The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-05
News Summary.
Various Matters.

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tive population still keep aloof In
his opinion the secesh feeling is more
bitter there now than it was year
ago. Mr.. Hayes, Boston man, and
editor and proprietor of the Savannah
Republican, ut one fair lately was n
mark for rotten apple, and Mt an
other was pelted with rotton eggs,
though he had expended fifty dollars
of his money at the exhibition Eng
lishmen, he states, are to some extent
monopolising the business of the
place.
A large meeting of the planters of
Sumter, Lershaw, and Clarendon dis
tricts, S. c., was held on the Dist, Mt
which Gen Saxton was present, and
form of contract with the freedmen
for labor was agreed upon unanimous
ly. The agreement specifies the daily
tasks, or where not specified fixes ten
hours a day as the period of labor, al
so the share of the crops to be given,
but an accompanying resolution re-
commended stated wages at from $40
to $500 a year,
The trial of Gee for the maltreat-
ment of Union prisoners, which was
begun at Raleigh, has been removed
to Salisbury, n. c. A. d. Richardson
and ]. H. Browne, correspondents of
the New York Tribune, and w f.
Davis, correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette, who were twenty months
in rebel prisons, have been summoned
by the government as witnesses for
the prosecution.
In all the South the government is
now furnishing rations to 45,035 freed
people, and Gen Howard estimates
that it will be necessary to feed at
least 100000 through the winter.
Foreign News.
The steamship Australasian, from
Liverpool Dec. 16, has arrived with
three days later advices The Mes
sage of President Johnson had been
fayorably received in England 1t
was regarded as indicating friendly
purposes, and United States bonds
improved after its reception The
King of the Belgians was buried on
the 10th. The new king took the
oath next day 1t is affirmed that
Spain has accepted the mediation Of
England in the CHILEAN question The
health of the Queen of Spain is said
to be improving. The Fenian trials
were still in progress. Bumors were
ahoat of a grand Fenian naval expe-
dition approaching the coast of Ire
land. The City of Cork was to be
placed under the protection of gun
boats
The steamer Atlantic from Aspinwall
the 22d brings California dates to Dee
Is and S26, 1000 in treasure. The news
from the South Pacific is important.
On the 2Sth of November the Chill
an man-of-war Esmerald captured
Spanish gunboat, having on board
the Spanish Admiral Tho engage
ment lasted about half an hour. The
Esmerald was unchanged The pris-
oners taken were the Admiral, six
officers and one hundred and ten men.
New Years's Day at the Capital.
Notwithstanding the disagreeablc
condition Of the weather, the first
New Years reception of President
johnson was largely attended The
doors of the executive mansion were
opened at II o'clock to foreign minis
ters and their attaches, who appeared
In full court dress, some displaying
their glittering badges Of distinction.
Sir Frederick Bruce, the British en-
voy, was the first arrival of the diplo-
matte corps, which was fully repre-
sented. The greeting appeared to be
mutually happy, especially in view of
the fact that there is nothing in the
condition of our foreign relations to
threaten disturbance Of the general
peace.
All the members of the Cabinet. I
Justices of the Supreme Court, ana
other prominent civil officers, Senators
and Representatives, also paid their
usual annual visit to exchange saluta-
tons with the President.
At half past eleven the officers of
the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps
were similarly received. They were
all IN uniform, Lieut. Gen. Grant and
staff being conspicuous among the
groups surrounding the President.
AT noon the reception of citizens
commenced and continued more than
two hours The daughters of the
President Mrs. Patterson and Mrs
Slower, were near their father, and
received the lady and gentlemen visi- .
tors. Everybody seemed cheerful
and the usual New Years greetings
We're heartily exchanged.
The public departments and other
places of business were closed.
After the general reception at the
Executive mansion, all the colored
persons on the premises, not, how
ever, large number, were admitted
and paid their respects to the Presi-
dent
All the members of the Cabinet, ex-
cepting Secretary Seward, who is alb /
sent from Washington, and other
o1hcers, and the Mayor and many pri-
vate citizens, received their friends.
The reception of the ladies of Cabi-
net ministers were only second in i'm
portance to that Mt the Presidents
mansion heinz otfop1,.l