The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-11-25
From Washington.
WAsHINarON November 10.


nuc supervisor for the northern district Of
New York. Secretary McCulloch and Com
missioner Rollins had n long interview to-
day, aud several more supervisors will DO
appointed tomorrow.
Secretary McCulloch has ordered tho
dismissal of twelve inspectors from the
Philadelphia custom.housc.
Tho Comptroller of the Currency recon.
hfcnds the redemption Of tho national bank
notes in New York, md prohibiting the
payment OF interest on bank balances by
the banks in New York city. The report
contains tho usual statistical information,
showing tho condition of the banks, amount
of tnxes paid. lawful money rcservc, &c.
Twelve banks have organized since the last
report. nineteen are winding up, and four
hnvc failed.
Secretary ScloGeld has returned f"om
Baliimorc
Tho supervising architect of tho treasury
III his annual report urges a decision hy
Congress regarding the New Orleans Mint.
which lie calls mn unsighily and half finish.
cd mass OF mn>opry and recommends The
purchase Of The Battery in New York and
The building thereon Of appraisers storea,
nnd ultimately n new custom -linusC, which
the necessities Of commerce nlrcndy dc.
mand.
large number ofprin;crs have arrived
here, seeking places in tho Government.
printing Office. The superintendent replies
that sufficient force has already been en-
gagel 10 meet I'LL business demands iu the
fu ure.
WAsnIHGroH, November II
Mr.. Evarts decides thai cigh. hours ork
entities Government 1nborcrs TO The same
compensation Us when len hours constituted
days work.
The Quntcrmnsicr General states his ex-
penditurcs ihrougll the year ut $50 800, ,OO0;
thA payment OF The Southern roads towards
the settlement Of their accounts to lhc close
of September last, had amounted TO Sd
600, 900, while the .otal debt Of Tho roads
is SS8,500O.00O.
W. 4. Bennett has been appointed super.
aisor for North and South Carolina.
Gen. Grant visits Boston and other Allan
tic cities before returning.
All diSrosahlc mounted recruits at Chr
Isle barracks have been ordered West to
fight the Indians.
WAsmlSGroN, Novembsr 18.
The trustees Of Aniietnm Cemetery havo
suspended tho consideration of the burial
ofthc Confederate dead until their annual
meeting here Ue3cnihcr J,h.
The revenue supervisors appointed to
day nre t'corge Il. Williams for Intnma.
nnd John Olncc for Illinois Vests np-
pointmcnt for Louisiana is held under nd.
visement.
The State Department has no official nj.
vices of onrages upon tho American lcga.
ton In Paraguay.
General Grant was present at Attorney
Gencral Evar's dinner, in New York, last
hight, and in n few words Of thanks replied
to q toast TO ''Thc Prcsilchl elect"
S. NJ. Clark Inns resigned tho supcriRicn-
dency of the Treasury Printing Depart.
mcnt.
WAsuiNaroN, November 20.
The official majority for Grant in Ohio Is
Al, ,l80 Indiana, 10, lac.
Customs from the 9th 10 the 18th, inclu-
sive, S2,250,000.
There was heavy Southwest snow storm
10 day.
Gen. Shi rman recommends the colonial
tion Of the Indians, with governments suit
cd to their condition. lie says it is idle for
the United States to attempt to occupy the
plains In common with tho Indians. Tic
Government should compensate them for
yielding the immense tracts of country
occupied Ivy them. MS II is a grnzing coun.
try, and settlements n"c necessarily scatter
ed and have stock, which tempt the Indians,
who wi II steal rather than starvc.