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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION T “Tfcc BaUBftllitiff.’t The Intelligencer of yeiterday has an ed itorial under the above heading, referring to an editorial In the Opinion In which we took occasion to apeak In complimentary terms of He^sri. Markham, Gas kill, Far- |»ow and Dumnino, In connection with their labors for Reconstruction. By K naming these gentlemen, we regret ’o drew down upon them the Ire of our cotemporary. It was certainly not in- tenduil. And wo ask— 1 what Is the matter? lias frjiuuljody's Bull been goring tlie In- tclllgeneer'e Ox? We have no Idea that cither of the above named gentlemen had anything to do with issuing “Order No. 40.” And, If they sym pathized with the Intelligencer, we have no doubt but that journal would pronounce them all gentlemen of “large personal In fluence, commanding intellect, and over* powering eloquence.” But they happen to 1)0 In favor of the Union Republican party. Ityucc they have not “an ordinary degree” of “personal influence. Intellect and elo quence “—hence tho exhibition of spleen to which we refer. Below “ Ordinary! ”, Tx*t us see who and what the gentlemen are, who are thus •classed. Mr. Markham Is one of our most respon sible citizens. He has served the city ns ‘Kayor. Possessed, of wealth, he has <le- ' Toted his means to the development of the city. Active and energetic, prudent and Industrious, nn old citizen, he possesses qualities tluit have enabled him to con tribute more to the advancement of tlu* in terests of Atlanta than the whole coterie of bis defameri. Mr. Gabkill 1ms lived among our people nine years, and like Mr. M. has Invested tho most of ills means here, and no one Is more thoroughly alive to the welfare of Atlanta, or lias more faith In its futur**. A few years ago he was as sociated with the Proprietor of the Intelli gence)' In the practice of law, and was one of the editors of that journal, at a time when its influence was as great us It ever possessed. In days past, when Mr. O. stood by the side of the Intelligencer upon political qnonioo*, wo suggest that that journal did not refer to him as it now does—lie was not, then. Inflow “ordinary” in “influence, intellect, eloquence/* The reason for the change of .opinion Is palpa ble; Mr. Gabkill is an earnest and influ ential advocate of a policy that will save the State—tho Intelligencer opposes that policy# Col. Farrow’s reputation as a gentleman of intelligence eauuot he depreciated by such attacks ns we refer to lie lias settled Among us and Identified himself with our city mid State. Wo have no citizen of more unexceptionable character. We predict that the Intelligencer will feel and acknowl edge his influence ere many moons wax and wain. That journal entertained a dif ferent opinion of him when, as the Chief of the Confederate States Nitre Bureau in Georgia, lie contributed tin? patronage of Ids department in that direction. When lie was sustaining the Intelligencer, no such unkind thrusts were made. Then ho was a gentleman of at least -ordinary personal influence and eloquence.” Somebody lias recorded the fact that - Ingratitude is one of the greatest Sins! ” Mr. Dunning has a character for integrity truly enviable. The mention of his name, in tills community, is almost certain to be followed by tho remark—He is an honest man. That lie is true to ids principles, all who knew him during the war will testify. Self-constituted Vigilance Committees could not deter him from the open expres sion of his sentiments, lie maintained ids 'position against ail opposition and i>crse- eiitlon. As a business man he has no su perior; as a politician he has ulwnys been consistent; os a speaker ho Is effective. We incliuo to the opinion that the force of Ills arguments before the people may have called out tho slurs of the Intelligencer against him and the gentlemen whose names we chanced to associate with his. Our commendation of the services of the gentlemen named was sincerely uttered; many people will question the propriety of the attack made upon them. They had nothing to do with “Order No. 40.” It issued as unexpectedly to them, we pre sume, as it did to the Intelligencer or the Opinion. They indorse it, we have no doubt: the Intelligencer does not! Why, we need not explain. We hope the gentle men we have named will not regard our allusion to them In the Opinion of Tues day morning as any Just provocation for tho attack made upon them, or that the ^ftregolng remarks aro intrusive. They can survivetyoth—the attack and tills defense— ,we think! Good fob Both Races.—Very generally the arrangement between farmers ami freedmen has been for the freedmen to re ceive a certain portion of the crop. Tho Montgomery Sentinel says it Is estimated that the portion of tho corn crop produced in Alabama this year, and falling to tho freedmen as their portion, will amount to a greater number of bushels than tho en tire com crop of Alabama of any previous year. Catholic Festival.—With their charac teristic energy In educational movements, tho Catholics of Nashville have succeeded in erecting a magnlflccnt school-house, which Is really not only a credit to those engaged In tho enterprise, but also an orna ment to tho city. Tills establishment, situated immediately west of the Capitol, has Just received the finishing touches, and Its opening will be Inaugurated by a grand foetlval and ball. tSTTho only protltablo ntekle mine in the country is at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which produces about threo thousand pounds dally, and supplies the Govern ment mint. THE SITUATION. NUMBER I. Ed (tore Opinion: With your permission, I propose, from time to time, to ftirntih to your readers some short essays upon the great topics now agitating the public mind. They will be in tho main, in furtherance of Reconstruction, and will be conceived and written in the spirit of a true lover of tho Union of these States. The writer was a Union limn In 1801, and though he spent three years ns a soldier, in tlie service of the Confedraey, lie is a Union man stilt, Hiid accepts heartily, as upon tlie whole expedient, the phnof Reconstruction now In progress. Nothing is so unwise ami uncalled for as tlie fierce and bitter tone in wfldcb certain purtles in Georgia indulge, in tlielr dis cussion of the issues now before the people. Traitor, liar, reuegadc, fool, fa nntic and scoundrel, flow from their pen or roll from their lips us though pan demonium were the scene, and “Hell” were in fact “organized ” in this civilized and Christian community. The excuse is that the provocation is great; that society Itself is attacked, and will not survive tlie blow should it really fall. Let it, however, he remembered that dety Is not so easily destroyed, and that this is not the first time enthusiasts In con servatism have raised lids alarm. We him* a 1 of us lived during the last seven years through scenes and changes which, lieforehand. seemed unbearable, and which enthusiasts then pronounced In anticipation they would not survive, and yet when the blow fell society rolled on. mid these very enthusiasts stood It quite well, picking their flints for a battle with a new windmill, and oiling their tongues for new f vaticinations of evil and destruction. The truth of the matter is. the great mass of the American Democracy has already digested and ussiinuiated into healthy puhtilmn. So many of those terri ble, dangerous-to-society, with which the despots of Kuropc have for centuries frightened their subject* into submission to oppression, that the cry is beginning to loose its force, at least, in this country. From the day when our Saxon fathers ceased to i»o the bonded slaves of their Norman lords, every right wrested by the people from “higher orders’* lias been in spite of this very alarm, and to-day tlie war cry of the “Conservative” party in England, and the ‘Conservative” party of Georgia, is precisely the same. “Society itself is at stake.” The poor and the ignor ant are dangerous—for God’s sake not enfranchise them. Yet, it will bo done, and society will roll on and what, to con servatism, seemed ruin will, prove, at last, to have been the only way to save the State. Tho “higher orders” of Europe have stood aghast, as they itavc seen in America religion dissevered from the State; suffrage- made universal; pride of ancestry annihilated; interests abolished; public lands bartered off; and whllo they have listened to hear the roar of the un chained lion, lo! all w'as quiet and orderly, and society moved on in its accustomed channels, puritled and bettered by tlie change. It is supposed, in some countries, that a Judge without a wig, or a minister without a gown, would be utterly unheed ed by sinner or criminal—such, I believe, is the opinion in South Carolina to-day— and yet wo Georgians have abolished them both without any serious detriment either to the public weal or to religion. Tiic -higher orders” and “superior races” are in the habit of thinking everything will go to wreck if their monopoly of the manage ment of public affairs is interfered with. This is very natural, but it is very sclllsh; and while it explains the petttohness and lust of tlie “superior race” to-day, it does not justify it. Union. TELEGRAPHIC. non THE NEW YORK PRESS AS80OUTI0R Washington, Aug. 25.—In Boston Board of Aldorroen, where tho question of ei- tending municipal courtesies to Secretary Stanton was considered, there Was only n quorum presep^ ( jnd the courtesies Wore extended by .a Very small majority. The following are among tho recent reve nue decisions: Under tho present law spir its of.turpentine is regarded as u nuuiufac- 4ure, subject to the same regulations other manufactures. A manufacturer of turp"iit?ne,llke any other manufacturer, is required to make monthly returns of the ainouut manufactured, and also required to return each month the amount sold, or consumed, or used, or removed forconsuinp- tion, or for Ucliyery to others than his agents and to pay tux upon the same in the district where manufactured. The Stonewall sails to-morrow for Ja pan. Secretary Seward and the Spanish and French Ministers visited her to-day. The Herald’s special correspondent writes from Havana on the 22d, and says the Gov ernor of St. Domingo has sent a messenger to Washington accepting five millions of dollars for Samaria, on the Island of liny ti. The delay In the cable from Key West to 1'unta Rosa. Is occasioned by having used part of the cable intended for that purpose between Key West and Cuba. The Western Metropolis sailed yesterday for Brenian, from near New York, with 230 oUlcers and soldiers of tlie Imperial Mexi can army. Philadelphia. August 23.—Tho ship Lizzie Moses, hence for Antwerp, sailed yesterday. Tlie crew mutinied a few miles here, taking jiossession of the ship. The police went down and captured four teen of the men, after a hard light. One Male w r ns stablied, and a mutineer had his skull fractured in the light. Billy Parkinson whipjied Tom Kelley in Schuylkill count)'. New York, in thirteen rounds. Ralkiou, August 23.—Tin ker’s new the atrical temple was dedicated on Saturday night. A large and fashionable audience was in attendance, among whom were prominent military and civil officers, and distinguished citizens. Tim lion. D. L. Swaine delivered an oration. Tho build ing is one of the most magnificent in the South. A rumor is going the rounds that the Raleigh Progress has liccn threatened with susimnsion for holding Geu. Sickles up to ridicule. Cualeston, August 25.—There were reg istered yesterday 313, of whom 170 were whites and 143 colored. Washington, August 20.—Johnson and Grant’s correspondence relative to Sheri dan’s removal w'as published in ibis morn- ning’s New York Herald and Boston Post. tual, of New York, Tlie President was on tho ground. Revenue receipts to-day, eight hundred aud thirty-six thousand dollars. A private letter from Fort Hays says that one company of cavalry at that post has ' st twenty-one men, all of whom died of Nkw Qotton.—The Albany (Ga.) News, of tho 27th, says: “Tho first bole of new' cotton was sold in this market during lust week, at 28 cents. It was ranked by the buyers as low middling. Planters will see that the above is an indication that they can get ns high a price for their cotton here as anywhere else in this part of the Stato.” WDr.J. M. Gregory, President of tho IUInoU Industrial University, having re cently returned from a somewhat extended tour through Minnesota, expresses the opinion that tho wheat crop of that State will reach a surplus of fifteen to twenty millions of bushels. IVA few days ago a man got oflTthe cars at Peoria, Illinois, with a largo bag in hit hand which he carried very carefully. After walking up the street a short dis tance ho put his bag down, untied It and lifted out a good sized hoy. Be bad brought him soveral miles as baggage. tSTTho North Carolina University at Chapel Hill will soon bo closed, became of Inability to conduct ita exercises further. It tv os In a most flourishing condition when tho war broko out, but loit all of ita money, and with that most of Its friends. W Business in Paris is worse than it has been known to be for yean. The Ex position has paralyzed retail trado, and wholesale speculation icomi to bo affected, as it is in London and elsewhere, by the excess of money and tho lack or confi dence. ty To show how completely iron steam boats aro superceding wooden steamboats, it may bo mentioned that only forty of tho latter were built In England last year, while two hundred and elghty-threo iron steam vessels were built. OTEmerson says: “Tho poor aro only they who feci poor, and poverty consists only in feeling poor.’’ proceeded to the West, relieving Hancock, who then assumes permanent eliargo of the Fifth District. They talk of Swayno ns 1’opc’s, and Meade as Sickles’ successors. Tho Mexican legation publishes docu ments showing Eseoliedo’s letters against foreigners, forgeries. Washington. August 20.—The excite ment In tho New York Gold room had its origin In tho National Intelligencer's edi torial of this morning, which only tells an old story, that tho members of tho Cabi net, In view of Mr. Stanton's tcnaclous- ncss. bad Informally placed their offices at the disposal of tho President. There Is no probability of any immediate Cabinet change. Gen. Grant's letter to the President says that tlie people wlio have sacrificed their lives and spent hundreds of dollars for the country’s jiroscrvatlou, aro evidently op posed to Gen. Sheridan’s removal. Ho performed bis duties faithfully and intelli gently. Ills removal will ho regarded as an effort to defeat the Congressional views and embolden to renewed opposition those who attempted to break up tho Govorn- incnt by force of arms. Gen. Thomas has repeatedly objected to being placed in charge of either of the ttvo Districts. Gen, Hancock’s Department is so Intricate that lie should not bo moved. Gen. Grant adds: Thcro aro military, pecuniary, and abovoail patriotic reasons why this order should not be insisted upon. Tho President in replying says be is not aware that tho queation of Sheridan’s re tention has boon submitted to the people. It wonld bo unjust to tho army to assttmo that Sheridan alone la capablo of command ing tho Fifth District. Thomas, adminis tration of tho Department oi tho Cumber land will compare very favorably with Gcnoral Sheridan’s govenment of tho Fifth District. Geu. Sheridan has ram dered himself obnoxious by Ills manner of executing the law,and more so by assuming authority not granted him. His rule has been ono of absolute tyranny, without re ference to tho principles of our Govern ment, or to tho natnro of free institutions. Hit course has aerloualy interfered with the harmonloui and speedy execution of the Acta of Congress. His removal can not be regardodaa an effort to defeat them. The object of tho change ta to facilitate their execution through an officer who never falls to obey tho statutes of tho land within bla jurisdiction. Tho President compliments Generals Thomas anil Hancock, and feels assured that under General Sherman’s guidance General Shcrhlsn will win honor fighting Indians. In conclusion,.tho President fella to perceive any military, pecuniary or patriotic reasons why this order should not be carried into effect. An imiucnso crowd witnessed tho dofeat of the National Base Ball Club by tho Mu- BiohMokd, Aug. 20.—General Schofield has dreldod that tho State poor laws shall be enfotccd with reference to tho paupers, to whom tho Froedmcn’s Bureau lias ceased to giro rations. By this decision, all tho black vagrants, who crowded to the cities of Vlfgflsia after tho war, will ho returned to their respective counties where they are citizens. The pauper whites aro to be treated the same way, Iflie City Connell Is about opening a new alijis liouso for tlio colored people. The case of the colored Canadian who sullied for redress, because tbo owners of tlit steamship Iluttcrus refused him a first cabin passage on account of his color, was clodded by United States Commissioner Mihoon this morning. lie decided that tlit Civil Bights Bill only applied to American citizens, and that foreigners could not obtain redress under it. Major Dclamate, Chief of the Slcdlcal Bureau of this District, was mustered out to-day. This Is tho first officer In this De partment mustered out under tho Presi dent's system of the removal of volunteer officers, Tho Republican colored meeting at Man chester on Saturday, was addressed by G. Cj It. Porter, Commonwealth'sAttorncy, at Norfolk, stumping tho State under aus pices of the National Bcpiildlcan Commit tee. Quebec, August 2G.—’Tim Catholic Arch bishop of tills Diocese died in this city yesterday, Xkw Yoiik, August 20’.—The Nevada has arrived from Grey town, making the trip in Jlvodnys and twenty hours, tho fastcil time recorded. New Orleans, August 20.—Galveston so. Ices to-day state that the interments on last Saturday were 2G; for the week, 152. Among others, Capt. J. A. Bickcrson, of Massachusetts, and Capt. Bunnells, of the schooner Liberty, from New York. Tho Now York merchants, through Blum & < o, have lent 81,000 to the Howard Associa tion. Help from absentees solicited. Twenty-nine deaths occurred In tills city from yellow fever on Satonlay and Sun day. VVii.minc.ton, August 2G.—An Immense ipiantlty of rain lias fallen within tho last few days. Its effect on tho crops is not definitely known, Augusta, Aug. 27.—Bains for tlie last two weeks have been unprecedentedly se vere Accounts from Middle, Southern anil Southwestern, Georgia ami Florida, where the cotton prospect lias been so promising, White House gossip says Sheridan tn leav- gjotv give a luo-t gfioomy rotor,.. Contin- Ing the Fifth District in charge of llnrtsuir llc d rains have boiitoh off the bloom, and ^nUUk!"' Th/reidy-of"tlio i'ivAidvnt'liiii Thirty-seven per cent, of the population at Fort Gibion have died of cholera. At Fort Arbuckle sixty soldiers and seventy-five Indians have been swept off by cholera. Executive Mansion, | Washington, D. C„ August.20, 1807.) Brevet Major General fi. 8. Canby Is hereby assigned to the command of the Second Military District, created by an Act of Congress of March 2d, 1867, and of the Military Department of the South, em bracing the States of North Carolina and South Carolina. He will, as soon as prac- tleablc, relieve Major General Daniel E, Sickles, and, on assuming the command to which ho 11 hereby assigned, will, when necessary to a faithful execution of the laws, exercise any and all powers conferred by Acts of Congress upon District Com manders, and any and all authority per taining to officers In Command of Military Departments. Major General Daniel E. Sickles Is relieved from the Command of tho Second Military District. The Secre tary of War, ad Interim, will give the ne cessary Instructions to carry tills order Into effect. Andrew Johnson. Executive Mansion, \ Washington, Aug. 20,1807.J Sin: Ill consequence of the unfortunate condition of tho health of Major General George H. Thomas, as reported to you In Surgeon Uassen’s dispatches of tlie 21st Inst., my order dated August J7th Js here by modified so as to assign Major Gcnoral Winfield S. Hancock to tlio command of tlio Fifth Military District created by tho nets of Congress passed March 2d, 1867, ami comprising tho States of Louisiana and Texas. On being relieved of the command of tho Department of Missouri by Major General 1*. II. Sheridan, Major General Hancock will proceed directly to New Or leans, and, assuming the command to which ho is hereby assigned, will, when necessary to a faithful execution of the laws, exercise any and all the powers con ferred by the lato acts of Congress upon the Conimaders of 3IUItary Districts, and any and all authority pertaining to tho officers In command of the Military De partment. Major General 1*. II. Sheridan will at ouco turn over Ills present com mand to tho officer next in rank to himself and proceed without delay to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and relieve Major General Hancock of the command of De partment of Missouri. Major General Thomas will, until further orders, remain In command of the Depart ment of the Cumberland. Very respectfully, Andrew Johnson. Gen. U, H. Grant, Secretary of War ad interim. To-day's Tribune bugs General Grant and the Herald drops 1dm, saying: The political position assumed by General Grant shows our gneit "-i h; i w": light. It llhlslir.,t deM;»,.i i n'.qi ;'i., cul genius—his first and final iHditiva; tho worm and caterpillar have also luado their appearance. It Is believed, notwith standing tho heavy rains, that fair crops are already made. Some freedmen in the First ami Fourth Districts nre out In an address to tlielr fellow-citizens, Irrespective of color, as candidates for Congress. They claim that tho right to voto gives them a right to hold office, and as they arc In tlio majority, the whites shall not be elected by tlielr votes. The candidates are Conservatives, and aro In favor of universal amnesty. It Is tho Impression that a largo number of whites will vote for blacks 111 preference to whites who cun take the test oath. Washington, August 27.—Ti.« I't.iildeiii has assigned Gen. Canby to the Second Military District, and Gen. Hancock to tho Fifth. Tho official record shows that tho cotton exported during the year ending June 30th, was six hundred anil sixty-seven million pounds, valued In currency at two hundred and two million dollars. Tho dispatches from Europo by cable an nounce that M. Valpean, a celebrated phy sician of France, is dead, A meeting lias been arranged between tho King Of Prussia and tho South Gorman sovereigns. Itoports regarding tho Spanish Insurrec tion are conflicting. Wasiungtox, August 27.—Tho breach between tho President and Qen. Grant widens. Gen. Grant Is on defiant grounds tn opposition to tho appointments of the Executive and asiignmenta. He protests, with some indignation, against tho re moval of Gen. Hancock from the Depart ment pf Missouri. Gen. Grant has not yet promnlgated his instructions carrying tho President’s order into effect. Tho Mew York Tribune, of this morn ing, soys Gon. Sheridan, in a letter to a friend in tilts city, thinks tho future pros perity of Louisiana Is beyond question, andjassures capitalists that tho bands re cently issued have ample security. Captain Ams, who had a fight recently with tho Indians, has arrived at Fort Hayes. Ho reports three killed, thirty-five wounded, and forty-five horses lost, After the battle tho Indians sent in a flag of truce with a message: WTell your officers wo don’t want peaco. Wo ihaU keep on fighting." Three hundred men, Including tho Kan- eaa Volunteers, left Fort Hayes, yesterday, in pursuit of the Indians. NashvUlo dispatches state that Governor Browniow has taken possession of the Mo- bllo and Ohio Railroad. The Sioux Indians are reported to be In corrigible. The Crows are disposed to bo friendly. Threo hundred and thirty deaths from cholera aro reported lu the Ifidlan Terri tories of South Kansas. completely overturned ami outflanked him. General Grant does not understand the crisis; lie clings to General Sheridan and forgets all principle. Charleston, Aug. 27.—Tho number reg istered to-day was: whites 31; colored 43. Total 0). 3Iacox. Aug. 27.—Tho colored n meeting to-day numbered from 0,000 to 8,000. Speeches wore niado by white ami colored orators In the interest of tho Bc- publlcan party, and the Atlanta Bepubll- can platform was adopted. Good order and general good feeling prevailed on the ground ami In tho city. lltcUMoND, Aug. 27.—Gen. Schofield last week ordered a commsssion of-Magistrates In Hanover county to Investigate whether colored military organizations existed. The Investigation showed a recent military organization of formidable strength among the blocks, which It Is believed extends through all tho counties throughout the State. The feet creates alarm among the whites, who have neither organizations nor arms. Near one million dollars in six per rent. North Carolina bonds were Issued at ltol- clgb, a few days since, to certain railroads lu that State. This Is a part of tho four millions authorized by tho last Legisla ture. One-halt million of dollars has been subscribed by Virginia counties to the Chesapeake & Ohio Itallroad. Tho county of Greenbrier yesterday voted 230,000 dol lars. A meeting of ex-ofilccrs, soldiers and sallora of the United States adopted reso lutions calling for a Convention at Rich mond on tho 29th of September. Savannah, August 27.—Heavy rains continue throughout tlio seaboard. Flant- era are complaining from all points of rains, saying that crops are already greatly damaged, and If It docs not ceaso soon, very serious consequences will follow. Brooks oounty reports heavy rains dally for the last six weeks. Mobilk, August 27.—The weather Is un settled; last night and this morning rain fell In considerable quantities, but It Is now clear. The caterpillar has appeared in some sec tions of country adjoining, but are doing llttlo damage. Hounua August 27.—Cotton unchanged; Montgomery, Aug. 23,—The registra tion returns have been received from all the counties In Alabama, giving a total of 100,900—whites, 72,747; colored 83,248— Only ten candidates are announced In the Stato so tor—one colored. Slxty-stx bales of new cotton htd been received In Montgomery op to date. Cotton has been greatly damaged tn tho last few week! for want of rain and by the Washington, Aug. 18—It Js stated that to tho Brest- Congress Kw vestal gy, thorlty in tho five districts in the General of the United States army. Grant Is on- willing to vest in another, and therefore, will, at least, delay ordering tbo execution of tho Executive order relieving General Sickles and General Sheridan. Governor Browniow has appointed D. B. CHIT receiver, tnd M. Richards, of Mem phis, Superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio Ballroad. Secretary Browning Is quite sick this morning. Secretory of the Treasury has leased tho Boston news rooms for the Bub-Treasqry. Sir William Napier commands tho expe dition from India, for the rescue of tho Abyssinian prisoners. Tho Great Eastern was chartered to-day to lay tlio cable, in May, between Brest and New York. 1’rof. Foraday Is dead. Denmark has renewed her demand on Prussia regarding Schleswig. Napoleon, in speech at Arras,said: “I have faith in the ihture. Weak govern ments often seek to divert public attention from domestic troubles by fomenting for eign quarrels. On the other hand, thoso Governments which rest on the national will have strength, and need only resort to whatever shall tend to promote tho per manent Interests of their country as the means of upholding tlio honor of the na tional flag.” London, August 28.—The latest advices received confirm tho report of the insur rectionists’ success In Arago, and also an nounce that the Spanish commander had been killed. XkwYohn, August 28.—Tlio Washington embroglio bas liad tbo effect of giving gold a strong upward tendency, and it Is quoted at 142Ji. The market Is ex cited, and In consequence nothing is doing in sterling exchange. Washington, Aug. 28.—Tlio following order was issued to-day : In pursuanco of tho foregoing order from tho President of tlie United States, Brevet 3iajor General Canby will, on receipt of this order, turn over Ills present command to the officer next in rank to himself and proceed to Charleston, South Carolina, to relieve Major General Sickles of the com mand of tho Second Military District. Jlajor General Sickles, oil being relieved, ■ will repair to New York city ami report, by letter, to tho Adjutant General. By command of Geu. Grant. E. D.Townsend, A. A. G. The order regarding the Fifth District was not promulgated at three o’clock to day. internal Revenue receipts to-day 8358,- 000. Grant had a prolonged Interview with the President this morning it Is the Memphis & Ohio. Instead of the llolillo A Ohio Railroad over which Brown- low has npisdnted Cliff as Receiver and Richards Superintendent'. During the Interview to-day between the President and Gen. Grant, matters were adjusted, and Gelt. Grant’s letter of yester day was withdrawn. Subsequently thu order relieving Sickles Was promulgated, and there are assuarnces that the order af fecting the Fifth District will bo promul gated to-morrow. Richmond, August 28.—Tho counsel of a party charged with evading the revenue laws, before the United States Commis sioner to-day, pleaded want of jurisdic tion, oil the ground that tlio revenuo law of Congress provides that a Stato shall have as many Inspector* as it lias Repre sentatives In Congress; and as Virginia lias no Representatives in Congress, it can Imve no legal Inspectors. Tlio Commis sioner took time to consider tho matter. General Schofield Is quite 111 of fever near Hampton. New Orleans, August 28.—'The City Council last evening appointed a new Board of School Directors, Superintendent of Free Alms, and other minor officials. Out of tlio twenty-eight School Directors appointed eight aro colored. The nunilicr of deaths from yellow fever on 3Ionday were 14; yesterday, 10. Cyrus Hamilton, son of ex-Prcsldent Hamilton, died this morning, from an at tack of yellow fever. It Is reported tliat tho lato City Attorney and Assistant, and City Surveyor, have taken steps to institute suits against the members of the new City Cbuncii for libel in declaring them Incompetent for the positions they recently held. Galveston, August 28.—Gen. Griffin announced the death, yesterday, of Col. Wm. S. Obcrt, Adjutant General. He paid a liandsomo tribute to his memory. Tho following removals for this District bavo boon ordered: S. Crosby, Commis sioner of lands, W. L. Robards, Comp troller, M. H. Royston, Treasurer, Win. Walton, Attorney General vIco Jos. Spen cer, M.C. Hamilton, John T. Allen, Wm. Alexander, appointed. Augusta, Aug. 28.—General Wade Hampton having been aollctted byanum- her of prominent citizens for his views a* to the duty of the people of South Carolina In reference to reorganization under the Military hills, replica in a long letter, are guing against the Injustice and unconitl- utlonality of the proposed measures— While he is anxious for restoration he pre fen Military mlototho proposed terms, and Instances how Reconstruction works In Tennessee, and refers to the rejection of the Kentucky representatives, and says: If the people accept the situation they have no guarantee that tho Stato will be re-admitted unleu Radicals are elected, who will UQt represent the views of their constituents, lie denies the right of Con gress to interfere with suflkrga In tho btotes; counsels Justice to the black* and Is In favor of Impartial suffrage, and ad vises tho people to register and vote. against a «on vent Ion.