The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-29
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WASHINGTON, August 29--P. NJ.
WAsHINeToN, August 29-The following was
HEADQUARTERs OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANr
GENERALS Ssgl OFFICE, WAsHINGToN. August ",
received fIom the President:-
ExEcuTIyE MANSION. Washington. August 81
ssr6an 1871 % 6 ooa,sequ%epcs % Of me nnayorsble cond!
Thomas as repor ed to me in surgeon Hopkins' des
iss7 is hereby modified so as 70 assign Msor.G
Winfield 3 Hancock TO the command Of the Fifth
March 2. lse7, and Of the Military Department com
pTiissng the states Of Louisiana and Texas on being
Of the Missouri by Major: General ?. H. sheridan,
Orleans. Louisiana. and assuming the command t.
which he Is hereby assigned will when necessary g
powers conferred by acts OF Congress upon district
oficers 10 command Of military departments. '"S "
Major-oeneral T. H. sheridan will at once turn over
himself ard proceeding delay to Fort Leaven
Ofthe command Of the Department. of the Missouri
MsorGeneral y George a T9cmss y n, will until further
Cumberland. Very respectfully yours. -
General o. S. Grant.
Second. In compliance with the foregoing re-
solutions of the President of the United States.
Major General p. IL. Sheridan will, on the re-
ceipt of this order, turn over his present COM
mand to Brevet Major. General Charles Griffin,
the officer next in rank to himself, and proceed
without delay to Fort Leavenworth and will
relieve Major-General W. =. Hancock in COM
Third. On being relieved by Mai or General
Sheridan, Major General Hancock will pro-
ceed without delay to New Orleans, Louisiana,
and assume command of the Fifth Military
District, and of the Department composed or
the States of Louisiana and Texas.
Fourth. Major. General George H. ThomaS
will continue In command OF the Department
of the Cumberland.
By command of General Grant.
K. d. TOWNSEND
(Oficial) Asst. Adjutant. General
e. d. Townsend, Asst. Adjutant. General.
General Grant Backs Down-Hts Roa-
sons, Etc.
The above order relieving Sheridan, and
assigning Hancock to the Fifth District, was
came from the President
Under the supplemental Reconstruction act,
| the power of the General OF the army Is limited
| to approving disapproving of the suspen-
sions, removals, and appointments of the
| civil officers by the District Commanders, and
| in all other respects the authority of the Dis
| trict Commanders is paramount. Therefore,
under the law, Grant cannot compel Hancock
TO continue to enforce all of Sheridan'S acts.
but the main point OF the dispute is gained:
| for he has power to prevent Hancock from re-
| tnstating any OF the diSloyal officials removed
by Sheridan.
| Grant finding his position untenable, has
gracefully yielded. and fG is said Withdrew yes
| ternoon his letter to the President protesting
against his construction of the original order.
lawyers here say they can ride coach and four
through IL without any difficulty.
The Pythians I'm Washington.
The Pythian Base Ball Club of PHILADELPHIA
(colored) arrived here this morning and will
play the Alert of Washington this afternoon
During the morning the colored strangers nave
been shown the various institutions by their
friends, but 1t Is not known whether thew have
elected President Johnson q member OF their
club or not, as the Mutuals did on Monday last
Fernando at Work.
Fernando Wood was again closeted with the
President for considerable time this morning.