Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

DEATH OF PROMINENT PERsoNs.-The most |
conspicuous news of the past week aside |
from the elections has been the deaths of
distinguished ndividuals-notably lead
ing soldier, Gen. Hooker, and most prom
inent politician, Senator FAC. Chandler, of
Michigan, than whom there was not in the
nation one who knew how to pull political
wires more successfully. The following
brief notices will give some idea of the
career of each.
Major General Joseph Hooker, died on
Friday last at Garden City, L. l., aged sixty
four years. He was born at HadlSy, Mass,
graduated at West Point in 1887, served in
the Mexican war with distinction, being
successfully breveted captain, major lieu
tenant-colonel for gallantry and meritorious
conduct on the field, and afterwards became
farmer in California. When the civil war
between the States broke out Gen. Hooker
accepted the position of gadier-gsneral
of volunteers, and took command of
brigade detailed to watch the lower Poto-
mac on the Maryland side. In March,
1862, he was commissioned to the command
OF division, took part in the leading
lights on the Peninsula, and certainly with
his division bore the brunt of the battle at
Antietam. After Burnside's defeat at
Fredericksburg General Hooker succeeded
him in command of the army of the Poto-
mac, and suffered such q severe defeat at
Charlottesville that it is quite probable
his army would have been totally destroyed
or captured entire but for the wounding of
Stonewall jackson. General Hooker was
apdu 4
tlnguished part in the battle of Lookout
Mountain and will be remembered as the
general who fought the battle among the
clouds at the last named place. Since the
war he has remained mostly in retirement
Hon. Zachariah Chandler United States
Senator from Michigan, late Secretary o.
the Interior and chairman of the republi
can national committee, who was founc
dead in his bed at Chicago on Saturda,
morning last, will be deeply regretted b.
large numbers of his countrymen, as in
deed none will be indifferent to such
sudden taking off of SO public man. II,
had made speech the night before to tn
republicans of Chicago, and doubtless thu
underwent injurious excitement, resulting
as seems by the post norton, in a fata
attack OF apoplexy. Though very decided
and at times violent, in his political cor
vlctions and action, Mr. Chandler possesse
personal qva.'e7 which attached many
hlmj and A.44e nm friends even anon
his opponents. He was born Decembe
III, 1918, at Bedford, N. H., and was thu
IN the Goth year of his age. He had as
business man at Detroit acquired muc
wealth. He was Of bluff manners, bot
with friend and foe, and felt himse
able to be independent in speech ar
act, his independence taking rather Il
form OF extreme opinions "within Il
party to which he belonged. He W
generally in favor of pushing party actiC
at higher rate of speed than seemed e
pedlent to more conservative members,
never of cutting himself adrift from t
organization. Several times, in critic
periods of the history of the country a
OF the republican party, Mr.. Chandler v
aoie' IN some measure, to shape even
MS was notably the case in regard to {
peace congress" of 1S60-61, which I
Ehandler did much to keep from act
declsively, and in the presidential elect
OF 1876, IN which the republican oampai
was mainly conducted by Mr.. Chandler
chairman OF the national committee.
dispatches In that canvass have passed i
history. Senator Chandler was an en-
prising, shrewd, far-seeing business m
engaged In large operations in the MOI
west. These same qualities enabled hin
take leading position in the Senate, WI
hs was chairman of the committee
commerce for many years. His spees
on business subjects were always full O.
curately stated facts and weli-drawn
clusion, presented with force and
tincness. After the war it was the
fortune OF Mr. Chandler that he reta
all the heat and fury of his earlier
fiicts, though his party had cooled on.
North was tired OF battle; the Soutl