The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-01
General Sherman Retiring to
Private Life.
Postmaster Gresham's Lottery
Decision Sustained.
Brutal Prize Fight at Caldwell,
Idaho.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Washington. October 81. CORES
poDdence incident to the retirement of
General Sherman is published to-day.
The general in addressing the secretary
of war shows that while his legal term
of service does not expire till February
8, 1884, that season of year is not suit
ed to the changes necessary. OF his
retirement he then says: Il have long
contemplated anticipating the event
by some months, to enable the presi-
dent to make these changes at a more
convenient season of the year, and also
to enable my successor to be in office
before the assembling of the next con-
gress. therefore request authority to
turn over the command OF the army to
Lieutenant General Sheridan on the LIST
of November, 1888, and that L be or
wait till the legal date of my retire
ment, and inasmuch as 1 will have for
a long time much correspondence about
war and officials, L also ask favor to
have with me for a time my two per-
sonal ai~d-de-camps, Colonel John E
-Tuorlette and John NJ. Bacon. Others
of my personal staff, as Colonies M. Poe
and r.. G. Tibball have already been as
signed appropriate duties in their own
branches of military service. All should
retain their rank and pay as aid de-
camps until February 8, 1884. By or
before the LIST of November 1 can com
plete all official reports, and 1 believe L
can surrender to my successor in good
shape and condition, well provided in
all respects and distribution for the
best interests of the country. 1 am
grateful that my physical and mental
strength remains unimpaired by years,
and am thankful for the liberal provis-
ion made by congress for my declining
years, which will enable me to respond
promptly to any call which the presi-
dent may make for my military SER
vice or Judgement, as long as 1 live"
that the president has acceded to all
requests made in the generals letter
aud concludes as follows: 1.-THE presi-
dent desires me to express to you his
earnest hope that there may yet be CIV
en- to you many years of health and
happiness in which to enjoy the graft
tude of your fellow citizens, well earn
ed by your most distinguished public
services"
The Republican this morning says:
st is stated by an authoritative patty
that the president has decided to sus-
tain the action of Postmaster General
Gre in the New Oheans national
bank case, and the decision of the pres
ident is in answer to the petition of a
large number of merchants, bankers
and others Of New Orleans, who pro-
tested against the recent decree of the
post office department in the lottery
case-which decided that so long as the
national bank in QUESTION acted as an
agent for the lottery company, just so
long should Its mail be regarded and
treated as that of the lottery company"
Lieutenant General Sheridan, accom-
panied by Colonel Sheridan, his mill
tary secretary, arrived in Washington
this morning from Chicago. General
Sheridan and party visited the war de-
partment about noon, and paid their
respects to Secretary Lincoln, General
Sherman and Ad~jutant-G General Drum.
The transfer OF the command of the
army from General Sherman to Sheri.
dan W II be made Tomorrow.