The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29
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WHITE SULPHUR.
sEoREc PROCEEDINGS CT THE ARMY EEoRGANI.
EATON CoMMIssGoN-A DAC4wA RID Sc JASON
THE COMING SALE OF rItA STRINGS.
WHITE SULPHUR SrRrNGs
Greenbrier county. W. Va, July 26, 1878.
There Is quite difference between the proceedings
OF the Potc Committee, at Atlantic City, aSd the
Joint Commission the Reorsanizat,on OF the Army
which is holding It's sessions here The former IL a
political ana the latter military iLQuisti0n. One
Is open 10 the pubic; tho other rigidy excludes
the public. Tho Potter Committee sends daily
bulletins OF its Investigations on the wings Of tho
wires to every corner oil the country; the Military
Com nilsson Is as Theoretically sealed ss to what its
deliberations are oyster. 1t Is grave and dig
nined body. consisting OF three Senators and Eve
| Representatives. The first thing II did was con.
suit, the to resolve, una Ia the resolution we
have all that Is known OF tho proce edpgs. The OBJ
Jet OF The consuta was to attain secrecy, the
suit was 10 insure IL. resolution was unanimously
passed excluding the puolic IN general, ana
members OF the press in particular In
regard to tho later the understanding
among the members Of the com mission binding
and strict could be that iniorma sno uld
escape By means OF tina, mysterious mode employed
by the craft ind popularity known as "irtervicwing"
Every avenue OF accessibility and espionage being
thus cut on, the commission entreuchcd itself in an
airy room located IN an unircquented portion Of tue
Spring GROUNDS, wnerc II could scarcely be peopcd at
Zero began Its deliberations and US military pre-
caution against surprise outpos,s snd videttes
were established. General Burnside Is supposed
TO preside, at tho head Of n long liable
1anKed by General Butler on the right, General Ban
ming on the lett, the rest OF tho members being nd
the lawn sits sharp cared sten ographcr with pile
OF pts before him, who his occupation
by casting occasional gances across tho grounds to
see II any interoper approaches Bat On the piaz "a
Is seated solemn and porty looking African Of the
genuine type, who pounces down on any stragglcr
coming within tho certain prescribed limits oil the
commssion's intronchmert. demands his business
and invariably warns him OF. Dngonay across the
lawn ana within easy summons IS Sergeant-at-Afms
French on convenient porch rs an advanced out
post, ready rally sxige ncics
OF any conflict with the sable sentinel may require.
CAUSES FOR THE sEcgEcy
This Is the military situation at the ''Whte,r and
as may be supposed. IL gives uch curious and
oiten interesting gossip among tho visitors. Tho
members aesc us reason for this great secrecy that
Il Is the only way which they successfully pro-
coed with their Iabors.
ar" said one OF thom 1--WE give out daily nforma
ton rs to what we doing viii be besieged with
the visits oil Interested parties annoyed with bushels
oil letters and badgercd and criticised by the news
papers, Without possibility OF being understood by
anybody. You have no conception" said this mem
Der. ''oi the enormous amount OF work to be done.
The further We get into the greater magnitude the
subject assumes y
"how oag will II take to complete your report ?"
ut Is Impossible TO say. l cannot oven tell you
how long We win sit here, but from present inaica
Tons thinx We WIN adjourn to meet somewhere
else very shortly
Where, do you suppose"
''Ihat has not been uotermned upon ysi, but prob
ably Washington, whore the Information we would
require viii DO more accessible"
'Wll your report wncn completed, 10 glven TO tho
''No, It Will lot"
what will be done with Il, then %
lt WIZ be sealed ana kept IN charge by tho chair
man until submitted TO Congress"
sDrTnkRNERs on rnE ARMY QUESTION
This Wac al mat co1id be eiicltca regard To the
Army Commission or US present Or future proceed.
ipgs Cf one thing fcsI assured aud that Is that the
SVuthcruers, wnilc opposed 10 large standing army,
are in favor oil such e miutary Establishment as viii
mako the national governments strong and effective
wncn the occasion require Governor Mathews re-
marked IN my presence, referring 10 the sriKes IA
al could nave Wished at that time that 1t was
douby as strong as It Is. if u nad not been
ios 'ne ,., o"'',. safes military az that time
IN tns state whicB aiteiward ,ook place IA
Pttsours. The strikers had Telegraph operators with
them, wno tapped tho wires, ana IN hs wy ubta ed
copies OF The correspondence | bad had VITA the
officers OF the Uuitea states Army H. VAS most
opportupe accdcu TOR tho discovery by the striscrs
that the army wore hand III effect of letiug
them ana prevented iurtncr ouiraecs."
ms Is Just one oil the many instances m which the
Uuited States Army mas been spoken OF as hhvipt
Leon ensStve Ia preserving order protecting hc
ana property Ia tue states durtng Local Disturbances
snd vtnout Gring shoi. Aided TO this the south.
crucrs wish 70 OBTAIN their old places. boh in Tie
army and navy aud OF course aro opposed to policy
OF reduction Ms that would exclude them Tor years to
come.
rnK srssoS--sAtr W rus SPRINGS.
Tho season IS s.o~--it drags. Here Is the .6th Of
July and the hotel cottages ana rows ato net ned 10
nail th,ir cspiciy. Novcdy ca "a account Tor ~,
cept by hc cry oi hard times aud scarcity OF money.
o. course, there Will DO tue usual crush In August
which wall psousbiy tax tue place to IT'S utmost but
Will the season bo financially success is question
that agitates the minus OF tue losses OF this
monster cs,a1lishmenL There arc innumerablc
bellies, but the bcaux scarce, and ncntlv
the daBeins IN not as ''ubanimous" and vigorous
as " generally rs at this period oi the sea-
son. Al any rate there is pieuty OF quiet ntrta.
tion lots OF noisy card parties, any quantily OF sua
tails ana tho routine OF anuscneIts winch con
lie at the springs Many tbink the proposed sale OF
win the btckwsrJness 81 tho season, but this a
hardly probable However that may effect tue place
wien u Is 500, tis not possible u cat 90 any natm
IN advance. Then, have good reason for ITO be, ef
that though tue properly Will DO offered or ie an
,he, bus VIII 10 maze upon u on the LIST OF next
month. no sale wili be made II ~ SAID TO be the
sstued poicy OF United states District Judge
jackson. VINO has ordered the sale that
no WI not sacrihco the properly. There are
hrst snn second mortgage bondhodefs and u IL sstd
TO be his desire 10 90 justice to at. Inc bids II
made. are 10 DC confirmed and approved by Judge
Jackson, aud tns being tue case there dim sus-
plcon ~ INC minds vi good many thai sac VIII
be Injected and that the springs will 20 next year
under the same management rs ~ has Tor 50 rnauy
years past. Unless the property brinrs something
ike iis actual value sac win De Onnrfpcd aud 10
tue present DEPRECATED condition oil springs real
estate, aud considering the caution Of csptsnsts 20
nvest now that specie pay are near ut hand
I y. safe 10 conjecture .nat no actual sale viii be
ra,ihed os conar@ed.