Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

who lniest this city and surrounding country.
Citizens from each ward were enrolled for pa
troll duty The citizens of Davidson County
assembled at the Court House yesterday, and
passed resolutions to organize force for the
suppression of robbers and lawlessness in the
surrounding country. Twenty-Five men were
detailed " serve in districts. Gen. Whlpple
has proposed to equip and mount sufficient men
to cooperate with this force, and ehectually ex-
terminate the desperadoes who are in their
midst. request was made on Judge Frazer
OF the criminal court for special jury for the
assassins OF MIR. Hefferman.
A dispatch from Mobile, Alabama, dated Nov.
Ath,says A. {. Dexter, Treasury Cotton Agent
a. Mobile, who had been arrested and held in
custody by General Wood tor alleged malfea-
sance in office, sued out q writ of habeas corpus
before Judge Busted Of the United States Dis
trict C0ur OF Alabama, which writ was served
on Gen. Wood and Provost Marshal Brooks
The military authorities declined to obey the
writ, claiming that military commission had
been convened for the trial OF Dex er, and they
would proceed with the trial and not permit
any outside Interference.
Judge Busted ON this ordered the discharge
OF Dexter from custody that Gen. Woo should
have no longer any control over said Dexter
that the body OF Dexter be produced in Court
In order that he might he baled 10 answer any
complaint made against him and that Gen
Wood be ordered to appear AZ ten O'Clock TO-
day to show cause why he shall not be proceed
ed against as the law directs for contempt OF
Court
The President and his entire Cabinet were in
session Friday several hours, DISCUSSING the es-
Inmates OF appropriations for the next fiscal
year, which were finally adopted and sent to
the public printer. Every estimate has been
reduced to the lowest possible figure, without
making any allowance for a ,urplus IN case Of
unexpected expenditures The expenditures for
tine last nScal year have been ascertalned to have
Deeh Tor interest on the public debt, one humid
req ana nlnety-hye million one hundred and
si1ty'elght thousand three hundred and thirty
one dollars ; Tor civil and diplomatic expenses
iorty million three hundred and forty SIX thous-
anu hle hundred and iorty-three dollars for
the war Department, one billion thirty-seven
million l0ur hundred aud eighty-three thousand
eight hundred and eighty-hge dollars; for the
Navy Department, one hundred and thirty mil
lion l0ur hundred thousand TWO hundred and
Thirteen dollars Tor the Interior Department.
twenty-one million six hundred and htty-hree
Thousand three hundred and sixty-eight dollars /,
making The tosal expenditures one billion nine
hundred and twenty-five million three hundred
and iorty-hye dollars. The receipts including
two hundred and nine millions four hundred
aud slxty-iour thousand two hundred and fifteen
dollars from The Internal Revenue eighty-iour
million nine hundred and twenty-eight thous.
anu two hundred and sixty dollars from Gus
toms and one billion four hundred and seventy
live million five hundred and ninoty-nine thous-
and seven hundred and forty dollars from loans
Commander Murray Of the United States
steamer Rhode Island, reported yesterday morn
ing the arrival Of the rebel ram Stonewall at
the Washington Navy Yard. The only Incl
dent Of the voyage which she has to report IS
the sinking Of coal schooner, which ran across
the bow OF the ram at Smiths Point, in Chesa-
peake Bay. There was an unavoidable delay in
bringing the Sonewall away from Havana,
owing to a. arrangement OF her machinery, and
the keeping OF holidays by the Spanish officials
who extended to our officers many court, sizes
and unexpected clvlltl9s. The total amount
paid to the Cuban authorities for the custody
ol the rams ordnance, stores and provisions
is $lS0G4.
Leading Republicans, says Washington
special, are urging the consideration Of hnan-
cIa matters at the opening OF the session, leay-
ing the admission OF Southern members until
alter Christmas, by which time harmonious ao-
tion may be secured.
dispatch from San Francisco says that the
State has suffered excessively during the past
week from severe raln-storm. COmmunIca-
tion with the interior, except by water and tel
egraph, is cut of. The Genital Pacific Rail
road has suffered severely by the cayng in O
embankments. The mlnlng districts hay,
received considerable damage by the washing
away Of dams, fumes, wheels and bridges
Much Of the country bordering on the Saeramen
to and Feather Rivers rs flooded.
The American Freedmen's Aid Commission
have issued an urgent appeal to pastors q
churches VINO have not yet provided an objec
for their contributions On the day OF Thank,
giving, to devote them to the objects OF III
commission. They represent that, without III
mediate and eihcIent alu, seventy thousan
freedmen are likely to perish this Winter
Georgia and Alabama alone.
Including South Carolina, twenty five stat,
have now ratified the constitutional amendmeI
abolishlng slavery, and three, Delaware, keI
lucky, anu New Jersey, have rejected Ii. b,
New Jersey 10 ali right now, aud us the legl
latures oi Iowa, California and Oregon, 10 me'
in January, will be sure to pass the amendmen
the constitutional number oi ratiiying stat
will speedily b. secured.
Gov Parsons, of Alabama, has sent his met
sage to the Legisal ure. lie urges the hmm
date adoption ol the amendment 10 the COZ
stitution vi the United States. lie Is oppose
10 the proposed slave code, and recommen,
Instead a yagrant ac., the provisions OF whlc
will bear u,Un whites and blacks alike.
The Savannah Republican says the nj
meTous distractions III the Savannah riy,
greatly impede and endanger Its navigation
and all steamers and Gotten laden vessels a
liable to be wrecked ON the various snags ~
sunken steamers between that cry and Augu
ia, while snags and other lmpodlments eau
nearly one-ha,i OF all the cotton flats that lea
Augusta to be more or less damaged before the
arrival at Savannah, aud the cotton 50 mu,
injured that it has to be re.packed and re-balo
Fifteen OATS were sunk in one week, and u
river is iull OF floating cotton.
BEWARE on SwIsDLERs. -The country is BEN
flooded with circulars Of bogus claim agents Zoe
ted at Washington, promising to obtain an u
duona bounty OF $500 to ell men enlisted
1851 aud 90. A writer 10 the Vermont phWn
was appri,ed of this and similar schemes iht
months ago. The modus Op,randi is this. Tho
who have sufficient gullbnIty to send their d
chrge,6c, to these men viii in due time recey,
circular stating that their claim is allowed, aud
soldier may have the extra bounty by remiltil
the stipulated iee-S25. This will be the lasl
the game. All soldiers will bear in mind that 4
government has already paid all the bounty q
thorzed by law. Additional Legislation will
required by Congress before an increase Of boun