The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-16
TEIEaRA pffIC NEWS
LATEST FROM WAsHMoToN.
Special te.esrams to the Dispatch.
WAsHrrsror, D. c., April 10, 1870.
X The Presidents Signature net

Special te!esrams to the Dispatch.
WAsHIrsroN, D. c., April 10, 1870.
4 The Presidents signature not
Forged.
1t was intfmated in these dispatches last
night that the President had discovered a
forgery Of his name upon certain official
papers. Upon examination Of the papers
and circumstances it Is found that the Pre-
sident himself signed the paper. It was
handed him by one Of his private secreta-
ries as he was leaving his room, and the
President signed It while standing and this
accounts for the slight variation in the sig
nature. For obvious reasons the name of
the party suspended will be withheld.
Disguised with the Radicals.
Secretary Boutwell, received letter to-
day from revenue storekeeper in Tonnes
see notifying him that his resignation must
be at once accepted, as he is disguised with
the Republican party on account Of their
ISLANDERS on the people Of his State By pro-
mitigating the false statements through Con-
gress that there was nothing but murders
and other outrages going on night and day
in Tennessee. The letter was addressed on
the inside to Secretary McCulloch, the
writer probably not having yet learned that
change had been made.
"Au I'm the Family
The Secretary of the Treasury received
letter to-day in which the statement is made
that in the third revenue district of Ken
lucky there exists case of nepotism only
equalled by the Grant nepotism. The col.
lector of the district has his brother as gau-
ger, the assessor is cousin Of the collector,
the latter has in his Office his father, uncle,
son, father-in-law, and two brothers. The
positions of assistant assessors, clerks, gau-
gers, etc., are all filled by their kindred.
The Secretary referred the matter to
Commissioner Delano with the endorse
ment that change must be made and the
services of the family dispensed with. The
Commissioner notified the cousins that they
must at once make change or they would
probably hear from the President.
Important Military Order.
By order Of the President, General sher-
man has issued an important order to-day
! changing some Of the military departments
and transferring several Of the Generals
commanding from one to another depart
| ment or division. The order is as follows :
The Department of Alaska is broken up
and added to the Department of Columbia,
which includes the State of Oregon and the
Territories of Washington and Idaho ;
headquarters at Portland, Oregon. The
Department of Virginia is broken up and
added to the Department Of the East,
which also includes the New England
| States, New York, New jersey, Penn
| sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and
the District of Columbia; headquar'
tiers at New York city 81; Major-Genera]
Mcdowell commanding. The Department
of the Cumberland is broken up. This de-
partment consisted of the States of Ken.
lucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and the
port of Jetfersonville, Indiana. They are
| now added to the Department of the South,
| which also includes the States of North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and
Florida; headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.
| Brigadier- General Terry commanding
Major-General Schofeld, at present in
| command Of the Department of the Mis-.
| souri,, has been ordered to the command OIL
! the Division of the Pacific vtce MaJor-Gene'
raj Thomas deceased headquarters at Sar
| Francisco. Brigadier-General John Pope.
now in command of the Department Of the
Lakes, is transferred to the command Of the
| Department of the Missouri. Brigadier
General Philip St. George Cooke, now
| in command of the Department O
the Columbia, is ordered to the com
mand of the Department of the Lakes
Brigadier-General Candy, at present II
command of the Department Of Virginia, ii
transferred to the command of the Depart
mcnt of the Columbia, in the place of Gene
raj Cooke, who, as stated above, relieve!
General Pope, who, in turn, takes Genera
SchofeldS command, in st. Louis
when the latter goes to San Francis
CO. Major-General Meade remains IL
Philadelphia; Major-General Halleck a
Louisville and Lieutenant-General She
ridan in command of Missouri. Thi
order goes into effect as soon as thu
officers named can close up the business 0
their old commands and make the proper
transfers, etc. The Department of Virgins
is to be broken up at once; that of Alask;
| by the LIST of July and that of the Cum
berland by the LIST of June.
General Sherman stated to-day that TIT
intention was to carry out the instruction
in this order at the earliest practicable mo
ment, and that the President had decided
not to take action in the matter Of the nom
nation of a successor to Major-Genera
Thomas until after the army bill now befor
Congress was disposed of. ....
The Maiden Speech Of Senator
Hamilton.
Senator Hamilton, of Texas, made hi
maiden speech in the Senate to-day, the sub
ject being the Bingham amendment to tn
Georgia bill. 1t was queer production
rehgio-politico incoherent harangue-mad
from manuscript in nasal, whining voice
much of the kind affected by ignorant
canting men of the clerical persuasion
There was nothing in it save its draft
upon scriptural illustrations of perfdiou
communities and SANDERS of the southern
people !; and though the speech was aime
to put Hamilton himselfupon equality wit
the most radical of the Radical party, it di
not make favorable impression even il
that direction. It was great failure.
The Navy Bill.
The House Naval Committee to. day fin
ished the bill for re0rganizing and reducing
tba navy and settling the yeYed question q