Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-24
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THE DAHL Y LANGTR y
BULLETIN.
THE RETIR EDIEN OF
SHERMAN FROM THE
ARMY.
INGERSOLL'S LAST PLEA
FOR THE STAR ROUTE
THIEVES.
THE PASSION PLAY IN
NEW YORK.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The Times says
In various discussions relative to tn
retirement of General Sherman, of tn
United States Army, the point has beer
raised that General Sheridan is not en-
tilted to the mantle of his senior, anc
this point has been based upon the al
legged fact that Sheridan has been pro
noted irreeularly over the heads ol
seniors to his present position. In fol.
lowing up this line OF argument it has
been urged that General Hancock was
as fairly entitled to the promotion as
| Lieutenant General Sheridan. Investi-
| CATION of the war records shows that
Sheridan no. only holds his present
rank by reason Of direct and natural
promotion, but was in ore instance out
ranked or jumped by General Meade.
! Meades actual appointment as ajor
General occurred twelve days later
than that of Sheridan, and Grant was
! embarrassed by the request from. Meade
that his appointment might be dated
from some important military event.
Grant desired him to name the event.
Meade suggested the occupation of
Weldon road. Grant recommended that
Meade's appointment be dated there
from, and the Secretary of War, on
November 26. 1864, directed the ap-
pointmens of General George G. Meade
as Major General in the United States
army. to be dated from the occupation
of Weldon road. The same records
show that General Grant telegraphed
from City Point, November p, 1861:
1.-The date of our occupation of Weldon
Railroad is August Is, 1864" By this
process of antedating Meace's appoint
ment. it ranked that of Sheridan by
the interval from August 18th to No
vember 5. 1864. When Congress met
in December. 1864, the promotion of
Sheridan was promptly confirmed.
Not so, however, that of Meade, the
Military Committee of the Senate de-
laying considerably in reporting Meade's
name because this antedating Of his
appointment placed him above Saeri-
dan. Finally it was intiElated t. the
Senate that Sheridan had consented to
the arrangement at the request Of Gen.
eral Grant, which was fact, in order
to relieve the latter from the en- barrass.
mens occasioned By Meade's application
before described, and Meade was then
confirmed.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. o3-
Haverly's theater was filed tonight,
and Mrs. Langtry was certainly. accord |
ing to Philadelphia opinion, more
charming as "Juliana in The Honey
moon than in any character in which
she has yet appeared here. She was
brought before the curtain at the end
Of the third act, and was twice recalled
Turing the progress Of the play. 1t can
already be predicted that her weeks
business in this theater will be the
argest in its history, except for the
irst week of Bernhardt. Lsngtry will
lose her engagement here tomorrow
hight.
IKE LANGTRY'S MASH.
Gebhardt passed the greater portion
he day with her yesterday. He took
breakfast with her alone and also
unch. Al 3 o'clock his brougham ar.
ived, and the two started off shopping
ogether. In Chestnut street jewelry
tore Gebhardt purchased $50 fan for
.1pgtry and some other small articles.
III movements of the couple were close
Y watched meanwhile by crowd of
90 nersons or more, who had recognized
he Lily Immediately upon her leaving +
er carriage. At last the annoyance
ecame so great that Mrs. Langtry .
,irly ran back to the carriage, closely
Flowed by her knight-errant. The 3
pirited team of bays were driven at a {
attling gait and just as the crossing of {
ne Reading railway depot was reached $
he warning bell rang and the gates {
ere lowered. The horses dashed un- i
er the descending gates on the north $
de, but did not reach the southern t
stes until they were down SO that the
,am was fairly at the mercy OF the ap.
reaching locomotive. At the critical
,oment the gateman threw mp the gate
nd gave the team time to escape. Mrs.
,anytry diued with Gebhardt in the
vening.
WAsBJSGToN. Dec. 22.-Ingersoll, in
his address to the jury,
aid :O"ltf is for you. gentlemen, to
ay whether you will take as the
rounds of your verdict the prejudice
t the public press, the letters of the I
Attorney General and the opinions of 1
ONE ocuuselor. .at-law, or whether
'ou win be governed by the testimony.
{ is for you to say whether regulations
hall be destroyed by malice and iguo-
ance. It is for ynu to say whether