Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-12
Che Creemou.
MONTPELIER, VI.
Tuesday Morning, April, ~, 1884
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TIE WAR.

Zine Bull on the Arkansas klyer, on the LIST |
ult. Mount Elba and LODgyiew are twenty-five !
and fifty miles south IRON Pine Bluff on The
Washita River IN South Eastern Arkansas
AtLougview they destroyed the pontoon bridges,
burned a train OF 80 wagons loaded with camp
and garrison equipments, ammunition, quarter
masters stores, &c, and captured $40 prisoners |
On the 30lh they engaged General Docking
force OF 200 men from Monticello, routed him,
and pursued him Ten miles, with loss on hIs |
side OF over 100 Killed and wOunotd Oar men
captured large quantity Of small arms, two
stands Of colOrs, many wagons, aud over 800
horses and mules. Our loss " III not exceed 10
IN killed. wounded and missing. Several humid
red contrabands were brought IN.
BY way Of Cairo We have New Orleans news
to the 29th alt Tho election Tor dele yates TO
The Louisiana State Convention regu ed in favor
OF the Free State party by large majority. |
The steamer }. II. Russell with 700 bales Of
cotton and quantity OF cattle aud hogs, was
consumed BY hre at night az Paquenine The
rebel ram Tennessee was struck by 4 squlil April
/, while lying near Grants Pass causing It to
keel over ana sinb. But TWO feet OF her smoke.
stack now remains visible, Her armament will
prove a heavy loss to the rebels. 1t consisted Of
six l00-poundeI rGtd Parrots and nearly A.
many small pieces, All IL well with our feet
though We have had some very bad weather. A
Alexandria, on March y, it was reported thai
all was quiet, with the exception Of occasional
sklrmsnIbg. The rebel force near there was re-
ported to De twenty thousand strong oar
gunbots bouud 70 Shreveport, bad succeeded
in getung over the shOalo.
The following important changes and assign.
ments have just b,en made Nsjor.Gen. p. Ii.
Sheridan is assigned TO the command Of the Cav
airy Corps Of HE Army OF tie Potomac. The
llth and 18th Corps are TO be consolidated, and
called the let Amy Corp, and Maj. Gen. Jo-
seph Hooker is assigned 10 the command Mai
Gen, e Granger IS relieved from the command
of the 4th Army Corps and Maj Gen. O. o.
Howard is asslgned TO II IN bis stead. Major
Gen Stho6eld lie assigned to the command Of the
"a Army Corps MAJOR Gen Socum i. ordered
to report to Major & Il. Sherman, commanding
the Division Of the Mississippi and Ma ilr Gen
StonemaD to Maiol-G IN. Schofeld, commanding
in he Department Of he Ohio, for assignment.
Maj.Gen. Granger is ordered to report to the
AoJutant-General Of the Army
The Richmond Examiner Of the 23th Gf March
charges that the Rebel Government has treated
John Morgan With jealousyanl injustice. The
Erdmiaer says that two OF Morg mi regiments,
every man Of which was recruited by himself in
Kentucky, and for special service under himself
have been transferred 10 the command Of Gen
Grigsby, special pet OF JEFF DAVIS. Morgan
is therefore left with command Of only about
s00 men. The Examiner rets Of the enact
ment Withdrawing one thousand millions Of
(,nIabarat fr..t, - II
il this astonishing aci ieymert IN finance is
feasible, enabling the SOUTH to continue the war
indefinitely, the North will patlern by the South
ern policy "in this as 1t has done in other par.
ticulsrs, and become able 10 prOlact aggres
zion indefinitely Robert Tyler adyertises in
the Richmond papers for the recovery OF SIS,
700 Confederate coupon bonds, stolen from the
Registers bureau In the WILMINGTON On o.
Journal there is an advertisement Offering $50,
600 reward for the detection Of the persons who
set fire to the cotton stared in that city on the
9th OF February. \ rebel letter (no date glven)
says that eight Union vessels are wing of Fort
Powell and ten off Fort Morgan.
Two steamers left Fortress Monroe on Thurs
day 10 bring away from Richmond all the Union
officers and soldiers confined there as prisoners
They are said to number about 1000.
From the Army Of the Potomac we learn that
General Sheridan has assumed command of the
Cavalry Corps. Preparations are being rapidly
made for immedite work. The following is a
Synopsis OF General Orders No II issued from
the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac
First Inview Of the near approach Of the lin,
when this army may be expected to resume Az
i've operations, corps and other independent com
manders will cause public and private property
for which transportatiOl is not furnished by ex
isting orders, - be sent 10 the rear with US little
delay as practicable
Second All suffers AMI their employees Wlll
leave this army by the l7th inst aud shoul,
suffers be ionud with this army after that date
their goods will be coDtscated for the benefit o
the hospitals, and their employees be placed b,
the Provost Marshal at hard labor
Paragraph 81 provides that after the 10
inst, no oItizen shall DO allowed to lerain witt
the army except Government employees, member
OF the Sanitary and Christian Commissions an,
registered newspaper correspondents.
Paragraph 9th reyokes the authority hereto
fore delegated to corps commanders TO gran
fuIlougls and leaves OF absence, except IN lh
case OF the re-enlisted veterans and wlth tho ex
cepuon no leaves or iuroughs are to be prante,
save IN ,Autme cases, ull further orders.
CONGRESS
SENATE, April MIR Anthony, of Rhod
Island. offered a resolution to the effect that IN,
Committee on Foreign Relations DO metructe,
to inquire into the expe1ieucy of 80 amendip.
the ueu rallty laws as to make them reciprocal
10 each boyerDmtnt, extending entire neutral
ifv y, thnga ,rkt - 81
tho exact measure OF neutrality which they *
tend TO US. The resolution was agreed TO. Mr.
Sumner reported bill 20 establish bureau a
emancipation, which was ordered to be printed
The JOINT resolution for an antisayery amend
meat TO the o. stiu,lon Was taken NJ, an,
Mr. Howe spoke al length, when the Ssnat,
adjourned
HOUSE. MIR Davis, Of Maryland, introduce,
an important resolu ION With reference TO III,
French occupation OF Mexico decarlpg that III,
people OF the United States think It hi 70 de
clare that u does not accord With them to ne
kn Wedge Monarrhial Government ereot,.
90 the rune OF an, Republican Government II
America undef the auspices OF an, European
Power After DISCUSSION, the resolution passed
Yeas 100 ia,s, noDe.
sESArE, April 5. A bill Tor the collection o
taxes IN the lnsurrecuOnFy districts. witl
amendments striking uu the provision author
iIng grAns Of Tor , acre los to slld,urs. apc
that empowerug the Tax Cunmssi ,urr 10 ,e
a'ids sales deemed u b. unfairly made va re
pred Mr. Anthony Submitted an amend
ment 10 tue bill Tor he reIef oi the Justice. a
the gu IRENE Court anu District Courts At IN,
axe offs venty, II they desire II giving justice,
OF the Supreme CourI from 81 0OO {, 80 900
according to The length Oi thlr ihoiAl service
aud three iourIhs ol their salaries u Ju,t.es a