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Market.
New York. August 9.-The CONNER.
reports the money market unchanged, |
and says there is a decided scarcity of old
fve-twenties. Gold continues firm. ap-
parently under the operation Of a clique,
who are to carry out the scheme for pro-
an extreme scarcity of coin for de-
Gen. Baird Relieved by Gen. Stone
man In New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-Gen. Baird
is relieved of his command at New Or
leans, and Gen. Stoneman succeeds him.
Other Military Changes.
General Hunter has been placed on the
retired list, and General Humphreys has
been appointed Chief Of the Engineer
Corps, vice Delafeld.
Re-distribution OF Military COM
mands.
The Secretary Of War announces the
entire redistribution of military COM
mands, as follows:
Department of the East, General Meade,
headquarter at Philadelphia ; Department
Of the Lakes, General Hooker, h~eadquar-
tiers at Detroit, Michigan; Department OF
the Potomac, General Schofeld, headquar-
tiers at Richmond; Department Of the
South, General Sykes, headquarters at
Charleston, South Carolina; Department
Of Tennessee, General Thomas, headquar-
tiers at Nashville /; Department Of the Gull,
General Sheridan, headquarters at New
Orleans Department Of Arkansas, Gen.
eral Ord, headquarters at Little Rock /;
Department OF Missouri, General Han
cock, headquarters at Leavenworth; De-
partment of the Platte, General P. St.
George Cooke, headquarters at Omaha;
Department Of California, General Nc
Dowell. headquarters at San Francisco ;
Department Of Columbia, General Pope,
headquarters at Portland.
Department Of h Plains.
General A. H. Terry will report to
Lieutenant General Sherman. to take COM
mand Of a new Department, to be made
on the plains according to Shcrman's
judgment.
sherman and Halleck.
Sherman has general command over the
| Departments Of Arkansas, Missouri. Ten
nessee, Platte, and the Territories. Gen.
eral Halleck has command Of the Military
Division Of the Pacific, as heretofore.
The Philadelphia Convention.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-Southern
delegates to the Philadelphia Convention
are constantly arriving. II seems to DO
understood that George Ashman will be
| President Of the Convention.
The opinion also prevails that Vallan.
digham and other Northern delegates who
during the war refused to support the
Government, will be excluded.
Pendleton a~nnounce that he will not
attend the Convention! Hooks well for
the Convention.-ED. NBws.l
CHICAGO, August lo.-The Saratoga
Convention yesterday appointed a full
delegation to the Philadelphia Convention
from New York, including John A. Dix,
Henry J. Raymond. Charles J.. Mayors,
H. L. Comstock, S. J. Tilden, William
Kelley, Hiram Davies, and Sanford E.
Church.
The Michigan Democratic State Central
Committee appointed a full delegation to
the Philadelphia Convention, including
Charles E. Stewart, A. c. Baldwin, D. P,
Pells etc.
The Michigan National Union Conyen-
ton also appointed q full delegation, in
Guiding James F. Joy. General George A.
Gustav, Gen. A. S. Williams, General c.
o. Loomis and Gen. A. A. Stevens.
The New Orleans Riot.
NEW ORLEANS, August l0.-R. King
Cutler and other conventionists have made
afidavits before Acting U. S. Commits
sioner Hustled, charging Mayor Munroe
and Sheriff Hays with being principals or
accessories to the homicides Of the 30th
Of July.
sharp Notice 10 Mayor Monroe.
The Military authorities to-day inform
ed Mayor Munroe he must make no more
appointments nor perform any other
official acts without their approval.
CHICAGO, August lo.-There has been
NO news from New Orleans to shed any
additional light on to-day's report OF the
Associated Press Of Military interference
in municipal affairs.
Cholera.
A Cincinnati special dispatch says:
Forty-nine deaths by cholera occurred in
that city yesterday. The cholera seems to
Oc uUotihB ~ ShV Sopbs
New York, August lO.-keports from
all quarters yesterday indicated q general
abatement Of the cholera. Eleven new
cases and nine deaths were reported in
this city. There had been no admissions
Of cholera patients in the hospitals on
Blackwelrs and Randall's Islands. In
Brooklyn, also, q marked decrease was
noticed; there being but thirteen cases
and two deaths.
President and Secretary Seward.
CHICAGO, August l0.-The PRECEDENT
and Secretary Seward have definitely
promised to attend the Douglas monu-
mental ceremonies at Chicago early in
September, when they will make a visit
also to New York and prominent West
ern cities.
Prussinn Assessments and Romon-
strances.
New York, August 9.-AdVices from
Frrnkfort under date of July 26th. state
that the Senate and other municipal