Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-08-28
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An order Of Gen Sickles received here to-day
details the trial. conviction and sentence Of certain
parties for taking colored girl from school house
TO woods and nhicting one hundred and forty
lashes upon her because she resisted being whipped
by daughter Of one Of the parties, the negro girl
successfully whipping the white
Abram jenkins, Justice Of the peace, was sem
fenced to be removed from office and fined twenty
dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for one month.
Six other parties concerned we're likewise fined
and imprisoned,
One Saunders, for whipping a negro boy and
girl was fined twenty dollars and imprisoned for
one month
The general order Of Gen. sickles approving Of
the finding and sentence OF the Court Martial in
case Of w. +. McNely, charged with refusing n
first class ticket and passage to Miss Frances Roll
lins a colored lady, from Charleston TO Beaufort,
South Carolina, was received here to-day. Me-
Nelly was found guilty and sentenced to pay
fine Of two hundred and fifty dollars.
ST LOUIS, Mo-, Aug 20.
The battle reported from Omaha as having taken
place between 200 Pawnee scouts and large num-
Der Of Sioux, turns out TO have been fight be-
tween fifty Pawnees and one hundred CHcyenues,
at Plum Creek in which the Pawnees took fifteen
scalps and captured forty head of cattle and two
prisoners.
There we're many other Cheyennes supposed TO
have been killed and wounded, but were carried
of by their comrades. The Pawnees are now
south Of Platte River hunting the Cheyennes.
Seven Indians were killed by lightning at Yank-
town Agency, on the 10th inst.
The Sioux and Crows had a battle near Fort
Stevenson, in which the latter were victorious,
several being killed on both sides.
NEW YORK Aug 20.
The Commercials special says Gen. Grants ad-
ministration of the War Department is creating
astonishment by his rigid economy and dismissal
of superluous officials be has already saved mil
lions OF dollars.
Rumors of more Cabinet changes are prevalent,
but not traceable to a reliable source. All the
members ready to retire il the President wish
es It,
WASHINGTON, Aug 21
1t is stated that there has been an open rupture
between the President aud Gen. Grant relative to
the order that has been issued changing the COM
manders of Military districts, and that the trouble
originated from change in the wording Of the
order. Much indignation is manifested here at
the removal Of Gen. Sheridan.
Gen. Sickes has made himself so obnoxious to
the President that it would not be very surprising
il he is also removed unless he recedes from the
steps he has taken in opposition to the policy of
the President. This trouble grows out of the
Generals interfering with the United States port
at Wilmington.
New YoRK, Aug. 2l.
A Washington dispatch says Gen. Hancock may
vet get command Of the fifth military district,
should a certain contingency occur. The order,
a, promulgated to-day, is somewhat different from
I ludt WNcn was dl uIot pftldFtu. lut
of the first order stronger, stating the ground
for the removal Of Gen. Sheridan, which was, that
he was an impedment to national and constitu-
/ tonal reconstruction
Immediately on receiving the order Gen. Grant
protested against the action. and wrote q long
statement TO the President protesting against Gen.
Sheridans removal, giving his reasons. This let
ter written in friendly way, entirely respect
| full and without reproach
| A special dispatch from Fort Hayes, Aug. goth,
says, the Indians all around us, and very troub-
| esome. Work has been stopped on the railroad
beyond this point for the past week. The lud-
ans have been firing at everybody ventiring be-
! yond the fort and they have succeeded in captur-
ing great deal of stock To-day strong expe-
ditlon left the fort against them, composed OF 800
men OF the volunteer Kansas Cavalry and 30 reg
ular troops under Capt. Eimes. The expediti on
designs striking some Indian village on the Saline
/ river, ten days march tnom here. No wagons are
/ taken and the troops 90 prepared to move rapidly.
/ More troops are demanded here or the territory
will have to be abandoned. The commanding
officer OF this fort is completely crippled, being
surrounded by savages and having hardly corpor-
ais guard OF men.
DENVER, Aug 20.
Sufficient returns have been received to show
that the Republicans have a majority in both
branches of the Legislature Of Colorado.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 81.
Private dispatches state that the principal BUSH
ness portion of the village of Patsburg was burned
last night including Platt's block Blake's block,
&c.
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug 22.
A call is published for convention to be held
in this city on the fourth of September, for the
purpose OF sending delegates to the Border State
Convention, which meets in Baltimore, Sept. IL,
to demand of Congress guarantee TO the oti-
liens of all the States equal rights and Republi-
can form of government.
New YoRK, Aug 22.
A Washington special says Cen Thomas is be-
ing secretly but strongly pushed for the Radical
nomination to the Presidency. and is at present
Mr. Greeley's candidate.
la a recent conversation Gen. Grant declared
that he would not be Presidential candidate, and
added eff you want candidate why don't you
take Sheridanp He is not only General, but a
statesman.n These were Gen. Grants words ad-
dressed TO radical politician.
PHILADELPHIA Aug. 22.
Elk President Buchanan is lying seriously ill in
this city, having been brought from Cape May on
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Z
The substance of the correspondence between
Gen. Grant and the President, on the removal OF
Sheridan. as published in Northern papers, is of
fcially pronounced by the Chronicle this morning
to be fiction.
The President refused this morning again to
furnish q copy and Gen. Grant prefers that the
President and not himself should give it out.
There is authority for stating that Gen. Grant
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ing that the removal of Sheridan is not dictated
by sound legal reason or good pocyi that as a
district commander he has exceeded all others in
the work OF reconstruction, and that he should be
permitted to finish the work he had commenced.
II the letters are made public no doubt will be
longer entertained of Gen. Grants opposition to
the Presidents policy.
The President is contemplating the removal OF
Gen Sickes on the ground that the latter still
refuses to obey the process issued by the United
States Court in his department. Gen. Sckles
teegraphs Gen Grant to request that the order
suspendng the execution of the process of FEEDER
al Courts he revoked. or held in Abeyance until
bis argument ia favor OF his order No. 10 can be
prepared aud transmitted.
Some significance is attempted to be attached Ia
40 article IN to-days Intelligeneer in favor OF the
reorganization OF the Cabinet. L
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.
Gen Thomas, now stopping in West Virginia
is suffering from an affection Of the liver. and his
transfer 10 the Louisiana department at present
would be- At the peril of his lie. In recent con
versation the General remarked that as far AS IN
terpfetation of the acts Of Congress is concerned
there is really little difference between Genera
Sheridan and himself. In previous conversa
ton, Gen Thomas expressed a hope that he hae
4 prevailed upon the President not to transfer hin
} i.,, liz pr,.sant command and also the hope tina