Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1888 — GEN. HARRISON TALKS. [ARTICLE]

GEN. HARRISON TALKS.

AN OPEN LETTER TO A SOUTH CAROLINA EDITOR. The President-Elect Not Yet Ready to Make Public Statements as to His Future Policy—Mrs. Gen. Sherman’s Death—A New G. A. R. Organization. [Greenville (S. C.) special.] The Greenville Daily News has printed a letter recently received by its editor from General Harrison, and published by his permission. It was written in reply to a letter urging that Southern commercial interests would be relieved from obstruction caused by doubts and fears regarding the Southern policy of the coming administration if Mr. Harrison would make some general assurances of his purpose to follow a conservative course toward the South. It is as follows: Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 27. A. B. 'Williams, Esq., Greenville, S. C.: My Deab Sir —Your letter of Nov. 10 has been received. I am not ready to make any public utterances upon any public question. Every day I am solicited by special correspondents of the press to speak upon this subject or that, but I have invariably declined, and to your appeal for some expression upon the question that interests you I must for the present make the same answer. I understand that you have yourself been satisfied with the expressions made by me in my public utterances to visiting delegations during the campaign. When the surprise and disappointment which some of your people have felt over the result has passed away, and they give some calm thought to the situation, I think they will be as much surprised as I am that they should, in thought or speech, impute to me unfriendliness toward the South. The policies in legislation advised by the Republican party I believe are wholesome for the whole country, and- if those who in their hearts believe with us upon these questions would act with us,, some other questions that give you local concern would settle themselves. Very truly yours, Benjamin Harrison. MRS. GEN. SHERMAN DEAD. The Wife of the Hero of “ Atlanta to the Sea ” Expires Suddenly at New York. [New York telegram.] Mrs. Gen. William T. Sherman is dead. She expired at her residence in this city. For nearly five years Mrs. Sherman had been suffering from heart trouble, and a few weeks ago her malady assumed a serious aspect. Eminent medical men were summoned, but their skill was unavailing. The malady increased, and the patient sank rapidly from heart trouble. Gen. Sherman and the children who live at home—Rachel, Lizzie, and Tecumseh — were at the bedside when Mrs. Sherman breathed her last. Mrs. Sherman’s maiden name was Ellen Ewing. She was born in Lancaster, Ohio, sixty-four years ago, and was the daughter of the Hon. Thomas and Maria Boyle Ewing, the remains of both of whom are interred in the old Catholic cemetery in the eastern part of that city. Mr. Ewing served two terms in the United States Senate and two in the Cabinet. Upon the death of President Harrison President Tyler invited him with the rest of the Cabinet to remain, but he resigned. Mrs. Sherman and her illustrious husband were schoolmates, the old residences of the two families in Lancaster having but one other house between them. Gen. Sherman was born on Feb. 8, 1820. His father dying, he was adopted by the Hon. Thomas Ewing, one of his father’s intimate friends, as a member of his own family, when about 9 years old. He was sent to school until 1836 by the old statesman and by him obtained entrance to Wdst Point in that year and was graduated in 1840. In 1843 he visited Lancaster and became engaged to Miss Ewing. Mrs. Sherman, like her mother and°many of her relatives, was a devout Catholic and incessantly engaged in work for the church. One of her sons became a priest of that faith some years ago. She was the first American lady to be decorated with the Golden Bose by the Pope in 1882, a very High Catholic honor. Of the mourners left by the deceased are her brothers, Judge Philemon B. and Gen. Hugh Boyle Ewing and their families, of Lancaster; Gen. Thomas Ewing, of New York; and her sitter, Mrs. CoL Clement F. Steele, of Columbus. Ellen Boyle, the eldest daughter of the Hon. Thomas Ewing and Marla Boyle Ewing, was born at Lancaster, Oct. 4, 1824, and married to Geu. W. T. Sherman at the residence of her father in Washington, D. C., May 1, 1850. She resided successively at St. Lo.uis, New Orleans. San Francisco, Leavenworth, Washington, D. C., and New York. She leaves surviving her two sons and four daug ters, having lost two sons in their early years, who are buried in the Catholic Calvary Cemetery at St. Louis. The eldest daughter is married to Capt. Fitch, now of Pittsburg, and the third daughter to Lieut. Thackara, now of Philapelphia, both formerly of the United States navy. Each of these married daughters has a family of several children. i The remains were interred in Calvary Cemetery at St. Lonis, which adjoins Bellefontaine. The services were of a simple nature.

THE NEW GRAND ABMY. An Organization Effected at Indianapolis by Democratic Veterans. [lndianapolis (Ind.) dispatch.] A meeting of about threescore Democratic Grand Army of the Republic veterans was held in this city, at which an organization was perfected known as the Democratic Soldiers and Sailors’ Veteran Association of Indiana. This organization is the result of what has been termed the revolt against the G. A. R. The object of the new association is set forth in the following preamble to their constitution and by-laws: The purpose of this association shall be to inculcate the true principles of patriotism, love of country, and to foster and maintain true democratic principles in the administration of the Government, both state and national, and secure a pure, simple, and efficient administration of the same, and to resist with all our might any and every encroachment upon the constitutional righ s and liberties of the people. To preserve and strengthen those kind and fraternal feelings which bind together those who, as soldhrs, sailors, and marines, united to suppress the rebellion, and to perpetuate the memory and history of the dead. To aid in every possible way all persons who have been honorably discharged from the military and naval service of the United States. To secure for them preferment and promotion in the civil service, etc. After the adoption of the constitution, the following officers were elected: President, R. A. Taylor; Secretary, W. C. Larkington; Treasurer, L. C. Daniels; Vice President, Samuel C. Green. Under the constitution the entire management of the association is placed in the hands of an executive board. George W. Koontz was elected Chairman, and was given power to appoint the other members of the board, which he will do by naming one man from each Congressional district and two from the State-at-large at the next meeting. ..