Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-24
New YORK, oath.

NEW YORK, Path.
A London cable despatch says, letters
from Abyssinia state that since the de-
parture of Englishmen, that country
has been plunged into the most lament
able state of anarchy. Three leaders
who are competing for TLeodore's sue.
cession are making war one against the
other, and deluging the country with
blood.
In view of the complication likely to
grow out of Cuban affairs, Spain is ac-
lively engaged in putting her army and
navy upon an efficient war footing.
Letters from Japan announce that
Yeddo is soon to be declared the capital
of the empire; the harbor of that city
and of Nogatto have been thrown open
to commerce.
NEW YORK, oath.
AWashington despatch says, the final
action of the Republican caucus of yes
terday, In regard to the Tenure of Office
Act, gives general satisfaction to the
dominant party in Congress, and to the
President.
The ship carpenters employed on the
Steyens battery, at Hoboken, have been
discharged by Gen. Mcclellan because
they objected to reduction in wages
from SO to $2.5Oa day.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Gath.
The Assembly has passed the bill
granting the petition of the Boston,
Hartford and Erie r. r. Companies to
build track from this city to the State
line ut Cumberland, and the same will
probably pass the Senate. This meas
use has been urged for three or four
years.
OMAHA, oath.
Reports from Fort Steele state that
Lieut.. Young, with company of
mounted infantry has pursued the IN
dams who recently captured stock, &C.,
overlook them in the direction of Fort
William, surprised their camp, killed
several dispersed the others, and recap
tured the others.
SAN Francisco, oath.
ed the rush of people thither is in
creasing, and new and rich discoveries
are already incorporated here to work
the White Pine mines, and others are
still being formed at the rate of to a
day.
Late Alaska advices report business
quiet.
Rich gold diggings have been discov-
cred in British Columbia, 80 miles from
Cariboo.
LONDON, 24th-3:30 am.
The debate on the bill for the discs
Enlistment of the Irish Church was
resumed in the House of Commons last
night. Mr.. Gladstone concluded the
debate. He reviewed the course of the
bill, and the arguments which had been
made for and against it. He declared
that new policy was necessary for
Ireland, and this was the first step de-
manded by the unanimous voice of the
the majority.
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat amid
deafening cheers, and the House divid-
ed on motion that the bill be read
second time, with the following result
yeas, 36s nays, 250-majority, 118.
The announcement of the result was
loudly cheered the cheers were taken
up by the people in the lobbies, and an
immense crowd outside, who Joined in
the applause with the widest enthusi-
asm
AT 3 a. m, the House adjourned over
the holidays.
LONDON, 24th--a.m.
Consols, SO; SPOT, s3s; Erie, 244 l.
c., 81.
NEW YORK, oath.
Curtis, Shafer & Co.'S sugar refinery,
on Franklin street, was burned this a.
M, with large amount of sugar the
been ascertained.
Weather clear and pleasant, wind
south east.
WASHINGTON, oath.
For the first time in the history of the
Government, the Society of Friends is
strongly represented In the tnrOngs
around the Departments. Two strong
delegations from Pennsylvania arrived
yesterday.
The President is prepared to appoint
Quallers to the Indian agencies, but
these agents are so intimately connected
with the army in their movements that
objection is made by the ultra peace
men.
The present object of the Society is to
discover whether arrangements can be