Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-04
Domestic Nfmg.


NEW YORK, Aug o.
A Nashville dispatch says Gov Brownlow has
taken possession Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
and appointed Mr. Cliff Receiver.
fire a. Saratoga, Monday evening, destroyed
the brick store on the corner of Church street and
the railroad The Gre originated from kerosene,
which clerk was drawing. The stock, which was
valued ats 900 was destroyed; insured forSS0O0
or 5000 dollars. The building, valued at $1,000,
also consumed.
BENNINGTON, W., Aug o.
At eleven O'Clock this morning one Of the mills
Of the Bennington Powder company exploded in
stantly killing three men named Abraham Moon,
Edward Cunningham and William Downs The
latter wa blown into fragments. The damage is
not heavy. Cause unknown.
New YORK. Aug 2s.
The particulars of a series of frauds perpetrated
upon the United States Revenue Department has
come to light. whereby the Government, it is said,
has lost several millions OF dollars. The parties
in the frauds are we'll known, and an expose Of
the matter viii implicate merchants of high stand
ing, both la New York and Boston, well rs
several Government officials.
WAsIuNGroS. Aug. 20.
Rumors are in circulation Of an open quarrel be-
tween the President and Gen. Grant at the Cabi-
net meeting yesterday. but nothing authentic is
known. That the relations between them have
been of a rather delicate nature has been for
eral days guessed and since the publication Of the
letters that passed between them concerning the
removal OF Gen Sheridan, Grant stock has risen
rapidly. Many of Gen Grants friends have
openly expressed the opinion that he will peremp-
torily decline signing the Presidents order which
assigns Gen, Hancock TO Gen. Sheridan's depart
ment and should he do so his removal as Sec'y of
Warts very probable.
The President, it is is said. is very much in
ceused against Gen. Howard, and will appoint
coored man to his office, If the freedmen can
agree upOn bis successor.
Advices from Georgia state that the registration
Of voters in that State. under the reconstruction
act. has been completed. The blacks have 2OO0
majority.
james Duncan, the brutal commssary Of Werz
at Audersonville, who was serving out fifteen
years at Fort Pulaski. escaped last week,
putting out to sea in skill from which he sue
ceeded in getting ON board French ship bound
to France.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 2s.
The number of deaths from fever on Monday
were II, aud yesterday 10.
Cyrus Hamliu, son of the cx-Yice President,
died this morning Of yellow fever.
WAsntNGroN, Aug. 30.
Relative to the trouble between Gen. Grant and
the President, although the former has strongly
demonstrated with the President concerning the
orders he has issued, he has declined send
them forward. The instructions to Gen. Hancock
have been prepared and written by the President
himself. rhis ORDER it is expected will be made
public to-day. The General will send forward the
Presidents order and instructions TO Gen. Han
/ cock, and in his own order will include the sub
stance Of the one sent by hnto Cen. Thomas In his
second letter TO the President Gen. Grant urged
that it wonl bedetrimental to the public to trans
fer Gen Hancock from the Plains, where he is rem
desng such valuable servio, to the Louisiana de-
partment. He urged the President to allow the
General 70 remain at the West.
The General also took occasion to remind the
President that the supplemental reconstruction act
gave him, (Grant.) control OF the orders aud acts
of district commanders AID that he objects to the
interference of the President.
! This is the main cause OF the trouble between
the President and the General both claiming the
right TO supervise the acts of the commanders.
Yesterday an order was transmitted. by command
OF Gen. Grant, directing Gen. elby to proceed
20 Charleston, 5 c., to relieve Gen. Sickles and
directing the latter to proceed to N Y. and
port to the Adj General by letter.
In the interview with q sn. Grant the President,
! in reply to the remark Of the former that he
no reason for Cen Sickes removal said that the
conduct of the General was regarded by him as a
disohedence of his orders, well as that of Gen.
Gradt, The most prominent person mentioned
as Gen. Pope's successor, is Gen. SwAyne of Ohio,
a sou Of Judge Swayne, who served with honor in
/ the late war
not quarter the size Of the ham--he went back
! again to the old man in the wood, aud he was as
good as his word, for he showed him how to use it,
All this hal taken great deal of time, and it was
midnight when the poor man reached home.
" Where have you beenY' said his wife.
| &" Here have been waiting and we have not so
much two stcks in the house to make the por-
/ ridge-pot boil, even If we had anything to put in
/ it for our Christmas supper
The house was dark and cold and the man. with
cherry voice, bade wer wait and what he had
been about; and cropping his way to the table, he
| set down the little haud-mill, aad began to grind
] an as hp ont
because in his own mind he said "They must
come grand lighted candles, nkplenty of them;
fire in the CRATE, porridge pot boiling over it
aud then he ground out table-cloth, dishes, por-
ridge-spoons, knives, forks, aud down they all
went, Gathering and ringing into large basket
which he had ground out to receive them. The
poor man himself was astonishe1 at his good luck,
a. you may suppose, and to his wife, could
not possibly tell you what state of amazement
New York, Aug 80.
A Mexico city letter, dated Aug. 9, says Lopez
has published letters in the newspapers denying
that his betrayal Of Maximan was an acl of
treachery.
Gen Marquz is still at large and but little hope
i entertained Of his capture. Prince Sam Salm,
who expecting to be shot, has been sentenced
to seven years imprisonment
A carefully estimated list, partially official, OF
the number Of persons executed since 1865 by the
order of Maxmillian, shows total of 92ii, which
is considered too low a figure
New Brunswick, N j. Aug 30
Bridget Dergan who murdered Mrs Elizabeth
some months since, was executed to-day. She
has made confession which will soon be made
public
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.
There are intimations that Judge Holt will be
removed in a day or two. An attempt is being
made to oust Commissioner Rollins, but il will
not succeed.
The u. S Government has been asked by the
Belgian Govt 10 intercede with the Mexican lib
erals for Prince Salm Salm's life.
SAN ERANcIsco, Aug. 29.
The summit tunnel on the Central Pacific rail-
road 1858 feet in length, is now open from end
to end through solid granite, and the track on the
eastern slope Of the mountain is now being laid
The Union journals of this city are discussing
the issue between Gen Grant and the President,
and sustain the former
The Washington Chronicle says short time
after the removal OF Secretary stanton, DR.. Lie
ber, who was ia charge of the immense collection
Of official documents aud correspondence pertein-
iup to the late so-cAled southern ConiedeTacy,