Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03
pnmrstir Minus.
WAsuINeroN. March "a,

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 a re-
port completely generating Senators Doottle and
Patterson on the charges OF corruption in conneS-
ion with Collector Smythe.
J. G c. Kennedy has been appointed Commits
sioncr of Agriculture vice Isaac Newton removed.
NEw YomS, March 2s
New Orleans dispatch says Gen. Sheridan's
order, sweeping from office rioters, thrills the
Unouists with joy, and the nullihers with dismay.
The grand army and Butler organization, rep
resenting 5000 voters, recommend A. c. War
mouth for Mayor, but he declined, aud a second
agreement failing, of choice, it remained with
Gen. Sheridan.
Such changes, ii is thought, will improve the
chances Of the campaign, as the city may carry
the State.
WAsHrNGToN, March 2s.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination OF.
Frank Z. Blair as Minister 10 Austria and Gen
Henry w. slocum to be naval officer of the Port
Of New York.
INV York, March 2s.
A special saws Secretary Stanton has telgraphed
Gen. sheridan approval Of his conduct in
hanging the officials at New Orleans
INV YonK, March 90
he Evening Posts Washington special says
t are fumors that the Trial OF JEFF. Davis will
place in May next
Teen hundred freedmen have applied to the
rcan Colonization Society to be sent to Affi-
siihin eight months, Of whom six hundred have
eady embarked
wAsnINaroN March 80
Hon. T. T. Chandler Assistant United States
treasurer, at Boston, who it is said has resigned
his position on account Of III health, will be tend
er'd the Austrian mission.
The name Of Senator Foster, Of Connecticut, is
also mentioned. Gen. Rosencrans' nomination as
Brigadier General III the regular army, will prob
ably fail of confirmation in the Senate. If so,
Gen. Sickles il is thought will receive the nomi-
nation and be confirmed.
The New Orleans rebels demonstrate against the
action Of Gen Sheridan, and their friends
making inquiries 10 ascertain if any appeal can be
made.
Gen Grant says that he be has no knowledge Of
any U s. troops having been sent to the Canadian
frontier.
WAsmNGToN, 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 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 passed with the full knowledge that
there would be no summer session.
Judge Underwood who has been here several
ney General relative to the trial Of JEFF DAVIS,
who, it is said, will be tried in May
General Schoheld, 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.
NEW YoRK, March 80.
A disastrous conHagration at two O'Clock last
night, destroyed large Cabinet factory and ten
other buildings on Sixth Avenue and east S7th ST.
The walls Of the factory fell buryng beneath
the ruins the Steam Fire Engines 20 and 23-
Total loss, $4,000 Cause of fire unknown
NEw YorK. March 80
The pretentious rebel Beauregard has written
letter TO one OF the New Orleans papers recon-
mending submission of the South TO the Cong
Tessional 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 il not in the world was total
ly destroyed by FIRE last night.
The original cost was $500. 600. Two months
after it was opened it was bought by Ames d Co.
for 1878, coo.
0o0 of which $4,000 or $50 600 is in eastern Of
fees
The lesses of the hotel were Hatch Weaver q
Felt, whose loss is $500, eco, insured for $780,
0O0 There about 400 guests in the house
The total loss will not be less than one million six
hundred thousand dollars.
NEW Yofx, March 81.
There are many more counterfeit T. S. bank
notes ailoat at present than there has been for
half a generation before.
The compound interest notes of the denomina-
ton of $50 are initiated very successfully