Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

Those who have occasion to address the
President or Vice President by mail will see
by the following that they can exercise that
right eratuitously;
" Under the provisions Of the act of Con-
gress, approved March 8, 1868, all commune
cations by mail. addressed to the President
of the United Statesmen written by pub
lie officer on official business--and all to the
Vice President, we're required to be prepaid.
1t will be seen by the following act, approved
March 10, 1864, that this necessity no longer
exists;
BE It enacted, de-. That the franking priv
iege of Il President and Vice President of
the United States, shall extend to and cover
all mail matter sent from, or directed to, Ell
Their of them
The Secretary of the Treasury has deter
mined to issue to parties preferring them ten
forty bonds bearing interest from the date of
subscription, thus avoiding the necessity of
paying accrued interest from March |, as re-
quired under former instructions. This ar
rangement extends to all the agencies for the
sale of this loan.
An order from the War Department to the
Provost Marshal General of Ohio, discharg-
ing from the United States service four pri-
Yates belonging to different regiments, for the
reason that they were Of insufficient age, be-
ing under Is has been received. The order
directs that the expenses Of their enistments
be deducted from the pay of the officers con-
cerned in their examination and muster, one
half to be deducted from the pay Of the sur
geon who examined them, and one half from
the officer who mustered them into the ser
vice.
Advices from Ringgold say the rebel forces
are concentrating Snd the opposing pickets
are within a mile Of each other hut there
seems to be no intention to crowd Johnston 8
force estimated at $4,000 men.
Counterfeit fves on the Bank Of Cape Ann
are in circulation, altered from ones.
Counterfeit ones on the Winsted Bank are
in circulation.
A lady left the cars at Guilford, Conn,
few days ago, inquired for the residence OF
a well known and well-to-do gentleman. went
thither and had five minutes interview with
him, when the two proceeded to a minister s
and were married. The next day the lady
left and hasn't been seen there since, and all
the man will say about il is, " She is my
wife, and has gone away" Over which pref
y story the gossips are ioaming with excite
ment.
A paragraph in the Macon (Ga.) Confede-
rate says that of the vast amount OF Coincide
rate money now in circulation not over one
half will be converted into bonds within the
time specified by law. 1t says there are mil
lions of dollars in the enemy's lines, beyond
the ocean and elsewhere. that cannot get back
in time to be funded, and it estimates a conse-
! quent profit to the treasury of about one hun
bred millions.
/ A Bavarian professor announces that in
! 1865 comet shall come so close as to en-
danger this our earth aud should it not at.
tach itself to the tarth as one glo5ule Of quick
silver TO another, nor annihilate us, the sigh,
will be most beautiful to behold. During
three nights we shall have no darkness, but
be bathed in the brilliant hight of the blazing
train.
Ever 40 many people in Providence have
pledged them, elves to abstain entirely from
the use of butter 40 long as it is held above
80 cents pound.
7 The best way to calculate the real value Of
paper money with the varying premium on
gold is to divide the number Of cents in a
hundred dollars by the quoted price Of gold
whatever it is.
If Gen. Grant shall win for us half mil.
/ lion square miles Of rebel land in the next
six months, our country will hail him as an
invaluable land Grant.
About two hundred wagons leave St. Jo-
seph, Mo, daily Tor Idaho.