Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03
VEHY Ia TEST.
CONNEC TICUT FLEC TION

HARTFORD, Ct, April !.
Demng Republican for Congress in this district
is probably defeated by POO majority.
NEw NoRK, April T.
Private dispatches received from Connecticut
say sixty cities and towns in that State, including
New Haven and Hartford, give English about 600
majority
The result is close and doubtful but the Demo
Gratis claim the State.
BosToN, April 2.
Mr. English, the Democratic candidate for
Governor in Connecticut is chosen by a majority
OF 500 and the Democrats here prevailed in three
OF the four Congressional districts Of the State.
The New York lleralds special from Paris, de
tails the opening Of the Exposition. The doors
were opened at II A. NJ. and everything was in
a lamentahle state Of confusion, not one-tenth Of
the goods having been opened arranged the
American apartment being one of the most in
complete. Americans much dissatisfied with
Commissioner Beckwith, and consider him totally
inefficient.
At p. NJ, the invited guests assembled in the
art gallery. where America made a tine show, but
the English display was much greater.
The reception OF the Emperor and Empress, and
indeed the whole affair, quite tame, and the
number of foreigners in Paris much less than was
expected.
A letter from Mexico says the Liberals here adj
yanced so closely upon Vera Cruz that the In
peralists fire upon them from the walls
A surrender of the city had been demanded.
WASHINGTON, April l.
A letter from the wife of distinguished army
officer at st. Louis received here this morning
confirms the report OF the capture Of Fort Buford,
at the mouth of the Yellow Stone, on the Upper
Missouri. Col Rankin, his wife, a child and the
whole garrison butchered in all about eight
souls 1t is due to the memory of Col Rankin to
state that he had represented fully four months his
inability to resist prolonged attack against the
overwhelming force the Indians brought against
him, and requested to be reinforced OF drawn into
more defensbe position.
Private letters say that he anticipated his fate
and made good his promise to his friends that he
would defend his position to the last man.
Letters also state that he Tepulsed with his little
force the attacks Oh from two to three thousand
Indians, killing 800 and wounding over II thousand
before he overpowered, and It is generally
supposed that Col Rankin shot his wife to prevent
her falling into the hands of the Indians. No
possible blame can be attached TO Col. Rankins
memory for the fall of the post as he had many
years experience in the Indian country and was
an officer of great GOODNESS and discretion.
The supreme court will meet tomorrow. There
are but five the docket, and it will devote
most of its time rendering decisions for the last
term, and in forming the rules and making ap-
pointments of registers under the bankrupt act
All the Judge are expected to be present, with
the exception of Justice GrieT, whose health is
still feeble,
Chairman Wilson of the judiciary committee
will cali that body together about the middle OF
April, to continue the impeachment investigation.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April /,
Ex-rebel General Smith P. Bankhead, lately
City Attorney, assaulted Saturday night
by an unknown assassin and beaten TO death
Suspicion points to policeman lately discharged
at his request.
WAsHINGroN, April ,.
A reported plot to defeat the plans for recon
structon is said to be well founded. The plan i
10 carry the question before the Supreme court
and stop all proceedings until the case has been
decided.
Reyerdy johnson aud prominent Republican
lawyers among whom Stevens, Fessenden and
rrumbull are mentioned, are OF opinion that the
question must come before the u s. Supreme
Court upon an appeal from the lower courts be
fore action can be taken in the matter.
The diary formerly owned by Wilkes Booth
will be made public in few days. II is in pos
session of Judge Holt who testified that the book
has not been altered in any manner,