The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-08
WASHINGTON.

IEE f1hST CABINET TMEETING-PROBABLE RESIG-
NATION OF wAsnBURN E-THE FIRST ORDER OF
THE NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF THE EX-PREslDENT-A SNOBBIsH INCIDENT
TEE CASE OF STEWART. ~
WASHINGTON March 6.-Cabihet met to-day:
hbsent Hoar and Cox. Cabinet appointments
bxcite no enthusiasm.
1t is said Washburne will decline the Score
hryship of Sta te on account OF Ill health.
Judge Busteed, who was expected to resign
Fter favorable Investigation Of his case before
be House Judiciary Committee, will probably
Broceed to Alabama and hold court.
Delano will qualify Wednesday, as Com
hissioner OF Internal Revenue.
Seward left here yesterday after twenty
FEARS residence in this city. .o Ms rk, y
Grant has not announced his private secre-
aries, his staff officers acting in that capa-
pity. rr..1t t5s.. @ah oA
Sherman retains Dent, Comstock and Porter,
Of Grants staff, in their former positions.
The Assistant Secretaries were called to the
White House to-day and ordered to do only
routine business until tho new Secretaries
were installed. #I s
The following order has been issued:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARnIY,)
,, ADJUTANT-GRNERALs OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1869. J s
Genera! Orders No. 16.
The President OF the United States directs
that the following orders be carried into execu-
tton as soon as practicable:
!. The Department of the South will be
commanded by Brigadier and lBrevet Major
General A. 81. Terry. ts7,% NH
3. Major General G. q. Meade is assigned to
command of the Military Division Of the At
lantio and will transfer his headquarters to-
philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He will turn over
his present com mand temporarily to Brevet
Major General +. Fl: Rucker. Colonel Thirty
third Infantry. who is assigned to duty accord
ing to his brevet of Maj jor- General while in the
exercise Of this command. g,&
8. Major-General p. II. Sheridan is assigned
tc command Of the Department Of Louisiana,
And Will turn over the command OF the Depart
rDent OF the Missouri temporarily to the next
senior officer. & fli|
Major-General W. s., Hancock is assigned to
command Of the Department Of Dacotah.
b. Brigadier and Brcvet Maior-General Il. r.
81: Candy is assigned te command the First
Military District, and will proceed to his post
'as soon as relieved by Brevet Major General
Reynolds. 7
6. Brevet Major-General A. O. aillen, Col
cnel 24th Infantry. win turn over tho command
OF tae Fourth Military District to the next
senior officer and join his regiment.
z. brevet Major-Generai j. y. Reynolds.
Colonel Twenty-6fth Infantry, is assigned to
command the Fifth Military District, according
TO his brevet of Maior-General. I3
y Brevet Major General w. 81. Emory,
Colonel Filth Cavalry. is asst gned to command
the Department Of Washington, according TO
his jbroyet Of Major General.
BY command OF General Of the Army.
6| 9E. d. TowNsEMD, A. A. q.
WAsHNGroN, May 7.-Ex-P President Johnson
will visit Baltimore on Wednesday, and on Iis
return about the end OF The week will immedi-
lately leave this city for his home in Tennessee.
President Grant. with his wits and son and
p small party, entered the Metropolitan Churol,
this morning and walked nearly to the altar,
but finding no special preparation made FOX
them, they Immediately left tho church.
Whereupon on apology was made from the
pulpit for the omission, and II was stated that
hereafter space would be reserved for the
President.
There IL much spesalation and consultation
over the question Of relieving Stewart from his
incapacity to be- Secretary Of the Treasury
The desire ON the part Of Congress not to EN-.
barrass Grant at the commencement Of HE
ministration will. it is believed, lead TO the
action that he sslQ1asts -