Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-08-10
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The report from Brooklyn gives fifteen
cases and six deaths from cholera yesterday.
The disease is sbating on Governors Is
land, and on David's and Hearts Islands
matters appear more favorable.
An Ottawa, C. w, dispatch says the Re.
publican party has been defeated in their el-
forts to obtain Democratic form Of Lepisla-
ture for Lower Canada, by a vote Of 60 to
81.
Upper Canada will have a Legislature Of
one elective chamber, which in form was
sought by the Republicans Of Lower Canada
A New Orleans dispatch Of the I'd, says
the Military Commission appointed to inves
tigste the massacre Of Union men, took Or.
Dostie's deposition to-day.
Hon. John Henderson and Rev. Mr.. Hor-
ton were too weak to give evidence.
Rev. Mr.. Jackson, Hon. Oscar Paynot,
and Hon. Geo. Howe are among the danger
ously wounded, not heretofore reported.
Gov. Hazen and Hon s. s. Fish are badly
wounded but will recover.
RUTLAND, Aug. 3.
An accident occurred on the Rutlen dand
Washington Railroad, near Granville, N. Y,
to-day, to the N. y. Express train, which
left here at l2.4O P. NJ, by which two pas.
senger cars were thrown from the track.
embankment, and injuring some six or eight
passengers some seriously. The conductor
and brakeman were also somewhat injured,
though not seriously.
NEW YORK, Aug 6.
There were rs cases of cholera and ten
deaths in the city yesterday. The mortality
Of the week from cholera in the city and ad-
jOcent islands was nearly 200. In Brooklyn
the epidemic was also severe.
Thirty-eight new cases Of cholera occurred
on Friday in the penitentiary there. Meas
ures are being taken to get the epidemic I'M
der control. In the public institutes about
the average number Of cases are reported.
On Governors Island the desesse is some
what absted. No new cases on Dayid's Is
land.
NEW York, Aug. 8.
For twenty-four hours preceding ?. NJ.
yesterday, twenty-nine cases and nine deaths
from cholera, were reported in this city. No
additional cases are reported on the Islands.
WAsHGNGToN, Aug. 3.
Although General Sheridan has returned
to his headquarters at New Orleans, he is
obliged to submit to the indignity Of receiving
orders form the Attorney General Of LOUISE
ana, man who, less than two years ago, was
serving in the rebel army.
A number Of prominent unionists just ar
rived here from New Orleans give startling
accounts Of the state of affairs in that city,
Two instances will show the condition of so
ciey in Louisiana, since the Inauguration Of
the present policy Of reconstruction. Two
men. one of them a Northern unionst and
the other a rebel, happened to got into a po-
litical discussion. Upon separating the rebel
told the unionist that he would kill. him the
next time they met. In short time after,
in company with his brother, this man met
the union man in saloon, when he mmed-
ately fred at him across the table, and the
two shot and stabbed their victim until seven
teen bullet and knife wounds were inflicted.
A cororner's jury brought in verdict of
"Killed in self defence" The murdered Dr.
o. p. Dostie not long ago received notice
that one of lis friends, union man living up
the river, had been shot and was not expect
ed to live. DR.. Dostie went to see him, but
he died soon after his arrival No notice
was taken of this murder. A gentleman who
formerly served on General Buffers staff and
who has Just returned from New Orleans,
says that not one in six CT the murderers OF
union men or freedmen are ever arrested.
An instance of the kind Of judicial decis-
ions which are to be expected from the recon
structed judges in the South comes up from
North Carolina, where Chief Justice Rufiin
has declared against the proposed new consti-
tuition of the State and the late State oonyen-
ton. He says
" | consider that this is no constitution,
because your convention was not a legitimate
convention, and had no power to make con.
stitution for us, or to alter that which we
had and have. | object to the organization
81 q. J.
out the consent of the people, by the Presi-
dent of the United States or under his or
ders,-an act Of clear and despotic usurpa-
ton"
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 8.
Paymaster Pangborn died of CONGESTION of
of the brain, after three days illness, at the
Pensacola Navy Yard.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 6, 1866.
The President on Saturday last addressed
to Gen. Sheridan by telegram certain inter-
rogatories concerning the disturbances in
New Orleans. The object is to obtain
showing of the main features Of the troubles,
commencing with the meeting OF the 9th
July, and thence forward to the quelliDg Of
the riot.
NEW York, Aug. I.
Nineteen cases and two deaths by cholera
were reported yesterday in this city.
The Heiald's Ottawa, G. W, dispatch
says another Fenian invasion is expected,
and preparations for it are actively making.
Washington special Gays it is currently
reported that Gen. Candy will be appointed
Assistant Sec'y Of War.
Another Washington special says Senator
Cole Of California, refuses to be delegate to
the Philadelphia Convention.
CEoINSATI, Aug. 7.
Twenty-eight deaths from cholera were re-
ported at the Office OF the Board Of Health,
yesterday.
The total number of deaths from cholera
since Aug. l, is 70.
Returns from Kentucky indicate Demo-
cratic majority OF from 10000 to $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 6.
Some twenty cases Of cholera were report
ed to the Board Of Health, since Saturday,
mainly persons from the South. Several
deaths have occurred.
LoUIsvILLE, KY, Aug 7,
Duvall beats Hobson 1900 in this city, and
about 500 in the county.
Reports from the county indicate Duvalrs
majority in the State to be from 10000 to
10000.
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