Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-08
1nteryleVv with Gen. SherSu An.
(St. Louis Globe Democrat.

InteTylew With Gen. SherMan.
(st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Said tho General: 81 have never
had anything to shock me as this
shameful disclosure. am astonished
beyond measure. ] have known Bel.
KNAPP for a long time, and never had
occasion to doubt his integrity.
know that his previous record i
without blot. lie has always been
regarded as q man of inscriptions
honor. He served with me during
the war. lie went out as Major OF
an Iowa regiment; subsequently he
was promoted to Q Cplonelcy, and
while we were before Atlanta he was
appointed Brigadicr General on my
recommendation. lie belonged to the
18th Army Corps. under Frank Blair,
who recommended him 10 me for pro.
motion. lie was gallant officer, and
though not educated in military
school, he learned very rapidly by
experience, and was proficient in all
the commands which he held. lie come
of a good stock Of people. Ills father
was Rrigadicr General during the
Mexican war;"
"Can you think of q cause for Bel
knap's decentralization p
"Of course, l donot know the cause.
but having lived in Washington dur
ing his tenure of Office, I can form a
pretty good idea of it. In my opinion
his downfall is due more TO the vicious
organization of Washington society
than anything else. I refer to the
ridiculous extravaganza Of those who
move in the first social circles at the
capital. Very few Cabinet officers
arc able to live within their means /:
none can begin to live within their
salaries, While ! was there The only
member Of the Cabinet who could
stand it was Fish with his INCOME of
500, COO a year he could afford to pay
most any price for social privileges !:
nevertheless, il cost him &7d,GO0 year.
Mr. Chandler. who has gone into the
Cabinet since | came to ST. Lonis, is
another ono whose private fortune is
so ample that his salary Is no object
10 him. Outside of these two none of
the public officials in Washington
can live within their salaries. | left
Washington chiefly because my salary
Wopld moi support me, and because I
did not consider The society there the
proper place in which to roar o family.
s;des r. oo Ky ,s, ro,. iiaa "n. :.
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rvorv Wow h, soporo, t ,nomao a ' All
lars i had n icon ,omon hnnso " oi,
the lime NV f,m;lr raro,y had o nv
nest from cniorta;n;na naonI" mo-,
of thann ~ A., s.a ss 'rp1, '"a.
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no"s;do.aa ' tna,,na,, ~iS, ~! n"u.
wl;o hoids nro,E e nG n,a ~ l lyash
,,;s,," uas ao',pani's, mouse Inr-
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cansn 80 ",1.nt psi'psi Ihnii's Nv
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hadH M nntaE ~. To no0o I'M ~.
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snc;n,' rha WE, , a", na.. 70 ieau ~
there wau NO n,ha'' ,,'" "5o , nr ny WY
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tarv NJ n-nrn "' VI INC 'oe'''c-
nno ,-" "" -. ,r.- pou.,
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. IT. Nm, sne vac r.sa,ueu ~
militant amd nro Moia sSo illsea,lsen.
bilious 10 lead in snc;ety Sic r at
a nrofusion Of ;ewclrv and hor dress-
es We're imnorted NJ a a' r .ar. to,,
were nmonG IL most aaroaobla ond
SNOWY enterta;nmcnts NJ the National
capital. n was imnossihle that She
could keen her exnenditures within
her husbands official income.
odd yoI, fbIhE RcIknan will, on.
deayor Ia shinid bimsnif hnb;nI IL
wife ?" ~ ''" ''''' VIC
"To thc contrary think ho 10 ,,le-
" TO suffer mnch ncrsonoi oI;nm nv
kecpino silent in nrdnr to shield ~
Wife. II Mrs nellnan for monoro5
consideration from ontsido narties
;naucncnd hnr bnshand 80 .a H.:
pointments The world viii never
Know II thronoh nnltnon ~ ,ha
other hand ME- Rclknan &c inst tho
woman TO shield her husband ana
viii douhtlcss assume ne mmch nf ,hn
,dium as possible. II is a vcry cad
flair ali through. and viii reflect
much discredit npon our country and
,ocicty at large. ~
rmc,oo Aforo,, q Tho zs.u,o.
Wa sh;notan snnnial soys ,ha t s,;oMds
r. Cen kcitnhn insists that ". Trs ne,
man a,nrn T. sdsnnms;I,n f cor 10, cam
rhar COW ~, ~ t.,,a s'.o ~ s! IAN.
Ivhon ~ H.. IN mo liz a"t sur us tn,s-
"n,nsoJ ~, ,ha nnHlh;.,o o ~ I'D, n1Wel
20 Iomo ~ ". ao .a,;4a - aisai u'e
Ky Names Names 81 hr,6 our n capital sad accepted
nee with her sister to sac,,rn the 1,nr
hasei ofiice ehe ronce,acd from tho
ali Of the iniouitious trans.
,ctions. Afterwards. when She he. |