Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-05

LrAvrxwonrm. Nav 81.


On the 9th three q. scrters from the 3sh col
ored infantry at Fort HAYES went 10 The house of
T.. j Peterson on Smut, iiill route, and finding
Mrs Peterson aged 30 years, alone, dragged her
IN the cellar and outraged her person in horrible
manner On the 10Th they were captured aitcr
n desperate resistance. They confessed their
guilt and while being taken to Jail, were rescued
by a mob and killed. and their bodies thrown into
the river.
Pi1rsBuRe JUNE 2.
A dispatch from Petroleum Centre to-day says
n terrible fre is now raging in tlc upper end Of
that town, and about forty houses have been
burned. Great efforts are being made TO stop the
progress of the flames, aud it is impossible to cs-
innate the loss
WAsmNGroN, May 81.
The suit against John Frazer 81 Co., Ct which
mention was made in Thursday Charleston dis
patches, is brought so the instance OF the Wash
Ainpton authorities The partners of this firm are
with one exception the same those Of Frazer
Trenholm d Co. Of Liverpool, whose failure has
lust been announced The gentlemen composing
the two firms were purchasers during the war of
several millions of dollars worth of real estate IN
Charleston, the title Of which is now IN Theodore
d. Wagner one of the partners. The present
action has for its real purpose TO prevent the trans
fer Of this property till the suit now pending IN
the English Chancery Court tinsi Frazer, lren-
holm & Co. is decided II { ruling in that case
is favorable to the govern vert aud the hrm are
required 60 produce their bo,Ss SO that 1t can be
seen how their account stood with the coniederacy
at the end of the war, suit will then probably be
brought against this Charleston property.
Formal charges against Mr. Newton, the Com
missioner Of Agriculture, with demand for has
removal under the tenure Of office act, were to-day
fled with the President by gentlemen well inform
ed as to the facts. The charges are, FIRST that
the chief-clerk Newton. the commissioners son,
never filed bond in the Treasury Department as
he is required to do by law second, that the com
missioner has not rendered any account to the
Treasurer of the United States since he went into
office third, that he has not rendered any accounts
to the First Auditor since june, 1866 when he IS
required to report quarterly fourth, that he be
appointed general superintendent, an Office not
authorized by law, naming thereto another son
fifth, that he privately instead of publicly invited
proposals for a new department building; SIXTH
that he encourages general disorder IN the depart
ment. and allows clerks to sign official papers as
acting commissioner, when he and the chief clerk
are both present; and seventh that he has viola
ted nearly every provision OF the act creating the
department.
The complaint recently made against Gen. Ord,
apparently in the interest Of the freedmen, is not
in the opinion of Gen. Howard well founded -
His chief OF staff has Just returned from an inspec-
ion in the Gulf States, and reports that the situa
ton is the whole very satisfactory in Mississp-
ri. lie is convinced that Gen Ord's order about
laborna and voting was not intended and, fairly
the colorcd people from holding political meetings
or forming republican party organizations or so
cieties. Gen. Ord wants them thoroughly inform
ed as to their political rights, and has made urgent
representations to this effect to the commissioner.
He will also that citizens of all classes are pro-
tected in the right Of assembling for political dis
Cussion.
The republican State central committee Of Ma
yland have issued call for a border State con
vention Of republican unionists to meet at Balti-
more. on the 18th of next September and to be
composed OF delegates without regard to race or
color. The object is to make an appeal to Con-
gress in behalf of manhood suffrage. Delaware
West Virginia, Kentucky Tennessee and Missou-
ri are invited TO participate.
Gen. Pope does not exonerate the authorities Of
Mobile, but says in his report of the recent riot
One thing is manifest, and that is that the may
or, Jones Nj. Withers, though everybody. and no
doubt himself included, apprehcnded disturbance
during Judge Kelly's speech, instead Of being
present with the necessary police force, and ar
engagements to keep the peace, went of to his
house mile and half distant, because, probably,
be supposed the sentiments of the speaker would
not be pleasant to him. and left the peace Of the
city in the hands Of a chief of police, who either
slmpathized with the rioters or was wholly ineili-
Gent. 1t certainly is not to be attributed to the
zeal or conduct Of either Of these flmctionares
that the riot did not assume formidable proper
tons | have, therefore, removed both, not only
because of their criminal misconduct on this occa-
sion but because there is not likely to be conf
dence Of any security whatever hereafter while
they retain their Offices