The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-30

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there = svsty decided Inference reeaxdisg
legal matters affecting thsif respective pow.
ers and dstiea nndes thss Reconstruction
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]. r. Dodge, statisticiaa Of the Axricui,u.
Es6I DspEsnsst, leis lsst evening on Z tour
Of cbssrvation 70 the Northwest, to rsviss
and complefa n isl Of statistical items fnr
that region, under the present system Of ool>
lecting agricultural items, and to represent
that Departmene il the autumn Fairs.
The Office Of the Delaware, Lackawana 4
btRlers losl hight who blew the safe open,
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A Washington special to the Post says:
After careful investigation, It is generally
agreed, among the friends Of Gen. Grant,
that the Supplementary Redistribution Act
confines his authority over district command
ers solely to approval or disapproval Of their
aots in removing rebel officials, end doss aps
extend 10 all the acts Of said commanders,
rel y postpsuiag slsclioas,s changing reg.
istration, &c. This ID regarded - . great
oversight on the part of ConereAs. and was
90 feksfded By Gen. Grant when Gen. Tho1d-
a. was directed b. HIN to continue in force
every order Of Gen. Sheridan's.
Fernando Wood had long interview. with
M Psesilent to-dhy. q - =
The following was issued TO- day:
ls,..,s,. - e s3s5 HEADouAR1sRs AanY, A.
as4 a-sz 4as Ans. GRE. . OrrICr,
WAsHIsoror, Aug. 27s 1867. j.
dsnsrag Ordxs No. 81. u se#Ni'is afs
/. Ths following orders have been received
from the Presidents !. a
i esa7 - ss sur EXECUTIVE MASslos,
.a.se e. WAsHlsGrox, ,An9. 26.
SrR: III consequence Of the upfayorabls
condition of the health Of Maj. Gen. G. d.
Thomas, - reported %, Jon in the Surgeon 9
Aug. II, 1867, 10 hereby modified 20 o. to as.
sisn Maj Gen. Winfield 8. Hancock to the
commlnd Of, the Fifth Military District, crea.
ted by aa aet Of Congress, passed March I'd,
1887, ssd Of the Military Department com
rrisinG the States Of Louisiana and Texas,
On being relieved fron the command of the
Department Of Missouri, BY Maj. Gen. P.
q. Sheridan, Maj. Gen. Hancock will pro-
csed directly to New Orleahs, Louisiana, and
assume the command to which he is hereby
assixued, and will, when necessary to q
faisAfui execution Of the laws, exercise any
and al the powers conferred By the acts Of
Congress upon District Commanders, and
any and all authority pertaining 70 officers il
commend Of Military Dspartments. Major
Gen. r. II. Sheridan will u once turn over
his present command to the officer in rank
next 70 himsen and proceeding without de-
1Aydto Fort Howard, Kansas, will relieve
Mi. Gen. Hancock Of the ccmWsnd Of the
Department Of Missouri. MAJ. Gen, 4. IL
colnnn6hd OF the Depsrrtneul VI tfe Cumbers
knd. Very respectfully, yours, DC,
tSigned1 AHnREW JoHHsoH.
To Gen. .. s. Grant, SEQ. War, od interim.
e. In compliance with the foregoing order
of the President Of the United States, Maj.
Gen. P. H. Sheridan will, on receipt of this
order, turn over his present command to
Brevet Maj. Gen. Chas. Griffin, officer next
in rank to himself and proceed without delay
to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and will re-
lieve Maj. Gen., Hancock, in command of the
department Of Missouri.
g. On being relieved b7 Nal. Gen. Sheri-
dan, Mai. Gess hancock win proceed with.
ont delay to New Orleans, and assume com.
mand Of the Fifth Military District, and Of
the department Of the States Of Louisiaus
and Texas
4. Maj Gen. q. 81. Thomas will continue
in command Of the department Of the Cum
berland.
By command Of Gen. Grant,
r. Ed. TowKsENp, A. A. G.
A Court Martial has been detailed TO meet
"a - ~ - r.
Maj. Gen. Custar and others.
The charge against Gen. Custar is leaving
his post without permission.
!, ,Brevet Mai. Gen. z. g. ENJOY has been
o.desed 10 relieve Gen, Cabby, ID command
Of the department Of Washington.
WIN. B. Bradley, formerly Mayor and Post
Master hers, died ct Round Top, Pa, yes
terday aged 70.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office has just issued patents in favor Of the
U. P. X. X. Co., Eastern Division, embrac-
ing %, l66 acres.
The Delaware Indians are said to have
paid up 10 full three OF their bonds.