Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-08-25
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and will enter upon their uutios III
; September.
The orders ofthe War Department
were promulgated to-day.
Schofeld commands tho Depart-
ment of the Potomac, comprising
Virginia and West Virginia, with
headquarters at Richmond.
Sickles commands the Department
of the South, including the Carroll
mas.
Thomas commands tho Depart
ment of Tennessee, including Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi, with
headquarters at Nashville. -.
Sheridan's Department of tho Gulf
includes Florida, Louisiana.and Tex
as.
Ord's Department includes Ar
kansas and the Indian Territory.
The Provost Marshal Generals
Bureau will be abolished immediate
ly, and the archives will be turned
over by the 2Sth inst, to Adjutant
General Townsend.
A dispatch from chihuahua of the
26th says Juarez declines the SER
vices of Santa Anna because he was
one of the originators of the plan Of
foreign intervention in the affairs Of
Mexico, and can't be depended on.
The people have lost confidence in
him, and his presence there would
! bn m element of diScOrd
ST. Louis, August 9.-Fort Lara
mie advices state that the Indian
war has recommended and several
whites have been killed, and great
number of cattle stolen near Fort
Carson and several trains destroyed,
New ORLEANS, Aug. 1O.-24
deaths from cholera during "a hours,
ending at 6 this morning.
The Steamers Saratoga and Ad-
ans were burned last night; loss,
$4,000 half insured.
New YORK, Aug. 10.-The Cable
fleet leaves Hearts Content on We'd
nesday night next for the place
where the last years Cable was lost,
to endeavor to recover it.
Cholera is steadily abating here
and at Brooklyn and Philadelphia
There is also a marked decrease OF
the disease on Blackwell and Gov
ernor's Island.
Vera Cruz adviccs state that an
Austrian vessel is taking on large
quantities of provisions.
1t was rumored that Macmillan
intended leaving on her with his
body guard, but that Marshal Ba-
zaine would detain him forcibly, if
necessary.
An intercepted letter from Santa
Anna, has caused the arrest OF q
number of Mexicans.
CINCINNATI, Aug 10,-Forty-nine
cholera deaths have occurred yes
terday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-It is stat.
ed that General Baird is relieved
from the command, at New Orleans.
/ General Stoneman succeeds Della
field as Chief Engineer of the army.
JACKSON, Aug. II, '66.
New YORK, Aug. 10.-The Sara
toga Union Convention appointed
Dix, Raymond, Myers, Comstock,
Tilden, Kelley, Devine and Church
as delegates to the Philadelphia
National Union Convention. Reso-
lutions were adopted favoring the
restoration of the South to full po-
litical relations, including represcn-
tation.
The Raleigh Convention has ap-
pointed Ex-Gov. VIM. A. Graham,
Davis, Pagra and Howard as dele
gates to the Philadelphia National
Union Convention.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The Sec
rotary of War denies having remoy-
ed Gen. Baird from his command at
New Orleans, and says that no such
action can be taken pending the
thorough investigation of the riots.
This is probably correct.
Attorney General Stansbury is
acting as Secretary of State-Se-
ward being absent in New York.
NFw ORLEANS, (no date-Mayor
Munroe has been informed by the
military authorities that he will not
be permitted to make appointments
or perform other official acts without
their consent.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The truce be-
tween Austria and Italy has been
extended 10 days, and peace negoti-
ations will take place at Prague.
The Customhouse officers seized
six blockade runners in behalf Of the
United States.
The Empress of Mexico arrived at
st. Nazare on yesterday. The En-
press of the French went to meether.
Special to the Ssw York Herald.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Great excite
ment this evening in consequence of
a supposed attempt TO blow up both
Houses of Parliament. Ten pack
ages of powder, with fuse partially
/ burned. were found near entrance TO
Lord Chamberlain Office, in the
House ofDords.
Parliament has experienced an
other Guy Fawkes plot.
There were 1855 cholera deaths in
London last week.
The Italian iron-elad aeet was
much damaged during a storm in
the Adriatic on the Sth inst, one ram
being sunk.
W4sHIxeTox, Aug. ll-By per
mission Of the President the Secre :
tarv Of War has issHed orders for
the investigation Of The alleged out
RACES Of colored soldiers At Helena
CIxcrxxATI, AUG. 1l-3s deaths