Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-20
Washington Items.

the QnarlermaSler suu Aleasuiy DePai'
ments
Col. Maggie, recently arrested in Ire
land for Fenianism, is the same person
who was in Washington during the Fe'
MAN excitement acting as Inspector
General OF the F. BIS. in that district.
Instructions from the State Depar.'
ment have been forwarded to Minister
Campbell TO proceed at once to Mexico
aud seek and take up his residence near
the Juarez Government, but recent inior-
nation from the Rio Grande warrants
the prediction that he will not be able
to reach his destination before Ortega,
Juarez's opponent, will be proclaimed
constitutional President OF the Republic.
The marine corps is not up to its
maximum number, @ 600) but is nearly
So notwithstanding no extra induce.
ments are being made to secure recruits.
The personnel of the corps within three
or four years past has improved con-
sidably, much better class of men
having enlisted in that time than in for
mer years. a few days ago couple of
colored men appeared at the barracks In
Washington and offered TO enlist, but
were rejected, at which they seemed
much disappointed.
The first week OF the Surratt trial
closed on Saturday, with about one-third
of the jury obtained. Judge Fisher was
too i'll to preside on Saturday, and unless
he RECEIVERS before to-day, this term of
the Court ends, and all the proceedings
of last week will 90 for nought The
new term commences to-day, and the
Judge of the Supreme Court, Chief JUS
tice Carter, is not there to hold it, 1t now
looks as if the trial, owing to the law
regulating the court, may be postponed
for some time. Judge Fisher is confined
to his room, but may recover to-day.
The combatants in the prize fight on
Thursday were brought to Washington
on Friday night, and Collyer was i'm
medately conveyed to his home in Bal
tmore. Aaron's injuries, although not
OF such a nature as to effect him in the
ring, are seriously troubling him now,
and his physicians express fear that he
will not recover. The blows of Collyer
on Aarons left side, evidently delivered
with the intent of killing him, may
probably prove fatal, rs his heart was
Jared fIom its place and his left lung
mashed to a jelly.
ALL statements to the contrary not
withstandiDg, it is authortatively known
that Attorney General Stanberry's forth
coming opinion regarding the power OF
military commanders to remove civil
officers in the Southern States will as
sert, in effect, that they cannot be re-
moved without previously having been
found guilty Of impeding reconstruction
by military commission. In q letter
to private citizen on this subject, he ex-
presses the opinion that any one thus
found guilty is amenabe to punishment,
and while not venturing to foreshadow
the action Of the government in the
premises, expresses himself in such a
manner as to leave no other inference
than that it is his opinion that the Dis
trict Commanders have the power to re-
move civil officers, after proper trial, as
provided for by the act itself.
1t is stated by General Spinner, the
United States Treasurer, that Long
streets checks were paid by him during
the war, and that it is the only instance
OF that kind Longstreet was d pay
master in the United States army when
the secession movement was inaugurated,
and Immediately upon relnquishing his
position in our army he deposited all the
government funds he had on hand, and
made provision for all the checks which
had been issued by him. Senator Will
son speaks Of Longstreet in very high
terms He also states that instances
came under his observation during his
recent trip in Virgin. Of other officers
of the rebel army who concur in Long.
streets views. 1t seems very probable
that measures will be taken in the next
session of Congress, as there was in the
last, to provide for all such cases that
may be presented.