Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-03
A PROCLAMATION.

which direct tax of S3Oe, PA was apportioned to the State of Connecticut subject to deduo- ton Of fifteen per cent if assumed and paid pri- or to specified time and early legislation IS necessary to secure the benefit of such pro- posed deduction:
 Therefore, believing that for tho foregoing reasons, there is special emergency" which justifies the reassembling of the Legislature. by virtue Of authority in me vested by the consti- tuition, hereby convene the General Assembly at Hartford, on WEDNESDAY,, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT. at 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of taking such action in reference to tho subjects above specified as may be in S. cordance with the public interest.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the Stasa l.. 8. at Hartford this, twenty-aith day e
 VIM. A. BUCKINHAM By His Excellency's command. J. HAMMOND TRuNBU1L, SeO'y of State. GEN. FREMONT AND THE FALL OF LnxIRaToR. In answer to the query why Gen. Fremont lefs Col. Mulligan at Lexington with only 3,600 men to withstand Price and It, 900 rebels, the Chica- go Tribune remarks:
 "We do not undertake to give all the reasons | for the situation, but we are informed on the best authority that the case admits of, that iS was Gen. Fremont's plan to let Price work his way up to Lexington unmolested, and then send a heavy column out from Jefferson City to Seda- lia to march upon his rear, while Gen. Popss army should move simultaneously from the north and surround and capture or destroy, the whole rebel force. On Saturday last Gen. Fremont received peremptory ordor from Washington for five regiments of well armed and disciplined troops. This order was promptly filled, not with the worst but the uery best regiments within reach. Tho raw troops at Benton barracks, who never had musket in their hands until they went to St. Louis, could not of course be dis patched to Washington or 'Sedalia. This, we assume, accounts in some measure for the in- terruption of Gen. Fremonts plan to send . column overland to attack Price in the rear. His only resource was to send endorsements Co Col. Mulligan by water, and run the risk of the land batteries planted by tho rebels at Glasgow and elsewhere to command tho channel. | It may be mentioned here that the Hon. Schuy- Ter Colfax says that the force at Gen. Fremont's disposal has been greatly over estimated by ru. or from the beginning.'
 | A Washington lotter says: "Disloyal men continue to be dropped from tho different depart ments. Some two dozen got their walking pa- pers in the Treasury department last week. Others, whose loyalty is not doubted, followed in the same direction. These latter gentlemen were discharged because they seemed to think think that after taking tho oath they might do as they liked, regardless of the requirements of | of their otice.'
 | How A MAN FEELS WHEN HE IS SHoT.-We take the following from letter written by one of the gallant Iowa volunteers, who fought in the battle near Springfield, Mo-:
 '' was standing, rather kneeling, behind Q little bush, re-loading my musket, just before the Rebels engaged in this close work retreatsd. Suddenly felt Q sharp pain in my shoulder, and fell suddenly to the ground. Jumping up, ono of tho boys asked mo if was hurt? re- piled thought not, drow up my musket to fire, when he said Yes, you are shot right through the shoulder. I think it~was this remark more than the wound, which caused the feld all at once, to commence whirling around me, Tn @ very strange manner. 1 started to leave it, with . balf-ounce ball in my shoulder, and once or twice fell down with the dizziness, but in short time recovered sufficiently to be able to walk back to Springfield, nine miles, when the ball was taken out"
 A Scotch paper speaks of fox having been seen trying to spring steel trap be means of stick that he carried in his mouth. We knew . fox once that took wel-pole from the we'll, and pushed turkey off from the lower limb Of tree with it, and put the pole back in it's place. At last, he got the turkey, and the pole was all right in the morning.
 | PASSING AWAY UNDER CLoUD.-John c. l5recknridge the Louisville Journal says, left the State closely mufled, with gentleman and a negro boy as attendants, in buggy and wheu- ever any one was met on the road, the negro boy raised himself so as to cover the untitled figure.
 A young gentleman in Indiana being both engaged to be married and enlisted in rife company chose to forego the latter dvty, which coming to the ears of the expectant bride an hour before the time fixed for the wedding pro. voked the following note:
 "SIR: l am constrained to say that while e . wife should have mourned your absence on the battlefield, am DO less pained at your want e manhood in backing out am apprshsnsiva that after enlsting in nay company you nighe serve me the samo way. The bearer will dsl>p yer you your notes and sundry pressstA For your kindness to me am deeply gratsfst, and trust you will always esteem mo e yeus friend, l can be nothing more. J."
 At meeting in New York on Wednesday night of the Sons of Connecticut, speeches os highly patriotic nature were made, in which the Volunteers of Connecticut were highly ex- , toled for the manner in which they responded to the call of the President of the United States for troops to put down the rebellion, and for the alacrity of their movements in joining the vel unteer sodery from other loyal States in the support of the Union and the Constitution, the maintenance of the laws, and tho protection of our national emblem.
 Resolccd, That the Sons Of Connecticut re- siding in New York, tender their sincere ae- Acknowledgements to Governor Buckingham for his wise and careful energy and patriotism % we'll displayed in the appointment and equip- ments of the Connecticut soldiers who have gone forward to the war.
 Resoleed That Governor Buckingham bO elected an honorary member of this Associs; ton.
 Why are Raao recruits on the backward turn, very effective soldiersi Because they arc War recruits.
 A CURIOUS DISEASE PREVALENT IN BALTIMORE, CAUSED BY SECESSION CHIEFLY AFFECTING LA. DIES. In this remarkable city, there are some good, strong, Union ladies and they escape the singular disease which has such startling effect upon the secession ladies. The mere sight oT Union soldier brings on one of the spasms. am happy to say that the disease is unknown to the North but lest it should appear m the North, I will give the symptoms-and the pre- ventive.
 In the first place, when secession lady meets A Union soldier, whether he is alone or with . lady. her head is suddenly thrown back, causea by the contraction of the nerves at the top of T the spinal column. This nervous twitching ex. to the face drawing up the nose and mouth, f.;ghtfttlzv distorting the most beautiful coun- tenances. The hands too, become infected and clutch the dress of the lady, lest her skirt should touch the horrid monster. She is impelled, by the same influence to move majestically to the other side of the walk and sweep past the unoe.