Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-02

GENERAL SHERIDAN.
WASHINGTON, June 1-General Sheri.
dan has signed the following formal SC
ceptance OF his commission as General:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE J
UNITED STATES, :
WASHINGTON, ID. O., June ], 1855,
The Honorable Secretary of War:
STR have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of my commission IS General
OF the army, TO which position the Presi
dent has to-day appointed me. / hereby
accept the same.
rSigned1 P. 81. SHERIDAN,
General.
The signature Was written with pencil
in large snd perfectly legible hand
Soon after the receipt of his commission
as General Of the army, General Sheridan
took the oath Of office and directed the
issuance of the following general order,
being his first official act in mis- capacity
as General.
General Order No. 80.
HEADQUARTERS of the AImv.
Adiltant GYneral's ONCE,
WASHINGTON, d. O., June l, 1888.
/. The following named officers are sp'
pointed aides de-camp on the staff Of the
General Of the Army With the rank OF
Colonel to date from this day: Msjor
Michsel V. Sheridan; Assistant Adjutant-
General Stanford c. Kellogg, Fifth cav
airy; Captain S.snhope E. Blunt, Ord.
nance Department.
2. In addition to mis- duties as aide-de-
camp Colonel Blunt will continue to per-
form the duty of inspector Of rifs prsc-
tice at the headquarters of the Army.
nv of nopara1
R c. DRUM, Adiutant-General.
Official:
j. G. KELToN,
Assistant A6jutant- General.
THE NEW GENERAL,
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Sepste bill
to revive the grade of General Of the
Army has been signed by the Speaker Of
the House and the presiding officer Of the
Senate, and has now been Gent TO the
President.
The bill reviving the rank OF General
has been signed by the President. Gen
ersl Sheridan was at once nominated by
tue President and the nomination sent to
the Senate. That body Immediately went
into executive session and confirmed the
nomination.
ADMIRATION OF SHERIDAN.
WASHINGTON, June LACK OF favor
able tidings from General Sheridan has
inspired somewhat unusual efforts on the
part Of his friends in Congress to give
expression to the public admiration and
respect for the warrior. The bill which
passed the Senate day before yesterday
ard passed the House this morning,
creating the rank OF general Of the army
for his benefit, YVES not permitted to take
the usual course, but under the personal
supervision OF Senator Hawley, cnsirmsn
of the Senate committee on military
affairs, 1t was engrossed within half an
hour Of its passage and taken by the
Senator In person to the President.
Meanwhile Senator Hswley had tele-
grsphed the President suggesting thst the
nomination be made out in advance.
PRESENTED TO MRS. SHERIDAN.
WASHING ION. June AT O'Clock
this afternoon Senator's H.wley and Man
derson drove to General Sheridsn's resi-
dence with the commission which the
President had Just signed making him
general of the army. They were at once
admitted and were soon Joined by Mrs.
Sheridan. As she entered the room Sem
ator HswleY handed her the commission,
with the remark, "Madsme, hand you
this with great pleasure" Mrs. Sheridan
was mu b moved, and exclaimed, 81
know he will now get WELL" she thanked
the gentlemen with much earnestness,
and, retiring, said that she would ct once
hand the commission to the General.
She had previously been told the bill max
ing him general mad passed the Senate.
SHERIDAN STILL VERY SICK.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following
bulletin was issued at 8:45 6. m
1880 A. M-General Sheridan has held
his own through the night. There has
been no recurrence of the imminent dsn.
ger, but hts general condition still justi-
fes toe general anxiety.
1Signes William PEPPER,
ROBERT O'RsILLY,
IL WASHINGTON MATTHEWS,
CHARLES B. BYRNEs,
HENRY G. YARRow.
So severe was General Snerldsn's re-
lapse yesterday afternoon that Father
.Cnepelle was called to administer the
extreme JUNCTION, Only by rapid work
wss the crisis tided over. The sick msn
might have died At any moment.
DR.. Pepper Of Pniladel phia, who was
summoned LAST night by Telegraph,