The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-29

TIE ORESOENT'S DISPATCHES.
FROM WASH TON,
The Internal Revenue Comm ssionership.
OVER DUE GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS.
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The Future Course Of the President.
the IUFKSH MINISTER OFFENDED At SYMPATHY
/ FOR CRETE.
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The Chinese Bid the President
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DISMISSAL OF BUREAU OFFICIALS.
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THE RADICAL SCHEME TO ELECT
SOUTHERN ELECTORS.
The Reorganization of the Military
. Districts. I OIL
Mr.. DAVIS AND FAMILY SAILED FOR EUROPE.
Gen. Rousseau 10 Command Louisiana
and Arkansas.
Gen. Meade to Command North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida.
Gen, Gillem to Command Mississippi.
Gen. Reynolds TO Command Texas.
GEN. COOKE RELIEVES ROUSSEAU.
Gen. Candy Commands the Department
- of Washington.
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GEN. HATCH BELIEVES GEN, BUCHANAN AS BUREAU
COMMISSIONER FOa LOUISIANA.
The Secretary of State Declares the
Adoption of the Fourteenth
.. Amendment Valid.
Gen. Candy Commands the Department
b. Of Washington.
GEN. HATCH BELIEVES GEN, BUCHANAN AS BUREAU
COMMISSIONER FO} LOUISIANA.
The Secretary Of State Declares the
Adoption of the Fourteenth
s Amendment Valid.
SPIRIT s In BOND.

WASHINGTON, July PSF Is understood that the
president considers the cOmmissionershD of inter
nal revenue vacant, and will make an dd interim
appointment IN few days. Efforts to reOrganize
the federal Offices in New Orleans failed. Ii was
found impossible to compromise conflicting party
interests, p ...-
The following overdue federal obligations are
outstanding: OF one year five per cent. tempo.
rsry loan, issued four years ago, over a million /;
sos, payable 1861. over half million; 1905 due
June 30, 1868, nearly three millions. These bonds
are now payable in currency, without interest
from date of maturity. TIE time for redeeming
7:3Os, due July 18th, 1865, has been extended to
August l., after which date they will be payable
in currency, without interest.
II is positively stated the president will con.
time TO act as heretofore regarding the recon-
structon acts. He will conform to the laws until
modified by Congress or nullifed by the courts.
Blaique Bey, the Turkish, minister is offended by
the Congressional resolutions OF sympathy for
Crete. f'.
The Chinese legation took formal leave Of the
president to-day. Burlingame is delighted with
the treaty.
Howard is Diminishing many bureau functions
RES, giving them months preliminary leave OF
absence.
This evenings Star has the following:
|" Choosing Electors iH The SOuth.-The South
ern members of Congress within the past few
days have, in conference with the Republicans
here, decided that it will be best for the presi-
Dental electors of the recognized States TO be
chosen by their respective legislatures, in the
same manner as in South Carolina, This, 1t is
held will remove all fear of the disturbances aud
frauds which have been apprehended. It is
thought probable that these views will be carried
out by the legislatures in whose hands the mat.
ter rests"
The cabinet had prolonged session to-day.
Scbofeld submitted an order for the reOrganizs.
ton Of the military districts which will probably
be promulgated tomorrow. Its details are un-
known.
Mir. Davis, with his family, sailed on Saturday
from Quebec for Europe. s-.....
sTbe following order is issued from the war de-.
psriment: r.-. r.
"The commanding generals of the second, third
fourth and fifth military districts having off cislly
reported that Arkansas, North and South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida,
have complied with the reconstruction acts, in
GLIDING the act of June Is, 1868, and that con-
sequently so much of the act Of March 2, 1867,
and oil acts supplementary thereto prOvid ng for
mill airy districts, subject TO the military authority
II the United States as provided, have become
imperative 10 said States, and the Commanding
generals have ceased exercising the military
power conferred by the said acts, therefore the
following changes will be made in the organzs-
ton end command of the military districts and
geographical departments:
Fret. The second ard third military districts
having ceased TO exist North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida will constitute the
department Of the South, Gen. Meade to command,
win headquarters at Atlanta, "a.
+" Second. Gen. Gillem will command the fourth
military district comprising Mississippi.
"1hTd. Gen. Reynolds will command tn fifth
military district, comprising Texas, headquarters
az Austin Texas.
+" Fourth. Louisiana and Arkansas will consti.
tute the department Of Louisiana, Gen. Rousseau
commanding. headquarters az New Orleans. Gen.
Buchanan will continue in command until relieved
by Gen. Rousseau.
Fifth. Gen. George Crook relieves Gen. ROus-
seau in the department OF Columbia.
sixth. Gen. Candy is reassigned 10 the com
mand of the department Of Washington.
Seventh. Gen. Edward Hatch, colonel ninth
cavalry, relieves Gen. Buchanan as assistant com
missioner freedmen's bureau in louisiana"
In accordance with the concurrent resolution
of Congress, Secretary Seward proclams, recit-
ing the facts and circumstances, and concludes
And further certify that the said amendment
fourteenth has become valid to all intents aud pur-
poses as part of the Constitution of the United
Siates.n
The Commissioner has given notice that spirits
may be withdrawn from bond on payment Of fifty
cents per gallon and four dollars per barrel OF
forty gallons. equal 70 sixty cents per proof gal.
lon. All distilleries must be closed until the dis
tisrs have given bonds and have compiled with
the new law in all other particulars.