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ASHINGTON. GEN. SHERIDAN'S SUCCESSOR-THE MEXICAN MISSION-TENNESSEE POLITICIANS AND THE PRESIDENT-THE UNADILLA AND NEWORLEANS BANK FAILURES-THE SURRATT TRIAL-NEWSPAPER CANARDS-T INDIAN COMMISSION-PERSONA ST PALSGRAPH 20 THE TRIBUNE WASHINGTON, July 30, 1867. It may be some days yet before the order relieving Gen. Sheridan of the command of the Fifth District is issued. The President has not yet determined what officer shall be assigned to succeed Gen. Sheridan. The successor will doubtless be either Meade or Hancock. Upon inquiry in the proper quarters it is ascertained that certain newspapers are mistaken in supposing that there has been any disregard of law in the case of Mr. Otterburg. It will be recollected that after the resignation of Mr. Campbell, during the recess of the Senate, Mr. Otterburg, who was United States Consul in Mexico, was appointed Minister. At the subsequent session of the Senate, however, Gen. McClernand was nominated as Minister, and Mr. Otterburg as Secretary of Legation. The nominations of both these gentlemen having been rejeeted. it was deemed advisable, as Mr. Otterburg was on the spot, to authorize him to retain that charge of the archives of the Legation which, as Consul. he had some time held. This proceeding is contemplated by the 11th section of the act of Congress of the 18th of August, 1856, entitled An act to regulate the diplomatic and consular systems of the United States.' The following circular to District-Attorneys and Marshals of the United States was issued to-day ATTORNEY -GENERAL L'S OFFICE, July 30, 1867. you States, By direction of the President of the United all pervigilance with are hereby instr observe suspect sons whom you may into the territory combining unlawfully for expeditions nation, and to promptly intery the author any foreign States whenever you have probable bause Ity of the believing United that any person has violated the Neufor United States. the trality laws JOHN M. BINCKLEY, Attorney General Johnson Tennessee politicians here are very much perplexed over political affairs in their State. Gen Thomas they think will aid Gov. Brownlow in preventing any disturbance on election- day, which they bay means that he will aid the election of the Republican ticket. The President has been appealed to by these men to aid them in the election, and he has been doing all he can to insure them success. The stories that have appeared in Washington dispate hes of a New-York paper of the prosecution in the Surratt trial suborning witnesses, and about Gen. Butler having a detective following Gen. Grant in his travels, emanate from an utterly untrustworthy source. The person who furnished the news to the newspaper's correspondent is an officer of a United States Court here. He is a foreigner, has been in the theatrical. newspaper, and law business, is looked upon as an adventurer, and has a reputation that will not bear ross-examination. He was in the army. under Gen. Butler, and there got into trouble, which causes his hatred to the General. The stories are received with little credence by the public here. There is a rumorhere that Sir Frederick Bruce and Mr. Beward have been trying to agree upon a plan at Auburn of a cession of the British American possessions adjacent to Walrussia in settlement of the Alabama claims. From official sources I learn that the deposits in the Unadilla Bank amount to about $80,000, and the securities in the hands of the Government amount to about $13,000 more than the circulation. About six weeks ago the Bank went into voluntary liquidation, which had a right to do under Act of Congress. The managers of the concern then applied to the Bank Superintendent at Albany, lew-York, for leave bank under State authority. On the first of July the Controller of the Currency notified the bank that it had failed to file report, and sent a messenger to examine aflairs. The bank officers declined to report to the Controller of the Currency, claiming that they were subject to State law. &c. A "few days after ard, however, a report was filed. The bank claims to have been doing business since giving notice of liquidation under the laws of the State of New-York. A receiver will probably be appointed to-morrow. In the First National Bank of New Orleans, which failed about two months ago, swindling the Government out of half a million dollars, were about 500 local depositors of money, and of this number only 130 have thus far proved their claims. The deposits amount to about $1,000,000. The assets, from which the depositors are expected to receive a percentage, consist of a number of notes for heavy sums, bearing the antographs of a number of heroes of 'the lost cause." The Virgin, an old blockade-runner turned over as part of the assets of May & Company, of the bank, has been sent from New-Orleans to New-York for sale, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury. Wm. P. Kellogg, Collector of Customs at New-Orleans, against whom there have been somany charges of corruption by eliques of Louisiana politicians, left that city on Saturday last, and is expected here early next week. Attorney- -General Stanbery has gone off on a three weeks vacation. No decision will be rendered in the case of the Idaho appointments until his return. District-Attorney Carrington concluded his argumont to-day in the Surratt trial. He began his argument on last Saturday, and to-day was his third day His remarks were very and the report of the Associated Press is a mere outline, and very imperfect. Mr. Merrick will begin for the defense to-morrow. He is expected to consume at least three days, and will be followed by Mr. Bradley, sr., also for the defense. Judge Pierrepont, for the prosecu tion, will close the case. It is doubtful if the case will go to the jury this week. The Republican State Convention of Virginia meets on Thursday in Richmond. It is expected the Commissioners appointed under the late act of Congress to treat with hostile Indians will assemble at St. Louis, on the 6th of August, for organization and the arrangement of a programme. Those who are now in the Atlantic States will start for the point of rendezvous at once. Gen. Sherman is now at Madison, Wisconsin, Gen. Terry at St. Paul, and Gen. Harney is already at St. Louis. No difficulty is apprehended in respect to the territory proposed to be appropriated as a permanent home for the Indians. That portion of it comprising the northwestern portion of Texas is cut off from the residue of the State by what is called the Stake Plains, a sandy waste. and the consent of the State, if that, indeed, in these times should be deemed necessary, can be procured at comparative trifle. It isestimated that the whole expense of the proposed plan of ending forever our Indian difficulties, will not exceed the cost of carrying on the present quasi war for a single year. The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Capt. Ashcroft, late of the New-York Voluntoors, and now of St. Louis, to be special agent of the Treasury for the Internal Revenue Bureau, vice Linton of Pennsylvania, resigned. Asheroft is assigned to the district west of the Mis-