Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-19
SPECIAL DISPATC HE'S.
FROM WASHINGTON,
Cabinet and Other Changes Pro-
, pOSed--Ths Case Of Vallan-
d~igham--Hooker's Cam
paign-.D rafting.
ITO the New York Evening Post.I.

"AnAAAdIOA1 NAY ~
Difference Of opinion between high
officials as to the conduct Of General Hook
er and the affair Of the Peterhof are said
to prevail to such an extent as to interrupt
the previous entente eordal. It's believed
by many that some important civil and
and military changes are about TO take
place, which will be received with great
satisfaction by the friends of the Govern
ment.
1t is rumored hat the case of Vsllan-
digham is not yet decided, that Mr.. Seward
fsvOrs his release, and that the President
is undecided. The Union men in Ohiode-
mand that if this man is to be punished at
all he should be sent South to the rebels
whose cause he has so long defended.
General Hooker has gone back to Fall
mouth to prepare for another campaign.
The rebels are already upon their legs, and
if we do not cross over and give them en-
plOyment they will soon move up towards
Washington. This is the opinion of some
of our best military men.
Regiments Of nine months and two
years men are constantly pouring through
Washington TO the North, their time having
expired. There is a feeling of nervous
ness upon the subject in some quarters,
but our military leaders are satisfied that
if we are to lose twenty OF thirty thou
sand men from the army at all it is better
to lose them now.
The draft will take place about the first
of July. The soldiers now returning
home will have had six weeks away from
the army, and they viii begin to be rest
less. By the middle Of July the War De-
partment will offer a bounty Of $500 to
all who will re-enlist, using the fund
which has accumulated from those drafted
persons choosing to pay $500 rather than
go into the field. It is expected that near
ly all these returning soldiers will accept
the bounty and return to the service. Six
weeks will undoubtedly be consumed in
the enrolling Of all persons subject to
military duty.
ITO the Chiesgo Trbune.l
A strong effort is making for the ap-
pOintment of General Butler to the COM
mand from which Curtis is relieved.
By his order Of yesterday, PrOvOst-Mar-
shall GeneralF Fry gives notice that Provost
Marshals and members Of the Boards, re-
Gently appointed under the enrolment
law, must signify their acceptance imme-
diately or their appointment will be re-
garded as declined.
Attorney-Geners Bates and Postmaster
General Blair, are to be mainly credited
with General Curtis removal. schOfeld
may be merely a aIOeum tsaens."
Henry Bergh of New York, succeeds
Bayard Taylor in the secretaryship ofLega-
ton at St. Petersburg.
The following order, made public to-day,
announces the change in the Department
of Missouri:
General Order No. III
"WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUrAET-GENERAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, May 18, 1868.
al. Major-General ]. NJ. schofeld is,
by direction Of the President assigned to
the command Of the Department of the
Missouri.
al. MajOr-General S. R. Curtis, on
being relieved from his command, will re-
port by letter to the Adjutant Of the army.
"By order Of the President.
(signed,) E. D TOWNSEND, A. A.G."
In BuelIs case, it is believed the record
of the Court, which has arrived, shows
tina: his campaigns utterly failed, and that
the President was too slow in removing
him