Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-21
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sEw YoRK Dispatches.

american ExcurstOnfsts in NapIes-
Gen. Sheridan ReIieVed-MIIifary
Changes in Regard 10
the Cabinet, etc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The Herald's
Naples correspondence, August 1st, says:
During the whole of last week, while the
American excursion steamer Quaker City
lay at Leghorn, government gunboat was
anchored close BY, and vigilant watch was
/ kept upon her. Victor EmanuePs people
refused to believe that the excursionists
were other than Garibaldian conspirators.
When any of the pleasure seekers had oc-
easlon TO return to the ship after nightfall,
they were followed by the police bosas, aud
| on one occasion the executive officer of the
! ship, Capt. Burseley, and several passen,
gers, narrowly escaped arrest The ex-
eurslonists will be attentiyely watched in
Rome. m
"A new meteor, of unusual beauty of for
nation aud magnitude, was observed in the
heavens about 10 o'clock last night.
Sixteen hundred and thirty-nine new
buildings have been erected in BROOKLYN
during the year ending the first of the pre-
sent month.
One thousand eight hundred and eleven
emigrants arrived here yesterday.
The Times special says the President
has sent to Gen. Grant positive order
relieving Gen. Sheridan, which he directed
him to transmit. The order relieves Sher.
idan, and orders him to the command of
the Department of Missouri, in place of
Gen Hancock, who goes to the Department
of Tennessee to relieve Gen. Thomas. who
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order was received by Gen. Grant yesterday
morning, and was positive in its terms,
leaving no alternative but compliance.
Nevertheless it is known Gen. Grant visited
the President yesterday, and entered his
earnest protest against the movement; but
the President was immovable, and the |
order will be transmitted, with instructions. |
through the Adjutant Generals Office to-
day. The order directing the change has |
not been made public, neither have the |
views of Gen. Grant upon the subject, |
which are understood not to have been ex- |
pressed in writing There is the best au-
thority for stating he regards the move
ment as most unfortunate, though the |
change of Sheridan for Thomas will not |
change the character of the execution of |
the laws, unless the latter should be ham
pered by new instructions.
Although there is no reason to believe |
that any further Cabinet changes will be
made, it is an undeniable fact that the
violent attacks on Secretary McCulloch now
emanating from certain quarters are with a
view of affecting his removal. Numerous
names are mentioned in connection with
the office, but none more prominently than
that of John j. Cisco, ofNew York. There
is no probability, however, that the opposi-
tion to McCulloch will affect anything, al
though it proceeds from quarters generally
deemed friendly to the Administration.
The story that Judge Advocate General
Holt has been granted leave of absence
until the 9TH of September, preparatory to
his removal, has no foundation, other than
that on the 5th inst he was granted
months leave by Secretary Stanton, which
he was enjoying when the late assault on
him was made.
Secretary Browning was taken ill with a
chill at his Office yesterday.
The Acting Attorney General is said to
be preparing another statement in the
Ashley, Butler and Conover matter. An
other one will probably bring Mr.. Stan
berry back
Gen. Pelonze, of the War Department,
goes to the department of Dakota on special
duty, and will return here on its COM
pletion.