Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Washington Items.

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,4.sR l. leiRg newly fitted M IN elegant
style
-Maior,General Doubleday has been
granted siN months special leave of alb
scn,e,
The War Department yesterday or
derod twelve additional Paymasters OF
volunteers 10 be mustered out
Nothing will be done by the presi'
dent respecting the Union Pacific railroad
until he shall have received q report OF its
inspection,
The government has begun civil
suit against T., Il, Olmstead, the default
ing post.ofiiee department clerk, at Wash
ington, to recover $4,000, the amount Of
his detaloation,
Candidates for the liouse doorkocper'
ship multiply. Capt. Goodnow, OF New
York is here, running for it, and Buxton,
the present assistant, is also prominent
candidate,
Tho Union League Of New York city
have invited Gen. Grant TO dinner on
Wednesday night, but when he left here,
he had not decided whether 10 accept or
net.
The stationery business has been taken
from the House post-othce, and will this
winter be wholly under the superintend-
cncc of the clerk, Committees hereafter
cannot obtain stationery except through
the order of the speaker,
Some of Illinois .Washburn's friends
say that he has no desire TO enter Presi.
dent Grants cabinet, and will decline the
offer. if made His health will hardly
stand the wear of the charge of depart
ment. They say further, that he may be
induced 10 90 abroad.
Private advices say that Senator
Ramsey will be reelected from Mime
sofa. Donnelly writes here that he shall
beat him, but other and more Trustworthy
persons write that he will fail. Doolittle,
from Wisconsin, will probably he sue
'ceeded by Matt Carpenter.
Fourteen Senators have arrived at
Washington, and a number of members
of the House. There is very general
feeling against the usual holiday recess,
and business will be pushed theoretically
Some of the older members of the House
favor the repeal of the law converting the
next Congress on the 4th of March.
Secretary Sehofeld, on Monday is.
sued a circular stating that full arrange
ments had been made under the direction
OF Gen. Sherman, for the reunion of the
surviving officers of the western armies
at Chicago, December II and IL, and cor
daily inviting general attendance Of
the veterans Gen, Srhofeld will be
there.
The ease Of John Naglce, Jr.. uglins.
+. NJ. Stanton, on trial in the United
States circuit court at Washington, was
on Monday, on motion of f. l.. Stanton.
discontinued, the plaintiff to pay costs.
Naglee owned farm in Prince William
county. Va, which was occupied for
time in lsG5 by the United States troops,
alleged To be under the orders of the de-
,fendant, as secretary Of war, and he claim
ed damage, for the driving away of the
cattle and injury to the crops.
A Washington correspondent says
the draft which Rtverdv johnson sent
home, of his agreement with the British
government, was 50 Objectionable TO the
cabinet, who saw plainly that it would
not be approved by Congress or by the
people, that amendments have been pre-,
pared and were forwarded by cable on
Friday night last, 1t is hardly probable
that these amendments will be accepted,
at least by the present ministry, and the
whole question, which was in position To
be adjusted when Mr. Johnson went to
London. is now an embroglo which it will
be no easy task to straighten out.