Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-19
FROM WASHINGTON.

Late OrdeSs Issued by General ord.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The War De-
partment has received copies of the follow
ing orders issnedenthe 9th aud 10th insts..
by Brevet Major General Ord, command
ing the Fourth Military District:
s,For the purpose of securing peaceFand
quiet, and preventing violence, disorder
and riot throughout the1imits ofthis Mil
Eitary District the assembling of armed or
ganizations or bodies of citizens under a "
preteDse whatever is prohibited. The prop
'er civil officers, post commanders. assistant
commanders and agents of the Bureau 'of
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
will use all meanslat their disposal to cause
the enforcement ofIthis order. ~ ua-EK
Precautionary measures to prevent such
assemblages, for sending guards to attend
public, meetings, or such ether action, as
may be deemed advisable, viii be taken by
the post commander on all proper occa-
sions. In the event of its violation the
authorities above named are directed to
make some effort to cause the arrest of the
armed portion of the assembly, and when
arrested they will be heldoin confinement
for trial by military commission. All
arms found upon the pe rsons present will
be seized and held by the officers making
the arrests, subject to orders from these
head quarters.
The practice of carrying firearms is
ti1u COWdTUS, not
prevailing in well organized and civilized
communities, and it is the intention of the
General commanding to take all practical
measures to stop it. - -'-''-' - - - ~ -
All persons now residing within the linn
its of this military district, who subse-
quently to the ninth of April, 1865, volun-
tarily eXiled themselves from any of the
States lately in rebellion, and have since fei
turned to residence in the United States,
will within thirty days from thereeeipt
of this order report incpersOnior iAlwrft-
ing to these headquarters, their full names
and places of residence, giving postoffice
address, in order that a copy of the parole
oath administered to the rebel armies on
their surrender may be furnished to each,
to be duly taken and subscribed.
The oath may be administered by any
commissioned officer in the, military SER
vice of the United States, serving in this
command, and shall be Immediately for
warded to the Assistant Adjutant General
at this headquarters for file. A failure to
comply with these terms of the foregoing
order will subject offenders to arrest and
such penalty as may represented by CON-
peteht authority. 1lA
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
The Herald's special says it is understood
that Mr.. Chandler, Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury, will resign idJGI0HGWJ
Fitz John Porter. II H/if
The Times special says I. 1t is exceed.
ingly doubtful il General Grant will recon-.
mend a new trial for Fitz John Porter
there being no precedent or law for it.
Oh Chief Justice Chase.
The Tribune's special says: Chief Jus.
tice Chase authorizes denial of the state.
ment, going the rounds of the Newspapers
that he has written a letter to President
johnson indersing his action in the recent
conflict of authority between. Gen. Sickes
and the civil courts of the Carolinas, i'm re.
lation to order No. 10, for which General
Sickles was removed. He has never given
an opinion on the subject to Mr.. johnson
orfany other Government official. ~
Washington Items.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. IS.-The Presidents
party reached here from Antietem at ]
o'clock this morning.
The United. States steamer Tacony, at
Portsmouth, N. H., from Pensacola, stthe
following officers of yellow fever, during
fin, Carpenter VIM. ellis, and acting AS
slstant Engineer Cassfn.
Dispatches were sent from the War De-
partment this morning to Gen. Mower,
commanding the Fifth Military District,
making ng.inquiry as to- the condition. ofSpf=
fcers in his command afflicted with yellow
fever.
NEW YORK, sept. Establishing
special to the Tribune says Information
is received here that the Greek Govern
ment has been trying for some time to
purchase from our Government two IRON
clad vessels.
Advices from New Orleans say that the
reopening of the Boards of Registration in
Louisiana began last Friday. ID
The Reconstruction act authorizes five
days for revision None coming under
the Presidents recent amnesty zproclama-
tion have as yet applied for registration.