The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-29
Important Military Orders Of
the President.
General Ord and General Pope Re-
lisved Of the Command Of
Military Districts.
General Mcdowell and General Meade
Assigned as Their Successors.
General Swayne Relieved from Duty
In the Treedmen's Bureau.

WAsHIEGros. Dec %. 1857,
Ill O'Clock r. H.
Tue following order was issued this afternoon
GENERAL LOG.
HEADQUARTERS or THE Army !
ADJUrAEr GENERALS 0rrcR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1867.
By direction OF President Of the Uned states the
following orders are made:-
Nra-Brevet Major General r. o Ord will turn
over the command Of tho Fourth Military District to
Brevst Major General A. G. Gllem and proceed TO San
Francisco Cal to take command Of the Department. Of
California
Second--On being relieved BY Brevet Major General
Ord Brsvet Major General irwin Mcdowell will proceed
TO voksburg, Miss, and relieve General Gsm In COM
mand OF the Fourth Military District.
7niyd-Brsvet Major General John Pope Is hereby 70.
iieved Of the command Of the Third Military District
and will report without delay At the headquarters OF the
army for further orders turning his command to
the next senior officer until the arrival OF his
Fbwta-Major General George @. Meade Is assigned 70
the command Of Third Military District and will
sumo it without delay The Departments Of the East
Will be commanded by tho senior officer now on duty in
1t until commander Is named by the President
NfAThe officers assigned In She foregoing orders to
the command or military districts wl exercise therein
any and all powers conferred by acts Of Congress upon
district commanders :and also any and all powers per-
tanning TO military department commanders
Sssfh-Brevet Major General Wager Swayne. Colonel
OF tho Fory-fth United States infantry hereby
lleved from duty in the Bureau OF Refugees Freedmen
and Abandoned Lands. and will proceed TO Nashville
Tenn. and assume the command Of his regiment.
BY command OF GENERAL GRANT.
Il. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Aujutans General.
General Ord was relieved from tho command OF tho
r0urth Military District any maadmln-
straton but in compliance with the request preferred
by him some weeks ago General Gilem s TO have
command Of the district the next senior ooioer In
rank only until tho arrival Of General Mcdowell.
The command Of the Third Military District
falls upon General G. G. sibloy as tho next
ofncsr in rank to General Pope General swayne
having been ordered to join his regiment. General
Sibey will retain command until relieved by General
Meade. II is thought that permanent commander
will Be assigned TO the Department Of tho East during
the absence OF General Meade that tho senior o.
Rcer will be left In command until General Meade can
return to It.
Tho Alleged Revenue Frauds In New York
8 G. Courtney, United States District Attorney OF
New York, il nov In the city, and has been hore for
several days In conference with Secretary McCulioch
aud the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in rela.
ton to . number Of heavy frauds upon tho govern-
ment, porpsrated by wine dealers in Now York.
aud amounting to several hundred thousand dol
lars. Solicitor Jordan. Of the Treasury Department.
has boon for days past In Now York engaged In
matters relating to these frauds and returned th,s
morning. To day consultation was hold between Mr.
Jordan Me- osusAsy IN reference she frauds In
question. the suits which have already boon CON-
menced will be vigorously prosecuted, and, judging
from the we'll known ability and perseverance OF Mr.,
Courtnsy will without doubt DO brought successful
issue for tho government
The National Finances.
Tho amount OF fractional currency received from the
Printing Bureau Of tho Treasury for the ending TO-
day was $500 00o The amour. forwarded in the same
period follows:--ro tho Assistant Treasurer at
New York. sl00 00o to the Assistant Treasurer New
Orleans, $4,000; 70 the United States Depository
Louisville. $4,000 and to the national banks and
others, SIS 62s-sotai. sass. s2s.
Tho following amounts in treasury notes we're also
forwarded from the department during the ITO
the Assistant Treasurer Al Boston, 100000; 70 the
Assistant Treasurer Now Orleans, $4,000; 70 the
United States Depository Baltimore o. oo0-total,
$l,oS2,o 0o
Tho Treasurer Of tho United States holds in trust for
the national banks at this date security for crcu-
iating notes bonds amounting to $3.50 75o and for
deposits Of public moneys s37si7o5o-toal securities
The national bank notes Issued during the week
amount TO $50 ESQ., and the total amount issued 10 dae
Is 1906 4s6 1911 From this is 70 be deducted the cur.
rency returned, including ~ornors notes, amounting 70
s5625,566, leaving in actual circulation ~ ihs date
rhc fractional currency redeemed aud destroyed
dur.ng the week amounts to - q, 900
The total receipts from Internal from the 18th
OF December TO this morning we're ga so 900, and tho
total receipts since July iast wero SOS, z6l. 900
Thr Case Of Colonel McArdic.
Tho papers ia the case or Colonel McArdle the hatcher
editor referred TO In previous despatch transferred 70
the Supreme Court on writ bf error have been for.
rdcd md ara % bei IN
OF Judge Sharkey, counsel for the defendant tho
viii! probably be Immediately taken up and argued
The Fsnerai Of General Griffin.
From the Evening Telegram Of yesterday
WASHINGTON Dec sS 1867
The fu1sral Of General Griffin took pare to-day, at
noon. guard OF honor reported az dayts at the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot to receive the
mains The Forty-ninth and twelfth infantry and a
company Of the Finn cavalry regiment comprising all
chs troops 10 Washington, formed 10 line on pcunsy-
vauia Avenue :. nspas :le,sn ocoss under ,s com
started Pennsylvania syenue headed by the
baad OF the Twelfth regiment Tho procession moved
Twelfth and Forty ninth regiments, comprising sbsut
1900 men. IN full uniform.
Company OF the Firm cavalry, with band.
Four carriages with pail tearcrs--Msor Generals
Emory, Hardie, Carr, Humphrey, Ricketts,. Rswiins,
The bier bearing the remains Of General grinp,
covered with dag and with Grape, aud drawn By four
gray horses on either side guard Of ave soldier
child, With escort Of eight soldiers.
The procession closed with private carriages contan-
ing relatives OF ths deceased.
Generals Grant and Sherman ADD other military
officers Of prominence were present
The sidewalks wsre lined the whole length OF the
avenue and the windows OF good many houses the
route wsro occupied with spectators The procession
moved on 10 Georgetown where services were 10 be
held in tbs chapel, and the remains there deposited
with much solsinnlty IN the family vault or Oak Hih
Cetnstery.
- A United states steamer In q Cyclone.
Prom the Evening Telegram q yeNsrdAy
wAsHisoroy, Dec. Is, 1867.
Commander L r. Creighton. OF the Urlted states
steamer Oneida, under date Of Singapore, November .,
reports 70 the Secretary OF tho Navy MA arrival IN that
port His passage from the Cape OF Good Hope was Of
. boistsrous character, having encountered severe