Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-05

ment Monday, was of Q cheering character.
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 DISPATCHES from General McCleIlan's head quarters are up to o'clock, Monday afternoon. His entire army is now within four miles of Rich mond, three miles beyond General Casey's posi- ton of Saturday. The enemy has made no fur ther demonstration of importance. The special correspondent of the Tribune in his latest letter, dated White House, Sunday, gives . brief ac- count of the fight. He estimates our loss over 1000; others put the figures still higher. The 99th New York and the S5th and l05th Pennsyls vania lost most severely. General Palmer of New York is reported to be dead; Col. Bailey, lst New York Artillery, killed Col. Howes, s5th Pennsylvania, wounded and missing; and many other commissioned officers were lost. The at- tacking force was 30,000 to 50,OOO strong, led by Gen. Johnston. The rebels are said to have played the white flag infamy and repeated theis Bull Run barbarities upon our wounded.
 The very best medicines in use among us are those prepared by Dr. J. c. Aver & 1Co., of Lowell. He is graduate of the Pennsylvania University, whose connection with that celebra- ted College of Medicine has conferred more dis tinction upon it, than it's Diploma has upon him. His rsnsdiss have become household words not only in this country, but in almcss every region of the earth inhabited by maa. Their extraordinary fame has arisen ftom thsis extraordinary virtues, and these are certified by men of the highest station. We publish in olr issue to-day, document signed ky the Mayors of the great cities in the United States, Canas das, Mexico, Peru, Chilli and Brazil, each op whom certify that the physicians and druggists of their respective localities have given their assurance of the uniform good effects and su- perior virtues of Dr. Ayers preparations. This is evidence which should satisfy the most scep- tcal, of their efficacy, and we beg our readers to refer to it. Especially do they speak with glow fects and truly remarkable cures that have been realized from it's use-M F. Sanddy Times.
 Jeff Davis, as his coachman says, lives very plainly and is reduced to drinking sassafras in the morning as Q substitute for tea. He has four childrcn-Maggie, Q daughter aged seven; Jeff Davis, Jr., about five years old; Joe, . truculsnt little fellow of three; and baby reb- | ell, a month old last Christmas. None of the children are allowed to eat butter, as that com modity involves too great an expense. Jef rises between and in the morning, and comforts himself with mint julep, sitting down to break fast and sassafras tea about 10. At he takes light lunch of crackers and cheese, varied with an occasional herring, dining magnifcently at IF. His dinner consists of St. Julian soup, roast beef, ash cake-Jeff is very fond of ash cake, Jackson says-claret and sherry. Over his din- ner Jeff grows confidential and eonverses with his family
 On Monday last, when Wm C. Bulch's house was house was on fire, his little son of five years old was the first to discover it. The little fel- low sets great store by his pistol, so he noun ted up stairs, got his pistol and clothes, and then made tracks across the Mall towards the school house. Meeting friend, he said in hurried and plucky accents, " houses on fire, but can stand | it, for I've saved my pistol and clothes, and guess can sleep in the hoolhouse.-New6ury- port Herald, 23d.
 The Pittsburgh Chronicle learns that the loss of stores at Winchester and along the line of Gen. Banks retreat will amount to S2,O00, 900. Its correspondent writes in Q private letter:- " There has been an immense loss, but it will not do to put it on paper. Aportion of the sup ply train was cut off, wagons burned upon the road, large quantities of stores and forage de- stroyed, and in crossing here (Willamsport) 100 mules were drowned, and there was great loss of stores.
 Mir. Lincoln is in good health and spirits since his return from Old Point. He is full of stories as usual, and describes with great gusto . scene at Fortress Monroe on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning. About one o'clock Sunday morning, Gen. Wool and MT. Chase got back from Norfolk with the news of its capture, or rather surrender to our forces without any fight ing. The President and his Secretary of War, who were abed, instantly arose to meet their nocturnal vessels, and did not in their hurry stop to dress. So President and Secretary ap- peared on the occasion in a novel style of court dress-too simple even for the taste of our American ambassador abroad. General Wool says he has not yet recovered from the hug | which Stanton gave him, nor will he ever recov- CT from the shock given him by seeing so great | man as Stanton, and so exalted man as the President, in his night shirt.
 horse in Springfield, Mass, was going fu- riously through the street on Monday last, when | little child, running across the road, came di- rectly in front of the rushing animal. The horse attempted to stop, but could not, and finding | that he was about to strike the childr reared straight into the air and balanced himself on his hind feet until the child got away from under him. That was an exhibition of what President Lincoln calls horse sense.
 | A shoal of whales ran ashore lately near Wilderness, on the Isle of Shetland, and getting into shallow water, immense numbers, some four l hundred, it is sald-were captured by the is- l landers. They were attacked both by sea and land. Some escaped, but were wounded, and sank and afterward rose Co the surface and float. l cd to the shore, 50 that almost the entire sheal were captured. People cane from miles arounds and . number of riasmsn hurried to ths spot to snisy the novel sport of whale shooting, Miss Mary Wise young lady eighteen years ! of age, residing at Frederick, Maryland, pois- oned herself on Monday last. She Wns betroth- ed to young Federal soldier named Dennis stalI who died . few days ago from wounds rs- ceived in battle. Mary placed her likeness in her dead lover's coffin, under his head, and when her own death was discovered, the photograph of her betrothed was found pressed to her cold lips. She had laid it on her pillow, turned her face to it, and kissed it in her last struggles.
 The rebel prisoners state that the capture of the redoubt or lunette at Yorktown, by Q com- pany of the 1st Massachusetts, on the 26th of April last, did more to make them feel unsafe in their lines than all the shelling. To have . company of men charge on fort, and mounting the parapet from the ditch without aeheer and without firing gun till they were on the work, was more than they had ever expected. They began to realize then what Yankee pluck wsa equal to, and at once lost confidence in their re- ally formidable works.
 According to the following notice in the Rich mond Dispatch, it is no longer possible to be lawfully married;
 1s A stitch in time saves nine,' is an adage which has lately received many exemplifcations in this city, by the removal of precious docu- ments of various sorts by those entrusted with their custody. They have carried the papers wbere tbey think the hands of the invading van dals cannot reach them. For the present, at least. all authorized permits to commit matrimo- nv are not to be had. Those who may wish to double their happiness have one source of conso.
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