Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence between Grant al
District Comm oders.

Correspondence between Grant and
District Commanders.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The Times publishes the
correspondence between Generals Grant, Schofied
Howard and Sheridan. in which the former afirms
the power of removal as existing in the District
Commanders. and repudiates the statement that he
disapproved of its exercise in the of Governor
Wells He suggests conditions touching reconstruc-
tion which at variance with the lax notions of
the Attorney General. r-
Bar Meeting in Washington.
The Times special says: About thirty members
of the bar of this city, who hold that the bar have
no right to review the orders of the court. have
united in a call for meeting on Tuesday of next
week, in opposition to the course of the meeting
he'll last week in the interest of Bradley. These
gentlemen hold that members of the bar have bu-
sness to interfere rreguary with the orders of the
court, and that any member SO demeaning himself
as to secure dismissal must rest his case upon its
own merits.
GEN. Sheridan to be Relieved.
The Tribune's special says: The President has
prepared and sent to Gen. Grant instructions to is
sue order assigning Gen. Sheridan to the COM
mand of the Department of Missouri. Gen Hancock
to the Department of the Cumberland. and Gen.
Thomas to the Fifth (Sheridan'O Military District.
The order will probably be promulgated tomorrow.
unless Gen. Grant shall suggest the substitution OF
In that case Sheridan may be assigned to some
other command than that of Missouri, but certain it
is the order relieves Sheridan from the command of
his district.
Financial
l scsrssins that of the issue of 7-30's which
matured on the 18th inst. $3.50 900 900 have been
converted leaving but $50 cOoo 600 still outstanding
These will probably all be converted by the time
the extension of one month"; given by the Secretary
expires. * ~
1t is understood that until Friday last it was the
purpose of the President to assign Hancock to the
command of the Fifth District but he concluded
yesterday to give the position to General Thomas
POpe's Letter to Grant.
The letter of General Pope to General Grant ha.
occasioned d good deal of comment here and it i:
generally believed the latter officer wilforder the
arrest of B. FL. Hill and other discontinued par
sons. Under the Reconstruction bill he has ri gh
to do 1t will be remembered that some tim,
ago, General Grant recommended the arrest of Gov
Jenkins for doing exactly what Hill is now guilt!
of. This strengthens the opinion that Grant will
act in Hill's case as he advised Pope to do il
Jenkins. - --- --
Representation in Mexico
Mr.. Plumb, Secretary of Legation to Mexico
who has been here for several days. yesterday re
eeived an authorization and instructions from tn
State Department to represent our Government a
for that city. The recent commission of Mr.. Often
burg to act as representative in Mexico is can
celled, and Mr.. Plumb succeeded him with power i
the nature of charge de affairs. 1 -f. %.
Judge Holt Writes a Card.
! Judge Holt has written card which wi
| be published on Monday stating that b
| did not furnish the afidavits recently pub
lished; that they were not on file in bi
office; that his endorsement of the applicatio
of H., o1a !.
as private citizen. and had connection with th
Bureau of Military Justice; that it was not a r'
commendation and did not contain any expressio
! of confidence in the integrity of Conover.
| Hec oses by say ing Al averments or intims
tions, no matter by whom made or however sui
ported, which seek to connect me in any degree
in any way with the alleged conspiracy against Il
President, are wholly false, are all insinuatiol
that in the step took in connection with Mr. Riddl
either aimed or desired to qualify Conover as wi
ness for any purPose whatever. s-r
Gen. Grant and the Cabinet.
The Worlds special says: Gen. Grant urged Il
| President to dismiss every member of his Cabint
/ in order to ere ate harmony between Mr.. Johns
4 and his advisers The General is known to be pa
ticularly hostile to Mr.. Seward, whom be regar
as too adroit and dangerous. l-.f Z =
Il Financial.
i WAsHINGTo Aug. I9.--The amount in Il
United states treasury To-Day Is Sof,VoOUVo IN Gu
rency $50 900 900 in coin and 10000 900 in gold ce
tifcates. The receipts of customs from the lst
the 10th of August was s467o4 .13.
4 Heavy FaIl of Rain.
The records of the Smithsonian Institute sho
that six inches of rain fell during the recent storI
which exceeds the entire Mt of any previo,
| August for years. .i-s- ..f-r .5rfs-i
| The Bar Meeting. r4g1
Thirty-four members of the bar of the District
Columbia have called meeting to disavow the a
tion of the previous meeting relative to the Bra
:. ley-Fisher case They hold the action of the Cou
is not proper subject for reviewal in public NEE
ings of the Bar.
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