Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-12-22
NIw York Dec. LIZ


Washington dispatches say further dsclo-
sures show that the frauds upon discharged
soldiers by unprincpled claimants in the mat
ter Of procuring bountes and land warrants
along the Pacific railroad, will reach so 900
instead Of 10000 az fist believed.
Complaints ofswibdlng discharged soldiers
who have received the advance pay of $25
are coming in at a painful rate.
Gen. Swain Of Alabama telegraphs Gen
Howard that in his opinion, at least 40, 900
Freedmen and refugees will be compelled to
rely on government rations this winter.
Advices from North Carolina are encourag
ing. The Freedmen are settling down and
becoming industrious.
A Washington dispatch says the Director
of the United States Mint at Philadelphia
has made for the Secretary Of the Treasury
specimens of eagles, half eagles, dollars, and
quarter dollars, bearing the motto Sin God
we trust" There is no addition to the other
legend and devices upon the coins Secretary
Mccullough has approved the design. and the
coin hereafter made will bear the motto. The
The smaller coins do not afford room for the
words.
PoUGHKEEPsIB, Dec. II.
The Hudson river is practically closed The
weather is cold, and there is much floating
ice.
PORTLAND, Dec. is.
The steamer Peruvian from Liverpool, 7th
via Londonderry, 9th, arrived this morning.
She brings FIVE days later news. The pirate
Shenandoah put back to Liverpool on ths h
inst. having experienced heavy gales.
o, Cary. the Fenian, had been found guilty.
He made speech denying that he was a
traitor. He declared that he owed no allie
glance to the Queen OF England. nor obedi-
ence to British laws. He was sentenced to
twenty years peniteniiary sevitude.
NEw YORK, Dec. 10.
A St. Louis dispatch says the scene Of the
ice disaster OIL that river yesterday was a
most exciting one. The levee was perfsc,
promenade by all kinds Of people gazing and
commenting upon the scene Of smashed and
sunked steamers. The river is frozen solid,
and hugh chunks of ice five inches thick are
piled up in shapeess masses around The
doomed steamers, fiat boats and broken
whsrves group Of four boats tightly
jammed together, and so damaged that it was
not easy to distinguish one from another. lie
in the stream on the verge of the channel
All the others are crushed against the bank
some were broken fairly in the middle, Others
had their pilot houses, upper decks and Chin
neys carried away. The gunboats Erwah
and shilo lying at the floor Of Plumb street
are unipjured. Their ironsides resisting the
pressure Of the ice.
Yesterday the ice at Cora street was strong
enough for quite large number TO cross to
and fro. Mails were brought over on sledges
by the Post Office employees from this city to
point about five miles below where the riv-
er is cleared, but there is heavy barge at
that point and when il moves the boats which
escape fetal wreck on Saturday will probably
be all destroyed.
New York, Dec 20.
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Gen, Carleton commanding the military
district of Mexico has been designated by the
War Department to command the expedition
against that portion Of the Apache Indians
who have for long time been hostile to the
government. Gen. Mitchell has just been
appointed Governor OF New Mexico by the
President.
A large and highly respectable assemblsge
Of citizens Of several States met yesterday at.
ternoon in the reception room Of the Senate
for the purpose OF paying tribute to the
worth and memory Of the late Hon. Thos
Corwin. Chief Justice Chase pIesides and
on taking the chair made most feeling and
appropriate speech. he was followed by
Hon. H. @. schenck, Senators John Sherman
and Davis and Secretary Seward. The re-
mains will be taken to Ohio to-day.
In consequence Of the Legislature Of Ten.
nessec hkving refused to admit negro iestimo-