Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-11-14
Washington Items.

TO Gov, Andrew WAS true. ..... .....
The Washington Intelllgeneer de-
tends the right of the President to treat
the tenure of office law as unconstitu-
tional, SO far as his cabinet ministers
are concerned. ...
The ordinance committee think they
have found evidence OF corrupt fayorite-
ism against Assistant Naval Secretary
Fox, in giving to his brother a contract
for brass fuse stocks at a higher price
than Others offered them for.
The order Of the President to Gen.
Grant to disband the volunteer colored
troops st Washington caused consider.
able excitement, and it is said that a
movement will be made to legally resist
It, The troops in question are not en-
rolled milltia' ..... ....N
The race at the horse fair at Wash
ington, Tuesday afternoon, attracted
many spectators. 1t was for the citi.
zens' premium of $1,000, ten miles in
harness. The entries were Lucy and
Louglegs and Belle of Baltimore. Lucy
TED up to the three-quarter pole, the last
mile, then broke, when Belle took the
lead aud came home the winner by
lengths, in 80 Is IL.
The evidence taken in Kentucky in
reference to the loyalty of its represen-
tation in Congress has arrived at Wash
ipgton. Some members of the sub.com.
mittee assert that it does not prove any
thing except hat several of the members
elect from that State have been rebel
sympathizers. One of them, John Y.
Brown, possibly went beyond sympathy
in acts which may cost him his seat.
The committee whose duty it is to
investigate the treatment Of Federal
prisoners in rebel prisons during the
war, with Gen. shanks as chairman,
have been pursuing their inquiries in
New Hampshire, Vermont and Massa-
chusetts, and have just returned from
Boston, where they examined some
ninety witnesses, For some days to
come a portion of this committee will be
in session in the capitol,
Hon. John Minor Bolts of Virginia
visited the rooms o; the Congressional
Union Committee on Tuesday morning,
and gave different version Of the decla.
rations attributed to him in the copper
head papers. He said the war of races
had been commenced in the South, but
that it had been commenced by the
whites alone, aud that the moderation
of the colored people was extraordinary
and wholly without vAamPle. H. sS.->~a
that two intelligent colored black
smiths we're informed that if they voted
for him as & delegate TO the convention
their places Of business would be destroy
ed. They did vote for him, and the very
next evening their shops were burned to
the ground.
Some Of the Washington cOpperhead
newspapers are making a fuss because
Gen Grant has been reducing the work
ing force of certain bureaus, and in some
cases soldiers have been discharged.
Gen. Grant has sent circular to heads
Of bureaus directing that in future
reductions of the clerical force, soldiers
honorably discharged from the service
shall have the preference of position. A
discharge of 40 clerks from the pay.
master generals office was ordered soon
after the circular was received, and Gen.
Brice made up the list and sent it to
Gen. Grant for his approval Gen. Grant
supposed that the requirements of the
circular had been carried ont, and APP
proved the list. Out OF 40 discharged,
10 were soldiers and three Of them badly
crippled. The worst one is a radical, q
fact which only goes to show that the
general had no reference to politics.
EUROPE The British Parliament has
been called to reassemble on Nov. 10.
The Fenian trials continue. Gen.
Maggie is to be tried at Sligo.
The Vienna Debate, a semi-official
journal, asserts that Baron Won Beust,
In note, says that the policy OF the
Emperor Napoleon and that of Francis
Joseph was the same, namely, that of
peace. 1t is thought in Berlin that the
recent defeat OF Garibaldi cancels Napo,
Icons ultimstum.
Serious bread riots occurred in Exc
ter, Monday and Tuesday. Every meat