The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-08
WASHINGTON.
WAsH1NaroN, March 6.
AdiourneI


The following order was issued to-day:
GENERAL ORDER No. 10.)
HD'QRs ARMY, ADJ'T. GEMS. OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March .. '69.
The President of the United States
directs that the following orders be car
ried into execution as soonas practical
BILE:
will be commanded by Brig. General
and Brevet Mai. Gen. A. H. Terry.
ISecOnd-Maj. Gen. Geo. G. Meade Is
assigned to the command of the Militia
ry Division of the Atlantic, and will
transfer his headquarters to Philadel-
phia, Pa. He will turn over his present
command, temporarily, to Brevet Maj.
Gen. T. Fl. Ruger, Colonel of the 3Oth
Infantry, who is assigned to duty &C.
cordinC to his BreVet of Major General
while in the exercise OF this command.
IHird-Mnj. Gen. p. IL. Sheridan Is
assigned to the command OF the De-
partment of Louisiana, and will turn
over the command of the Department
of the Missouri, temporarily, to the
next senior officer.
Fourth-Msj. Gen. W. s. Hancock is
assigned to the command of the Depart
ment of Dacotah.
FTfth-Brig. Gen. and Brevet Major
Gen. Z. r. S. Candy is assigned to the
command of the First Military District,
and will proceed to his post as soon as
relieved by Brevet Maj. Gen. Rey-
nolds.
Sirth-Brevet Mai. Gen. A. c. Gillem
of the Gath Infantry. will turn over the
command of the 4th Military District
to thu next senior officer, and join his
regiment.
SeUcmth-Brevet Maj. Gen. ]. J. Rey-
nolds, Colonel of the 2G:h Infantry. ts
assigned to the command of the 9th
Military District, according to his Bre-
vet of Major General.
cry, Colonel of the 9th Cavalry, Is as
signed to the command of the Depart
ment of Washington, according to his
Brevet of Major General.
By command of the General OF the
Army.
E. D. TOWNSEND, a. q G.
Matters at the Executive Department
this morning, were rather animated,
although there was no general admls-
sion of visitors. The President was
occupied in the executive Office shortly
after 9 O'Clock; and during the forenoon
Messrs. Washburne, Cresswell and
Stewart were present. There was no
formal organization of the Cabinet
The military Staff of General Grant are
still on duty in the capacity OF Secreta-
ries to the President. although it is his
q 10" ORJ w
ians to the different Offices i'll the Presi-
dents household.
Generals Dent, Comstock and Porter
will be assigned positions on the Stan
of Gen. Sherman.
The doorkeeper of the Executive Of
fee, Edward Kershaw, and the messen-
ger in attendance upon the Secretary's
office were relieved this morning, r.
Price, who has been on duty at the
headquarters of the army for some
time, relieved the former.
The Secretaries of the different de-
partments were summoned at the E1-
ecutive Mansion at noon, to.day. the OBJ.
iect being to ascertain the condition of
public matters, and instruct them not
to transact anything beyond the rou-
tine of business until the Secretaries
take charge.
Post Master General Cresswell in
tends to enter upon his duties this P. N.
Secretary Schofield was at the Execu-
sive Mansion to-day, for several hours.
ExrAttorney General Evarts was
with the President for some time.
not at headquarters.
This morning dispatch was received
at the Attorney Generals office from
Judge Hoar the new Attorney General,
stating that he would leave Concord on
Monday morning, and expected to be
In this city Tuesday night.
Commissioner Delano was at the
Internal Revenue Bureau this morning,
but has not yet qualified. Mr.. Rollins
will leave next week.