Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWo UC AnG WLLh'
YoRT SMITH, Ark, Sept, IA. The following
tribes to-day signed treaty OF permanent peace
with The United States Us represented by oyal
citizens Osages, Seminoes Greeks, Chicka-
saws, Cow Skins, Seneca, Shawnees, Choctaws
and Trapaws. The treaty concludes as follows
1.-THE undersigned do hereby acknowledge
themselves to be under the protection of the
United States OF America, and covenant and
agree that hereafter they will in all things rec
ognize the Government Of the United States as
exercising exclusive jurisdiction over them, aud
will not enter into any allegiance or conventional
agreement with any state, nation, power or SOW
ereignty whatsoever that any treaty OF alliance
for the session of lands, or any act heretofore
done by them or any Of their people, by which
they renounced their allegiance to the United
States, is hereby revoked and repudiated.
In consideration Of the foregoing stipulations
made by members of the respective nations and
tribes Of Indians, the United States. through its
Commissioners, promises that 1T will rs-establsh
peace and friendship with all nations and tribes
Of Indians within the 80 called Indian Territory
that it will afford ample protection tor security
OF persons and property OF the respective nations
or tribes, and declares its willingness to enter
into treaties TO arrange and settle all questions
relating to and growing out OF former treaties
of such nations with the So called Confederate
States, at this council now convened for that
purpose, or at such time in future as may BIO
appointed.
Baltimore, Sept IL. The Norfolk Va. Post
says Jefferson Davis was yesterday transported
from bis casemate prison to room IN Carroll
Hall, in Fortress Monroe. The change was
made necessary owing to his declining health
Carroll Hall is perhaps the most comfortable
building IN the Fortress, and instead of being
limited to a portfolio view of the world, JEFF. will
now DO enabled to survey the entire parade
ground from his prison window.
We learn from New Orleans that Gen. Banks
hss taken his departure from that city for the
North. Geo. Swain Of the Freedman Bureau
in Alabama, has issued orders providing that ell
contracts with the freedmen for labor must be
reduced to wiring and approved by the agent
Of the Bureau for Plantation Labor.
Ii is reported from Texas that everything is
quiet along tho Red River. The negroes we're
generally remaining quietly with their formcr
masters and working as usual. The crops were
looking remarkably well.
Capt 7. G. YoUSe, Of bark TapOrite, whose
vessel was destroyed by the shenandoah, and
who attempted to shoot the pirate WADDELL, ar
rived Ct his home in Portland on Monday
Three whalers have arrived at San Francisco
with the crews Of several vessels captured by the
pirate Shenandoah. The total number OF whal-
log ships which up to our latest advices had fal.
len prey to the pirate was thirty, twenty six
OF which were burned. Ten vessels are reported
q, having made their escape.
A large meeting OF Texans was recently held
at Hemsted, Texas, at which resolutions were
adopted TO accept the present situation Of affairs
and to cooperate with the Government in restor'
ing unity and peace to the country. A State
convention was also called tor.
The BRUSH naval steamer Urgent, recent,
arrived al Halifax reports having passed the
locality Of The cable buoys as Indicated by tn
Great Eistern's log, but saw nothing OF Thorn
The superstition is that the buoys have parted
from the cable and are floating about loosely
The time for the disin,erment and removal O
the dead bodies of Union soldiers, buried IN tn
Department Of Virginia, will commence on tn
lst Of October next Ii should be understood
BY persons going to Virginia to remove bodies
that when graves are near stations Of troops VIII
are supplied with wagons. the use OF such yeh
Giles will be given for the purpose Of bringing
the remains to points at which the railroad G
steamboat transportation can be obtained.
Johnson's Island was cleared of prisoners o
the 9Th inst, when the following small remnat
were sent TO Fort Lafayette Major Styles an
Captain Gusnan, who refuse to take the oath
Lieut.. Mcbride, who claims the protection of Il
British flag Cole and Robinson. charged wit
completely in the Lake Erie piracy aud Heni
b. Estep, charged with desertlOn to the enem
Two men white aud black sat down on Il
open pararie, near Lawrence, Kansas, last Su
day afternoon, Sd inst, to play game ofearC
stakes being their pistols. The negro wo
whereupon the white man shot him dead, NJ
the dead body was fosnd holding the card
The affair was seen by people at Il distance, bl
the murderer stole the negroes pony aud una,
good his escape.
Gen. Fremont, Col. Zigony and another Sc
tlemsn, have taken out patens Tor expelll
sap that produces rot ia wood, and insert 81
phate oil iron aud other substances that rend
/, ipcoiruptible. II The discovery lie what IA
believe IL, It will DO fortune to the owners
the patent The wood can DO PREPARED We
oheaply and will be used Tor railroad III
whar,er, ship timber and various other purI
see.
The latest advices IRON BayI, through oflc
SOURCES, state that though the reyoluhonu
have held out longer than was expected, III
must submit before long. The rebellion
been prolonged at Cape haytien, because Pr
ideni JsfirsId, by investing the town, hoped
weary out the rebel garrison, without ind ct
upon the citizens the horrors oil bombardmc
But the Pre-, ident has now decided to take m
determined measures, aud bring matters 4
cloee.
A jacksonville, Miss, dispatch Gays 1t '
eredibly rumored there tina, Maj. Gen. sloc
had rendered BIS resignation, 10 ons,quence
the presidents endorsement vi Gov. oharke
action. The colored troops were to be marc
out OF the State ior muster out, or transfer
70 another locality