The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-19
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
WAsHrxeroN, August l9.-The New Yor

WASHINGTON, August l9-The New York
Tribune's special says:
The President has prepared and sent to
General Grant instructions to issue an order
assigning General Sheridan to the command
of the department of Missouri Gen. Han
cock to the department of the Cumberland
and General Thomas TO the Fifth (Sheri-
dan's) Military District. The order will
probably be promulgated tomorrow.
1t is understood that, until Friday last, 1t
was the purpose of the President to assign
Hancock to the command of the Fifth Dis
trict, but he concluded, yesterday, to give
that position to General Thomas.
The letter of General Pope to General
Grant has occasioned good deal of com
ment here, and it is generally believed that
the latter officer will order the arrest of B.
Fl. Hill and other discontinued persons
Under the reconstruction act he has the
right to do so. Sometime ago General
Grant counseled the arrest of Governor Jen-
kins for doing exactly what Hill is now gull
ty of This Strengthens the opinion that
Grant will act in Hits case as he advised
Pope to do in Jenkins
Mr.. Plumb, secretary of legation to Mexi-
co, who has been here for several days, yes
terday received authorization and instruc-
tons from the state department
to represent our government
at the city of Mexico, and leaves here
tomorrow for that city. The recent COM
mission of Mr.. Gutenberg, to act as our
representative in Mexico, is cancelled and
Mr.. Plumb succeeds him, with powers in
| the nature of charge de affairs.
Judge Holt has written card, which will
be published on Monday, stating that he did
not furnish the affidavits recently published
that they were not on file in his office ; thai
his endorsement of the application for the
pardon of COnover was made at his house,
as a private citizen, and had no connection
with the Bureau of Military Justice, and that
| it was not a recommendation and did not
| contain any expressions of confidence in the
| integrity Of Conover. He closes by saying
-"All averments OF intimations, no matter
| by whom made or however supported, which
| seek to connect me in any degree or in any
| way with the alleged conspiracy against the
President, are wholly false, as are all insin
uations that in the step / took, in concert
with Mr.. Riddle, / either aimed or desired
| to qualify Conover rs witness for any pur
| pose whatever. --..... .-..
The \. Y. Worlds special says:
! Gen. Grant has urged the President tc
! dismiss every member of his cabinet in or
| der to create harmony between Mr.. Johnson
and his advisers. The general is known &c
! be particularly hostile to Mr.. Seward, whom
| he regards as too adrolt and dangerous.
/ WasHIHGToN, August l9.-The ". 7
| herald's special says: s---
| Gen Grant has already made severa
| changes in the war office, by assigning mum
Der of Secretary Stantons favoritesto activ,
| duty.
The n. Y, Herald's special says: A dis
patch from Galveston datsd to-day says thu
yellow fever is raging there. more than eve
before known. The deaths last week reaches
1856. The same rate of mortality in New
York would give nearly 100000 deaths 70
corresponding period.