Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-29
washington Items.

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Gen. Thomas is ordered TO remain
in command OF the Department of the
Cumberland.
Secretary Seward and the French
and Spanish ministers returned to Wash
inton, Monday morning.
The old capitol prison is being
rapidly demolished, and block OF
dwellings, will be erected on the site OF
this huous bastile.
For tie week ending Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4, 26S patents will be issued.
During the past week $40 applications
and 55 caveats were ed.
1t is probable, as has been stated,
that the Dominican republican govern
ment has sent a messenger to Nashlng'
ton to treat for the sale Of Samaea to
the United States, but he has not yet
arrived.
General Grant was In conference
with the President for some time on
Monday, and in the evening Secretary Nc
Culloch and. postmaster General Randall
in attendance, talking over the Cabinet
crisis.
The President issued an official order
appointing Gen. Hancock to the CON-
mand of the Fifth Military District, in
place OF Gen. Sheridan, who is directed
to proceed at once to Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, and not come to Washington,
as ordered by Gen. Grant In the previous
order.
In conversation with friend, on
Monday, Secretary McCulloch said that
he had no reason to suppose that there
had been an over-issue of public securi-
ties of any description or Of the curren-
cy, and the fact was stated by him that
at no time has the payment of the semi
annual interest been equal to the entire
amount due on outstanding securities.
1t is understood that the Congress
sional committee on retrenchment will
resume their Investigations Of the affairs
of the Treasury department at an early
day. The committee heretofore appoint
ed by the Secretary have completed their
report with the testimony, which is be-
ing printed and will be furnished to the
Congressional committee.
The game between the Mutual base
ball club OF New York and the Nationals
of Washington, on Monday, was largely
attended, the President, Secretary Seward
and other prominent government officials
being present. At the close of the second
inning the score stood Mutuals IL, Ma.
tionals 8, and at the close Of the game
Mutuals 0, Nationals Is.
The President in assigning Genera
Hancock to General Sheridan's place
has issued an order making direct is.
sue with General Grant as to the power:
conferred under the Reconstruction act
over commanders of military districts
He permits Gen. Hancock to annul Of
repeal such acts of General Sheridan:
administration as he may see fit withou
reference to Gen. Grants recent orde
assigning General Thomas to that com
mand and continuing them all in force
The various representatives a
Washington of distant journals, togethe
with the agent of the Associated Press
, called on the President on Monday eve
ming for copy Of the correspondent
! between him and Gen. Grant on the IT
, moval of Sheridan. The President in
| formed them that he had decided t
make it public, and had furnished it
l the New York Herald as a complimer
to that journal for its recent somersau
, in his favor, and that he could not Civ
f it to any other journal, even thos
e friendly to the administration. He eve
+ peremptorily refused to allow it to al
a pear in the Intelligencer.