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To Succeed Sheridan

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Day
17
Month
August
Year
1888
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Public Domain
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I he President has issued an order placlng Maj.-Gen. Schofield in command of the army, with headquarters at Washington. Gen. Schofield will also continue in command of the división of the Atlantic. Gen. Schofield was bom in 1831 and is now at the age of 57, in most vigorous lifo. For five ycars after graduating at West Point he was one of its distinguished professors, and shortly beforo the war opened he resigned to accept the chair of physicg at Washington university in Missouri. He eutered the üeld at the outbreak of the rebellion, and was soon detailed as chief of stafï to (Jen. Lynns. He was with him in the battle of Wilson's creek, and performod brilliant service in that early engagement. In the spring of 1863 ho was transferred for a short time to a command in the Anny of the Cumberland, and was assignod to the división organized and first commanded by Gen. George H. Thomas. He took charge quietly, and looked sharply after every interest, and when, at the end of a few weeks, he was assigned elsewhere, he retired wlth the good will and affectionatO regard of this very particular división. His services at Knoxville, in command of the '23d corps, in tho Atlanta campaign under Sherman, and in Tennessee in command of the Army of the Ohio, and in North Carolina in independent command under Thomas, are known to tho country. In every respect it was service of high order. His civil administration after the close of the war was conducted with marked ability. Ho remained in North Carolina until after the reconstruction convention had completed its labors. Immediately after the close of the war he was selected by Gen. Grant for a most delicate and important mission, the inside hltory of which has never yet been made known. It was deeidea to act promptly in the matter of compelling the Frenen to evacúate Mexico. The movementof Sheridan's troopsto the border was for the purpose of using them, and more to folio w, i f it became necessary, to join the Mexicans and use forcé to ena French rule on the continent. Hut before crossing our forces into Mexico it was thought best to send a special ambassador to the emperor at Paris to make known the position, the desires and the purposes of our government. Gen. Schofield was chosen for this mission, and succeeded in bringing the matter before tho French government without the least ruffling of diplomatic serenity. French action was prompt, and the order for evacuating Mexico was forthcoming. At the close of President Johnson' impeachment Gen. Schofield served acceptably till the end of the term as secretary of war. Gen. Grant was personally anxious to retain him, but the political complications of the time, growing out of the impeachment, were such that it was not thought best to continue him. In person Gen. Schofield is a little taller than Gen. Sheridan and a little heavier. He has a large head and pleasant and intelligent face. He is a most dignifled, courteous, and affable gentlemen, thoroughly acquainted with public affairs, and fully versed in every detail of his profession. Whilo the country stands mourning at tho grave of brave General Sheridan, it is to be warmly congratulated that his mantle has fallen upon one so well qualified to wear it. Five Villajes Destroyed. Steamer advices say that on July 15th tho Bandai San trembled and roared violently. Ashes began to fall, the sky grew dark, rumbling sounds continued and there was a violent earthquake and the fiare of flamea. The crest of the volcano appeared to bo liftcd upward bodily, and then feil back with a terrible noiso. Then followed showers of red mud and stones. The greater part of the houses in the üve villages of Iawase, Yoson, Wakamlya, Miaato and Hibara were buried to a depth of from seven to twenty feet. The state of the bodies recovered is terrible. Some are literally eut to pieces, others are parboiled, so that it is scarcely possible to distiuguish between women and men. Up to the 17th the number of bodies recovered was 476. It is believed that 61 are still entombed. Tha wounded number 41. There were 87 houses destroyed, and about 1,000 people are in need of help. Without His Sigrnature. The President has allowed the river and harbor bilí to become a law, by allowinif the timo to elapso without signing it. He says that while the bill contains items which he eould not approve, the great bulk of tho work provided for is so important that he is unwüling to obstruct it by a veta Five Men Killed. A destructive fire brokebut in Chattanooga, Tenn., on the 9th inst, and property to the amount of 400,0Ü0 was destroyed. Five men were killed at midnight by a wall falling on them. Mrs. Crawford, the respondent In tbe rtcnt malodorous divorce sult, bas jolned th Methodist church In London and la deTOtlog henelf largel? to cbarltable work. A recentlj publlshed "Dictlouarj of farolture aod Dccoratlons" shows tbat tho grandts dames of the seventeenth and elghteenth centuries received wbllo in bed. Matthew Mangum and hls little danghter, of Chesterflelil, Fla., were bitten by mad dos: the otlier ilay. Mr. Mongum procurad a tone, aud It adbered to the wound five timet. Canon Rawllnson, who Is now about 78 years old, and is not an Impresslve looklut man, aud is an unsatlsfactory jreacber becauae of a terlona Impedlineot In hls speech. Antipyr.n tiaviug been sald to be good (ar seaslckaess slxty persons on one boat front Oran to Marsellles trled It In Marcb last. It dldn't vork satisfactorlljr; ten only eould come to dlnner. Miss Margaret Maclntyre, a Scotch irl, and daughtcr of Qeueral Maclutyre, of tb Engllsh arm;. Is a new primi donua soprano wbo Is rece ving ereat pralse irom London critica of Italiau opera, The original estímate of the coat of tha Congressloaal Llbrary building at Washlnjton wai W.OOO.UÜU, but under present plat an expendlture of $7,000,UOO to $10,000,000 will be required to flulsb It. Panthers are very auuudant on the McClou Rlrer lu Calllornia, and very destructlTa to stock. Altbougli ttiev can caally c lmb trees, hunters say tbey seldom do it, beCMUse the can jump Into oue so much qulcker. James D. Carr is a colored man whose aóV mission to Rutgers Oullcgs was vlewed witb mUgivIngs four years ago. Last weck ha took tbe flrst bouor umi dellrered tb Taledlctory at the commcacoment. Major Fltler, of Fhlladelphia, has an ele gant county mansion In the plcturesque oeli;hborhood of Torresdle,on tin Duin ware rlrer. The place la known ai hvz n, and Is one ol tbe handaomest estates lu the country. A New Tork authorlty tliluks that b.icbelor of arts is not a rery approprlate dexree la confer upon joune ladies who gradúate from our college. Mald of bearts would be mucb more beautlfnl and quite as slgulQcant Nina Van Zandt, tbe proxy wlfe of Aueusl SDles, the anarchist, recentlj passed tbroagh Denver wlth her motber. A reponer wbo ssw lier says tbat she seemed brigut and cbrerful, and ehowed uo traces of tbe sorrow that OTerwbelmed ber when Spies was executed. A novel letttr wa roceived by a gue-t at Clereland hotel tbe otber day from New York. It was wrltten on an a gentleman's Unen cuff, wlth tbe address on tbe reversible sida. A one cent stamp was attatcbed and It arriyed at It destlnatlon tbe same as an ordinarr por talearA, Iaalah V. Wllllamion, of l'biladelphla, 1 repnted to be tbe wealthlest bachelor In tha United States. He bas a fortune of $20,000,000, and glves away a large portion of It anuually In cbarltles. He is a pUInly dretsed old genileman, very modest and retlrlng la hls manDers. Cáptalo John J. Hrown, who dled In No Orleaus tho otber day, was one of the best known and most prominent of Mlsslislppi rirer steamboat men, aud was possessed of considerable fortune. He began bis notad career on the rlver Id 1S3S as a cabln bo; oa the steamer Wahlinrtni.

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