The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-28
SEVERE DRoUTH IN OHIO.
LATEST NEWS BY CABLE.
GOLD CLOSED l41 3-a.
FROA WASHINGTON.

NEw YoRK. Aug. q.
The ISmcs' Washington special says: II is
we'll known that for some time past the Pres
ident has virtually been in possession Of all
the fssignations Of his Cabinet officers, which
had been offered verbally, but recent events
have induced them TO repeat the offer, and /
am able to state, on the best authority, that the
President now has in his possession the for
mai written resignation Of every member OF
his Cabinet.
The Hralds Washington special SAYS: In
tbeaase Of McCulloch, though probably his
- nation will be the last accepted from fear
Of damage to the public credit, still am
pretty certain that be will be permitted to
withdraw afser some time, and better man
appointed in his stead. The idea probably
is to advise the public mind to the proposed
change in the Treasury, to remove men BY
degrees and not make too sudden . change.
Among the rumors afloat is one TO the effect
that Secretary McCulloch has accepted an
offer from Jay Cook d Co., to manage the
banking house they are about to open in
London.
The tribune 4 Washington special says: Il
- intimated that Gen, Grant will ask to be
1slieved from duty at the War Office soon.
Seward's friends say that he will surely 90.
4 Randall expresses to his friends willing
ness to resign. He had long interview with
the President tonight. Should the inter-
view not have proved satisfactory Randall
will send in his resignation TO morrow.
Ward q. Lamon is being pushsd:.for the
place BY the Democracy.
The pressure on McCulloch has been con.
siderably checked. The feeling is 90 strong
against his resignation that his opponents
have begun to give him up Is q helpless case.
Jerry Black is spoken of a Stewards sue
cessor.
The 7imes' Washington special says; The
President has ordered the Bureau Of rebel
Archives, Of which Dr.. Francis Tieber Iva.
chief, TO be closed. This bureau was orean-
ised by Secretary Stanton, and contains all
the captured records of the CIVIL and military
administration Of the defunct Confederacy.
WAsHIKeros, Aug. &c.
A private letter dated near st. Hays, Kan
sas, August Goth, says: The cholera has
been the scourge Of the plains this summer,
and it seems strange it should become epi>
demic here, the air being so pure, and there
being % many thousands Of square miles OF
it. One company of cavalry at that point
lost twenty>one men by cholera, and thus far
eighty two men in all by that disease at tha,
pot
The following is the order removing Gen.
Sickles:
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26th, 1867.
Brevet Major Gen. r. s. Candy is hereby
assigned to the command of the I'd Military
District, created BY act of Congress Of March
I'd, 1867, and of the military department,
Of the South, embracing the States Of North
Carolina and South Carolina. He will, as
soon a. practicable, relieve Major General
Daniel &. Sickles, and, on assuming the
command to which he is hereby assigned,
will, when necessary TO the faithful execution
Of the laws, exercise any and all powers
conferred BY acts of Congress upon
district commanders, and. all authority per.
tanning to officers in the command Of militia,
ry departments. Major Gen. Daniel E.
Sickles is hereby relieved from the com
mand Of the End military district.
The Secretary of War ad Interim will give
the necessary instructions to carry this orde,
into effect. (Signed)
| ANDREW JOHNSON.