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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

We have news of an engagement with sthe 30 Indians wereskilled, and a great many were wounded. Our loss was i've killed and s34 wounded. s4 7e, z@ Ssss saaTSs@sAS5 s&3
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

The force with which Mcclellan r drove ths enemy through Maryland consisted of 55,0ol veterans and 30 900 new recruits.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT
AN Granting Aid and Comfort sD he Rebels
 to bs Subject to Martial La,c.

Whereas it has become necessary to call into the service not only volunteers but also portions of the militia of the States by draft in order to suppress the instruction existing in the United States and disloyal persons are not sufficiently restrained by the ordinary processes of law from hindering this measure, and from giving aid and comfort, in various ways, to the insurrection, now. therefore. be it ordered ~'.4ftl
 First, That during the existing insurrectioI, and as necessary measure Tor suppressing the same, all rebels and insurgents, their aiders and abettors within the United States, and aIl per sons discouraging enlistmeuts, resisting militik drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice afford ing aid and comfort to the rebels against the authority of the United States, shall be subject to martial law. and liable to trial and puninsh' ment by courts martial or military commission. Second, That the writ of ha6eas co'pHs is suspended in respect to all persons arrested or who are now or hereafter during the rebellion shall be- imprisoned in any fort. camp, arsenal, military prisons, or other place of confinement. by anyinilitary authorities or by the sentence of any court martial or military commission. eo. in witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States ~, Dons at the city of Washington, L.S. this 24th day of September iu the t--L year of onraLor one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, ard of the Independence of the United States the eighty seventh.
 .FF,Fs ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
 By order of ths Prssident, E-. - a'.:i :: WILLIAM H. SuwAEp,
 >-- --''-T |ssH Secretary of State.
 yHy .sss . z------- H GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS. STATE OF -.ss :. s5,.o ,3 CONNECTICUT. sa..si as .iv
 I1 < !S. sADJUrANr GENERALS OFFICE, ~orss Hartford Sept. 26, 1862. 'fSprorAI 0RpEHs No. 86S; l.sS
 The State Medical Board win assemble at the Allvn Ha,ss. Hartfsrd, Thnrsday, the Qth 1n1 of .Octobsr nsxi, at 2 o'clock M, for the exap''es- ti6n of siirgsons and Assistspt sureecns ibr OonnsssicutgV Volunteer Regiments.
 ss s- By order of the Commander r-ia-Chisk < -ss.s -s.-..-a-.-l JOSEPH b. WILL1AMS. Ttrag ears.so Ys@Adjasanl-esasssl. , yggTEssr S Z 4g %s,t-.,.l ssE&
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

NoRFoRK.--The EsQu1kER spoke, at the Ii ns ofthe Black Hawk stsl!ion:pFeseated Gel Wess els of tie 10th Regiment. as given hi:n < for his use during war" The Winsted paper, with it, usual stupidity in copying items from us, made it appear that tie horse was given hin oat and out. It now makes the correction.
 We may simply add in the matter, that if the horse returns safe and sound from the war; the present. owner desires to retain so valuable ar animal for stock purposes in this county We do not gee however that this desire initiate: against tue generosity of the loan. "Lemor Fair" is pronounced by competent judges to bs the best horse with one exception. yet taker from this State to the war.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

These are the additions according to the fig
 ures given us, but the dispatch makes it very diff: ent-having Sumner whole loss 5,2O9 and Rockers 2,6l9, making 1928 for both, or 190, more than the, details figures warrant It is stated, in addition, that Burnsids'so loss was about 1900, and then the brilliant statistician gravely adds that the loss in these three corps is s,428, which is ,6nlya a thousand Wide of the mark by his additions and I ,1so by his figures The Feturns from the other two corps engaged -Franklin's and Bank's-wiff bring the whole loss considerply over ten thousand.-Al is quiet at present in Gen. Mo gletlan's army the river is carefully picketed. A deserter from the Re bel army says that they are in force about ten miles back. sHe says that stonewall Jackson has had his arm amputated. Some of our cav airy crossed the riiyer on Thursday, but found no enemy in forcs. -sss S1Ts4 2 s@ nd
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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02


 Sergeant Hiram C.. Roberts, Winstel Corporal Theodore s. Bates, Norfoll. Benjamin J. Beach, s",: William F. Coggswel, :" Theodore Parritt. a' Lucius S.. Benton, Bethlem COMPANY I. \ Albert Todd, " Canaan 2 John Murray, f wogNpED-coMPANY E. Corporal Paul Hester, Salisbury
 M. Willis Tyrrell, Norfolk
 Geo. W. Garthwait, Bethlem.
 Moses Hall Norfolk
 John L. Hine, Morris
 Andrew NJ. fIurlbut, Winchester
 Horace Kinney, Torrington
 Wm. Shul,z, Huntsville
 Lawrence Smith, Colebrook George W spellman, Norfolk
 George Wilson, Coebrook Henry A Wilson, " '. Sod a." %7 coMr2SY1. I.
 
 William H Morris. Canaan "
 James Mullen, Canaan Francis A Cummings, Canaan Cyrus Arnold, Salisbury Jay Evitts, Canaan e .-'~ Total loss in 1lth Regiment, from Ltchfelc County: killed, 10; wounded, Is. : t,'-' This list, long and sad as it is, is still proba bly, incomplete, and we shall hear of more o our noble boys having laid down their lives fol their country iin. that fearful battle, before ". go to press another week, In both the sth and 11th Regiments the Companies composed mostly of men from our County suffered the most severely. Many are the tears that will bs shed for our dead heroes in secret, but theil names and their memory will live in this Couu ty so long as we have future when I've shal delight to'remember these things, their deeds their heroism, and their glorious deaths. # We are glad to learn that Peter Curtiss, Esq. Of Norfolk, has gone on to the battle field to take change of the effects of.those who have iallen in battle from this vicinity, and to care f for those who are sick and wounded: As we stated last week, we have still no data by which we can learn that any men from Litch. field County were killed or or wounded in tie l4tb and 18th Regiments ssS 1.'a - ''.e e 4'' 4 lS < 2 -. ' .f-s
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02
, gnfat: and County Wetrs,.

L1rcHFIELD.-The cattle show and Fair ofthe Litchfeld County Agricultural Society xas post poned from yesterday on account of tke storm and will be held today and to-norfow. The programme for both days exercises will be. found in our advertising columns. We learn that there will be to-day, and is already on the ground the largest and finest display of cattle ever ex
 hibitad in this county. And ye, presume the di splay of horses to. morrow will be- correspond lnglyfne. Y y =P. S.-The Cattle Show is postponed zuni next year, on account of the storm. rrYw Union loving citizens, without destlnetior of party, are urged to attend the UNION CAUCUS al the. Town Room on Saturday afternoon of thii week, at 3 o'clock. Let us have full turn'out and a clean ticket t-and we shall carry dismay Ii into the broken ranks of our opponents. ssA'S
 The following communication is received :
 MR. EDITOR. Will yo,f give notice, that the Union Caucus was adjourned to Saturday next 3socloek PM. to nominate suitable persons for town officer; for theyear ensuing who "p7sfsr Mei7 co,t,,t',g to HeS7.p"ty ne democracy or 'l4Lcilletu
 under the leadership of Blue Swamp prefer to stick to "heir party' and we hope to ush them to the wall'' acsn- A full atten
 dance should be had, and alf'parts of the town represented. . 1+ ,sv l..
 - We have received, with request to publish
 the following from Capt. Bissell of the LitchGele
 Company, 18th Regiment: = =. :, A CARR,-The Subscriber improving the. first
 moment of leisure for many weeks, desires tt express the gratitude he cherishes towards tho
 people of Litchfeld, for all their deeds of kind ness shown him before leaving for the seat o war; especially to Judge Seymour. Henry R Colt, Esq J ohn Jewett x Sons, New, Y ork
 Miss Lucretia l,eming. and to the Town o Lltchield while as l wear the beautiful sword
 and belt presented by Hon. Geo. c. Woodruff
 with the splendid sash given me by Messrs. Perkins, sGeorge ". Baldwin, Rufus Smith, H B. Graves, and Edw w. Crossman, Esqrs,
 cannot but feel that 2 great trust was confdet
 to me, and resolve to discharge it well. The fnt l military boots presented by J. Deming Perkins
 Esq, are sure protection from the 'saered
 mud; the valuable gold chain handed by Chris tlan Relnhart, Esq, and also the assorment 0 ] handkerchiefs, gloves, &c., from the Ladies o
 Litehhed gre all apprecia ted and used indeed these gifts are all ties tsadY me to the scenes
 and friends which I left behind and which, SC soon as this accursed rebellion IS sup pressed, shall hasten to reioin. rs E.s ... Camp near Alexandria, Va, Sept 27, lo52. WILLIAM BiSsELL, Captain
 Co., A. 18th Regiment, C. "
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02
List of our Dead and Wounded SOl-

- We have compiled the following list of the killed and wounded in the sth and llth Regi-
 ments, from this County, with considerable scare and from the official reports. It contains
 a large number of names iu addition to those we gave last week :s -s ra. :.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

NEW MILFORD. .-7Neu Milford mourns the loss of some of: her bra7est sons ip the late battle near Sharpsburg. Co. I, eth Regiment, com manded by Capt Roberts, and composed large ly of young men from this town, was in the hottest of the fight and suffered severely, losing half its numbers in Killed, wounded and mis- sing. Among the killed were Sergeant David Lake, Corporal Robert Ferris, and George Burch. They were noble fellows, and their loss will be felt deeply, both by their comrades in arms and the community here 'seF9Te
 The new telegraph line from Bridgeport tc Great Burlington, is progressing rapidly, and the evidences tAat ,1e are to have s telegraph
 appear ill the tangible shape of fine of polos already set and the wires mostly strung. The instruments viii be pulap ii a few days, and the line will be in working order some time next week. .-es .-,. ...-
 The Young Ladies Day School, under tl . charge of Miss spaulding, commenced tho Fsl
 session, with very promising numbers. OH the i5th. Under so able and accomplished a teach
 e. it cannot otherwise than thrivo ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02
ELEVENTH REdINENT-KMLED.

ELEVENTH REGIMENT-KuLED.
 COMPANY D. Edward S. Fleming, Winsted, Lewis Dayton,
 .. COMPANY E. Sergeant Hiram C.. Roberts, Winstel Corporal Theodore s. Bates, Norfolk Benjamin J. Beach, William F. Coggswell, :" Theodore Parritt, ." 7 Lucius S.. Benton, Bethlem
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

:s4i st qs not be understood as taunting any old tine Rspocrat uilhhis' Democracy. But now in the midst of the imminent perils of the hour there onght tnosstob be any Democeata Re Pselisa Ae !s sIl ls the ensrgiss of every man .0pgas to ps concen tratsd against one great dap -geEhsNheraiss the'cfY of party is traitor. No matter if the Government, .threatsnea with destractions be now agbitraty, ands now inefas eisnt, itis the only hope of the nation at pres snt. Every man ought to shut his eyes to its dsfeieneiestiH aassca,' issoper. when there. will be leisure to erect new guarantees and checks if found to besnecessary, and to punish the men who have committed acts of unwarrantable unsur- patton.
 Dsnsgogaes may hope to deceive the unthink-
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

The soldiers mail in Washington is an insti- tuition. Upon the arrival of each mail, the pack ages of soldiers letters are assorted into boxes by States, and the cavalry and artillery into sepe rate boxes. These letters are taken by another party, and assorted into regiment and company boxes, company boxes, being only for the cavalry and artillery. These regimental boxes are arraIn ged in separate States cases, the Pennsylvania case already having nearly one hGndred and fifty boxes: When the whole of each mail has been thus assorted the letters in each box are put into bags and labeled. It is now either called for at the office by regimental or division mail carriers or forwarded to them. 2 4ndian journalism has it's oddities. Ajournal publishes at Barraokpereas called 4he Era'tea
 Star of India Its motto states that it is for nei- ther the king nor the people, but ready for every thing ;and it compendiously describes itself as ? "weekly journal Of news and a eongl glomeratien of political jokes, sprinkled with love, friendship and truth" sx6kf as asssx, ssa2T easzAsz4i
 -DrArn .o5r SE AfIAIrEfr azBostOn, Sept Hallstt, "a well Known slamyer and politician sdiea te-dayseg s&s q sY @sxs
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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02

Full returns from Summers and Rockers corps show the following losses in the battle of
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24

bition, some five or six varieties Of winte,
wheat, introduced by him into the State
with small sheaves Of each, which attracted
great deal of attention and commentator
from the farmers. A variety Of Spring
Wheat, called Egyptian, grown in Minneso-
Ia, was the best l ever saw.
The Vegetable department was good. Pan
try stores the same. OF. fruits there was a
fine show of the productions of the Eastern
part of the State, in which several counties
we're represented, embracing apples, pears,
grapes, pluns, &c. In the Floral depart.
mcnt for voriety and taste Of display, there
was never but one exhibition at State Fair,
(lowa City, which equaled the one at Dubu-
que; but for variety this exhibition excels al
its predecessors, the lady Of Hon. Thomas
Hardie being the principal exhibitor. OF
acines, there was very creditable exhibition,
superior to any before. IA I
In canvass shed there were crowded to-
gether, and of course not sufficiently display
cd, the handiwork of the Ladies, in sewing,
&C., photographs, painting, carved furniture,
saddlery and harness work, &c, &c. Amidst
this was splendid display Of sewing ma
chimes. oil in constant operation, Grocer d
Bakers deservedly received the FIRST preni-
UNI as family sewing machine. (.
The whole exhibition passed off very sat.
isiactorily to all concerned.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24
THOUGHTS ON sHOElNC HORSES.

An iron shoe affixed to horses foot is ont
of the unavoidable evils of dolnestication
yet when Understandings applied the addi
ton of an iron protection to the horny sub
stance of the foot, is not so great an evil q,
some persons might suppose
One Of the principle objects in applying 8
shoe, is to protect the foot: next we must ain
to preserve the natural action and tread O,
the foot With this object in view, the shoe
should be made concace on the ground sur
face. (
An unshod horse. or one in an absrig'n,
condition, has a concave solar surface to the
foot and wisely is it so ordained; were il
otherwise. the animal would BE- unable to oh.
tain secure foothold when climbing eminen.
ces or travelling over level surfaces.
The action Of concare feet may be cempar-
ed to that Of the claws Of cat, the nails y
on the fingers and toes of man; the "nails -
and toes are the fulcrums; they grasp as it
were, the bodies with which they come in
contact, and thus they secure a falcrum of
resistance when travelling or grasping. f
Now 10 order to preserve the natural, me-
chanical action of the horn and sole, the
ground surface Of the shoe must correspond
exactly with the ground surface of the foot
that is 10 say, the ground surface of the shoe
must be bevelled, cup fashion. its outer edge,
being prominent, corresponds to the lower
and outer rim Of the hoof; while the shoe
being hollow, It resembles the natural CON
cavity of the sole Of the foot. g.A
Notwithstanding the various opinions
which prevail in regard to shoeing horses,
think all will sooner or later, confess that a
shoe with concave surface, next the ground
is the only proper one to apply. 20 = } I
No matter what may be the form Of the
foot; whether it be high or low heeled: con.
tracted at The heels; heightened or shortened
at the toe; or having cencave or a convex
sole; it matters not, the ground surface Of
the shoe must be concave.
In every other part of the shoe, alterations
and deviations from any given rule, or form
are often needed, in consequence Of the ever
varying form Of the foot, and the condition Of
the same, both as regards health and disease
but the sole of the foot being concave pres
ents pattern for the ground surface of the
shoe, which the smith, with all his skill
cannot improve on, and if all such craftsmen
were to follow this pattern more closely than
they do, there would be fewer accidents from
falling" and less number Of lame, horses
Correspondence Prairie Farmer.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24
ILLINOIS-C0TTON.

We have before us a sample of cotton
grown by j. Ii. Galloway, in Christian coun-
ty, ILL.,, the quality of which is equal to any
upland cotton, wherever grown. The place
where this was grown is near the center of
the State, south Of Springfield, upon just
such soil as that of most of the Grand Prair-
lie. Last year, Mr.. Galloway grew four acres
this year, fourteen, and is well satisfied
that he can grow cotton as surely as corn,
and much more proitably. Accompanying
the sample OF lint is a specimen Of homcspun
cotton yarn, such as the Illinois cotton grow
ers have been in the practice Of making for
many years. Thirty years ago, the writer
Of this item lived in Indiana, seventy miles
directly west of Cincinnati, in neighborhood
Of "poer white trash," from North Carolina,
who grew cotton regularly every year, Just as
New England people did flax, in olden time,
and = very large portion of the family cloth.
ing was made of home grown, home-carded,
home-spun, and home woven cotton. At that
time, no one doubted the feasibility of grow.
ing the cotton, nor was there any complaint
about the yield. The cultivation only ceased
because tho price of cotton fabrics became 50
low that home manufacturing had to yield to
machinery.-N. Y Tribune, Sept. 3oth.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24
'@~@=a~ Finkle q Lyon IL
Sewing Machine Company
53S broadway. New York.
Branch once, lO9 Lake street.


- Branch Omces IUS LaMe Sr.ees'
So OhhcAsos IL.
NOR TIE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING THE
d Sewing Machine Trade in the West, the FINKLE 4
LYON SEWING MACHINE co. have opened pernia-
nent Office in Chicago No 1902 Lake Street. first
The usual charges for freight Machines from New
York 20 Chicago will be added the New York prices In
every other respect business of the Chicago Office will
be done on the same terms 40 the parent Office In ~ Y
A full assortment of Machines with all the improve
ments is already in the Chicago Office and all orders
Machines and Sewing Machine Findings will be promptly
filed y ~. Az u rs-ftBfgE3
TO parties little acquainted with the tmkls Lynn
;rcsr "a snec,v commercial This Circular can he
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24

. Who Of Iowa's adopted sons are not proud
Of the ysung State, Iowa, proud of her pa
triotism, and IS the New York Tribune says !:
She is the banner State. Her quotas are full
and she has nearly ready regiment Of Grey
Boards, who are eager for the battle field
Her sons now in the field have won laurels
for themselves, and Iowa faircr and bright
q record, in the patriotic work Of defending
this great and glorious Union. #A.
We should be proud Of her State Agr,cul-
81 Society, in having the pluck to hold the
State Fair just closed at Dubuque. The
Country Gentleman in speaking Of the late
Vermont State Fair says: But the wettest
blanket that could have fallen upon the sue
cess Of our State Fairs il the terrible ordsal
which our country 10 now passing through.
But with all the horrors of the war the 9Th
Iowa State Fair was a success. We clip frsm
; the Country Gentleman an item from the
Pen Of Moore Of the Rural Neu Yorker,
which suits sm case. He says:
g, And yet the Fair was grand success-an
unparalleled triumph in all respects, consid
ering the unfavorabls weather and condition
Of the country. The result is the more graf.
flying from the fact that many had predict.
ed failure even with fair weather, and had
seriously urged postponement. Under the
circumstances5the Agricultural Society and
people Of the Empire State may well send
cordial greeting to brother Producers and IN
ionists Of the Loyal States, and also the Sc
cessionists everywhere to the result-as evil
dence that New York can not only do its
share towards supprsssing rebellion, but also
exhibit undiminished zeal and energy in
maintaining and advancing her home inter
ssts. Had the weather been favorable We
doubt not thes Fair would have proved the
most successful in erery respect ever held in
the State. 49,.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24

SORGHUM WINE.-Mr. A. Myers, of Spring.
field, Ohio, brought to our,,State Fair NUN
Der Of products of the Sorghum stalk, which
he scenes to have made speciality of his
inventive genius, and among others he had
specimen of wine fermented from Sorghum
which will very surely become general bev-
erage when once manufactured ia sufficient
quantities. 1t is q clear dark red in color,
with taste and flavor between Sherry and
ripe, fruity Madeira. The acid in it is very
slight, not more than in good Sherry, while
it has body and richness, more nearly re-
scmbling fine cid Madeira than anything else
we can think Of But its flavor is not it's on
ly quality likely to make it popular. 1t is
cheap. It can be made and sold for tvs cents
a gallon. The Sorghum stalk is used for
sugar or molasses as fully as possible, and
the wine is then made from the refuse, the
crushed and juiceless spllnters. Nothing is
sacrificed of a more valuable purpose for the
wine. 1t is made only of that which has
yielded all the sugar it can yield. The guam
tity, Mr.. Myers states, is about one barrel Of
wine for every ten of molasses. using only
the refuse after the molassex is made. We
can't see why this discovery should not prove
universally and rapidly ccessful.-lndian-
apolis journal. III