Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-20

dates as of the 4th of
March. 1883, while Sherman's com
mi sion as General dates as Of
March. 1860 Now botharc retired
Generals of the Army, and Sher-
man ,auts Grant, who was Sher-
mans commander during most of
the var Ind at IFS close. 1t is not
Hkclgtba these distinguished Gen
erals win ever meet on an occasion
whtn The question Of rank must be
obscrvcdin tho precedence given
TO pablo men but it would have
beer a much moro graceful act Of
the government had Genl. Grants
orig, alranS occn restored.
Ii las been .ussested, now that
senator Elmuuls has lost both his
right a4dl,lt bowers, in the per
sons q. thurman and Garland, that
ne Should begin TO strengthen his
hand us .olmius an alliance with
Hylr,s. Gig Sew York Senator is
a goo lawyer q ,air Whist player
and % i.'.s.,'ul social companion.
II is DO jD'a that he may have
Presidential aspirations, It IS true,
bat itis ucaiiy iour years before
another pgcsileutial election takes
place, aAd ,hat gill allow ample
TING for a good many games Of
whist asl battles Of wit before it
will be necessary for those very
genial aud digniGed gentlemen to
rcgaslcach other acknowledgements
~
The Governor Of Mississippi has
done well in appointing General u.
c. Walllall to the Senate as the
successor Of IS crotary Lamar. The
new Senator represents the pro-
cscssiye clements in his State and
+i,o 6 nth AVID e. % man Of ability
and character. 1t is to the credit
Of the people Of Mississippi that
they demanded ais appointment
with a degree Of unanimity which
Governor Lowry could scarcely
have RESISTED ii he had been 50
The old notion that preachers
SONS were a pretty bad lot will have
to be amended now that the son OF
4 Prosby .erian clergyman has just
succeeded the son Of a Baptist cler-
cgmau AZ President of tho United
States.
Senator Eyarts and Mr.. Blaine
% We hul o fais a3out politics. AS
o5. IA Gies, aolo gen expect to be
candidates f1r INC Presidency III
1855 itwi,l save Trouble if they can
coDe to an undefs mdiug now.
Robert n. Nclane, now the Gov
craor Of Maryland, IS thought by
tie Baltimore journals to be the
mar who VIII succeed Mr.. Morton
as United states Minister to France.
s'{r VtLlnt,' s,,ys a Washington
CORRESPONDENT, is considered to he
particularly fitted for such a post,
not ouls hy reason Of his familiari-
tv with tie French language, but
because heisoac Of the few trained
and experienced diplomats availa-
blp. llp wa under PrcsidcntPierce
sent AZ CHnnissimarto Cmna,wlth
the power Of q Minister PlehipO.
Tertiary, ami was at the same time
accredited TO japan, Siam, Corea
ami Cochin China, with naval
force subject 70 his control. AS
Eavoy Extraordinary and Minister
Ptnipo cniiary during President
Buchanan's administration he ne
go'ia'cl and signed very import
ant treaty with Mexico under the
Jnarrz roccrnmcnt. Governor Nc
Latio Standardization have a strong
liking for 'tiiS sort or service and
has the Blcking " Nr'Tllden and
tia S cfctary Of State
fj$v
rs scuttor B1rnum is setting his
p'ias 20 accci Senator IIawlcy,
anlamous oehcIns 70 accomplish
t,s p ls. me use Of the Fed.
Gal pllt1.lse IN Connecticut
nt.re .fWl1y Tie most good
1hAeriilfe loab. but that this
inlu,nce woulbea great leverage,
but whether President Cleveland
viii Goa en 0 this species of re.
oun is one OF the doubts that per
pick statesmen Of the Barnum
caiibie.pln 1890
fD - $50 I.H
1t isa little too early to place an
entirely Just construction upon the
reduction which President Cleve-
LAID has ordered in the force OF
attehdarts at the White House. 1t
may signify the inauguration Of an
era Of economy and simplicity in
the entire federal service, which no.
body would seriously object to; Or
it may mean a decrease in the num-