Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-10-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Reports received at the freedmen's bureau
from Arkansas, represent freedmen's affairs In
that State to be in most encouraging condi-
ton. Labor is scarce many Of the freedmen
having returned to their original States, and
the planters are hiring former slaves by the
month, paying them from $40 to $50 EACH
The colored lessees Of farms are doing well,
raising large crops, while other freedmen have
interests in the crops being raised by planters.
Hon. George P. Marsh, our minister at Tu-
rim has forwarded to Washington the PROPOSE
ton OF company of Italian silk and grape
growers and wine manufacturers, to emigrae
10 this country in such force as would suffice
for the cultivation of million of grapevines
and ten thousand mulberry trees.
The institution of suits against Southern
postmasters for the recovery of government
moneys which they had on hand when their
States seeded, calls forth general howl from
those impoverished rebels There is little dis
position on the part of the government to show
them mercy, for it is remembered that when the
disruption Of the Union in 1861 seemed newt
able, the Southern postmasters, with scarcely
an exception, ceased to render their accounts as
required by law and retained in their possession
the funds.
The New York Herald says Admiral Bell Of
the Brooklyn navy yard, has issued an order
giving notice that he will not tolerate the GUS
tom which has heretofore prevailed of levying
a., oc ,,or1 cor ,,Nl;t,oal
party purposes, and all such money already OBJ
tanned from employees and in the hands of mas
ter workmen must be returned TO the persons
from whom il was procured. Hereafter any
one connected with the establishment who par
ticipates in this ohense will render himself LA.
bic to discharge, and party committeeman will
not be allowed to visit the yard to make col
lectons.
The report of the Commissioner of the Ag.
ricultural Bureau at Washington for the month
of September, urges that the dairy interest OIL
this country, now rapidly increasing in value
and likely TO be influenced by the cattle plague
of Europe, should meet with greater encour-
agement in this country. He also insists that
in order to keep the plague from America eve
ry agency in the power OF the government,
should be employed. The harvests of Europe
have been deficient. The United Kingdom fall,
short 5000 900 bushels of wheat; which add
ed to the 56,000,000 bushels usually consumed
above the annual production, will make the de-
mand $4,000, 600 bushels-one-third more thar
usual The wheat crop of the United States i,
also less than in previous years, and is defective
in quality. The immense crops of Indian corr
may, however, cause the shipment of larger
quantity of wheat to Europe and so meet tht
demand. In relation to wool growing the com
missioner suggests that the rearing of long
wooded mernoes should be encouraged.
Gen. N. p. Banks has been nominated by the
republicans of the 9th Congressional district il
Massachusetts, as their candidate for represen
tative to Congress. They could not have Sc
lected better man.
The Legislature of Vermont convened a
Montpelier yesterday, Thursday, and it is pre-
sumcd organized without much delay We in
tend to publish pretty full accounts of thei
doings while in session, and after its close shall
publish the laws they enact.
Next week will occur the anniversaries OF the
various societies that are accustomed to hole
their yearly meetings at Montpelier during thu
session of the Legislature. The Vermont Med
ical Society will hold their meeting on Wednes
day and Thursday, 18th and 10Th inst.