Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-23
Sharp Letter From General Joe
Hooker,


New York Tribune, replies TO an article re
Gently published in that paper over the name
OF VIM. r. q. Sharks, In regard 10 the battle
OF Lookout Mountain, and also takes occasion
TO refer TO the late reported interview OF a
New York Herald correspondent with Gen
Grant in which the latter was represented as
speaking In rather diSparaging manner OF
Gen. Hooker's achievements in the battle
above the Clouds" General Hooker seriously
doubts the authenticity of the interyie and
says, "interyiewerS have of late displayed SO
much cunning and miSchiefmaking in the
practice OF their pursuits" that he thinks his
incredulIty will not appear strange. He
coached by another officer of the army of
high rank, whose peculiar mode of war
fare for some time has been of this covert
character" General Hooker declares that il
was not the intention of the general-in- chief
that any part OF the army of the Potomac
was to take leading role In the operations
around Chattanooga, but the subsequent car
lying away of bridges by the high water be
fore all of Shermans army had crossed pre-
sented Hooker the desired opportunity for
attacking, thus showing, he says, that imam
his flight at Lookout might have equaled
Gen. Grants in the Wilderness had he chosen
to advance In front on the enemy behind their
entertainments, which seemed to be his favor
lite mode, but from which his whole army re
volted at Cold Harbor;" but, Gen. Hooker
says, he had no particular desire to be con-
Gen. Hooker further says Gen. Ingalls,, Grants
own quartermaster informed him that he
furnished transportation for ninety thousand
men to go north between the Rapidap and the
James rivers, and, of course, this lumber
could not embrace all the casualties.
BALM FOR A DAMAGED HEARr-lhat was
small award In a breach OF promise suit which
the kingston Freeman OF Tuesday thus re-
ports: The breach Of promise case of Melissa
trial before Justice Hull yesterday afternoon
and as m the defendant did not put in AN appear
ne anee ahe evidence thH Of the P,ai9it vas taken
testified: Il live in this city: am single and
unmarried: was so about the middle of March
last; know the defendant; he lives in Ron
dout; about March IS, lS7S, the defendant and
L entered into contract of marriage; he
asked me to marry him, and L consented: /
have asked him since IL he was willing la
he said he would not; that was I've or six
weeks before this suit was commenced: he
never married me and left of paying his at
tentions to me-. On this evidence The matter
was left to the court, who, after bringing to
bear upon the case all the weight of legal
knowledge acquired by. years OF study. com
decided that slOO would cover the damage oc
casioned by the breaking of the contract and
that & 20 would cover the costs, SO Judgment
was entered for that amount.
"A GIRL WHO COULD THROW SroNEs.-A
Nevada man writes to the Virginia City Terri
t0ridt Enterprise as follows: The writer once
knew family in which there were six bounc-
ing girls without a break. Being very poor
the father had taken the eldest TO assist him
in out of door work. To this she seemed 10
take naturally, and eventually became an
adept In moving, reaping, tree-felling, and
even -shoeing-one of the most difficult
thlngs TO acquire command of. A though fully
equal to the boys of her az e i'm doing the above
Wolk. there was only one thing i'm which She
showed decided superiority. and that was i'm
Stone-throwing The precision and velocity
with which she could hurl one OF those missiles
was 10 me, who was year or two her Junior, a
source OF never ending wonder and admjra
N hor rSlyi lSIa.a
three partrldges. (ruflied grouse,) killed in one
day with stones