Daily globe., 1880-08-03

New York Correspondence July 26) to Chica-
go Times.
1t being rumored in Washington that Gen.
Hancock would resign his commission as
the senior major general of the army I'M
mediately after publishing his letter of ac-
ceptance, l came on to ascertain for the
Times the facts relating thereto. Washing
ton kilograms to the New York Tribune and
Times and some western papers, have espec-
tally stated that, in case of failure to take
such step, q general court martial would
be called for the trial of Gen. Hancock "for
direct violation of the articles of war con-
tanned in the revised statutes, inasmuch as
of the Cincinnati platform, including the
sections referring to the fraud of 1876,
would be grossly insulting to the President,
who is commander-in- chief of both the mil
itary and naval forces, and would therefore
subject the general to courtsmartial.' 1t
was furthermore rumored that there has
been plan already matured on the part of
the generals congressional friends, in case
of his defeat at the polls,
presuming if the general wonld
resign on publishing his letter of acc eptance,
to reinstate him in December next and have
him placed upon the retired list. Inquiries
at the war department failed to confirm any
of the press kilograms as to any known or
expressed intentions of the officials, and
therefore determined to visit the general
here.
GOVERNORS ISLAND
has been for some years past the residence
and headquarters of Gen. Hancock, COM
manding both the department of the east
and the military division of the Atlantic,
vision of the Missouri with headquarters at
Chicago, and Gen. Mcdowell the military di-
vision of the Pacific with his headquarters al
the Presidio, San Francisco. Several years
ago Congress compelled all headquarters of
military departments and divisions to be re-
moved to and located upon reservations or
land owned by the government. This eco
nomical move was made to save the enorm-
GUS annual rentals paid by the government
in cities, and as heard at the time in a
committee-room at Washington, was also
intended to cut off Gen. Sheridan and Col.
Fred Grant on his staff from their expensive
Offices in Chicago. 1t failed. however
of being enforced in every case
except that Of Gen. Sheridan's
headquarters, which were retained
in Chicago by special exception of the secre-
tary of war, with the Presidents authority.
This, then, is what compelled Gen. Hancock
to leave his pleasant residence and Office in
New York city, and take up his abode on
Governors island, tersely telegraphed the
other day, by Eli Perkins as "his $15,000,-
600 farm" The scathing editorial of the
Chicago Times on the letter of the vera
cious (?) "Uli" was referred to by the off
GERS at Governors island to-day as just and
well deserved, his own letter being spoken OF
as the most audacious and slanderous article
that has appeared thus far during the cam
paign. The article, however, was nothing
more than genuine Eli.Perkinsism, for nc
frst-class metropolitan journal will accept
any of his contributions as reliable. Con
merry, the managing editor of the Herald
casually Mentioned it at the club, the Other
evening, and Ballard Smith, the managing
editor of the Sun, and Bogart, the city ed
itor, held the same opinion as certain Wi
of Newspaper Row, who said, last winter,
that in journalism in this country We had
three prominent liars; that "Gath" was one
and "Uli Perkins the other two"
The resignation of Gen. Hancock would
LEAVE A VACANCY
in the major generals which would be filled
from the brigadiers, promoting either Gen
Pope, who is the ranking brigadier, an ar.
dent supporter of the President, and strong
oil ub, oil
though the junior, has won fame as an Indi-
an fighter, and, in addition to being Re-
publican and as ardent an administration
man, is socially strong, having had the Pres
ident under his command and upon his staff
during the civil war. The star thus made
vacant would have many claimants among
| the colonels, chiefly prominent for which
would be Hatch, renowned for his Indian
fighting, and Miles, who has the administra-
ton influence, in having both the general of
the army and the secretary of the treasury
his uncles by marriage. However this may
be, we trust that no officer will work into q
state of excitement and base his hopes of
early promotion upon Gen. Hancock 8 inten-
ton to resign at once.
After meeting the general and all the
members of his staff, the correspondent of
the Times is enabled to authoritatively in
form the readers that
HE WILL NOT RESIGN
as stated, and that the precedent set by Gen.
Grant will be followed in part at least. The
latter's example was only similar to that of
Gen. Scott during his candidsture. The
game of bluff started by the New York
Tribune and other correspondents will not
avail, and at the best the point as to the
Democratic platform is rather fine one. as
the mention therein of the Presidential is
sue of 1876 is exceedingly mild in its tone
as compared with the platform of the con-
vention which nominated Gen. Grant and
denounced, in most abusive language, the
conduct of the President and then comman-