The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-23
I GEOGRAPHIC NEWS
Chicago Chips.

Chicago, 23.-The agents of the ex-
press companies here say the Christmas
rush this year il greater thaD usual. The
\ American Express Company is hapd-
ling 200 tons Of freight daily. chiefly
sending it west. Business is rs per cent.
greater than it was last year. The EN-
plovees OF the company who handle the
packages note popularity about tha
business. The first packages surmised by
them to be Christmas presents came
from California and were destined for
the east Each succeeding day has
brought them in larger patches from
points nearer at hsnd. On Wedne.dAy
| the bulk of the business came
from Iowa, and yesterday it was,
and il will continue to be to-day,
from this and adjacent country.
The Times says in various discussions
relative 10 the retirem mt of General
Sherman, of the United States army,
the point hiss been raised that General
Sheridan il not entitled 10 the m sntle, Of
his senior and this point has beer based
upon the alleged fact that Sheridan has
been promoted irregularly over the
bends of his seniors to his present posi-
ton. Following up this line Of argu-
ment It has been u ged that General Han
cock was as fairly entitled to promotion
as Lieutenant General Sheridan. In
Vestigation Ga the war records shows
that Sher dan, not only no de his present
rank by reasoE of direct and natural pro-
motion; but was ia one instance out
ranked or jumped By Gen. Mead.
Mead's actua. appointment as Major
General did not occur until twelve DAYS
later than that Of Sheridan, and Grant
was embarrassed by the request from
Meade, that his appointment be dated
from the same important military event.
Grant desired him to name the event;
Meade suggested, Occupation of Well
don Road" Grant recommended
Meada's appointment dated thcrefrom,
and the secretary Of war, on November
29th, 1864, directed The appointment of
Gen. Geo g. Meade as Maj General IN
the United StatesIarmy, to be dated from
the occupation of Weldon Road. The
sane records show that General Grant
teIegrsphed from City Point, November
9th, 1864. the date of our occupation of
Weldon Railroad is August 18th, 1861.
By this process of sntedsting Meade's APE
pointment oatrahked that of Sheridan
the interval from August Is to Novem-
Der s, 1854. When Congress met in De-
cember, 1864, the promotion OF Sheridan
was promptly confirmed; not so, how
ever, that Of Meade. The military COM
mittee ofthe Senate delaying considerable
in reporting Meade's name because OF
this antedating of his appointment,
placed him above Sheridan. Finally it
ives intimst ted to the Senate that Sheri-
dan had cousested to the arrangement,
at the request of General Grant, which
was fact, in order to relieve the latter
from the embarrassment occasioned by
Meade application before described, and
Meade was then confirmed.
q Inter O'San's special: San Francisco
is settling down 10 legitimate business
basis, the speculation fever has cooled
because of the absence of the old impetus
to speculation 10 productive mines and
the people are coming 10 know the value
Of dollar in a solid commercial busi-
ness transaction. and the days of '49 ere
ended il spirit as we'll as in letter and
traffic has got down to bedrock Of real
values.
Blanche Tucker, in an interview about
Langtry, pronounced her vain but not
vicious, and says success has completely
turned the Lily's head.
sc Mrs. Roosevelt thinks, however, she
will go on piliDg up wealth and notriety.
She does some things on the stage very
prettily, but lacks intelligence.