Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-03
Washington Items.

1t is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that no counterfeit scven-thirty
notes have been presented for redemption
or conversion for several months.
Bismarck recognition Of Mexico was
secured through the solicitation Of Mr.
Seward, who is not at all pleased that Jul
arez now refuses to receive a Prus,ian
ambassador in Mexico.
James b, Campbell has arrived in
Washington with his petition from the
people of Charleston, 5. C., for military
protection against the negroes, and has
had an interview with the President and
Secretary Schotield The President has
promised to send more troops to the city.
"A. T, Randall, special agent Of the
Treasury Department, will leave Wash
ington within few days under instruc-
tons to visit the different point, OF north
ern frontier extending from Pennsylvania
to Vermont, with view 10 the reorgaui-
zatiop and reduction Of the force. en-
ployed in the custom houses at these
points.
Gen, Meade, who came To- Washing
ton at the request Of the Sccro-
| tary Of War, had 1t long interview
with him ON Friday morning. The
whole subject OF the best means of re-
pressing disorder and maintaining peace
in the South was considered. All the
military authorities are working in earn
est to aid the civil authorities, in case Of
need, and also to take >uchmeans as are
Immediately within their own power to
enforce order
The Seymour and blair Club of
Washington had thoughtful time, Thurs
day night, over a letter from q negro in
North Carolina, asking whether negro
votes for Democratic candidates would
really be received. There was some re-
luctance manifested about opening cor
respondcncc with negroes, and after a
little quiet consultation, the communica-
I ton was referred to the executive COM
mittee,
/ Gen. Rosecrans arrived from Virginia
Friday evening. He authorizes the.state-
ment that he went to White sulphur
Springs OF his own accord and paid his own
I expenses that he brings no address from
the rebel generals and that none has been
drawn up that he talked the whole situ-
alton over with Lee and the others and
thinks they are all well disposed He cx-
poets to 60 north Saturday, and he mtry'
possibly make 4 statement Of the Southern
situation as he now secs it.
Gen George P. Ihrie, United States
paymaster who has just arrived in Wash
ngton, after long trip in Colorado and
the West, reports the Indian situation as
extremely threatening, and fears thai 4
very extensive and cruel warfare will oc-
cur, The Arapahoes and Cheycnucs have
committed the most revolving birbaritirs
and are laughing at our late peace efforts
Gen. Sherman is alive to the Importance Of
vigorous measures, and it is the opinion of
Cen Sheridan and other army officers. that
nothing short OF the extermination of the
savages will insure protection 10 the
whites.
The probabilities now are that the
deadlock between Secretary McCulloch
and Commissioner Rollins will soon be al
an end, 50 far as concerns the appointment
of the officers needed to carry out the new
tax law. The President has obliged Mr..
McCulloch to insist that at least half the
new appointees shall be Conservatives or
Democratic. Mr. Rollins has been in cor
respondence with leading members of the
Finance and Ways and Means Commit
tees of Congress, and has been advised by
some OF them to compromise on the half
and half rule, rather than further delay
the reorganization of the revenue system
under the new law Unless the President
should interpose new obstacles the trouble
will new end.