Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-28
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Nsw Ions, rug. 2s.-The Times wash
iuz.on sgesal says lhs Psesd dents ofosr
Transferring Gen. hancock 20 the Filth mil
itary district hes not yet been pfomugate
y Gen. Grsnt. Iae.e are numerous re
parts afost that Cen. Grant has geiuaed 10
promulgate it, but these are incorrect, ana
Grant has written another letter to the
President, but he has not a. vet replied.
Gen. Grant reports the last order of the
President as entirely superceding the gen.
eral order No. II, including his instructions
TO Gen. Thomas aud there is little doubt
bet that serious difference has occurred
between tue pferident aud Cen. Grant.
regarding powers oi latter under reconsIruc-
ton acts and purpose OF his letter t. the
pseslden. to-day is believed 10 have beef
70 present to him certain suggestions for
his consideration on importan, questions
| as to whether the order Of the President IS
not 80 framed a. to conflict directly With
| .her9wer granted to the GenerGl-in-C bicl By
acts # Congress. There IS also good ground
! for the belief taat the order, when issue,
which may possibly he to morrow. VIII be
accompanied by Instructions similar to
! those which accom- a led the frat order
The situation VI matters before the exec>
| utiye mansion and var department to>nght
are exceedingly delicate.
Predictions are made that Con. Grant
| vi refuse to issue tbs order unless mods
| Ii. d or accompanied by instructions OF his
own, and that rs Consequence he Will be
| relieved ON duty il. .he var department.
Should this occur and tAe latter undertake
10 transmit orders through any new Secre-
ieTy Of War issue is then unavoidable i-r
Gen. Grant is acting under section two of
iAel Amy Appropriation act, approved
| March 1865.
The President last Saturday sent for John
II. langston, a ool0red orator OF Ohio, TO
inquire regarding the views Of the colofed
people regarding tho frecdmen's bureau
l.angston told The President that he thought
toe interests of the blacks demanded ih e
| retention Of Gen Howard. The Pre- sident
spoke in very severe terms OF Gen. Howard
and intiusted very clearly that he must
relieve him and put in come true friend Of
| the colored race and if tie eolored men
| here would agree upon ope of their number
I.angston to take this under cons .deration
TIL the CLOSE Of the week. Langston and his
friends seem wholly eyerse to the pyoposi>
| ton.
he Tribunes special says that. Gen
Grant aud the President have quarrollcd
there is not the slightes, doubt. Il is well
known that the President has made several
orders which Gen. Grant as Secretary of
War has refused 10 issue or countenance.
This, i. is stated, he does for purpose
Of being relieved from the War Department
and IN order relieving him is looked fer
hourly.
A Times special says: Jerry Back had
an interview with Mr. Seward yesterday.
The prcsiden. still refuses to give TO the
press his COZ respondeace with Grant on the
teinoyal Of stanton. lie regards his reply
TO Gran. On Shesidan's removal reply Il
both
The registration in Geareia has been
completed contrary 10 expectation TIE
b.acas arc sone 2,1H7 in the inai t.lg 1t
VAS ex}ef'e! tie Niites wsali hsve MAJ
iisiy of a",ooa.
James Duncan, eosami>saey to the re5c
W. a. Andes ;vie &. escaped from r.
{ Pclassi =. 'tr ne wa- -e.f ned In
+ - 9ens. ~ i.as es3.e % Fra,fee.
j 81 aif..' f.au.ls "a To-
fetsn5se hssc recently b..a discovered,
@Aiea, !. i ai. itap ica,e merchant, OF
ish stan hrs u IBIS cltg and B sfon.--
Names wen.
Afw York. Nr - lie less by FIRE al
Thomas beu ans last nigh,, $4,000.