Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-02

AN SACOdiiSo -SulcFAS, t40 u G1C
sEn-diaI of Ahaz was repeated all oser the
country last Sunday, Nov. 10. In New
York it was four minutes, and in Boston
the sun returned sixteen minutes back
ward, by which degrees it was gone down.
The general convenience of having local
| times differ by the amount of even hours
will be very great, especially on our great
railroad lines. There will be real ineon-
venience only on the edge Of the meridi-
an, whore the time changes an hour, if
two considerable places on different sides
of the meridian have their clocks quarrel
ing.
THERE were Dever at any previous time
in the city of Washington, so many splen-
did houses, built by official people for pub
lie entertainment, given over to private
occupation as at the beginning of this sea-
son. The magnificent house Of MIR:
Blaine, with its lavish decorations and
gorgeous garniture, has been rented for
eleven thousand dollars a year to Mr..
Letter, Chicago millionaire. Senator
Don Cameron's splendid homo is rented to
Representative Washburn of Minnesota.
The fine house OF Senator Window is let
to Senator Palmer, OF Michigan, tie sue
cessor of Mr.. Ferry. Mr.. Robson has
not let his, but would like TO do SO if he
can get the foreign mission that he IS after
Tbs great stone palace of Ben Butler, that
looks like corporation block cut out of
Lowell, he never occupied, and it is still
rented by Senator Jones, OF Nevada.
THE idea prevails to a very great ex-
tent if not generally, that General Sher
man has succeeded to the Office OF General
of the Army, as the successor OF Gen.
Sherman. This is mistake. The Offices
of General of the army and Lieutenant
General, have bsen bestowed by congress
as marks of great distinction On several
persons, but with the proviso that
the Office should lapse with
the death or resignation of the person SO
honored. In the early history of our
Government after Washington had retired
from the Presidency, when a foreign war
seemed imminent between France and
the United States, congress recalled Wash
lubO VIC ScTNlCc VI Ills COLI
ferring upon him in succession the Office
of Lieutenant General, and General of the
army, but both offices expired at his death.
He had no successor. For Gen. SCOTS
distinguished service in the Mexican war,
congress bestowed on him the grade of
Lieutenant General, but the Office became
vacant at mis- death. Congress conferred
upon Grant the offices of Lieutenant Gen.
and General of the army, but when he WAS
elected President, Lieutenant General
Sherman was promoted to the Office of
General, and Major General Sheridan to
the Office of Lieutenant General. But con
gress subsequently, enacted that neither of
these oficess should continue after va
caucy should occur. The retirement of
General Sherman creates such vacancy
and the Office expires. General Sheridan
succeeds TO all the functions exercised by
General Sherman, but his grade is only
that of Lieutenant General; and when ne
retires or dies, that Office expires, and will
be succeeded by the senior major general,
unless congress by new enactment re-
stores the grade. There is like provis-
ion for the two highest officers in the navy,
admiral and vice admiral.