Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-26
OUTRAGES IN KENTUCKY,
Destructive Fire in Lynn.
w ASHING TON, Goth,


While Il j Washburn is of opinion
that the House committee on postal
affairs will report adversely upon his
postal telegraph bill, yet he is confident
that this measure, or one similar TO If
Will be carried successfully through the
next Congress.
Last Saturday, Grant expressed him.
self opposed to the confirmation of Col
lector Smythe, whose tenure of office
will doubtless be brief.
The language which characterized
Mrs. Lincoln's memorial asking for a
pension, i not we'll received in Repub-
lean circles, and will tend to iniure the
bill already introduced to give her a
pension of $1,000 year.
New YORK, Goth.
"A London despatch of yesterday says
mat news from Crete confirms the in
formation put forward in the Turkish
ultimatum that the support given by
Greece to the insurgents was the ONLY
thing which kept the insurrection
alive
News received at Cairo yesterday from
the French island of Isle de la Reunion.
by telegram from Suez, announce that
troubles had occurred on that island.
and that the French soldiers had to fire
on the citizens, killing and wounding
about So.
~ despatch from Kentucky states that
numerous outrages and robberies have
recently been committed in that State.
In Jefferson, Spencer and other coun-
ties, vigilance committees are being
formed.
Washington special says, Grant
will make known, by the middle ofFeb-
ruary, who he ha1 selected as members
ofhis Cabinet.
"A Washington despatch says, Grant
Is strongly opposed to the pending Ala
bama claims treaty. The following is
his position in nearly his own words
The treaty is unjust to theUnited States
because it assumes in measure the in
jury inflicted on this country by the
money value of the ships actually des-
troyed, whereas the chief damage to our
commerce was in our ships being driven
from the seas BY Anglo-rebel privateers.
In addition to the sympathy extended
by the English Government to the
South, which prolonged the war at least
year, and for all the lives lost and
money expended for that time, Eng
land is directly responsible the treaty
proposes to settle all these things by the
payment of the paltry value of few
ships.
y Caraca Venezuela letter of Jan. 7.
says the choice for the Presidency is I'M
derstood to be between the nephew and
the son Of the late President Monagas.
Mariana Lopez with $50 men have re-
VOTED at Picture.
Mail advices state that Baracoa was
attacked, and that battle of four hours
duration ensued, with no decisive advan-
tage on either side, bu. it was believed
that the city would surrender the next
day If the seige was pressed.
Boston, Goth.
Another destructive fire occurred i'm
Lynn last night. The fire broke out in
a large four-story block, Nos. Is, 20 and
y Monroe Street, occupied by Nichols
q ingalls,, Sanborn & Johnson, and e.
III. johnson, boot and shoe manufactu-
rers; and o. Philips. manufacturer of
needles. In less than % minutes the
whole building was destroyed. The fire
was rapidly communicated to other
buildings in the vicinity, which were
more or less damaged. Total loss, about
100000.
over 200 men IRE thrown out of en-
ployment.
New YORK, Goth.