Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-04-27
pumfstir Ntms.
Another Terrific Explosion.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE & PROPERTY.

BosToN, April 20.
The British West India and Pacific mail
steamer European, was blown up at Aspin-
wall the Sd inst, and the freight house Of
the Panama Railroad was destroyed. Forty
six persons were killed and ten wounded, all
by the explosion OF some cases of nitro-gly-
cerine. The cases exploded while being
moved by the people on beard the steamer.
New York, April 20.
The Heralds special dispatch says that on
aocoun, Of the arrival Of U. S. troops, no Brit
ish troops landed at st. Andrews.
Seventeen Feuians composed the right
wing Of the army under Capt Gayne, aud the
left rests at EAstport, under Capt. Dowle.
The Herad's Eastport special dispatch
says the Fenisn schooner Prey, has been
again seized by the authorities, aud last night
quantity of arms were taken off her by Fem
ians in boats with muffled oars, under the
guns OF the Winooski.
The rest of the arms were sent to Fort
Sutherland to-day by order of Gen. Mead,
who announced his intention to enforce the
neutrality law, and that more troops are en-
route for the frontier.
Mr.. Killian left suddenly on the Boston
boat.
The gunboAt De Soto sailed last evening
for Eastport.
NEw ORLEANS, April 10.
The prospects Of the cotton crop are still
bad. Most nf the land must 9e repla nted.
New ORLEANS, April 16.
mule rinderpest prevails in upper Louis
lana and Mississippi.
FORTRESS MONROE, April II.
Instructions were issued to-day By Gen.
Miles to quarantine all vessels arriving from
Key West.
The riotng demons stratons attending the
negro procession yesterday in Norfolk, to
celebrate the passage of the Civil Rights bill,
were eerious. One man killed, woman
mortaly wounded. and two men dangerously
wounded Drunken rowdies assailed the ne
groes, VINO responded with firearms.
New YoRK, April 81.
An EAstport, Me, dispatch says the ware
house 90 Indian Island was burned and de-
stroyed last night by supposed Fenians, to
whom its owners, American citizens, had be-
come obnoxious.
Another English gunbost arrived to-day.
A Charleston, S. c., dispatch says mutt
ny had occurred on board bark Scotland, ly-
ing in the stream, bound for Liverpool. The
crew refused to work. add assaulted the Off
GERS WITH sheath knives. The first mate fred
another.
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT AcCIDENT.-The
loss of the steamboat Fiaancier, by fre, on
the Ohio River, at Crows Island was terri
Bile affair lady in one OF the state rooms
wanted a light. which was refused her, as it
was against orders. She took camphene
lamp from her trunk and was lighting it with
match when it exploded and set her cloth
ing on FIRE. In making efforts to save her
life the progress Of the fire caused by cam
phene was unseen, and before it was noticed
it had gained too much heAdway to be
quenched.
The tiller ropes were burned, and the boat
could not be run on shore. The gangway
platform was hove overheard and all the lady
passengers placed on it. Just as it was
about TO be cast clear OF the burning boat
two men jumped upon it, when it capsized
and most Of those on it were lost, among
them the lady who was the cause Of the nc
oident and her husband and two children,
and eight others. The affair happened last
Thursday night. The boat and cargo--the
latter valued at S35 000-were total loss.
The FEELING IN EAST TENNEssEK.--We
have before US letter from gentleman re-
siding in East Tennessee, and who was there
through nearly all the war, in which be speaks
as follows Of the feeling in that section t.
Boston Journal
"The people in this section are gradually
getting heir eyes open to the right aud don't
support johnson in all his measures and
we're he not an East Tennesseean they
would have nothing 70 do with him. In so
far as be tries TO get Tennessee admitted to
Congress they support him, bat no further.
They do not support mis- indiseriminate par
doung power, nor do the majority OF the
Union men favor the immediate admission OF
the Southern States, as il is we'll known here,
and feel too that the Southern States are at
this time every whit as rebellious and disloy--
| al as when Lee surrendered. Gen. Ihomas'
testimony before the Reconstruction Commit-
tee is indorsed by every right minded man in
this section of country"
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