The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-29
Important Military Orders Of
tho President.
General Ord and General Pope ks-
lisysd Of the Command Of
Military Districts.
General Mcdowell and General Meade
Assigned as Their Successors.
General Swayne Relieved from Duty
in the Treedmen's Bureau.


WASHINGTON. Dec 2s 1857.
IL O'Clock Y. h.
Tue following order issued this afternoon
GENERAL Orders NO LOG.
HEADQUARTERS THE ARxv !
ADJUrAkr GENERALS OvYrcR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1861. }
BY drecuoa the President Of the United states tho
following orders are made
Nra-Breves Major General r. o. G. Ord will turn
over the command OF tho Fourth Military District 70
Brevst Major General A c. Gillem and proceed TO San
Frsncisco Ca to take command of the Department Of
California
Second-On being relieved by Breyet Major General
Ord. Brsvet Major General Irwin Mcdowell will proceed
70 vicksburg Miss, and relieve General Gism In COM
msnd OF the Fourth Military District.
7hyd-Brevet Major General John Pope is hereby
lieved of the command OF tho Third Military District
and will report without delay the headquarters OF the
army for further orders turning his command to
the senior officer until the arrival Of his
Fbwta-Major General George O. Meade Is assigned to
the command Of the Third Military District and viii
sumo IT without delay. Tho Department. Of the East
will be commanded by the senior officer now on duty in
II until commander is named by the President
A-The officers assigned in she foregoing orders to
the command OF military districts WAL exercise therein
any and all powers conferred by acts OF Congress upon
district commanders .and also any and all powers per-
tanning TO military department commanders
S,xth-Brevet Major General Wager Swayne, Colonel
OF tho forty fifth United States infantry. hereby
evsd from duty in tho Bureau OF Refugees Freedmen
and Abandoned Lands. and will proceed TO Nashville
Tenn. and assume the command Of his regiment.
| BY command Of GENERAL GRANT
e. D. TOWNSEND. Assistant Aujuiant General
General Ord relieved from the command Of the
Drctp mt f0ra acts al ma
stration compliance with the request preferred
| by him some weeks ago General Gillem is TO have
command of the DISTRICT the next senior odoer In
rank, only until the arrival Of General Mcdowell.
| The command Of the Third Military District
| falls upon General @. G. Sibsy as the next
| oncer in rank to General Pope. General Swayne
having been ordered to join his regiment. General
Sbley will retain command until relieved by General
| Meade. II il thought that permanent commander
will b assigned TO the Department Of tho East during
the absence Of General Meade but that tho senior o.
6cer viii be left In command until General Meade
| return TO It.
| The Alleged Revenue Frauds In New York
| City.
/ s. G. Courtney United States District Attorney OF
New York, now In the city, and has been hore for
| several days in conference with Secretary Mccuoch
/ and the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue IN rela.
| ton to number Of heavy frauds upon tho govern
| mont, perpetrated by wine dealers in Now York.
/ and amounting to several hundred thousand dol
lars. Solicitor Jordan. Of the Treasury Department.
has been for some days past 10 New York engaged 10
matters relating TO these frauds and returned thu
! morning. To day consultation held between Mr.
Jesdsa Me- oeassAsy % ssfsrsnos 20 ehs frauds ID
| question me suits which have already been COM
menced will be vigorously prosecuted, and, judging
| from the we'll known ability and perseverance OF Mr.
Courtnsy will without doubt DO brought to successful
Issue Tor The government.
The National Finances.
Tho amount OF fractional currency received from the
Prntng Bureau Of the Treasury for the week ending
day $500 900. The amount Forwarded in the same
period Was fpilows-To tho Assistant Treasurer Al
New York. 500 o00 70 the Assistant Treasurer 1t New
Orsass $4,000; TO the United States Depository .,
| Louisville $50 00o and TO the national banks and
Others s15s, 82s-sctal. sass. 62s.
Tho following amounts In treasury notes we're also
forwarded from the department during the week ITO
the Assistant Treasurer at Boston, $780, 000 70 the
Assistant Treasurer Now Orleans. 555oooo 10 the
United states Depository Baltimore. 22000-total.
si,o72,ooo.
The Treasurer OF the United States holds in trust for
tho national banks this date, security for circu-
ialng notes bonds amounting to 334oe97 150 and for
deposits OF public moneys S37si7,ojo--toiai securities
| The national hank notes issued during the week
amount TO S55 ESQ., and the total amount issued TO dao
sso5 $50 i6i From this IS 70 90 deducted The cur.
s5615.556 leaving In actual circulation 81 shis date
| $685., S33 Goa
rue fractional currency redeemed and destroyed
| durng the week amounts TO $4,000.
The total receipts from internal revenue from tho 18th
OF December to this morning Si3 0oo aud tho
| total receipts since July last were SOS, $4,000
Thr Case Of Colonel McArdIc.
The papers IN tho OF Colonel McArde the hatcher
editor referred 10 IN previous despach transferred 20
the Supreme Court writ bf error, have been for
wardcd and arc now being printed and upon the arrival
| viii probably be Immediately taken up and argued.
The FsncraI Of General GriRn.
From the Evening Telegram Of yesterdsy.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. -. 1851
Tho fu1srai OF General Griffin took place today at
noon guard OF honor reported az light al the
Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot 70 receive the re-
company Of the Fifth cavalry regiment comprising all
che troops In Washington, formed 10 line Pcnnsyl
maud os Colonel Wills sssve psssey The
started up Pennsylvania avenue. headed bv the
baad Of the Twelfth regiment the procession moved
Twelfth and Forty ninth regiments comprising about
1000 men. In full uniform.
Company OF The Ffth cavalry, With band.
Emory. Hard's, Carr. Humphrey, ricketts,. Rswiins
The bier bearing the r.msins Of General Grimm,
covered with dag and with Grape, a1d drawn By four
gray horses; on either side guard Of ave soldiers
IRE hearse containing tho remains OF the Generals
The procession closed with private carriages c0ntA
ing rsiativcs Of ths deceased.
Generals Grant and sherman and other military
Tne sidewslks ~srs lined the whole length OF the
avenue, ana the windows Of good many houses ON the
route wsre occspied with spscators The procession
held in tbs chapel, aud The remains there Deposited
with much solsnnity IN the family vault OF Oak Hih
Censssry.