Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-22
WASHINGTON, d. c., 22d.

WASHINGTON, D. c., 22d.
The convention entered into between
Lord Clarendon and Reverdy Johnson
for the settlement of the Alabama claims
is far from satisfactory to those who ex-
pected considerable concession OH the
part of the British Ministry.
1t is held that the convention is sue
cess for Lord Clarendon, not for Mr..
Seward.
There is no distinction made between
the claims of U. S. citizens against Eng
land, and the claims of British subjects
which will be brought against the
United States by British blockade rum
Eers, rebel sympathizers, &c.
Should the sovereign or head of the
government selected as arbter decide
that England is not responsible to the
United States for having let loose the
Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida, &C., it
would present even the consideration of
the claims of American citizens, while
our Government would be placed in
position, whereby all counter claims OF
British subjects would have to be paid,
til us leaving us at least $50, 200, 900 poor
err than we were before the trade was
made.
It. is hardly necessary to add that the
convention has no chance of being rati-
fed.
1t is believed here that the negocia-
tons of Mr.. Seward with the Republic
of Columbia, for the right of way across
the Darien canal is failure.
The Hon. Caleb Cushing will return
home without having accomplished his
mission at Bogota.
NEW YORK, ODD.
The Tribune says, Ex-Secrctary
Stanton authorises the denial of the SEN
sational story about an alleged issue of
an order for the supercedure of Grant
before Vicksburg by Gen. Banks. He
never ISIS ued such an order, and doesn't
believe anybody else did.
A special dated Paris 2lst says, the
Hon. Arson Burlingame and the Chi
nese plenipotentiaries and their sur
roundings are the sensation of the day.
Mr.. Burlingame's mission is likely to be
more successful in Paris than in any
other place.
Information from New Zealand Of the
most horrible nature has just reached
the foreign office in London. Tito Kos
vara, the Chief Of the Mavris, has, ac-
cOrding to the most creditable reports,
clused the bodies of the English who
fell in the late disaster TO be sailed and
forwarded as ported meat to the Indians
of the island. The purpose of this hor-
rible practice is to inflame the ferocity
of the natives of the interior, from W HON
the Chief expects resistance.
: NEwBURYPoRT, MASS, 22d.
A man named Schofield, aged about
! so years, hung himself in a cell of the
lookup in Amesbury mills yesterday
afternoon.
PORTLAND, Me-, 22d.
Weston was at Freeport, Me-, at II
o'clock, tramping.
NEW YORK, 22d.
g A Washington despatch states that
petition is being circulated in the House
asking the Senate not to confirm any
more nominations made by the Presi-
dent this session. 1t has already re-
$ ceived the signatures of nearly all the
Republican members of the House, and
will, it is expected, be laid before the
Senate at its next executive meeting
with thesname of every Republican in
the House attached. 1t is understood
that this movement has the sanction of
Gen. Grant.
The object is to prevent the incoming
Administration from being burdened or
y embarrassed with the appointments Of
President Johnson.
. The steamer South America, from Rio
:. Janeiro, brings dates to the 23rd of De-
s cember.
On the 9Th, Marquis CaXias performed
a flank movement, by which he threw
] a force of 1000 allies above Villetta. A
!. battle ensued near Augustura, which
resulted in driving the Paraguayans out
q of the works. The allies suffered Sc
verely, but made large captures.
= An attack was made on Viletta on the
>, 18th. The Paraguayans were routed,
but only 200 of them escaped.
e The captures Of war materials We're
70 large.
II Gold, 1863.
ID Especial Despatch to TRANscRIPT.)
&c MANCHESTER, N. H., Odd.
Hon. Edward II. Harrington is nOmi-