The national Republican., 1862-09-09
NEW ENGLAND m Ems.


Falmouth, No., committed suicide last week,
| BY thrusting = sword cane through his abdo.
men. He wssa highly respected oitisen Of that
town, and about 81 years Of age.
The Hartford, Providsnoe, and Fishkill rail.
road carried over $4,000 passengers during the
month Of August, rsceiving over $500 there.
for-more than 500 in advance Of any month
since the road was open. These receipts were
from ordinary travel. On the 4th OF July the
receipts from passengers visiting Hartford were
about $4,000.
The Hartford Press reports Washington safe,
and The rebel army also. ..u
Mrs. George Mstoalf, twife Of Lieut.. Metcalf,) J
of Hartford. presented to the Soldiers Aid As.
soclati6n few days ago linen napkin, spun
and woven BY her great grandmother, 1870 years
ago. She now has great grandsons in the army,
even TO the fourth generation. In the war
which obtained our liberties, she was a true
patriot, and were she now living would rejoice
to see tho fruits Of her toll used for the comfor,
and relief Of our brave patriots who are nght.
ing to preserve them.
Rev. A. L. Stone, D. D., pastor OF Park Stree,
Church, Boston, has been appointed chaplain
| Of the Cadet regiment, one OF the finest In
Massachusetts,. The iacl that DR.. Stone is to
| be their chaplain, has encouraged cnlistments
| very much The regiment already numbers
900. The Park Street Church have generously
given Mr.. Stone leave Of absence for nine
months.
A twelve hundred ton side wheel gunboat il
to be built Immediately at the Chariestowr
navy yard. She will be 2i0 ieet In length, 80
I hra .oA fo>s
The keel of An iron. clad steamer has beer
laid, and the vessel will be constructed as fss,
| AS possible.
The funeral Of Colonel Fletcher Webster will
take place to-day, (ruesdsy,) at Boston. After
appropriate religious exer0isss, the body viii
be escorted, by military, to Marshaeld, ant
laid by tho side Of the illustrious father of Tie
/ deceased.
| We have received the nrst number of a ne n
paper, called the Commonwealth, published IL
Boston, by James n. Stone, Esq, and edited By
N. D. Conway. 1t is a spirited and radica
sheet, and goes in for = vigorous pr iosecutior
| Of the war. The number before us is hand
somely printed, on good paper, and nlled with
entertaining natter. Success 10 the undertak.
ing.
About forty young mon have entered thu
freshman class Of Bowdoin College. Pretty
good for these war times.
Gen. o. A. Howard, who lost an am In the
battle Of Fsir Oaks, has again assumed ths
command Of his brigade.
Capt. Francis Hurd, Of North Berwick, ha,
yoke OF oxen weighing $3.50 pounds.
The crops are being damaged by frosts il
many places in Asins and other parts Of New
England.
strsfford, Vermont, has l9s men liable to d.
military duty. Out Of this number. II has fur
nished ia for the defence Of the Union.
A volunteer from the town Of Medford, Mas
ssohusetts, is said to be 81 years old. wher
asked by the medical director his age, no re
marked, that he was rising forty .Ave." H,
10 said to be II hale, athletic man.
Hon. Isaac Reed, of Waldoboro; very inau
entsl man in that part OF the State of Maine
10 out In favor Of vigorous prosecution Of til.
war. lie Is a candidate for the State Senate o
both the Republican and Union Democratic
parties.
A young man by the name of Medbury, il
Pomfret, Connecticut, had his hand badly in
Ijursd by u threshing machine. He lost thre,
or four fingers.