Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-13
Washington Items.

The advices from Mexico TO the
Austrian Minister few days ago are
reiterated by the reception of dispatches
of an unofficial but trustworthy nature,
showing that Macmillan will be al
lowed to leave that country.
The ex rebel Joe Johnston was at
the War Department on Friday attending
to business connected with the railroad
of which ne is President. IL Is his nrst
visit to the Department since he LEFT II
as Quartermaster- General Of the army
in 1861,
The State Department has telegraphic
adviCas that at last all OF the Fenlans
under sentence Of death have been COM
muted TO Imprisonment for life at hard
labor, none of them being sentenced to
be transported, as iutimated in the
newspapers,
The Treasury Department in the
next ten days, will pay out about twenty
millions of currency in redeemng COM
pound interest notes OF June issue. As
the latter will be destroyed when re-
deemed, that amount will go toward the
reduction Of the public debt.
Gov. Worth of North Carolina has
written letter in reply to a request
that he join in the effort to secure par
don for Davis, that as he does not know
the reasons which cause him to refuse
TO apply for pardon, he will not urge
him to do So but he has no hesitation
in saying that good policy and humanity
alike Justify and require the granting Of
pardon to Jefferson Davis.
Ex.Mayor withers of Mobile return
ed to Washington on Friday, together
with other displaced officials OF that city,
and will, to day, present their case to the
President They have the evidence
taken at coroner's inquest in Mobile
on one of the victims Of the riot there,
and claim that it not only relieves the
Mayor and the police from completely in
the riot, but that it shows that they had
made preparations to avoid it. Elk May
or Withers, at the breaking out OF the
war, was an Assistant Adjutant General
in the War Department.
The counsel for the Government In
the Surratt case are on hand and ready
for the commencement OF the trial to-
day. Ex.Judge Pierpont arrived on
Friday. Congressman Riddle OF
Ohio has completed, in connection with
the Assistant District Attorney, the pre-
liminaries of the evidence. The defense
are also ready, and the only delay will
be in obtaining jury, which, it is
thought will take several days. There
are four Attorneys for the Government
and two for the defense. The former
are confident OF conviction, and will
present evidence for the prosecution far
more important than that produced on
the military trial Of the conspirators
and which will it is believed, clear up
the hidden details of the assassination
plot.
1t is understood that Secretary Nc.
Culloch contemplates an early and per
manent reduction of the force employed
in the Treasury Department. in conse'
quence Of the rapidly diminishing bust.
ness, and in making the reduction due
regard will be exhibited to the compe
tence aud ability of the clerks engaged
in the different bureaus Of the Depart
ment, without taking into consideration
their various salaries or classiticatiOns
| The number of persons who are now
employed in the Department is between
twenty four and twenty five hundred
exclusive of those engaged in the Print
ing Bureau, under Mr.. S. NJ, Clark. 0
these between seventeen and eighteen
hundred are males; there are five hun
bred and fifteen ladies, and the remain.
der are watchmen, messengers and labor
ers. OF the males employed, fraction
over one third served during the wal
either in the army or navy.
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