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Show Lvnir'aiitBEij GENERAL. H AMJi.Vt, VOS. I he Milllury Hcpurloieut ol" el I'uiut. The I'reshli'iit llohnnhJ wltli the Kt-lurniii-.' lionrU '1 UieVf-s. Still Ilai-piuu ou She C'ahiuet, Waahinyton, 0. Tho military academy and post of West l'oint has been cou.ilduf-ed a separate military department. The commander will report directly to the general-in -chief ul tho army, who, under the war department, de-partment, shall have supervision and charge of the academy. Ho will watch over its administration and disciplino and the instruction of cadets; will make reports thereof lo tho secretary of war. By order of the 1 president, Major General Hcofield has been appoiutui commander ot tno new military department, and will niako his repols direct to the adjutant adju-tant general the same aa division commanders. In matters of instruction instruc-tion and liuancial administration, ho will addrefs the secretary ot war through the adjutant general. i'reoident Hayes recoived a great number of people at the executive mansion to-day, including Wells ami Anderson, of lho Louisiana returning board, and delegations from diflerouL states. The cast room was thronged. A floral eagle, presented lo President Hayes, was placed on a pedestal iu the contro of the room. Republican nimnbem nf thu cmLo had a caucus this morning to arrange for the election ol" stand inn committee. commit-tee. Morton, Sargent, Morrill, Allison Alli-son and Doraey wero appointed a committee to reviso tho lists for republican re-publican membership and report to a future meeting of the caucus. The president has received a loiter from Senator Davis, resigning from the supreme court. Win, K. ltodgerf, privato secretary 1 of President Hayes, took possession of : his odico this morning. A consultation between tho president presi-dent and a few friends as to tho formation of his cabinet had not, up to 1 o'clock, resulted in a conclusion. There is inlormatiou thatWm. Evarts has been designated for secretary of stalo and Senator tohermau for secretary secre-tary of the treasury, but beyond these nothing was absolutely certain. About noon members ol the old cabinet cabi-net appeared, this being tho usual day of meeting, and a regular session was held. All the members wero present. . |