Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-21
WASHINGTON.

W~AsHiNGIoN, Aug. 2O,-The following
order was issued to-day
HEAD QUARTxRs ARMY l.. s.,
ADG'T. GENL's OFFICE,
WAsHINsToN d. G., Aug. 90, 1861
General Order No. II.
The following orders has been received
from the President;
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Aug. 20. 1867.
First. Major General Thomas is hereby
assigned to the command of the Fifth Mill.
tary District, created by act of Congress
passed March 2nd, 1867.
Major General +. II. Sheridan is hereby
assigned TO the command of the Department
OF the Missouri.
Major General Winfield S. Hancock il
hereby assigned to the command of the De.
parmcnt OF the Cumberland.
The Secretary Of War ad interim will
give all necessary instructions to carry this
order into effect.
(signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Second. In pursuance of the foregoing or
der Of the President of the United States,
Major General Geo. ii. Thomas will, on
receipt of this order, turn over his com.
nan to the officer next in rank TO himself
and proceed TO New Orleans, to relieve
M4jor General L. II. Sheridan of command
OF the Fifth Military District.
Third. Major General T.. II. Sheridan. on
being relieved from the command of the
Fifth Military District by Major General
g. II. Thomas, will proceed 10 Fort Lesv
cnworih, Kansas, and relieve Major General
w. :. Hancock, in command OF the Dcprg'
ment of Missouri.
Fourth. Major General ". S. Hancock on
being relieved from the command of the
Department Of Missouri by Mujpr General
=. ii sheridan, will proceed To- Louisville,
Ky, and assume commend oil the Depart
ment ri the Cumberland.
tilth. Major General q. II. Thomas will
continue 10 execute all orders he may fluid
IN force in the Fiilh Military District at the
time of bis assuming command OF it, unless
authorize by The General Of The army H.
nnnu!, a.iicr er modify theal.
SIXTH. hlni1r General =. II Sheridan. be
tore relieving Major General Hancock, vii
report u person At these Headquarters.
By command Of General Grant
Oihcial l.. ID. townsend, A. \ G
y meeting Of about tllrly members of the
Bar was held to-day. +. T.. Stanton pre- l.
ding, AM adopted resolutions disapprovlnc
the lrreeul.flty OF the method oil REVIEWING
the orders OF courts, and asserting that IL
was n grave error to suppose that the rights
OF attorneys could be maintained by person
al vituporation or violence: and also assert.
Ing The propriety OF the courts Furnishing
for contempt. This action refers TO the
Bradley Fisher difficulty.
General Slckles, on the 10Th. approved
the sentercc OF the court martial in the case
OF Capt. NcNalty, of the steamer Pilot Boy,
Tor refusing to grant n tirst-class cabin pass
age 10 Miss Francis Rollin, from Charleston
Ia Beaufort, on his steamer, on accou OF
caste or color. The sentence was u fine oi
two hundred and fifty dollars.
Col. Lu idiurton has been ordered to
New Mexico.
Col. II. Clay Wood has been ordered 10
Russian America with Gen. Rousseau.
Secretary Browning is better to-day, bu,
is unable IL leave his bed.
The Turkish minister had an interview
with Secretary Seward to-,iay, and will be
presented 10 the President tomorrow.
ten. Tomkins has been ordered TO Omaha.
An order of Gen Sickles was received
here to-day with the details OF the trial
conviction and sentence OF certain parties
fer taking a colorel girl from a school house
TO the woods and inillciing one hundred
and forty lashes upon her because she re
sisted being whipped by the daughter of one
oil the parties, the negro girl successfully
whipping the V hite one.
Abraham Jenkins, q Justice OF the Peace
was sentenced TO he removed from office,
fined SO, and imprisoned at hard labor for
one month. Six other parties concerned
were likewise fined and imprisoned.
n man by the name of Saunders, for
whipping a negro boy and girl, was fined
SEQ and imprisoned one month.
The above occurred Mt Plymouth, N. c..
and tie commanding officer there is ordered
TO see the sentence executed.
ALBANY, Aug. 20.-The Constitutional
Convention prohibits the consolidation OF
railroad corporations where their capital ex.
ceeds $40, OOQ. OOO.