Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-04

houses OF Congress have arrived In this
city,
New York, July l..
The Posts special says no Presidential
message or departments report will be
submitted to Congress on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, July !.
The President resumed this morning
the question of restoring the displaced
Southern officials, and decisive action Is
promised before Wednesday.
The new Southern mail routes, one
thousand in number, went into opera
tion 20 day. The service is the samv as
before the war
Gen Sheridan telegraphs Gen, Grant
fully confirming previous reports of the
death of Macmillan.
The thermometer stands at 90.
By general order No. Sc, dated Adig-
tant, Genera's office, June Goth, it is or
dered that in addition TO the salute pre-
scribed by paragraph 27O, revised regu-
lations, department commanders are
hereby directed to give such orders for
an appropriate observance by troops of
the approaching anniversary OF the in
dependence of the United States al the
State service within their respective
commands may render appropriate.
The Cashier of the Treasury this
morning received from persops in Phjla-
delphia $1,000 towards paying off the
national deot; also $40 from lerson
in Brooklyn, n. Y
The notice Of the Treasury Depart
ment published this mornin. relative to
conversions applies only 70 7.3D notes
bearing date August 18th 1864 June
and July issues are NOT Vet conyeru.
Bile
No dispatches have been received At
the headquarters Of the army or Indian
bureau confirming the reports Of the
disaster to Gen Gustav
WAsHINGToN July >.
The Southern mail service, restored as
before the war, went into operation yes,
terday, and includes about one thousand
routes, and is as completely under CON
tract with responsible parties as at any
former time
This morning, between three and four
o'clock, two separate severe storms, &C,
companied by thunder, lightning rain
and hail, did much damage to property,
unroofng houses, blowing down walls
Of buildings. unmooring vessels in the
harbor, snd damaging some Of them
considerably. The crops in this section
also suffered.
Speaker Colfax, President pro TEN.
OF the Senate Wade, and other RepubH-
can Congressman, arrived here this
morning.
Gen. Grant has ordered an investiga
ton in regard to the recent severe fog
ging Of citizen by military orders, on
a charge Of selling liquor to soldiers at
Fort Sedgwick. Should the result Of
the inquiry warrant it, court martial
will be ordered for the trial of the Of
fender.
To-day, after the adjournment Of the
criminal court, as Mr.. Bradley Sr was
passing out of the court room, he met
Judge Fisher in the hall and some
words passed between them in reference
to the ruling Of the Judge.
The Express in giving an account Of
the difficulty remarks Those who wit
messed the difficulty say that harsh Ian
guage was used, and that Mr.. Bradley
informed the Judge that if he, (Fisherl
was not sick he would thrash him.
Judge Fisher replied that he did not
claim immunity from threatened casti-
CATION on account Of Illness. The CON-
batants were about to come TO close
quarters, when deputy marshal Phillips
placed himself between them, and en-
deavOred to force the Judge into the
Marshals room. Joseph H. Bradley,
Jr, who was setting at the desk in the
court room talkisg to the prisoner Sur
raft, hearing the difficulty outside made
q leap over two desks and three chairs
and Mastered to the rescue.
The difficulty created much excite
ment, and quite crowd gathered about
the door of the court room aud the door
leading to the passage where it occur
red. After some difficulty the parties
were finally separated and Judge Fisher
eventually induced to go to his home in
Georgetown.