Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

Pass, were surrendered on the 26th The rebel
troops had all evacuated the works before the
arrival Of the national forces II is sand they
left in a state Of mutiny, and that this was the
condition Of the rebel forces generally prior to
and at the time Of Klrby Smiths surrender.
Nine heavy guns and other valuable property
wei found 10 the works Delegations Of Cti-
Gems met COmms nder Pennington aud expressed
willingness to surrender everything were any
i0us to take the oath Of allegiance and delight
ed at the restoration Of the National Govern.
ment.
TIE 7'ribunes correspondent off Galveston
May "A, says Galveston was evacuated by the
rebels that day. 1t appears that lew days
prevlo sly number OF paroled rebel olh.crs
were brought from New Orleans and landed.
among them was Gen Wilcox, who is widely
known in Texas, and It was hoped that they
would lnacence surrender. Tbs proved to be
the case, as on the 24,h the announcement WAS
made by signal that Galveston hal been eyacu
ated and il was found that each soldier had
taken biz musket and marched home.
A dispatch from Nashville dated june Oh,
says that Iaylor's Depot took fire that day, and
that about one half Ol it was destroyed. Sew
eTal dwellings near the scene oil Tue fire we're
hlbO utHAIOytus lND VI lnftt VI LDb bti IlDNtIh
If the quartermaster department are sup
posed to have persisted IN the flames. The de-
sc uctiOn OF Government property vii reach
from 5000 900 TO lO,OOO,0O0 Within the
walls Of The Quartermaster building were
stores sufficient to supply an army Of so 900
men two years. The quantity oi rope alone
consumed was valued at upward Of 900 900.
The building was the largest in the country,
e.. 4.
mors are ahoat as to the cause VI the fire, some
maintaining that IL was the work OF an Iuccn-
diary, while Others cay 1t was The result Of ac-
cldent
rhe lines Washington dspttsh OF tho 10th
says We can say authortltively that the gov
ernnent has positively q tciminod that JEFF
DAVIS shall be tried by a civil Irl. unal. Inns
question was, decided IN cabinet me ting held
within the past week.
The Herdd 5 dispatch says the Geo. gia dele.
6alon recommend to tho Picsldtnt Isaac scott
OF Macon for Provisional Governor. and pro-
mise to send Joshua llal to the United States
Senate.
Dates from Baton Rouge to the j.h state that
the troops under Gen. Heron, accompanied ty
gunbOats, reached Alexandria on the u. There
was no public demonstration Oh the arrival Of
the troops there, yet tbs feeling OF relief mani
tested by lhe citizens was unnlstakable. Not
particle of bitterness was sh wn and aIl ap.
peared glad that the war was over The country
atOuno Alexandra shows many evidence, OF the
Red Iyer campaign, the ruins being seen on
every hand. Fourteen pieces Of artillery were
found IN the tort and eight pieces OF field aru-
lery were parked IN the town. BIT LITE other
public properly was found The Missouri ~
Arkansas troops have preserved their oTganM-
ton ut Shreveport, anu await The arrival oi our
parollng commissions. GurcsJns have been
established at Alexandra aud shreveport. H.
Heron Is makiug his headqu r,ers at the latter
place.
TIE Panama Herald says: It is stated upan
what appear, to be reliable authority th,t Pfe.i-
dent Julrez has issued eiters-oi-umque lor ie-
prisas against French commerce. The letters
intended Tor the Pacific waters were issued sever
al weeks ago, and those for the Atlantic more re-
Gently. The result Of this may he ~ cover the
OCEAN with Mexc'n pdyateers The precedent. Of
neutrality, established in tte American civil war,
having greatly tcilita'ed this policy
ANIsbyille paper states TINT TIE rebels Of
East tennessee recently made q shrcWd a,icmpt
% lay hands upon the 5000 900 II .pece cap
tured at Augusta recently, hy Gen. Upton, and
carried TO Nashville with the assets and proIcr-
ty OF the bank of Tennessee A clerk and
master named Dsadrick, near sRu1xyile, a..
tempted TO scream attachment ON the Governor
Tor this money on the gi0uud thar II Was the
property OF deposltors in the bank The Gov
ernor notified the sheriff that the hank OF Ten
nessee had 500, 900 OF the sacred and leaHen.
able school iund belonging 10 the children u
The State, which fund was stolen ty Harris IN
1867, and that he was determined 70 hold On IN
the S6OO,OOO AZ all hazards IL is also stated
that speculators are busily engaged in buying ul
the deprecated paper OF the State Bank mt a
disc lunt OF 10 u so par cent, expecting II
Orlrg suits against Gov Browulow 10 make him
1--WE up the money. Most oil these SPECTATOR,
are men who encouraged aided and abctt.d tn,
rebellion.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stoves youngest diugh.
.er was married at Hartford on Wednesday 70 NJ
Episcopal clergyman Of Stoakbridge Her h
Their and mother stood up with her. There was
carpet on the sidewalk before the church
Bishop Clark OF Rhode Island performed the Ger
emory, and the event createda letided sensation
The New Hampshire Legislature assemble,
at Concord on Wednesday. The House clectc,
Austin Pike Of franklin Speaker, and $ y
Lod OF Manchester. Clerk T.. A. Straw ID
Manchester was chosen President oi the Scpat
a,d II ). Cummings Of Exeter. Cle,k. AIth
ofhcers are Republican. CIV Suish's u SAY
mainly related 10 local aif.ns.
The New School pres5s,euan., in erenl n.
sembly at Brooklyn. \ Y, voted on Srur,l.,
h'l, unanimously H. favor O! giving suffrage :,
The freedmen OF the South.
seems to he shown upon satisfactory az.
derce that Dr. Blackburn, the hiieous devil 4
yellow lever notOrlely, did actually intotuc
that pestllence INTO Ntwtern lat Summer
gieat number vi women and children were thc,e
by murdered aud vet tins Blackburn w,lk
the earth, and human beings speak 20 him. AN,
Iced hun, AMI wait upon his orirf.. and a.
earth swallows neither him nor them. The AZ,
81 miracles IL indeed pasl
There was a row ut Washington s .,p-,,y
Some 200 soldicrs waited d.aatnuble b.p.,
and tipping shofs,5rcupied by bnh ahit,, nm
blacks, unfortunately athckipt tie iprst,
and driving item away, booking nrr,t,r.
hepng themselves 70 Ia ilrs aud eaan.. 400.
committing vrions other outrteu r..,
showed particular 41lm1,ly togl.ts c,5,r..
people. The nesro.s rallied. and rayui, b.
acre freely used lhe vicinity where .iI., r.u
occurred Is now guarded b, lh5 iuilItlrY au
tho police.
COMMERCIAL.
n.ssKIs NV Yeas. Juae Ia Flour quiet sal,
e,os barrels State o. 90 to q 5s round h0on ub, A..
s6tstosiS Western a. % 10 90 sou,6stn--.,ig
400 bbs Al 10 10 ~, CAnAds-sass 80 IBIS. ,s4
go What quiet sales uniuporant Purk nfm M,
A., r.. 4 o
&c. Cotton dull VI 40 ale