The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-17

IL O'Clock T. NJ.
No Cabinet Changes.
II n announced semi. officially to-day, that tlere will
be no immediate changes in the Cabinet S.f. Johnson
DIES ye, his way clear enough to venture so i'm
portant an undertaking the removal Of his Official
advisers
The Radicals CuitivatIpg GeneraI Grant.
Senator rhaysr Of Nebraska Colonel John Forney
and other leading radicals had interview Of consider
able length with General Grant to-day This but ono
OF series Of efforts draw Grant out but Is under
stood to o. results as all oits prede
cessora TIE General retcont as ever on all sub
jects upon which The politicians want him to DO
explicit. Beyond the well known TACT that he
Is now as heretofore. In favor Of speedy
reconstructon bu, little can be gathered from the most
lengthy interviews and the answers most curningly
devised questions In view OF anticipates trouble With
the President there is manifest disposition upon the
part OF the radicals to cultivate Grant
What the Clerk of the House Thinks Of I'm
parchment.
Mr.. Edward MCPHERSON Clerk Of the House Of Rep
resenaiives arrived this morning for the purpose OF
opening the bids for stationery for the House With
gard TO the political situation he says may do very
well 10 talk about Impeachment, before the people but
he does not think 1t be accomplished because there
IL too much difference Of opinion upon the subject
among the members of the republican party.
Change In the Method Of Granting Criminal
The President has recently directed q change 10 be
made In the method hitherto prevailing In the Attorney
Generals Office in the Of granting criminal par
dons Tho custom has been, when the President has re-
ferred to the Attorney General application for the
pardon OF criminal that pardon clerk searched the
records Of the office aud made report OF the case
TO the Attorney General who endorsed upon 1t
his recommendation that the pardon be granted II
he decided in favor Of the applicant and was
IN fba nano NJ gtata Than Of
pardon filed up. signed by the Secretary Of State
and forwarded the President for his signature which
completed the document BY this method the option
Of granting the pardon was virtually left to the Attorney
General and the President nothing OF the individual
pardoned. By the Presidents direction the report Of
the pardon clerk, after having been endorsed BY the
Attorney General s laid before the President, who
- thus enabled 10 judge Of the propety Of granting
executive clemency.
A New Smuggling DOdge on tho Canada
Frontier.
Inspectors OF have reported 10 the Treasury
Department the discovery Of another mode Of SNUG.
cling duabe goods from Canada into the United States
which has been practsed by baggage masters on the
railroads. The fraud perpetrated by placing among
the baggage. after II had been inspected trunks and va
hses containing smuggled goods Ono has been dis
covered where baggage have been carrying
this spsces Of fraud for years. considerable
quantity OF goods been seized and the have
been arrested Measures have been adopted to prevent
this dishonest practice In the future.
The Indian Commissioners-HostiIity Of the
Chiefs Towards General Hancock.
Recent intelligence received here from the Indian
Peace Commissioners ind that II will probably be
successful the object OF It's mission. Several Of the
hostile tribes have signined their willingness TO send
chiefs 10 meet the members Of the Commission,
and 10 accede to the proposition for the re.
moval Of the Indians TO reservations at
distance from the white settlements The removal
of General Hancock,0n Is said has had good effect
upon the Indians who considered him, for reason
or other inmica TO their interests They looked upon
him the leader of the spirit among the whites,
and manifested decided ndlsposon treat with him
upon any questions
General Hancock and His Trip to WASH
ingtOn.
is thought the War Department that the arrange.
ment by which General Hancock to ysi. Washing
prior TO his assuming command Of the Fifth Military
district viii not be carried now, owing to the pecu
liar state Oh AFFAIRS occasoned BY the death Of General
Griffin Instead of coming here Hancock may proceed
n once 10 Orleans and enter upon the discharge Of
the duties Of the department
Temporary ommander Of the Fifth Military
District.
Breyet Major General Griffin, who in command OF
the Fifth Military strict temporarily having died with
the yellow fever Galveston. the command Of the Fifth
General Joseph Mower who will be In command until
the arrival of General Hancock.
Movements Of the Secretary Of State.
Mr.. Seward will attend the Antetam celebration TO-
morrow and will then 60 North. there seems to be
nothing at present. at least In his opinion demand
his immediate attention at the capital
The Mexican Minister.
Mr. Oterbourg, whose official positoa Il Minister to
Mexico Of short duration, ia socn expected in
Was hington
General Grant mt the Opern.
The theatrical season opened here tonight at the
National theatre with the Richings Engsh Opera
troupe In the Bohemian Girl General Grant and Mira
Gran, and numerous other distng ushed persons
present
Tho Ohio Campaign.
Senator Thsyer. Of Nebraska who s here, leaves
for Cincinnati Thursday TO take part in the Ohio can
the republican side
The Case of Abner Marks, tho Alleged Express
Robber.
Information received this evening from Richmond,
Va, states that Abner Marks who was arrested
there on saturday, is OF tho three men VINO
robbed Adams Express Company OF $4,000 10
wsst Virginia than two years sncs. He
was arrested twice in wheeling convicted. and sem
fenced In May to years In the Penitentiary He
broke jail after his conviction ana has been AZ large
ever since. $4,000 was recovered from him when he
was arrested. He hold await the requson OF the
Governor OF West Virginia.
Land surveys In Kansas.
Commissioner Wilson, OF the General Land Once, is IN
receipt Of additional OF the survey OF thiryone
townshipnnd fractional townships situated in Irving
Seward, Greenwood aud woodson counties, Kansas sm
brscng area OF 570o7s These lands comprise
aporton OF the lands coded 10 the United States
by the Great and Little Usage Indians under the second
article Of the treaty concluded September 20. 1905
The track Ia well watcrcd by the vcrdgris and ia
numerous tributarea The land along the streams is
generally covered With the different varieties OF timber
oak, elm, walnut blackberry, &c The valleys are very
fertile and generally adapted TO agricultural purposes
while the uplands are usually rolling prairie,
less fertile, but more suitable for grazing Lime
stone Is found IN sufficient quantities for all
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