Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03
Domestic Nrius.

WASHINGTON, March q,
Gen Slocum has been nominated Naval Officer
Of New York. Capt, Grover has been nominated
Postmaster at Gloucester.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has made re-
port completely exoncratng Senators Doolittle and
Patterson on the charges Of corruption in connex-
ion with Collector Smythe.
J. G. c. Kennedy has been appointed Commits
sionor Of Agriculture vice Isaac Newton removed.
NEw YoRK, March 2s
A New Orleans dispatch says Gen Sheridan's
order. sweeping from office rioters. thrills the
Unionists with Joy, and the nullihers with dismay
The grand army and Butler organization, rep
resenting 5000 voters, recommend a. G. War
mouth for Mayor, but he declined, aud a second
agreement failing, Of choice. il remained with
Gen Sheridan.
Such changes, IL is thought, will improve the
chances Of the campaign, the city may carry
the State.
WAsHINGToN, March %.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination Of.
Frank z. Blair as Minister to Austria. and Gen
Henry w Socum 20 be naval officer Of the Port
of New York.
Nrw YorK, March o.
A special says Secretary Stanton has telgraphed
to Gen. Sheridan nm approval Of his conduct in
changing the officials at Now Orleans
INV YorK March 90
Tho Evening Posts Washington special says
take place in May next
Fifteen hundred freedmen have applied to the
American Colonization Society to be sent 10 Airi-
ca within eight months, Of whom six hundred have
already embarked.
WAsHINGqoN, March 2g.
Hon r p. Chandler, Assistant United States
Treasurer at Boston, who it is said has resigned
his position on account Of i'll health, will be tend
cred the Austrian mission.
The name Of senator Foster, Of Connecticut, is
also mentioned. Gen. Rosoncrans' nomination as
Bngadier General in the regular army, will prob
ably fail Of confirmation in the Senate II so,
Gen. Sickles it is thought, will receive the uom-
nation and be confirmed.
The New Orleans rebels demonstrate against the
action Of Gen. Sheridan, and their friends are
making inquiries TO ascertain if any appeal eau be
made.
Gen. Grant says that he he has no knowledge Of
any 7. $, troops having been sent TO the Canadian
frontier.
WAsmNoroN, MAJ Oh 80.
An extra session Of the Senate will be called
this afternoon. No nominations will be sent in
until Monday.
The President is rejoicing over the final adjourn
ment Of Congress
The Senate will be detained one or two weeks
The immediate impeachers feel sore over their
defeat yesterday, and assert that the Senate
luton was passed with the full knowledge that
there would be no summer session.
Judge Underwood who has been here several
days, has had frequent interviews with the Ator-
ncy General relative to the trial Of JEFF. Davis,
who, it is said, will be tried in May.
General Schofeld, who is in command of the
Virginia district, will, it is said, soon address a
letter to the Chief Justice informing HIM that the
u. S. Court can hold its Session and proceed to
business whenever ready with perfect security and
freedom Unless the matter is disposed OF in
some way, before the next term Of the Court, it is
considered pretty certain that the President will
release The prisoner.
INV YORK. March So
A disastrous conHagration at two O'Clock last
night, destroyed large Cabinet factory and ten
other buildings on Sixth Avenue and east 37th ST.
The walls OF the factory fell burying beneath
the ruins the Steam-F Fire Engines 20 and 23.--
Total loss $4,000. Cause OF fire unknown.
NEw YoRK March 80.
The pretentious rebel Beauregard has written
o letter TO oftbe New Orleans papers recon-
mending submission of the South to the Cong
ressional requirements and that means be taken to
secure the negro vote against the radicals.
ST LOUIS, March 81
The Lindell House, the largest building of the
kind in this country If not in the world was total
ly destroyed by FIRE last night.
The original cost 100000 Two months
after it was opened it was bought by Ames q CO.
for 1878. COO.
The insurance on The hotel amounted to $50
0o0 Of which $4,000 or $50, GOO is in eastern Of
fees.
The lesses of the hotel were Hatch Weaver &
Felt, whose loss is $500 0C0, insured for $780,
OO0 There about 400 guests in the house
The total loss will not be less than one million six
hundred thousand dollars.
NEW YofS, March 81.
There are many more counter&it U. s. bank
notes afoat at present than there has been for
half generation before.
The compound interest notes of the denomna-
ton of $50 are milatedv very successfully.