Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-03-20
TnE RAFTsmaM's JovRNAl,
Washington City Gossip.

The President having heard frou Gen Grant.
Gen. sherman. Gen. Howard, and other military
oficers, with whom he has consulted as to the ap-
pointment of commanders of the Eve Southern
DiVis'ons decided upon the selections to be MI ade
and an order was issued under the law, assign
ing Gen Schofeld to the frst division. Gen. Sick
les to the second, Gen Thorn as to the third, Gen
Ord to the fourth. and Gen. Sheridan to the fifth
division Instructions will accompany the order
which is merely plain assignment to the several
divisions accompanied by a copy of the law. In
structions will be hereafter issued rs necessity
shall suggest. It is barely possible that there
may hereafter be some ch anges in these commands
and the appointment of Gen. Thomas to the third
district may require new appointment for b is
Department. at least for so much Of it embra-
ces the States of Tennessee and Kentucky.
The reports from the South continue to favor
the belief that nearly every State will speedily
move in the work of reconstruction. There is an
immediate prospect of the of good feeling
at least good action.
The Richmond Enquirer seems to be satisfied
with Gen. Schofeld's assignment to that Military
District. 1t says: .If the civil auth ority of
State must be subordinate to and overruled, the
unpieasing office could not have been confded to
any one who would command the outset more
of the hope and confidence of our people than
Gen. Sehofeld ~
well known New York editor has just reach
ed Washington from long trip through the
Southern States. He rer orts the people profound
ly agitated by the recon struction law, and hesi-
tating about doing anything just so long any
supplemental legislation IS impending. One
serious objection to the movement he represents,
is bas ed the fact tn the debt incurred by the
present State Government will be invalidated by
acquiesence of the people in the reconstruction
bill, which declares in its preamble that said
State Governments not legal. The State of
Georgia, as it exists as issued alarge amount
of bonds.
Ex-Governor Johnston is heavy load on the
President. He must be provided for in spite of
the Senate, which has already refused to recog-
nize his claims to Office. He has just been ap
pointed TO fill the Internal Revenue Collectors
Office at Philadelphia, until such time the Sem
ate may displace him.
The Custom receipts at the principal ports, last
week. amounted to S5,399, ,257 "a.
delegation from the Virginia State Senate
has been a mission to Washington. They yis4
tied the President, who, reported by one of the
deleg alton said he was apprised of their mission
and action. He understood his positio 4. What
ever might have been his opinion regarding the
reconstruction bill, it a law Of the land.
and he would faithfully execute it to the best of
his ability He thought the people of Virginia
had better execute the terms proposed by Con-
gress; it was. perhaps, the best they could get
and they should adopt it
During the past week the various bureau az ents
throughout the country have been kept busy in
paying the pensions under the law providing
that they shall be paid semi annually. s2,I77,-
600 were disbursed for the interior department
during tho week, nearly all of which was to pen
sion agents.
rum or is afioat in Washington, of a PROPOSE
tion having been made to the French Government
to convert its Mexican obligations into three
per cent bonds to be ultim ely paid by the sale
of the Province of chihuahua to the United
States. rather doubtful story, that.