been fitted
mp for the purpose, and is better
place than the hall of the Maryland
Institute engaged 10y the radicals The
Douglas conyention sat in this theatre
in 1860, while the Breckenridge men
held forth il the Maryland Institute,
The Springfield Rpubijcaa gives the
{ following description Of new and
well executed $50 legal tender note
which has been put in circulation in
that city: The green is of lighter
shade than on the genuine, and the
engraving coarse, In the centre Of
the bill the foot of the female figure is
not seen, while in the genuine it is
quite visible In the printing just be-
low the figure in the word the there
is no cross line in the letter II, while
it is plain in the genuine.
1t is said that Hon. Mr. Whiting,
Solicitor Of the War Department, re-
eeiyes by his own request, no rcmu-
neration for his services.
Hon. Joshua r. Giddings has left
a posthumous work, entitled a His
tory of the Authors and Causes Of the
Rebellion, which viii soon be pub
hshed.