Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
FIFTY YEARS AGO
In THE STAR

Gen. Sheridan. as military governor
the displeasure of
Gen. Phil Sheridan some Of the peo-
pie Of that region.
IL AouAsA0Ao' when a demand
was made for his removal. The Star of
June IL, 1857, says on this matter:
TT may now be certainly said that
Congress will not assemble in July
unless tho President may in the mean
while either remove Gen. Sheridan or
as that the impression shall become
general that 1t is his intention so to do.
As in the face OF Gen. Grants fat de-
NAL that he has disapproved of Gen.
Sheridan's conduct in the discharge
Of the duties OF military governor of
Louisiana we do not believe that the
President contemplates taking any
such step, we regard the chances that
Congress will sit in July hardly even
to one in a thousand. The truth ie no
|functtonarY, civil or military, has dis
charged or is discharging his duties
moro to tho satisfaction of the Amer
lean people than Gen. Sheridan His
detractors-with the exception Of q lit
tie squad OF very radical Louisiana
spectators. who find 1t impossible to
control his administration of the state
affairs to their personal ADVANTAGE
are all bitter rebels at heart. whether
resident north or south OF the Potomac
They are those who still struggle TO
remit the affairs of the southern states
into the keeping Of the personal ana
political influences that favor retro
action throughout the south. So far.
they have made no Roadway whatever.
and 1t should be clear to all who Will
see that Congress does not design per-
hitting them to undo any Of the recon
struction work. The removal OF Con
Sheridan, under existing circumstances,
could not fail to be but the sigma! TOT
immediate supplemental congressional
action, whereby the policy adopted Dy
that efficient and distinguished ofhcer
in Louisiana will be placed far beyond
the possibility of any interference from
any quarter whatever"
On the following day the President
announced that he had no intention OF
ordering the removal OF Gen. Sheridan
from his Louisiana command.
After the civil war lecturing came to be
greatly in vogue as tho American people
sought diversion and In
Popular struction. In The star 90 OF
AecsuIes. lowing on the subject:
There are a great many subjects
which. although current topics OF con-
versation, are but little understood. Take.
for instance, life insurance, building as
sociations, cooperative societies. Al
though the masses enter into these
things, they do SO mostly on the recon-
mendations Of others and without the
investigation necessary for thorough
III ofvnln nf1u
they are based and the laws which gov
ern them. Now. there are some Few men
who could take up any such subject. ana,
stripping 1t Of technicalities and apstrac-
lions. present it to an audience OF aver
age intelligence in such a plain and IA
miliar style as to make 1t perfectly I'M
derstood Much good might be done In
this way. Caudle lectures. generally on
the subject of domestic economy, are not
likely to become popular with married
men: but that household affairs may be
treated in a manner to interest and i'm
prove an audience lis proved by the sue
cess Of Prof. Blot. hnd New York NJ ID.
has recently lectured to crowded house
in Boston on the subject Of life insurance.
presenting the subject in an entirely new
light to many of his auditors: We be-
lieye that there is rich field open for
popular lecturers which they can work
with profit to themselves and their near
ers."
Notwithstanding the fact that an ex-
pectation prevailed that John H. Surratt
would not be
Letter Bearing on placed on tr,ai
Lincoln's Killing. ment for his part
in the Lincoln assassination conspiracy,
witnesses began to come to Washington
at this time fifty years ago for the trial.
Among these, as noted in The Star OF
June Is. 1867. was Mrs. DIR. Benson. for
! merly Mrs. Mary Hudspeth. who came
from Canada for this purpose She had
testified in the original conspiracy trial
to finding letter in New York street
car in November. 1854, signed Charles
Selby," and addressed to Dear Louis.
plainly pointing to plot to kill Lincoln
by 1.-The cup, the knife or the bullet" and
saying: 1.-THE cup failed US once and
might again" Mrs. Hudspeth took this
letter to Gen. Scott. and 1t was forwarded
through Gen. Dix. to President Lincoln;