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Show TWO HAI-F-CKNTIKV VETERAN'S. On the occasion of the semi-centennial announcement of (.ieneral William T. Sherman at West Point on tho 12th inst., the general said ho would first have to apologize for appearing in cili-zeu's cili-zeu's dress, "lint I tell you," said the general, "you will be glad to follow my example when you have served fifty years." ., ' Pew indeed know that iu Salt Lake thero lives, iu a quiet and unostentatious unostenta-tious manner, a gcmUciiiau who, on the 29th of last November, recorded a lialf-century's lialf-century's service in' the army of tho United States. We refer to General V. K. Connor. His period of service antedates ante-dates that of General Sherman by at least eight months. In tho war with Mexico both Sherman and Grant w ere second lieutenants, while Connor, who was then a captain,' ranked them iu lino of promotion aud command. The two former rose to the highest rank, but as a patriot General Conifbr is their equal. Geueral Connor was not a West Toiut man, but roso from the ranks. ' |