Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-10-06
AN ACCOUNT Va. JOHN BuLL

damages from the English government Thi,
notice is also intended to include thuse who
rave suffered from Rebel raids on the frontie,
" Canada. Here il possibility Of the 70.
overy of the $4,000 Of funds, the amoun,
necessary to make good the loss OF our bank
Ifter the receipt Of the appropriation of tho
canadian Parliament Of $50 900 in cola
Whether success will attend the prosecution
If claims under the above notice or not. time
llone can determine, but it is evident that the
Secretary OF State is making out a nice little
,ill against John Bull, and taking this in con.
ieotion with the Confederate Loan, the old
elbow may wake up to the fact that the indu.
,ence OF bis sympsthie with rebellion against
he United States, has been rather an expen.
i've luxury.
The VERMONT GENITAL RAILROAD MoRr-
lAGE BoNDs.-A special meeting of the hol-
lers Of the first and second mortgage bonds
was held on Friday afternoon at the office Of
he Vermont Central Line, No 5 State street
Boston, when the plan Of settlement agreed
lpon at New York, Sept. 10, 1865, by the
oint committee of the first and second bond
holders, was unanimously ratified and adopt
I'd, the plan b ing in brief as follows: IN
4 nc AAANlNAl ahA AAhtEtHk VI Tue Flfhk MORT
gage TO be fixed at three million dollars bear
ing interest az seven per cent, payable semi.
annually; % the principal and interest Of
the Second Mortgage to be fixed at one mil
lion, bearing seven per cent, semi-annually;
.3) the Phihdel phia interest in the Second
Mortgage Bonds to subscribe and pay two
hundred thousand dollars on the new eight
per cent, loan to be raised, in FIVE equal in
staments Of two months each and the other
interests to raise fifty thousand dollars in
like manner (4) the First Mortgage bond
holders agree to pay in two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars Of said loan (5) the Trus-
tees agree to procure subscriptions for two
hundred thousand dollars balance Of said loan
,6) he ratiiying parties are to petition The
TO embody these stipulations in
decree to be issued for the determination Of
the rights Of all concerned % the interest
to be paid on the first mortgage bonds is res
trcted to seven per cent, on two million dol
lars I'LL the earnings Of the road shall Justly
the payment Of interest on the third million
dollars, and the interest on the second mort
gage is to be paid on the first day Of June,
1867, for the previous SIX months, if the
earnings OF the road will justify it; (s) the
priority Of liens to be preserved and l9)
pledging the best efforts Of all parties inter
ssted for the acc mpishment Of the enterprise,
and providing that no personal responsibility
shall attach to any party signing the agree
Journal.
CLOSING UP. - The Brat.leboro' Record
says The Provost Marshals Of this state are
TO be discharged from service October l5th.
Their offices will be closed, and all the re-
cords and unfinished business are TO be sent
10 Msj Austine A. A. Provost Marshal Gem
sral, who will hereafter perform all duties
pertaining TO said office, and who will COM
pleie all the unfinished business. aud gradu-
Ally close up The affairs Of the bureau in this
'tate. He Is authorized, we learn, to retain
'uch clerks OF he different offices as be may
-equi e. The 246sh co. Of the veteran re-
'erye corps at st. Adams, has been ordered
10 Washington. IL will leave on Monday
next, in charge Of lieut. Adams. The post
1t st. Adams is now broken up. Captain
Niokerson Of the veteran reserve corps, re-
'ently on duty at the General Hospital at this
place, has been assigned to the 2Osh regiment
'i his corps, stationed at Baltimore"
SMART OLD LADY There is living with
Mr.. Jacob Bush Of Brookline, VI, an old
ady, whose equal will scarce be found. Mrs.
Edith (Allen) Root widow Of the late VIM.
B. Root, and a relative Of Ethan and Ira Al
en- was born in Dudley, Mass, March lth,
I7S2 In 1899 her father came to Hartford.
Windsor county, and she has since been
resident Of the state. The past 81 years she
has lived in Brooklne. During the summer
md fall OF 1864, Mrs. Root at the age Of 50
Years, spun the wool for, and wove, web
IF forty yards of cloth, which WAS take to
md exhibited at the County Fair, and OBJ
aimed premium for the same. The present
season she has spun the fax. and carded and
spun the TOW for web OF 25 yards of table
lnen. Her mental powers seem but lit,le
impaired. She is daily engaged in the do
nestle affairs of the family, and very much
'egrets the partial loss Of her eye-sight, as
t renders the performance of some kinds Of
work she has been accustomed to do. i'm
practicable. She is a worthy descendant Of
her illustrious ancestors. During the late
var, she had five grandsons, from one family,
n the Union army. Such instances Of lonze-
7ity and determined energy are rare, and
how forth the characteristics of the AL
ems" IN their efforts to bring Vermont into
he Union free and independent state.
William Dverton ana his son have been
in New York, with certain bank and
fractional currency plates in their possession,
inished and unfinished. The Ovettons, it is
aid, are among the most skillful and accom-
'hshed OF currency counterfeiters, having
made many Of the most perfect limitations Of
he United States Treasury notes yet set
float, as well as the best of the fractional
urrency. They are Englishmen by birth,
nd came to this country about nine years
go, since which time they have been con-
inually and successfully employed in their
riminal proceedings, Their arrest is con-
ldeIed very important one.
THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
The Evangelical Christians, in session at
'leveland, Ohio, adopted plan of organza.
ion on Thursday, under the title of the
American Christian Commission" with the
blowing officers President, Salmon p.
'hase Vice-President, Dr. Durbin (; Secre-
airy, w e. Boardman. Among those on
be executive committee are Gen. Howard,
)r Kirk, Jay Cooke and Schuyler Colfsx.-
.fter two large meetings in the evening the
invention adjourned,