Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-27


in that city, and announce that their
chief has landed in Mexico, and that his
friends and the followers OF Macmillan
have proclaimed Santa Anna Provisional
President OF Mexico.
The President decided on Wednes-
day to accept the Inequalities rendered
him by the Legislature and Executive Of
Connecticut, and also received the invi-
tation to visit New Hampshire. He will
be compelled, however, to defer a visit
further east than Boston. The Marine
Band has been detailed by the Navy De-
partment to accompany the Presidential
party.
Hon. L. D. Campbell telegraphed on
Wednesday that he was on the eve OF
leaving New Orleans for his home in
Ohio, but that If his presence was needed
in Washington he would come there.
His successor as minister to the Repub-
lie Of Mexico has not yet been appointed.
The resignation was voluntary, as he
was not satisfied with the means fur.
nished for his reaching Mexico.
The formal notice of the ratification
of the treaty with Russia having been
received by our government, the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury will at once pre-
pare instructions regulating trade and
revenue in our recently acquired Russian
possessions. As the matter now stands
all our trade and revenue regulations
are subject to the approval or suiferance
of the Russian government.
The New Orleans Republican is very
anxious for July session Of Congress.
1t says that if all of the white voters in
Louisiana are registered as they may be
under Mr., Stanberry's decision, and the
anti-Radical Republican can control
them as they hope to, the convention
will be voted down by 5000 majority.
Judge Wylle of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia has decided
that a combination of physicians to
regulate and prescribe the amount Of
their fees is an illegal combination, and
he accordingly reduced physicians
bill against the defendant in the case
before him to an amount equal to his
previ Gus charges, about one half Of the
attempted increase.
Dispatches have been sent to several
of the members abroad, including Sena-
tors Morrill, of Maine and Morrill, Of
Vermont, Sherman Of Ohio; Represent
atives Washburne Of Illinois, Blaine Of
Maine and others. Over thirty Senators
are now counted upon as sure to be pre-
sent, at the July session and there seems
no longer any doubt as 10 The proba-
bility of q quorum at that time. But
two of the States entitled to representa-
ton will be unrepresented, viz, Tennes.
see and California-Kentucky, Connect
icut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire
having held their elections.
Chief Justice Chase delivered on
Monday, in the United States Circuit
Court, at Raleigh, North Carolina, very
important opinion, in which his asso-
ciate, Justice Brooks, concurred, to the
effect that citizens Of the pretended Con-
federate States, who paid debts due
Northern citizens.into the hands of Con-
federate receivers, are not thereby dis
charged from the debt. The result is
that all such debs are now collectable,
and the parties who voluntarily paid, or
who were forced to pay over to receivers,
will have their remedy at law against
receivers, who are bound for funds thus
unlawfvlly obtained.