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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24
CUMBERLAND MARYLAND THURSDAY MORNING, JAN "a, 1861

on the S1st of December.
Add rec eipts on the 1st OF Jan.
uary, 1861,
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24

TGrAsuaY DEPARTMENT. .CoarTaottHH't Or
FIcG. ANNAPOLIS, Jan II, lSGl.
70 tie Hon. Thns. ii. Hicks, Governor:
SIR-ln reply to your Communication ol
tie above date have the .honor to submit
the following statement:
Balance in the Treasury on the
seth Of September, 1860 S2G5,5S7.15
Their. WAS lis5Urscl on tho 1st
OF October, 1860. il,371,15
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24
S21,0i4,93
24,001,61

last exceeded the amount in
the Treasury by the sum Of 45.04G,5 "a
This is a moderate estimate as there are
OF or demands, such as special appropriations
which cannot be set ont without the time
necessary to an examination oil tie Acts Of
Assembly.
There renainei 10 the t,easuY,
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24

Which being deducted, left $l4,377, 80
Exclusive Of the receipts oE that
day. which were 203ss 40
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24
Making an aggregate of

Making an aggregate of $5s.6OO, ,oC
Which the Comptroller felt OBJ
iigcd to defer owing to the
condition Of the Treas Iry--
leaving a deficit of. So4,0O1,G1
This however does not represent the true
condition of the Treasury, as there was ac'
tuaIly due and payable on the lst Of October
the further sums Of
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24

\ western editor suspended tho publica-
iion Of bis paper for one week. for the pur-
poe Of trying his hand at poetry; and after
a long ahorous trial, bo brought forth the
f,iluWin,-.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-24


To tie Home OF the Friendlcss. Sl,25O,00
10 the Hospital for the Insane. 4,lGG,GG
To the judge 1,47j 50
To the Civil Officers. 2jO,O0I
To the Pensions. $4,000
To Fuel aud Lights. 1865
70 Commissions for Attorneys. 234
Contingent Fund Of the Executive. 10000
g Of the Treasury $500
Library augmentation. 79G,I5
Iudigent Deaf and Dumb. 1889
Posatge. 250,00
Special Appropriations. 1,23o,92
Mills for Tobacco Warehouse. 2l7,GG
Miscellaneous Accounts. 400 Sc
To Colleges and hoos. 1853 90
10 tie Boundary Commission. 184.S7
Repair Of the Government House 9l3,l3
To run the Boundary Line be-
tween Maryland and Virginia. 6OO,G9
S21,O44,93
Adding this sum to the defcien-
cy ABOVE mentioned. 24,001,61
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

SoDIERs' PRIVILEGES is we'll known that "Old Hickory" was equally popular in the army and among the people at large. No man ever lived in this country about whom so many charac- teristic anecdotes have been related by those who were among his personal friends. Below we give one of these, which we do not remem- Der to have seen in print before:
 Several years ago an officer, who was one of the most distinguished of his grade in the ser vice of the United States on his way home from 8 dinner party on certain occasion, was attack ed so violently with vertigo that he became i'm pressed with the idea that the ground was rising up against him, and that the fireplugs were after him with hot haste. Under these circumstances he determined to conceal himself in friendly gutter and wait until the enemy had disap- peared. In this condition he was found, and of course, one of the numerous troop of ofice-hun. ters was soon ready to communicate to General Jackson, then President of the United States, the fact that the gallant defender of Fort-had been found drunk in the street. The old man stood for moment, reHecting, then turning to his informant, said 7: "Vey bad conduct, Sir, in the Colonel. But by the Eternal, he has done fighting enough never to draw another sober breath in his lfe." Ever afterward it was the recognized right of tho veteran Colonel to get drunk as often as he pleased provided he kept himself out of sight,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

Capt. McCook, seventeen years old, was a member of the Second Ohio regiment, and was left as guard to the hospital at Centerville, on the Fist. One of the enemys cavalry dashed upon him and ordered him to surrender. The brave youth, with fixed bayonet steady nerve and cool bearing, replied, II never surrender" The father, Judge McCook, who had all day been ar duously engaged in assisting and taking care of the wounded, bringing them from the field and that too at the imminent peril of his life, was in the hospital tent and heard the order to his son, and seeing others of the enemy's cavalry near by, rushed out, and said in a loud tone, :" Charley, surrender, for Gods sake, or you are lost. .'- Charley turned to his father, and with all the lion in his countenance, replied, Father, will never surrender to rebel" In moment ball pierced his spine, but he instantly discharged his musket at the rebel horseman and laid him low in death, and then fell himself The rebels ther undertook to drag him off, but his father rushed in and released him, and he died soon after.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
For the Litchfeld Enquirer. A QUESTION.

What shall be done with Slavery? is ques ton to which the public sentiment of the land demands an answer And why! Because this wicked, fratricidal war commenced in its behalf has developed its animus and aims. He, who at this time of day, can believe in the essential harmony of governing men as property, and as persons having inaienable rights, is either a hypocrite or fool.
 Now what does Democracy meanf- Govern ment by the people. But it is said, women children and negroes are not capable of govern ing themselves until they have arrived at years of discretion does not seem to befall women and children in o6r republic. Grant the argument, and does that transfer them into chat away their "right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" in their sphere?
 Again.-A democracy and an olgarchy can not co-exist in the same government. This much the war proves for the Aristocracy of the South are trying to ruin where they cannot rule.
 Now, there is no use in getting mad and lay ing the blame of this war on Abolitionists and Nothing exists without cause. True, the latter have struck at the Union and laws of the land, and we will defend them to the last drop of blood and the last cent of money. We are successful, but here is the cause again ready for future mischief. An aristocracY hold ing as property the lives and services of part of the people in the nation, under despotism of privilege depending en tirely on their own will.
 This privilege of chattelism is the only basis for an aristocracy existing in our country. Re, move it, and democracy remains paramount.
 Men of thought and of action, you who as- pire to be leaders of public sentiment, hold yourselves ready to give us solution. The President in his Message has referred, for the first time in the Nations history, to that funda- mental clause of Democratic Constitution he poces's of Congress to gasarantee to ecery istate Republican form of Gaze,mmeak
 Senators and Representatives in Congress as- sembled! Have respect for your oaths, have regard for the people, have deference for the Presidents suggestion, execute the letter of the sacred Constitution, and give us peace in our time. SOLICITOR.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

A NEST OF TRA1roRs-There is lodge of the Knights of the Golden Cross at Bridgeport, Conn.,, who have for several weeks been in the habit of holding secret meetings, to the intense disgust of decent citizens. On Monday night when the news of the repulse of the Union troops was received, these traitors were exceedingly ex- ultant, and in the evening assembled in secret, to the number of about fifty, at their accustomed headquarters A few loyal citizens became in dienant at this, procured locomotive lantern, placed it so that the light fell clearlyon the door way to their rooms, and then drummed them out, taking the name of each person ss he passed out. The traitors fled in great dismay and were much alarmed for their personal safety.-Es- change.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

UNDER AN AL1As-A curious fact has been related to in regard to Gen. Beauregard of the insurgent army. The name of that gentleman with the fighting chin, as MT. Russell of the Times describes him is not Beauregard, but Tou- tant-Pierre Gustave Toutant. His father was Frenchman and was the eldest of the family The family had an estate called Beauregard, and the elder Toutant was in the habit of signing himself Toutant de Beauregard- -Toutant of Beauregard- he made application to the member of Congress from the district in which he resided in Louisiana fora cadetship at West Point for his son he signed himselfin this way I-Ioutant de Beauregard. and the assumed title was taken for the surname. The appointment 10 TOT the Lad therefore was made out for Pierre C..
 IL; neauregard, and the name was retained from little vanity perhaps in it's more sonorous dual ity-Beauregard however is still known among h1s m relations in Louisiana as Pierre Toutant.e | Tribune
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
1poetrp.

ADVENT OF THE MUsQUITO. Again the gaunt musquito comes, That brigand of the night; With all his starving family,
 To put my dreams to flight, And try and settle his small bill, And take a draft at sight! hear again the dreadful sound
 That tells me he is near; hear him wind his horrid horn, And whet his poisoned spear; He sounds the battle blast, and ah! I feel that he is here! beat the air, seem to wage
 With fiends and idle feud; My hopes, like poor Ophelia's,
 Are blasted in the bud; I'm vanquished in a single round, And he obtains |" first blood !'' In vain the rank cigar smoke,
 Quite wild and desperate grown, I try in vain to drive him out,
 And shut window down; For still hear those tranquil pipes Monotonously drone! Like Cook among the cannibals,
 'Tis useless to appeal, Or like mummy wind myself
 In sheets from head to heel; The hungry wretch has picked me out To make himself meal! He Comes by night, as angels do,
 To chant his soothing hymn; He hovereth OCT the baby's couch, Just like the cherubim; By day he wadeth in the swamp, His legs are long and slim. Oh! hear me to some frozen waste, Where polar tempests blow; On train oil will gaze unmoved, Or Greenland's cliffs of snow, And be content to pass my days
 Among the Esquimaux
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
A BALLAD.
BY T. B. ALDRIcH.

BIT. B. ALDRIcH. She was tall and fair, And in her summers primel Her feet were snowy white, And faultless as rhyme When 'tis true; And her eyes were made of heaven, Fire, and dew In the kirkyard let her lie! Let the thistles and the burrs Cover up the two-fold life The little life and hers! Wcll-a-day! It is sad to sec flower Dead, in May. Now; Lord Nial sails the sea, And laughs above his wine; And he never thinks, never thinks Of the lilly of Loeb Inc. May the storms Smite him as he sails, and the sea Crush kim in it's arms! 0 list, ye maidens fair, To the ballad that 1 sing; Go bid your true-loyes fetch The saintel priest and ring! Best be dead In some old kirkyard, than to givo Your true-lovcs all, unwed!
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
June 27th, 1861.
CHAPTER XXXvII.


 An Act relating to County Commissioners. Be st enacted by the Senate and House cf Rep- resentatiues in General Assembly conuened:
 SEC. l. It shall be the duty ofthe county com missioners in each county in this state, annually on or before the twentieth day of April, to make out, on oath, and publish in one or more weekly newspapers published in their respective coun- ties. a full and true abstract of the annual ac- count of the county treasurer, for the year end- ing March s1st, as audited and approved by them; showing the amount of moneys received, and from what sources the expenditures made, and for what purposes; the balance, if any, re- maining in the treasury, or the indebtedness of the county, if any, at the close of such year. SEQ. 2 Until said abstract shall have been published, as provided in the first section of this act, the county commissioners shall not receive, or be entitled to receive, any compensation for their services as commissioners.
 Approved, July l, 1S6l
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

Among the Connecticut men who behaved most bravely on the battle field the names of Col. Chatfeld of Waterbury, Maj. Spiedel, Bridge port and Capt. Gore of Hartford, shine conpic- uously. The latter killed an Alabama Colonel, and brought his equipments as trophies to Washington. These soldiers deserve the plau- dts of their fellow citizens, and they shall have Erchan0e,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

Just RER1Bur1oN.-The rebel journals and despatches inform us that some of the South Carolina and Georgia regiments in the late bat tie at Bull Run "were cut to pieces" There was stern poetic justice" in this. It was fit that those who had sinned earliest should be punished soonest.-South Carolina and Georgia having matched the conspiracy should feel the heavy hand of retribution first. Let us be thankful that the bombardment of Sumter has been in part avenged.-ABany Journal.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Dentistry.
DR. E. W. BLAKE, WOULD CAL

DR. E. W. BLAKE, WOULD CALL THE attention of his patrons to his superior ders further decay next to impossible. He would also ask them to look at his superior Single Gum Teeth also to his Premium Continuous Gum Teeth-the best in use.
 The strictest attention given, as usual, to the careful yet Expeditions Extraction sf Teeth with or without the use of Chloroform, Ether and other benumbing agents.
 Business hours from 8o'clock, A. M. to6 o'clock PM. Office in the first building south of the Mansion House, (up stairs.
 Sixteen years in the business-Thirteen in Litchield, Conn.
 Litchfield, January l, 1861.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
PUBLIC ACTS. PASSED MAY SESSION, 1861.
CHAPTER XXvIII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.
 An Act authorizing the Treasurer to borrow Mo-
 ney for the Equipment and Payment of tho
 Volunteer Militia, and to issue State Bonds.
 Be tt enacted by the Senate and House cf Repre- sentatives in General Assembly concerned:
 SEC. 1. That to enable the treasurer of this state to borrow the amount two millions of dol lars) appropriated and authorized to be borrowed under an act passed at this session of the Gener- al Assembly, entitled An Act to provide for the Organization and Equipment of a Volunteer Mil itia, and provide for the Public Defence, or SO much thereof as. in the opinion of the governor, may be needed to carry into effect the aforesaid act, and any acts in addition to or alteration thereof bonds of the state of Connecticut shall be issued for the amount to be borrowed, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum. with semi-annual interest coupons attached, pay able on the first days of January and July of each year, at the treasurers office in Hartford, in this state, with the principal payable in twenty years from date or at an earlier date after the expira- ton of ten years at the pleasure of the General Assembly; which bonds shall be signed by the treasurer, and sealed with his official seal and countersigned by the comptroller of public ac- counts, and registered in his ofice the said bonds to be made payable to such person in whose favor they may be issued, or bearer, and trans ferable by delivery.
 SEC. 2. The treasurer of this state upon the re- quisition of the governor, shall, from time to time, auVertlSe ana sell Sucn pOrtlOn or Sald bonds as, in the opinion of the governor, the exigencies ofthe public service may require pro uided, that the treasurer shall accept the most favorable proposals offered by responsible bidders for the same; and further proUided, that no bids shall be accepted less than the par value of said bonds
 SEC. 8. The treasurer of this state is hereby authorized to cause to be engraved, or Autograph ed and printed bonds of the state of Connecticut, of such form and description as the governor may approve, of the denominations of one hundred, five hundred and one thousand dollars, with in terest coupons attached, and pay for the same with any money that may be in the treasury un- appropriated, on the older of the comptroller.
 SEC. 4. The treasurer shall report the amount of money realized from the sale of said bonds, and the comptroller of public accounts shall report the detailed expenditures under this act, to the next general assembly, at the commencement of its session.
 SEC. 5. The faith and credit of the state of Connecticutis hereby pledged for the payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of said bonds, at or previous to their maturity.
 SEC. G. The act shall take effect from its pas sage.
 Approved. June 18th, 1861.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Approved, June 18th, 1861.
CHAPTER XXX.

An Act relating to Horse Railroads.
 Be tt enacted dy the Senate and House Of Repre
 sentatives in General Assembly conrened:
 SEC. l. If any person shall willfully and malic- iously hinder or obstruct any horse railroad com pany. in the use of its roads or tracks. or the passing of the cars or carriage of such company thereon, such person, and all who shall be aiding and abettlng therein, shall for every such offence be punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
c. s. Whaples.

ID EpAIRER OF CARRIAGES AND WAGONS IIO of all kinds, at the old shop of Wm Rogers in West street. Particular attention paid to &- painting and trimming. Also, new work made to order in the shortest possible time and at the cheapest rates for the ready rhino.
 Give me call. 2-tf
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

or by imprisonment in the county jail, not ex- ceeding three months, or by such fine and impri- sonment both.
 SEc. 2. Every person who shall, without the consent of the railroad company, use upon any horse railroad, any omnibus or other vehicle with running gear fitted to the track of such railroad, for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire. upon the track of such horse railroad, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, or by such fine and imprisonment both prouided, that nothing in this section contained shall be so construed as to prevent the use, on the part of the highway where such horse railroad track is laid down, of such vehicles as are ordinarily used on other highways.
 SEQ. 3. No prohibition contained in section eighteen of the Act relating to Railroad Com panies, passed May session, 1849. shall apply to any horse railroad.
 SEQ. 4. This act shall take effect from and af- ter the day of its passage.
 Approved, June 18th. 1861.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
George M. Woodruff.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, A. and Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New York. Litchfeld Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
James Humphrey, Jr.

DLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTER N and Publisher of TIE LITcHFIEED ENQUIRER Job Printing of all descriptions sneatly and promptly executed. Legal Blanks of the various kinds, always on hand. Office in Bishop & Sedg wiek's Building. West Street.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
David c, Buckley.

HEALER IN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE OF D all kinds and prices. Chairs, Tables, Bu- reaas, Bedsteads and Coffins. Also Picture Frames. Toilet Stands and Sofas made and sold with neatness, elegance and dispatch.
 Warehouse, West St., Litchfeld, Conn. 1yS9
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
E. CrOssnlall.

nENTIsT, SUCCESSOR TO G. M HOOKER, ) !D Office in South street, over the Post Office.
 All operations on the Teeth carefully perform cd, and warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

Reading an account of Jeff. Davis reception in Goldsboro,' at which he was famed by bevy of beautiful girls, Bub looked up from a fit of abstraction and asked vivaciously, aOere Mey blltck girls?
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

A TTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE IN EAST "A Street, directly opposite the Congregational Church, Litchield, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Cll0s. H Otchkiss & Son,
wOLCOTTvILLE, CONN.,,

WOLCOTTvILLE, CONN.,, TNRACrICAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILD II FRS, Manufacturers of Sash, Doors Blinds, Mouldings, &c., and Dealers in Lumber of all kinds.
 fg" Saving and Flaming done at short notice. March 4. 1861. tf-46
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Buckingham & Swift,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, NO. l69 BROAD A way, Sd Floor, Giscy Building, corner of Oourtland street, NewYork.
 oHN N. BUCKINGHAM, FREDERICK B. SWIFT
 "Our Mir. Swift is Commissioner of Deeds for the various States, and Notary Public. Particu- lar attention is given to taking testimony, ac- knowled2enlents &c.' 36
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
WN,l. H, IsY.arllals,

HEALER IN FOREIGN AND STAPLE DRY -ED Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Glass Ware and Yankee Nutioas, No. West Street, lst door west of the Court House, Litchield, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

MANUFACTURE OF CORN SHELLERS, 1FA Churns, Safety Tug Irons, &c., Morris, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

It appears from letter of Garibaldi, received in New York, that inasmuch as there is now no war in Italy, he has thoughts of coming to America to offer his services in the war of free dom now waged on this continent
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

AmbrOtypes! AmbrOtypes! WVHESE POPULAR PICTURES ARE TAKEN II with great success, and at a trifing ex- pense, st
 JUDD'S GALLERY, No. South street. Litchfeld, Oct. 4, 1860. "A
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Approved. June 18th, 1861.
CHAPTER xxx. An Act concerning Bonds in Criminal Prosecu tions.

Be tt enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatipes in General Assembly conpened:
 That whenever person accused of crime, and examined before ajustice of the peace, shall be ordered by such justice to become bound to ap- pear before the superior court, as provided in the 18th section of the Act concerning Crimes and Punishments. the bond given by the accused shall be taken to the treasurer of the state of Con- necticut. And in all appeals from the judgment of justice of the peace in criminal cases, the bonds given upon such appeal shall be taken to the treasurer of the county within which the trial is had.
 Approved, June 18th, 1861.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

ST PAUL'S LODGE NO. XI Communication "Wednesday of each week at 63 o'clock. M.
 4Otf DE. BOSTWlCK, W. M.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
MASONIC.

BUEL COUNCIL NO. XIX Assembly 2d Tues day in each month at O clock, P. M.
 F. DUEI, G. M.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
CHAPTER xxxyITT

An Act in addition to An Act relating to Courts. Be .t enacted by the Senate aud House of Repre- sentdt'ves in General Assembly conpened:
 SEC: l. The courts of probate within this state shall have power to appoint conservators for persons having their legal domicil within their
 Continued on Fourth Page.1
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

DARIUS CHAPTER NO. XVI Convocation 2d and last Thursday in each month at o' 'olcck, P. M. F. BUEL, II. F.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
sugars are Chean.

LUST received, new supply of Crushed, Pull aD verized, Coffee, Yellow and Brown Sugars ceiling much below former prices, at
 .s VIM. H. BRAMAN'S,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

,@ A schoolmaster requesting little boy who had been whispering to step inte the next room is wittily spoken of by one of our exchanges as starting on whaling excursion"
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Mansion House.
Robert M. TrCNt,

S SPENCER, PROPRIETOR, LTrCIIFIELD,
 Cs Conn. o2
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
G. H. HOIifster,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, "A Ltchiieli, Conn. Office in the Seymour BHilding (up stairs,) South Street. 52
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

vuVHE best PORTO RICO MoLAssEs only 89 cents Gallon, at
 T. H. RICHARDS CHEAP STORE. March 25th, 1881. H-49
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08

Bob, how is your sweetheart getting along 2 Pretty we'll, guess; she says I needn't come any more.'