The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-02-17
avocation is the collection of claims in
the United States and State courts.

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Chicago is very anxious to become
the capital of Illinois, and has offered
a site for capitol, and half million
of dollars for the erection.of n building
1t remains to be proved whether the
State will see this site, in the same
light
August Belmont, the grand man
ager of the democratic party, has gone
to Europe with General McClel-
Ian.
Major John +. Wool is in fast
failing health, and is engaged in
writing his autobiography.
The supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania has just decided that in sales Of
real estate, the seller must pay for the
government stamps that the deed re-
quires. Pennsylvania usage hereto
fore has placed the expense of the
stamps upon the buyer.
Cincinnati and Chicago editors
are quarreling over comparative big
ness and wealth of the two cities.
Cincinnati claims to be Il million dol
lars richer than Chicago.
The manner of advertising for a
husband in Java is by placing an
empty fower-pot on the portico ROOF,
which is as much rs to say, ga young
lady is in the house Husband wan
ted"
Children living at Windsor, Can
ada, are permitted to visit Detroit,
daily, TO attend school, without pass
port, Secretary Seward having decided
that they arc not travellers" in the
meaning of the passport regula-
tons.
The rebel congressman, Henry S.
Foot, was not sent to Fort Warren,
but sailed for Europe on Saturday in
the City of Cork.
Gen Grant is reported rs saying
that with 100000 moro men he can
close up the war in three months.
The board that is Investigating
frauds in the United States arsenal at
Philadelphia has already recovered
100000 from the plundorers.
Mrs Gen. Grant has been presented
with $1,000 piano 1t will adorn her
new Philadelphia house.
Senator Thomas II. Hicks of
Maryland died at Washington on
Monday, at the age Of 76 His dis
ease was softening of the brain. The
position Of collector Of Baltimore was
lately offered to him by the president,
and it was his intention to resign his
senatorship and accept it. Mr.. Hicks
was governor Of Maryland when the
rebellion broke out, and to his firm
ness and tact at that time of trial,
more than to almost all other infu-
cuces, we owe the preservation of
that State from secession and the
safety Of Washington and Baltimore.
History viii give TO linn much grea-
ter credit than to many who have
rersistently kept their own services
before the people.
Major 7. I. Eckert, whose name
appears Sc frequently IN the published
! correspondence about the peace COM
mission, is superintendent of the mil
itary telegraph lines, and is one Of the
host electricians in the world He is
the inventor Of the system Of cyphor
telogtaphing, in which al important
dispatches between the war depart
ment and our generals in the field
are transmitted.
The Hcra'ds Fortress Monroe
correspondence of the 18th says
There is to be a general overhauling
of Gen. Buffers late department
Most of the provost Marshals have
been changed Lieut.. Col. Coughlin
has been appointed Provost Marshal
General"
The Heralas Nassau correspon-
dence of the 10th says the utmost ac
tiyity prevails among blockade run
ners between Wilmington and Charles
ton and Nassau. Cotton valued al
100000 had landed at Nassau
within ten days A large number OF
British trading vessels had left Liver.
pool, London and the Clyde with sup
plies for the rebels. Two blockade
runners left Wilmington on the 1Ath
They have probably learned ere this
that the port has changed hands.
Recruits enlisting of Gen. Han.
cocks corps receive Henry repeating
rifle, sixteen shooter of great ele.
gance and power, with the promise
that if the soldier is honorably dis
charged at the close of his term of en-
listment, the weapon will remain his
personal property.
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