The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-11-28
Letter from Connecticut.
Correspondence of the journal.
THE CONNECTICUT POETS

Haleck. whose Marco tBozzaris" is to school
boy memory dear, and James Gates Percival.
whose ''Prometheus' awakens pleasant echoes.
And now another has passed away whose name
rghtfully placed with these, makes up the trio
of sweet bards. We refer to the gifted Henry
Howard Brownel who died at East Hartford
on the last day of last month. This Sta,e can
not claim the honor of his birth, for he was
born in Providence, r. |. Feb, 1920, but he
moved to East Hartford with his fathers family
at very tender age. HIS first volume he
published in 1S41 under title of Poems by III.
III. Brownell." These poems showed to an APP
preciatye few that the young man possessed
the divine fire of genius. His next book was
written under contract, and made a fortune for
the publisher: it was The Peoples Book of
History In 1852 he wrote for the same pub
Usher The Pioneers of America" and in 1855
he laid before his admirers a little book of poems
enttletts' Ephemeron." But we will not follow
in detail his literary career. for ii was not until
1866 when Ticknor & Fields collected and pub
i>hed his "War Lyrics that Henry H.
Brownels literary fame was assured. Nothing
more sou-strring than these same lyrics which
he sung from time to time during the war,
were heard IN those trying wears. His lines
entitled Annus acknowledgements 1S60-61"
begin
Stand strong and calm as Fate! not Il breath of
Scorn or hate
OF taunt for the base. or of menace for the
strong
Since our fortunes must be sealed on that old
and famous Field.
Where the Right Is set in battle with the
Wrong.
These words have an inspiring ring.
After the capture of New Orleans, Mr.
Brownell turned into verse the general Order"
issued by Admiral Farragut before the battle.
These ingenious lines were read by the admiral
with much emotion, and he sought the accquain-
lance of the poet, and induced him to join his
staff. In the Bay Fight Rrownell was Il hero
and a chromcler; one verse OF his poem of that
name was iotted down in the heat of the en-
gagement. After the sound and smoke of wal
had passed away our poet accompanied the
gallant Farragut on his European tour.
For year before he died Browneil suffered
with a malignant tumor in the face He en-
duled several painful surgical operations. but
they only prolonged his awful sutlerirgs. And
if at last in hopelessness he ended his own heavy
existence (and this is thought to be the fact al
though the local papers have not mentioned it,
there is no one to rise up and condemn Con-
necticut'> true poet, Henry Howard Brownel
A STRANGE CASE
has come to our positive knowledge which has
not crept into the columns of either Of our city
newspapers. A gentleman of excellent position
in this city last summer lost by death his wife
to whom he was most devotedly attached. SO
fearful was he Of premature burial that he
caused the body to lie in state for an unusual
number of days with bell-rope placed within
the hands. And when at last the mouner con-
signed his wife to the grave, he caused Il tube TO
be placed which ran from an opening i'll the
casket to the top of the ground; through this
ran a cord, one end of which was put Ill the
hands of the deceased while 10 the outer end Il
little bell was attached. Thus the slightest
movement of the string would have been de-
tected. Three weeks afterward, not satisfied
with these precautions, and half frantic with
grief, the afflicted gentleman hired an under
taker and al assistant to remove the earth and
uncover the remains they were found unaltered
and undisturbed. After what he thought would
be Il last look, the husband ordered them to fill
the grave again. Frye weeks afterward the
undertaken received a call from the mourner
and he again secretly performed this task of
resurrection. And as if this were not carrying
the extravaganza OF grief far enough. the gentle
man IN about month again hired the man OF
collins to uncover the deceased for third time.
Strange 10 say the remains of the lady We're
even then but Il very little altered in appear
ance.
INK DROPS.
Mr.. David Clark, of the liberal committee, be-
fore election made the feline remark that if
Pennsylvania didn't give forty thousand ma
jority for Greeley, he would eat 4 dead cat.
Now they do say that over fifty dead eats have
been sent him, some with directions how 10
cook. A large cat-amount.
The same MIR. Clark asserted that Governor
Jewell. in the spring of 1856, refused to conri- |
butte toward the expenses of the campaign. |
Gov. Jewell replied That he was not in the
country ut the time mentioned. Mr.. Clark
answered in public speech that if Gov Jewell |
would prove that he was abroad III March, 1SG6 |
he would give $1,000 tone thousand tlollars) 10
sunny lIlt 1DNcl-
nor wOnld give similar amount if he failed to |
show that he was not in the country ut the time. |
Coy. Jewell accepted the challenge and has
proved lately before Mr.. Clark and selected |
committee, and to Mr.. Clark's satisfaction. that |
he was abroad at the time mentioned. Mr.. c. |
has given his check for the $1,000.
The horse disease still ngers here, and there |
t.1
wall is yet heard in our streets, together with |
the blows and goadngs OF the bovine whaler.
Copies of the late number of Woodruff and |
Clahn's Weekly, which filings so much mud at
high perSonages, sell here to lovers of gossip |
for from fifty cents to one dollar each.
Our great Hartford Insurance companies have |
passed through the Boston Tires like Shadrach, |
Mesheck and Abednego.
Two or three days after election the Boys in
Blue had last parade and with their fine band
gave serenades to Hawley, Congressman-elect |
and to Gov. Jewell. 1t was whispered that our
wealthy Governor was to tender the s'Bovs''
who have worked hard in the campaign. a col
latlon; but instead, he made them lovely little |
speech and bid them goodnight! Warm words
but cold comfort.
Doctors are peripatetic now that their horses
are i'll; they have to walk just like unprofes-
siona mortals. Someone said .'Ths is a case |
OF hippozootic against Hippocrates, and Hippo
crates feel sore about it,
Bret Harte failed to meet his engagement to |
lecture here lately; he was sure of large audi
ence. The occasion was advertised us his debut |
on the lectul e-platform. Query-Was he fright
ened?
Rubnstein the great pianist recently gave |
concert here. His music is too severely classi- |
cal to be appreciated by many not deeply versed
in musical lore. w. |
NOMINATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR. The |
following nominations were made by
Governor Perham on the 21st inst:
STATE. To Solemnize Marriages: S.
Goodenough, Bangor; Edward P Sanford,
Jefferson; Chas. G. Foot, Lubec; A. H.
Sweetser, Rockland
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