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M . dWINBLL, PROPRIETOR. “WISDOM, JUSTICE, AND MODERATION.” FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. SERIES. ROME, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1879. VOL. 18, NO. m fa&t and (SemmettML ^.oLIDATED APRIL. IQ. 1876. rates of subscriptions. FOB THE WEEKLY. $2 00 one X 00 9 II months ^ 50 Three '* anti I of 1862, Cong fob the tri-weekly. 31 00 2 00 1 00 0„e year... mouths Trs?:—r in advnno0 ' u,e price <( ;[,e Weekly Courier will bo >1 SO. CONTRACT MTESOF ADVERTISING. One nuere on0 raonth * \ ^ Square three months -••••;•— » » One eqnare six 20 00 nne square twelve montnB...... nne-fourtb column one month ... 1 » Onfrforth column three months 15 00 u Milumn six months « oo £*■£ column twelve months 80 00 One-hsU column one month-... WOO One-halt oolumn three months » “ One-half column six months...... 80 00 Ono-half column twelve months................. 80 00 oral 1 all and: Onecolumn three months 60 M One column six months... 80“ Onecolumn twelve months 00 Tr?Weekly 80l '^hen t pubUshca In tothpapers, 60 S'gaaitloSsl upon table rates. death of gen. hood. . true chevalier of the lost CAUSE. Pathetic Scenes »t the Close of n Brilliant end Useful Llfe-Hls Military Career- In the Days of Peace—A Hero, a Christian and n Gentleman. | Set Oilcans Picayune. It is with the profoundeet regret that ' ‘ i the death of the ed soldier whose name in every chronicle the giganticstruggle between the North of and the South will always rank among the bravest and most chivolrio of the Confederate leaders. All that the most experienced and highest medical skill I could devise, and that the warmest I friendship and tenderesi affection could mggeet to save him from the grim de- I stroyer was tried, but it was of no avail. I The sudden death of his wife, to whom I he was devotedly attached, had pros trated him, and he himself, we learn, assured those around him that he did 1 not expect to recover. Two of his chil- | dren were sick at the Bame time with limself: Lydia, the eldest, now danger- nisly ill, and Ethel, one of the twins. The ruling passion was strong through put to death. At various periods du- I ring his illness he expressed himself in 1 military terms. Thus, on Friday, he I said to his physician, Dr. Bemiss : I “Dector, if you cannot overcome the I enemy, do not try any experiments." I Again, later in the day, when a fa- [vorable symptom occurred, he said: “Doctor, I believe that we have rout- Shortly before death he was delirious, land expired, like Napoleoc, giving or- Iders to his columns engaged in the bat- Itle tlame and smoke. | The scene presented in the residence |u indeed a sad one; two of the children Ijick up stairs, and nine down stairs I liable to attack from the malady that IJ?* deprived them of a devoted father. I the mother is gone, and none remain |ai the adults of that happy home circle ■out the aged and enfeebled grandmother Ills MILITARY CAREER. _ With the general features of the bril I nut career of the deceased, in the Con- IWerate service, the world is familiar. I 'e propose now ( o give many of their ■uelails, They could not be done jus- Ij a P ar agraphs. For many |, ic.data we are indebted to abio- K jphioal work that is now rare. For l.i. i to 8tor ‘ es told us during and ™ ar by t * 10B0 who had fought I a For others, from reminis- I. “ ces b y *he General himself, on the ImJi r S r , e 0ccaa ' cn 8 when the singularly I Jj!?? ^ ero cou ld be induced to say robing of his feats of arms. If,jeoeased soldier was born IfunTiRui’ Batl) count y. Kentucky, IStp,ii ’ was educated at Mount lin iQ ir?’ ent ® re d West Point Academy Biiutv'i ^aduated, and was assigned VbJ 0 l . h ? f th Infantry in 1853. L« ■and ™ W ! lh xi two years in California, IK" 1 transferred in July, 1855, to liohnotft &Va ry 1 of which Albert Sidney IR I - waa l * len Colonel and Robert liiient !.! J -' e , utenant 'Colonel. The ftgi- IHanv L.'-'Sr 8U bsequently furnished ■NnrtL. 1 la , nt 0 dicers to both Uv ucsttsMi Southern armies, was -Ftu frnni- a °og the western and north- W at h °A as: and in Jul y- 1866 - IdistinBuUL j 1 I e . ad ot his company, first |desp g e“L e fi h AT lfin baU, °- winning Peinehim 6 in ffom the Indians, o lrrow in7u lfbadl y wo.unded with an la warri or S ^ and to baud encounter with having been l»bit &° l0 - r of cavalry b at West | theffouthernarmy. P ° 8iU ° n l^eutenatfr g ' ve , a a commission of . ■■en. I i Ut Vj or dered to report <&DW 1 „ ln M ?y. 1861. He was P 0t Wtopf aP M inof CBvalry and re Pula. Wo _ 1 “W ruder on the Penin "el. in s^ as ‘J* the fight at Big Beth- to 186i > bo was order- ***H*$r8&& L wao Given the “ 1 * t 'd of the 5th Texas Infantry of two picked regiments—the 1st 5th—that Gen. Van Dorn had re cently organized in Texas and sent on Richmond. The two regiments were Igaded under Gen. (Senator) Wigfall, Texas, Wigfall resigned in March, 62, and returned to the Confederate ingress and Hood succeeded him. With Gen. Jos. E. Johnston’s other forces the brigade moved to the help of Magruder, gallantly, with 11,000 men, resisting, step by step, the advances of McClellan, with over 100,000, on the Peninsula. In the subsequent retreat from the Peninsula, Hood boldly attack ed Gen. Franklin’s Federal foroes landed at West Point, on York River, and drove them to their gunboats. It was his Texan’s first fight, and they did honor to their State. It was in the terrible battle of Gaines Mill that Hood’s Texas brigade pre eminently distinguished themselves. Their last desperate charge up a hill, in which they carried three lines of Fed- 1 breastworks, driving before them opponents, infantry and artillery, I finally, on the orest, though broken, scattered a fierce and unexpected charge of cavalry, showed of what metal they were made. The charge was made by the staff officers on foot, Hood leading, sword in hand. Half the brigade fell rushing down one hill entirely open the Federal fire, and aoross a ravine the foot, and then up the entrenched hillside opposite; but not for a moment did they stop. The next day Stone wall JaokBon rode over the field and exclaimed: “These were Boldiers indeed I” That inspired the survivors. Hood was promoted to a Major-Generalship. Hood’s division, as a part of Long- street’s grand corps, took a brilliant part in the second Manssas. They led the charge in the two days’ fighting of the corps, which ended so disastrously for Pope. In the first campaign in Maryland that followed the second Manassas, Hood’s division did Bplendid service, first, in holding the mountain pass at Boonesboro, with D. H. Hill, against MoClellan’s whole army, until Long- street’s men came np from the rear, Lee leading them, and stopped the Federal attack. At Sharpsburg, Hood again and again took his men into fire, on the Coniederate left, and beat back, over and over, the heaviest charges. In the great battle of Fredericksburg, Hood’s division held the right of Long- street’s corps, and were on Jackson’s left. The Federals took possession of a wooded position in front of Hood, but he quickly drove them from it. In the second Maryland campaigt in June, 1863, Hood’s division still he! the right of Longetreet’s corps, and at Gettysburg distinguished itself in the desperate charges made on Meade’s left. The Texans at one time entered and held a lofty, rooky point, that com manded the Federal lines, but they could not hold it long. Hood, who was ever a leader, was severely wound ed in the left arm. The limb, in fact, was shattered and a piece of the bone was extracted by the surgeons; and in the retreat, being borne awey in a car riage, he suffered greatly. For a long time the limb was nearly useless, but after awhile he oould oontrol it. He did not give up his command though. Resting awhile be resumed the field, when, two months afteward he accompanied Longetreet’s corps to reinforce Bragg, then getting ready to meet Rosencrans at Chickamauga. In that celebrated battle Hood’s division was on the left of the line, and during the two days’ fighting was closely en gaged, driving the brave soldiors of Roseorans before them. Hood was, in the second day’s fight, wounded in the leg by the explosion of a shell. Am putation was necessary; and it waa six months ore the indomitable soldier oould again take the field. Then he received his commission as a Lieutenant- General. ... Early in 1864 he joined his corps, in Gen. Joe Johnston’s splendid army, in Northern Georgia. In the masterly movements that followed, in whioh Joe Johnstone aohieved the unsurpassed feat of doing as muoh damage to his foe by his manner of retreating as if he had fought several battles, Hood, if we remember right, commanded the rignt wing. In July, at Atlanta, Gen. John ston was. relieved and Hood was ap pointed to succeed him in the command [n his address to the troops, who deep ly regretted Johneton’B lemoval, Hood frankly and truthfully said: “In obedience to orders from the War Department I assume command of this army and department. I feel the weight of the responsibility so suddenly and unexpectedly -devolved upon me "Y this position, and shall bend all my en ergies and employ oil my skill to meet its requirements." ■.. , The VVar Department was not friend ly to Johnston, it was generally be- lioved, nor to his retreating Fabian pol icy. Hood’s splendid field record was eminently that of a fighting General, and that was what the department deemed was needod—fighting. 0n tb J® 20th of July, two days after he took command, Hood attacked Sherman. The fighting lasted for two days, was stubborn and daring on first army, one part remaining entrenched in Atlanta, and the other, - under Har dee, entrenched at Jonesboro, over twenty miles south of Atlanta. Sher man had managed, meantime, to place his army between the Confederate di visions. Hardee attacked but failed, and was attacked in return and com- ;>elled to retreat. Hood, still at Atlan ta, finding he was outflanked and that his position was untenable, determined to evacuate Atlanta, whioh then fell into Sherman’s hands. ' Hood was much censured for these disastrous results, especially for sepa rating hia army in presence of a superior force, and for giving up Atlanta. He doubtless had had his campaign mapped * out for him from higher authority. A short truce followed; and then Hood commenced that memorable movement into Tennessee, leaving Sher man in his rear, that, because it ended defeat, has been so much and so se verely criticised. The movement met the approval of President Davis, of Gen. Bragg and, if we mistake not, of Gen. Beauregard. Since the war the writer of this, en gaged frequently in friendly conversa tion with the General about the conflict, onoetook the liberty of asking him why he made this movement. His re ply was a question: “Do you know what a forlorn hope is, and what the duty and position of the officer who leads it ?’’ The answer being in the affirmative. “Then,” said he impressively, “I hove nothing more to say.” Towards the end of September, Hood began his march northward. By the middle of September, he was at Resaoa. Agaid he moved north, and by the 22d October hia whole army was in good condition at Ringgold and Gadsden, and Jacksonville, Ala., where Beauregard, department commander, had his head- S uorters. Entering Tusoumbia and 'lorence early in November, the Con federates drove the Federal out of De catur. Resting there awhile, the boys gray then orossed the Tennessee at Florence, the brave and distinguished Gen. Thomas, commanding the Federal forces, retei .ting towards Nashville. Hood’s advance so far promised fruit ful results. He matched from Pulaski on the 23d November, towards Columbia. There, by a happy flank movement, at night, he made Thomas withdraw, and but for the disobedience of orders oi one his division oommanders, he would have captured the entire Federal rear guard. A desperate battle was fought at Franklin, Tenn., on the 30th November. Hood’s men attacked the Federals in their front line of intrenchments, and drove them to the second, leaving their killed and wounded, with many stands of colors and many prisoners, in the hands of the viotors. The Confederate loss in officers was unusually large. Their severest loss was in the death of the gallant Cleburne, killed as he was loading a oharge and leaping his horse over the breastwork. Hood advanced on Nashville, and early in December olosely invested it. At the end of a fortnight, the Federal foroes, refreshed and reinforced, attack ed him on the 15th of December, in the morning, the attack being made on both the Confederate fiankB. On the right the Federals were repulsed, and their loss was heavy; on the left, to wards evening, they drovo in Hood’s line of outposts. Early the next day the Federal army attaoked Hood’s en tire line. Every attack, and they were fierce enough, for the men and officers were veterrans—was repulsed, until late in the day, when a part of Hood’s cen tre line suddenly and most unexpected ly gave way. We have heard it stated that this was the same division that gave way at the Chattanooga, when Grant’s troops charged up the mountain so suddenly and boldly and broke Bragg’s lines. A Federal brigade, that had been shrewdly held in reserve, saw its opportunity and charged. 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Thus internally and externally do thoso groat remedies aot in oonjunotion, performing ouros that have astonished.tho most noted physicians of the day. ALT RHBDM~F0R 30 YEARS On the Head, Face and Greater Part of the Body, Cured. Messrs. Weeks k Potter i Gontlomon—I have been a great sufferer with Salt Rhenm for 80 years, oommenoing in my head and faoe and extending over the greater part of uiy body. I have taken gallons of medicines for tbs blood of different kinds and trisd good physioians, all of whioh did me no good, ana I came to the conclu sion that I oould not bo oured. Bat a friend called my attention to an artiole in the Union •kin diseases, and I got a box of Cutioura. L3USUC, The first applloatii ik the oined in the oharge, and Hood, who iad viotory in his grasp, in a few mo ments saw his lines broken. The men, bleeding and fatigued, fell back rapidly, and Hood was compelled to retreat, losing a large part of his artillery, ord nance wagons and other supplies. The retreat, in deep winter, was the cause of much physical suffering to the Confed erate soldiers, who had commenced the campaign bo hopefully, had fought so splendidly, and had now lost all. Gen oral Forrest covered the retreat oi Hood, and his broken command leoross ed the Tennessee at Florence. At Tu pelo, Miss., Hood was relieved of the command, at his own request. In » farewell address to his soldiers, thanked them warmly for their courage in battle, and for the patience with whioh they had endured the extreme hardships of the campaign. He, with characteristic nobility of spirit, assumed all the responsibility for the conception of the oampaign. “I strove hard,” he said, “to do my duty in its execution. To to his duty; that was this splendid soldier’s rule of conduct. since the war After the dose of the wnr General Hood established himself In business in this oity, first as the senior partner of the cotton faotorage and commission house of J. B. Hood & Co., of which F. N. Thayer and tho late J. C. Barelli * stl .a •'I - IlsiTvJ l_ J JhJ'. ' — — IViam m of the losses were severe. Hood the advantage. In a weejt Hood again ^ the other partners ; and then attacked Sherman, who was oompelle p reai( j ent of t tj 0 Lo Ul8 iana Branch to withdraw before the the Life Insurance Assooiationof Amer- Various sharp engagements fo.lowod, wlth headquarters at St Louis, whioh ended in He of late engaged m various enter- (Concluded on Fourth Page.) (yticura REMEDIES HARDY, BOWIE & CO., WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALERS, BROAD STREET, ROME, GA. WE CABBY IN STOCK RUBBER BELLING, 3 ply, 2, 21-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 inches; “ “ 4 ply, 8,10, 12 and 14 inches. RUBBER PACKING, 1-8, 3-1G and 1-4 inches. . i©‘Strictly Beet Goods Made. HEMP PACKING—MANILLA ROPE—LACE LEATHER—CUT LACINGS— UPRIGHT MILL SAWS—CROSS CUT SAWS—ONE MAN CROSS CUT SAWS-SAW SWAGES-FILES—BELT RIVETS—FINE HAMMERS- WRENCHES, (fee., making Complete Line of Mill Furnishingt. 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