Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-01
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NV YoRK. juno 30.
To Montpelier Daily journal.

"'o.ihH ~ "tHclson, ana on inc way the boat
capsized, and nineteen of the party were
drowned. The others saved themselves by
clinging to the boat until help arrived OF
those drowned eleven were men, and the rest
women and children
CINCINNATI, june 20.
About 10000 barrels of whiskey are in
bonded warehouse at Covington, Ky, and 25,
600 in that District composed of two counties.
According to the new tax BILL this whiskey
has to be removed within six months, which
will require one million dollars
LOUISVILLE, Ky, june 20.
About $50 persons left here to-day for
New York, 10 attend the National Demo-
cratic Convention, including the Kentucky,
Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and Ala
bama delegations.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, june 90
Intelligence Of the attachment Of the funds
sent to New York by the State and railroad
companies, to pay July interest, causes much
Indignation Suits will be Immediately in
stituted 10 enioin the Board Of Finance from
issuing any more new bonds.
The steamer Scotia from Liverpool arrived
this morning.
BosroN, June 30
The new Falmouth Hotel just erected ia
Portland, Me, was formally opened to-day by
brilliant levee, appropriate speeches, &c.
4 party Of 500 ladies and gentlemen from
this city went down by special train
WASHINGTON. June 30.
The committee on ways and means held a
meeting to-day to consider Mr.. Moorhead,
tax bill, proposing new duties on iron, steel.
&C., and agreed TO take vote some day this
week as TO whether il shall be reported to the
House There is not much probability, how
ever, that it will be acted upon during the
present session for want of time if for no
other reason
WASHINGTON, june 30.
The Managers report Of the impeachment
investigation has been nearly completed by
Gen. Butler, and will be presented to the
House on Wednesday The report gives a
detailed account Of conversation, which is
said TO have taken place at the White House
between the President and Cabinet officers,
and before the final vote on impeachment,
when the subject Of bribing certain republican
Senators was considered The President is
said to have expressed himself freely and
named those whom he believed could be in
duced to vote for his acquittal 1t appears
that there was diversity Of opinions in re
gard to the position of Senator Wilson, but
the President said he was firm in the belief
that it would be useless TO attempt 10 secure
his vote. The managers endeavor to keep all
evidence obtained by them very close, but the
above is obtained from one Of them and is
therefore considered authentic.
Gen. Cobb Of Wisconsin, produced consid-
cradle excitement in the House this afternoon
by offering a resolution instructing the Ways
and Means Committee to report without un-
necessary delay the bill requiring the Secre.
tary Of the Treasury or his assistants charged
with the collection Of the interest on United
States bonds, to levy tax Of ten per cent
PAYABLE annually on the interest og all United
States bonds. The previous question was
called upon the resolution with view of cut.
ting off all debate, but the House By vote
of 80 ayes to 81 nays refused to second it,
\ motion to lay the resolution on the table
was voted down by 81 nays, to LOG ayes
Gen. Garfield made motion to refer the res
olution to the Committee on Ways and Means
which was lost by 81 to.S0 nays. The ques-
ton then occurred upon the passage Of the
resolution and it passed by vote Of % ayes
to 81 nays.
Gen. Grant, accompanied by Gen. Dent
leaves tomorrow for a two months trip Il
the Plains.
SAN FRANcIsoo, June %
At the instigation of Chinese companie
here forty-three girls imported for vile pur
poses on the China have been arrested ant
will be returned to China, or apprenticed here
to respectable families.
The Democratic primary election in Sar
Francisco was held under the law, with row
around the primaries. The restrictions Of or
binary elections were observed and attempts
to seize the ballot box in one ward were frus.
tratcd by the police, and one man was arrest
ed for sllegal voting
The Union State Central Committee ha,
called a State Convention for August 9th t,
nominate Presidential electors
New YoRE, june %.
Gold, l4Ob.
Those Of the Georgia delegation to thu
Democratic National Convention who hav,
come North, state that in the case Of hunting
up evidence concerning the assassination O.
MIR. Ashburn, several persons, both white an,
/ black. have been arrested. All of them ar,
held as witnesses and confined in narrow CELL
at Fort Pulaski. The military authorize
have offered a reward of 81 600 for the ar
rest aud conviction Of each Of the other par
ties concerned The preliminary inyestiga
ton, it is said, duplicates upwards of sixt.
persons in the murder
A Bowling Green special says that Nathan
/ Dawson, returned union soldier, was mur
dered near that place on Saturday by tn
/ Ku-Klux Khan. He was living quietly a
| his home unconscious of danger. The assas
sins went to his house. called him to the door
and fred a yolley at him, killing him instant
| ly, and dangerously, if not fatally woundin
his wife, who ran to his assistance. The as
sassns are the terror of this entire county
The life of no one who is suspected Of union
ism is safe. Not day passes but some deed
Of horror are perpetrated by them.
WASHINGTON, June 20.
The Congressional Committee, Of which Nj
Lincoln is chairman, proceeded to the Adjr
tant Generals office, and began an investiga
ton into the charges Of fraud in the settle
ment of colored soldiers bounties. Suficier
evidence was obtained to warrant the contir
uance of the examination, and all the room
containing the records, in which the proof Q
the alleged frauds are to be found, have bee
locked, and placed in charge of men who ar
instructed TO permit no unauthorized perso
to enter them, and the further transactions q
business is interdicted until the investigation
is closed
WASHINGTON, june 81
The Senate will probably modify the ban
section so as to reduce the tax on circulatio
which bears heavily on country banks whic
have few deposits. While the revenue law
in the Senate, the House can dispose of tn
appropriation and some other important bill
which can be acted on by the Senate Will
the House is disposng of its amendments
the revenue law, There is general impre
sion that the adjournment may take plac