Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-12
Washington Items.

The receipts OF internal revenue last
week were $3.50, ,S8s.
The Postmaster General has con-
cluded contract for carrying the mails
from Memphis to Vicksburg by steamer,
twice week, for $4,000 per year.
There is report that Secretary
Seward has sent in a written resigna-
tion, i that it will be accepted, and that
Reverdy johnson will be his successor.
1t is reported that the Presidents
friends have telegraphed Mcclellan to
come home. Do they want him for
Secretary OF War or for Presidential can
didate
John g. Clark, lunatic from Wis
consin, has been attempting to get access
to the President, and threatening that
he would die within forty-eight hours.
He has been arrested.
The President has granted amnesty
and pardon to VIM. S. Cushmsn, late
postmaster under the confederate gov
ernment at st. Landry's Parish, Louis
lana, at the special request OF Thaddeus
Stevens.
The treasury printing bureau issued
last week $4,000 in fractional cur
rency, and during the week s453,000 has
been forwarded to the national banks
and government repositories. The
amount OF national bank currency now
in circulation is s29S, 100000.
Gen. Griffin has asked and obtained
permission from Gen. Grant to fix the
headquarters of the fifth military district
at Galveston, for the present, on account
of the sickness of his military and pri-
vste family, which is such as to render
it next to impossible for him to remove
his headquarters.
Gen. N. B. Buford has been relieved
from duty as special Indian commits
sioner, and has been appointed by Sec
retary Browning commissioner to ex-
anime the tenth section OF the Union
Pacific railway, eastern division, in
place of Gen. Frank P. Blair. Gen Blu.
ford left for st. Louis on Tuesday.
In June last a man in one OF the
parishes on the Mississippi killed COL
ored boy. The civil authorities failed
to punish him. Gen. Sheridan issued an
orer to have him arrested and tried by
military commission, which sentenced
him to death. The case has now been
sent up to the President, according to
law, and everybody is anxious to know
whether he will approve the sentence.
The board of managers of the ma
tioual asylum of disabled volunteer
soldiers met at Washington Saturday.
There were in attendance President
Johnson, Gen. Grant, Gen. Butler, ex-
Gov. smyth, Gen. Martindale, Gen. Cav
ender, Mr.. Trunckee and Mr.. Wolcott.
The reports showed that there are now
in three Asylums located at Augusta,
Me-, Columbus, o.. and Milwaukee, Wis,
600 disabled soldiers, and that 500 more,
with their families, are aided by out
door relief at their own houses. Gen.
Martindale, from the committee on the
location Of the central asylum, reported
the purchase of 500 acres of land near
Dayton, o., which was confirmed, and
an appropriation made for immediate
erection of the buildings Of the place.
These, with the new buildings in course
OF erection at Augusta and Milwaukee,
will accommodate 600 more, which from
applications received for admission, the
board think will be required during the
coming winter. Mayor Theodore Yates
was elected as governor Of the north
western branch, and Gen. Butler was
made temporary treasurer, he giving
bonds ia the sum of 100000. The re.
ports showed that the several asyluns
are In most foursihiug condiuoo.l