The New York herald., 1868-06-01
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1865.
Arrival Of General schOfield.


Major General Schofe!d arrived here yesterday
from Richmond having started Immediately after
receiving intelligence OF his confirmation. At an
early hour last evening the General repaired to
the White House and had a protraced interview
with the President. Again to-day he was in con-
ference with the President in relation to the business
OF the War Department, which became somewhat
complicated during the contest over It's late occu-
pant General Schofeld has received leave Of
absence for year and has sguied his willingness to
accept the office. His commission has been e-pared
and he will assume control OF the War Department
tomorrow morning. Thus terminates the long
struggle to deprive the Executive OF the right TO as
socate with him in the administration Of the affairs
OF government men who will labor In harmony with
him. and upon whose ability and fidelity he can rely
The Ex.Secretary and 'Ad Interim."
Mr.. Stanton it Ia said is arranging his aa!rs with
a view to an early departure from the scene OF his
ingorous defeat, and the good natured al INTERN.
secretary, whose term of office was as brief as 1t was
stormy has willingly subsided into his former posi-
tion Of Adjutant General.
MIR Wooley's Imprisonment-Stateme of
His Friends.
The continued incarceration of Wooley and the
deliberate preparation OF permanent quarters for
his accommodation are beginning to provoke In
qury to theright OF any committee OF Congress to
impose such rigid penalty upon witness merely
guilty OF contumacy The severity with which
Wooley Is treated will probably excite for him
degree OF sympathy he would not otherwise have
obtained. His friends claim that his position is mis-
understood; that he is ready to answer any ques-
tions that are not simply impertinent and prytng
into matters Of no concern to the committee. They
say also that Bingham has perverted the testimony
about Wooley's conversation with Weed in the Asor
House relative to purchasing votes OF Senators.
That meeting was accidental say Wooley's friends,
and Mr.. Weed was the first to broach the subject,
stating that 1t had been suggested to him that
Pomeroy's vote could be purchased for $4,000.
The Impeachment Managers After Another
Witness.
Tomorrow General Adams will be examined by
the Impeachment Managers 1t will be remembered
that the name OF this gentleman frequently used
In the evidence o. Thurow Weed as having proposed
to Collector Smythe plan for purchasing the votes
OF certain republican Senator's.
The DelanO.MOrgan Contested Seat to Come
Up This Week.
The House wi, take up the Ohio contested election
case this week. The majority Of the committee give
the seat to Mr. Delano, the contestant, stating his
majority to be 81. The minority OF the committee,
Representatives Kerr and Chaner claim that
Mr. Morgan the sitting member was elected by 742
majority
Another Case of Conscience Money.
A letter was received at the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday enclosing two $1,000 seven.thirty
notes. II was postmarked New York, May 90, but
contained no evidence whatever which could lead to
the discovery Of the sender The numbers OF the er
closed notes were carefully cut out, and the address,
namely, Treasury Department, Washington"-had
been taken from newspaper and pasted on the en-
velope. The interior contained the words cut from
a former newspaper paragraph In previously an
nOunced conscience case. This money rightiu!.y
belongs to the United States" The notes VIII be
placed to the credit CT the Treasury Department.