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fact,) 100000 at Borodino, $4,000 at
Fentenay, 100000; at Arbela, 100000
at Chalons, 100000 of Atilla's army
alone 100000 Usipetes slain by Julius
Caesar in one battle, and 436, 900 Ger
mans in another.
Take only two cases. The army of
Xerxes, says DR.. Dick, must have
amounted to 5,2S3,320; and if the
attendants were only one-third as great
as common at the present time in the
Eastern countries, the sum total must
have reached nearly 6,OOO,OOO. Yet
in one year this vast multitude was
reduced, though not entirely by
death, to 100000 fighting men; and of
these only 5000 escaped destruction.
Jenghiz Khan, the terrible ravager of
Asia in the 18th century, shot 900 at
the storming of Chariasm. In the
Herat district he butchered 100000
and in two cities with their depend
encies l,7OO,000 During the last ~
years of his long reign, he is said to
have massacred more than half mil
lion every year and in the first /
years, he is supposed, By Chinese
historians, to have destroyad rot lses
| than 1S,O00,O00; a full total of
100000 in al years,i In any view what
fell destroyer is war Napoleon's
wars sacrificed some 6,000, 600, and all
the wars consequent on the French he
volution some nine or ten millions.
The Spanairds are said to have destroy
ed in 42 years, more than l2,0OO,66O OF
American Indians. Grecian wars sacri-
feed $4,000, 900; Jewish wars 5,000,-
600; the wars of the twelve Caesars 30,
600, 900; in all the wars of the Romans
before Julius Caesar, 6O,OOO,O0O the
wars of the Roman Empire, Of the
Saracens and the Turks, 100000
each those of the Tartars 80, O,OOO,O 600;
those of Africa, 100, 900!
IF we take into considerations says
the learned DIR. Dick, the number oi
not only those who have perishec
through the natural consequences o1
war, it will not perhaps be overratine
the destruction of human life if w'
affirm that one tenth of the human race
has been destroyed by the ravages %
war; and according to this estimate
more than $4,000, 200 of human be
ings have been slaughtered in war since
the beginning of the world Edmund
Burke went still further, and reckonet
the sum total of it's ravages, from th'
first, at no less than 35,0oO, ,oO0,0OO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
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THURSDAY. SEPT,R 26. 1861.
A Union Ticket.

A call for a meeting of citizens of Lltchfelo' irrespective of party, to hear the report Of the committee on nominating a ticket tor the 'o"n election will be found in our advertising columns today. The call embraces aO who are III 1a'or of preserving their government and III ia'of u ,,;norors nrosecution of the war. We nope d" ,r;11 .+tond who can make it convenient so to do. There should be and will be but one party Tn this election there should be and will be no old party feeling; Democrats and Republicans should and will unite on harmonious ticket that shall sweep everything before it; let but loyal men, and men who are not afraid to come out should be put in nomination, and not one name on this ticket should be scratched at the polls.
 We have but one feeling in the matter, and that, that all should be in harmony with the one grand idea which animates and stirs all patriotic men in these times, of preserving and protecting the Government. We are not Republicans, dis tinctively, in this crisis, nor Democrats. farty names and party platforms are by zones now The Administration has but one creed, one Plat- form. and it is bending all it's energies to that one work alone. And it should 6e sustained by every loyal man and every loyal community. We hope every town in our county, whether they have heretofore been strongly Republican or strongly Democratic will adopt this course and example of Litch6eld and put up Union ticket of the best men, and men who are decidedly loy' al. Such ticket is the only one which VIC shall support, so long as we are assured that fairness and spirit of loyalty to the Government only controls the nominations.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
THE DEFENCE OF ST. LoU1s.-A recent letter

THE DEFENCE OF ST. LoU1s.-A recent letter from the West, printed in New York paper thus describes the present defences of St. Louis
 "The whole city, on every side save the river is we'll fortified with heavy earthwork defences, surmounted by huge columbiads, rifed guns and howitzers. There are guns on redoubts, guns on boats, guns at the arsenal, guns at the garl. ous departments in fact, guns everywhere. Alp preaching St. Louis in steamer from below, you see our glorious Union colors floating eve rywhere. The white tents of soldiers dot the hills around. Soldiers are on duty everywhere, but soldiers off duty are in camp, not lounglng in the streets. An immense force is encamped near the arsenal, and out at the fair grounds, and the defences may be considered impregna- ble. Troops arrive silently, and depart silently, daily, and the influence of mighty military in- tellect is felt everywhere-eyerywhe Ere mont's mysterious hand and mind guides the destiny of the west. Down the river are the formidable gunboats, which will soon be ready to open their iron hail upon the enemy forces /"
 THERE is as yet no definite action in regard to Maj General Fremont's administration of af- fairs in Missouri, the questions involved being of delicate and complicated character. The indications are, however, that if he shall not be supersed in his command which now seems pro- bable, other arrangements of an important bear ing will be made, having in view the public well fare. Nothing beyond what is here stated can be reliably aseertained, for the reason already mentioned.
 There is no truth in the report that General Fremont IS to be removed. The President es- pecially contradioted the rumor Monday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26

MILITARY MATTERs.--The following is the
 list of staff and field officers of the 8th Regiment
 C.V.
 Colonel, Edward Harland, Norwich. Lieut.. Co.,, Feter L. Cunningham. Norwalk 1Veyor, Andrew Terry, Terryville.
 4dju!ant, Chas. II. Colt, Norwich. '. QuG7termaster, Joseph II. Alexander, Enfield Assistant Surgeons, De Witt C. Lathrop, Nor
 wich; J. V. Harrington, Norwich. Sergeant Mqjor, M. A. Hill, Norwalk. Qanrtermastsr Sergeant, David Clark, Thomp- sonville.
 Commsissary Sergeant, Horace P. Gates Major Terry went out as orderly with the 4th Regiment, but has been home some time, sick
 we understood, until he now turns up Major, and
 We trust, feels better. The Courant says: There are now 750 men in the camp of the 9th. They do not expect to leave before next week Whether they do then or not, depends upon the Quartermaster General Tho Tenth Regiment has gone into camp in the same field, just south of the grounds occu- pied by the Eighth. This camp is under charge
 of Capt. Frye, of Bridgeport, who is soldier | enough to be Colonel of the regiment. No staff
 officers have yet been named, except the Lieut.. Colonel, who is Chas. s. Russell, of Birming ham, who was Adjutant of the Second. There
 are now in camp, oix companies, averaging 75
 men each. They are, respectively now under command of Can't Frye of Drilgeport; Capt.
 Leggett, of New London; Capt. Judd, Roxbury;
 Capt. Martin, Hartford; Capt. Hoyt, Stamford ;
 Capt. Ruth, Thompsousille. The ten companies
 will all be in camp, and all filled to the maxim
 um, by Saturday night. The camp is that occu-
 pied by the Fifth a short time before it's depar-
 ture, and is already place of interest, visited
 by hundreds daily.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
aid rendered him in his office by pr. 4. S. Lew

aid rendered him in his office by pr. 4. s. Lew is and MT. Julius Deming. The exercises of the second day included the oration of Edward W. Seymour, Esq, which was 8 thoughtful, ornate and instructive produc- tion, and was short, which point, the soul of wit we recommend to those who shall follow after him in other years. Displays of horsewoman- ship, foot and scrub races followed, which were all well received by the multitude.
 The list of premiums awarded will be found on the first page of this weeks Enquirer.
 The receipts of the second day were about S25O which together with those of the previous day will easily cover all expenses, and the nre. miums, than which the Society could not hone to do better, with the money from the State vet undrawn.
 Altogether the twenty first annual exhibition and Fair was complete, thorough and gratify ing success, and the farmers and stock-raisera of Litchfeld county may never fear that the old county society will go down while it can present such successful exhibition as this in the midst of these times of war and rumors. ~AAeAHA day evening, which brought large attendance, the following officers were elected for the ensu- ing year:
 President, Geo. G. Hitchcock of Washington lst Vice President, Lemuel Hurlbut of Win chester 2d s. D. Northway, of Norfoib 2d '" Geo Pierpont of Watertown Record. Sec. Jas. Humphrey, Jr. of Litohfeld Treasurer, Geo. NJ. Woodruff, 6 Cor. Sec. Wm. F. Baldwin, A Union meeting will be held at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon next to hear the re port of the committee on nominations, appointed at the Union meeting August 24th. Let ther, be large turnout of all patriotic men. Tn, following list of the committee we re-publisf from our issue eff August 29th 1 G. A. Hickox. Tomlinson Wells, Asahel A
 Morse, Dan Stoddard, H. B. Graves, Fred Plumb Theo. Sedgwick, Jason Whiting, Chas. c. Buel Thomas M. Coe R. A. Ford, Noah Gurnsey, A J. Pierpont, Abraham Turner, John Hubbard
 Edward " Crossman.
 | The closing exercises of the summer sessio,
 of the Litchfeld Young Ladies Institute vii
 take place at the chapel of St. Michaels Church
 on Friday evening at :, P. NJ. The programn
 consists of music, vocal and instrumental, poe
 try, compositions, session reports, and addresse
 by Dr. J. G. Beckwith, and H.. B. Graves, Esq.
 The public are invited.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
WQODRHRY-

The Annual Cattle Show andsFair which was to have been held the present week, has been deferred till next week on Wednesday and Thursday, the second and third day of October. The usual arrangements are being perfected, and the exhibition will undoubtedly Dc 8 success.
 Our private schools the North Academy, the Woodbury Academy, and T N. Thompsons, have commenced thor fall terms with a full complement of students.
 A flow cases of Diptheria have occurred re- gently, among children, and one or two termin- ated fatally.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
The October Nlasazipes,

GoDzY's LADY's Book is on our table, prompt ly, with it's "ssre and yellow leaves" antieipat- ing October. We can say nothing more com mandatory of it than that has great sale among the ladies of Litchfeld, and that B. Marsh has it at his bookstore.
 PErERsoN's for October has handsome mel zotint engraving entitled "The white Lady of the Arenel,'' "lovely'' Fashion Plates, Patterns, Receipts, and all the eterteras of interesting matter for the ladies, and is furnished at $2 % per annum.
 HARPER's for October is we'll worth the sub scription price for the year. It contains five or six papers superbly illustrated and the whole of Alexander Smiths, Few poem, Edwin of De- ira". Patton, the Waterbury Bookseller has it for sale.
 1 TIE ATLANTIC for October completes our list this week, and tho last not least. The Atlantic | is decidedly the most readable monthly in the l United States or Jeff. Davis dom. The number before US contains the following varied and in teres;ing table of contents:
 Near Oxford, hisor; cal and dreminiscent; Cyril Wilde, tale of the Dark and Bloody Ground''; "Crawford's Statues st Richmond" Poetry j; " Journal of Priyatersman, continued from last month: Concerning People whom more might have been made, homily; My friend Library, pleasant rummage among old books 1; The name in the Bsrk,' Poetry; Agnes of Ser ren.o, continued; A ight ina Wherry, nautical adventure, net unlike that of the Wise men of Gotham; Story of To-day, by the authoress of "Life in the Iron Mills" Part l.; Lines Household, Poetry; What we coming to? by a Reverend philosopher; Panic Terror, apropos to Bull Run. Our Country, an exquisite and patriotic pecan, by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and The vrom wood Gall of History by O. w. Hol- mes-excellent, most excellent t faith. Ticknor & Fields Publishers Boston.
 BLAcNwooD for September, one of the most interesting of the British monthlies has been re- ceived from the publishers L. Scott & Co., Blackwood and the four British Quarterlies are reprinted promptly in this country from early sheets of the English editions and are ready for subscribers at as early dates as they could re- ceive them from England, beside being 100 per cont. cheaper.
 Address L. Scott 6, Co, 79 Fulton St., New York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
Says Washington correspondent ofthe \

! Says Washington correspondent the Nev York Post: The officers of the Garibaldi Guare are profting by their experience in foreign wars Every regiment now wears bandage of Cantor flannel next to the bowels In the Crimean wal this practice saved thousands of men from fata diarrhoea and dysentery. It is proposed thai every regiment be similarly provided against diseases incident to a southern climate"
 Illinois has furnished forty-seven regiments and is rapidly organizing thirteen more, in addi tion to the thousands of troops she has furnish ed to Missouri regiments. In short time she will have supplied the Government with 6o,OOO troops !-and good ones, too-sturdy, brave do- cile, and loyal men, who are willing to fight for the Union. and suffer for it.
 Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island intends to have more batteries enlisted in his State, making eight in all and battalion of cavalry is also to be raised. The Post says: "At no time since the war began, has the martial spirit of our State been more fully aroused than at pres ent. Rhode Island blood is up."
 ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS ADVANCE ON Cor roN.-The mills of this city have large quanti ty of cotton on hand which has advanced in price since it was bought, about one million of dollars That owned by the Amoskeag Co., would sell for S49O,OOO more than it cost: that owned by the Stark Mills S35,OO0, and that owned by the Man chester Mills $l55, ,0OO. Sum total $955, ,OOO. It would be handsome profit enough if they could sell it, but they will not sell single pound; though the advance of goods does not eorrespon1,d at all with the advance on cotton. They VIII keep it and manufacture it at loss, compared ei with the sale of the raw material, for the benen' of the operatives and the people of the city ae- nend;no nnon tbn runn;no of our mills for sup port Truly, it cannot be said of our Manchsss- !, CT Corporations that they "have no souls."- Manchestir (N. H.) Mirror
 Quartermaster-Gene Meigs IS m rniaeel. ,a.:e phia, transacting important business fela'ihg to contracts for army supplies.
 The War Department has no confirmation o1 the report of the surrender ot the leoefal loross undes Uol. Mulligan at Lexington.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
Superior Court Sept, Term, 1861. JUDGES ELLSWORTH AND SEYMOUR, PRESIDING.

S!csts vs. Charles Fo.e, Trial for murder com mtted in Woodbury last summer. Evidence produced that he stabbed his employer as chars ed, but without that premeditated malice that constitutes murder in the first degree.
 Verdict of Manslaughter-snds sentence of i'm prisonment for 10 years with $50 fne.'
 Stae vs. RannaA s. Donooan, Tried fol murder of her employer in Waterto VII last spring
 Verdict of murder in the 2d degree, and sen tence of Imprisonment for Life.
 The Court has adjourned till Friday, on sc count of the National Fast.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
Murder.

This County is certainly acquiring most un- enviable reputation for murders, homicides and manslaughters. Within year there have been no less than five or six persons killed within the limits of Litchfeld County. During the past week there have been two cases on trial before the Superior court, one of Fox for the murder of his employer in Woodbury, and one of girl named Donoran for the murder of her employ CT in Watertown.
 And now in the midst of these trials, and while they are yet in progress, comes the shocking news from Winsted of the murder of one of it's most widely known citizens and under circumstances which seem to indicate the most fendish and de- liberate reconciliation.
 Our citizens may well shudder and stand ap- paed at this state of things, bordering almost up- on a return to the most savage state of society, when malice wreaks its revenge upon the inno- cent and unsuspecting, and when no mans life seems to be safe from the assassin and the mur- derer.
 How shall we be safe from the assailant ?- How shall our families be protected from the perils that seem to thicken around every man as the days and nights go by?
 We think there is but one answer.
 Our juries are too lenient-the subtle sophis ties which any smart lawyer may weave around the circumstances of the case are too apt to de ceive and to prevail-the sympathies of Q jury ar, too often aroused by the age or condition or se' of the criminal, and he escapes from tho penalt of the law or is made to suffer only with ligh imprisonsiiont- -.---F
 5oWs aoant an example mat1e ef some of hes AssG Gaserers, by HANGING them. There is no otl CT remedy more etficacious or more just. It wrong and unmerciful to the community longe to err on the side of mercy to the criminal H deserves no mercy. By the laws of the State and the laws of God, whoso sheddeth mans ,lool, by man shall his blood be shed. He 'hould be hung, and that with as little delay as till afford the man-slayer time to make his peace with his God. In no other way shall VIC be safe from repetition of these terrible homicides, which every week or month we seem doomed to hear of as transpiring all around us, and in our very midst
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26

This has been the condition of the Park for years and will be for years to come unless the people who live about it set to work in earnest to repair the disgrace which day by day stares them in the face. Will they do it?
 We wait to see what will be done by the town in the matter, and to know whether we shall al s0ays be compelled to endure and suffer such nuisances to exist, which make our county seat the rdicule of all the towns of our county, and a disgrace and burning shame to ourselves.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
Three Nuisances "A GrOyyl.

There are three subjects which agitate at the present, and have agitated Cor some time the for bearance and ong-suaering patience of this con- munity, and which ought to be agitated at the next town meeting-abated or abolished.
 The three subjects are three nuisances, three shames, not shams-three culpable disgraces to us and our civilization.
 They are, Cows, Dogs, and Parks.
 They are all intimately connected with one an- other. The Cows run at large in the streets the Dogs run after the Cows-and the Cows run Into, and over, and through the Parks.
 It is standing disgrace and shame to Litch. field that Cows should be allowed to run at large in the highway. There is towns law and a borough bylaw against the nuisance and yet the Law is never enforced. We haven't the pleasure of the acquaintance-tha we know of--of the distinguished officer of the law who holds the re- sponsible position of Hayward at the present time. We confess we don't know who the gen tleman is-who does But this we do know that it is his business to arrest every animal run ming at largo in the street and impouadit. Does he do it2
 We know, and know to our shame, how unpop ular such an office is. and such performance o duty as the law absolutely requires. We know that so long as men of influence and means per init their Cows to run in the street, dis6gurins the trees, rendering precarious the walks, ano tearing down the park fences-others of less means will do so-and fear no law.
 But nevertheless there should be an end but te it and if men who are we'll able to pasture thei COWS still violate the law, let them feel tho consequences and let the community mark sucl men with especial disfavor and disgrace Thei, names should be known, and we shall be yer glad to publish all such as we hear of hereafter
 As for nuisance No. 2-Dogs, we have little t say. At one time it seemed as if We were all gc ing to the Dogs. Dog-fghts were daily instite tions and the dog-fever ran so high that at census taken of the animals less than year sine it was found that there was at least one quarte dog to every man, woman and child in town.- We are happy to learn that there is at present prevailing mortality among the barking, biting bowling, fighting nuisances, which threatens t terminate portion at least of their canine exis tences. After one or two cases of hydrophobi. the proportion of these departures from the scene will undoubtedly be greater.
 Nuisance No. is the West Park in it's forlor1 and disgracefnl condition-its fences down. it trees scrubby, its lawn pasture ground for dis reputable cows, or cows of disreputabls owners
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
SH ARON
Another War meeting was holden at share

Another War meeting was holden at Sharon on Thursday evening last. Addresses were made by Joel Benton, Esq , of Amenia, N. r., and Richard Smith, Esq, of Sharon. The gath ering at the Congregational Church was quite large, and the addresses were very able and were we'll received
 Several additional recruits left on Monday morning under charge of Lieut.. Palmer, making some twenty fine soldiers, which that ,enterpri- sing officer has taken to headquarters at Hart ford from Sharon within the last two weeks.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
DIED.

In Torrington, Sept. 9th, Mr. Sinclair Bailey, aged 54.
 In Halsey Valley, N. Y., Aug. 16th, Mrs. Ma ry Tryon, wife of Joseph Tryon, aged 70.
 In Morris, Sept. 18th, Sylva A., daughter of Charles and Maria Cook, aged 10 years and months.
 At Norfolk, on the 18th inst, James Scovill, aged 10 years.
 In Norfolk, the 20th inst, Stephen Root, aged 59 years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26

will deliver historical discourse in the fore noon; giving an account of the organization and subsequent history of the Society, and reminis- ccnces of it's principal early friends Rev. Dr. Anderson, Senior Secretary of the A. B. c. E. M., will deliver an address ill the afternoon, and an invitation has been rendered to Rev. Dr. Hickock, of Union College, to be present and make an address, which it is hoped he will ac- cept
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26
CORNWALL,

The private schools in this town were closed last week. The exhibition of the Green Hill School occurred on rainy afternoon, and was not as well attended as usual. The two schools MT. Colds and MT. Hart's, have been full and very successful the present summer.
 -"Our oldest inhabitants" are passing away Five have died within few months, all of then 80 years old and over, viz: Palmer Johnson, 86 Dea. Nathan Hart, S6; Col. Stephen Bonney, 82 Dr. Palmer, 85 and this woek Mrs. Mary, relic of the late Timothy Stone 80 years.
 s'Our fathers where are they?'
 -Three more of our young men left Monday to join the army, their destination is the 5tf Regiment under Gen. Banks. Last week some four or five enlisted into the 9th, making ia al about 60 who have gone from this town, and VI have few more left of the same sort, some o them getting ready to go.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26

R@- We are glad to learn that Mr. Fred'k B. Swift of New York, is forming second compa- ny of volunteers from the Housatonic Valley, which he will command himself. Head quarters at North Canaan. Branch office at P. c. Cum mings, New Milford
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26

My We are indebted to the publishers of Lloyds American R. R. Guide for copy of their splendid Military Map and Gazette of the South ern Country' It is by far the best, and most complete, and undoubtedly the most accurate map of the kind we have seen.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-26

DG- We arc happy to announce that DANIEL s, DICKINSON has consented to address the citi zens of this county at Litch6eld, at some early date, which will be given hereafter, after the 10th of October. Particulars hereafter.