The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-02

BH amin Fitch, Esq, wealthy patriotic aud benevo-
cn;genileman Of Daren, Conn, time ago donated
the handsome sum OF fty thousand dollars towards the
establishment OF Home for Soldiers in Darien. The
iagantnre granted an act OF Incorporation. splendid
baiipng mas been erected, and is complete, afford
ing ample accommodations for the comfort and education
OF e wounded soldiers and also for the orphans OF sol
dcrs who have fallen in the services or the nation
Tiftyfsc soldiers already domiccd In tho insiitu.
ton.
VILE on recent visit TO England Mr. Fitch obtained
fromeminent American residents in london and Ii@cr
pool Enough money start library or Hvo thousand
vointes IN connection with the Soldiers Home He
also purchased in ITALY, a Of two thousand dol
lars, magnificent piece Of marble satGary represent
ing War and Peace In order complete his work Of
bencNence Mr.. Fitch has lately donated Zen thousand
dollat more 10 build the library and reading room The
cornf stone Of this building lad on the 4th inst
Heb is fre opportunity for the people Of Connecticut
TO fuLish home for all their disabled heroes and 10
cxpat the noble work OF Mr.. Fitch, which has been
done p the basis Of broad philanthropy into an inst
tutioni which not only the State but country may feel
proud Mr.. Fitch has done much much more than can
he cxfded Of tho generality o. men; but he ANXIOUS
that hs nbor may prove only the small beginning OF the
great ok which the people Of the State complete
Gen<s1 Grant ON Ills Own Achieves
ments.
[From the British Quarterly Review.l
IN Warrington had the privilege Of an introduction
70 Gensrs Grant The eminent man was in his Official
oepartlet, much the sort Of room IN which n London
aitornf night be imagined giving audience 10 his
clients he General not In uniform and plainly
dressed The portraits Of him faithful representa-
tons hit square aud spacious forehead and Of the
eettednoreguiar, hut not strongly marked features
below. military officer was in attendance upon him.
who w OF old Indian descent--a person somewhat
above s ordinary height, whose complexion and fea-
lures broke his origin but whose civilized experiences
had givD him little more flesh than would seem 10
have bon common among his ancegtors
This h'ely descendant from the OF the old vii.
dernes4we me cordial grasp q the hand being
introduld. The manner of the General simple and
quiet soon saw he OF few words and had
reason thnk that his words usually well chosep
After y commonplace had passed he began to speak
freely opabic afhlrs The tone OF the English press
concernk the military action OF the North seemed 10
have messcd NJ m unfavorably "If your newspapers
are TO bdceved,n said the soldier who liz second 10
mono Of time, Two never went into the field but 10
be beatei have been In more engagements than any
other ma the service, and have not been beaten yet
On tho ctnent OF Europe, too, the disposition IL ap
pears, habeen TO harp on the same string. Friends
who havEsted your country and France tell me that
80 into wi circle they might the talk about America
In ron mentioned some facts which seemed TO
warrant somewhat different conclusion. Those facts
were fray admitted as tending TO show that in Eng.
land tibet must after all have been a considerable
breadth deympathy with the North. Say what you
Will sathe General, this war has been .he biggest
Job OF ttort that has been done In this world and ID
will be hpter 10 itself in tho history OF war; nothing
like II hakone before
When out 70 take my leave was pleased 10 hear the
General \, "Well think shall come TO England
some da1but u must not be until can spare some
snng lki twevemonth for that part Of the world
did not to express my convection that II he came
among nhe would find not few capable OF appre.
ciatng w he had done, and Of doing 70 generously
O6Lee thGeneral spoke honorably, describing him as
an able tn who had made great mistake This mis
take, prhme, In committing himself against tho
Northern knse-thc cause, the final success Of which
the 0enerthlmself had never doubted.