Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-04-20
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w ASilNuIuN, "A pm u ~ 10 N"'
rently reported in this city today
that General Sheridan has applied
to headquarters for instruction in
making removals Of State and city
civil officers in Louisiana under tho
Military and supplementary bills.
Gen. Grant is said to deprecatc
the spirit of litigation which is man
ifcsted in the proposition to test the
tonstitutionality ofthc military and
supplementary bills, urging that
such course can have no other re-
sult than that Of causing useless de
lay and creating n vain and futile
spirit Of dissatisfaction.
The President is reported, upon
good authority, to have stated that
he will send in nominations for va
cant federal offices in Louisiana, by
tomorrow or next day.
Tcegrams are published in
Northern papers stating thai it is
the intention of Lynch, who has
been appointed by General Sheri-
dan to suporcedc Attorney General
Heron, to bring indictments against
Mayor John Y. Monroe and others.
On the one hand it is very conf
dently stated that these reports are
based on nothing better than gos-
sip in the Louisiana radical wing
here, which again had its origin in
expressions alleged to have been
used a long time ago by Lynch.
On the other hand, Mike Hahn,
r. J. Durant and B. +. Flanders
pretend to be in possession OF posi-,
tive information that it is Lynch
determination to proceed against
Monroe and others for their connec
ton with the July riots Of last year
Pitkins, Foulk and Flanders have
arrived in this city, and are very
busy. The two latter after the col
lectorship in the district lately helC
by Norcross.
General Schofeld, commanding
the department of Virginia, has pro
posed to Chief Justice Chase to de
liver Mr.. Davis to the civil authori
tics, and has promised not to inter
fcre with the trial.
MONTPELIER, VT., April 3.-BJ
the premature discharge of gun
fred in honor of the Connecticut
election, Peter Limmen had botl
arms and legs blown off, and Alex
ander Jougeree had his hand shat
tered and was otherwise injured.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Genera
Sheridan has telegraphed to Gen
Grant that there is q necessity TO
making further removals of official
in his district, in order to success
fully carry out the reconstl uctioi
programme, but expresses disln
clination to proceed without orders
Gen. Grant showed the communities
ton to the President, who referre
it to Attorney General Stanberlry
The Attorney General gave it as HI
official opinion that Gen. Sherlda
had no authority whatever to max
removals, but that the sixth sectio
of the Sherman bill reserved tha
authority to the paramount author
ity of the United States.
In this opinion the President ap
pears to concur, and subsequently
held an interview with Secretar
Stanton. Afterward Secretary Star
ton conferred with General Grar
and contended that General Sher
; dan had ample authority to max
removals under the first section
the act.
These interviews gave rise to
widespread rumor of the probabl
removal of General Sheridan.
was even reported that the Pres
dent had asked the Secretary OF Wa
to designate successor.
The Stanton Grant-Sheridan in
broglio is the great and absorbin
topic of conversation in political ci
! cles
The Cameron and Stevens feud
deepening. Cameron favors IL
, confirmation of Democrats in pre-
erence to Stevens friends. SteveI
is Represented as furious.
, 1t is probable that the Russia
treaty will be postponed to the me-
= session.
The Presidents participation
! efforts to bring the recoDstructlC
= law before the Supreme Court, vii
a view to enjoining the district con
e manders. is authOritatively denie
, The whole story is denounced
= spurious.
Enrlish's majority j. 979-
II IS stated that The Attorn'
p General advises the President th
4 sheridan had exceeded his powe
: in removing Louisiana prOvisio
r al officers
= The radicals claim that the seco'
4 anG sixth -ccfions confer the qn'