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

The receipts of internal revenue for
the week ending Saturday were s4,0Sl,.
600. as2eH 0l .-F".I yl'a.
--Garlbaldi, who was staunch friend
OF the Union during the rebellion, is to
be officially rendered an asylum in the
United States. - sa' ne
Gen. Gushing and his associates will
submit portions OF their codifcation of
the laws to Congress in print before the
close of the next regular session. vTs2
The Postmaster Generals report
will this year show deficiency, instead
OF small surplus. This is caused by
the re.opening OF many Southern routes
and Offices. - - "h'.' sl1
The President will be .sereAaded
Wedne sday evening, under the auspices
of the Conyersatiye Army and Navy
Union, and other organizations will
unite in the demonstration. --... A..-,
Secretary McCulloch has decided his
intention OF recommending radical
modification OF certain portians OF the
Internal, Revenue system, especially
those. relating to, the tax on distilled
spirits and the bonded warehouses. md
The Departments have, been very
backward In sending their Bureau Re-
ports TO the, Congressional printer, al.
though some of them are to be illustra-
ted by large maps, the engraving and
publication OF which will require
months. ~ -0e -aaff .HS Z
The fractional currency printed dur
ing last week amounted to s3l7, 100, and
that shipped s755, ,952, including 100000
to the United States depository at Gin.
cinnati. The national bank notes issued
were s80,330 worth and the fractional
chrrency redeemed $4l6,403. . .
M. de Belle, recently Secretary of
the Danish Legation at Paris, comes here
empowered to sell the Danish West India
Islands to the United States. Mr.. Sew
ard Is anxious to purchase them, and
has offered seven million dollars, while
the Danish Government demands fifteen
million. 100 .-rsuGoJ -iisH g. 14.r'r
10 Representative Ashley of Ohio has
prepared, and will Introduce on the first
/ Gay of the session, d bill designed tc
-prevens the Ohio Legislature from re.
tdistricting the State. IT provides that
State shall only be redistricted every
len years after the, taking OF the census
Io,4-Gen,, Grant has directed that, no
leaves of absence for army officers be
granted or even, considered unless ap.
piled, for through the regular channels,
and that applications of outside parties
are not to be Needed. This is designed
to put an end TO the abuse 'ofpolitical
influence, bywhich certain officers are
permitted to stay away from their com
9mands and others are den led the fur.
loughs which they ought to have 'Fif
Tie old secesh element in the Dis
trict has grown ugly and defsnt since
the New York election. Men who were
recently or openly with the rebellion are
Dragging that the negro population will
be degraded and that the capital will
soon be too hot for radicals to live in
This is mere bluster, but those Repnbli.
cans who deserted their party in New
York win soon learn what they have
gained by 1t, II copperheadism become a
power In the land. 4a.'sa..1A
The action of the Supreme Court ot
| the District in dismembering Mr., Brad.
ley, thus supporting Judge Fisher In his
decision, stirs the bile Of the copper.
heads, and they are already Dragging
that the day is not far off whena Demo
cratic Congress will remodel the court
as a Republican Congress did the old one
Judge Garter exhibited good pluck
in delivering the opinion of the court
as Bradley was personal friend of his
The blow against ruffianism in cour,
was very much needed, and will cure
the evil. 7aj D1Alo35S iah syi643 sdj
The new reciprocity treaty with the
| Sandwich Islands will be opposed In the
Senate. American residents at Honolulu
denounce 1t as a British scheme to pre-.
vent the annexation OF the Islands to the
United States. They say it was prepared
by British subjects for that purpose, and
that it's ratification will kill the annexa
tion movement, as it will relieve the
Hawaiians of the payment of several
millions Of taxes and give them all tht
privileges of commercial intercourse
with our Pacific coast that they would
have flour government extended oyer
them. .aA y.sa 20 gots1fslalmbA
ieg-Among the latest gossip as to the
cabinet, Collector Smythe of New Nork
is mentioned as either Secretary OF the
Treasury or Postmaster General and it is
said that many New York merchants
urge him for the former place. Reverdy
Johnson is mentioned for Secretary OF