Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-22
SECOND EDITION,
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LATE TELEGRAPHlCI NTELLIGENCE
Great Cabinet and Military Changer.

Especial for the Evening Star.l
In the absence Of all military news, we have
secured the services Of the Pufing Company,
organized at Washington to furnish the latest
political and military intelligence for the par
ticular benefit OF the Erening Star.
The following exciting and interesting newsis
the latest that has yet been procured by our re.
porters.
This morning the President arose at o'clock
A. M, and having drawn on one stocking, Of
fered the War. Department to Major General
Mcclellan, which he at present declines.
40 A. M.-The President having taken his
customary bowl of coffee, offers the Navy De-
partment to Major General Banks.
lis A. M.-The President has Tue. offered the
State Department to Major General Butler.
go A. M.-The President offers the War De.
partment to Major General Banks.
1925 A. M.-The President has offered the
command Of the Army Of the Potomac to Major
General Butler.
80 A. M.-The President has offered the
command Of the Cult Squsd roA to Major Gen.
eral Banks.
7.35 a. M.-The President has just sent for
Major General Butler, and offered to remove
Lieutenant General Grant, and appoint Gen
eral Butler Lieutenant General in his place.
This offer General Butler declines until he
has finished his canal at Dutch Gap.
74O A. M.-The President has offered the War
Department to Major General Banks, but the
General hesitates about accepting 1t, being of
the opinion that Stanton won't die and won't
resign when the President wants him to.
ASA. M.-The President has offered 10 resign
for the remainder OF his present term in favor
Of Major General Butler, If he will accept it
but the General declines, because the term is
too short
7.5OA. M.-The President offers the Navy De-
partment to MAJOR General Banks.
755 A. M-Ths P resident offers to decline his
reelection in favor of Major General Butler.
The General holds the proposal under con.
sideration.
AM-The President has offered the War
Department to Major General Banks. Having
done this, he proceeded to put on the rest OF
his clothes, and completed his toilette, being
carefully shaved by John This done, he took
breakfast.
PS-It is understood that to. morrow the
State Department., the Navy Department, the
War Department, the Treasury Department.,
the command OF the Army Of the Potomac
and the Ieversionary interest in the Presi.
dency will again be offered to Major General
Butler, and the offer will be continued from
time to time until the 4th Of March next. Sim
liar offers, exclusive Of the command of the
Army Of the Potomac and the other armies,
will be made 20 Major General Banks.
PuFFER Il Co.
We shall take care to have these interesting
offers daily announced by special reporters in
the columns of the Erening Star. If Stanton,
Seward, Welles or Fessenden should happen
to die the earliest news will be given so that
all persons may have a chance for their old
shoes
lNoTE-We publish the above to show pre-
cisely how the nonsense it aims to correct
sounds to the Intelligent public, none OF whom
are probably more disguised with the news
per paragraphs in question than the distin-
guished, able and patriotic General officers
whose names are being used by the silly writers
OF such stuff who are thus doinA their best to
create the general impression thai the President
Is soft" as they are