The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-08

will be commanded by Brig. and Bvt.
/ Major General a. I'll. Terry.
I'd. Mai. Gen @. Meade Is assigned
to the command of the Military Dryi-
sion of the Atlantic. and will transfer
his headquarters to Philadelphia,
Penn. He will turn over his present
command temporarily to Bvt Major
General L. II Ruger, Colonel Thirty
tifjh Infantry, who IS assigned TO duty
according to his Brevet of Major Gen
eral while in the exercise of this
command.
Sd Major General p. h Sheridan
is assigned to the 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.
4th. Major General W. S. Hancock
is assigned to the command Of the
Department of Dacotah.
5th. Brigadier and Brevet Major
General I. r. s Canby Is assigned to
the command Of the First Military
District, and will proceed to his post
as soon as relieved by Brevet Major
General Reynolds.
9th. Brevet Major General A. G
Gillem, of the 9th infantry, will
turn over the command Of the Fourth
Military District to the next senior
officer and Join his regiment.
9Th. Brevet Major General j. j.
Reynolds, Colonel of the 10th in
iantry, is assigned to the command of
the Fifth Military District, according
to his brevet of Major General.
Brevet Major General w. H. Em-
ory, Colonel Of the 9TH 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.
e. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
Matters at the Executive Depart
ment this morning were rather ami
mated, although there was no general
of visitors. The Presi-
dent was occupied in the Executive
Office shortly after 9 o'clock, and dur
ing the forenoon Messrs. Washburne,
CresswelI and Stewart were present.
There was no formal organization of
the Cabinet. A few members Of Con-
gress were present, including Senator
Schurz and Representative Boutwell,
and Maynard. The military staff OF
General Grant is still on duty in the
capacity of secretaries to the PresI-
dent, although it is his intention In a
few days to appoint civilians to the
different offices In the Presidents
household. Generals Dent, Com
stock and Porter will be assigned pO-
sitions on the staff of Gen. Sherman.
The doorkeeper of the Executive
office, Edward Kirshaw, and the mes
senger in attendance upon the Secre-
tary's office were relieved this morn
ing. w. r. Price, who has been on
duty at Headquarters of the Army
for some time, relieved the former.
The Secretaries of the different de-
partments were summoned at the
Executive Mansion at noon to-day,
the object being to ascertain the con-
dition of public matters here, and IN
struct them not to transact anything
beyond the routine of business until
the Secretaries take charge.
Postmaster General Cresswell in
tends entering upon his duties this
afternoon.
Secretary Schofeld was at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion. to day. tor several
hours.
Ex Attorney General Evarts was
with the President some time.
General Sherman Is still unwell,
aud was not at headquarters this
morning.
A dispatch was received at the At
torney Generals Office, from Judge
Hoare, the new Attorney q neral,
stating that he would leave Concord,
Monday morning. exp citing 60 be in
this city Tuesday night.
Commissioners Delano was at the
Internal Revenue Bureau, this morn
ing. but has not yet been qualified.
Mr.. Rollins will leave next week.
Brigadier General Forsyth, who
was recently wounded In an Indian
engagement, is in his city.
WASHINGTON, March ga Cabinet
meeting has been called for IL o'clock
tomorrow. All the members will be
present except Hoare and Cox.