Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-08
Washington Itssns.

/ Major General Hitchcock Is lying
dangerously i'll in Washington
The internal revenue receipts, on
Monday. for the frs. time in many
months. exceeded a million of dollars,
Secretaries Seward and McCulloch
and Senator Fowler were closeted for
long time on Monday, with the President
regarding certain appointments in the two
Departments presided over by the former,
The prospective vacancy in the Office
of Brigadier General Of the United States
Army, Ia he accustomed by the retiring OF
/ Gen. Hooker, has started number OF APP
/ plicanis for the position, Gen buchanan,
lately in command i'll New Orleans, and
Gen Gordon Granger are among those
prominent for the position.
Statistics in the Office Of Indian AZ
fairs show an increase over the last year
of II schools, lies scholars, % teachers
and IA missionaries in the Indian country.
/ The amount contributed by all religious
societies for education was an increase
over the previous year Of only Sl,l6',
While the increase by individual Indians
Tor the same purpose during the same
time amounted to S3.2G6.
Parties from the West who have been
urging the appointment of supervisors OF
Internal Revenue, and II compromise OF
the difficulties existing between Secretary
/ McCullock and Commissioner Rollins
= feel confident that when the latter returns
; the Secretary will make proposition
:. which will he accepted, and the dead lock
( removed which has so long existed in the
d matter of these appointments.
+ Letters received at Washington OF
= Monday, from members Of the Ohio State
), Republican Committee, and leading
: Cincinnati editor, state that there ntet
d not exist the slightest doubts as regard
n the election in that State on Tuesday next
II The Republicans are confident of at leas
$4,000 majority on the State ticket, though
+. they my lose one or two Congressman il
A, Chase districts This is rather gloom,
t" news to the Democrats here, who hay
" been boas'iug lately that they would VIII
:. The question of recognizing tn
O. Spanish Legation in Washington, in yie'
At Of the flight Of the Queen Of Spain fror
~ spanish territory, will, ii is understood
~ bc brought before the Cabinet at III
i, meeting tu-mprruw. Secretary ScWar
ye favors the Immediate recognition of tn
al Republic, or the Provisional Junta, as
he j. called, and h,s official dispatches froI
%" Minister Hale -howing that it is the oni
H., established government. 1t is limited
m the paprr- here that the resident Legatio
1t, may tender their services to the new GOV
- ernment but this is generally doubted
~ -The Grief Clerk of the Treasury d.
lis partmcnt has notified Secretary McCo
u.s. lock that, on account Of the reduction
"i work aud the failure Of appropriation,
w. will be- absolutely necessary to discharg
=. sryrnty-hve female clerks from the d
p,rtmcnt during this month. The Secon
~ Auditor has also given notice that for lii
Mt reasons there must be discharged from h
bureau over one hundred male clerk
re- Mr. McCullock will be compelled relu
lie tautly to put in execution these sugge
er tions. which will unfortunately create
rs great deal Of distress by throwing out
- employment many utterly helpless fema
~ as. wen a, male clerks. Tho pressure f
til positions of this character has been r
~ Gently extraordinary, but it will be see
cd that there are no clerkships for disposal
=; =" the department, nor is there likely to
No. for some time to come.