The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-10

WASHINGTON. March 9.-Secretary
Washburne was engaged with the
President on official business this
morning, and at the appointed hour a
regular Cabinet meeting was held.
Those present were Secretaries Wash
burne, Cresswell and Schofeld, and
Assistant Secretaries Hartley, of the
Treasury, Faxon, of the Navy, Otto,
of the Interior, and Assistant Attor-
ney General Ashton. The Cabinet
meeting was not long in duration, the
President stating that there was no
particular public business demanding
attention. Several Of the Represent
atives were present.
General Rawlins, late chief OF staff
to General Grant, returned &spm New
York last night. and was engaged with
the President this morning.
Mr.. BOrie was qualified as Secre
tary of the Navy tbs morning, and
| Commissioner Rollins was at the Ex
ecutive Mansion in consultation with
| the President to-day, and it is under
stood that the subject of cOnversa-
| tion was the condition of Internal
Revenue affairs in the varIS,---Dis-
tricts throughout the country.
Mr.. Delano will qualify and enter
formally upon his duties to morrow.
The impression is that many changes
| in important offices connected with
the Internal Revenue will be made
very soon.
| GENERAL ARMY ORDERS - GENERAL
ORDER NJ IL.
1 HEADoUARrERS OF THE ARMY, J
| ApIUFANT GENERALS OFFICE,
| WAsHINGroN, March 8, 1862
The following orders of the Presi-
dent of the United States are publish
ed for the information and govern
meht of all concerned
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1869.
By order Of the President, General
W. Z. Sherman will assume command
of the Army of the United States.
The chiefs of staff aud corps of the
Departments and Bureaus will report
and under the immediate command o.
the General commanding, the army
and all official business which by Law
or regulations requires the action OF
the President or Secretary of War
will be submitted by the General o
the Army to the Secretary of War
and in general all orders from the
President or Secretary of War to any
portion of the army line or staff vii
be transmitted through the General
of the Array. j. Nj. SCHOFIELD.
Secretary of War.
Bv command of the General of the
: Army. L. D. TOWNSEND, A. a. G.
The following message was sent b.
: the President to-day to the Senate Of
7 the United Stales:
have the honor to request to bC
permitted to withdraw from the Sen
ate of the United States my message
] of the 9th Inst. requesting the passage
r of joint resolution by the two House
of Congress to relieve the Secretary
of the rrsasuFy from the disabilitie
r imposed by Section s of the act o.
n Congress approved September2 2, 1873
Z SlgnedI u. s. GRANT.
WAsHINdFON, March 8, 1869.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-This morn
, ing A. L. Stewart prepared and exc
/ aufed a transfer of his entire interes
in the profits in the business of A. L
: Stewart & Co. during his ofheia
> term. 10 be applied to charitable pur
noses. to Wm. b. AstOr. Josep
!. Brown. Wm. sE. Dodge, james I
; Roosevelt and Henry Hilton. Thi
course has met with the general ap
proval of some of the leading Sena
9 tors aud members of the House, bu
I did not satisfy others, who lnsiste
u that Stewart could not qualify shor
e of an absolute ale aud the disposi
r tion of all properly he now owns con
nected with hIs busiuess When tn
T" transfer was yesterday proposed t
is the President he appr.,v,d Il oi it, pre-
y Vided 1t could be done TO meet tn
Df legal obligations, and expressed hi
high appreciation of Mr.. Stewart
purpose, but at the same time said h
lie felt scarcely warranted in doing 5,
e. because Stewart would have to max