Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Blaine's Memorial Grafton General ROsecra ms Takes Exception to State- ment-A Breach of Faith by Western Papers-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-General Rosecrans gave out tonight the following for publica- tion ''Mr. Blaine in his fun eraI oration be- fore the two houses to-day said When Gen eral Garfield assumed his new duties he found various troubles already well developed and seriously affecting the value and efficiency of the Army of the Cumberland I was com manding general of this army. General Gar field was my chief of staff. Had this been the fact certainly should have known it. General Garfield was bound to tell me of it. Justice to the truth of the history of the Army of the Cumberland requires that I should declare that never heard of such Q state of things until the statement came from the lips of the orator of today. The distin- guished gentleman has been wholly misin- formed and the statement above quoted has no foundation in fact On the contrary it was the general sentiment and constant boast of that army that the Army of the Cumber- land was singularly united and free from dissension and therefore no ones genius was | required to heal dissension. I appeal to | them to bear witness to this fact. A few sen- tences further, on Mr. Blaine says: His mili- tary duties closed on the memorable field of | Chickamauga, a field which, however disas- ! astrous to the Union arms, gave to him the ! occasion of winning imperishable laurels.' | He might with justice have added: And to
 us the key of the South, the objective point E %I,oa T1,oAE
 [Signed $. RosEcRANs. l Mir. Blaine is greatly annoyed by the fact ! that several western papers broke faith with | him when he had accommodated them with | advance copies of his speech and published it
 this morning before it had been delivered ] All the copies were mailed under MT. Blaine's | supervision, the agents of the Associated Press communicating at the same time l pledges that the matter should not be used until this afternoon and no other copies were given out. copy was procured of one paper l which had broken faith and it was tele- ! graphed to others. | Postmaster General Howe has issued an l order to the postmasters of the second and
 third classes directing them to keep the na- 1 tional board of health informed as to the | sanitary condition of their localities. This has special reference to smallpox.
 l The President announces his intention not 1 to grant the application of Indian Agent Tiff. 1 fany for respite in the execution of the h. dian scouts who are to be hanged at Fort
 Grant, Arizona, Friday next
 Generals Sherman, Hancock and Sheridan | attended the veterans fair opened here to-
 night.
 In the Mason court martial to-day Lieuten- | ant B. M. Weaver said Mason had told wit
 ness that he loaded his gun with the inten-
 tion of shooting Guiteau. Mason wept dur. ing this witness testimony. The prosecu-
 tion here rested it's case and the defense
 began. Captain McGilvray, Lieutenant
 Richmond, Lieutenant Eastman and Lieuten-
 ant Weaver testified as to Masen's good char
 acter.
 General Whittehorne, ofTennessee, has pre-.
 pared speech which he will deliver when
 the consular and diplomatic bill comes up in
 the House, in which he will support the
 course pursued by Secretary Blaine and ad
 vocate vigorous American policy