Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-31

{ SOUTHERN NEws.-The Petersburg Express
thinks the talk Of drafting in the North may be
a ruse to throw the South off its guard.
The Richmond Enquirer speaks of recent
skirmish near Malvern Hill several rebel sold.
lers were wounded. II also urges the troops NOT
TO scatter, as the federals are preparing 10 re-
new the contest with frantic energy. Railroad
agents are required to lend their aid to return
deserters and stragglers.
The Enquirer also contains the followinc.-
Twenty-Five pieces of artillery, part of the sO
pieces taken by the English from the Russian
at the battle OF lnkernann, and presented to the
confederacy by British merchants, brought over
In the Nashville" have arrived at Macon
lhey bear evidence o. having seen service. With
some alteration they will hereafter sneak for
themselves in manner highly creditable, Soma
80; pieces more are expected at the same piace,,i
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 24th has the
following -" Two negroes were hung at Kipgs-
ton, n. c., for recruiting for Burnside. Anagent
from North Carolina states thai. the Yankees b.
ing oppressive at Roanoke Island, the negroes
rose and killed q large number Subsequently,
the Yankees mastered about eight hundred Of
the negroes and evacuated the island.n This
story is q canard, as it is known that large
number of negroes have been sent thence to Gen.
Mcclellan, which may account for the evacua-
ton.
THE LATE Col. RussELL.-The following In.
teresting incident, according to the Congreoa.
tionalist, was related OF the meeting Of the Gem
eral Association in New Bedford
Col. Russell of the 10th Connecticds regiment,
asked Gov. Buckinghamfor an evangelical chap
lain, to make (as he sadly his soldiers the best
troops. He was not Christian himself--qtiss
the reverse but he told The Governor that he
had noticed that the bravest, most reliable men
in danger were the religious ones Hence HE
request. The Governor readily promised 10
grant it, but before the interview closed, tend
erly said to the colonel; You seem anxious
about your men, that they may become Chris.
tians do you feel no concern about YOURSELF,
1t was but word or two Of inquiry and appeal
| and they separated. 80 - y l01ta
The bloody fight Of Roanoke was over. and
Col. Russell was among the dead. He had fol.
len leading on those same brave men 10 victory.
But before that fatal day he had sought the ac-
quaintance of Christian officer for guidance In
the way of salvation. And to that Christian
friend he stated that the few short, faithful
words of the Governor had been the means Of
arousing his conscience TO the subject Of his
own salvation, as they became the instrument Of
the Holy Spirit in preparing him, pardoned,
regenerated man, for the sudden termination Of
his earthly career. A word fifty spoken-how
good it is. ga ~
GRIEF By THE DOLLARS WoRTH.-The La
| Olosse (WlS.J DemOcTat teIlS OF n woman who
has lost two husbands within the last eighteen
months. The first was common farm hand
and the last was millwright, who earned two
dollars o day, but was killed. the second week
after he got job for year. She said to con-
soling friend. the other day, alt seemed SO
hard to lose him, just after he'd GOT GOOD
| JOB Too.'
WHAT THEY ALL NEED.-An officer Of on In
diana regiment in passing through one of the
streets of Norfolk, met pretty little girl Of
eight years and gently patted her on the head,
when the mother, who observed 1t from win
dow, rushed TO the door and bawlei out at the
top of her voice, "Come right straight in the
house, Susannah, and will wash your head ~
The Once Month, for July, has lately heard
of an indulgent father, who had spent what no
| thought liberal sum- thousand dollars or 20
upon his daughters musical education. The
net result of this pecuniary investment seemed
to his mercantile apprehension, to be summed
up in three music pieces, which he found hiS
daughter was able to play when she came from
the hand Of her teacher-namely, waltz, ma
| zurka, and polka. But she soon forgot the
waltz, and afterward the nazurka, SO that at
last the polka was all that was left to her -
Then, in the evening, when her father came
home, he would throw himself langaidly on the
sofa and say, 'Come, my daughter, give rs thah
thousand dollar polka
| REBEL ITEMs.-The Richmond Enquirer re-
joices over the exchange of prisoners, as an ae-
acknowledgements of their quasi nationality, and
thinks that one more confederate victory will
| end the war.
The Enquirer complains of the disorder in
Richmond, and the wanton robbery of the bogus
military guards. 1t continues 10 publish tho
severe rebel losses. The 9TH Virginia went into
battle on the Both with 225 men and lost ILL.,
The total rebel loss at the battle of Seven Pines
is reported at 1888.
The Enquirer has list of hospitals at Rich
mond, including Is army hospitals, s private
hospitals, and some 80 hospitals just opened
Hospita! tents are being erected. in Howard's
grove, and Mayo's and Debrns Warchous, and
the Danville workshop in Manchester has been
opened for hospital purposes.
The Panama Bulletin tells this curious story {
1t will be recolleted that, about four years ago,
Mrs. Kearney, wife of the late Mr.. James Kear.
ney, died in this city. Her husband, at thas
time being o merchant in Aspinwall, had sine
coffin made, in which she was placed, and also
o quantity of alcohol, the whole then embedded
in charcoal in still larger coffin, for the pur-
pose of preserving her, as it was her husband's
intention of having her remains sent to Eng
land but shortly afterward he took sick him.
self and died, as also his child. The body then
remained in the cemetery undisturbed, until, .
short time ago, instructions were received from
her relations in England to have the body ex.
humed and inferred in the cathedral. On OPEN
ing the coffin, the body was found TO be potrGe6
and perfectly marble like, but strange to say, IS
quick as the air got to the body, it changed 70 q
light copper color" +. . r.>s
The following peculiar advertisement appssR
in the New London Chronicle:
HEADQUARTERS NEwBERN, N. c., Jsae
| III Both, 1862. GENERAL AND PARTICULAR
ORDER No. 1. Whereas, Mr.. Andrew Peabody
has taken my wife, Calista NJ. Beebe, since L
came fer o soldier, respectfully request him
or some one else to take care Of her, 90 forbid
any one harboring or trusting her on my ae-
count after this date 80
w. 49, AARON BEEBE,
|jy14 1wd Co. H, 10th Regt Conn. Vols.
A noisy fellow on Boston Common the other
day who was discouraging enlistments, by dis
coursing on the unconstitutional actions Of the
government, and the provOcations Of the south,
was seized by stout patriot, who took him In.
to the deepest part Of the frog pond, aud amid
the shouts and laughter Of the crowd, ducked
him till he beloved like bull. Served the
Seymour chap right .&E
Among the patients now in the hospital ~
| Annapolis is q woman, who was wounded In ono
| of the recent battles before Richmond. Hor
wound is flesh one in the leg. II Is said she.
followed her husband to the field Of battle. m
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