Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19
Washington Items.

ohice, i dangerously ill
Secretary seho6yld got hack iron
Baltimore this morning,
Seward was a. ihr executive mansion
long time, Lonlay upou the Alabama
claims and other matters
Surgeon General nMnes reports that
1853 white and sGS colorcd troops died
during last year. Tho expenses Of his de-
partmcnt were Slot, 900, and he viii ask
Tor only small appropriation next year
An ex.parte council meets in Wash
ington, Wednesday, TO consider the
troubles Of the Congregational church
Gen, Howard is the leader q the minori-
ty, while the pastor, Roy, DR. Boynton,
heads the majority,
In making out the lists Of 500 lady
clerks who are TO be dismissed from the
treasury department service at Washing
ton, on December /, and January |, care
has been taken 10 retain widows and
daughters of soldiers, as far as possible.
The receipts Of fractional currency
from the treasury printer last week were
$4,000, and the shipments to assistant
United States treasurcrs and national
banks si5G,ll,, Tho redemption Of ma
tional bank bills was $3.50, 200. aud the
actual circulation remaining at this date
Is s299,0is,o2j,
"A stormy debate i expected as soon
as the next session opens, on Georgia's re-
-~.a,.~s,ion, several senators and rep.
resentatiyes have proposition, 10 offer. Ii
the proposed constitutional amendment
meets with general approval, the proposed
additional reconstruction legislation may
be abandoned.
-Commissioucr Foote, OF the gatent
Office, is winning golden opinions by his
management Of the office, and i, Is he
lievcd that be will be continued by the
next administration. The ables, patent
lawyers, Jcnkes, Pollock, Harding and
others, say that for the first time in four
years eases are decided according TO their
mort,
The following officers have been or.
dered to their proper commands without
delay; Brcvct Maj, Gen Heintzclman,
colonel of the 18th infantry; Mai. Gen.
Doubleday, colonel of the 3jth infantry
Gen. Frank Wheaton, lieutenant colonel
Of the 39th infantry: and Brevet Brig,
Gen. Sheppard, colonel of the 18th in
fantry, Capt, Joseph l.. Tidball retired,
has been ordered TO report to Gen. Meade
for duty in the department Of the South.
Tho Dyer trial commenced to-day,
and made considerable progress. The
court refused to take the proceedings
of the Congressional Committee of ord.
nance, and the documents printed by it as
evidence for the present. The committee
was severely criticised by Dyer's counsel.
1t is evident that nothing will he taken
for granted by the court, but that every
charge against Dyer, must be proved
The Controller of the Currency has
concluded his annual report He recon-
mends the redemption Of the national
ss...L ',ntae ~ New Work. and rrnhibiting
the payment of interest on bank balances
by the banks of that city. The report
will contain the usual statistical informa-
ton, showing the condition of the ma
tional banks, the amount Of taxes paid,
the amount of lawful money issued, the
reserve, etc. The number of banks organ
lied since the last annual report is twelve,
the number closed twelve, anil the num-
Der failed, four
There will be more than twenty con.
tested election cases in the next House of
Representatives., and including those from
the South, possibly double that number
Some OF them will prove difficult and la
borious cases. Mr.. Julian, of Indiana,
will have some trouble to defend his seat
against a Democrat In the ease of John
Covode, of Penn, Coy, Geary declines
to give a certificate to the Democrat, who
claims a majority Of Al and this will com
pei the Hoase to decide who has prima
facie title to the seat Covode is certain
of it, if the facts are all as alleged 4
proposition wi be made to strike off the
names Of the Louisiana members, and it
is possible that Clerk Mcpherson will not
put them on the official record