The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-17
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army,

lancuS committees III both houses agree to ad ourn
if possible, within thirty days.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army
! ADJU1AST GENERALS OPFICz,
Washington, March s. 1868.
By direction Of the President of the United State
the undersigned hereby assumes command of the Arm,
of the United States. His Generals and staff will b,
| Breve Maj Gen. T. D. Townsend, Adiut,nt General
Brcvct Mnj. Gen. R. b. Marcy Inspector General
Breset Maj Gen. NJ. c. Megs Quartermaster General
! Brevct Mi Gen. A. B. Eaton, Conmissary Genera
Subsistence; Brevet Maj. Gen J. X. Barnes, Surgeon
General; Brevet Mai Gen B. w. Brice, Paymastel
General; Brevet Ma. Gen Joseph Holt, Judge Advo
cate General Brevet Maj. Gen. A A. Humphreys
Chief of Engineers; Brcvet Maj. Gen A. D. Dyer
| Chief Of Ordna! ce Brevet Maj. Gen. Myer, Chief
Signal Officer. His personal staff and ads-de camp
with rank Of Colonel from this date, will be Brevct
Lieut.. Col j. c. Mccoy, I'd Lieut. I'd Infantry; Brevet
Lieut. Col! L. II. Dayton, Captain 7th Cavalry; Breyet
Lieut. Col. Audehried Captain 9th Cavalry; Breyet
Brig. Gen. c. B. Comstock, Major Corps of Engineers;
B. evet Brig Gen. Horace Porter Major Ordnance De.
parment; Brevet Brig. Gen. +. I. Dent, Lieut. Col
33i Infantry. W. T. SHERMAN, General.
Waslhurne took formal nossasrnn nf the s.~tn
partment to-day.
WAsnISGroS, March lo.-Resignation of Dix, min.
lister to France accepted
Many reports circulating regardi Grants intention
regarding Cuba.
Senate considers of Office after morning hour.
Bills introduced for levees in Mississippi and Louisi-
ana, and amending the act providing provisional gov
crnments for Virginia. Texas aud Mississippi. No de-
selopments regarding Secretary of the Treasury
WASHINGTON, March 10.-In the Supreme Court
Errs introduced his scccessor Judge loar, who quail
ftd as Attorney General.
Mr.. Stewart and family depart for New York to-
morrow
Gen Hatcher Col Of the 9th cavalry, will succeed
Gen. Howard in the lreedmcn's bureau.
New Secretaries at work in all departments except
the Treasury
of Cra,,,
Mississippi have had several meetings without compro-
missing their difficulties.
Very full of Republican Senators to-day.
Anthony unanimously nominated president of the
Senate pro TEN. Determined to take up onl! the fol-
lowing general questions this session: Repeal of ten
OF office act; to strengthen public credit to
distribute banking currency to re0rganise the judi
ciary to enforce the 18th amendment; to remove
political disabilities reerganlse the navy and the Geor-
gia question. Motion not to consider Georgia this
session received only affirmative votes. Thayer
Edmunds Carpenter and Sumner urged its immediate
consideration. During the caucus, there having been
proposition to restrict the business of the session, it
insisted the part of Southern Senators that leg
islation was required for the settlement of claims of
loyal citizens also that Summers bill preventing in
timation of voters, &c, should be passed. In addi
ton they insisted that there should be general
friendly legislation for the reconstructed States, in
der create better feeling, and that they light under
stand they not neglected by other sections Gen.
.tb5otts bill creating commission for settlement Of
claims of loyal citizens is substantially the same
that introduced by him last session.
Misapprchenson having arisen from the recent dis
patches regarding Basteed the following, from the
official record, is telcgraphed: Mr. Woodbridge, By
unanimous consent, moved that the Committee the
Judiciary be discharged from further investigation
into the official conduct Of the Hon. Richard
Busteed, of the United States District Court Of Ala
bana and that the testimony already taken be laid
t,bp Tie motion was agreed
Surgeon John Moore ordered to First Military Dis
tYict as medical director. Col Henry A. Morrow
eves Gen. John S. Mason in Texas Commissioner
Rollins made his ya!cd:ctory speech. Said interest of
the revenue had been sacrificed that the unworty pol
icy of reconstruction might be forced upon unwil
ling people Bad men and bad women have control of
the Presidential nominations also that the country has
abundant to believe that expectation of par
don will hereafter stimulate violations of
laws.
WASHINGTON, March lo-In Januarytthe Postmaster
General ordered weekly mail from San Antonio,
Texas to San Diego, to connect with the mail from St.
Louis to Fort Smith. On February 1st, Supernten-
dent Frctin started with the mail from Concho esab-
fishing stands along the route. He reached Fort
Smith with the nails distance 62f miles, the 18th
February. These arrangements complete the great
overland tr weekly mail by stages from San Antonio
and Fort Smith to California, at speed of 100 miles
per day.
The Washington statue by Powers was shipped to
Gov. Warmoth, to be replaced at Baton Rouge.
The Prnssian delegation, owing to the immense
quantity OF United States bonds held in Germany, take
great interest in the Secretaryshp of the Treasury.
Tll.y say to night Spinner is the
Ship James Foster, which left Liverpool 18th De-
cember arrived at New York Monday last, lost four
passengers and twelve of her crew from ship fever
during the passage. Nineteen Of the passengers are
sick With the fever. The disease is attributed to the
long voyage and short raons The courts are inves-
tigating the matter.
WASHINGTON, March ll--As far as asceitained, the
administration has only succeeded in arrestng two
of Mr.. Johnson's pardons
Ex-Solicito,- Binkey and ex Commissioner Rollins,
of the Revenue Department, had chase to day. Rol
lins found refuge in the refuge Office. Subsequently
Binkley met Deputy Commissioner Harland, who re-
spending aifrmatively to the question whether be
would fight was knocked down By Binkley, when the
crowd separated the beligerens.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Nominations- Boutwell,,
Secretary Of the Treasury Hamilton Fish, Secretary
of State Washburne, Minister TO France Gen. Raw
lins, Secretary of War; A. K Sharp Marshal District
Columbia; Cannon a. Newcomh, Marshal of Missouri
Frank Moore, of New York. Assistant Secretary Of Le
cation at Paris Sidney A. Stockdale Collector of In