The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-24
GOLD CLOSED AT 141
FROM WASHINGTON.

CHICAGO, Aug. %.
A Washington special says: Surgeon in
Chief on Gen. Thomas staff, telegraphs
that the General has not been in Louisville
for q number of days, but is at the Springs
in West Virginia, under treatment for dis
ease which has troubled him seriously Of late
The Surgeon also says that the General 4
health is in such condition, that his trans
fer to New Orleans during the present heated
term, would in all probability, be attended
with serious results. This official protest
will be laid before the President.
The President declared to-day in the mos.
positive terms. that the late correspondence
between Gen. Grant and himself. concerning
the cases of Stanton and Sheridan, would
not be made public by himself. There il
much feeling in loyal official quarters, at the
deliberate attempt to suppress Gen. Grants
views.
The Iateuigencer will contain an editorial
to morrow, prompted from the White House,
calling upon Secretary Seward to resign.
New York, Aug. %.
The Times special with regard to General
Thomas view of the reconstruction act says
The President has at different times, urged
upon him the necessity of his taking com
mand 6f the 9th military district; that be
Sd district, and that he had met the Presi
dent's proposition in this case, with equally
earnest declaration; that he felt himself un.
fted for the administration of such politi'
cal trust, at the same time expressing hope
that Gen. Sheridan would be allowed to con-
tinue the work he had begun with so much
vigor. Said he, SO far as the interpretations
of the acts of Congress are concerned, there
is really little or no difference between Gen.
Sheridan and myself. At the time of his
last visit to this city, he was again approach
ed by the President, but urged the necessity
of his presence in Tennessee, as the reason
why he should not be transferred. In pri,
vate conversation at this time, he expressed
hopes that he had prevailed upon the Presi,
dent not to remove HIM from his present
command and also the hope that Gen. Sher.
idan, whose line Of policy he should certainly
follow, il the responsibility were his, not to
be removed in the midst of his work.
The 7'ribunes special says: 1t is now a
settled fact that Gen. Howard will be relieved
from his position as Commissioner of the
Freedmens bureau. The President has con-
temjplated making the change for long
time, brt not until Mr.. Stanton and General
Sheridan were removed did he definitely de-
eide TO act in Gen. Howard's case.
Gen. Grant is also opposing this step oil
the President.
The course of the Tribune towards Gen.
Grant has determined those of his frienda
who manage his Presidential canvas TO make
him pronounce his adhesion to Congress.
The General himself to-day announced that
he would hold no communication with news
paper correspondents. The friends OF Grant
steadily assert that Grant 5 letters to johnson
about the removal of Stanton and Sheridan
are radical and decided. The frierd ds Of the
President on the contrary say that Grant
made merely cold and formal objection to
the removal of Stanton and Sheridan.
The President is understood 10 have said
that he would accept the designations of Mr..
MeCulloch, Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Randall.
You may regard this as semi official.
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Bingham, Gov. Andrews,
Senators Sherman, Dixon, Anthony and Fes-
senden are all mentioned in connection with
Cabinet appointments.
The work of changing Southern Generals
and all other Generals not in harmony with
the President Will continue.
Gen. Sick!es head is in danger. He will
probably be sent to New Mexico, while Pope
will be returned to the Sioux country. Mead
will probably take sickles' place, and Hall
leck iu place OF Pope.