National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-01-01
Summary Of News.

operatives. The post Office and
Central National Bank were burned
out. but all the mail matter and
books of the post Office We're saved.
and the money and papers in the
bank vaults were uninured.
A serions lire occurred in Concord,
X. H., on the Goth. Union block,
three stories high, occupied by
stores, saloons, etc, WAS consumed.
Loss 100000.
A fire occurre cd in Portland last
Thursday, from carelessnes3 IN
handling Kerosene oil, by which
large store was burned. Loss 49,
600.
An attempt was made on the 2Gth
10 assassinatc Gen. Mckee, who
was elected as a republican Con
gresham from Mississippi. The
attempt was made on a steamer
The would-be assassin got the worst
oft, receiving a severe wound, while
the General escaped with u Slight
scratch.
The reports that there is differ
encc between Gen. Graut aud the
radical congressman in regard to
the Tenure.GtO fiiee bill. is without
foundation. Gen. Grant has not
expressed an opinion III favor Of the
repeal of the bill but on his atten
ton being called to the published
statements, on Saturday, said that
he had not given any attention to
the subject, as he thought the mat
ter belonged to Congress, which
body understood the question better
than he di1 himself.
Andrew johnson has issued a
proclamation Of universal amnesty
to all who were engaged in the late
rebellion. 'The question now arises
whether this will interfere with the
cases now pending in court, inclrd
ing Jeff. Dayis's.
Advices from Cuba state that 500
.fillihustcrs have landed st Bay Co.
chinas on thc 10th. There are con.
ahcting reports in regard to the con.
dition Of affairs but it seems that The
government is without power to put
down the instruction.
Senator EdmundS has introduced
an important bill providing for put
ting Georgia back under the recon.
struction act.
Gen. Howard, Of the Freedmcns
Bureau, has been mustered out Of
rank as Maj. Gen. of Volunteers.
He is the last of the volunteer line
IN service. lie is Bligaaier in the
regular army.
Gov. Bullock Of Georgia, who j,
ut Washington, received last Friday
despatch announcing the assasslna
ton of the last Republican Sheriff
left IN that Statc,--it was Shelii
Norris of Warren County.
The Nicssburgh Times says:
"City scrip has gone far below pan
the CORPORATION is badly in debt, til
gas is sn, of From every public lam
in the town, ana a judgmen
againot the city, which was compro
missed, proyidinga certain amount b,
paid by a given time, viii put ever,
dollars worth Of public propert ,
under the hammer, unless some.hmr
is speedily done"
Senator Ramsey has introduced
tNAl to abolish the frankinc priv
lege. Good Now let Con gress d,
an act OF justice to the country ant
make the lsal Il law Let us hay
an end of Con, ressional dead head
Ism, and put II million and half q
dollars into the Treasury annual
by so doing.
The Pope thinks of deciding
part OF his remaining domains L
Napoleon, to get money to hold In
rest with.
a gentleman in Nashua, Y. II
recently died leaving n will dcpri,
ing his daughter Of all interest in
DOlicy of nsuraucc m bis Ifc, 81 :;
he had attained "ior the benefit
his wife and children" His exec,
tor collected the insurance, amour
ing to $1,000, and refused TO ia
the daughter any portion of III;
sum. Thcreupon she sned him,an
the Court has just given a decisio
in her favor, holding that an ms
rance policy cannot be changed /
q will.
The Adlutant General of the arm
reports that there are less than 90
900 men in the service.
IT Is SAID that Frank Reno. one /,
The express robbers lynehcd II
other day at New Albany. Jndinn,
aiohe knew OF the place where W;
ueposlted ninety thousand dollar
the proceeds OF one OF his many rol
peries' His sister visited him SON
days before he was banged. and tr,
ed TO induce him to tell wbere ~
hoard was concealed, hut he refuse
telling her that II he could not Ii,