Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-03
Washington Items.
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Representative Washburn OF I'LL
nois is In Washington, the guest OF Gen.
Grant.
One hundred and eighty clerks were
discharged from the qnartetmaster's de-
psrtment, on Friday.
ALI the officers OF the United States
steamer Tacony, at Portsmouth, n. H.,
have been detached.
james Ferguson, assistant astrono'
mer OF the United States naval 'obserya-
tory at Washington, died Friday.
The current terror at Wash ington,
Friday, was that 700 clerks in the treas
ury and revenue bureaus were soon to
be dismissed.
The treasury is not in the straight.
tned condition represented in some
quarters and therefore is not obliged to
resort to large sales OF gold to meet its
immediate necessities.
The government has settled is
claims against Frazer, Trenholm & Co.
The terms are not made public, but it is
asserted they are fully as favorable as
the government has ever hoped for.
Chief Justice Chase has signhed
his intention OF presiding at the Novem-
Der term OF the circuit court at Rich
mond, when JEFF Davis certainly will be
tried, if he does not forfeit his bonds.
1t is learned authorltatiyely Gthat
the statement that Lewis V. Bogy, late
Commissioner of Indian Affairs was TO
be appointed Secretary Of Interior, vice
Browning, who intended to resign, has
not a shadow of foundation.
Hon. Thomas N. stilwell OF Indi.
ana, the newly appointed Minister to
Ventzuela, who has been in town for
several days, left for home Friday even
ing. He will not assume the duties OF
his Office for two or three months.
The Cabinet assembled st noon Fri
day, and remained In session about two
hours. Gen. Grant and all the members
were present except Secretary Browning,
He was represented, however, by Assist
ant Secretary Otto.
Isaac E. Messmore, deputy commits.
sioner OF Internal Revenue and mem.
Der OF the Internal Revenue board at
New York, has got into trouble with
his associates and has been asked ia
| resign. He is at Washington, inyesti.
eating the charges against him.
A private letter from the Depart
! ment Qdartermaster at Galveston states
that Col. O'Connell, Captain L. Warren
Lieut.. Levitt Lambert and nearly the
whole command OF the Seventeenth In.
lantry, have died at that post OF yellow
fever. Col. O'Connell's wife has also
fallen victim.
Now that each examiner in the
Patent Office is provided with room
for himself and assistants, thus keeping
every class separate, it is the intention
OF the commissioner to have all the work
brought up to date by the lst of Novem.
Der next, and for this purpose several
temporary clerks have been appointed
to assist in bringing up the work in
arrear and hereafter the business OF the
Office will be kept up, IS the force has
been increased, and additional room pro
vided.
-Oficial information was received al
Washington Friday OF an effort which
had been made in Gen. Pope's district
to throw open the registration lists BY
virtue OF the proclamation Of amnesty
recently issued. 1t appears that s. F
, Rice, once member Of the Alabama legis
lature has applied to the Montgomery
Board OF Registration which is revising
the lists in that city and asked to be re
gistered, fat the same time producing
the oath taken by him under the proc
lsmation o; Sept. 10. Under Gen
Pope's Instructions the Board refused t
register his name. Mr.. Rice at ono,
proceeded before the U. S. COMMISSIONS
and made sffliavit OF the fact with /,
view of testing the case in the U. S
Courts.
There has been considerable misap
prehension relative to the delay of Gen
Hancock in proceeding to the command
OF the 5th Military District. 1t is lesrne,
officially that Gen, Grant addresse,
Gen. Hancock letter stating that tn
yellow fever continued undated st New
Orleans, rendering 1t dangerous for an
any one from the North to 60 there, an
suggesting that while it would be WEI
for him TO delay assuming command, b
could not do so within the general orde
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