Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Recent Military Removals.

ERUM WASHlNt tIUN,
ss-rs |
The recent Military Removals.
NEW YORK, December 3O.-The Times |
special says: The removal of General Ord |
Is explained by the fact that it has been |
made at the suggestion of General Grant, |
who, while opposing any change in the
other districts as injurious to the progress |
of reconstruction, has been of the opinion |
tor some time that both the military and
civil administration In the Fourth district |
would be improved by change OF com
manders. The PRESIDENT acceded TO zen.
eral Grants request and included General
Ord in the order of removal. He proceeds
at once to California to relieve General
Mcdowell, who will assume command of
the Fourth district on his arrival from the
Pacific coast. This change will require
about two months time to accomplish. L
cannot state the particular reasons winch
nave leu Geherai UIant 10 uesire Tue re-
Iosal vi Senei" a. Oiu, Due ..ose Mno o
GIoseIy Maeoeu tue auli'i'sIi ri:'a a.,oh VI VIC
laC.ei nave p:ouay n9' .;e ia,leu w. oo;e, e st
ee.tarh PeGaai.,es t anu th leonsdsSehotes ,b o
aosloli, inu.ca'ins CudC Cue 'I.Po PIi.. W Sno
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,sin@' ''O - NV ~, - -
Cna R.ror n. D.st;,u,,e, ,n IN.
south.
Thoro 10 oxoallont re.son for beliey;no
tbat tbe renorts nf destitution which re
VIC, omS ~, fror, tha Suit norticuloro
~, hoT fron CO. drd,S dsnsrtment are eIag-
a,aratad Co far as the mast reiiahle infnr-
n,at;on zoos to show the destitution ia
rathor nrosnect;va tban nrasent TT NAV
ha Gun. oe,pt ptW f"no ru; h,'. ;,st ,,o,u =
" So ior,; i pnG- tbe I biaoIs O NJ r. has y,
I l,o' dain o,,,eoa ~ aat;n,, t.S S tto
,.anters X d;schor9;n tba;r % honSS OF Of the
P,au1ets IN uisonai snpS .en naos "y th sHo
cloee VI Sno sS"aou, III v.olasou y. SuH.
.s oSCs' a,u a., IN 'ou.o 80 pa1hI;S
.;n. EItoy v9'ou stds uho d, " -
,,out;o,' nf +ho 60. ~f tha Erasoa W
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tIa ;sa', iau ~ f at;or 5 an5 a. ~ rohohia tho
Gan Uanooop.S rnn'aSt " 70 en1ni,u tbe IN
o,,r,ionad hiaobs IL renoir;nd tbs reoent
hrnpi,: IN tho ieneaS ond to ;Ssne rstions 70
-, ~ oohe :i, ~ II =, I:I ;,t sN W
'hen'' VIII ue ooapiieu "l'n.
Inadde"s stevens.
Thaddeus Stevens has so far recovered
from his recent 1ndisposltlon that ne IS en-
gagged IN tine preparation OF a speech II
iayor OF Ine Alaska apPLoPriatlon oiIl. ne
lnslsIs el'aC nis neai.h is noC as poot Dc
elther MS lr'ehus OF MS enemies 'hiih iI'
The WHISKY Frauds.
The statistics elected by the Ways and
Means committee, in its investigation ol
the whisky frauds, show that the Govern
| ment has only collected Is cents, instead oi
| two dollars per gallon. These statistics
were based on the data furnished by the
records OF the Revenue Bureau, and did
NOT include any estimate for the losses
which the Government has sustained since
| June last, since which time it is well known
| that the receipts have continually de-
creased. 1t is probable that the detained
statement of the amount of revenue de.
rived from this source, called for by this
House, will show that less than nine cents
per gallon have been collected during the
present fiscal year.
Revenue Department.
| Senator Henderson has prepared a sub
stitute for Senator Sherman's Finance bill
which he will present to the Senate as soon
as an opportunity offers. He will also pro
pose, at an early day, complete system
| for remodeling the entire Revenue DEPART
ment of the Government, on basis tina,
will make it independent in it's action and
not subject to political influences, anC
which will likewise involve the refilling o
every office in the Department.
rhe eConstiturionaI Amendment.
The Herald,s special saws: 1t has trans.
pired that a number of leading Conserva.
tives have proposed to the Legislatures o
the States which recently went Democrati,
fourteenth article of the Constitution. Ii
New Jersey, Ohio and California were tC
do this, it is believed the article could no
be grated upon the Constitution.
The Southern DistresS-Gen. How
ards Proposition.
Gen. Howard proposes 10 meet the case
of distress in the South by liberal appli
cation OF the surplus funds under his con
troll as head OF the treedmen's bureau. Ii
the case OF some South carolina planter
who mad no money TO commence opera
tions tor raising cotton last year, Gen
Howard, th0ugh not legally authorlzeu u
make suGn olsposi'l,il vi C.,e oureau lu,lu:
advanced sum OF elghGy Ihousanu oollars
taking lien on the crops LOT tne repay
menu Oh Ihe lnonty' .t .ine mmen .ne ptan.ei ,ea
liquidated, and Gen. HoWards oenencen
counse, VA; HpPa 49, instavern H.,a
OF the Mlssissippl PiahIers, Mno iGs' sss,y ,
thlhS Wy Gie iN:t un";aH, .aunuao, 20 ,Jap p =
poseu W auoPC ettiilai .,i;n. Rau 10
action, anu 10 relie'e % llnIneita;e ~ uanras,
among tue Moihlns peopte' ~
ed TO esCaoll:n ueooss vi plov 10, 'I,S; :;
points cohvenlehe n W .ue uis'iio'' III "nio
the greatest "aiI pievaiis.
Financiai sta'emeh'.
Secretary McCulloeh has had prepared
statement showing the amount Vi ihone
furnlsheo Dy Ine seVsla' n.aCes ~ lor vi y,
equlpmehG Oh lroops' so- uuii,is one W. w..
From tnls stase,nenI Ii VIII appe5aL 1.i' Il.
.orty mlIlon ooliats wete attaueeu I'M; ~ ~
Ses o. Tn hnwa hean af1insted and that Of n
dollars nave oeen auJ usI1u' anu .liae , Vi VI
remaining Ieu nliiloii iu L' 60 ~