Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-17

The following order has just been
issued:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
April l6, 1870.
General Orders No. 4Ol
By direction of the President of the
United States, the following changes
| in departments and commanders are
hereby annOuneed1
First. Major General J. NJ. Schofield
is assigned to the command of the
Military Division of the Pacific, with
headquarters at San Francisco, Cal.
Second. The Department of Alaska
will be discontinued after the lst of
July, 1870. The territory will be at
tached to the Department of Column
bia, to command which Brevet Major
General Candy is assigned, with head
quarters at Portland, Oregon.
Third. A new department is hereby
created styled Department of Ari-
zOna," to embrace the Territory Of
that name, and so much of California
as lies south of the lines from the
| northwest of Lower Arizona to Point
Conception; headquarters at Prescott,
Fort Whipple), Arizona, Brevet Ma
ior General Geo. StOneman assigned
command according to his rank, Ma
jOr General.
Fourth. Brevet Major General Geo.
Pope, assigned to command the De
partment of Missouri, when vacated
by General SchOfield, and will estab-
lish headquarters OF the Department
at Fort LeayenWorth, Kansas.
Fifth. The Department Ofthe Lakes,
after the lst of June, will be enlarged
so as to embrace the northern frontier
as far east as Lake Champaign.
Headquarters at Detroit. Major Gen
eral z. st. George Cook, assigned to
the command.
Sixth. After June 1st, the Depart
ment of Virginia will be discontinued,
and the territory and troops therein
will be attached 10 and form part of
the Department of the East. Brevet
General J. Mcdowell, commanding.
Headquarters at New York city.
Seventh. The Department of the
Cumberland will be discontinued after
June lst, and the territory and troops
therein will be attached To and form a
part of the South. Brevet Major
General Terry, commanding. Head
Eighth. Officers of the general staff
serving on the Departments are hereby
discontinued, and after closing the
records and accounts they will report
by letter 10 headquarters of the army
for reassignment TO duty.
By command of General Sherman,
commanding.
+. ID. TOWNSEND, Adjt. Gen.
An Indian girl, Sarah Winnesira,
writing to Vincent Collyer, Secre-
tary OF the Board of Indian Com
mission, says the Indians have been
sent on the reservation to exist on
what fish and game they could catch,
and that nothing is given them, and
that which is provided by the Gov
ernment does not reach them. They
are opposed to going on the reserva-
ton, and would rather live in the
mountains and, as she says, drag out
their existence in their native man.
ner.
Supervisor Curry says that since 30th
June, 1869, the revenue officers have
destroyed, in the attempt to suppress
Illicit distillation, Y stills, 7S7 mash
and fOmenting tubs and about $50 gal
Ions whisky, the value estimated at
about 5000,
The Superintendent of Revenue re-
ports to Commissioner Gives the fol-
lowing statistics of that office for quar-
ter ending March 81, 1869: Written
opinions by solicitors l39, compromise
cases disposed of 153, abatement of
claims p ,453, refunding claims dis
posed of 1885, acquisitions for stamps
filled 2i47, values 81, lis, 900, ,786 22.
Secretary Robson this morning re-
ceived a telegram from Commander
X. l.. Law, of the U. S. steamer Iro-
quOis, announcing the arrival of that
vessel at Fortress Monroe this morn
ing, after a passage of 1877 days, from
Hong Kong. The officers and crew
are all well.
Senator Ccle will bring the matter
of the difficulty between himself and |
Secretary Gorham before the Senate, |
should the caucus decide in favor Of
the latter.
The Banking and Currency Com |
mittee this morning discussed the bill |
to increase the volume of circulation |
20 $50, 100000.
The House Committee on Foreign |
Affairs were to conclude their delibe- |
ratiOns on the Paraguay question this |
morning and prepare their report, |
but only three members of the Com |
mittee were present, consequently the |
decision is held as evidence. All that |
has been printed covers $50 pages, and |
is ready to be submitted.
Mr.. ketchum, HOWard's attorney, |
having been called to New York on |
legal business, and by Buffers sub
committee TO inquire into the prema-
ture publication of the testimony re-
lating to the gold panic, this morning
examined T. 3. COnnery, of the
New York Herald, and Andrews, of
the Boston Advertiser.
The talk among Senators is that |
POmerOy's amendment to the Georgia
bill providing d new election for men,
bers of the Legislature In November Is |
likely to prevail.
The Joint Committee ON Retrench-
ment, in session to-day, considered
several postal contracts that were
made by the last administration.
Dispatches received at the State De-
Eartment from our Consuls in Cuba /
agree in representing the active part
OF the insgrTectiOn as being at an end,
there ls q large force OF in
surgents scattered over the Island, |
with arms. 1t will be impossible to
su6due them for years to come. The
Cuba9s have commenced the whole
sale destruction of property, and do
not make any difference between that