The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-30

ments at intervals of about half an hour recogniz-
ing people in the room and conyersing nationally.
The respiration and pulse remain good. On the
whole the condition noted In last evenings bulle-
tin continue with even slight improvement
Atl2 o'clock General Sheridan was in
about the same condition as when the morn
ing bulletin was issued. There was an air
of cheerfulness about the members Of the
household this morning that indicated better
than words that there had been a decided
change for the better in the sick soldiers
condition. Colonel Blunt, who remained at
the house all night, said the General had a
comfortable night and that one OF the. ply
sicians had told him few minutes before
that the general was "doing splendidly."
WASHINGTON, May 2e.-An attendant said
tonight that General Sheridad was doing
splendidly and continued to improve. His
sleep is natural and no drugs are administer
ed. His heart is again beating well. The
doctors bulletin at l o'clock said:
Gen. Sheridan is sleeping quietly. No change
to chronicle.
General Sherman Speaks.
New YORK, May GA false report of
General Sherldan's death led to the placing
of the public flags in Brooklyn at half-mas
yesterday, and Grand-Marshal Bell issued
an order to the g. A. r. posts to carry
draped flags on parade tomorrow, and for
members of the posts to wear the badge of
mourning in his honor. 49, ~
The report was received by General w. T.
Sherman at the Fifth Avenue Hotel about
1880 a. m. yesterday. He was very much
overcome by the announcement, although.
he said, he had been expecting IL for two
or three days. His voice was husky with
emotion as he said, In answer to inquiries
II do not care to say single word about
General Sheridan. My estimate Of him as
man and soldier is well known. What you
will want to know about him. he himself has
written out, in the form OF memoirs, which
will now be published. He did not wish
them to be published until after his death.
No, cannot say word sb0ut him. The
Office OF Lieutenant-General dies with him,
Just as the office of General Of the Army win
die with me. There was bill reported from
the committee on military affairs of the SEN
ate to continue the Office Of Lieutenant
General. 1t may be done yet. But for the
present the senior Major-General will take
old days way back before the war. The .se-
nior officer is General Schofeld. i think
there ought to be Lieutenant General
That is the title by which corps d 'armee is
commanded in France and Germany and
d'armee is 250OO men or about the total num-
ber Of men in our service. Then there
would be three Major Generals for the three
divisions and brigadiers for the brigades."
General Sheridan as an Author.
General Sneridan's Personal Memoirs
will soon be issued by Charles L. Webster &
Co. The General delivered the manuscript
last winter, but subsequently recalled it for
revision. 1t was returned on May Is. 1t
will fill two octave volumes, of between 800
and GOO pages each. The text is entirely
General Sheridan's work. He tells the story
of his life, and gives his views and impress
sions of the stirring scenes in which he fig
ured.
But 1t is not a history. 1t deals scantily
with statistics, though of wars and wars
alarms it has much to say. There are the
Indian wars, where General Sheridan took
his first practical lessons in fighting; the
great civil war and the Franco-Prussian
war, which he had excellent sopportunies for
observing. as much of the time he was pref
ty close to Bismarck and Won Moltke.