The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-11
THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY.

THE RUMoKED RESIGNATION OF GENERAL. SHEER
NAN IN FAVOR OF GRANT CoNTRADICTED-
THE THING REGARDED AS AN ADsURDIrY BY
THE aExERAL-How THE STORY ORIGIN
ArRD-THE "MEMoIRs OF THE WAR;"
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1876.
The General Of tho Army had his attention cailedto-
night to thereport in st. Louis paper that he would
retire from the army after the 18th OF March, the
event of the election OF Hayes and Wheeler In order
to admit OF the appointment OF General Grant his
successor He interviewed tonight, after having
been showed the paragraph In question, with the fol-
loving results
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL SHERMAN.
General Sherman had just come into his hotel tho
time ocng about half-past nne and with the key Of
his room hand he ascending the stars to his
sleeping apartment he was accosted as foows:-
General, have you seen the newspaper paragraph
stating that you going to retire General the
army to facilitate the appointment OF General Grant as
your successors"
"oh. yes" he said smiling with t~InkIo of merri-
mcnt IN his eye, II enjoying tho thing as a funny
Joke 'but there is single word Of truth in IT,
and have had IN idea OF tho kind. There has
not been thought word OF the kind with any one
that know OF
'what do you think has given rise to the absurd
rumor as II was thought TO bcy''
"wsll have no reason to give excepting this l
have very nice piece OF property here, and also
own very residence IN ST. LOUIS. So there is no
need OF my desiring TO buy another there tho
one have Is entirely adequate TO all my wants, aud
viii do and my family as long as live. But en-
tcrprisng real estate man whom know and who is a
friend mnc thought that. In the line OF opera
ions no could negotiate a irado OF my Washington
property Tor piece in ST. Louis. and think con
sented his trying TO make the operation That all
there of II. far as know, which could give color
TO tho statement tnnt treating for q properly In
st. Louis | have never had any other idea In the
premises"
''rHH MYMoIRs or THE WAR"
at Is said that your book, The Memoirs OF tho
War; brings you in such handsome revenue that
YOU could well afford to to the shades and sweets
OF private life to enjoy a well earned ease. under
stand that II brings you in SEQ, 900 Year,"
.Oh, no; that Is not so. But have gwen that all
away Ii does not bring me anything at all have
gwen all the which may from that
10 ms children for their bencnt and support. so do
ot have any, hing to do with or about H. arranged
II go from the FIRST. and hence not bother myself
about the income from the work"
alt has been plausbly asserted and generally believed
that You have always been So maEnanmous and self
sacrificing when the iamo OF General Grant
was concerned, giving him all tho credit during and
since the war, might DO that yon would bc willing
resign IN order to ATTEST your devotion TO him further
.Oh there is not word OF truth In tho report and
there has never anything 10 call for it,
So saying, General sherman. angling outright II
he had contemplating some great absnrdiiy which
flushed him with mirh and amusement, he whircd or
with his usual activity aud cheerful manner his bed
chamber.