New-York tribune., 1877-07-25

President u ne Company. n IN my Judgment said
sir ssarr 30 tx not safe To special or
irregular train certainly not authorized to do IT,
II poa the ndci 81 my superior occrs, the Pies-
dent ,uI Pfesd ,ntp Col Douglas aso states that
Col Frenehs orders were TO report to the Governor Of
The stale rni o arriving nc 9iartinsburg the General
reported e. C, Douglas, the Governor representa-
tive; reco.,.z.J ms authority and requested hn to
orrr aIr. sharp 10 send the train on Col Dousas sad
La woud commitments Gen. Frcuchs request to Gov
Carroll ur orcs bI that be did not propose 10 run
the Baltimore AID ONO Railroad Company
Gry. FuENCH's STATEMENT
Cen French has furnished statement for publication
which IS backed by h, officers. All tha officers Of Cen
French nave also -aphed the Adutant-Genera ihat
tc rcport of his drunkenness is utterly false The fol-
lowing is Gen. F.enchs statement, dated to-day:
| received the telegram at Martnsburg yesterday
afternoon 10 bring the troops and establish my h'hu
quarters here. / teleIaphed 10 sharp to furnish
me 4 special ear to bring 10 Cumberland put III
two companies OF artillery. and, with ul consultation
with Col Delapaine. the Aid OF the Governor Of west
virginia IL was decided that should come here assuhio
command and then run up the ROAD ~ iar
a. Grafton aud that he and should pro-
ceed TO wheeling to sce the Governor OF west
virginia. who hid been teegraphed of our coming
When arrived here remained long enough 10 issue my
orders assuming command. aud seeing Col Douglass o.
GOV Carroll, staif went back to the cars ana gave
orders to %, ahraI was informed that Col sharp said
that hc ad my orders tc 90 on. asked one OF my o-
GERS t. eouud Col Sharp and tell han tai was NeiS
anxious 10 go forward, AMI that II was very important
should 20 without attracting any attention here ms
officer reported tu me taat Cob snarp said tnat II Cen
French wanted L, sec MIN must come 20 his obce
told tho officer 10 tc Cob Sharp wanted to see Nun III
ny ear in reference 10 the cause or the delay Al'"F
Il long time Cob sharp came 20 tha car and asked MN
why we were detained there. large crowd had
meantime gathered around the train. He tod me
dent Of the road 20 know whether would be permitted
TO 20 on told him was the judge whether should go
ON or stay; that was acting under the orriS Oi tue
War Department. and gwen a Wide discretion lie
then went out OF car and elcgraphed the STATE o
te case o the Admani- Gener, ana roceycda dspatcn
in return that sharp was ordered to obey my ofdefI
The tram was then started and wnen it go' To- Hey'er It
WAS quite late in he night there instructed NY an
order from the War Department to remain TIL further
orders were received. Meanwhile wrote adi-ptch 20
,lo War Department, complaining of tine agents o' inc
road. and requesting that some other officer uSht De de
iaIlci to relieve me- Ihaye received q dspalch dhct1
s me TO turn o,ermy command TO the next officer III
rahk.
civil eirc my word Of honor IL any whskey was
sen into the officers private did not know H. me
only articles furnished that know OF, vas jug OF
.ctzcr aud bOttlo Of claIct have peculiar A'i o
temperament when am aroused; might create hc pr'9
sion tla mad oisumed hry gaiOnsof whlsSey Instead
tlr,r ~ charged oy the railroad officials. AN "lng
tna the fullest inquiry should De made, and for hs
,yr INV free pcrsiis,Ou Sharp lad nO business To stop
m car " nile ou e. lvrrnIeut duty especially on that or
IA. baltimore aud Oriu Railroad. suppose their motive
MA, a u d one ,ut 1 was nOt informed OF it, Went up
the road 10 Tree tue trains as ad been done a h"r'-
burr; had trooin cnouEh 10 uDH IHtehued 10 leave q
brtt,.iou at Kcr,er and Gla'ton aud tnus keep TIE
,.e road d. e, T.tartcd back 20 Baltimore ~ p.
u, r,t,rt 10 me Aduiiut General had beeu under
orlr, 10 20 to California. but this railroad business
changed nv plans, Itunk il outra gc1us II tne oil ais
uut sAcy o.! bDaId that thcy should turn Afterwards
ON tue officers Tor accepting the hospitality"
fu ,l1,..n with tAe ABOVE following telegrIms
explain cm,clyts;