Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-24
LATE EASTERN NEWS.

Shep,nanf feels WOrmy.'

NEW York. Dec. 17.-Gen. Shcr-
man writes to friend here as fol-
lows: LEST you and my personal
friends may be disturbed lv the
stories AGAIN put III circulation in
consequence VI the recommendation
in the Presidents message to make
Gen. L. :. Grant Captain General,
Twill explain my case 20 you. When
Grant was nominated for President
in the first instance, in 1865, he VOL
untcercd to me the opinion, that
when his terra was out he wOu,i no,
desire tolcYnln command Of thcurmy,
as it would he unjust to me. / have
never Lizard him since, say IL word to
indicate II change III that opinion,
and do not helieve he or his friends
suggested the Presidents idea Of the
Captain Gonela!cy, OF OF reG.lhing
a place on the retired list. There il
no reason why the Presidents r..av
not be retired the same "a the moln-
bcrs of the sup ene Court. Gen
Hancock, wAc.. It candidate for i'r ii
dent in June, used TINS anguaSt in
private letter TO me: To surrrud-
or the position of Senior Ma or Cen
eral is not Il thing to do. could
not even retire in such contingency
with the benefits ordinarily attached
20 such action, for the commanders
!..chlef to the army and navy could
be on the retired list Of any service.
A 10, ~ I,,t
will not be 62 years until 1882, and
the rumor of my intending voluntarl-
" to retire grew out Of "n expressed
desire to manage SO rs to bring
Lieut.. Gen. Sh.rIden to Washing
ton, and thus - leave the three
military divisions for the three Ma
ior Generals now on the army regis
ter. But the President has Just in
Dictated II fourth commission for Mai
Gen. Schoticld. The service is en-
ba,rasing already with too much rank
for our small army. | don't know
what n Captain General will find to
do. There never WAS such an officer
in the United States, and it will need
legislation to create and define such
an officer.
Assignment Of Commanders.
WASHINGTOH, Dee. lS.-The fol-
lowing general order was issued from
the headquarters of tho amy to-day.
The President directs the follow
ing orders to be issued:
Onc-Biig. Gen. O. O. Howard is
assigned to the comm md of tho
Department of West Point to duty
rs Superintandcnt of the /. ). Mill
tary Academy, according to his brc-
vet of Major General, and relieve
Maj. Gen. John Nj. Srhotield.
1wo-BrlS. Gen. G. G. Augur is
assigned to the Command of the De
partnent of Texas.
Thrce-Col. Henry j. Hunt, fifth
artillery, is assigned to temporary
Command Of the Department of the
South according of his brcvet of Brig.
General.
Fourth-Tho States of Arkansas
and Louisiana and Indian Territory
will constitute Military Department
and will be known as the Department
of Arkansas, with headquarters at
Little Rock, Ark. Col. Il. 5. Mac
kensie, Fourth Artillery, is assigned
to this command according to bis
brevct of Brig. General.
Fifth--The Departments of Texas
and Arkansas will constitute the
Military division Of the Gulf, with
headquarters OF New Orleans. Maj.
Gen. John VI. Scholicld is assigned
to this command. Until this dvisi-
on shall have been organized com
handing Generals of the Depart
mcnts of Texas and Arkansas will
report to the Lieutenant Colonel
Commanding the division of the Mis-
souri,.
Sixth-Bris. Gen. y. A. Miles is
assigned to the command of the De-
pnrtment of the Columbia Until
the arrival Of Gen. Miles at his head
quarters command of the Department
of Columbia will be exercised by
Col. Frank Wheaton, ~ infantry,
according to his brevct Of Brig. Gen
elal.
BY command of General Sher-
man, II. G. DRUM, Adjt. Gen.
An ADDITIONAL Holiday.
Representative Page ha., prepared
Joint resolution for introduction
tomorrow. 1t Is designed to ne
compliah al. that can conatitutionaliv
be done by Congress, towards max