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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

SATISFACTORY RRs0NING, PROBABLY
Tie Oregon Farmer reasons that it has been
at least century since the Willamette and
Columbia rivers rose to such height as dur
ing the juno freshet, from the fact that trees
On the submerged tracts are dying! Trees
evidently 100 years old, have died since the
high water. This theory may appear conclu-
sive to the Farmer, but we require something
more positive than mere assertion to demon
strate that the food killed the trees, and that
former frsshet would have been attended
with like results. M
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

" The sum of $4,000 was recently sent
from California for the relief Of the suffering
Door in Ireland. s~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

~ Lieut.? Mullan, who has been for sever.
al years engaged in constructing road from
Walla Walla to Fort Benton, Is in Portland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

Agents for the Standard.

The following named gentlemen are authorized
to receive and receipt for money due on subscrp-
ton to the STANDARD:
l.. p. FISHER, San Francisco, Cal.
Tnos. BoYcE, San Francisco, Cal.
g. W JOKES, Vancouver, W. T.;
ALEX. $. AEEHNETHy, Oak Point;
I'd. IIAuRlxGrox, Monticello; y
JonH WEBSTER. Port Madison;
lIExRY G. WILSON, Teekalet; v
MARSHALL BLINy, Seabeck.
Be4s" Money can be sent through the mails at
our risk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

DEMAND NoTEs.-The s. +. Morning
Gull says that demand notes arc steadily find.
ing the way into circulation at par, in San
Francisco. The dealers in Washington Mar.
kct have signed an agreement to receive them
whenever offered. This example. soys the
Call. will be followed ultimately by all the
business men in the State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

INDIAN AFFAlRs.-Mr. j. w. Anderson,
has been assigned by Superintendent Hale to
the Lapwai reservation. Mr.. Hutchins, the
former Agent at that place, has been assigned
to like position in the FIathead country.
DIR. Ezra Baker, Agent at Squaxim. who was
suspended by the man Kendall, has been re-
instated by the Department. We never
thought that his offence, (ris: advising with
the Survcyor.General,) was valid cause for
his suspension, neither does the Department.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20
PROGRAMME FOR TONIGHT.

by particular request will be presented
the popular comic drama in acts, entitled
Dacid Cuppexfed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

RocxviLLs, (nd.) Sept. esA.- Matters ars
assuming wa,like appearance. ThH corps
Of Banks and Sumner passed through here
last week, and this morning the commanding
General and Bic sta& arrived. Following
Mcclellan were cavalfy, a1tillefy, and infant
~. IN great numbsrs, and they arc seil COM
ing. The whole army Of the Psninsula aesnA
to b. on march in this direction.
ncClsllan's presence leads many q sup>
Pose that hH may assume offensive operations
q once, and attack the enemy n ths var.
An officer from Poolsvills (lrl.) rsposts
that = large party Of etswartis cavalry came
down to Ldward,s Ferry with ths intention Of
rscrossing into Virginia, put the attempt was
rspulsed BY tho forces Of Gen. Keys. who oc-
cupisd the place on Tuesday night. The
rebels rstrsatvl toward Eredssick With loss
Of 80 or 100.
PHlLADsLPatA. Sept. leth.-hqsir~ ssys
the rebels, $4,000 strong, with l6 pieces Of
artillery took Hagesstown on the oh.
Tbs Washington lhseiligeser says 4cCIsl
lan'sarm has advanced q far - Damascus, (
miles from Frederick Go. line, and is miles
from Frederick.
WasAingten, Sept. llth.-Nothing known
certainly - to thu Iebel. bas general imprss.
siDn today 10 that. the inyaaion Of Maryland
IL for food aud other supplies. and not for 4
raid into Pennsylvania. Il i supposed that
enr army win -. III sssny and 'sshs hun
Busll il At Nashville With $4,000 men.
Psseengsrs state that Gen Dunont evac-
uated Lebanon. Ky. Its unors& tie place
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-20

places besides the bridge. No resistance was
offered to their crossing. Some Federal cav
airy, who were watching them, wsrs attacked
and chased to Rockville. About dusk. Gen.
Leo marched into Rockville q the head Of
four regiments Of infantry. crossed thu Mon
ocacy. and pass~d along The banks Of tho
stream toward Frederick. The Hibwse's
Washington correspondent Gays that the RIB
Il surgeon who amputated Gen. Ewslls lss,
told one Of our surgeons that Ewsll had since
died. s.d Z
FoaTREss Moslos. Sept. Git il report
cd that the Msrrimac No. 3 has bsen seen b.
low Fort Darling. evidently making towards
Newport News. There h no doubt that .
Reconnaissance has BEEN made Of James river
BY two or three rebel eunboats within day
OF two.
There i great excitement hers in conss-
quence at the report Of the occupation Of
Frederick. Nd. BY rebels and naturally ex-
cites much surprise, mingled with indignation
and alarm. There u but limited opportunity
to obtain inflammation in that vicinity. Last
night immense bodies Of our troops wers in
motion for Upper Potomac and aho to-day
military operations confines. Nearly al re6-
els have apparently hesn WITHDRAWN from the
front. No great force remains. Isl
Federal forces ars said to have fallen back
| from Frederick to Harper's Ferry on Thur.
day night. They burnt hospital and com.
misaary slosts, and removed tho sick and
wouAdsd o. Friday aA~snooa. The wbsl
picksts advanced % ar a. Newmarket, g miles
south sase of Frederick. There q no doubt
that Largo syinf6ecsmsnts Of rebels wsre yes-
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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

HARwINToN.-The Selectmen met the inac
 tive militia of this town, on Wednesday, the 10th inst, for the purpose of drafting the num- Der required to fill our qusta. The number re- maining was four. The following named per sons were then drawn :: Delos Bristol, James J. Catlin, Linus B. Castle, A. A. Scov,le. The meeting then adjourned until Monday, the 18th.
 At the expiration of the three days allowed those that were drawn, to procure exemptions, each of the four drawn on the 10th, had pre- sented to the Selectnaen certificates of exemp- tion from the Surgeon General or his deputies, making it necessary to make another draft on the 18th. A special town meeting was held on Monday, for the purpose of voting an addition al bounty to volunteers, hoping to avoid another draft; it was voted to pay bounty of $2oo to each of the four required at that time. MT. Dennis Perkins, of New York, formerly of this town, and still large land-holder here, offered an additional bounty of sloO each, provided that the whole number could be raised and draft avoided. The time for the draft was drawing near and no one came forward. The Selectmen announced that there was only six minutes more before they should proceed to draft, when the following named persons came forward and, after three rousing cheers by the meeting, gave their names as volunteers for the nine months service: George W. Catlin, Emo fy Barber, Cornelius Quinn, Timothy Dennis.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18
The Invasion of Maryland.

As we go to press, we are still without def- nite intelligence of how we stand in Maryland, although all dispatches tend to give us encour- agement that we have met the enemy and thor oughly beaten and routed them. It is certain that the bulk of the rebel army crossed into Ma ryland on Tuesday, etIecting a junction with , the rebel force already in that State, but that they were met at Sharpsburg, ten miles from the Potomac, by our army also reinforced, where a severe battle has been fought, with the chances decidedly in our favor. '' That the invasion of Maryland has thus cen met with decided check at the outset, we are glad to believe, and if the great battle which is to decide the fate of the nation, is to be fought on Maryland soil, we are glad that the time has at length come, that we are enabled to engage the main army of the rebels in life and death struggle. ......... .......4
 "' We are not willing to chronicle victories in advance-but we have had so much of late to deplore and disaearten, that we can we'll take courage from the dawning of light,we have, and hail the news of the past week as the hamburger of a brighter morning.
 If our-ariny succeed in finally driving the reb. els back into Virginia, there is an end of the invasion of Maryland and of the Free States. If we efectually, rout, and demoralize their army there, there is a virtual end to the rebellion.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

SHOCKING TRAGEDY-The Boston Journal says that one of the most shocking tragedies recorded for long time, occurred in the town of Otis, in Berkshire County on Sunday last, and the horrible facts attending it have yet been only partially developed. It appears, however, that the wife of MT. George Jones, accompa- nied by her two children, started for some Der ries in piece of woods about half mile from the house, at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, and not returning promptly search was instituted. which, however, did not result successfully until the following afternoon. Their dead bodies were then found, the woman with her brains knocked out, her person bearing evidence of the grossest outrages. The children, a boy and a girl, aged two and four years respectively were evidently murdered by dashing their heads against a rock. The bodies were intended to be hidden by. covering up with leaves, but the designs of the murderers were fortunately frus trated. Mrs. Jones was respectable woman, only twenty-two years of age. There have y,t been no arrests, but there is strong suspicion against some negroes who were seen in the vi cinity of the murder Sunday afternoon.
 The Springfield Republican says on Wednes day, Sheriff Wesley Langdon of Montville, started on the track of certain suspected parties and arrested on previous charge at Wlnsted Conn.,, four negroes named Nelson Warner, Homer Dolphin, Charles Dolphin and Willis White. These men have not had very good reputation in that vicinity, and, it is said were seen to come from the woods where the murder was committed on Sunday afternoon. This is all that is now disclosed with regard to this brutal affair, which is the saddest we have re- corded for long time. We sincerely hope that the author or authors of 80 much suffering may meet with swift and certain justice.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

them, and they are not men to be ashamed of,
 either. s. J. Nettleton. Sergeant in the 9th
 Regiment. was the first man to plant the old Flag within the Rebel works, at the battle of Newborn; and Lewis G. Logan, who went with Capt.S H. Perkins from your place, has been promotel to a Lieutenaacy, for gallant and meriterious conduct. Still we were ready to send more, and when word came that sixteen more were wanted for nine months, our citizens assembled in town meeting, and periodically voted a bounty of $250 to each man volunteer ing, and the number was raised before the next night, and they leave to-day for New Haven x
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

A SHORT ANswER.-One of the enrolling mar. shals, the other day, received strong hint from down town female. Stopping at the lady'a house he found her before her door endeavoring to effect with vegetable huskster twenty per cent abatement in the price of a peck of toma- toes. -5
 Have you any men here maam9"
 The reply was gruff and curt" Mo-"
 "Have you no husband, madams" '''
 "No,"
 "Nor brothers?' " -aF
 No" .... .... ....lr
 Perhaps you have son, ma'am ?p
 "Well, what of it '" ~ .,.t....
 II should like to know where he is."
 "Well, he isn't here."
 "So see, ma'am. Pray where is he?"
 "In the Union army. ashere you ought to G." The marshall hastened round the correr. He did mt further interrogate the lady.-Philadel phia North American. @ n +t'
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18
Superior Court. Sept. Term, 1862.

JUDGE SEYMOUR, PRESIDING. r Albert Bushnell vs. Salisbury Ore Bed Co., An action to recover damages for flooding the plfs. land with washing from defts. Ore Bed works. Defence claimed lst, they didn't flood the land, but that it was the work of other par ties 2d, that if they did, they had right to do so under previous deeds, and Sd, that if they did so, the dirt so washed upon the plaintiff 8 benefit than detriment, and witnesses were brought to prove that plf. had been seen cart ing of this dirt to other parts of his farm for the purpose of manuring it. The case occupi- ed week in trial, and was given to the Jury af- ter six arguments, on Monday, when a verdict of $75 damages and costs for the plf., was rem dered by the Jury.
 For pl'f, Buell., Warner and Granger. For defts., Hubbard, Bates and Peet.
 Edward P. Hunt vs. R. H. Wilcox-Action to recover $l0O and interest for note of hand, claimed to have been given delft. by pl'f., and WAiSh Aeao AC'CA UCCn Pa1d' hSlGhSC Cidiiueu the note had been paid in Post notes of the Housatonic R. R. Co. Question for the Jury Which of the parties tell the truth {? Verdict rendered for defendant.
 For pl'ff:, Peet. For def't., Warner and Granger.
 The following individuals were brought to the Bar on Wednesday, and severally plead not guilty: Richard Greenwood, for robbing Win sted Bank-G. H. Hall, Counsel. Frederick Stoddard. for burglary, breaking into Seth Do- nald's house, North Canaan-D. J. Warner, Counsel. Charles Lampman, (colored,) for bur glary, breaking into A. c. Smiths Store, Litch- feld-E. w. Seymour, Counsel.
 Pinney rs Town of Colebrook. Action against the town of Colebrook to recover the value of a horse claimed to have been injured by defective road, occasioned by high drifts in that exalted locality. Case still on. For pl'F., Goodwin and Graves. For defts., Hall.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18
Frola Berkshire County.
GREAT HARRINGTON, MAss., l

m GREAT HARRINGTON, MAss.,l - Sept. 8th, 1862.
 EDITOR ENeUlREa:-War meetings, enlist. ments and Soldiers Aid Societies. are all the rage hereabout. Men of learning and eloquence who heretofore have said "go,'' are now enlist. ing, and urging their fellow citizensto "come."
 At war meeting held at this place last week, Joseph Tucker, Esq, was the first man to en- roll his name as volunteer. He is a young, but able and promising lawyer, and has done much by public address to fire the people in this and surrounding towns with patriotic enthusiasm. He is made of steel, and will advocaee the rights of our federal government with bravery and we doubt not, with success. Within a few days Hon. S. B. Sammis has taken the soldiers oath. His popularity and ability are manifest by the fact that he. although young man, has been elected Senator of this Commonwealth. He is a democrat of we'll nigh thoroughly re- publican principles. He is 8 lecturer and poet. You have doubtless seen many of his produc- tions in the Berkshire papers. He and his brother Tucker consider the sword, just now, mightier than the pen.
 Dr. Train, of Sheffield, the popular Homeo- patLic physician of that town, has enlisted, and will without doubt be elected Captain. He is skillfal surgeon and an uncommonly fine rocal ist. He is fully competent to care for the bodies of his men, and to cheer their spirits. Robert J. Gardner of Egremont, Church member, re signed his Sunday School Superintendency, to | volunteer, and with the 34th Massachusetts reg | iment, recently took his station at Alexandria. 1 Ve make mention of these men simply to show the character of those volunteering in this re. zion. They are simply specimens of some of the noblest men that ever took up arms in de.
 fence of an imperiled righteous government
 They are like your own Litch6eld men, loyal,
 brave and lovers of liberty.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

Returns for Governor in Maine reach TOP towns, about four fifths of the State. They give Coburn, Republican, 37, 16l; Bradbury, Dem- ocrat, 25,742; Jameson. Democrat, 5,762. Co., burns majority is about half as much as that for Gov. Washburn last year in the same towns. The Legislature shows large majority of Re- publicans and Union Democrats. The Republi- can candidates for Congress arc all elected, ex- cept in the 1st District, where Mir. Sweat, Brad bury Democrat, is chosen by lOs plurality. The Jameson men threw abont 40 for scattering
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

B@- The New Orleans correspondent of ths New York Times furnishes the following relative to Richard E. Holcomb, of East Granby, who went out as Major of the 18th Conn. @A.4
 "I should say perhaps, in this connection, that aday or two ago there occurred a disturbance in the First Regiment Louisiana Volunteers in the suppression Of which Col. Holeonb, to make an yerely punished. The man appointed to perfom tbe sentence demurred, ,and finally refused, where mon Col. Holcomb shot him dead. in his tracks. Having performed this prompt act of discipline, be sat down and wrote an elaborate statement to the Commanding General of what he had done. Gen. Butler read the document and endorsed upon it-sH circumstances demand it, shoot ans ofher.' nt h1&abA~ ,sRlj 3aG eTuIaifsT :bl9a
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

WAshINaroN.--MR. EDITOR have seen no mention Tn your paper of our town in connec- tion with the war, and think it no more than right to let the public hear that in this quiet town we are striving not to have the immortal name of Washington disgraced by our apathy at this crisis. l believe that not single Reeii. ment from Connecticut has gone without taking some of our young men. With voting popu- ton of some $50, we have sent between 10 and 80, all of whom enlisted as privates and were all living but two at the last account from
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18
DIED.

l In this town, 9th inst, Jennie M., youngest child of Jos. A. and Paulina NJ. Newberry, aged g. years.
 In this town, 11th inst, Mrs. Patty Stevens, aged 79 4.s
 In this town, Milton Society," on the 18th inst, Samuel Landon, aged year and mos, only child of Everett H. and Louisa s. Wright. | In Warren, Aug 18th, MT. John Dolin, aged 30 years.
 | In Washington, Aug. 27th, Russell B. Bloss,
 In West Meriden, Sept 9th, very suddenly, of l scarlet fever, Mrs. Cora E. aged 26 years, wife of N G Miller, of the above place, and daughter of MT. Wm E Mckee of Terryville In Waterbury, Sept 2d, Elizabeth Frisbie, wife 1 of Walter Palmer, aged 40
 At Ida House, in Sparta, Wisconsin, on the 24th ult., of typhoid fever, MT. H D Jennings, formerly of Milton, Conn, aged 34 years t 0n Wednesday, Sept 3d, at Fairfax Govern ment Hospital, Alexandria, Mir Crawford Ne- dine, aged 21 years b.asL The deceased was Sergeant in Company l, 9th Conn. He has been connected with this Regiment during it's entire history thus far. He was wounded at the battle of Cedar Mountain, being one of those Cornwall boys" who fought so brayely on that well contested field. He was removed to the Hospital at Alexandria, where, after four weeks illness, he died, leaving 6 widowed mother and orphan sister to mourn his early loss But he died as the brave ever should, in the line of duty, soldier of free dom, servant of God. s t ..ss
 "How may mothers heart. rejoice. ..,;l :;
 To know amid The brave, .t.f .
 Her son, the brightest and the best, '', 1
 Had found his early grave -.,. . Amid the foremost ranks had fouhgt, a's ..., .S !
 With bold and fearless eye, t-ssr. t-.s z I
 And felt within his noble heart, ,',''l' 's1 5
 Twas honor thus to die. " o .r Sa1 .
 Then bear him to his resting place, gsH :, re With still and solemn tread, ) ,y17e ! No words of praise upon his tomb, -3 To speak of how he fell, El.g s1-.ra., . . Only the honest spitaph % 3 l1at'i
 He did his duty well.'" ases| ,"fa.
 At Marblsdale, Sept. sth, Charles A Tomlin- son, aged Az years. -
 Mr Tamlinson was Q son of AbijahJ Tomlin- son, deceased. Since the death of his father he has spent considerable time in. Washington City. On Tuesday last, the family had word from his landlord that he was unwe!l, and was fearful he would be sick. The family sent to have him come home. He left Washington on Friday. and reached home Saturday, too much prostrated in body and mind to give any so- count of himself. Monday morning ne pao sinking turn, from which he semswhas recov- cred :; he had several through the dsy, ana ~ about { P. m. he died @ ,ttyaIf,.H s.sssaW
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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18

THR LIrcHFIELD COUNTY REGIMENr-On Thursday last Gov Buckingham paid visit to Camp DuttoD, and reviewed the Regiment. He expressed himself as highly gratifed with the appearance of the Regiment, and freely stated that no better or more promising had been sent from the State, The boys will give such re- port of themselves hereafter that our noble Governor shall never have reason to change his mind.
 On Friday and Saturday the officers and men were paid off and mustered into the U. S. ser vice. On Monday the Regiment was ordered to march, and at half past ten they were drawn into line, in the presence of thousands of spec. tators, and after giving three rousing cheers for Camp Dntton, took. up their march for the Naugatuck Railroad, followed by a string of carriages, which reached more than mile n length. At the Railroad station they were en- parked in 23 passenger cars, drawn by two loco- motives, and, amid the cheers of the multitude, which covered every available inch of ground about the Depot, and the responsive cheers of the brave boys themselves, they started at about 2 P. M., en route for the field. Their arms met them at the depot and went on with them. They consist of the Enfield Rifes, newest patterns.
 From paragraph in one of the New York papers of Wednesday, We learn that the Regi ment arrived at New York at g. o'clock on Monday evening, and were taken by boat to the Jersey City depot about l2, midnight, when they embarked for Washington. We shall ex- pect to hear from them by next week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18
aw- The following persons have been appoin

sG~ The following persons have been appoin ted assistant assessors for the eleven divisions of the Fourth Collection District, by Reuben Rockwell Esq, Assessor:
 l. George Wade, Bridgeport.
 2. Wm. H. Bibbins, Fairfield.
 3. Alfred H. Camp, Norwalk.
 4. Wm. H. Holley, Stamford.
 5. Wm. c. Shepard, Bethel.
 6. Elias s. Sanford, Danbury.
 T. Geo. H. Noble, New Milford.
 g. George Pierpont, Watertown.
 9. Jason Whiting, Litchfeld. To- B. B. Rockwell, Winchester. II. James A. Berce, Sharon. The advertisement of the Assessor will be found in our advertising columns elsewhere.