New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-27
WASHINGTON.
he President,

WASHINGTON, June 2b.-The President
has returned.
Death of Commodore Grafton.
Commodore Edward Grafton is dead.
July Interest.
Payment of July interest commences on
the twenty-seventh without rebate.
Sam Randali's Silver set.
The Democratic members presented Hon.
Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsy sylvania, q tine
set of silver in honor OF the twenty seventh
anniversary of his marriage.
No Progress.
The committees of conference have made
no progress whatever with the appropria-
tiOns.
Army Orders.
Details of the army order recently tele-
graphed:
Flrst-Maior General J. NJ. Sohofield will
relieve Colonel T. II. Ruger. brevet Major
General as superintendent of the United
States Military Academy at West Point,
New York, by the first of September, 1876.
Second-Major General Irwin Mcdowell
is assigned to the command OF the military
division of the Pacific in the place OF Major
General Schofeld, and will assume COM
mand July l.
Third-The Military Division of the North
is discontinued and the Department Of the
South is annexed to the Division Of the
Atlsntic. The State of Alabama and the
parts Of Kentucky and Tennessee lying
west of the Tennessee river will be en-
braced within the Department of the Gulf.
The military posts on the Gulf coast, within
the State of Florida, will be included within
the Department Of the South.
Fourth-Colonel Thomas H. Ruger
Eighteenth Infantry, is assigned to the
command of the Department OF the South,
according to his brevet rank Of Major Gen
eral: the next senior, Colonel G. Penny
packer, Sixteenth Infantry, will tempo
rarily command the department until the
arrival OF Colonel Ruger.
The Fehrenbach Application for Pardon.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana. accompanied by
Captain Spencer, called upon the President
this morning in relation to the pardon Of
Edward Fehren bach, of New Orleans, and
presented the petitions in his favor and
stated his case. The President went SO far
as to order that Fehrenbach be re-
tanned in New Orleans until his applica-
ton be acted upon. Mr.. Ellis is very
hopeful of favorable result, but much de-
pends on the attitude of District Attorney
Beckwith in the matter Mr.. Ellis also had
an interview with the Attorney General be-
fore he left Washington for Philadelphia,
who seemed impressed with the strength of
Fehrenbach's application.
Public Lands In the South.
The President has signed the bill restor-
ing public lands ia Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida to market.
The Vacant Secretaryship.
Mr.. Morrill, had an interview with the
President to-day. The condition of the ap-
preparation bills was discussed, and the
necessity of Mr.. Morrill, remaining chair
man of the Senate committee for the pres
ent. The President may send another nom-
ination IS Secretary of the Treasury to the
positive conclusion has yet been reached.
The Silver Bill.
The Banking and Currency Committee
have agreed to accept the Senate amend
ment to the silver bill by which the trade
dollar ceases to be legal tender.
Personal.
General Gibson is here. He will preside
at the meeting of the Yale College alumni
on Wednesday.
The President and the Louisiana Cover
n0rshiD.
In q dispatch from Charles Foster, mem.
Der of Congress from Ohio, to Governor
Warmoth, Mr.. Chandler is made to say that
the published accornt Of the Presidents re-
mark with regard to Governor War
moth is not true. There are as
surances from Chandler, Senator Cam
eron and ex-senator Carpenter that
their interest in the Louisiana election
will not be affected by the choice which the
Republican convention may make as to
their candidate for Governor.
The Republican commences An editorial
on this subject thus: THE President is said
to be very much annoyed by the efforts Of
certain of his officials to make it appear
that he is using his position to influence the
nomination Of certain persons for State
officers in the Southern States. This il