The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-06-18
GENERAL SHERMAN AT HOME.
vtsttto IIts Quarters In ~. I.ouis-Iuow
He Lives = The Feeling About iiis

Correspondence of the Daily Graphic.
Sr. Louis, May 2s.-General Snerman's
book Is making such "A sensation through
the country that you may desire To know
how Its author looks and lives during the
over his literary performance.
lie II perfectly at home In II. Louis, and
possesses fair popularity among all
classes. He Is at pains 10 BE- cordial with
the people, and goes 10 entertainments
with looseness which never fails 10 be
HIS DWELLING
IL furnished with the old furniture re-
moved from Washington, and his head
quarters likewise supplied with the car
pets, tables, and traps which equipped the
Office of the Secretary OF War on Seven
tenth street az the national capital.
Mrs. Sherman, quiet lady. who has great
influence over the General, is with him
almost all the time. and they give pleas
ant receptions at their dwelling at least
on one night In the week. Their two fine
young daughters are at school In Ohio.
Miss Lizzie Sherman Is visiting IN the
East, and Mrs. Fitch Is quietly ensconced
In her trans Mississippi home. The cele-
brated Jewels which the khedive gave os-
tensibly to Mrs. Fitch were designed for
the General as "A family present, but the
OttsLslou III Qiukitti Ntt-
ding was selected 20 offer them nominally
TO Mrs. Fitch. Ii Is understood IL st.
Louis society that these treasures will be
divided up among the daughters, and pre-
sumably the gift Is worth something UNI
der 100000.
THE HEADQUARTERS
of the army of the United States are in the
residence formerly occupied by DR..
Charles A. Pope, the son-in-law OF Colonel
Jonn O'Fallon. O'Fallon was the son OF
an Irish surgeon in the Revolutionary
army. who moved To Kentucky and mar
RED theyoungest sister of General George
Rogers Clarke. The son of this distin-
guished marriage served in the
United States army In the West,
aud became an Indian trader and
contractor. lie married in succession
two wealthy wives, accumulated n
large amount q money himself, and
was Que OF the philanthropic spirits
of 81. Louis. His son-in-law, Pope, was
native of Alabama. The family mansion
Is large brick building, square and high,
with high ceilings. large halls and cham
bers. and j. well fitted to be the headquar-
tiers ofthe army. The flagstaff Is raised
over the roof. and an orderly In civilian
dress Is found at the door. Entering from
the street, the first room on the left Is that
OF General Whipple, who was formerly
chief of staff to General Thomas, and Is an
accomplished business soldier. over Gen
eral Whipple's room, in the second story,
General Sherman has his Office, and across
the hall he can communicate with Major
Bacon, Of Kentucky. Behind the General.
in the next department. Is the handsome
and well-posIed Colonel Audenried, of
Philadelphia. There are now but six staff
officers. sherman wears street dress !:
sometimes his trousers are blue and his
coat black. and again his coat blue and his
trousers black, and sometimes both coat
and trousers are black and vest blue. He
appears to get into his clothing with
out much ado. and he transacts so much
business and talks so rapidly that people
scarcely have the chance to look at his
clothing. He has an immense number of
CALLERS.
Foreign actors and artists. travellers,
military companions, ladies and depend
ents 20 to his quarters with freedom. He
keeps occupied and has an amiable home.
two things which will compensate almost
any body for living. liz is not unprece-
dented for army headquarters TO be i'm
some other city than the capital. General
Scott. for much the same reasons which
inspired Sherman. made his headquarters
In New York City. Besides, there Is an
incredible difference In the cost of living
and particularly in the cost Of keeping
house IN the District OF Columbia and St.
Louis. The large German element here,
which Is adaptable to gardening. house
tending, and both manual and mental la
Dor. is contentcd with frugal rewards an
is almost invariably honest. What is ste-
la. ar,t f..1 In, tnn xxstH
the family in st. Louis hence rent rs from
forty to sixty per cent. less than In Wash
ington. The cost of horses and their ~ o.
vender, the price Of marketing, and the
demands for clothing and show scarcely
afford a comparison except In the hotels.
10 this city Sherman came I'm 1871 Z,
soon after he was married. to take post at
the barracks. aud also TO look out for
some property which his family claimed
and after wards recovered. His wiie's
misunderstanding Ewing-had so much
reputation that Sherman's social posi-
ton was good from the outset. He was
500 \ invited to go into business with ST
Louis capital. and, backed up by Lucas
and Turner. two rich friends. he took
charge Of a banking house in San Fran
cisco. When the panic Of 1857 broke up
the bankers, Sherman settled in Kansas.
opposite the Missouri shore, as lawyer.
A fer his brief career "a a military in
structor I'm Louisiana he was ell, cted presi-
dent of street railroad in st. Louis. In
deed, his worldly education and support
were acquired from st. Louis for at least
ten wears.
II Is said by those who ought to know,
that sherman. disguised with his subor-
dnation In Washington City. resolved to
accomplish something more than intrigue
and the life of courtier could obtain
He therefore wrote these memoirs with
his own hand, scratching them offrspidly
just as he talks, and large tart Of the
manuscript went to the publisher in the
original transcription. He designed this