Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-10

dred miles
A crater was seen in the centre Of tlo
isla,d estimated TO be about 24OO feet all.
the level of the sea.
Gen. Meade telegraphed yesterday aGa-.
noon that after seeing Gen. Grant and ~,
President to-day regarding affairs in the 81
military district he would leave at once ,,
assume his new command.
NOZZLE, Ala, Jan. >
Judge Busteed's wounds are healino ,-i
his recovery is now considered certain. M.
physicians think he will necessarily be co.
fined to his room for some weeks.
AUGUSTA, NJ, Jan. g.
Leave was asked in House and Senate p,
morning to present bill repeating the EN-.
stabulary act, but it was not ,-r,r,.I =,
either branch.
WASHINGTON. Jan.
The House Committee on f,rs;,.
has Investigated the case of Father M, ,-,'lf'
convicted in Canada as a Fenian Rail
Judge Orth vii! at an early day rag.r- + .l
House Joint resolution, asking til, B..-f
Government for his speedy release.
6cn. Butler argued in favor Of hi, l,n,.
secure the Reissue Of greenbacks % rerfe.
the am. unt Withdrawn by contraction. -.,-
money Is now bringing , per cent per month
III some portions Of the west. and six Ter ceu-
month m the SOUTH He ais, asserts ri,-
the general relaxation in business in Ill.,.
north Is owing % the better ipJp,ar,e,,+- 80
fered by the Government f,r the irr...t,..o,.+
Of loose capital. lie says that n, one in the
present state of money matters Is yyiuip.,- r.
put capital IN any enterprise unless it wiD
bring more than 10 Pr. ct. for the reason that
the government being a large borrower. and
giving the equivalent Of that amount h.ll.
forth more desirable chance, of investment
New. York, Jan 4th.
Adyices from the South show that form
liable movement Is in progress in Georgia
since the removal Of Gen Pope. To- te--
the new Constitution meeting in further
ance of this has been called at Augusta -.-
morrow evening, and Is addressed o, -,a
opponents Of reconstruction in the country.
WASHINGTON, Jany I.
The House foreign Com. viii bring tn.
Alaska appropriation before the House dur
the present month and make an effort 10 las.
the appropriation therefor. Several month.
will elapse before the St Thomas and y
Jan purchase Will he brought To final
test
The President II gathering all the e1,i.rt
information in possession Of the War DeIar,-
ment about the restitution in the Southern
States, and has called upon Gen. Grant 70 To-
port ON the subject
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.
Nearly every member of Congress who ha,
returned represents the Republicans Of l.
District as almost unanimously Grant men.
Gen Grant left for New York last evening.
1t II understood that he goes to confer with %
number Of hi leading friends who will be in
I New York tomorrow.
The expenses Of investigating committees
of the Fortieth Congress. including the I'M
/ ueachment matter. We're S45 600. instead Of
$50 600. rs heretofore stated
The Internal Revenue receipts ou saturday
were the highest for six weeks. reaching
one million and half If dollars
The House COMMITTEES on Foreign Afiair-
viii soon report ON the rights Of Amoriral
citizens abroad, and probably recommend "a
repeal or modification of our neutrality hv-
WASHINGTON Jan 9th.
Arrangements We're made Sunday mpruiu.
to hold a meeting on Friday next % protect
against the treatment Of american citizen,
abroad and 10 urge upon Congress {, define
the rights Of american citizenship.
New YoRs, Jan. g..
Washington dispatches say that Gov Elan
ders of La. has resigned because zen. Han
cock declined o. remove certain jurors char--
ii with corruption.
The ad,irc received from New Orleans are
not very iattering. gen Hancock oum-
has resulted in reyivinc the hopes II thg as
meut, which Zen. sheridan kept So ehec-ua-
" in check and the convention deprived 4.
the sympathy and active efforts Of the uil
tnry commander, and at the same time az tis
mercy apparently Of it, most extreme men.
finds itself embarrassed ana poweriess 10 a-
amazing degree for a sovereign body
AuGusTA., Ne. Jan. C.
At nine O'Clock last evening fire was Dr.
covered in the main building of the Nation
Military Asylum. situated at Togus Spring.
five miles from Augusta. The FIRE caught finn.
j defective hue in the south wing 4 high
sind .sds prevailing and in % few minutes
the build syar Ia iames
4 new brick building jul rmfifgi. t't
feet long and 80 wide was partially de--ro'-
ed. There were 207 inmates II the ln--.Ju-
ton. The loss il not far from S5oWo.
The sick have been properly cared ier
NEW loRs. Jan. 6.
The following Is dated Havana 18th
Bp orders from Gen Porfrio Diaz COM
b.,l
Vera Cruz. a steamer with 800 troops W.
der Gen. Alatorre has sailed from that p.-r
los tuceEan to suppress the rebellion on tie
peninsula.
The Mexican treasury is reported empty
Pres. .Juarez was inaugurlted at the extra
session Dec 25th. On the 22nd duel took
place at the Capital between Meiirl and
Garcia, in which the latter was fatally
wounded.
NV YoRE. Jan 6.
\ Washington despatch SAYS ten ruiu
who has arrived AT Washington is accumIaIl
led by Gen. Mircis of the Dominican arms
Pdiol is fully authorised by Pres. Cabnl o.
complete the sale OF the peninsula and bay Of
SANTANA to the United States on easy terms
viz two million down and $500, 900 yearly
for 30 years. san Domingo reserying one
fifth of the yearly produce of the mines. Tie
IasjQr,tg Of the people Of Dominica are in IA
vOr of the sale
WASHINGTON. Jan. ?.
II is understood that the President intends
to assign Gen. Gordon Granger to command
Of the Military sut-district of the state of Al
.lsma. rice Gen. Wager Swayne relieved.
(ien. Granger Is nos eith his regiment ~
Memphis.
All volunteer officers except disbursing
officers of the Freedmen's Bureau, have been
mustered out. numbering about 200.
5. ). Cox Of " Y will be nominated O.
Minister to Austria, by the Preside mt during
the present week.
NEw York. Jan. :.
Washington dispatches eonIalp tn ia.laT-
ing Gen. Canby's first order for 1865 aulhl
iz9s the organization of loyal armed pole,
force ia fiuF counties of \. C., Vhlieani
black in the ratio Of registered white
Gen. Kinks, Provost Marshal Gen. IN
communicating the regulations gives ius,ruc-
tons against personal or PARTY abuse Of the
9rr.anization-
Ten, t'snhy has ralieyei Gen Mile
command Of the 10th Regt sRd Of thu pet e.
Goldsboro, n. c. and has appointed Gen
Kinks, thereto, whose command will com
prise the greater portion of the eastern laT.
Of the State. whence lately have come cn-
Of a.