The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-09-29
News Summary.


Alabama met on biv A-1b' my wv
delegates being present, and eX-Gov-
ernor and ex- United States Senator
BENJAMIN Fitzpatrick, was elected
president. The South Carolina con
vention has done little as yet, save to
repeal the ordinance Of secession with
out debate and without applause, on
" three members voting nay Gov
ernor Perry, in his address to the con
vention, acknowledges the death OF
slavery, counsels wise, Just and human
treatment Of the freedmen, but Is
against giving them the right of suf-
hage, now or in the futnrc. lie re-
commends making the State consttu-
ton more republican in form, and ur-
ges South Carolina, the first State in
secession, to be foremost also in set
ting an example of loyalty and sub
mission to the United States authon-
ties. The New Orleans Delta an
nounces that Louisiana is to be recon-
structed again; that the president has
appointed j. Madison Wells, the pres
eut governor, to be provisional gov
ornor, with the same powers ms the
other provisional governors. This is
a curious proceeding If true. Ac-
counts from the freedmen IN various
parts Of the South continue to be high
ly favorable A large business IN
pardous has been done by the presi-
dent, no less than $50 pardons having
been issued ON Monday. Among the
prominent mon who have lately re-
ceivcd this favor are Ex-Governor All
ken and eX-Speaker James L. Orr, of
South Carolina. Postmaster DENIM.
son continues TO extend mail facilitie
Mt the South with rapidity, and with
contract prices that average 80 per
cent lower th,n ever before \ large
emigration 20 the South has already
commenced, and it is anticipated that
next year it viii be very large. Many
returned soldiers, having seen the
beauty and fertility Of the land, are
retumiu5 South to live
The '.virz triai The Rebel Leaders.
The [Ilal Of WIZ was resumed at
Washington after several days yaca-
ton, the prisoner having sufficiently
reco' cred from his illness to be pres
emit I'm the court room again The
government is taking the testimony of
pri5 oners who suffered at the hands
OF Ntirz at Audersonvilie, and though
the testimony of every one adds to the
pri soners weight of guilt, no new
fl cts have been elected Wirz has
ken to reading religious books.
which shows that be is iaaking pre-
|plratlons for his evident fate The
o. al of Champ Ferguson, the colebrat-
e. guerilla chief closed at Nashville,
I cum, but the decision is not yet am
r.ounced The prisoner remains IN
close confinement, and VIII probably
be sentenced TO death Tho tlM Of
thu rebel steamboat burners com
IN, need at ST. Louis before n military
ccmmi son OF Tuesday The counsel
OF the prisoners has given notice of
& Is intention to summon jeff Davis
nd the rebel secretaries Mallory and
: eddon, rs Witnesses for the defense.
4 morson Etheudgc, of Tennessee the
II q blatant treason utterer, is b be
TT ed at Memphis jeff Davis has
been transferred To his new quarters
in Carroll Hal, Fortress Monroe, and
appe us to like the change The
treas Ire captured with the rebel chief
has b ZEN brought to Washington and
is found to consist of about 100000
IN ALL $500 Of which was in gold
coin. Clement c. Clay is less strongly
guar ded Mt Fortress Monroe and it is
believed that both be and Mitchell viii
soor have their privileges extended
on parole, There is a report that the
rebo- Vice President Stephens. now in
Fort Warren, will soon be released
and sent to Georgia to aid in the
work Of reconstruction.
Army and Navy Ncws.
Gen Grant is in favor of addino
forty regiments to the regular army
or abou t $4,000 men of all arms: but
recruiting goes on slowly and dcser-
tons az G numerous. The whole num-
ber Of negro troops mustered into the
service since the war commenced has
been 10000. The deaths and casu-
altles among them have amounted to
oO,OOC; some 10000 have been mus
tered out, and there are 10000 now
III the service.
a Medical examination board met
ut Washington on the both to exam
me those medical officers who desire
perm anent places in the regular army.
The time for the disinterment and
removal of the dead bodies of Union
soldiers buried in the department Of
Virginia will commence on the first Of
Octooer. When graves are near the
stations of troops, the army wagons
can he used for carrying the remains
to the nearest railroad or steamboat
station. The bodies of Union soldiers
at Andersonyille, Georgia, cannot be
removed till November.
Miss Dix has resigned the superin-
'endence OF nurses in hospitals. and
VIII return to her lahors for the insane.
All tie female nurses in the hosnitols
nave been mustered ont of the service
Aefr Admiral David D. Porter has
assumed command of the United
states naval academy, and active eff.
iorth are being made to have every
thihg ready for the re-opening of the
school at Annapolis, Md, October I
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