The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-25

1910. Hewas in service eight monihs-ai Bos-
ION, and New London, and was in the battle OF
Saltwater.
SILAs JOHNSON of Amherst, aged II, June
49, 1910. Mr.. Johnson Is now better known as
/ Capt Johnson. He was in service about two
years. Was at New London. West Point and
in Washington's army in its retreat across the
\ Jerseys
i CoasELlus TILEsroN Of .yilliamsburgh, aged
81. Feb. IL, lS4l Mr.. Tilleson was IN the bat
ties Of Rhode Island, Monmouth, and German
town, and was al the capture OF Burguoyne. lie
was also in several skrmishes.
JOSEPH TORY of Chesterfield, aged 81, Aug.
%, 1910. He was in the revolutionary service
SIX months. Was stationed at Roxbury, and
was in the battles Of Harlan and White
Plains.
HoLsEY SANFORD, Of Norwich, aged rs, Oct.
/ 10, 1910. He was in service sixteen months,
and enlisted before he had arrived at the age Of
16. He was selected by Col Ledyard at Say
brook, with thirteen others, to repair to New
London on important duty He was the first
sentinel who espied the enemy at the mouth OF
the harbor He was slightly wounded at the
battle Of Fort Griswold, and was taken prisoner,
He was prisoner about nine weeks, two weeks
at sea- and seven in New York Was at the
latter place when CORVALLIS was taken.
| NATHAN BRooKs, OF Northampton, aged 10,
July 2, 1910 He was in service SIX years and
four months. Was at the battle Of Monmouth
End capture of Burguoyne.
SOLOMON Snow, Of Williamsburg, aged &c.
Feb. 81, 1841. He was in the war four years
and nine months-three years as sergeant
He was in the battles Of Monmouth and Ger
mantown, and was at the capture Of Burguoyne.
| ZEBULoN WlLLcUTT, Of Goshen, aged 50,
Aug. IS, 1910. In service nineteen months.
/ Was in skirmishes al Rhode Island and Ticon-
| deroga.
DAVID WooD, of West Springfield, aged n,
| April IA, 1S40 He was in the war FIVE years,
and was at the skirmsh at Sing Sing, and the
battle of White Plains.
/ STEPHEN Powers, of Prescott, aged n, Oct.
1910. He was in service three years, at West
Point, and at other places on the Highlands.
REUBEN GRAVES of Whately, aged 81, March
TO- lS4l. He was in the war eight months on
the North river.
| JOEL Burt of Westhampton, aged 81 May "a,
1910. He was in the army eleven months.
| Was at the capture Of Burguoyne.
| ABNER Hunt Of Williamsburgh, aged rs, Feb.
| 26, 1S41. He was in service nine months at
Fort William, now Fort Independence.
ELIHUE KING of Northampton, aged 81, Nov.
z, 1910 He was in the army fourteen months.
Was at Ticonderoga and West Point, and at
the taking of Burguoyne.
SIMEON CLAPP OF Northampton, aged 81, Nov.
7, lS40 Mr.. Clapp was in thewar fifteen months
He served in the Jerseys and was at the cap
SAMUEL EDWARDS Of Wes,hampton, aged ST.
June 8, 1910 He was in service about nine
months in the first Of the war.
ELJAH CHURCHILL of Chester, aged "a, Sept4,
1910. Mr.. Churchill was in the war seven years
and eleven months. He was of the first
who broke ground ON Roxbury neck. lie be-
longed to the cavalry, and commando guard in
two severe skirmishes, in which Forts George
and S., on Long Island were captured.
For his bravery in these actions he ecsived the
military reward Of merit, signed by Washing
tons own hand
THOMAS RowLEY of Northampton, aged 80
Dec. 1874. He was in service six months at
New York and Long laud.
ABRAHAM LossEE, Of Southampton, aged 80,
March 81, l84l. He was in the army four
years. Was in the service at Ticonderoga and
in the Jerseys"
JACOB OSBORN, Of Northampton, aged IS, Nov
Z, 1910.
We have yet hardly said word abont the
dinner. The blessing of Heaven was invoked
in very fervent manner by Rev. DR.. Alien
The bounties of the table were then partaken
Of, apparently with good relish. Thanks were
returned by DR.. Allen, and as he imprcssicely
invoked the aid of Heaven in behalf OF those
remnants of the Revolution. who conquered
their county's enemies, that they might con-
quer the last great enemy, death, tears trickled
down their furrowed cheeks, from one end of the
sentiment expressive Of the hope that the
young wings Of Northampton might initiate the
virtues and patriotism Of their revolutionary
sires and General Nation, after few spirited
remarks, moved that the thanks of his fellow
soldiers present be rendered to the wings OF
northampton, for their kindness and attention
to them on that occasion, which motion was
unanimously adopted The old soldiers then re-
tired to repair to their respective homes.
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A Co-INcIDENcE.-The New York Signal has
found "a coincidence" which acems to him to give
shadow of reason to the charge of plagiarism
brought by some critics against Professor Longfe
lows poetry. He says:
When John Neal--himself poet of great excel
ence-was connected with the critical department Of
this Journal he quoted and "set a-gong, prefaced by
one of his bursts of enthusiastic euogy, stanza,
which has since been transferred to nine tenths Of
newspapers
cart is long and Time is fleeing,
And our hearts, though stout and brave
Still, like muffied drums, beating
Funeral marches to the grave"
Straying into the acove Of library, the other day,
we lighted upon a small volume, containing among
scraps of old English poetry, these verses by King
Bishop of Chichester:
But bark my pulse like soft drum,
Beats my approach TO thee-I come
But slow howe'er my marches be,
shall at last lie down with thee.
Il is at all impossible that Professor Longfeow
may not have the latter quotation: but, the
kind old toady in Miss Pckerng's admirable novel,
Tho shall be heir y says, ut is striking coinci-
dencel'
BIcoTs.-Homes very finely says that bigots
mind is like the pupil OF the eye; the more light you
lie, into il the il contracts. There few better
MAXINE than this -
HANDEL.-Handel was tremendous eater
Among other stories told of him, il is said that
whenever he dined alone at a tavern, he always