The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-28
MOODY AND sANKEY IN WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.

THE MILITARY DIVISIONS AND THE LOCATION
or rRooPs--AN EXTENSIVE CHANGE coNrEM-
PLATED.
During the recent session OF the Cabinet carefully
prepared distribution OF United States
troops IN the South MS we'll as other parts OF tho
country, has been examined with view TO an entire
arrangement OF tho geographical limits OF the mill
tary divisions and depart mens This statement shows
tho distribution OF troops in the South AS follows
Eighth cavalry Forts Clark Brown, Duncan and Rn
gold barracks Texas Tenth cavalry, at Forts Concha
Clark, Griffin, DAVIS, Stockton and Mcintosh, Texas;
three companies OF the Second artillery at Raleigh,
Morgantown and Fort Johnston ". c. Fifth artillery IN
Florida Georgia and South Carolina, Two companies
being stationed at Charleston. s. c.; Second infantry
In Georgia, South Carollpa and Tennessee, with the
cepton Of company stationed at Jcnersonvile, Ind
Third infantry in Louisiana; Tenth infantry In Texas
Thirteenth infantry In Louisiana, with the exception
OF company &. stationed at Little Rock, Ark; Six
tcenth infantry in New Orleans Eighteenth Infantry
at spartanburg, Columbia, Edgcncld, Abbcvlic Allan
dale, Aiken and Greenvie, = c., i've OF she compa-
MES being at Columbia; Twent y-iourth aud twenty
hith regiments OF infaDtry in Texas.
Tho remainder Of the army distributed throughout
the west with tho exception OF the Engineer battalion
stationed at wllctls Point New York harbor and tho
FIRST second and Third regiments Of artillery
Gus points tho Atlantic coast.
The country Is now divided into three military d.
visions that OF the Missouri, with Lieutenant General
Sheridan in command; tina: OF the Atlantic, with
Major General Hancock In command and that OF the
Pacific, with Major General Irwin Mcdowell in com
mand These divisions subdivdcd departments
the Division OF the Missouri being composed tho
departments OF Dakota of the Missouri OF tho Plato
Of the Gulf and OF Texas headquarters Chicago ILL.,
The Division of the Atlantic composed of tho de-
nnrt IN ID atea tho
States OF New York; New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Della.
ware, Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia, OHIO, Michi-
gam Wisconsin, Indiana and the District Of Columbia;
headquarters at New York city.
Tho States of LOUISIANA, Mississippi, Alabama and
parts OF kentucky aud Tennessee were formerly at.
tached the Military Division OF tho Atlantic bur-
about two years ago, by direction Of the President
these States transferred to tho Military Division
OF the Missouri in order that Lieutenant General Shcr-
idan might have command IN Louisiana.
Tho Military Division of the Pacific Is composed Of
tho Departments OF California, OF the Columbia and
Arizona headquarters San Francisco Cal Prior to
Juno IS OF last year, there Military Division Of
tho South, with MAJOR. General Mcdowell IN COM
mand but that day order was issued
disseminating the division and placing those
States under the Military Division Of the Atlantic No
order has yet been issued rearranging the geographic
cal limits OF tho divisions, but 1t Is believed It will DO
directed by the President tho present South
ern difficulties shall DO settled and tho States Of
Louisiana, Mississippi and other portions OF the South
constituting tho Department Of the Gulf, now IN
cluded within the limit Of the Military Division OF tho
Missouri will DO transferred to the Military Division
OF the Atlantic, undcr command OF General Hancock.
THE LETTERS OF MATTHEW'S AND FOSTER.
Tho Southern gentlemen who have the letters of
Matthews ana Foster decline any steps toward
A hair nh nj A rit th,tv
should be made dir Getty to those gentlemen by the
writer's themselves
ANOTHER GALL FOR THE REDEMPTION OF FIVE
TWENTY BONDS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day issued the
forty fourth call for tho rede ption of Ave twenty
bonds OF 1865, May and November. The call Is for
So OOO, 600, Of which $4,000, 900 arc coupon and
100000 are registered bonds The principal and In
tcrcs will be paid the Treasury after tho 27h
day Of juno next, and tho interest will cease on that
day.
Tho following Is description OF tho bonds
Coupon bonds, $780, Nos a. 301 to 10 900, both IN.
elusive
ono thousand dollars Nos. 121 ool TO 1872 ooo both
inclusive.
Registered bonds, $780, Nos 1904 to 7,Soo both IN.
elusive.
THE LApoRs OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
AND HIS FIRST ASSISTANT.
First Assistant Postmaster General Tyncr Is acting
as Postmaster General, and has boon acting such
almost constantly since Judge key's appointment
Judge Keys time has boen siill fully occupied In
aiding solve tho Southern question and the tran
saction OF other important public business Nearly
Is, 600 applications for Office have received by
Postmaster General Key during his brief incumbency
and filed away for possible future reference.