Year: 1867

HE YELLING IN NEW -ORl4EANS.


THE GENERALS RECEPTION OF THE NEws-THE


WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN LOUIsIANA-TIIH


REBEL SHERIFF OF NEW-oRLEANs TO BIZ


REMOVED.


TELEGRAPH


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. al, 1851


Friends of Gen. Sheridan who have arrived here
this evening direct from New Orleans, state THAI
that officer received unofficial dispatch late Oh
Saturday evening from Washington. informing him
that the order for his removal wonld be issned ON
Tuesday. He received the news very coolly, remark
ing to friends present that he felt satisfied that he
had simply done his duty officer of the United
States Government and was sorry that his superior
officers should find fault with him. His order appOr-
tionng the State of Louisiana into election dis
tricts and appointing day for an election OF
Delegates to the contemplated State Convention,
was only issued Saturday noon, and when he
had completed it and given it for publication he re-
marked that by first of New Years the State would
undoubtedly be ready to present her new Constitu-
tion to Congress for approval and then his task as
far as Louisiana was concerned, would be completed.
SO particular was he about having the election dis
trcts correctly apportoned, 80 that each portion OF
the State should be fairly represented that he had
several members of his staff make tour through the
whole State visiting every County, consulting with
the citizens and using every means TO have the thing
done fairly. When the order had been iSsued he said
that he felt that he had finished his task with Louis
lana, and would Immediately turn his whole attention
to Texas. He had contemplated an immediate tour
of inspection into the latter State for the purpose OF
seeing for himself exactly how matters stood. His
latest adyices from the General commanding in that
State were that better feeling existed than hereto
fore and that the removal of Throckmorton and
other Rebel officials had cowed and subdued tho
Rebel element. The General kept the news of his
removal quiet and 1t was not known but by few
until published in the newspapers. 1t is thought he
win make one more removal before he retires, that
of Gen. Harry Hays from the position OF
Sheriff. Hays was Rebel soldier, but has been cons
ductng himself satisfactorily until lately, when, it
is alleged he joined with Rousseau and Steedman in
denounclng Sheridan, and urging prominent citizens
of the State to hold back and not support the Recon-
structon Act. The Unionists of New-Orleans feel
very bitter at Rousseaus conduct while he was in
that city, They say he was hObnobbed and feasted
by the Rebel element, who bOasted that Rousseau
brought news from headquarters (meaning Washing
tom which assured them that the Congress plan OF
Reconstruction would be abandoned if they held out
stubbornly; and that Sheridan would be removed, and


man put in his place who would JohnsOn's inter
probation of the law number of prominent Union
men of the city preparing charges against Rous-
seau and Steedman for hinderng Reconstruction,
which they intend presenting jointly to Gen.
Grant and Congress at its next session. 1t was
hinted that if Rousseau had remained many days
longer in New Orleans he would have been placed
under arrest and tried under the provisions Of the
Reconstruction law which make it a felony to inter-
fere with its prosecution.