Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-10-24
Washington Letter.
Sherman's Grief-Washington Affairs
The Washington Monument.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. o. Is

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 8. 1878.
Poor William Tecnmseh Sherman. tho
General of the whole United Stutes Army
is donbly and trebly a disappointed man
and doubtless more unhappy one doe.
not exist. The loss, by death. of his frs
son, William. was stroke that nearl,
broke his heart. That occurred in wal
times when the boy was with his father
during the Vicksburg campaign where h,
contracted typhoid fever. The Genera
had designed him tor the army and he die
indeed show a remarkable aptness for the
military profession and ability in acquiring
its preliminary science. Then Mrs. Sher
mans growing fervor in Catholicism ant,
her consequent withdrawal from, the social
pleasures of which the Gen'l is so fond. has
hurt him sOrely. and has turned him more
strongly than ever against the priesthood.
the Church and the Catholic faith itself,
toward which he was never overly friend
ly. But the last stab was inflicted when
the oldest living son, trained and educated
for the bar, and inclined. us his father be-
lieved. to the profession Of law. left it, the
world and all active living, and buried him.
self in monastery in tol oleign land. and
that without his fathers approval. consent
or even knowledge. not so much as afford
ing the General Il parting interview. The
blow cut Ill the more keenly from the fact
that the boys mother WAS cognizant of all
the boys actions and failed to apprize the
father-designedly keeping him in ignor-
ance of the sons intentions, indeed: and
the General has grown. in the past few
short months, from a brisk and youthful
appearing man to one old and gray and
bowed down. New and deep wrinkles
have appeared on his face and his hair has
actually whitened very perceptibly.
Tho heavy frost of Sunday night last is
the first this region has seen and was hail
ed with JOY as being an indication of the
much-longed-:or frost relief further South. |
Our mornings and evenings are getting
cold enough to make shawls. wraps an,!
light overcoats right comfortable.
The city is gettin brisk with business
and preparations for the coming winter.
1t is really inyigorating to visit the mar
kets OF morning and note the busy, bust
ling housewives AS they fill basket after
basket at the different stalls and stands
with materials for stores of pickles, pre-
serves and condiments.
Furniture dealers, too. are doing good
and so are auctioneers and those !
Dl.. are bOarders. house iuI u9srrri,a" .'''--
10 the dogs, AMI. consequently, every faii
secs :; vast amount of cid or injured t''rni-
lure dispoSei of and an equally large
o,,au,itv of new purchased. 1t is the same
will, glass. crocksry and silver plated ware
and dealers in these are the traders VINO 90
tie business here. :.
It is with unfeigned delight thu. our ci'i-
zens note genuine preparations 1of 'he
c,nm, ncement of work ON the poor Old
half.built Washington monument. Na-
terils and tools for tic work have peeh
sheds for the workmen are De-
inc erected. and there is general AIR u
business at last pervading the premises.
Workmcn are to be at once put to the ousi-
ness and kept steadily at it till the S36.ooo
.npropri:,ted for strengthening the founda-
tion is exhausted. y which time it is hoped
more money will be available. Inc hrs'
rea, work to be done is to extent the base
of the monument twelve feet further DO" n
ward fit is now seven feet eight inches IN
fine pround) and twenty or thirty feet ot't-
ward. by concrete, ef;ccting the Junction
where the old and new work joins by
means OF stone and mortar.
ADAMS.