The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-09

Office-LOuiSfana Election Returns
-tharges against Wells, Fargo &
Co. for Neglect i'm the Transmits.
sion of the Mails-Circular of Gen.
Grant Movement to Harmonic
Congress and the President-Ar-
rest Of Newspaper Editor.
New YORK, October The
Times special says the telegram from
the President to General Sherman,
ordering him to report in person i'm
mediately, does not specify any cause
for his relief from duty in the Indian
Commission, and it is supposed, not
withstanding the assertions of the ad-
ministration press to the contrary, Mr..
johnson intended to have offered him
the War Office; finding, however,
that the Generals fast friendship for
General Grant, and his political prln-
ciples, which, whatever they have
been in the past, are now similar to
those entertained by his brother, Sen
ator John Sherman. rendered the ac-
eeptance of the Office uncertain, the
President hesitated to make it. and it
is probable the General will return
to the West, without having accom-
plished anything beyond having sew
eral interviews with the President
The official election returns have
been received here from about one
third of the counties in Louisiana.
The registration in these counties was
"a, ,135, and the aggregate vote polled
is 28,681. All the parishes heard
from except Orleans, polled more
than half their registered votes, while
that voted 1850 less than half. The
Convention was carried by an excess
of from 5000 to 5000. Nine tenths
of the votes cast were for the Con-
yention. n
Formal charges have been filed in
the Postof6ce Department against
Wells, Forgo & Co., for gross neglect
in the transmission of mails ON the
overland routes to California. the
territories included. With the char
ges are affidavits containing state
ments that the United States Mail
bags are frequently thrown out when
the trains are heavily loaded, and left
to rot on the prairies. or to be spoiled
by the Indians. Complaints have
also reached here that the same COM
pany have otherwise avoided the con-
tracts with the government
An attempt is being made by GER
tain classes of citizens of Maryland to
get E. NJ Gregory, Superintendent of
the Freedmen s Bureau in that State,
mustered out of the service. General
Howard opposes the scheme, and OBJ
tanned an interview with the Presi-
dent to-day regarding the matter
The latter is said to favor the move
ment. #vfs
The Tribune's special says the sto-
ries that Chief Justice Chase had
denounced General Sickles's admin
istration in the Carolinas are un-
founded. The Chief Justice differs
from General Sickles as to the pro-
priety OF Order No. 10, but says that,
had his advice been taken and fol-
lowed, General Sickles would have
been retained in command. He re-
CARDS the present administration in
the Carolinas as just, able, and apt to
conduce to an early restoration on
the plan proposed by Congress.
1t is stated that at the suggestion of
Secretary Seward it was decided at
the last Cabinet meeting not to sell
any more iron clad war vessels. Mr..
Seward is supposed to be afraid OF
giving some nation offense by selling
their vessels to its opponent
The fol owing circular has just been
issued by General Grant:
Regimental Commanders are hereby
authorized to receive from their sub
ordinate officers, with view to laying
them before the General in Chief,
such practical suggestions relating
Immediately to their respective
spheres of duty, as may in their esti-
nation be recommendation of ex-
perience and reflection for, the en-
bodiment of the new edition of Reg
ulations for the Army.
The Herald's special.says move
ment has been inaugurated by promi-
nent members of Congress, it is said,
which is intended to secure harmony
between the President and the legis-
lative bodies on the pending ques-
tion of Southern reconstruction. On
learning the Presidents own plans,
these Republicans propose to con-
eede their own opinions as much as
they can, in order to meet his pur-
poses, and thus secure representation
for the Southern States by the time
the next Presidential election takes
place. = - = -