New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-21
BY TELE GR AP H
WASHINGTON.
Barr ON Army Movements

| WASHINGTON, November 90. -Severa
| companies Of sci 1iefs have arrived here
| and others are coming. This is made the
| basis for sensational paragraphs about mass
| ing the army in the District. There are as
surances that these troops are merely en-
| route, and their movements have nc
| strategic or political significance. 1t is like
| ly, however, as the District has no local
| government, that the army will police the
| ten mills square until after the fourth OF
| March.
| The movement of troops, SO far as regards
| concentration here, ltis no pt ,tlcal slgnl
| ticance. Three members OF the Cabinet, in
| GLIDING the Secretary of War; had no knowl
| edge that they were coming.
The War and Navy Departments were
| to-day the special objects Of attraction to
many persons seeking information about
| the various ruInors which have been circu
| lating here and elsewhere, all of which
| tended to occasion excitement. They re-
| ferred principally to the movements OF
| troops in this direction and naval maneu
vers and other acts OF similar import to di
| rect questions to the meaning Of tho con-
gregatiOn of troops in this city.
Secretary Cameron unhesitating'y re.
sponded that there was nO signiicance
| whatever in the presence CT troops here.
| They belong to this military department.
and this is convenient and economical
point for stationipg them. The Secretary
| of War further remarked that no addi.
| tional forces of troops would be ordered to
| this point.
The Secretary Of the Navy, responding
| to inquiries as to the concentration OF naval
forces hereabout, denies elnphatically every
rumor to that effect. The vessels of the
navy are, he said, pursuing the usual roa-
| tine avocatiOns, without extraordinary or
| ders or movements whatever, and there is
| nothing in any recent suggestion or direc-
| ton from the Navy Department to the com.
manders of naval vessels which can be con-
strued into an act which ought to occasion
| the slightest sensation or excitement.
Cabinet officials freely talk upon the
question of the significance attending the
| movements Of troops north ward denying,
as is herein mentioned, that it has any ex-
| traordinary meaning. But upon the sub
| iect of several extra Cabinet sessions during
| Friday and Saturday of asst week, which
| are reported to have been held not only at
| the executive mansion, but at the Depart
| mept of Justice, and assertions are also made
at the private residence of very prominent
member of the Cabinet, there is abolute
| reticeuce. and no information can be OBJ
| tanned.
There are indication, that the usual
Cabinet session of last Friday, at the close
| of which the members repaired to the office
| of the Attorney General, and were engaged
| for some time in consulting statutes, wa:
| session of very deep interest, and was
| followed by several other consultations, in
! addition to which it WAS noticeable that
! one or two very prominent members were
actively visiting other departments, and
| while there ia no positive official knowledge
| it is generally believed that Impressions
| have met prominent government Officials
| that it is we'll to be prepare for any con
| tingency, however remote it may be, that
| can arise in the future. and out OF the pres
| ent complications. Even this statement is
| not made by the Cabinet officers, but other
| officials and persons who held intimate pc
| litical relations with members readily so
express themselves.
| Among the reports which have had cur
| renoy is one to the effect that at meeting
| Friday night Ex-Governor DennisOn, Of
| Ohio with one of the commissioners Of this
| District. was present, and that on Saturday
| Chief Supervisor Davenport, of New York,
| and Governor Dennison were together in
| consultation with the Attorney General
| There are several other rumcrs atlOat OF
less in .erest, but generally there ID no con
| firmation of them authorized by any high
authority.
| In addition to what has been said by the
| General of the Army. Secretary Cameron
| and Secretary RobesoD, Secretary Chandler
said to-day that this military movemen,
was not formal act of the administration
but an ordinary army movement. He him
self did not know that any companies hat
been ordered here, and is not aware tha
any more are coming. He thinks it just q
we'll to have them stationed here as else
| where, and in fact better, because it is
cheaper place to feed them than most othe
places.
Marshal of Kentucky.
The commission of Weden O'Neil as mar
shall for kentucky has been signed.
| Second Artillery.
General Barry, comm anding at Fortress
| Monroe, has bsen ordered here. Most o
the troops here belong to his regiment.