Show General Sherman in Trouble Chicago 22Tribunea Washington The interview with General Sherman aiming the President cannot retire him excites lively comment among officers The fact is tho law applies directly to army officers and covers his own office equally with a second lieutenant The resident cannot retire him until his xtysecond birthday in February 1882 Shermans views about Grants promo tion are those expressed so freely here by him as to seriously compromise their friendly relations Grant is anxious toe > to-e made captain general but the manner of Shermans attacks on the proposition are exceedingly distacUful The a ser tion by Sherman that Ord was retired because be-cause he did not vote fur Garfield while McDowell was retained because he did will attract more attention from army officers than any other It is not believed the President will overlook this charge It Sherman is correctly reported he has clearly vioated the eleventh article of war which provides diamisal or such other punishment as a court martial may inflict for officer using disrespectful words against the President |