Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-07-17
pomrstir Nems.
WAspiNeroN. Julv 10

So ma nv Senators are candidates for the Pres
dency snd Vice Presidency that the debate pro
ueeds slowly.
There is some hope that the bill will go to the
President on Thursday night.
Senator Dixon of Connecticut is in bis seat to-
day.
WASHINGTON, July TO-
The treaty with Russia by which the United
States will obtain llaska, although of great import
snce 10 the Pacific coast States, is eclipsed in a
commercial point Of view by another treaty which
has been negotiated with the Sandwich Islands.
Il establishes commercial recprosity with that
common centre Of the great whaling grounds Of
The Pacific ocean and will insure to the States Of
the Pacific coast supplies Of sugar, molasses, cof-
fee meat vegetables and other articles Of domes-
ic produce at lower rates. Statistics have been
collected which show the great importance Of this
treaty commercially Politically i ends the con-
test which has been for some years carried on
through missionaries and other agencies for the
control Of the Sandwich Islands by the United
States, France and Great Britain American d.
pomacy has again triumphed.
Commercial reciprocity with the Sandwich Is
lands has for some years been demanded by tho
inhabitants Of the States the Pacific coast, and
it SO happened that Mr.. McCook, sent out to ne
gociate the treaty, met at San Francisco an envoy
from the King Of the Sandwich Islands bound
hther on a similar Grand and the treaty was ne
gociated at San Francisco. There are ten months
allowed for its ratification. This may lead to its
retention in the State Department If there is a
prospect OF a speedy adjournment of Congress.
With llaska and the Aleutian Islands as a terri
tory, and with a reciprocity treaty which is but
the initial step towards the the absorption Of the
Sandwich Islands, the United States will hence
forth command the Pacific Ocean and control its
commerce.
The House has voted to have the treatment of
Union prisoners at tie South investigated by
special committee. This may elicit the truth as
TO the responsibility for a cessation Of exchange
which caused the death Of thousands.
WASHING on July II.
Thrty-one Senators have agreed TO sit out the
debate on the reconstruction bill all night if it is
necessary.
The Senate bill will first be perfected, and then
substituted for the House bill
An evening session is talked Of in the House to
get the bill to a conference committee
The Butler conspiracy committee have had Mr..
Ould, formerly the rebel commissioner for the
change of prisoners of war, before them to give
testimony relating to the responsibility of various
Federal officers as to the exchange Of prisoners
Gen. Butler examined him closely as to the acts
OF Gen. Grant.
Two petitions have been presented to the House
from MaIyland by Representative Stevens, one OF
which is signed by 1900, and the other by 5000
persons, asking Congress to pass law securing
suffrage and establishing the national military sys-
TEN, without regard to race or color, and eXclud-
ST. LOUIS Mo. July 10.
convention Of milers and flour merchants was
held here to-day. Delegates from Kentucky, In
diana, Illinois and Missouri. The object of the
convention was to form an association for procur-
ing statistics Of flour ard wheat in different parts
Of the country, and other information invaluable
TO the trade, in order to protect themselves against
false reports.
New ORLEANS. July 10
Under the new order of General Sheridan the
repatriation is progressing speedily and with no
animation. More whites are being registered in
proportion to the blacks present than heretofore.
An order will be promulg gated tomorrow direct
ing the board of registration to proceed to select
suitable persons for commissioners of election and
make other provisions for the holding thereof
Out of III ,543 persons registered in Louisiana,
there have been only 37,4l5 white against "a, 161
black.
WASHINGTON, July 12
The President will probably return the recon-
structon bill if il is sent to him tonight by Mon
day or Tuesday. He regards the vote yesterday
on adjournment as a strong indication that an I'M
peachment will no; be seriously pushed if he
proceeds faithfully to execute the law.
LOUISVILLE, July, II.
A man named Kemper, his wife, two daughters
and three sons, murdered man by hurting stones
at him. The murder was brought on by a law suit
which resulted adversely to Kemper. All the par
ties have been arrested, except two of the sons
WASHINGTON, July 10.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Seward was in the Santa
Anna scheme in Mexico, but it is not credited.
Messrs Chandler, Logan and others make the as
sertion.
DIR. n. Ophegyr, agent OF Gen. Santa Anna,
has been here for the last two DAYS at the capital
in close conversation with several Senators. Rev
erdy johnson acts as his adviser in the case now
before the State Department respecting the gem
erals abduction from u. s. vessel. Afidayits
have been seen from the captain and passengers,
TO the effect that Gen. Santa Anna was forcibly
taken from the Virginian, and that the steamer
was beyond marine league from the shore at the
time.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, july 49,
A fight took place near Fort Wallace on the Goth
Of June, in which six cavalrymen were killed, and
the soldiers driven back to the fort. A non-oom-
mssloned officer, captured by the Indians, was
mutated and tortured in most horrible manner.
Thirteen coored soldiers had died at Fort Hooker
of cholera.
CoNcoRD, N. H., July ls.
A fire this morning entirely destroyed the Anne
rcan House and an adjoining dwelling and three
saloons.
NEw YoRK. July IS.
1t is said two flibustering exhibitions to Mexi-
CO, TO ayenge Maximilians death, rapidly filling
up in this city Similar organizations are in prog
ress in Buffalo and New Orleans. At first it was
their intention TO seize Macmillan in Queretaro
and demand heavy price for him from Juarez, or
Austria, but on the news of his execution they
changed their plan to one of vengeance.
A fatal case OF cholera occurred in New York on
Saturday. WASHINGTON, July Is.
il is thought that Congress will pass an Indian
bill before adjournment.
An error in the enrolment of the reconstruction
bill renders 1t necessary TO send for il.
The President will allow it to 60 back and il
will not detain Congress.
Judge Green Adams OF Ky, will probably be
nominated in few days commissioner of Agri-
culture.
1t will be impossible to keep quorum here an
hour after the reconstruction bill passes both
Houses over the veto
The impeachers will try to get up debate in
the House to-day on impeachment, so as to state
some Of the worst facts in the evidence taken.
Mr. Williams Of Penn. declares that he will let
them on, Il he can get the floor.