The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-07
items from Washington.

Charles Dickins is reading in Wash
ington to crowded audiences. Monday
evening he read his christmas Carol +"
and the Trial from Pickwick.' Speaker
Colfax, Mr.. Sumner, and quorum of
Congress were present, with several OF
the Foreign Ministers.
The Boston Journals correspondent
saws that Gen. Kit Carson has arrived
in the city from Colorado, and Monday
morning paid his respects to Secretary
Browning, and the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs. Gen. Carson is accompa-
MED by Kamanchee, prominent chief
of the Utah Nation, and their visit here
has reference TO treaty relations with the
Government. Monday afternoon he
visited Gen. Grant and had long inter-
view with him. The party subsequently
visited the War Department and saw
Gems. Sherman and Sheridan. This is
the first time that Gen. Carson has visit
ed Washington since the year 1913.
Several days since cable dispatch am
nounced the arrival OF Carl Schurz in
Berlin, as Commissioner ON behalf of the
United States Government. 1t is offici-
ally announced by Executive authori-
ty, that Gen. Schurz has no authorize
ton of any kind to represent this Gov
eminent, there or anywhere else.
Simeon Cameron heads the Corpora
tors i'm anew bill introduced in the House
on Monday, authorizing the constrUc-
ton of an air line railroad between
Washington and New York.
Western Democrats say that they can't
support the Presidents general policy,
because he agrees with McCnllOcis In IL
nancial matters. \ bettcrfeeling on this
subject is growing up between eastern
and western Democrats. Pendleton
writes to one Of his Washington friends
that the party must advocate more green
backs, and the payment of bonds with
them. New York and Pennsylvania
Democrats in Congress revolt at this.
Doolittle admits privately that the Dem
ocratic prospects have been darkening
lately. He is gloomy over the recent
change in New Hampshire
A delegation from late mass meeting
lii w aSlllIlHtBu CITY tdlltu Oh llAt I resi-
dent on Monday afternoon to present to
him resolutions relative TO the rights of
American citizens abroad. The Presi-
dent was urged to take immediate action
in behalf Of such citizens as were now
imprisoned in England Mr.. Johnson
replied, intimating that the Government
so far rs he had represented it, had deter
mined to change its course in this re-
gard, but would necessarily have to await
the result Of impending legislation in
Congress on the subject The removal
of Minister Adams was urged.
Mr. Morrissey will deserve the reputa-
tion of being the - best behaved man OF
his party Early in the season he
called on Speaker ColfaX and told him
that lac wished 10 be put on Il committee
that would never have any meetings;
and, moreover, that he desired his name
to be last on the list Of the committee.
Mr.. Morrissey consequently figures 1T
the tail end of the committee on revOlu-
tionary pensions, which, practically has
nothing to do
Gen. sherman left Washington Mon
day evening, for the West. He viii be
al CINCINNATI to-day, Thursday to at
tend the meeting for the formation Of
Society of the Army Of the Cumberland.
Thence he goes to -. Louis, proposing to
return in the latter part of the month 10
Washington.