Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-03
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Secretary McCulloch has sold nine
millions OF gold the present month, and
is contemplating still further sales. He
needs green5acks more just now.
Gems. Sickles, Sheridan and Hancock
had an interview with Gen. Grant, Wed
nesday. Hancock and Fitz John Porter
also had an audience with the President.
There are hosts of applicants for the
place Of Register Of the Treasury Colby.
1t has been offered to Ex-Gov. Ford OF
Ohio, but he WAITS TO be minister to
Ecuador.
Gen. Sheridan, on Tuesday, was be-
fore the committee OF Congress who are
investigating the frauds on the pay de-
partment The committee has now ad-
journed till the meeting of Congress.
1T is understood that the State De.
partment is by no means respondent
about obtaining fair settlement Of the
Alabama claims, although it may be him
dered by the death of the late Minister
Bruce.
Several committees of tobacco manu-
facturers, from New York and Boston.
waited upon the commissioner O! inter-
nal revenue, Wednesday, with view Of
obtaining modification of his recent de.
cision regarding the collection Of the tax
on tobacco.
An order from the War Department
provides for the sale OF any army wag-
ons belonging to the quartermaster's
department, except the prescribed medi.
cal wagons, and all the ambulauces ex.
cept oft he Wheeling or RuCker pattern.
together with the harnesses used there
with.
Secretary Seward has dispatched 8
letter to Consul Thurston of Toronto.
stating that the Presidents proclamation
offers no immunity In the case Of DR..
Blackburn, who lies under the charge Of
felony in conceiving and putting into
execution a plot to disseminate conta.
gon and pestilence in Washington and
other cities of the United States.
The attept to make the demonstra-
ton OF Tuesday night to Gen. Hancock.
partisan affair, in the interest OF the
administration, was severely reprobated
by that officer, who was so disgusted
with the rebel element present that he
said to Gen. Cobb ri have asked YOU
to face the rebels in the field and do not
hesitate TO ask you TO face them now"
1t has just come to light that, when
Collector Smythe of New York got into
trouble last spring, the President offered
the coilectorship 10 Gen. Sickles, with |
permission to name the naval officer and |
all his subOrdinates The offer IS very |
naturally regarded as an attempt Cd the |
part OF the President to buy up Gen. |
Sickles to a support of his policy.
Gen. Grant gave g select entertain, !
ment, Tuesday evening, to Gems Sher. !
dan, Sickes and Hancock, there being
present only a dozen or fifteen ladies ant
gentlemen. Gen. Sheridan left Wash
ington for Philadelphia, Wednesday
noon, and will remain in that city till
aturday, when he will go to New York
Tor few days. Gen. Sickles will leave
as soon as he learns the fate of his appli-
cation for court of inquiry; and Gen.
hancock will also leave in a few DAYS
Tor st. Louis, where he will remain with
his family till his departure for New
Orleans
ten Hancock was the recipient,
Wednesday night, Of serenade by the
officers o' M 5'h cavalry and 12H1 n
antry regulars, He merely thanked
them, He will leave Washington. this
morning, stopping for few hours at
Phlladelphia to visit his widowed !
mother, and thence proceed to St. Louis.
DE Will not enter upon his duties a. New
orleans until the subsistence of the Yellow
ever, This was arranged by Gen.
Tranf, through The Presiden.. He NAV.
'o"tver, before tnat time, establish his
lca6qnarttr> tem,orari1y a, somr o,spr
'iace, Until Then Gen. Mower vii. e
esponSiaIe :or the command o. the fsth
military district.
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