The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-12-31

As the state, War, and Navy Department building
progresses there Is good deal Of friction between the
various heads OF the Departments the amount of
space assigned to each. At first there was great in-
equality. The War Department had so feet Of space
for each employ", the Navy Department 49, aud the
state Department over g7O feet. When the wall was
battered down between the state Department and the
rest OF the building the state Department found Its
excusveness invaded. Its top floor had been cap
tured. after many protests, by the War Department
ON this floor there lOG CeI ks belonging gen.
DRUMS division, while In the entire Department of
state below ,including secretary Frelnghuysen' sherc
aTe only seventy-sN people a good story is related
In connection with the abulishment of the dividing
wall of the state department, Cannon of Illinois, is
entitled to the credit Tor this, He in common with
many members had been male angry at what they
were pleased tn call the 'insolcnce - of clerks in
the state Department. Other members forced to
climb down out of the War and Navy Department
and to climb up again when they entered the
state Department, backed cannon, aud the
the wal! had to come down. In the Committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds last session Cannon
call1d up the question of the divisions of tho State
War; and Navy Departments. lie tossed out plan
Of the building, aud began indicating the commit
tee the occupants.
"IIere," said he witha sweep of his left hand,
''iS the War Department people, here the Navy, and
in this division Cod
"Wbat?'' said one member.
''I said God!'' said the irrevereut Illinois man.
~ don't understand, - said another member.
=" said God, - replied Cannon. 81 believe his
other name is Brown"
The laugh that followed this equivalent to AN
approval of Canuon's request To have the dividing
wall of the Department pulled down.
Gen. Sherman is mentioned by number of news
papers the Republican candidate for the Presidency
In 1854. Gen. sherman does not want the nOmina-
tiUn. Possibly lac Is the only man Ia the United
States who does to he President, and who
would not permit his name to be used. lie is very
fond Of social enjoyment. lie has had his IN of
fame. lie is thoroughly weary of public affairs.
The slight routine work at the War Department is
very irksOne to him, that he looks forward to his
retirement with actual pleasure. lie would not
change the comfort aud honor Of his assured position
for any rough-and tumble struggle with a set of
politicians first, and then, IL successful, the exaCtlons
and opportunities would make the White House
'hrll ~ to gentleman of so nervous and irascibe
temperament gen. sherman. / see that New
York paper prints u paragraph saying that Gen.
Sherman recently Joined the Catholic Church. This
Gen. Sherman denOunces n lie. a prominent officer
III the Army says that number Of years ago, when
Gen. Sherman was in private life, he baptized as
member Of the Catholic Church. This lie has heard
from Gen. Sherman's own lips. lie was never an
active member OF the church, and gradually dropped
all pTetense Of any connection with any church. lie
is very liberal in his views and should Be properly
classed a free thinker