Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-02
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huu,. at Washington, with nmi"r''t'on'
'.uin Pan, at a cost ri S;ii,u1
information has reached Washington
from Cuba oi preparations To- revive the
Cuban slave trade, aud several steamers
ALL "a, promptly sent to prevent It,
II i, said that Cen, sherman will
how in hi- 'ci9T' that the Indian war has
cost the government hut small amount
compared with the estimate
/, i. stated among Cen Grants
personal friends that he wrote l't,or L.
thu President, demonstrating against the
removal of Gen. Pope Ii 81, it will be
called for when Congress rras'cnhlcS
secretary MrCulloch says that about
S30.0OO.o0O II the claims for Sio,0o0,on
presented by the States for war cNp,nsys
have leen adjusted. and that about ~ p'r
I-. cent, u ths remainder will probably
be- allowed
Thad stevens il we'll enough again to
he hard at work On speech IN favor oi
the Alaska appropriation bill, which he
with deliver soou after Congress rcl-,,m'
hlcs. lie says that his health isn't -
poor a. his friends or his enemies think.
-Adiutant-Gcncral Thomas left Wash
ing,on, Monday morning, To- visit the
Antirtam soldiers cemetery, whirh will
conclude his inspection Of these national
burial places, in making which he has
travelled over six thousand miles,
Tho father Of a family AT Washing
ton holds a chief clcrkship worth se,2oo I;
two sons have $1,000 clrrk,hirs, and
another OF 81 400 whilr the daughter i
provided tor with 5000 place nearly
5000 por year 10 one establishment.
Tho Investigations Of the ways and
means committee will show that the col-
lection Of the whisky tax has been only
IL cents, instead of the legal - per gallon
With the tax reduced Ia - cents, rs the
distillers desire, and the frauds continued
in the same proportion, it is difficult to
estimate the revenue which the govern
mcnt would receive.
The January statement of the public
debt will be more favorable than that of
December, except that the gold balance
will be- lower owing 10 the payment of
$30OOQ,000 Of gold interest, January l..
The Secretary of the Treasury would
hay, withdrawn. 81 100000 during both
November and December, had i, not been
for the act of the no,-e suspcnding his
authority to do 50.
The Oregon case now before the Su-
preme Court attracted good many dis
tinguished persons, Monday. 1t involves
the cous;itutionality of the legal tender
act. Oregon law requires sheriff returns
of taxes to be made in coin, but sheriff
of one county returned currency, hence
the suit. Reycrdy johnson made an able
armament for the State, and Senator VIII
liams of Oregon argued for the sheriff
Mr. Logan Of Illinois will present a
bin. on the re-assembling of Congress for
the establishment Of a civil service bureau,
and II board of examiners 10 decide upon
the qualifications Of all applicants for
places in the various departments Of the
capitol. The bill will also provide that
candidates for Office shall be apportioncd
To the States in the order Of their Com
grc-sonal representation.
- senator Henderson Of Missouri is go
ing to try his genius upon the financial
question He proposes to consolidate the
national debt in three and onc-h.lf pea
cent. bond. As Missouri does not expect
to take any OF it, he places the interest
low ; three per cent. interest i. enough toi
the wealthy people Of the East, he thinks
Secretary McCu.loch says that if the in
tercst isn't AZ high as Ave per cent, thu
loan viii not he taken.
The statement is made on good a,s
thority that for several months past Nj
Seward has done nothing, and prefers tina
nothing should be done toward the settle
mtnt If the Alabama claims. Tie is anx
iou- 10 bequeath the whole bushes
to his successor, although Mr. Thornton
the new British. minister comes with fuI
authority to reopen the question, with
, view Of etFcrting, if possible, an adjus
mcnt of the difficulty.
-kunors come from Washington the
thu supreme Court is expected to decid
on cases soon to come before it, that vi
, sinia has never been out OF the Cniul
-, and that the reconstruction acts are III
!. constitutional In the latter opinion Chi,
Justice Chase will present q minority r.
:, port, supporting She acts, and will III
prove THE opportunity 10 declare hlmse
., more openly the radicals champion al
|, aspirunt for their Presidential nomin
# ton.
= The naval circles at Washington a
r excited over Admiral Goldsborough's 3
u tempt to escape the effect of the law l
t firing naval officers after they ha
re reached a certain age. The Admin
A. claims that the three years in which
:. was III the naval school. from 1912
III 1918, are not to be counted on his term
al aoryicc thou,rh all pracadnnt IL AGAR
re him Secretary Welles, and almost t
I'd whole navy, is also against him. but t
IS President and Judge Jere Black belle
Id the argument valid.
+ Gen. Grant has ordered all the offic
~ of the army who may be in Washingt
III on New Years day to assemble at
~ War Department in full uniform, and
IL in a l.,1,- IN nay their RESPECTS to