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Show GENERAL. H'ANIMXGiTON. THE GAINES EbTATE. Washington, 20. Tho decree of the United States district court of Louisiana Louis-iana sustaining tho claims of Myra Claud Gaines against tho city of Now Orleans, commands the defendants to account to the master in chancery for all Lite income from this property dur'mg their long position. They aro oiiBtcd from their title and from all accumulations therefrom. Ihw decision involves also heavy claims against tho city, which has sold a largo amouut of tho properly in question with full warranty of title TV1TIIUKAWAL Oi'' TUOOrd. It is stated upon undisputable authoiity that it was oeiermmeu tho cabinet BOasion to-day that an Drder be isauod to withdraw all troops from the city of New Orleans to within with-in their barracks. The precise time when the order will be issued not made pubkc, but its promulgation may bo looked for very shortly. Al'POISTMEST3. At the session of the cabinet to day the appointment of George A. Schneider Schnei-der of Chicago as United States mm- I ister to Switzerland was agreed upon. Upon tho recommendation of Post master General Key it was determined deter-mined to give the position of assistant .attorney general fur the postoffice department to A. A. Freeman 01 Brownville, Tenn., nee Judge Spencc of Maryland, who resigned. Mr Freeman was the republican candi date (or governor of Tennessee a few years ago, running against Governo: Brown. Two members of tho commission ti report ou the New York custom bousi management, etc., havo been agrecc upon, namely, Assistant Solicitor Rob inson of the troasury department, am Lawrence Turner, of the New Yorl firm ol Moses Taylor & Co. Tu third member will aisouoa new iurn. merchant. 11 E LEASED. On hearing of the imprisonment ol the consul at Acapulco, Moiico, last month, by revolutionary authorities, President Hayes ordered a man-ot-war to proceed to that port to demand his rolcase. Dispatches received Irom tho naval commander report that the consul has been roloased. HUKHAH FOR NICIIOLIS. Tho president, this afternoon, addressed ad-dressed the following letter to Secretary Secre-tary McCrary: Executive Mansion, April 20.. Sir. Prior lo my entering upon tho duties of the presidency there had been stationed by order of my predecessor prede-cessor in tho immediate vincinity of the building used as a state house in New Orleans, La., and kuown as the Mechanics' institute, a detachment of United States infantry; finding them in that placo I havo thought proper to delay a decision of the question ol their removal until I could determine whether the conditien of uflairs is now such as to either require or justify continued military intervention of the national government in the affairs of a state, in my opinion inure uu not exist in Louisiana such domestic violence as ia contemplated by the constitution as grouud upon which Lho military power of tho national govsrnmeut may ne invoked lor tbc dofence of ft Btalc. The disputes which exist as to the right ol certain claimants to tho chief executive ex-ecutive of that state, has to bo settled and determined, not by the executive of tho United States, but by such orderly nud pcaceablo methods as may be provided by the constitution and laws of the state. Having the assurance that ao resort to violence is contemplated, but on tho contrary, the disputes in qusetion are to be Bellied by peaceful methods, under and in accordance with law, I deem it proper to take action in accordance with tho principles announced when I entered upon the duties of the presidency. You are therefore directed di-rected to Bee that proper orders are issued for tho removal ot said troops at an early date, from their present pesition to BUch regular barracks in the vicinity as may bo selected for their occupation. CSiened) R. B. Haves. To lion, Ge J'. McCranj, Secretary of War. The secretary of war, after the adjournment of the cabinet, addressed the following letter to General Sherman: Sher-man: War Department, Washington uuy, April zv, u. To General Win. T. Sherman, Commander Com-mander V. S, A.: Genera!. I have the honor to enclose en-close herewith a copy ef a com munition muni-tion from tho president of the United States, in which ho directs that the detainment of United States troops now stationed in the vicinity of tho Mechanics' Institute in the cityol New Orleans, be withdrawn to such conveniont barracks as may bo selected se-lected for their occupation. You are horcby charged with the execution ef this order, and will cause the with drawal to take place on Tuesday next, the 2Hh of April, at 12 o'clock meridian. mer-idian. Very icspectfully, your obedient servant, Geo. W. McCkary, Sec'y. of War. General Sherman, having lei t his office early this afternoon, did not become be-come acquainted with tho action of tho cabinet until evening. The letter of the secretary of war above mentioned men-tioned will be transmitted to him early iu the morning, and he will then telegraph it to Lieutenant General Gen-eral Sheridan, commanding the military mili-tary division of Miesuuri, who will give the necessary order for the removal of troops as above to General Augur, in command at New Orleans. It can be asserted on good authority author-ity tnat the work of the Louisiana commission has been more successful than was anticipated in official quarters: quar-ters: therefore it cannot be said that the president intends to withdraw the troops, from New Orleans because of the failure on the part of the commissioners, commis-sioners, but on the contrary, the determination to-day to issuo an order for that purp03o was owing to the satisfactory result of their labors. Last night they telegraphed tho presi dent that after ft careful examination of the condition of political afiiirs they had come to the conclusion that the time had arrived when the troops could safely be withdrawn. On inquiry at the executive mm-sion mm-sion it was ascertained that there is no truth in the story published by tho 1'uiladeiphia HeralJ to the eflcct that I lho president had made certain propositions pro-positions to leading democrats for a conference with an equal number ot republicans, for the purpose of avoiding avoid-ing an extra session of congress, etc., and promising to withdraw the troops from ttio south in the event ot certain cer-tain conditions being complied with. The Russian grand dukes hive re turned to New York. |