Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-16

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The Tallspoosa lsfs washinstoa yss-|
tertlay with stores for the Brooklyn Navy
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judge Richardson, Assistant Secrs-
tsry Of tho Treasury. win leave Washing-
ton in few deyst to attend to his court in
Massachusetts,.
-Twenty-six clerks belonging to the|
Second Auditors Office OF the Treasury
suffered reduction Of their money COM
pensation during August on account Of
loss Of time.
An order was issued By Secretary
Boutwell, some time ago prohibiting the
use Of revenue boats BY Collectors and
other Oustom-house officials for mere
pleasure excursions.
General Sherman's commission as
Secretary of War appoints him until the
end Of the next session of Congress. The
law does not prevent him from holding
the two Offices Of General and Secretary
of War, but he must elect which salary he
will accept.
The Supervising Architect Of tho
Treasury Department, A. B. 4uilet, is
about to appoint the superintendsnts for
the repairs Of the various post Offices and
custom houses throughout the country.
There are. Of course, largo number Of
applications, but tho selections will be
made sololy with view to ftnoss for tho
positions.
Tho warrant books OF tho Treasury
Department show that tho expenditures
Of the Government for tho fiscal year just
ended were less than e5e5. 100000, m
against 81, ono. 0OO. 900 for tho year before.
and nearly as low as in 1862, tho second
year Of tho war.
Tho Hudson Bay Company and the
Puget Sound Company, are required by
the award to release TO tho United States
all tho probationary rights belonging to
them in Oregon and Washington, which
was the subject matter Of their respective
claims against the United States.
1t will be remembered that at the
last session of the Fortieth Congress,
Postmaster General Randall reported an
estimated deficiency in the appropriations
for the Post Office Department for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, Of 3d.
100000. The accounts for the year have
been closed, and Postmaster General
Cresswell exhibits an unexpendsd balance
of this appropriation Of S1.5OO.000.
"A private letter received in Washing.
ton from General Sickles expresses the
opinion that the propositions relative to
Cuba originally submitted by him to the
Spanish government will be finally &C.
copied, though it may be delayed fol
some time. A private letter from anoth.
er source in Madrid says the Spanish peo.
pie are beginning to realize the folly Of
Spain endeavoring to retain Cuba. They
are getting tired of the drain Of men and
money for the " faithful isle"
The actual expenses of the military
branch of the War Department during
the fiscal year previous to the one ending
June Both last, were $129, 900. 900, while
for that year they were not quite $780,
600, they Navy Department expenses fol
the year ending June, 1868. were over
$50, 100000, while for the last fiscal yea,
they reached only about $2s,5O0,OOO.
The pastors Of severel of the churches
in Washington, Sunday, made touching
illusions to the holocaust of death" du
ring the past week, in the ooinoiduu'
death of Secretary Rawlins, Senator Fes'
sender, the victims Of the Avondale mine
} horror, together with the loss Of life BY
the great storm in the East One clergy
man called attention to the mortuary re
cord of 1859, with " tho names of . Ray
mond, q Rawlins and Fessenden en-
; craven upon the tablet Of the year.
Among tho incid snts attending Gen
Rawlins' illness and death, it may bt
+, stated that at the last Cabinet meeting h'
attended-that of Tuesday. Aug. 31-th'
j. Cuban question was discussed at length
and Secretary Rawlins made very long
i, very able. and very forcible speech in fav
or Of recognition, concluding when mucl
exhausted, the effort being altogether to-
:, much for his delicate condition. 1t irri
tated and infamed his lungs to such "A de
: gree that it materially increased the hem
orhage which followed and ended his life
His last public service in tho Nationa
: Councils was an emphatic appealin behal
) of Cuban independence.
!. 1t wns reported recently that com
, promise had been effected between thu
the Government and Bell 81 Daddy, bool
Z publishers ofLondon, the parties interested
10 that the large invoices Of books seized il
Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Chicago, and othe
: Western cities, last Spring, for fraudu
lent entry, should be released. This is Al
$ entire mistake. In tho only suit brough
to trial, that at Cincinnati, tho government
obtained judgment The parties thel
:, cody proposed that they would settle tn
Judgment in that case. provided they coult
have a release in all the others, which
were precisely tho Same in character
This was rejected, and the suits will al
be pushed by the Solicitor OF the Urea
sury, and doubtless with the same result
as at Cincinnati.
> Judge Erskine, OF the United State
District Court for the District of Georgia
has sent to Washington copy of hi
opinion delivered at Chambers in the mat
ter Of Meador & Brothers. 1t appear
that tho counsel for Meader 81 Brothers
being dissatisfied with Judge Erskine'
rulings at the original trial, in which tn