The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-12-22
News summary.


president HleSSdpc, VI sOulttilLS SlSc, /
is causing jeff Davis to turn his alton
ton more especially than at any time I
heretofore to the concerns of his soul. |
His old clergyman of st. Paul's
church in Richmond--the church
which he attended during the war,
and from which he made that marvel
ously rapid exit on the last Sunday of
his attendance there-has been al
lowed to spend day with him. No
criminal about to be led to the gallows
can receive more sedulous attention or
probably wiser counseling. The sa-
crament was administered to him. and
everything done that could be, by his
old religious teacher and adviser,
through scriptural reading and prayer,
to give him peace Of mind and cheer
fal content and resignation.
various Matters.
Two negroes, John Walker and Rob
ert Mickey, convicted of larceny by
the New Hanover On. CO county
court, have been sentenced to be sold
into servitude for n period not exceed
ing five years. The sentence is agree
able to the laws of the State in rela-
ton to the freedmen before the war.
There was meeting of mechanics
at Wilmington Tuesday night, for or
ganization TO resist the tax laid by
the late convention of North Carolina,
which is considered not only oppres-
sive but unauthorized
Judge Busteed. of the United States
district court Of Alabama, has decided
that the congressional oath for attor-
neys and civil officers is constitutional
Raphael j. Semmes, Of the pirate
Alabama, was arrested at Montgom-
cry, Monday, by orders from Wash
ington, and is now en- route for th'
North, under guard.
Col. Bogart has issued an order put
ting Townsville, Ga. under MARTA
. law, as the civil authorities are una
BILE to protect the lives and interest
Of its inhabitants, or prevent attempt
ut the assassination Of unarmed Unit
= ed States soldiers One j. A. Sewar'
= and City Marshal Atkinson of Thorn
asville, are to be tried by court mar
tial, for stabbing an unarmed colore
: soldier.
t Col Brown, commissioner of tn
, freedmen's bureau in Virginia, is a
= Washington, bringing a propositio
from Virginia Legislative committe
for the transfer to Florida of som
thirty thousand freedm en-, who 70
$ lowed Gen. sherman into Virgins
o and are now on the peninsula.
= Secretary Stanton left Washington
e Friday night, for a trip northward.
S The House Committee on foreig
/ affairs dined with Secretary Sewar
II Saturday night
! Gen. Grant is not likely to leaN
: Washington until congressional az
ton has been taken with regard
military affairs,
|. An order was issued on Saturde
for the dismission of Is treasury clerk
- for incompetency. There are on
a. 1900 applicants for their places.
SC ass.~''ss. ..---sl-,- A.s--, s~''''l4s a N
n department of state of the ratification
l. by the legislatures of Indiana, Gcorg
h. and Alabama, Of the anti-slayel
- amendment to the constitution.
10 Representative Eggleston, dem,
3, crat from Ohio, introduced in Il
Of House, II bill to repeal the cha
sc ter Of the city of Washington, al
d place the municipal government in Il
n hands OF three commissioners, as W
ed the case many years ago This is
es dodge to prevent negro suffrage in Il
a. district.
H. The vice president Of the Cent?
h. Pacific railroad has received from Il
nd treasury 100000 in bonds on a
m count of the completion of the secol
h, division of the road.
le The supreme court of the Unit,
of States has ordered that Robert
,lv Mari of Louisiana have leave to file
il printed argument asking, as does n
cir Garland of Arkansas, that he may
all re-admitted to practice without TAXI
Inv the oath prescribed by Congress.
- Nj. @. Bruce of Augusta, Ga, deni
ea the report that he has given $1,000
~ to John G. Breckenridge, and sa
m that Mr. Breckenridge is living COZ
70. fortably in Canada, in no need of su
ed Il gift.
of Gov. Bramlette has sent n MESA
ry- to the Kentucky Senate, announcer
ne, that he has pardoned ex-Goyern
ia, Halves, VIM. e. Simms and Others. a,
In recommending that these pardons
IN guaranteed by the legislature. and tn
as, general law be passed pardoning
It'll persons indicted in the state coul
ina for treason. In the House, bill pl
zen ylding civil remedy for injuries do
by disloyal persons has been consi
of cred and referred to the judiciary co
tv- mittee.
liy Gen. Winfield Scott arrived at n
res Orleans, on Tuesday, on the steam
ld- Mcclellan, and salute was fred
the his honor.
ted ARMY and Navy Ue,vs.
The House military committe !
t /, been ordered to consider the propri,
ate OF allowing pensions to heirs of h,
in dred day men who died in the seryi
the Gen. Grant has issued an order
9th the commander of posts where no
to der is stored to exercise all n,o,
1ws measures for its preservation. a
her holding them strictly responsible
the the care of all magazines The "
ed, closed with an immense Quantity
OF powder on the hands of the cove,
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