Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH.

counsel being unable to be present.
1t appears to be settled that the Judiciary
Committee will take no action on Senator
Edmunds' bill about impeachment.
The President has formed new military
district, consisting of the departments of the
Lakes, the East, and Washington, and has
appointed Lieut.. Gen. Sherman to command.
1t is called the Department of the Atlantic
headquarters in this city.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
The House Committee on Reconstruction
met this morning and discussed and reported
on resolution and articles of Impeachment of
the President, presented by Mr.. Thad. Stevens,
The point was as to whether the President
had violated the tenure of Office act, by the
effort TO induce Gen. Grant to hold the Office
OF Secretary of War after the Senate had res
tored Mr.. Stanton. The resolution was laid
on the table by the following vote Ayes
Bingham, Beaman, Paine and Hubbard. Rep
ublicans; Brooks and Beck, Democrats
Nays: Stevens, Farnsworth and Boutwell,.
After the vote which created considerable ex-
citment. the committee adjourned, when Mr..
Stevens invited Messers Boutwell, and Farms
worth TO meet with him in order 10 take other
steps on the subject.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
to-day by the President, was that of Lieut.
Gen. Sherman to be General by brevet.
The President has approved and signed the
bill providing that the legislature of each
State may determine the manner and place of
taxing all shares Of national banks located
within said state, subject to the restriction
that the taxation shall not he at a greater rate
than is assessed upon other moneyed CAPT
tai.
NEw YORK Feb. H.
The W0rld'S Washington correspondent
had a personal interview with Thad. Stevens
yesterday after the defeat Of impeachment,
Mr.. Stevens is very indignant and says ''there
was plenty of evidence, God knows. to convict
johnson last year. The President has Just
made direct attempt to violate the Congress
ional Tenure of Office law. The laws should
be obeyed by the President as well as by all
men beside
He said he was not disappointed at the
vote os the committee. lie added Il know
all the towards in this Congress. Long ex-
perience has made black mark on every one |
Of them. | shall never bring up this question
of Impeachment again.
When the vote had been declared, Mr..
Stevens said, d" Sir, the republican party has
been killed to-day by the action Of the COM
mittee at the instance of Gen. Grant and his
friends Grant has been using his influence
to defeat the scheme, and Andrew johnson |
has to thank him that he remains undisturbed |
in the White House tell you that to-day's |
cowardlv action will cost US New Y ork, Pen |
nsylvania, Ohio, and perhaps three Or four
more Of the Northern States.
The committees concluded to let impoach- |
ment rest, at least for the present.
NV York, Feb. l..
Wade's friends demand his nomination as
Woe President on the ticket with Gen. Grant. |
There il no foundation for the story that |
Jay Cooke X Co have proposed to Sec. Nc
Culloch to resign and 20 to London to opena |
banking house for that firm.
New YoRk, Feb. l3.
Steamer Santiago de Cuba brings Panama |
ldvices to the It'll. The cholera was raging |
terribly in Buenos Ayres, $50 To $50 victims |
daily.
The citizens were flying from the city. |
At Villa Nuoya 30 out of 30 laborers on
the R. r. had died almost at once and the |
people were flying in all directions.
NV York. Feb. Il
The following has been received by the
cable
SuEz. EGYrr. Feby. IL Abyssinian ad-
vices from the headquarters post Of the army |
At Senate state that King Theodore Is at his |
camp near the palace Of Magdale where the |
English captiyes are confined. The Abys-
sianian monarch is said to be in bad strait
in military point Of view. An engage
ment between the two armiesis imminentand |
may take place at any moment.
The chief Kassai ruler Of the Tigre district. |
openly courts the favor Of Gen Napier. who |
fears that this chief whose political character
is bad aims at makinga secret attack on him.
Five thousand British troops have been land
ed at Zaula and the advance has reached
within two DAYS march Of Ontalo. halfway
towards Magdala where it is very probable
the expected battle viii take place. The En-
glish IN the interior number about % 600.
New York, Feb. l..
Further adyices from Japan are published
The Mikado is a prisoner in his palace at HI
ota. guarded by Satsuma : men.
The Tvcoonate Is abolished
The three leading princes of the empire,
Satsuma, Cochin and Cosa, have surrounded
Osata with their troops.
The Tvcoon'S and Satzuma : troops are now
fighting in the streets Of Jeddo
The native town was on fire in four differ
ent places on the Goth January.
The fire was fortunately extinguished, but
with serious damage.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l..
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
has determined to return to the President the
nomination Of Lieutenant General Sherman as
General by brevet. not regarding 1t as eXpe-
dent to confer breyet rank on the two high
est grades of the army.
1t is reported to-day upon good authority
thai Gen. Sherman has written letter To
President johnson. in which he sets forth
fully his reasons for advising his brother,
Senator Sherman, to oppose his confirmation
as Brevet General Gen. Sherman in cour-
teous but decided terms declines TO accept the
command of the new department of the At
lantic created by the President under any CIR
cumstances whatever, snd iEt!mates that he
considers this movement on the part Of the
President as an effort to involve him (Sher-
man) in the political questions Of the day,
and therefore with this view, he cannot do
otherwise than tc decline to accept the com
mand Senator Sherman says the General
will not accept either the breyet appoint
ment nor the command Of the new depart
ment and if the President declines to re
hcve him from the latter, he will promptly
tender his resignation.
NEW YoRs. Feb. Is.
A Washington despatch states that private
adyices from London state that the receipt OF
intelligence from MEXICO thatthe government
has determined to rspudlatG ali debts of for
eicn countries except the United stat5s. has
given rise to an inteiire feeling oi indlgns=
lion in the English The reason assigned for
adopting is revenge upon the nations ut
Europe for the recognition of Maximillian
England. however, not having followed the
rest of Europe in this proceeding Is conse-
ouently doubly affected by the new Mexican
policy. NJ. -
Official returns of the election IN thIs city
for the convention, whites 202, blacks 97s
| Against convention, whites III. Sweete ant
Kelley are elected. -
| WAsHlNGroN. Feb. Is.
The navy department received despatchei
this a. M. from San Francisco, confirming the
sad intelligence relative to Admiral Bill
| Commander Read and the seamen who perish
ed with them The facts as already publish
ed are correct. The bodies were recovered
| ond hurried near okohama.