Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-10
Washington Items.


President Grant will go to West
Point to-day. On his return he will stop
few days in New York with his brother
in-law, Mr.. Corbin.
The National Division of the Sons OF
Temperance which meets in Washington
this week is expected to be largely at
tended. General Howard, Neal Dow,
DR.. Lees of England, and other eminent
advocates of the cause will be present.
Some Democratic member of Con-
gress advertises in the World that he is
prepared to sell an appointment to the
Military Academy at West Point to the
highest bidder. Such an act as that
should not be overlooked when Congress
comes together again.
The President is carrying out his dec
laration with regard to incompetent Off
cials. Since TIE adjournment of Congress
he has removed at least nine of his own
appointees, namely two consuls, one
Indian agent, two collectors, one assessor
dtiu tHree postndsterS
The new Treasury order that no person
employed by the government shall receive
presents from merchants or importers, will
be relief to importers, but will reduce
the receipts of some of the subordinate
officers of customs in the larger ports of
entry.
The new phase in the colored ques-
ton is creating considerable excitement
at Washington. The Mayor has signed a
bill passed by the Council allowing C.
ed people to occupy such seats as nov are
willing to pay for in all plo .ss ~ amuse.
ment. The result is !, va,r - be that III,
l"'sei VIZ nc . ,sed, as the proprietor
a o. LAT they will test the law in
-.rts.
Tho preparations for printing the ma
tional currency by the bank note compa
MES in New York have been completed
and it is found that it can be done better
at less expense, and safer than in the
Treasury. The finishing touches to the
notes will be given at Washington, so al
to destroy all possibility of counterfeitine
them, The Government also furnishes
the prepared paper and requires every
sheet to be accounted for.
r. A. McMurray, of the internal rev
enue department, at Washington, is ma
tural lightning calculator. He can d.
the figuring which requires fourteen or
binary clerks, and in much less time anc
his daughter, only nine years old, car
multiply number of any twenty figures
by another twenty figures, and note thu
result in q single line, as fast as she car
make the figures. What will this com
to in the next generation.
The Irish Republican Association o
Washing ton, recently unanimously resolv
ed THAT as the colored people of the Dis
trict of Columbia will exercise great In
fiuence in our coming city election, and
we desire to see them recognized in every
position they are,competent to occupy, tn
Irish Republicans of the city of Wash
ington. recommend to the Board OF Polic
the propriety of their employment o
that force at an early day.
The universal franchise associatio
:, purposes to play prominent part in tn
politics of Washington, and addressed tn
following questions to each candidate &c
Office at the city election:
First. Will you, if elected, use you
influence to induce Congress to enfrar
. chise the women of this District,
Second Will you, if elected, use you
influence to secure to women u fair shar
of official patronage
Third. viii you, if elected. use you
influence to protect wcmen in the frc
: practice Of all honest employment
." Mr.. Delano, the commissioner OF II
ternal revenue, says he will regard ii
failure to collect the whole fax due IN an
given district a. prima fne'c evidenc
that the officers III charge thereof, are e
Their, inefficient, incompetent or dt-hones
. and either objection he will consider an
treat as sufficient ground for suspension
Iaper- Wnlch critlEiNe INV ''''''''i'''i'
II and its appointments 50 sharply, ignol
Is the fact that never before was the revenn
1t SO closely collected as now.
= Dancing, evidently, Isn't Pre-idel
II Grants "forte." This is what the Ne
ID York Herald man says Of his performan
= :, at the Annapolis Md naval ball, Frids
- night. "The most bewildered man in Il
dance was the President. tie seemed
u lose his self-possession He never kne
y when his turn came. lie would graz
- his partner first by one hand and then Il
> other His eyes wandered restlessly fro
one couple to another as if he desired
= discount their movements in advanc
- He was continually getting in the way
some of the ladies or'gentlemen in the 81
q and when he should have been with /
:, partner, he was looking around to fl
J. the place from which he started"
,g TIE NATIONAL PEACE JUBILEE.-T
contractors for the erection of the Go
liz scum are more than up to time in thu
les work, and everything about the ma
RS moth structure is rapidly advancing
ep ward completion All the men who C
ha work to advantage are employed in
m. upon the building, and the incessant hi
of of industry makes pleasant music for
ses listener. The outside is being finish
no plainly, yet neatly. The caves are bra'
u eted, and the windows have large probe
fty ing caps and stills, supported by bracke
na- There are also pilasters around the VIII
c's building, at distances of about 'twenty-f
feet. The outside walls will be painte