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

THE FIRST CABINET TMEETISG-PRoBABLE RESIG-
NATION OF wAsuDURNE-THE FIRST ORDER OF
iHE NEW CoMIANDEs-IN- CHIEF
OF TIE Ex-PREsIDENT-A sNoDBIsH INCIDENT
THE CASE OF STEWART.
WAsH1N oToN. March 6.-Cabiuet met to-day;
absent Hoar and Cox. Cabinet appointments
excite no enthusiasm.
1t is said Washburne vii. decline The Secrc-
taryship of Ssate on account oflll health.
Judge Busted, who was expected to resign
after favorable investigation of his case before
the House Judiciary Committee, WILL probably
proceed to Alabama and hold court.
Delano will qualify on Wednesday as Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue.
Seward left here yesterday after twenty
years residence in this city.
Grant has not announced his private secre-
taries, his staff officers acting in that capa-
city.
Sherman retains Dent, Comstock and Porter,
of Grants s!af, in their former positions.
The Assistant Secretaries were called to the
White House to-day and ordered to do only
routine business until the new Secretaries
were installed.
The following order has been issued:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUIANT-GENERALs OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1869.
General Orders No. 16.
The President OF the United States directs
that the following orders be carried into e3ecu-
lion as soon as practicable: ,
1. The Department of the South will be
commanded by Brigadier and Brevet Major
General A. a. Terry.
3. Major-General e. G. Meade is assigned TO
command Of the Military Division of 'he At
lantio and win transfer his headquarters to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He will turn over
his present command temporarily to Brevet
Major-General T. 81. Rueker, Colonel Thirty
third Infantry, who is assigned to duty accord
ing to his brevet Of Najor-General while in the
exercise OF this command.
s. Msjor-General P. q. Sheridan is assigned
to command of the Department Of Louisiana,
and will turn over the command OF the Depart
ment Of the Missouri temporarily to the next
senior officer.
Me;or-G General ". S. Hancock is assigned to
command OF the Department of Dacotah.
5. Br'gadier and Brevet Major-General 8: K.
S. Candy is assigned to command tho First
Military District and will proceed to his post
as soon as relieved by Bre7et Major-General
Reynolds.
6. Brevet Major General A. G. Gillem, Col
onel oath Infantry, will turn over the command
of the Fourth Military DlStrlct 10 INC neAt
senior officer and join his regiment.
7. Brevet Major-General j. j. Reynolds,
Colonel Twenty.hf Infantry, is assigned to
command the Fifth Military District, according
to his brovet of Major General.
s. Brevet Major General w. d. Emory,
Colonel Fifth Cavalry. is assiTned to command
the Department of Washington, according to
) his brevet of Major-GeneraL
BY command Of General OF the Army
E. D. townsend A. A. g.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-E1-President Johnson
will visit Baltimore on Wednesday, and on his
return about the end of The week will immedi-
ateIy leave this city for his home in Tennessee.
President Grant. with his wifs and aen and
small party, entered the Metropolitan Church
this morning and walked ncarly to the altar,
but finding no special preparation made for
them, they Immediately left the church.
Whereupon an apology vas made from the
pulpit for the omission, and it was stated that
hereafter space would be reserved for the
President.
There is much speculation and consultation
over tho question of relieving Stewart from his
incapacity to be Secretar~ Of the Treasury.
The desire on the part of Congress not to en-
barrass Grant at the commencement OF his
administration will, it is believed, lead TO the
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