Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 December 1890 — Page 4
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SATURDAY, DEG7I3^ 1891).
This Date in History—Dec, 13.
1545—Council of Trent opened 1748—Death of Samuel Johnson, celebrated essayist, poet and lexicographer born 1"09. 1813—Buffalo burned by the British. 1S49—Edmund L. G. Zalinski, inventor, born In
Kurnick, Poland
1862—Battle of Fredericksburg and defeat of the Union army: Federal loss 12,353, Confederate 4,576. 1864—Gen. Sherman stormed Fort McAllister.
Georgia.
1SG6—Passage of bill permitting negroes to vote in District of Columbia. J867—Fenians explode a cask of gunpowder at
Clerkenwell prison, London, in order to release friends £20,000 damage done, and many persons killed and wounded. 1809—Renewal of the reciprocity treaty with
Canada rtjeetefl by the senate. 1679—Death of John Caleraft, public bangman for London from 1828 to 1874. 1888—Death in Loudon of George Routledgo, founder of the publishing house of that name, aged 76 years. 1889—Disastrous floods iu the Sacramento River valley
MONEY IN IT.
Are people wlio spin out their brains in books and newspapers for ths public reading
BO wretchedly
paid as is claimed?
It may be that the pay is often as good as the writing, in these days of words and loose, scattering writing, and thus after all those who pay the writers manage to "make the punishment tit the crime." Writers ought to be made to understand that in this, the day of blanket newspapers, when the public are •wearing out their eyesight trying to keep tip with current events, two words used when one would have answered the purpose is a crime and nothing short.
There is, however, at least one man in America who has a handsome income out of literary work. His name is not heralded to the world by the trumpet of fame. No savage reviewer drives him mad by a spiteful dissection of his best sentences. In fact hardly anybody knows his name at all, so modest and unassuming he is. Yet his writing is read by more people than perhaps any other literary work except the Bible e^er was. It is under the eye of the public every day, and they read it always with renewed interest. It is good writing, too: a model for journalists, brief, terse, not a word too much, yet it Bays all that is necessary. It is crystal clear as to its meaning. This man who writes can discern the meaning of current, events and put it before his readers better than almost any leading editorial writer in America.
He is said to earn $35,000 to $40,000 every year by his pen. He is the writer of advertisements for a number of the largest business firms in the country.
A COLLEGE BENEFACTOR.
New York Mail and [Express Today there is joy and rejoicing within many college walls and in the assembly rooms of many aboard of college trustees over the announcement yesterday of Daniel B. Faverweather's magnificent bequests. The princely endowment of so many institutions of higher learning by a single instrument is unprecedented. Yale, poverty-stricken Yale, gets the largest slioe of the leather merchant's millions, and will be able to replace her hat on her head. Columbia's millions receive a considerable accretion, and a score of other colleges receive noble benefactions. The friends of Harvard, Princeton, Union, Brown, Trinity and New York University may wonder why, in so large a list, they were passed by, and Cornell will lament the fact that her swollen coffers prevent her accopting this bequest but all the friends of collegiate education will rejoice together over the impetus given to the advancement of high learning in America and the noble example -Mr, Fayerweather has set for those who are plaoed in the stewardship of riohes.
It is a remarkable Instance of the tendency of the times toward the encouragement of liberal education when a plain, unassuming business man, who had never been on a college campus nor ever manifested in his daily life the slightest personal interest in any college, at his death shows that the every
day business man hod recognized thi value of a college eduoation, and desired to increase and perpetuate their influence. His act should prove an incentive to those who have themselves received a college training to do somo thing toward repaying the benefits they have received from alma mater. The day is dawning when such gifts will prop rly be called restitution, not charity.
A POET BACK HOME.
Eugene Field has come back from a fourteen months' tour of Europe, and the fact has made him so happy that he haa been inspired to make the greatest effort of his life in the poetical line. Ho has written a poem that will become immortal, at least it ought to.
Among other souvenirs of his trip abroad Mr. Field brought back an ax that Mr. Gladstone sent him as a present. The ax had been used long by the statesman for cutting down trees. One might naturally have expected, therefore, that it would have been sharp, sharp as Mr. Gladstone's tongue when he is after the Tory party. But it was not. It was, in Yankee parlance, duller than a hoe. Its blade was rusty, its handle was disreputable. An American backwoodsman would have been ashamed to own it. All the same it is a great ax.
But to Eugene's poem. Every American who does not try to make a foreigner of himself confesses after he htis made the grand tour of Europe that he has been half frozen all tho time he was abroad. He shivers at the recollection of the chill days in Chamouni, the dolorous damps of London. If he is honest he hugs his sides when he sets foot on American soil and blesses his stars that he is back where he can be warm once more. All such travelers will appreciate Mr. Field's glorious tribute to stoves and sunshine. It begins as follows: Prate, ye who will, of so called charms you find across the sea— The land of stoves and sunshine is good enough for me! Vre done tho grand for fourteen months in every foreign clime, And I've learned a heap of learning, but I've shivered all tho time And tho biggest bit of wisdom I've acquired—as I can sects that which teaches that this laud's the land of lands for me. Now, 1 am of opinion that a person should get some Warmth in this present life of ours, not all in that to come Bo when Boreas blows his blast, through country and through town, Or when upon tho muddy streets UM stifling fog rolls down, Go, guzzle in a pub, or plod somo bleak malarious grove, But let me toast my shrunken shanks besido some
Yankee stove.
It ends thus: How, we've no moldy catacombs, no feudal castles grim. No ruined monasteries, no abbeys ghOGtly dim Our ancient history is new, our future's all ahead, And we've got a tariff bill that's made all Europe sick abed— But, what is best—though short on tombs and academic groves— We double discount Christendom on sunshine and on stoves Dear land of mine! I come to you from months of chill and storm, ttles&ing the honest people whose hearts and hearths are warm A fairer, sweeter song than this I mean to weave to you When I've reached my lakeside 'dobe and have once got heated through But. even then, the burden of that fairer song shall be That the land of stoves and sunshine is good enough for me!
WHILE England proclaims in favor of free trade in a manner which would indicate that she collected no revenue whatever from customs duties, or in fact not very much from any source, the truth is she to-day levies and collects annually nearly §100,000,000 from customs duties, and what is still worse, these duties are levied in the main and almost exclusively on the necessaries, and not the luxuries, of life. In 1888 her customs duties were $97,879,380, and over $23,000,000 of which amount was levied on the single article of tea, nearly $1,000,000 on coffee, $1,587,553 on currants, $355,000 on chicory, $883,OOOou raisions,$4:14)707on cocoa,$25,790 on prunes, and $146,220 on figs. But aside from this the poorer classes in England are ground to powder by taxation. Everybody is taxed. The humble householder, the tradesman, professional man, public officers, deaths, legacies, wills, probates, etc. Those who prefer the English free trade tariff to the American protective tariff
emigrate.
Bhould
NEW YOBK PRESS: "If we do not buy we can not sell," say the goods-for-goods theorists. Well, last year we imported from South America, $90,006,144-
and we exported to South America, $36,745,002.
OF the soldiers whose names were on the pension rolls at Indianapoliis 419 died during November. The old boys are rapidly passing away. -f
THE State Treasurer of Arkansas is short in his accounts $67,000. It is unnecessary to say he is a Democrat.
It Is a Mistake
To try to cure catarrh by using local applications. Catarrh is not a local but a constutional disease. It is not a disease of the man's nose, but of the man. Therefore, to effect a cure, required a constitutional remedy like Hood's Sarsaparilia, which, acting through the blood, reaches every part of tho system expelling the taint which causes the disease, and imparting health.
STONEWALL NOT IN IT.
HIS ARMY BLOCKED OUT OF A GAME OF WAR.
A DeciRivo Day of ISattlc on the Peninsnln in lRO i—The Union Gen. Franklin Holds Jackson at Bay Wliilo MrClellan
Wins His Toint.
[Copyright by American Press Association.] EX. ROBERT E. LEE, in his ofliciiil summing up of the results of his celebrated 5^ campaign against
McClellan's arrnv, own as the "Seven Days" batties (June 25-July lj 1862), very dis- I tinctly expressed
On that day Lee knew for tho first time after McClellan withdrew from the lines before Richmond just where his opponent was and how to strike him effectually, and he had his troops well in hand to do it. Yet the day was to him and to his lieutenants one of great humiliation, and wns a wonderful surprise to the Union soldiers when the truth became known. When Lee found that McClellan had abandoned the upper Chickahominy and was moving without a secure base anywhere he planned a trap for him as perfect, owing to the lay of the land around the Union army, as could be conceived.
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his personal dis- I appointment, and
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a Careful reading between tlio lines of Ills report discovers now and
^gain the dismal echo "Failure!" He wrote, "Under ordinary circumstances the Federal army should have been destroyed." The one day of the seven when Lee had a ihance to destroy the army of McClellan— the decisive day of the campaign on onr side —was June 30, tho last day of McClellan's march in his change of base. On that day our forces were stretched along ten miles of road, the leading columns seizing strategic positions on James river and fighting off Confederates bent on tho same purpose, the center warding off powerfal attacks which threatened to cut tho long line in two, and the rear holding out against another powerful force coming up to catch our columns between converging fires.
McClellan, on leaving the Chickahominy to go toward James river, had to pass White Oak Swamp on a single road, and, as Lee took good care, he had but that one road all the way to the James. Beginning with the point on James river aimed at by McClellan, Haxall's Landing (see diagram), Lee sought to spread his army like a net from the James along the west side of McClellan's path to the swamp on the north, thence around down the east side to the James again to the head of the net. That head he hoped to close by seizing commanding ground at Malvern Hill, above Haxall's. Prom points of vantage all around this line tho several Confederate corps were to assail McClellan's columns, and either drive them to a corner en masse or break them up into weaker bodies and thus have them at their mercy. Under the circumstances it is plain that McClellan's safety lay in getting his army together, and with a great body, including troops, artillery and trains, to move on one road. Time was everything to him.
On the Confederate side rapid movement was everything, and the column depended upon by Lee to drag the loose end of the net and to hustle McClellan's scattered di visions pell mell into the danger pockets prepared for them was "Stonewall" Jackson's. Jackson was following up the Union army across White Oak Swamp. He had his own valley army, D. H. Hill's corps and "Jeb" Stuart's cavalry. Jackson and Hill, with infantry and artillery—four large divisions, of not less than 20,000 men —kept the direct road, and Stuart, with all his mounted column, moved across country on Jackson's left flank, to close the avenues of escape against McClellan on the east. The task of direct pursuit was assigned to Jackson, because his army had been nearest to McClellan when the movement began.
On the morning of June 30 the situation was one of gravest danger for our disjointed and unsettled lines. Only one corps out of five had reached James river, and the Confederate column of Gen. Holmes, consisting of the garrison troops of Richmond city, Petersburg, the river batteries and railway guards, was moving down the river road to seize Malvern Hill, where McClellan desired to concentrate. The other Union corps were strung along the road back toward White Oak Swamp, where the Sixth, under Gen. W. B. Frank-
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Down those Richmond roads the Confederate columns were moving under Lee's personal direction. The right column, under Gen. Magruder, was to join on to Holmes at James river. The center column, under Longstreet, his own corps supported by A. P. HilPs light division, about 30,000 strong, intended to cut into McClellan's center along a clearing known as Glendale, and another column, under Gen. Huger, was to form and attack on the curved gap between Longstreet's left at Glendale and Jackson's right on White Oak Swamp. Stuart was loorjo between the Swamp aud James river on tVs east.
The impression in Lee's camp seems to have been that a large part of the Union army lay around Glendale and north of it toward the
Swamp, and the orders were that
Longstreet should open the attack at Glendale, and on the sound of his signal guns Huger should attack on his front and Jackson take up his en\ on {.he Union
rear. In McClellan's camps the movement was anticipated, aud the chief gave instructions to Sumner to halt at Glendale until further orders and to Franklin to def»jid the passage of White Oak Swamp. Ar.o-Jtder to Sumner to halt his troops at any point was equal to an order to dig graves for them there if necessary. As for Franklin, I served under him at this time and will simply quote Gen. Seott's comment when lie lenrned of his appointment. "Franklin, eh?" said the old veteran. "Always ready I Never too fast, never too I slow!"
Smith's division of Franklin's corps was at the White Oak bridge and Slocnm's on the curve between Smith aud the right division of Sumner's line at Glendale. This brought Slocum opposite to Huger and Smith to Jackson and Hill. At noon there was no sound along the swamp louder than an insect's hum, but an hour later the region was awakened from primeval silence by a terrific cannonade. Jackson had re'ached the bridge and planted some thirty cannon to command it. One brigade of Smith's men lay exposed to the heights beyond the swamp, and this line and the headquarters, which wero in a farm house nearby, received the force of tho tire. The shots tore great limbs from the trees and threatened to stampede the troops and animals, so sudden and so furious was the outburst.
The owuer of the farm hOUSO Was standing on his porch talking to Gen. Smith, and totally unaware of dan ye r. The first shell cut off one of his legs, imd iu a few minutes he lay dead from loss of blood, his house on tire from the same shell -that made his wound. Fraukiin ordered his men to stand, and batteries were quickly whirled into position to respond. The.Confederates sent cavalry and sharpshooters across the swamp to pick off Union gunners, but well directed grape drove tjicm back in haste. The bridges, which Were log platforms supporting a dirt causeway, had been broken up by our rear guard, and the Confederates wished to clear a space large enough to admit of repairing the break. The water was fordable for men and horses, though not for artillery, and with his ample force at hand there was a chance that Jackson would cross men enough to carry the point.
Soon after Jackson began his attack on Smith's division the Confederates under Huger made an attempt to dislodge Frank-
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JACKSON'S FIRST SHOT.
lin's other division, with which Slocum was holding the curve from the swamp down to Sumner's line. Feeling himself overwhelmed Franklin sent to Sumner for re-enforcements but later on, when Sumner was pressed by Longstreet and Hill, Franklin returned the borrowed troops and Slocum loaned Sumner a brigade. This left only seven Union brigades at the swamp holding off Jackson's splendid army and Huger's column as well.
The afternoon wore away with the heavy artillery duel across the swamp, and the sullen roar of the battle between Sumner and Longstreet reminding us of the dangers menacing our line of march. Jackson stated in his report that the sounds of battle at Glendale made him "eager to press forward, but the marshy character of the soil, the destruction of the bridge and the strong position of the enemy defending the passage prevented."
The artillery firing continued all along the swamp until late in the evening, and at the bridge crossing until midnight. Tho Confederates made no other attempt to force the passage, and it was evident that Jackson's pursuit was foiled. Firing ceased at Glendale, Longstreet having penetrated to within range of the road and then stopped to wait for Jackson to come up on Sumner's flank. The day was ended and the crisis passed, for under cover of night Sumner and Franklin could hasten on to the James. In order to deceive the enemy on all sides Franklin ordered a few guns to be fired up to the last moment. Tho troops buckled their straps tight to prevent the rattling of accouterments when in motion. The same was done with the teams, and blankets were wrapped around the wheels of cannon to ensure silence. Then all moved on at a snail's pace. 1 found myself sleeping in the line while standing on my feet, and some portions of the march, just before daylight, 1 could never recall.
We passed so close to Longstreet's pickets that wo heard their movements, and could plainly distinguish forms around the tires of his artillery camps. A cough, a rattle of armor or the neigh of a horse could have betrayed us, and then those guns, ready trained to rako the roadway, would have belched forth grape. But no alarm was made, and with the coming of light we took up rapid strides toward Malvern Hill. We were not a moment too soon. Holmes and Magruder had been alert and knew McClellan's position. The guns opened before noon, and in a short time Longstreet and A. P. Hill arrived and bloody work began. Jackson's column arrived lato in th&day, and although D. H. Hill fought his division gallantly Jackson's own troops were late getting into position and accomplished nothing. He was almost as effectually barred out here as he had been the day before at Glendale.
The comments by prominent generals engaged that day on Jackson's failure to force the swamp crossing are very decided. Franklin admits that McClellaD would have been defeated on the 30th "had Gen. Jackson done what his great reputation seems to make it imperative that he should have done."
The Confederate D. H. Hill, who was with Jackson at the time, speaks of the latter's "inertness on t.hia occasion," and says: "Had all our troops [Jackson's and Hill's] been at Frayser*s farm [Glendale] there would have been no Malvern Hill."
That is equal to saying all would have ended June 30. Longstreot, in his account, complains that of 5f60Q Confederates within three miles of him lione came to his support at Glendale. "Jackson," he wrote, "should bave done mora than he did. If he had been there we would have destroyed or captured McClellan's army." Jackson would have been there had he not met his peer at White Oak Swamp. GBOBGE L. KILMER.
1891
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OTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS,
The annual mooting of tho stockholders of the Indiana Wire Fence Company will be hold upon the second Thursday of January, 1891. The meeting is for tho purpose of electing seren directors to servo the ensuing year and to hear reports trom tho Company officers: to consider tho propriety of increasing tho capital stock of the Company and lor other business as may come before tho stockholders.
Meeting will be held at the Company'soilice. 115 south Green street., at7 o'clock p. in. Jan. 8th, 1891.
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ODR X-MAS OFFER FOR 1890.
During December and the holidays we shall hold the greatest sale ever attempted in Indianapolis. Our shelves and counters are loaded down with all kinds of staple and fancy merchandise. Our holiday display will be marvelous. To give our out of town patrons an opportunity, we willpay half fare on all roads as follows:
Those coming 5 to 15 miles and buying $5.00 worth. Those coming 16 to 25 miles and buying $7.50 worth. Those coming 36 to 35 miles and buying $10.00 worth. Those coming 36 to 45 miles and buying $13.00 worth. ••.. Those coming 46 to 55 miles and buying $15.00 worth. Buy a round trip ticket, show us the return half, and we will handthe amount due you in cash.
All goods marked in plain figures and prices guaranteed low than the lowest.
Jackson, Porter & Alderman,
26 and 28 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
8 per,cent. Annual Interest#
Without Commission.
NO HUMBUC-.
Cumberland &. Miller,
118 West Main Street.
ONE CAR LOAD
IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
This means the number of Turnbull Wagons we sold. The on wagon with one year's guarantee from the maker. If you don't believe this ask any other agent besides Cohoon & Fisher to show you a printed guarantee signed by their Company.
Lots of Stoves and plenty of Hardware at the Lowest Possible Prices
COHOON & FISHER
1891
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