Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-20
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
General News.


General News. Y
CORNELIUS Vansice, Postmaster at Sisset,
Long Island, has been held for trial on
charge of robbing the mail.
The Post Office Department has enlarg-
ed its arrangements fo1 supplying self-rul-
ing or black lined stamped envelopes.
Gen, Sheridan has assumed command of
the Department of the Missouri, and Gen.
Hancock goes TO Washington, having been
ordered thither by Gen. Grant.
General Sheridan, now on his way to
Washington from Leavenworth, Kansas,
it is reported, will make brief stoppages
at Chicago, at his old home in Ohio, and
in New York. Q VI Il9jd33lll ! $751;
The statement that Fitz John Porter's
case had been reopened by the President
seems to be premature, The President, it
is said, will not order it to be opened un
til recommended by General Grant.
Gen. r. e. Lee arrived in Washington
on the 9th inst, and having reported at the
War Department, in accordance with the
requirements of his parole, left for Balti.
more on the noon train. Gen. Joseph b.
johnson also passed through Washington,
ton on the 9th, on his way South.
General Grant, who has been once OF
twice arrested for fast driving, is reported
by the police to-day, as having run over
small boy yesterday evening while riding
out and driving very rapidly. He stopped
to see the boy (who was but slightly hurt)
properly cared for, and ordered all bills to
be sent to him for payment.
A claim involving one million five hun
dred thousand dollars has recently been
rejected by the State Department, present
ed by a Baltimore company, through
Messrs. Black, cannon g. Co., of Washing
ton, who were to have twenty-five per ct.,
of the proceeds if successful. The claim
is said to have been for an island in the
South Pacific, which the company claimed
by right of discovery, but of which our
naval vessels subsequently took possession.
General Howard has issued general
order looking to the reduction of the force
and expenses in the Freedmen's Bureau.
The better to give effect to the order of
General Howard, General Grant has issued
an order to the District Commanders to
cooperate with the Commissioner and
Assistant Commissioners of the Freed
mems Bureau in reducing the number of
employees and volunteers still retained in
the service, by giving details of officers and
enlisted men in the army to take their
places, when it can be done without detri-
ment to the service.
The New FORK Posts Washington letter
says an officer of Gen. Grants staff relates
conversation he had with the General q
few days ago, wherein the General remark
ed, concerning the talk of making him
President, that he would not be President
of the United States if the opportunity
were offered that he was no politician ;
that he hated politics; that SO far as repu-
tation and honor was concerned, he thought
he ought to be satisfied with what Of these
he already enjoyed; that holding the office
Of President would mar his present com.
fort, and drag him into the storms and ex-
element of politics; that as the General Of
Army he had all the work he could do, and
time enough to enjoy the comforts of his
family and home; and that he, as soldier
had gained friends enough in the country
without place where he should gain nc
more, but probably lose those whom he
had gained. @ ~