Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

may Dc materially mOuluru OY lurlntr lntelll-
gence. The vessel had l09 registered passen
gers, ard crew of 81 II is stated that Of
these only 10 were saved, but there is hope that
many more have been rescued. The disaster
happened by running upon sunken rock, aud
the ship sunk in about an hour. Tho place was
about six miles from Crescent City, the north
ernmost town in California, and near the Ore
gon line. Tho rock was four miles from the
coast. Among the passengers on the Brother
Jonathan were Gen. Wright and family Of the
United States Army. IL Is said that the boat
had the engines of the Inflated steamer AIqtic,
lost in Long Island Sound in lS48, and that one
OF the Survivors was Capt. De Wolfe, master OF
the vessel, who was one OF lees than half
dozen who escaped from the Lexington, burned
of Bridgeport, Long Island Sound, IN February,
1910.
The President s about establishing an Ex-
ecutiVe Bureau, to relieve bin of the great rush
of important and unlmportant business with
which he is now deluged.
The Richmond Republic announces as about
to appear, Circular No. OF Gen O. D. Howard
Commissioner of she Bureau of X fugees, freed
men and Abandoned Lands, which sets apart Tor
the use of 10y refugees and freedmen certain
tracts or pa cells of land and other property
within the State OF Virginia, to which the Uni.
ted States have acquired title by confscation.
These lands, embracing thousands Of acres lie
in the Counties of Loudon, Elrlax, Elizabeth
City, Prince William, Warwick York, Norfolk
aud the Cities Of Norfolk and Portsmouth (;
and the Republic says it will be the first OF an
extensive series Of similar publications.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DEPT or STATE
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
Pardoned prisoners asking passports as cltizsns
OF the United States, and against whom no special
charges may bs pending will be furnished with
pa'sports upon application therefor to the De
psrIment Of State ~ the usual form. Such pass.
ports will, however, be issued upon the condition
that the applicants do not return TO the l nted
States without leave OF the President Other
persons implicated 10 the rebellion, who may
wish to 90 aoroad, will apply to the Department,
OF State for passports, and applications will bt
disposed Of according to the merits Ct the asvsFa
cases.
BY the President Of the United States:
WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD, Sec. Of State.
A terrible accident occurred on the Tennessee
and Alabama Railroad on the 25Gh. A pas
senger train which lett Tor Huntsville ran Of
the long tresse work near Reynolds Station
The entire Train was thrown or, and ten Of
twelve persons killed and about twenty injured
Az express messenger, named MOsby, ana Mir
Has lton were killed, No further Particular
received
Young Ketohum, the gigantic swndler il
forged gold certificates at New York, whose dc
talcstloDs 80 lately astounded all Wall Street
was arrested Friday afternoon at house II
West Twentieth street. He has not been out 0
the city. He had an interview with many 0
his friends and victims nd with bis father Il
was also visited by hrs wife at the Station house
lie has been about the city frequently durlnj
the past fortnight, but has avoided his iorms
friends. lie had about $50 900 when arrested
As YET no complaint has been made against him
The creditors OF Kstchum, Son & Co., will NEE
here next Monday to hear a statement oil the
nanclal affairs OF that firm. The assets ar
likely to reach sixty cents on dollar.
The rebel pirate Shenandoah 10 making sa
havoc with our New England whaling ships i
The Northern Pacific ocean. Latest account
from San Francisco report thirteen New Elglan
vessels burned Or captured nine OF them iIoI
New Bedford. There seems to be no hope 9
staying the pirates progress until she make
clean work OF wba. whaIers there are in he
vicinity, aud there is a large feet of them.
The feeling IN Canada, in favor of annexatio
to the United States, has grown rapidly Of late
One-thrd Of the Parliamentary Members are /
favor Of IL, and all that is wanted to carry Il
project through to success IS bold and fri
TIE h.y a.,
alarmed.
The military rule in Missouri is disappearin ~
Last week all the military telegraph officers
southeast Missouri, south Of Pilot Knob, inoludir
Caps GirardeAu. were closed and the wires o
der.d down. All the Provost Marshal's ofiic
10 North Missouri have b,en closed, and there
a relaxation 10 mtrIial law 10 ST. Louis.
FLouR.-The Boston Commercial Bullet
says, 10 regard to hOur, that " The feeling
doubt about tho crops OF the West being
seriously Effected Ms to diminish the supply al
thus elevate the price, is giving way before t
more sdliying intelligence that alter oil, +
producers were " more scared than hurt" Il
poru from Iowa give accounts OF enormo
crops, and mutitudes Of returned soldiers bu
|, at work occurring it; the same through Mort
ern Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and MINI
sOta, the real Winter wheat region VIII
In southern illinois aud coterminus sections
to Indiana and Missouri and OF Southern On
2, also, have suffered someWhat from unusual
u. heavy rains. But to Offset this disaster, I
Is. .arge amounts OF the cop Of 1864, held ov
IN. Tor higher prices, must be Kept III view, and
one need fear short supply"
- The Mississippi State Convention adopted /
= Free State clause TO the Constitution, repealed /
secession ordinance and oil laws Inconsistent "
:. tho. OF the Union, provided for an sl,ellon a
gu nominated Il. S. Fisher for Governor.
o' COMMERCIAL.
MAELErs--NIw YohE. Aug. %, Cotton quiet at
10 lSo Tor middl ng, Flour-Stas and we,ttrn
higher sale, 1890 bbsi state S. 70 to rs, 70,
- hoop Ohio ~ 90 TO ell 10, Western, u O0 TO ss
he southtrB-sAes 800 bbs At 50 soto lt0oi nosnsda
eet higher sales 500 bbsu ss Us to II %.
On Wheat q higher sales 1000 bush amber NilW
In. lee o. %. Corn le higher -,aes 20 O0o bushi mi
for Western % TO Sse Beef steady Pors. afu,ri 81
&c TO SaSl2 Lard steady. Mhi,key Arm.
AoShrARI stocks strong L. 5. 10 1914 Treas
iSlO9,i. U.s. .2Os 1867 L. :. Coupon slI,. Of d:
. nj uold 1881 Cove nment securities Of ell KINDS
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