New-York tribune., 1867-08-19
WASHINGTON.
THOMAS THE SUCCESSOR OF SHERIDAN.

.,TssIoN-GFN POPE'S LETTER TO CEN. GRAM
r. II. HILL AND OTHERS TO BE ARRESTED
THE CONOYER TROUBLE--SrATEmkNTS ON
MEssRs. HOLT AND RIDDLE-FiNANCiAL-
PERSONAL.
OF rsLxaEAPz rna TRIBUNE
wAsmsGToS, Aug. 1S, 1867.
The President has prepared aud sent TO Gen. Grant
instructions TO issue an order assigning Gen. Sheridan
20 the command of the Department Of Missouri, Gen.
Hancock to the command of the Department Of
Cumberland, and Gen. Thomas to the command of
the Fifth Sheridan's) Military District The order
will probably be promulgated tomorrow or next
day. unless in the mean time, Gen. Grant
shall suggest the substitution OF some other
names in place of Hancock and Thomas. In that
case, Sheridan may be assigned to some other
command than that of Missouri. But certain IL Is
however, that the order relieves Sheridan from shs
command of the Fifth Military District. 1t Is
understood that until Friday last it was the pur'
noaa of the President to assign Gen. Hancock 70
tbs command Of the Fifth District, but he con.
cludcd yesterday to give that position TO Gen.
Thomas.
II IL announced in trustworthy sources in New.
Orleans that il Gen. Sheridan is not removed.
| prominent New-York banking 6rm has promised 10
take all tho levee bonds at small discount. IT. how.
ever Sheridan is removed the firm will not have any.
thing to do with them. This statement is used as
more potent argument than any other by Louisiana
planters why Sheridan should be retained in bis
present command
The expected order relieving or supersedng Judge
Advocate General Holt it is believed will be issued
| during the present week.
There is no doubt that politicians now, as they
have heretofore, since the accession OF Mr..
johnson to the Presidency, are urging upon him to
make changes in the Cabinet, on the ground that
thereby the Administration would be strengthened.
II is equally well known that the present members OF
the Cabinet have than once stated TO the fres
dent that they will not for moment embarrass him
in making any changes in the Executive Department
that he may deem proper but at present there Is no
prospect of any such change, the relations OF the
President and the members Of the Cabinet being Oh
the most courteous and friendly character.
/ The letter of Gen. Pope to Gen. Grant has occa-
stoned good deal of comment here, and it Is gen.
orally believed the latter officer will order the arrest
| of b. H. Hill and other discontented persons. Under
the Reconstruction bill he has perfect right TO DO
so. It will be remembered that some time ago Gen.
Grant counseed the arrest of Gov Jenkins for doing
| exactly what Hill is now guilty Of This fact
strengthens the opinion that Grant will act III Hifs
| case as he advised Pope to do IL Jenkinss.
Mr.. Plumb. Secretary Of Legation to Mexico, who
has been here for several days. yesterday received
authorization and instructions from the State De-
partment to represent our Government at the CiV
of Mexico. and leaves here tomorrow evening en-
route for that city, to enter upon his official duta
The recent commission of Mr. Otterburg to act as our
representative in Mexico is cancelled and Mr.. Plumb
succeeds him with powers in the nature Of Charge De
Affairs
There are vet 900 of the first series of the
7SO notes. dated July l5 1884 to be received by the
Treasury Department. There were Originally
sSSoOO0OOO of these notes. but on the 18th OF the
present month, when the time for redemption or
conversion into 5-2Os expired, only 100000 wes
out. Secretary McCullOch extended the time for
their redemption to September l5 On Saturday
$00OO000 of these forty received by the Treas
ury Department, s5,OOO,0OO of which came from
Boston bankers. Most of this amount would have
been received the day before if it had not been for
the storm. Three hundred packages came by the
Adams Express and 300 by other lines 1t is proba.
BILE that the other SO 100000 will be either redeemed
or converted long before the time given by Secretary
MeCulloch expires
The work of reducing the force OF the Treasury
! Department has commenced. On Saturday 90 clerks,
30 of whom were ladies, were notified that their
services would be no longer required further re-
duction is to be made on September /. Gen. Grant
has also ordered the discharge of six clerks in the
PaymaSter Generals Office, it is alleged, because
they improperly certified to the correctness of se
counts before o thorough examination made, the
object being to get credit for doing large amount
of work. A determination of one of these accounts
showed that an error of 5000 had been overlooked
| The troubles in the Government Printing Office
are not over yet BY rule of the Printers Union Of
| this city. all offices are allowed TO employ one
apprentice for every seven journeymen, except the
Government office, where it is required the force OF
apprentices shall not exceed 10. Superintendent
Defrees wanted TO employ more apprentices than TO-
but the Unoniss resisted. Last night meeting OF
| the latter was held, and resolution introduced
putting the Government Office on an equal footing
with private establishments. This was defeated by
vote of 76 to lO If Mr. Defrees persists in employ.
ing more than the allotted number of apprentices,
strike will be the result. When it is remembered
that 10000 month is now paid out for wages alone
in this Department. strike would be an immense
| loss to the employees.
Gen. Rousseau and the two Russian Commission
ers who have been here arranging the Warussia pur'
hase dined with Secretary Seward to-day The party
leave for New-York tomorrow, and from there take
steamer to Sitka, via California.
The Turkish ambassador and suite arrived here
last night and is to be presented by Mr. Seward TO
the President OH Tuesday next.
Judge Holt has written card 10 The Chronicle
which will be printed tomorrow, stating that his
Bureau did not furnish the recent adavits printed
in The Ner York Times and other papers. The papers
were never on file in the Jud ge-Advoeates Once
nor were they even under the control of judge
Holt or any of his subordinates. Mr.. Holt further
| saws that his Endorsement of Mr.. Riddles letter.