The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-31

ABOVE was III type tne movement AT Ma
lone has fzzled like the other, and the
men will 60 home as soon as they eau get
transportation.
The Cause of the Unpleasantness
Between President Grant ana
General Hancock.
Washington, May %. On the 18th
of April Gen. w. s. Hancock addressed
the following telegraphic dispatch to Gen.
w. T. Sherman, dated at St. Louis IF
my rank will not entitle me to division,
and the changes in the departments are
such as to make it practicable, | would
prefer this St. Louis station leave at
once for St. Paul
The next day Gen. Sherman replied ;
General have laid your dispatch of
the 18th from st. Louis before the Presi-
dent, who authorized me to say that your
wishes and claims for the succession to
the command of the Military Division
of the Pacific, made vacant by Gen.
Thomas death, were fairly considered,
and your preference for the Department
of the Missouri, in case Of change in
its commander, were also known to him
but he has ordered otherwise The Presi-
dent authorizes me to say to you that it
belongs to his Office to select Commanding
Generals OF Divisions and Departments,
and that the relations that you have to-
wards him officially and privately absolvc
him from regarding your personal pre-
ferences. The order announcing these
changes will be made public in Il very few
days, and will not touch the Department
of Dakotah Or the Military Division OF
the Missouri
am. with respect, yours truly,
w. T. SHERMAN, General.
General Hancock replied from St, Paul,
April 9th, as follows:
General: Your letter has been rcceiv-
ed detailing the reasons the President ha,
given why my claims to more important
command should not be regarded. In.
tending in my dispatch to ask for Il divis.
-. :r1L ~-:-4.-,
tinued, otherwise if the changes made il
practicable, not as a favor, but as a
claim to which | thought my rank entitl-
ed me. As the President leads me to
believe that because | have not his per
sonal sympathy my preferences for a COM
mand will not be regarded, not withstand.
ing my rank. shall not again open the
subject, but will add in conclusion that
think it is an unfortunate precedent ia
establish that military rank in times OF
peace especially in the commands of d.
visions and departments, shall not have
the consideration hitherto conceded to it.
| am, very respectfully, your obedent
servant.
WINFIELD 5. HANCOCK.
The reference in Gen. Shermans letter
to the relations which Gen. Hancock
chose to assume towards the President
officially and privately, and absolving the
President from regarding Gen. Hancock 5
personal preferences is thus explained :
At the time the reconstruction acts were
put in operation. Gen. Hancock was trans
fsrred from the Department of Missouri
to the District Of Louisiana. President
Grant, as General in.Chief, modified or
revoked one of Gen. Hancock orders, to
which the latter took strong personal ex-
ception. Shortly after, by order of the
President, Gen. Hancock was assigned to
the command of the Divisions of the
Atlantic, and came to Washington. lie
went to Gen. Grants headquarters, but
instead of calling upon him personally
simply registered his name, which was
unusual and considered discourteous
General Grant, having no knowledge OF
apprehension that General Hancock was
offended with him, meeting him on the
street shortly afterwards accosted him in
this friendly way: Good morning, Han
cock" To this Hancock made no verbal
response, but merely touched his hat and
passed on. Some time subsequent the
two met at wedding party, when Han
cock turned his back on him. General
Grant was also informed that Gen Han.
cock had boosted of his discourtesy to
him on the street. When Hancock is.
sued an order for the removal of certain
persons in New Orleans,a correspondence
took place between the two generals on
the subject, when Gen Hancock used
language which was considered disres.
pectful and insubordinate to his superior
officer
DOUGLASS hay loading machine had O
most satisfactory trial at the Rensselaer,
County Agricultural Fair Ground OF
Saturday, and another trial will be giver
to it on Monday. The machine load.
hay quickly, taking it from the swath
and is a complete success in that line. Ii
pitches the hay on to the wagon as fast a,
the man on the load can take care of it
1t is a big thing for farmers. Captain
Shields and Maj. S. w. Cusack have q
large interest in this patent and they vii
shortly make arrangements for the ex
tensive manufacture of these machines il
this city.-Sroy Paper.
The loss by the great fire at Quebec
ioots up half million of dollars, abou
half covered by insurance in the follow
ing companies Home, 100000; Que
bee, $4,000 Phoenix, $4,000, Nortl
British, $4,000; Royal, 100000; Lon
don Corporation, $4,000; Imperial
$4,000; London and Liverpool, 5000
British American, $4,000; Provincial
$4,000; Western, $4,000. -Four hun
bred and nineteen houses, foundry, pot
ash factory, two ships and large quaint
ty oflumber were destroyed.