Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-12
Washington Items.

The receipts OF Internal revenue,
Monday, amounted to 81, SOL 900.
Petitions 10 Congress are circulating
in Louisiana and Texas, asking to have
Sheridan restored.
Gov. Parsons OF Alabama is In
Washington. He wants the President to
extend the time OF registration in his
State.
The President has given hearing
to Collector Kellogg ofNew Orleans, and
assured him that he shall not be re.
moved.
Gen. Thomas has been on an ex-
tended trip, by ambulance and horse
back, through West Virginia and Ken.
lucky, and his health is improved.
Gen. sheridan's last act was the
removal OF the sheriff OF st. Lsmmany
parish for making incorrect returns, and
the appointment OF Charles E, Stephens
The receipts from internal revenue,
on Monday, were s1,5OOOO0. The re.
ceipts for August were SIT, e4s 900, less
than half those for the same month
last year.
The territorial purchases proposed
by Secretary Seward are, the Sandwich
Islands, British Columbia, the bay OF
SANTANA, and port or island In the
Mediterranean.
The President has appointed Judge
Lemuel Dale Evans collector OF internal
revenue in the fourth district OF Texas,
vice Boufey, now in jail for killing his
deputy; and Col. Minor OF Ohio collector
of customs at Galveston, vice Kent, de-
ceased.
Shortly after the new Italian min.
lister was orfclally received In that
capacity, last week, Secretary Seward
entertained him with dinner, as 8
mark OF welcome, and Tuesday evening,
the guests ct his table were NJ. Blacque
Bey, the Turkish minister, and his wife.
The public debt statement will be
ready soon. 1t will show that large
balances have been used TO pay cur
rency interest and to redeem compound
Interest notes during August. s25,0O0,-
OVO have been disbursed for public ser
vice, mainly in the War and Interior De.
psrtments.
General Sharks OF Indiana, the
chairman OF the committee to inves.
ugate the treatment Of Union prisoners,
Is on his way South to arrange for full
Information from that section. He will
also prepare a full statement concerning
The rebel treatment OF Union citizens
during the war.
The committee recently appointed
to examine the accounts OF the different
bureaus ofthe Treasury department have
discovered defalcations on the part OF
clerk In the office OF the comptroller Of
the currency, OF several thousand dol.
lars. The defalcation Is an appropria-
ton OF small balance belonging to the
fund collected from the national banks
for the payment OF examiners fees.
-Rumors were rife at the Treasury
department, Tuesday, OF de,alcation
oy one OF the clerks In the currency
bureau, but it proved to be not very
serious affair. The clerk in the Office OF
Comptroller OF the currency, charged
with the duty OF collecting from the
National banks the charges assessed for
payment OF examiners fees, is said to be
deficient in his accounts. The alleged
deialcation, however, is for sum com.
paratively trifing, and does not touch
any treasury fund or the circulating
notes Of National banks. Neither the
banks nor the examiners to whom the
money should have been paid will lose
anything, as the deficiency will proba-
Oily be made good by the friends OF the
party In default, or, IL not, the Comp.
.roller himself is responsible for any
loss,