Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-26
Washington Items.

-Halfa million offractional currency |
was issued during last week, hundred |
THOUSAND of which was sent to Boston
Col. Halpine, alias "Miles O'Rielly," |
had two hours interview with the
President on Saturday, and will pro-
baby publish the details Of the conver-
sation.
-- Gen. Schofeld, commanding at
Richmond, has issued an order that the
ballots of the white and colored voters
at the coming election be taken separ-
ately.
Gen. sckles has made, formally, 8
demand for court OF inquiry relative to
his removal from the command Of the
Second Military District, and Gen.
Grant has recommended that his request
be granted.
Gen. Sheridan had an interview
with Gen. Grant at the War Department,
Saturday. 1t is thought that the condi-
tion Of Indian affairs will cause him to
udSICu Jain W G-4C fC9t
Gen. Hancock states that he will re-
main in Washington several days, and
endeavor to obtain thorough know
ledge of the Reconstruction acts before
returning to St. Louis. The President
fully approves Of his remaining at St.
Louis until the 18th Of October.
Montgomery Blair, in his speech OF
Saturday at the Bladensburg mass meet
log, denounced the Cabinet as "a set of
political vermin," and said that Secre.
tary Seward, on the eve Of the coming
elections, was endeayoring to betray the
Administration into the hands of its
enemies. He believed that the President
would be impeached and declared that
the present condition OF things was
without precedent in the history OF the
country.
Information received at Washington
| from New Orleans indicates that the
Louisiana State election, fixed by Gen.
Sheridan before he was relieved for the
9th OF September, will be postponed,
owing to the prevailing epidemic. The
yellow fever is so prevalent that it is
doubtful If half OF the registered vote
could be polled in that portion OF the
State below Baton Rouge. Gen. Mower
has the matter under consideration, and
as Gen. Hancock has not formally
assumed command, the discretion Of
psstponing it rests with him as acting
commander.
1t appears that an official CORES.
pondenCe has taken place between Gen.
Grant and Gen. Candy, relative to the
order No. 10, about which so much has
been said. Gen. Candy has not sus.
pended the order, but takes up and ex-
amines each case that comes under it..
In those where the military authorities
are satisfied that an effort is being made
improperly by q debtor to defraud q
creditor the execution Of the judgment
Of the court is not interfered with but
it Is believed that where debtor will
lose all his property in order to satisfy
small judgment, Order No. 10 will be
enforced the same as under Gen. Sickles'
command.
One OF the letters filed in Fitz John
Porters applications for new trial is
from an ex.rebel general, who, speaking
of the rebel movements, says: "We
were ready for an attack at II o'clock
a. M, August %, and we were all par.
ticularly anxious for battle after Il
M, Lee more so than any of US. Ar
tillery could not possibly be handled
upon the ground on our right, and il
was difficult to handle infantry In that
position. II you had attacked US Al
, any time during that day, your troop:
. would have been destroyed, that is il w
had been attacked by less than 25,00C
men," One point made against Porter
> at the trial was that If he had attacked
: the rebels by o'clock that day, tht
= enemy would have been defeated. Hi:
force was about II 900.
2 The INDIAN HosTILITIRs.-The decla