The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-26
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
RumOrs In the Capital-The Order Re-
moving sheridan Suspended ON Ac-
count Of the Ill Health OF Gen. Thomas.

RumOrs In the Capttal-Vhe Order Re-
moving Sheridan Suspended ON Ac-
count Of the Ill Health of Gen. Thomas.
WASHINGTON, August 24.-The Federal capital
seems to have been given up to the manufacture
and circulation OF rumOIe. The memory of the
oldest inhabitant would be searched in vain for
a period in the history of the past when the
social atmosphere of Washington was as thickly
laden with rumors, on dus statements upon
good authority, conjectures, and pure guessing,
as 1t is at the present time. The greatest eau
ton ls necessary to eliminate the truth from
such mass of rumor, and to avoid making
statements calculated to mislead the public
mind, which Is, Of course eagerly watching
the progress Of events at the seat of
in a quarter which cannot be ques-
toned, your correspondent IS enabled to
state with confidence that, in accordance with
the recommendation OF General Grant, and on
account OF the receipt from the physician attend
ing General Thomas OF a certificate stating that
the General is so i'll with the liver complaint
that an extended Journey at the present time
would be highly dangerous, the President to-day
gave directions that General Order No. ~, order
ing General Thomas to relieve General Sheridan
in the command of the Fifth Military District,
be so far modified as to permit General Thomas
to delay reporting at New Orleans for that pur-
pose until further orders One of the rumors
before alluded to has 1t that General Hancock
has been selected to relieve General Sheridan
until General Thomas is sufficiently recovered
to assume the duties of the position. This is an
error. General Sheridan will remain as district
commander until General Thomas announces
that he is well enough to return to duty.
Removal Of SIcIxles Determined Upon.
l have it on very good authority that during
the Cabinet consultation yesterday the case of
General Sickles was under consideration, and it
was then and there decided that General Sickles
should follow Sheridan in search OF a new and
humber field of duty. 1t is expected that the
order tor the relief OF General Sickles will very
shortly appear; his removal having been deter
mined upon IN consequence or MS relteTaton OF
inc fF1p tn mol n n rDNif fhD
order Of any Court to be enforced in violation
of existing o1ders.-N. 7. Herald
The Cabinet Troubles.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-The contemplated
changes in the Presidents Cabinet are still the
principal subject OF conversation in political
circles here. The articles of the Presidents
organ, the Latetltgencer, which are said to be
written by jerry Black and Montgomery Blair,
are looked upon as very significant especially
in regard to the removal OF Secretary Seward
and stmPster-General Randall: but the sug
gestions concerning tue removal OF Mr.. McCul-
loch from the Treasury casts doubt on the
whole matter. Friends of Mr.. McCulloch state
that the President has no idea OF removing him,
and that the articles IN the Lateligencer on
Mr.. McCulloch are the doings of clique of
small Democratic politicians here, acting for
| the larger politicians of New York and Penn
| sylVania. The clique is composed of Coyle of
the Ioteitgencer, King Cutler of LOUISIANA, s.
] p. Hanscomb, a hanger-on at the White House,
New Yorker named Dur6e, who claims to have
been Dean Richmond's right hand man. Tom
| Florence, who edits small evening paper here.
| and number of others. They are working
| here with the President as the representatives
| OF the leaders and controllers of tie Democratic
parties OF New York and Pennsylvania. Their
| object is to get Johnson to clear his Cabinet of
| at least Seward, McCuloch, and Randall
Seward is dlsliked by the Democracy-dr drst be-
| cause they consider him played out and,
| secondly, because he and Thurlow Weed want
to run Johnson. Randall Is looked upon as
"good fellow" but of no account pontical v.
Secretary McCulloch is their main object. To
| get rid of him is what they want, principally.
! The Democratic party intend to make a bold
and determined tight for the next Presidency,
and to do this they must have money. They
think that as long as McCulloch controls the
| Treasury they have very little show at get
ting cash. He will not appoint their men,
nor coUntenance their propositions. They say
he believes in Johnson's policy of Reconstruc-
| tion, but does not believe In helping, through
| the United States Treasury, to make it success
| tHl. Hence the demand by the managers of
the Democracy tor his removal. The articles in
| the InteLlgencer are put out as feelers. They
! are followed up by letters of endorsement from
the leading Democratic politicians of the
country to johnson. In this wav it is thought
the President Can be easily led to make the
change. Democratic politicians OF New York
| are the principals in this movement.
| The workingmen here are continually going to
| New York tor funds and advice. John j. Cisco
| Is the only one spoken of as likely to become
Mr.. McCuloch's successor. He ls the man
| whom Coyle, Florence Co. are pushing. Mr..
! McCulloch's friends are active, and assert that
| he Will not be removed. As to Seward and Ran
dali, there seems to be state of indifference as
| to whether they remain or are put out. The only
! persons interested or alarmed are the clerks in
| their respective departments. The Inteuigencer
| Will keep up the fire on Seward, Randall, and
| McCuloch, until at least one of them is removed.
N. 7. Tribune.
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