Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-08
Washington Items.

ington, Tuesday.
Sanford Cooover has been taken to
the Albany penitentisry to which he was
sentenced for ten years,
The government has the best reason
for believing that the defendants in the
English cotton cases will soon settle the
same, and the claims will probably be
paid 10 full.
The Indian Bureau has received ad-
ditlonal Intelligence, showing that 1t
will be an easy matter to obtain large
reservation in Northern Texas,on which
to place the Indian tribes with whom 1t
is proposed to make peace.
Some of the newly appointed Indian
Commissioners assembled at Washington
on Monday, and agreed to meet with
General Sherman At st. Louis, next week
Tuesday, to organize the commission
and set about its work of making peace
with the Indians.
A circular was issued from the At
torney Generals office on Tuesday TO
the United States District Attorneys and
Marshals, directing them to keep sharp
look out on all persons suspected OF I'M
lawful designs on other countries, and to
promptly use any necessary force to pre-
vent the violation of the neutrality laws.
The circular is signed by John NJ. Binck-
ley, acting Attorney General.
The New York Herald correspond
ent says that the Cabinet, with the ex
ception of Secretary Stanton, agree with
the President that General Sheridan
should be removed, and that strong
pressure is to be brought to bear to get
Stanton out of the way also. In an in
| terview with some Louisiana politicians
I on Monday, the President told them def
initely that Sheridan would soon be su-
perseded by either Hancock or Meade.
The Cincinnati Gazette having pub
lished the story that the President,
when he came to Washington to assume
the duties of Vice President, was ac-
| companied by single woman, Wash
ington evening paper contradicts it on
the authority of the books and employees
OF the Metropolitan Hotel The journal
claims to have got its Information from
imam of af1idavits" not used by the
! impeachment committee.
An important bill, introduced at the
last session of Congress, and which will
| probably be passed at the next session,
is one to extend and apply the provis-
ions of the homestead act to lands in
the rebel districts granted some years
since to aid the construction of certain
railroads, but which have reverted to
the United States on account Of the non
compliance OF the recipients with the
conditions Of the grants. These ladns
amount in all TO 81 873,O83 acres.
Some o! the Western papers have
lately published what pu"ports to be
verbatim extracts Of evidence before the
Judiciary Committee, taken on the i'm
peschment Investigation, relative to
President Johnson's alleged interview
with Booth on the day succeeding his
Inauguration as Vice President. 1t is
true that snch testimony was taken by
the Committee, but it was subsequently
stricken out on the ground that it did
not relate TO any acts Of Mr.. johnson
since he became President.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee of the national asylum for dis
abled soldiers, who have returned from
an inspection tour to the permanent and
temporary asylums, report that they
found everything in a satisfactory condi-
tioD except at Columbus, where large
proportion Of the inmates were sick in
hospital, owing to the unhealthfulness
Of the locality. They have, therefore,
recommended the removal of the asylum
to Dayton aud have made arrangements
for the purchase Of an eligible site near
that city, on which they propose to erect
entire new buildings. The citizens of
Dayton have already subscribed $4,000
toward the amount to be raised for the
purchase Of the ground, which is $53,-
900.