New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-30
WASHINGTON.
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TUE TAMSAEY FBnIAr COMMITTEE AND ,Bg PRESIDENT
-GBE SHERMAN TO BIZ DETAILED AS skCRgTARr
or wAR-DEATH or MISS FANNY sEwARD-Tss
RsDUOTIoE OF PAY IN THE oUARTERMAsrBRs DR.
PARTBsET-THB CABINET CHANGES.
State Senator John ID. j. Bradley, Judges STANDBY
and dogsn, Col, Murphy, and Supervisor Roach, all
Of your CITY, arrived hero this morning commissioned
by the Tsmmany Society Of New-York to petition
for Executive interference in the cases OF Lynch,
and McMahon and other Fenians captured by
the Canadians. They called upon Mr. Johnson
at 10 this morning. left their petition and address and
were granted an interview this afternoon at O'clock
The President assured them he would use bis best
endeagors TO aid their wishes, and had prepared
communication for Mayor Hoffman in reply to a reso
luton on the subject from the New-York Common
Council, which he handed sealed ~ Senator Bradley
and desired IT should be given the Mayor at the proper
time stating in it would be found an answer 70 their
desires. The delegation withdrew and LETT Tor New
York by this evenings train, The document VIII be
delivered to Mayor Hoffman tomorrow morning.
The document aforementioned reiterates the
statements in the letter OF Secretary Seward TO Sir
Frederick Bruce the English Minister, on the sab
ect IL merely asks for spostpOnement OF tue e1ecu-
ton of the sentence the prisoners until the United
States authorities can carefully examine the whole
proceedings Of the trial and conviction At the same
time in case OF a refusal asking for clemency to tie
condemned and pointing out as good precedent ths
magnamty of the Government OF the United states 70
the men recently in rebellion.
There is very little doubt but that Gen. sherman Is
here with reference to the assuming the duties OF Sec
retary Of War. At the last session OF Congress,
resolution passed directing the heads OF Depart
ments TO have their annual reports In the hands OIL tls
public printer by the lst oil November ana IN COM
Dlance with this order Mr. Stantons report is com
oleted aud by the 10th 18th of November he VIII
leave the Cabinet aud Cen Sherman will he detailed
to temporarily eli the position, the precedent
established for this being the fact that
as Secretary of War. The detailing OF
Gen Sherman to the War Department is not intended
as permanent arrangement. After the meeting oil
Congress and the President feels assured there Is no
purpose on the part OF its members to mpeach MN,
be will call Senator Cowan of Pennsylvania TO DO
Minister of War, and continue on IN his efforts 70
rosurrect the Democratic party. Cowan, although
not successful 10 his undertaking, has served N.Y.
johnson we'll and may be valuable man TO use az
the next Presidential campaign.
Miss Fannie Seward, only daughter OF secretary
Seward, died this morning about o'clock OF typhoid
fever Shd had been i'll the past week, ard saturday
/, was expected she would recover, but sudden
change last evening assured the household she would
not She was about 22 years old. The
b,oy has been a severe one to the secretary, who,
being in delicate health, is now quite Frustrated.
Owing 10 the illness of Secretary Seward, 1t has been
decided TO postpone the funeral OF Miss Seward unti
beiny taken 10 Auburn will be encaSed IN metallic
con and laced in a vault here until the health OF
the Secretary will warrant the journey 70
A committee consisting oil the employeo III ths
Ouartermesters' Department waited upon the PIes-
dent this morning for the purpose OF obtaining ION
MIN reply 20 their petition relative to the reduction
Of their nav The President dssents from the reasons
of the Quartermaster General for the reduction and
q communication to the Secretary OF War requests
him at once to designate competent officers as board
IN make inquiries and report TO the War Department
the rates which should be allowed ms order, he
adds will apply to the two petitions accompanying
the application 10 which these INSTRUCTIONS refer ana
will for the present operate against any REDUCTION OIL
the wages Of the employees in whose interest they nave
been presented. -.
The White House was thronged to-day with visitors
many of them ladies. Gen. Sherman was among tne
callers Among those who had interviews with the
President were the Secretary OF War and Gen. RouS
seau No general audience was given TO the VISITORS
The list of appointments Of officers TO the new eg
ments in the Regular Army has been completed ior
some time aud is in the hands ofthe President Ihefs
seems to be hitch, however, in the President con-
tirning the selections of Gen. Grant and Secretary
Stanton. Il was hoped that politics would be ignored
in this matter but il seems the President IS so De-
seged with his political friends TO have their iayorLe
provided for that be has TO cancel many OF the eonte
plated appointments Gen. Sherman is Just now kept
busy helping to complete the list. His well-known
conservative views make him very popular az tns
White House. and in case he takes the war Desk, %
is likely to become the ughtnand man Oh the Ileo-
dent thus ousting Seward from his coveted position
II is said that when Sherman becomes Secretary Oh
War he will call to his aid as Assistant Secretary one
of those two distinguished generals and patriots Tor
don Granger and Geo. Custer.
The quantity of tobacco seized for connscston
in Richmond, shortly after the evacuation, by Col;
LOOMS United States Treasury Agent, and reglsteed
as Confederate States property, valued at S2QOWV,
has been taken possession OF by the Sheriff OF henf'
County Va, by exparte proceedings under an u,
junction granted By the Hastings Court, Judge Lyons
presiding The Government has employed jugs
Ames of this city TO assist Distrct-Attorney Chande
in an endeayor TO restore the property to It's hana
The case is to be called up on Thursday at RcEmona;
Gen. Sherman states that more troops are neeueu
West and has asked that some be sent. ~,
Gov Cox of Ohio arrived in town to-day he
here to look after the war claims Of his state
Gen. Grant and wife and Gen. Sherman called uPot
Mrs Stanbury, wife Of the Attorney General at ~"
parlor in Willard's this afternoon; n
The following instructions to disoursng agents
the Treasury have recently been issued; -.
Dishnrsing agents will not regard processes Of aachhs
AGAINST money IN their hands, and IN making payment u
certificate OF the Superintendent the dsDarsng omee
sponsibe proper form OF vouchers ior the
the computing and that the amounts are actually pau s
marty receutnp No accounts certified 10Y se's 81
T., Maid AT greater rates otherwise peopsstesti bl
law or regulations for supplies under contract ~ rsa
prices than provides nor again Tor stpphes Il.i
market In case any comes 70 the NloNIeNsaots
The lsburng agent gong show that the SER ICES W tr
have not actually ordered dAvered q ar o nes
and proper prices that they In bis oplot % lie
officer In charge a. the work IL wilfbe his day no
ing the vouchers therefor mny bea- tie cer1rhoao ~,
intenden' 10 withhold payment ard report Tue 'a"s
plrtment for instructions.