The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-23
FIRST EDITION
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
General Howard Next-The order for
His Removal Hourly ExpeCted-Gene-
raj Grants POsitlOn-A New
Cabinet TO be Formed
Steedman and Rousseau
VS.. Sheridan, Etc.
FrOsn the N. Y. Tribune.

From the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, August 22.-It is now a settled
fact that General Howard will be relieved from
his position as Commissioner of the Freedmen's
Bureau. The President has contemplated
making the change for a long time past, but not
until Mr.. Stanton and General sheridan were
removed did he definitely decide to act in Gene
raj Howard's case Immediately. The order for
the removal of the General may be looked for
this week, indeed is expected every day at the
Headquarters OF the Freedmen's Bureau Gene
raj Grant Is also opposing this step of the Presi
dent and has written, or will have a protest
similar to those On the removal of Mr.. Stanton
and General Sheridan.
The course of the Tribune towards Grant has
determined those OF his friends who manage his
Presidential canvass to make him pronounce his
adhesion to Congress. The General to day an.
nopnced that he would hold no communication
with newspaper correspondents. During the
present troubles, all cards of admission to him
were refused in the most gentlemanly manner
by the amiable General Porter. The friends of
Grant steadily assert that Grants letters to
johnson about the removal OF Stanton and
Sheridan are radical and decided. The friends
OF the President, on the contrary, say that
General Grant made merely a cold and formal
objection to the removal of Stanton and Sherl-
dan. You can select either story. There are
many of our radical friends who assert that
Grant is all right, but no evidence is yet given.
The IllteHtgencer tomorrow will urge the re-
mOVal OF MIR. Seward. AS an editor of that paper
was in consultation with him last night, this is
significant. The President is understood to have
said that he would accept the designations of
Mr.. McCulloch, Mr.. Welles, and Mr. Randall
He wants to make new deal, and have fresh
cards for the remainder of the term. You may
regard this as semi-oficial. Mr.. Adams, Mr.
Bingham, Governor Andrew Senator Sherman,
and Senators Dixon, Anthony, and Fessenden
all are mentioned in connection with Cabinet
appointments.
The work of changing the Southern generals
and all generals not in harmony with the Presi-
dent will continue. Terry and the illustrious
Sheridan have, been, sent out to fight
the the indians 1as, and guard wagon trains Howard
He will probably be sent TO New Mexico, while
Pope will be returned to the Sioux country.
Meade win probably S take sckes' place and
1t is said, on good authority that Sheridan
had made out an order for the arrest and trial
before military commission of General Steed-
man and General Rousseau, for impeding recon
struction. The law gives him that power.
Rousseau and Steedman suddenly left New Or
leans, and the arrest was thus prevented.
General Thomas and the Fifth Military
District.
From the N. Y Times.
The statement telegraphed from Louisville
that General Thomas left that city yesterday
afternoon for New Orleans must be erroneous
A despatch received from the headquarters of
the Department OF the Cumberland, dated yester-
day, states that General Thomas has been absent
for few days at some springs in West Virginia,
where he is being treated for an affection OF the
liver. The despatch, which is from the Medical
General Thomas health has been quite poor for
some time, and that the transfer to New Orleans
at the present time will be at great peril. With
regard to General Thomas views OF the
Reconstruction acts, it is known that the Presi-
dent has at different times during the past six
months urged upon him the propriety of his
taking command of the Fifth Military District.
He had previously declined the command
of the Third District and he met
the Presidents propositions in this case
with an equally earnest declaration that ne felt
NM fpA TOr -
a military-political trust, at the same time ex-
pressing the hope that General Sheridan would
be allowed to continue the work he had begun
with so much vigor; "for," said he, $50 far as
the Interpretation of the acts of Congress is
concerned, there is really little difference be-
tween General Sheridan and myself" At the
time of his last visit to this city he was again
approached by the President, but urged the
necessity of his presence in Tennessee as q
reason why he should not be transferred In
private conversation at this time, General
Thomas expressed the hope that he had pre-
vailed upon the President not TO transfer him
from his present command, and also the hope
that General Sheridan whose line OF policy he
said he should certainly follow, if the responsl-
bility we're his, would not be removed in the
midst OF his work,
General Order Regarding Rebel Debts.
General Sickles continues to enforce General
Order No. 10 regarding the collection OF Rebel
debts in His district pending the consideration
of the points he has presented against resclnd-
ing it. The chief point urged by General
Slckles IS understood 10 De ludG CONCERNING
the order paragraphs one and two, which stay
all collections or causes of action arising be-
tween December 10, 1860, and May 10, 1865.
OF course, in the State courts proceedings can
not go on; but the Rebels evade the difficulty
by transferring their debts to citizens of other
States, and thus throwing them into the lur1s-
diction of the United States Courts IN North
Carolina and South Carolina, as the case may
be. The courts try the cases and enforce Judg-
ment, so that the order is evaded with impu.
nifty. General Sickles teegraphed General
Grant this result, and was directed to con-
tinue the enforcement of the order for the
present.
Military District Commanders.
1t is again given out with an air of authority
that there IS soon to be a convocation of the
military district commanders in this city, and
that Major-Oeneral Thomas Will be ordered here
before proceeding TO New Orleans There is no
probability OF any such meeting taking place,
unless the President orders it for the express
purpose of revising their action and giving them
new Instructions. General Grant certainly sees
no necessity for It, as is evident from his explicit
instructions to General Thomas legarding his
The only commander whom General Grant has
ordered TO repair to WASHINGTON is General
sheridan, after he has turned over his Command
fo General Thomas. General Grants ayersion
n The presence of officers of any rank In Wash
fngtOn under almost any circumstances, is vel
LnoWn. and the dispersion of the regiment o.
staf officers which has just taken place is prettl
good evidence Of 1t.
W-TRe Coquette, after very short existence
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