Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-23

Gen. Spinner, Treasurer Of The United otsts-
has received from Yrs. Lincoln the cie, < s,r
so 600 sent her the unpaid balance II her
deceased husbands salary for ,he flrSt Yel. i
his second term, with r.quest that it SHAH te
invested in government securities
In compliance with Z resolution d tie S.l-
ate the Secretary of war transmitted t. In
gress a report showing the number OF ois=rs
and enlisted men in the Regular Army I14
report gives the number OF ofhcers and inca 70
the cavalry at 4,7O7 artillery, 4,is7 ; iutaatr.
l6,O26 total, "A ,9l9.
The ice in the Mississippi river al ST LOUIS
broke up suddenly, causing great iam ~ -
steamers, ferry boats and bargeS. Ths tl..l
loss is estimated at nearly quarter o: in.!ii-a
dollars
The Wisconsin legislature net on edue ID.
The Governors massage says the st'-e den-
only 81 ,664 ,Ooo.
HARRoR IAPRovENENTs.-Gen. Richard ii-.s
field, Chef engineer OF the army, mas receuti.
made an interesting report on TIE harbors cd T.
United States OF the Sl3, l47 Isl IRON sl--
to time appropriated tor harbor and river ia-
provements, New England has received So
1913, and Vermont S124 500.
Official returns of the clttle disease ia Eng
laud, for the week ending Dec. 80. snow 81 i.5s-
the number was $3.50, and III the last week
December, 1923.
DUTIES UNDER TIE RkcIPRocITY TnEATY-A
WASHINGTON dispatch says 1t has be=a a>c-5
tanned that during lo64 and 1865, so Gun fu
worth OF goods were imported INTO the eoula,
tree of duty, of which S21 900 900 came .Es,.
British North Americi. lt has also been i--l.
that in the last two years the Government "a
lost So 900 900 of revenue by the recip.cctr
treaty.
GEN. GRAxT.-The Washington c5rresPlnI
ent of the New Bedford Mercury thus descr't--
Gen. Grant as ne appears on the streets ol li.=
capital:
Gen Grant rides about town il Z. one -ho---
buggy just like any other L HIM ID
F. street Saturday. The top OF his buggy So
turned down, and he sat 10 the carriage (su, il
ing a cigar, of course,) with Is little concern Is.
If assassIns were never knowI- lie Is qlIt=
horse, Jockey and doesn't allow any team L -
him the road-it he can help 1t. Think O.;
Wellington, or Napoleon, or our own G-a. So
even, appearing the street in buggy -l1
driving his own horse And yes Gen. G-au-
has commanded larger armies, fought more bat
ties; won more victories, and Captured NOR
cannon than either of them. -
The National Council of Congregational
Churches held in Boston IN June. | 500, con
listed Of 81 | members, vi whom 81 We're from
N-Tmont, 81 were born in Vermont. = y hose
fathers were born IN Vermont aud ) wAl~,
mothers were from Vermont. More Jben ar-
quarter OF the whole to be credited 70 Vernon
teaching.
The new fifty cent note is just Is ued b.
the Printing Bureau OF the Treasury DeP-r,-
meat. The new issue Is similar 70 ;he o.
oue in size and differs from il onlT in IT,
substitution of finely engraved picture ct
Gen. Spinney in place OF ex-TTeasureg Zee
senden. and slightly in us typographical az
peara0ce 1t IL the desire Of the Depal,-
meut to call il all old notes OF the denomira-
lion mentioned In order to redeem the genuine
and destroy the immense amount Of counter
eit fifty cent fractional currency.
The prospect Of the Immediate admis-l--
ii the Congressional delegation from Ter
nessee is slight, but private advices received
n Washington assert tina the Tennessee L.
stature will Immediately confer equal cjEi.
lights upon the freedmen.
The Richmond Erds.u.er says tina, 81. ,gea
). Mosby was arrested st his home in Fsn4ller,
few days since, by military authority, AL
aiken to Washington md imprisoned. He
charged with having hanged TWO Federal Sd
iiers III the Valley, during the war, in ret1Iil-
ion for the murder of some Of his mep
The Kansas State Senate aave passed resoIa-
ions tsyOting the trial, conviction and hanging
#. jeff. DAVIS and other leaders OF Rebellion
qualify gully of treason
JOHN Shei m IN has been re-oleesei L. ) Sea
tor from Ohio
The western farmer complain thar It costs
hree bushels of corn to send one u market
Rear Admiral Dupont has beqaeAthed h.
orlze money amounting TO SlI5 00J, u found
National Asylum at Washington for the OF
lhans Of soldiers and sailors.
A comparison of the statements OF thcpu1l.
lebt, as given at the close of December, exhibits
a decrease of SAL 100000.
Robert E. Lee, who is in edmond raising
unds for " ashington College, of which he !
the President, has received from Cyrus II NJ
Jormick, inventor of the reaping machine, and
, native OF Virginia, ten thousand dollars for
the establishment OF Mccormick proleSsorsnIp
d practical mechanics. Large contributors
IRE being made elsewhere T. Washington 81
ege, which Is loyal way oi honoring the rebe'
IeneEal-i u-Chiet, who Is also y biiciY alluded
10 at R'cam md Is the mex, Geverul- OF VIZ
gina.
1t Is stated that the Tamm4ny Hall DEM
Gratis intended 10 make their recent pow-wow
on the inst, the occasion when President
Iohasen should commit hi.usc Is. II iotroae>
OF the Democratic party. Tney Ssut 3 specs.
invitation to the President to be present 10,
getting DO response they dispatehe. nesseo-
ger to Washingtoo. who besieged the Press
dent for two days for letter. but all IN VAN
The President was too cid bird to be caueh
with such chatf. Il is further stated that tn
CoalDiItee got letters from Gems. Grant and
sherman aud one from Secretery Seward.
which they did not read at their banquet and
which they very carefully KEPT out Of the
hands Of the reporters.