Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-20
CHusfic letter from kSchuUz CriticisiHg
fh" ssepOrts OF Generals sheridan Il q Il


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Caustic letter from SchuTz Criiicising
th" Reports OF Generals Sheridaa I'D
GibbOn.
WASHINGTON, November 19.-The secre-
tary OF war has arrived, and referred to General
sherman letter from the secretary Of the interior,
sharply replying 10 certain statements by General
Sheridan IN the latteI's report. Secreiarg SchurZ
,ys "rhese statements, so tar as they reflect upon
the conduct OF the Indian service are OF sweeping
and somewhat vague nature, but ii must DO assumed
that General Sheridan would not have mgde them,
and permi ted them to become public had he not in
his possession specific Information concerning certain
s-iig.es c5itain branches OF the Indian service
10 which these statements may be Individually ap-
leo. General sherman, in his official document,
gives It as his opinion that, with wise management,
the amounts appropriated by congress ought TO be
sufficient practically applied to the exact purposes
specified but that tBe reports OF the dep Irtment
commanders would indicate different result, except
ia the Of tie Red-Iioud and spotted Tall bands
Of Sioux. He would certainly not have expressed
such opinion without being acquainted in detail
with the appropriations made by congress and the
s-Cchc purposes for which they were intended. ii
r. 'SD 10 be sugpO Ell that before making the sweep
inZ charge above quoted he was eogniZant OF spe-
elf cases In which these appropriations we're not
fenced by congress. hcu VIII greatly colige ne by
reQu estug General Sneit1an TO communicate such
facts as may be In bis possession giving names OF
agents, d lies ard other circumstances which var
rant charges, which includes all Indian agencies
In the military division OF Missouri except those OF
hed-ClOud and spotted Toll sioux. IL mas bean
my constant and earnest endeaVOr slbce entered
Indian service that came to my knowledge and
General Sheridan, by furnishing slch Speci; in
Wee to this depaTtment as we'll as to The indians
than by the mere general statement As lie has put
Justly be called FOR 1 make this request with par
ticuar urgency In view OF the fact that certain mill
taFy C1iicsrs seem of late to have fallen into the
habit Of INDUCING officially, and probably in gener
al, reflections on The Indian service, without taking
statements in detail as would Facilitate the discovery
and correction Of abuses ! 40 not deprecaie crltl-
csyn at ALL rather invite 1t, but when it is official
IL ut for b. there H. il seems 10 me- certain fair
ness due from one branch Of public service 70 an
in this department Justified in blaming, in general
terms, TIE army for Its failure to inter
several hundr miles through Kansas and Ne
bras and the Union Pacific railro I'd without
being able TO poiGI out certain instances OF mis-
management or ,negleot. 4 such Instances has
come 10 the kno0l. dge of this department, which
tn army that they be specifically asceTtained and
stated before indulging in general aTraignment |
thtuK Is not asking TOO much In the interest or
public seTvl,e that such Iue be observed by the
officers of the army likewise. General Sheridan's
Sioux were allowed to select their present locations
owing to a systematic making up of the case by
of emphatic comment By Secretary Schurz Hs states
that "a paIicy Was adopted by the department on
Gad manager General Crook, who, as the result of
his long experience with the Sioux
Inc Sioux, against their unanimous and deter
mined protest TO stay on the Missouri river as Sc
rlousiy endangerlng cur peaceful relations with
those powerful tibeS, and the secretary adds that,
so far at least their loyal conduct seems to have
lengeS General Sheridan to produce evidence In
support OF his imputaiions' and meanWhile re-
OF him to inform himself little better OF the cir
cunStances before publishing his assertion in an
oIicial document The secret4Ty!alsO makes the
ioiI lwi1g comment upon the remarks OF General
Glbbon that there is an entire absence of response
when writing his report, was cOgniZant of specific
eases of wTOngdOing, he would have aided the de-
partment by r-po: ting them, aud II after such re-
RON the charges thus made lad not been inquired
into and the guilty parties held TO their proper
SpOnsbity, The sweeping statements contained In
his report would We been accepted Justified Ii
he will communicate such specific Information now
h Will find that there is no such lack OF RESPONSE
blity as he alleges. Several empOy5s In the Indian
service who are now under criminal prosecution,
have discovered Ills to their cost"
Report OF the Revenue Marine Bureau.
WASHINGTON, November I9.-Ihe annu-
al report OF the revenue marine bureau OF the treas
ury dep rlmeut shows that of vessels wrecked or in
distress With an aggregate OF niue hundred and
twenty six persons on board, one hundred and nine
ty-two kave been assisted by the revenue officers.
The estimated value OF property saved Is about one
million seven hundred thousand dol aTs. ana one
hunCTeG and fOTjylWO persons have been saved IT m
death by drowning The expenses OF the revenue
marine service for the year ended June 80, 1879,
eighty-fOuT thousand four hundred d,llaTs; number
OF vessels In the service, THIRTY Supervising
Inspector General James DlInont, Of The Inspection
service. In hIs ANIMAL report, shows the total num-
Der OF ll-es lost from various eau-es dng the fiscal
year eud-d Jgne 10, 1873, were: From explosions
thirty three: fire, twenty-five; collisions thlItyone;
snags wrecks and slLklng. one hundred ana Tour;
accidental drowning, eighteen; miscellaneous casu-
Gilties, four Total, two hundred and twelve Whole
lumber O. ecideh,3 resulting Ia loss OI NE LOFTY
seven He says the de4Iea o. tat2l casualties IN
the last two years Is no doubt due 10 Ike severe ds
c.aline that has been established during that period
service Is yet susceptible Of Improvement in that re-
spect am proud 10 say mat 50 Ii, tnof0ughP
ward OF two hundred million persons car
lied on American steamers during last year only
one person ard one tenth were LOST IN eaeh million
| 40 not hesitate to assert that travel by steamer
under the existing laws OF the United states Is
safer than In any country lie deVotes a consldefa-
| BILE pNrtion OF his report to the question testing
ths batter OF iron. ana says: 1t Is eVcenty neces
established iGF deciding This important matter. 1t
IS believed that the cHo,l- n2W being made by this
erac VIII ittToiuce Iato market iron Of 1mefican
mlnIfaCt t0r marine barter or use equal II not su
uerlor to that made in any part OF the world But
Hhats-ef qualities OF new iron, the eccentric manner
! OF vs. Wedr Gn5-r steam IL not explained; some
plates ONit Ze son Is used; others, OF Identical
texture AMI position; wear Tor years with material
deterioration, ami others, again, af;er caring for
/ several years without apgaIenI Damage, suddenly
| OxjdZe and ere destroyed IN few months. This
last condition fOTciuly illustrated by the steamer
! Magenta, which exploded the outer shell OF her
/ seam chimney March 2}d, near Sing Sing, on the
Hudson He refers at length 10 theMagent explosion
and says tina such disasters can be avoided By fire.
Juent ami CAREFUL inspection. There are places,
however. IN all boilers where personal inspection is
! impossible, and where hydIaUac lest must be re
the impO.ta ce OF demanding such tests frequently
especially alter season OF inactivity when work is
resumed, for experiences proves that boilers deteTO
TeEe more IE.d!y while Idle than while continuously
| used lie says 10 ~ bis efforts to improve the
steam-vessel owners. Theg complain that some
! atutes are unjust 10 them while AFFORD ng no i'd
vantage TO the pJblic and they are naturally op-
| posed TO being compelled 10 purchase worthless
patents II l. not appropriate for him 70 discuss
| heir wrongs but he hopes justice may be done
/ Them foT class they are ready to comply with
every wholesome prov lsisL Ct the law Or the total
number of vessels inspected 2Hg DeionG % the Pa
H5c coast with d tonnage OF IOS,532i 1920 % Inc
Atlantic coast All tonnage of 4j6 1.Ia; Sqa3 to
\ tEe western rivers With tonnage of 1856 932 So
/ TO the north IA lakes with tonnage CT IGC 3JS
and ii 20 the gulf coast with tonnage OF bS,S3l
STEPHEN ms, Of Georgia, On the Present
and Future.
| The Washington correspondent of the St
Louis Belu5licdL seIdS tla. pener the result OF an
! interview with Hon. Alex. Ii. Stephens OF georgia,
1 " tu As