The Portland daily press., 1867-08-29
From, WasIliug,oE.

WASHINGTON. Aug IS. &
Jerry Black, who was called here by tele-
graph yesterday, had an interview with Secre-
tary Seward to-day. E z.aaass3
The President was again formally applied to
to-day for a copy of Gen. Grants letter on
Secretary Stanton's removal, but declined to
make it public.
The President last Saturday sent for John
M. Langston, the colored orator of Ohio, to in
quire regarding the views of the cOlored peo-
pie regarding the Freedmen's Bureau. Langs-
ton told the President he thought the interests
of the blacks demand the retention of Gen.
Howard. The President spoke in very severe
terms of Gen. Howard, and lntimated very
clearly that he must relieve him. III p
The National Intelligencer of to-day says;-
We have high authority for saying that the
loose and sensational rumors which are circu-
lated and which reflected in some degree in
the papers of last evening about the trouble in
the Cabinet yesterday are unfounded. The
fact of one member retiring before the others
must naturally be of frequent occurrence.
That Gen. Grant came out of the White House
some time before the other gentlemen, was to
be ascribed to his business habits, rather than
to any far-fetched any imaginary cause, when
the session is protracted until towards the close
of business hours of the day. 100.
Secretary Browning attended the Cabinet
meeting yesterday, but not having fully recOv-
cred from his sickness this premature atten-
ton to business again compelled him to keep
his bed. .f
1t appears from North Carolina papers that
the registration thus far in that State shows
two blacks registered to one white, and in
some districts larger proportion. A letter
rom Hamett county Says the whites generally
do not turn out. The blacks, on the other
hand, turn out en- masse, and are iubilant about
their being allowed to register. Fl 8AsE
Gen. Sickles has caused circular to be adj
dressed to the Boards of Registration inform
ing them that officers of the militia, upon
whom devolved the execution of the patrol
laws or other general laws relating to domestic
order of the State and government of slaves
therein, having thereby assumed and performed
civil functions are deemed civil officers within
the meaning of the act of Congress- and any
such officer having afterwards taken part in
the rebellion or who aided aud abetted persons
engaged in rebellion are excluded from regis
tratiOn as voters.
The Postmaster General has promulgated in
detail the provisions of the new postl treaty
with Great Britain, which goes into operation
October LIST. D. IH A21
Acting First Assistant Engineer John Lloyd
has been detached from the navy yard at Ports
mouth, N. H., and granted leave for discharge.
First Assistant Engineer G. l.. Payer, and
I'd Assistant Engineer T. L. Vanderdice have
been ordered to the navy yard at Portsmouth,
N. II. rafk vaf a9
Gen. Grant has issued General Order No.
80, dated the 27th which, after rcciting the
Presidents order relieving General Sickles, al
ready published, orders that in pursuance of
the foregoing order of the President of the
United States, Brevet Mai. Gen. Candy will,
on the receipt of this order, turn over his COM
mand to the officer next in rank to himself and
proceed to Charleston, s. c., to relieve Major
Gen. S1cl1les of the command of the I'd Militia
ry District. Maj. Gen. Sickles on being reliev-
ed will repair to New York city to report by
letter to the Adjutant General.
1t was expected that the order directing Gen.
Hancock to proceed to New Orleans and re-
lieve Gen. Sheridan, as commander of the 9TH
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noon, but up to 3 O'Clock it had not been pro-
mulgated. The order will be issued tomorrow,
and will direct Gen. Hancock to proceed inn
mediately to relieve Gen. Sheridan and take
command of the District during the illness of
Gen. Thomas. t-s - ..e.
There are no Cabinet rumors to-day and no
prospect of the retirement of any of its MEM
bers. The relations of all of them continue of
an agreeable character. 1t seems to be settled
that Mr.. McCulloch will remain as the Finan-
cial Secretary. ri3
Corroborative evidence is furnished to-day
that Gen. Grant yesterday sent to the Presi-
dent a decidedly firm letter against the remoy-
al OF Gems. Sheridan and Sickles. The differ
ences were known to be so wide between the
PRESIDENT and Gen. Grant, that prominent gem
tlemen supposed them to be irreconclable and
that the retirement of the General from the
War Department was Inevitable, but this af-
ternoon Gen. Grant and the President had an
interview at the Executive Mansion, which re-
sutCeu III an adjustment OF inc trOuDleS. = w
There is unquestionable authority for saying
that Gen. Sickles has not received any Execu-
tive order .revoking or modifying General Or
der No. 10, nor has he requested the reserva-
ton or suspension of any Executive order or
any other order in the premises; neither has
General Sickles asked to be relieved since the
passage OF the act of Congress of July 10, 1867.
An Executive order that is known to have
been addressed to Gen. Sickles concerning his
relation with the Court of the United States
in his Military District was sent to him, when
one of those Courts in an attempt to eonstrain
his action, ordered his arrest, whereupon Gen.
Sickles was instructed to take into his custody
any and all persons undertaking to arrest him.
No decision has arisen, however, for compliance
with these Instructions . g..