The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-08
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IMPORTANT NJ IL TARY ORDER
CHANGE OF SOUTHERN MILITARY
CO1IMANDERS-G Z n Z r A L SHERI-
DAN GOES TO LOUISIANA-GENE-
RAJ CANDY SENT TO VIRGINIA.
GENERAL TERRY ASSIGNED TO
GEORGIA.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The following
order has been issued from military head
quarters:
HEADQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY,
hDJUTANT-G GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1869.
General Orders No. 10.
The President Of the United States d.
reefs that. the following orders be carried
into execution as soon as practicable:
First. The Department Of the South will
be commanded by Brigadier and Breyet
Major General A. II. Terry.
Second aior- General G. G. Meade is
assigned to command the Military Division
of the Atlantic, and will transfer his head
quarters TO Philadelphia, Pa. He will turn
over his prcgent command temporarily to
Brcyet Major General Augur, colonel CT
Thirty third infantry, who is assigned to
duty according to his brcyet Of major-gcue-
raj while in the exercise Of this command.
Third. Major General ?. II. Sheridan is
assigned to command the Department Of
Louisiana, and will turn over the command
of the Department Of the Missouri tempo
rarily to the next senior officer.
Fourth. Major General W. S. Hancock is
assigned to command the Department Of
Dacotah.
Fifth. Brigadier and Brevet Msjor. Gene
raj Z. R. S. Candy is assigned to command
the First Military DISTRICT, and will proceed
to his post as soon as relieved by Breyet
Major General Reynolds.
Sixth. Breyet Major A. c. Gill
lem, colonel Twenty-fourth infantry, will
turn over the command Of the Fourth
Military District to the next senior officer,
and join his regiment.
Seventh. Bre7et Major General j. j.
Reynolds, colonel Twenty-sixth Infantry,
| is assigned to command the Fifth Military
District according to his breyet Of major
general.
Eighth. Bre7et Major-General W. II.
Emory, colonel of Fifth cavalry, is as-
signed to command the Department of
Washington according to his breVet OF ma
jor-general.
By command Of the General of the army.
E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. u.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, March G.-There was no
session of the House to-day. The standing
| committees will be announced on Tuesday
The Cabinet held its fist meeting to-day
| Secretary Cox and Attorney General Hoar
were the only members not present.
The Cabinet appointments excite no spe-
cial enthusiasm here.
Iii blowing gale here.
| General Sherman is still sick.
It is said that Mr.. Washburne will de-
cline the Secretaryship of State on account
IF i'll health.
The customs receipts from the I'D to the
9th Of February inclusive were s4,IO4,,
900.
Judge Busted, who was expected to re-
sign after the favorable investigation Of
his case before the House Judiciary Com
mittee, will probably proceed to Alabama
to hold his court.
Columbus Delano will qualify on Wed
nesday as Commissioner Of the Revenue
Ex-Secretary Seward left for Auburn
New York, after a residence Of twenty years
here.
General Grant has not announced hi:
private secretary. His staff officers are
acting in that capacity.
Senator Hamilton, from Maryland, il
quite sick.
General Sherman retains Generals Dent
Comstock, and Porter, of Grants staff, in
their former positions.
| The assistant secretaries we're called t
the White House to-day, and instructed II
do only routine business until the new se
cretaries are installed.