Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-29
Washington Items,


Two hundred and twenty, six pa.
tents were issued from the Patent Office
for the week ending on Tuesday, Dur.
ing the past week II I've hundred aud sixty.
five applications and ninety caveats have
been flled.
An official telegram from Gen. Grit
lin says that the regular troops attacked
aud drove the Indians from Buffalo
Springs, Northern Texas, where they
were in some force, committing depreda-
tons.
1t appears from records in the
Smithsonian Institute that the entire
fall of rain of the late storm WAS nearly
six inches, which Prof. Henry says ex-
ceeds the entire amount Of any previous
August for years.
1t is noticeable fact that the Sol
diers and Sailors Union of Washington
at their meeting Tuesday evening voted
down resolution indorsing the course
OF Gen. Grunt in obeying the order OF the
President assigning him to the charge
OF the War Department.
1t is stated upon reliable authority
that Mr.. Buckley, acting Attorney
General, is preparing a supplement to
the statement recently made public by
hiEa relative to the pretended revelations
of ConOver, and which will be published
in few days.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office at Washington has transmit.
ted TO the United States Surveyor Gene
raj at San Francisco, Cal, for delivery
to the party entitled to it, patent for a
private land claim in California called
Les Myanos, in favor of Alice Marsh.
The patent covers Is, 4l6 acres in Contra
Costa county about twenty miles west
from Stockton.
A special despatch to the New York
Commercial makes these rather extern
sive statements: "Gen. Crafts admins
tration of the War Department is Great
ing establishment by his rigid economy
and dismissal Of superfuous officials.
He has already saved millions of dollars.
Ru mOrs o. more Cabinet changes are
prevalent. but not traceable to a reliable
source. All the members are ready to
retire i, the President wishes"
-Brevet Col T. H. LuddiRgton has
been ordered to proceed with Gen. Totten
on an expedition to inspect the Atlantic
Qualifications; Col. n. Clay Wood has
been ordered 20 Russian America with
Gen. Rousseau, and brevet Lieut.. Col.
Howell has been ordered to report to
Gen. Ingalls, at New York.
Tuesday oeingCabluet day no visitors
were admitted TO interviews with the
President. The Cabinet assembled at
noon and remained in session about an
hour and half. All the members were
present excep, Secretary Browning and
Attorney General Stanberry.
1t is The intention OF Gen. Grant,
Acting Secretary Of War, to curtail the
expenses of the War Department as fast
as possible A large number of Guild.
ings IN the nel2hbOrhoOd of the Depart
ment now rented by the Government
will he given up as soon as the papers
and records can be transferred to the
Department About fifty clerks will be
dismissed on account o. the scarcity of
work.
That portion of the official order
which requires Gen. Thomas to continue
to execute all orders he may find in
force in the 5th Military District at the
time Of his assuming command of it
unless authorized by the General of the
Army to annui alter or modify them,
was issued by Gen. Grant, without con-
sulting the President, and ELECTS no little
comment in political circles.
Among Sheridan's last official acts
is the forwarding of report giving the
official returns of Registration in Louis
lana, By this it appears that the col
ored registration exceeds the white by
38,142. The total number registered is
127 586, being nearly three times the
mum Der OF voters in 1860. Ten parishes
out of forty eight show white maiorities
ranging from 100 to 500. In New Or
leans the whites have forty majority.
- The official order, promulgated
through the Adjutant Generals office, re-
lieving Gen. Sheridan from the command
of the 5th Military District and APP
pointing Gen. Geo. Il. Thomas in his
place, was sent by mail to Gen. Sheridan
on Tuesdsy preceded by telegraph
ic notification. Gen. Thomas is d.
rected to proceed at once to New Or
leans and Gen. Hancock assumes COM
mand OF the Department of the Cumber-
land. Gen. Grant directed the AdJu-
tant General to frame the order so as to
require Gen. Sheridan to report at Army
Headquarters in Washington before he
proceeds to the Department of Mis-
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