Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
Warrington Items.

VT, who has been a clerk IN the DeaG
Letter Office Department for the pas
eight years, was, ON Monday, promoted
to the position of chief of that division, il
place of III. A. Daniels, removed.
The Quakers are going to send ;
committee over the Southern States II
look to the interests of their sect there
and had an interview with the Presiden
on Monday morning upon the subject.
The Post Office nominations come il
slowly. Several hundred changes hav,
been determined on, but only twenty Oh
thirty nominations day are sent to The
Senate, and it is probable that the expec
tants will take some measures to haster
the action of the guillotine.
Two ex-Congressmen were nominated
as collectors of internal revenue Monday
afternoon: Frank Thomas in MARYLAND
and Jonas Mullins in Tennessee. The
latter was the "spread eagle orator" of the
last House.
In Georgia the President dominates
a eolored man, Edward Belcher, as assess
or of internal revenue. This shows what
he thinks of the attempt to shut negroes
out of Office, and there is reason to believe
that the appointment was made with this
purpose.
"A little less than half million of
coupons have been received at the Treas
ury to date, on account of the payment of
the May and July interest, under the late
orders of Secretary Boutwell,. The re-
bate amounts to $4,1o0. 1t is expected
that a large amount of this interest will
be paid prior. to the maturity of the cou-
pons
The Senate confirmed large number
of nominations Monday afternoon, and re-
jected one, young Stephens, son of Mrs.
Ann S. Stephens. There was considerable
talk about the Staunton, Va, post-oflice,
and more still about final adjournment,
bus nothing was decided
Senator Chandler repeated his old
war speech against England before the
Senate went into executive session. Ey-
erybody understood his purpose, and he
had few hearers. He uttered some pun
gent truths, but his style was SO exagger-
ated that they made no impression on
the Senate, nor will they upon the coun-
try.
The Indian ring is at work trying to
the Friends, who are hero con-
sulting with the President upon Indian
affairs, and one of the worst of the Indian
agents, who goes by the nickname of
'Moccasin Thief" in the Indian country,
has succeeded in obtaining the indorse-
nent of prominent Fria"aS 60 his papers.
rms is henceforth to be the game Of the
indian thieves they viii endeayor TO
lumbug the President through the Qua
,ers.
Monday morning a certified copy Of
n Indictment against General ). G. Bur
ridge special agent of the Treasury de-
arsaent, found by the Grand Jury of
no United States Circuit Court for the
,astern district of Missouri, charging him
With receiving money from distillers en-
tagged in defrauding the government, was
Produced III the criminal court, and
Judge Wylie issued warrant for his ar
est Deputy Marshal Phillips. arrested
General D., and he was taken before Judge
Vylie. Burbridge alleges that the arrest
5 part of "A scheme to prevent his obtain
ng another office for which he il AN APP
,licant.
The foreign relations committee had
N interesting session Monday morning
After quite a conversational debate, Mr.
Sanford was agreed TO as Minister to
spain. Other nominations We're discussed,
md the opinion was expressed by more
han one member of the committee that
ome of the recent foreign nominations
we're not fit to be made, butin nearly
,very case the President was forced into
making the Objectionable nominations by
or politicians. Er. Shella-
oarger's nomination to Portugal gives
great satisfaction His health is broken
and the voyage abroad will help him He
IS poor and could not afford il European
rip He will sail i'll few weeks