Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-24
Washington Items.

Hopes are entertained for the recovery
of First Assistant Postmaster General
Skinner, who has been PROSTATE for some
time with serious illness.
George Racsler, the newly appointed
charge d'atfaires of Hsyti, was received
at the State Department, Thursday, and
presented his credentials. s 49,.
The Treasury Department is consd-
ering the question of the liability OF the
government for counterfeit 1905, with
the probability that it will wholly repu-
diate such responsibility.
Gen. Sherman Is expected to return
in q few days, to confer on matters re-
lating to the establishment OF new
military department, and not to 60 into
the War Department, as again reiter.
ated. 4
ALI of the troops in the department
of Washington were reviewed Thursday
in front of the Presidents house by the
President and Gen. Grant, the latter APP
pearing in citizens dress. The day is
magnificent and the display was very
fine.
A number of prominent Southern
men arrived Thursday, among them ex-
Governor Jenkins Of Georgia, to learn
the views of the Administration on re-
construction, and to urge the postpone
ment of the State Conventions called I'M
der the Reconstruction act.
The President having refused to be
seren AIDED, the Washington democrats
serenaded Montgomery Blair, voorhees, of
Indiana and Tom Florence, Wednesday
evening, and drew an ugly speech out of
Blair and a silly one from Voorhees,.
mhn prnaiaant. IN ia learned, lately
takes a deep interest in financial matters,
and freely consults with Secretary Nc
Culloch on the financial policy of the
| Government. They beth seem agreed on
opposing any imitation Of the currency,
and, on the other hand, favor its con.
| traction. 5 @" f@" 'sa
The official order is published by
which Mr.. Lieber was removed, showing
that the removal was wholly on economi-
cal grounds, and was made bv Gen.
Grant, and could have had NO connec.
ton with any design to tamper with
evidence against the President, as has
been alleged by the impeachers.
! Among the rumors current Thurs
day, was one that Secretary McCulloch
will retire from the Treasury Depart
ment on the first proximo, and that
Jonn J. Cisco or ex-Gov. Seymour OF
New York will be appointed in his place,
The friends OF Commissioner Rollins are
apprehensive that Mr.. McCulloch's re-
tirement will be followed by a change
in the head of the Internal Revenue b.
reau.
"A host of Pennsylvania politicians
have arrived at the capital to see the
President and Secretary McCulloch rela-
tive to internal revenue matters. Itseems
that when Collectors seize d lot of Illicit
distilleries the owners rush there to pre-
fer charges against them of collision
and fraud, in order to shield themselves
and secure the restoration of their pro-
perty. The Secretary day before yester-
day gave them hearing.
The assertion that the State Depart.
ment requested Gen. Fitzpatrick, our
Minister to Chilli, to resign his commits
sion in the regularlarmy needs explana-
ton. 1t appears that his resignation
was forwarded in December, 1865, but
through the friendship of Secretary
Stanton was not accepted by him. Gen.
Grants attention being called to it few
days since, it was taken from the files
and accepted.
The man who was the White House
| gardener during Mr.. Lincolns Presi.
dency is trying to sell letters written to
him by Mrs. Lincoln, in which. as he
says, she melted him to forgery and
perjury for the purpose of defrauding
the government. He also proposes to
give full history Of Mrs. Lincolns
career 10 the White House, for price
This scandal ought To se squelched in
some way,
The declaration Of Montgomery
Blair in his speech Wednesday night,
that Gen, Grant, despite the contradic.
tion that had been made, had expressed
his qualification at the result of the late
elections, excites some comment, for il is
known that the Washington Star was
fully authorized to deny the story when
1t first appeared. The friends of Chase
are making their comments over the two
assertions, and insist that Gen., Grant
shall define his position in this partcu.