Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-11
New YORK, 10th.

New YORK, 10th.
The Times Washington special says,
the President will to-day send to the
Senate the following nominations:
For Secretary of State - Hamilton
Fish, of New York. For Secretary of
the Treasury-Geo. s. Boutwell,. Min
lister to France-Elihu b. Washburne.
of Illinois.
The Tribune says, Ex-Gov. Boutwell,
will surely be made Secretary of the
Treasury to-day if he will accept.
Major. Gen. Dix will soon return home
his resignation as Minister to France
having been accepted, and the usual let
ter of recall has been forwarded by the
Department of State.
The Inman steamship City of Brook.
Ign, which left Liverpool Feb. "a, ar
rived here yesterday, and brings days.
later news.
A letter from Rome says that the Holy
Father is much annoyed at the project
to erect statue to Voltaire, in France.
A despatch from Constantinople an
nounces that detachment of Bashi
BAYOU, corps of irregular Turkish cav
airy, prowling about on the frontier, re-
Gently met detachment of Prussian
troops at place called Kermanshaw,
near Bagdad. Both sides fought bravely
from morning till pm. when the
Bashi BAYOU were compelled to retire.
In Constantinople the fight is attribu-
ted to motives of religion, the Persians
being dissentient sect from the Church
which recognizes Mahommed as its
founder.
The bulk o. the Turkish army is now
at Bagdad, preparing to march on the
Persian frontier as soon as the weather
permits.
New York, 10th.
Ripe tomatoes, hot house strawberries
and cucumbers are now offered for sale
in Broadway fancy stores.
The injunction of Judge Barnard, up
on proceedings of the Union Pacific r.
R. Directors, and the subsequent arrest
of Cakes Ames and Sidney Dillon,
Avenue Hotel seems to be favorable for
Fisk's. arrests. The cause of the diff
Guilty is the same as last year. Fisk
claims to be subscriber to large
amount of Union Pacific stock. The
Directors insist that there is no validi-
ty in his claims. Opinions vary but
Fiske has the sympathy of many who
believe he will succeed in carrying his
point. 1t is thought advisable by the
knowing ones not to pry too far into the
affairs of the Union Pacific.
PHILADELPHIA, 18th.
The Fourth National Bank was re-
opened yesterday, undera new regime.
The total amount embezzled does not
fall short of 81 DOC, 900. $780, 900 has al
ready been subscribed by stockholders
to prevent the institution from going
into the hands of q receiver. It is
thought that in short time the bank
will be in fiourishing condition.
The death warrant was read to witch
ell and Ervan by the Sheriff yesterday.
They will be executed April 9Th between
the hours of 10 am. and p. m. 1t is
reported that Twitchell contemplates a
confession to his spiritual advisers.
LONDON, 10th.
The Spanish Government has tele-
graphed TO Gen. Dulce to suspend the
proposed execution of insurgents con-
demned to death in Cuba.
PETERSBURG, Va, 10th.
In the convention to-day, there was
some excitement. A colored sergeant
alarms was appointed, against whom a
white man levelled his pistol while at
tempting to make an arrest. The latter
was taken in charge by the police. A
motion to ask the mayor to withdraw
the police was defeated, but the officer
shortly afterwards withdrew the force
from the hall.
The nominations resulted as follows:
For Governor, II. II. Wells; Lieut.
Governor, Dr. j. ID. Harris (colored)
Atty. General, Thomas r. Bowden
Congressman at large, A. H. Crane.
NEW YORK, 10th.
A Harrisburg despatch says, the con-
stitutiOnal amendment was passed to a
feeond reading in the Senate last night.
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