Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-05
Washington Items.

Tho receipts for customs in October
were fourteen millions Of dollars, and
from internal revenue nine millions
Gen. Thomas and other members of
the Dyer cour, martial have not arrived
in Washington, and the irigl will proba-
bly, be further postponed. 4
The second cricket game between the
rlevens from the Washington club and
the English legation was played on Sat
nrday and won 10y the Americans, by six
runs,
The friends Of T. i. Olmstead, the
defaulting clerk of the post Office depart
mcnt, are going to make up the $4,000
which he stole from the government, and
the prosecution against him will be stop
ped.
The suit of Tyler, Washington reb-
el, to recover possession of house in that
city. which was condemned and sold un-
der the confscation act, has been second
time and finally decided against him by
the supreme court Of the District. John
d. Defrees, Of Indiana, the congressional
printer, was the purchaser Of the house,
and is now confirmed in possession.
The loyal organizations of Washing
ton are preparing a grand reception for
Gen Grant, who is expected to arrive next
week, but it is probable that he will de-
cline all public honors. Sundays tele-
grams from Galena, H., report Gen. Grant
in fine spirits and confident Of success
The Republicans claim that they will
carry the city to-day, which has hereto
fore been Democratic
Reports from confidential sources al
Washington say that the rebellion II
Cuba will soon assume startling magnl
tudc, and that decisive events are in pros
pect which will not only result i'll the ex
pulsion Of Captain General Lcrsundi, bu
in the entire independence of the island
This is what many of the leading Cuban
are known to desire, and prominent an
influential parties outside their island ar
cooperating with them.
The President is out in defense {
his pardon of some Internal Revenue OF
GERS, sentenced to various terms OF impri
oumcnt. He says that such pardons ha,
uniformly been granted on the rocommei
dation OF the District Attorney, who pro
go, eeuted, and the juries who convicted ther
as well as prominent citizens OF both pa
tie. He also claims that no pardon
granted except on the f'6 Endorsement
the Attorney General:
One OF the connecting railroads t
tween Washington and New York, hayii
refused TO pay the per- capita passcng
tax to the State OF Delaware, it Is a
nounced that the fares between the ty
cities is reduced Il is also said that t
Baltimore and Ohio roads intend to refu
to pay in future the tax levied by MAJ
land Oh each passenger travelling by r
through that State Thi, refusal, in I
inst instance, is based upon decision
the supreme curt made last winter,
cariug such IA tax unconstitutional
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men whose live. have been sacrificed
.rhe South since the war closed, con
home t. u, with painful force and ellie
Hon. James Kinds, whose assassination
Little Rock, Arkansas, on the 22d in
has brcn already announced, was nat
of Salem, where his aged mother still
sides, and lis brother. Or. Kinds, resi-
at this time in Schaghtcoke. Ma
county testify to. hi> high character,
hrillian' promise a. man, and drop
tear 10 his memory, Mr. Kinds rcmo'
from Salem 10 st Peters, Minnesota,
1893, and cn1aged in the Practice of
law Thence he removed to Little II
in 1864 having been appointed hv Pr
dent johnson. immediately after Mr.. l.
coins assassination. one Of the Judges
the Arkansas supreme Court This IL
was held untille6 In March, 1867,
was elected 10 Congress. and ser,
through the several session, OF the
tional Legislature since that time. i
report Of lis assassination has been G
frIned by tclegraphir dispatch sent
Gov CLAYTON to pr Kinds, though
further, particulars than those aires
published have been received. The
mains OF tn" murdered man are now
their way To Salem, whore his fam
consisting Of a wife and two children,
visiting his extraordinarily Pct.
PERsoNAL-We ere panied 10 le
from the Sentinel that EN-Gover
Royce, of East Berkshire, has been
feeble state of health Tor some time an
now quite sick. a few days ago he
ceiyed fall, while walking TO his d.
yard, and he has been confined to his
since. Governor Royce has reeentlyw
ten history of the town of Berksh
which will appear in the next number
Miss Hemenway's Vermont TIistori
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