New-York tribune., 1867-08-28
WASHINGTON,
gANr RErusEa 10 0HEY 0RDERs.


GRANT REFUSEa TO OBEY ORDERS.
lie DENIES TIE PRESIDENTS AUTHORITY TO
sEMOvE sICKLEs-A CABINET SESSION
RANDALL STILL HOLDS ON-THE PRESSURE
AGAINST M'CULLOCr-TIE CNADILIA BANK
Personal.
NJ Tt1reHAPH TEIBUNs.
washington, Tuesday, Aug e. 1901
Tic orders issued by the President yesterday di-
,eeting Gen. Hancock to relieve Gen. Sheridan and
Gen Candy to relieve Gen Sickles have not yet been
executed. II is said that Gen. Grant, in letter to
the President declines to direct the order to be exc
euted and states his refusal in strong terms Viitu-
ally denying the right of the President to interfere
IN any one of the five military districts
created by Congress, asserting that the entire con-
trol 81 tl,e Departments rests by the supplemental
Reconstruction act in the General of the Armies Oh
the United States and that therefore he is not at
liberty aud will not transfer it to another Inc leu
tor has not been made public, but the above state
ment s believed to be true, as IT is derived HOh
usually well-informed sources.
The excitement here in relation to the unsettled
state of political affairs still continues All sort OF
rumors exist as usual, on such occasions ms De-
ing Cabinet dag, there was great deal OF anxiety
10 learn the result of the conference. 1t can De
stated on the most trustworthy authority that the
proceedings of the Cabinet merely as they are
usually. II was stated in an afternoon paper
that Gen. Grant had retired from the CON
ference leng before 1T was concluded InS
is Incorrect as the General remained OIL tue -
the meeting. when he and Mr., McCulloeh lett TO-
eetler The statements of the immediate reslgna-
ton of Mcssrs. Seward, McCulloch, and Randall,
were based more on outside pressure than reality.
That these officers did contemplate offering their re-
.ienotons is strictly correct. Mr. McCulochs friends
assert that he expressed himself after the Cabinet
meeting rs being satisfied that the President did not
wish him TO resign and that he will not DO so unless
asked to 10 80 by the President The pressure against
MI McCulloch's going out of the Cabinet has been
80 great that those who are agitating the change
outside state that their attempts on Mr. McCulloch
have been too RASH and the activity OF ms friends
have somewhat intiuidated the President, ana nave
caused him TO pause awhile. POStmasteI-General
Randall went to the Cabinet meeting to-day with
his written resignation in his pocket but came ont
again without presenting it, stating to his friends
that the Presidents actions gave him 10 reason to
think that he desired bis resignation. Randall went
10 New-York tonight. Although there seems
20 be a Iull in the storm, change IN the
Cabinet and other departments OF the Government
will be made soon. That Grant and Johnson have
Ouarreled there is not the slightest doubt 1t IS well
known that the President has made several orders
which Grant, as Secretary of War, has refused to
issue or cOuntenance This, it is stated he does for
the purpose Of being relieved from the War Depart
ment folio, and an order relieving him is
looked for hourly. Grant remains reticent and VIII
not see OF talk with newspaper correspondents His
Republican friends feel jubilant and assert authoI-
tatively that johnson will make very little out OF
him 10 aid his course. Grants letter on Shendans
removal it is claimed by his friends, Is not half as
positively Radical Republican as Others he has wllt
ten since and which are not likely to be published
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Chandler is
expeeted back here to resume his position 10 lew
days
The President appointed F. t. Sherman Postmaster
at Chicago TO fill the vacancy Oecasioned by the
death of Col. Gilmore. r.. ... ...-...
Controller OF Currency Hulburd gives notice tDat
the circulating notes of the National Unadia Bank,
New-York win be paid in lawful money ofthe United
States upon presentation Of the same at the Treasury
Of the United States.
The report from the Statistical Bureau of Com
merce aud Navigation of the United States for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1861 Will be Issued I'D
few days six months earlier than usual. III VIII eX-
hibit the following results: Total imports OF ioIegh
merchandise and specie, $4l2.233 l2; less foreign
merchandise and specie exported $l9el,Zzi; Net
imports $S92, ,29l 1896. This does not include the
vaiue of vessels sold to foreigners, which cannot
be given for several months yet. OF this amount.
31 remained in the warehouse on the 10th OF
June 1867. The domestic exports during the same
period were 1894 5490 043. All these values are IN
States having been reduced TO gold values at the
rates indicated by the monthly average price OF gold
in New-YoTk
TIJE cTTITATTON