Litchfield enquirer., 1861-06-06

AN ELLSWORTH REoMENT.-Steps have been taken for the organization of a regiment whose special mission it shall be to commemorate by deeds the death of Col. Ellsworth. The proposed regiment shall consist of men not over twenty seven years unmarried, and chosen with refer ence to their physical prowess and moral worth. Every town ard ward in the state shall contri- ment 9e sfa 6e mMeele mel Jpeu SsKRenss sf saS
 It is expected that the organization shall be completed during the coming month.-Al6Gny Journal
 Col. Ellsworth was born at Mechanicsville N. r., and was at his death between twenty three and twenty-four years old. He went to New York city about nine years since, where he resided four years, and then went to Chicago. Previous to going to Chicago he made many endeavors to secure cadetship at West Point, but, being without influential friends was unable to do so. After being compelled to relinquish his pet project of going to West Point, he went to Chicago and there formed his celebrated company of Chicago Zouaves His parents are now both living at Mechanicsville, a small town on the Hudson river 12 miles above Trey
 A PuzzLE.-A just but severe man built gallows on bridge, and asked every passenger whither he was going. If he answered truly he passed unharmed if falsely, he was hanged on tHC SuliOWo. OuS doy c P"ocCuSCA UOAliS uShOW the usual question, answered, am going to be hanged on the gallows." "Now,n said the gallows builder, "if hang this man, he will have answered truly, and ought not to have been hanged if do not hang him, he will have answered falsely, and ought to have been hang ed" It is not recorded what decision he came to. .-
 Some misapprehension has existed with re- &, +bc rb;ab a:r for occupies. He is in command of the depart ment of Fairfax, Virginia, which embraces the State east of the Aleghanies, excepting those portions comprised within the departments of Generals Mansfield and Butler. The limits of the former boundaries of the District of Colum- bia, before the retrocession of Alexandria. The latter includes Norfolk and the country forty miles around it. s-
 A visitor to Alexandria was told by an old friend, wealthy citizen of the place, that he was Union man until Friday, when Virginia soil was invaded by Federal troops. The peor pie were greatly aggravated by the presence of the Zouaves on their sacred soil. The Mayor of Alexandria declared to-day that the people would prefer the presence of tea other regi- ments The objection to them is not that they are disorderly, but that they are not of the first families
 Almost every man that visits Alexandria. brings away some memento of the place. The oil-cIoth on the hall where Ellsworth fell has been cut up and divided. On some pieces the blood is as thick as knife blade. Pieces of the stairs covered with his blood, are also cut of and brought away. EaEs.
 AN INCIDENT OF rHE WAR.-One of the pro. prietors of the St. Louis Repu5lican was an off, cer in Gen. Frosts rebel army. Three of the journeymen on the Republican were In the ranks of the Union Home Guard, who took the rebel editor prisoner. The result was their dis charge 50 soon as he was released on parole. The elected typos now look forward to an op. portunity of distributing little leaded matter into the editors case.
 It is announced in the London M,ssfrafe0 Ne,cs that the brilliant novelist and fast man, Charles Lover, is dead. He was in his hfty-htth year. being five years older than Dickens, and year vounSer than Thackeray, Bulwer and Dis. rraeli. He was born in Dublin and bred physi. clan. His pen was very prolific. From 1886, he has produced to average novel yearly. The fife. fun, humor and spirited dash of his novels. and the happy portraiture or :s enaracter, ensure
 After the Vermont regiment started for For. tress Monroe two ladies were found in the cars. resolved to go as nurses, Miss Dorsey of Cornwall and Miss Grace of Middleburv. who has brother in the regiment They were voted in and each member took an oath to shoot every man that offers them an insult.
 PzAs.--Paasw will often do well when sowed d laaas the last of May. Instead Of oats try . 'flrctaasen" with this valuable production.