, 1866-08-21
Late and Important MeEi-
can News.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsursG7oS. August 20.
OFF CO.'S HIS HEAD.
TIC Coppcrheals Of Madison County. Illinois,
arc clatnorous for the official head OF Willard C.
F1aEs, Internal Revenue Collector At Alton, ILL.,
nois, and E. j.. West de1e:ate 10 The late Phi1a-
dslphia Convention, is trying 10 get the 81 rcnc-
sade" editor of the johnson organ st Alton In the
place. FIagr Is pronounced bE the Revenue De-
rartmcnt Ole Of the best officers in Illinois but
llc docs moi support t'my policy"
ATT scHo1AEs-
Judge Underwood expresses the opinion that
by October the rct~1s in and about Richmond
will have become 80 loyal under the nursing Of
johnson and Seward, that 1t will lie nnsatc to hold
a Court there for the trial Of JcG Davis.
MORE ROTATION.
j. n. Kctchuru. Of Jacksonville. Illinois, hiss
been appointed Assessor OF the Tenth District.
rice Moses, removed.
TIE uEcAT1TA7toS TnoCEss
has commenced iu earnest. aud as tue President
is anxious 10 ect through as much of the dirty
business as possible before his Chicago trip, re-
morels Of office holders by the score may be cx-
pccttd- Every dclcgnte TO the Philadelphia Con-
reution who comes here has number Of removals
and appointments 10 ask fus, and johnson cannot
11otd 10 refuse their rqucets. The Bread and
Butter Convention men perfectly thronGcd the
Secretary McCuIloch'f rooms to-day ai1er their
rcwards. Some Of them looked as II they would
lRkE 0tEdQ N11401I Qut1et.
ASSIGNED TO DCrr.
Drcyct Major General Thomas G. Pitcher, Major
Of the Sixteenth infantry. has hccn assigned 10
dufy al Superintendent Of the Military Academy
nj West Toirt-
REMOVED.
It is rnmored that c. II. Snow, one Of the pro-
prictoss Of The National Laftugencfr, was today
appointed Postmaster Of Washington, rice Sayles
J. Bowen, Radical, removed
IT is stated that Secretary McCulioch has IT.
st1ncted the Second Auditor, French. not to pay
auy hountics authorized by Congress al its last
| session.
I THEE AnNT BoAnDs
have been ordered to assemble, one at Scw York,
one ut Cincinnati, and one at Chicago, to exam
Inc applicants for positions IL the regiments au-
thosIzca by the new Army bill. General Augur will
be T1e-idcnt Of tho New York Board. The de.
tails Tor tho other BoarIs have not se. been 1nac
y.s17oEs At THE WHITE NOISE
Delegations from Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and
Maine 1aitcd upon the President to-aay, and held
br:cr Interviews With him.
APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments have Just been
made: Wm. c. Taller, Collector for the Seventh
District OF Pennsylvania; George B. Arnold
Assessor for The Thirteenth District Of Pennsy1va
MA and William D. Creeny, Assessor for the Sixt1
District Of Michigan
THE SOLDIERS 4ED SAILORS on TfE RIGHT THAck.
AT meeting Of the soldicr~' md sailors' Union
of this city, held this evening, the following scsl
| luton ras unanimously adopted:
/ WHEREAS, 4 few Of our comradce arc nakin
preparations tos Convention to be cxelusirel
composed Of soldiers and sailors who endorse AMI
| coinciGe xith the reconstruction policy Of tn
President and tue acts and opinions Of the rhija
RuEnEAs, We believe that tho soldiers an
sailors who take Ibis view Of our national affairs
I 4uS}~n3f1fnNS minority Of the SFh
have defended the Republic in the field therefore
Rfso'ttd. Thai committee ofonc from each State
to MI vacancies IN their unmbeT, 10 issue cal
for mud arrange The details Of National ConveI
The soldiers who have rendered honorable sersic
u The Union army or nary during he war. Tor ta
i supprcseion Of TIC rebellion. sala conventtou
d The committee appointed under the above rcs
o 1ntlons held meeting Immediately afser the as
e jourument Of the Union, and appointed eul
n committee to draft call and address With All
i structionsn 10 report At a meeting Of tho COL
1uit.ee 10 be held on Wednesday evening next
E GEsEnA1 HOWARD
:. has written letter to the rrcsidclt In answer
= the Misrepresentation contained in the stcadma
:. Fullerton report The pt5sate letter 10 Nj. Hal
i" member Of Congress- from New York, recen:
c published, wns not Represented, In any rcspcs
d I an answer 10 the report of The Commissioner
| but simply TO ME, Harts inquiries as to the wos
Ing Of the Burcau, madc sosne time before i
;. | publication Of tho report.
:. SECRETARY STANTON.
The city IL filed with kn,nore regarding the l
80 eisnadou or removal of Secretary Stanton- bnt
Of TO this evening nothing positive is known, exec
III that he has not yet formally rendered his resign
1c ton. and has MI day been at his post in the
Sc Department A persistent c:son fs bel
in mude By the various Western dc
re- cations 10 Lie Philadelphia Convent