Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-09-22
New YoRK, Sept. 10.

known csvalrymen without the slightest prov
ocatior.
X. NJ. T. Hunter has been released from
Fort Pulaski on parole and is passenger b,
the Ariadne on bic way home in Virginia.
The Herald's Brownsville correspondent
says: Gen. Sheridsn's display Of force along
the Rio Grsnde is making Msxmilian's officers
very nervous and by balls and entertainments
they endeavor to conciliate the dreaded "north
men"
The Worlds Washington dispatch says
Judge PASCAL Of Texas accompanied by sew
eral citizens has arrived here to urge the re-
lease Of JEFF. Davis.
A daily mail now leaves Washington for
Charleston and train has been run from
Philsdel pbia to Lynob5urg without change OF
cars. A fete never before accomplished.
The Hersld's Columbia Is. C.) correspond
ent says; The South Carolina Reconstruction
Convention, met on Wednesday last, choosib Z
Judge Wardlow, temporary President and adj
journed till the next day to await a message
from Gov. Perry. Nearly all the members
are original secessionists and the rebel army
is largely represented.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. Is.
Standing committees were announced. -
Resolutions we're introduced repudia,ing the
State debt contracted during the war; that
the object Of the convention is TO adopt meas
ures necessary to restore the State to her
proper relations with the Government of the
Tinted States that this duty should be per-
formed at the present session Of the conven-
ton, and that it is not expedient to make
changes in the constitution Of the State until
the next session Of the convention, except to
adopt an ordnance repeating the ordnance OF
secession and ordinances consequent upon
the same.
The resolutions also acknowledge the abo-
lition Of slavery in the state by the military
power Of the United States, and prohibits its
future restoration also that the late slaves
should be protected and cared for.
The resolutions also raufy all the laws en-
acted subsequent to the adoption Of the ord
nance Of secession; also all judicial decisions
and DEGREES Of The courts of equity not incom-
patable with the constitution of the United
States.
The resolutions conclude by empowering
the convention to meet again at the call Of
the President, whenever, in his judgment,
the welfare Of the State shall demand 1t.
The resolutions lie over until tomorrow.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. Is
the convention decided that fifty eight to
thirty-four we're against the Reputation Of
the Confederate State debt.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 10.
The committee TO whom the resolutions
were referred yesterday reported to-day. A
majority of the committee asked that every
ordinance adopted by this convention might
be substantially the same as that adopted by
the Mississippi Convention.
Mr.. White offered a minority report
Both reports were postponed until Monday.
The Committee on the Secession Ordinance
also presented majority and minority report.
The former report is a resolution similar to
that adopted by the Mississippi convention
The consideration Of these reports was also
postponed until Monday. 1t is expected that
,he discussion Of them will be very animated.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept II.
The most destructive fire that ever occur
red in Maine passed over this city this morn
ing. The entire business portion of the city,
extending from the passenger bridge to Win
,hrop street, and from the river and above the
railroad track, is smoking msss of ruins
The fire broke out in new wooden building
on Water street, into which the occupant on
ly moved yesterday, and spread rapidly in
all directions. The utmost efforts Of the
femen could only confne its progress to the
limits above mentioned. Every lawyers Of
fee in the city, all the banks, two hotels, the
post office, the express and telegraph offices,
all the dry goods stores, book stores and
clothing establishments in the city, the U.
s. Quartermaster's, the Commisaary and
Pension Offices, the new depot, not finished
the Age newspaper Office and many other
buildings-in all numbering more than
hundred individuals and frms-were burned.
Many saved portions or the whole of their
stock Of goods, while others lost everything.
The banks succeeded in saving all their pa
pers and treasure. The FIRE was undoubted.
ly the work of an incendisry. The losses
cannot now be estimated, but cannot fall
short Of half million Of dollars. No esti-
mate OF the insurance has as yet been made.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.
The Times dispatch says /:
Paymaster Hall has been arrested in Mis-
souri, for corruption and fraud. 1t is discov-
cred that some one has made himself acauan-
ted with the machinery Of the bank note
printing bureau, aud thus been enabled TO
counterfeit national currency. Permission
to visit the rooms is now prohibited.
The Atlantic mail company was on Satur-
Day consolidated with The Pacific mail COM
pany. the latter paying four and a half mil
lions for the ships and appurtenances of the
former.
Rumor says there will be weekly line to
California in few months at the outside.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.
U. 8. Skies Of 81, l07 7.s; U. s. 1905,
first series, 80 l.2, second series. 90 IA
U. 8. sos, old, l07 l-l2; U. s. 10 4os,
9s rs; Gold, l.43ls.
The Herald's Washington dispatch Gays;
Alexander II. Stevens will soop be released
from Fort Warren and return to cooperate
with ex-Gov. Brown and others in recon
structing that State.
The Tribune's dispatch says private let
ter from Mississippi states, that most of the
Militia now being organized in that siate,ex-
press determination not to be mustered I'M
der any other than the State Flag, Stars and
Stripes excepted. The same letter says a
regularly organized gang composed Of ex-reb-
81 soldiers has been formed at Vicksburg to
smbarrsss in every way possible the action of
the Government affairs in that State. Two
young Virginians recently discharged from
fheI niou army N THAR raturn 10 tha,x 49,.