Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-07
Fire and Loss OF Life at Chi
cage.
The Free Trade Movement.
Rumored Death of the Pope
Progress OF the Cuban ReVOIu-
tiOn.
WASHINGTON.

President Grants First Military Order
Change OF COmmanders-Affairs as
the White House,
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The follow
ing order was issued tosdsy:
General Orders No. 10:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
ADJ'T GEMS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 5, 1867
The President of the United States
reefs that the following orders be car
ried into execution as soon as practicable:
I. The Department of the South will
be commanded by Brig. and Brey. Maj
Gen A. Fl. Terry.
2. Mai. Gen. G. G. Meade is assigned
to the command of the military division
of the Atlantic, and will transfer his
headquarters to Philadelphia, Penn. He
will turn over his present command tens
pOrarily to Brew. Maj. Gen. L. II. Riger,
Colonel Of Thirty~fifth Infantry, who is
assigned to duty according to his brevet
Of Major General while in the exercise
Of this command.
3. Mai. Gen. Sheridan is assigned
TO the command Of the Department OF
Louisiana, and will turn over the com
mand Of the Department Of the Mis-
souri, temporarily to the next senior Of
fieer.
4. Mai. Gen. w. s. Hancock is as
signed to the command Of the Departs
nent Of Dacotah.
5. Brig. and Bvt. Mai. Gen. T. r. S.
Candy is assigned to the command Of the
First Military District, and will proceed
TO his post as soon as relieved by BVt.
Maj. Gen. Reynolds.
6. BreYet Maj. General A. G. Gillian,
of the Twenty,fourth Infantry, will turn
over the command Of the Fourth Militia
~ District to the next senior officer, and
join his regiment.
7. Brevet Maj. General j. J. Reynolds,
Colonel of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, is
assigned to the command Of the Fifth
Military District, according to his breVet
Of Major General.
s. Brevet Mai. General w. II. Ems
cry, Colonel of the Fifth 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.
Z. ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. g.
Matters at the executive department
this morning were rather animated, al
though no general admission of visitors.
The President was occupied in the ex-
ecutiHe Office shortly after o'clock and
during the forenoon. Washburne, Cres-
well, and Stewart were present. There
was no formal organization of the cabinet.
A few members Of Congress were present,
including Senator Schurz, and Represen-
tatiyes Boutwell, and Maynard.
Gems. Dent, Comstock and Porter will
be assigned to positions on the staff of
Gen. Sherman.
Postmaster General Creswell intends
entering upon his duties this afternoon.
Secretary Schofield was at the Execu-
tive Mansion tosday several hours. Ex-
Attorney General EYarts was with the
President some time.
A dispatch was received at the Attor-
ney Generals Office from Judge Hear,
new Attorney General, stating he would
leave Concord Monday morning, expect
ing to be in this city Tuesday night.
The following message was sent to the
Senate to-day, by President Grant:
To the Senate of the United States:
Since the nomination and confirmation Of
Alex. Il. Stewart to the Office Of Secreta-
~ of the Treasury, find that by the Sth
section of an act Of Congress, approved
September ,, 1889, it provides as follows,
to-wit:
And be it further enacted, That no
person appointed TO any Office instituted
by this act shall, directly or indirectly.
be concerned or interested in carrying on
business or trade, or commerce, or ewn
In whole or part, any sea vessel, or pur
chase, by himself or another, interest for
him in any public lands or other public
property, or be concerned in the purchase
OF disposal of any public securities of
any State or of the United States, or take
or gave for negotiating or transacting any
business in said Department other than
what shall be allowed by law, and ifany
person shall offend against any of the
provisions of this act, he shall be deemed
guilty of q high misdemeanor, and shall
forfeit to the United States the penalty
Of $4,000, and shall, upon conviction,
be removed from Office, and for
ever thereafter be incapable of holds
ing any office under the United States;
provided that any other and not public
prosecutor shall give information of any
such offence upon which a prosecution
and conviction shall he had-one half Of
the aforesaid penalty of $4,000, when re-
covered shall be for the use of the pers
son giving such information"
la view of these provisions, and the
fact that Mr.. Stewart has been unani-
mously confirmed by the Senate, | would
ask that he be exempted by joint reso-
luton Of the two houses Of Congress from
the operation Of the same.
u. s. GRANT.
Washington, d. C., March 6, go.
James A. Engle, Waterman in the
Interior Department, refusing to support
an illegitimate child by young woman
she killed him last night by beating his
skull in with hammer, then gave her
self up TO the police.