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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-01

1&c There seems to be dearth of Local and County news just now-at least, our Cerrespon. dents do not appear to have any items" for us. Will they not favor us with whatever they may deem of interest in their different localities?
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-01

HS The Superior Court has been engaged during the week, with "Court Cases'--of bu. little importance, however, to the public.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-01

n2c Bon poyags, old friend of the Winsted Herald! We must keep straight on, but we hope to meet you some dsy.-Press. We trust not, Mir. Press! The climate whith- or hs tends will be altogether too warm to suit your mercurial temperament.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-01
ACCUMULATION.

Total, 39,782 30,634 Scattering, IA 'Buckingham's plurality, s,14s; majority. g. l34. Total vote for Governor, 70,430:
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-01

O0lciaI Vote for Governor
 IN LrrcHYIELD AND YAIRTizLD couxTIEs. The following fs ths efieislsessa for Gsysru or in this Congressional district 5 5ss1H AZ
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-01

ward Richmond. Report places this force un. der the command of Gen. G. ". Smith.
 DISPATCHES from Gen. Banks army to Satur- day afternoon briay us interesting intelligence. strong reconnaissance had been pushed in the direction of Staunton, but its progress had been stopped by the destruction of the bridges over the south fork of the Shenandoah These brid- ges were said to have been destroyed, not by the rebel soldiers, but by citizens residing in the vicinity. It had been reported by party of rebel cavalry to persons in the neighborhood that Staunton was already in possession of the National forces. If so, it must have been occu- pied by portion of Gen. Fremont's army, pro- bably under Gen. Milroy, as at last accounts he appeared to be pushing in that direction. Jack son was reported to be resting with his whole force on the right bank of the Shenandoah, about sixteen miles from Harrisonburgh. He has most likely recrossed the mountains from Stannards- vile, after receiving achievements from Gull pepper Courthouse. There was occasional en- counters between his scouts and our pickets
 LATE adsices from Port Royal state that our forces have taken Fort Jackson, near Savannah, and our pickets are within four miles of the city Fort Pulaski is repairing and will soon be in an efficient condition. Our ablest military men look upon Savannah as doomed, bnt the time and mode of its capture depend wholly upon circum- stances which it would be imprudent to publish.
 Cor. Harland of the 9th c. V Regiment has been in hospital with the typhoid fever, at New. bern, but is now out with returning health.
 # Henry ". Kingsbury of the regular army has been commissioned as Colonel of the Ilth Regi- sasat, vice Col T. H. c. Kingsbury resigned.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-29

made yesterday for Que Of The Appoial.
meats were ~ fOlloWt.-MeSSrS, jameb
Barbour Of CulPsPPsF K. ". 7. Hunter, Of
EsssX; Wm. D, RiTss, Of AlbsmAFiO, and
Wm. Ballard Preston, Of NOnlgOmeFy,--
The greater portion Of The time Of the
House Of Delegates daring the day WAd
consumed 10 speeches upon these uomiaA-
tons. The debate 10 the Senate turned
on proposition to postpone the election
6rst, until the 18th OF February next aud
that being noneurred in by the House,
then 70 postpone until to-day, Al hAll.pAlt
twelve.
The House also non.cOneurTed Ia this
resolution OF the Senate, EhsreupOa ;
Committee Of Conference was appointed.
Tbis committee reported late 10 the eVen-
Ing 10 favor Of pOslponing the election
until the hour nAmed to-day, and ask leave
10 slt again aud report further upoa the
matters VI diSagresmsHt betEsea The two
bodies Both Houses eOHeuFttd 10 this rv-
port OF The committee and adjourned. 10.
day the Committee Of Conference will
doubtless make further report - to the
mAnnsr OF proceeding With the election.
The two Houses viii doubtless be occupied
some time with It's recommendations, but
the probability Is that the election Of tho
two Senators will lie made to-day.
DRuNEEN scENg-lSDEcEScH OP GOVERNOR
JOHN LETcHRR
The Richmond RIdainsr Of the 25d SAJS
a scene Of iudeeSney, drunken or sober, os-
Cured in the House Of Delegates ysItsr-
day, while that body was occupied with
the quedGion Of the election Of Confederate
Senators, mortliyiug to the hundreds who
witnessed it. IN hs RidIt Of hs dFbdts
John Ltfehsr, GOraRor of lfrgiRid, cane
INTO he ieyislairs chGm6tr drunk, aud Ial
on ths Jitys isaiiEg 10 ta SPsdtH-'5 sAdiT for
he fuH 5pdes Of Gulf aa Losr, 'riA Isgur
IN hh mouth, making hiaIsJd q peefdele Jor
he phols house and bgti for hs joksI Of ne
gallery, Tue apparition occurred just a.
both parties seemed to DO In deadlock a.
to who should be Senator. Tho occurrence
might naturally have originated IN drun-
ken imagination that IA display so dFamat.
irally made at the nick or time might aug.
grst u compromise to both parties, and iu-
SPITE aAuuueuNukhuAlAAlu lvt sbAW AAsASAEA
and his republican segaF. We eau imagine
no other explanation for the inperliueues
and indecenuy Of John LtleheF on tue
Speakers roStrum, displaying his HtEar
aud making himself such u spectacle TO
the taGscmbled wisdom Of Virginia"
or THE ANNIVERSARY OF WASH
iNGToS's BIRTHDAY.
washiugton's birthday is to DO desecrA-
ted In the Soalh after the fashion indicated
in the following paragraph from Char
loue (N. C.l paper;
On The approaching 22d Of February the
permanent government Of the Confederate
States will be inaugurAted at Richmond
President D.yis will be Installed for siz
years, and other interesting ceremonies
lake place. 1t will be a memorable and
Interesting occasion, and vast conCourSS
OF persons, no doubt, will assemble 70 Wit
ness The ceremonies Of the day,
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crsrpAl IAcE.o.,. co4AAxO-TnE ArrAIE

GENERAL IAcEsOy'S coNNASD-THE AFfAIR
AT RoHSEr.
The Richmond Eraminsr Of the 23d inst
,sys;-The Yankees are said 10 have STAN.
NEEDED from Romney in 1ueh haste that
ibry lsft 70 fall into ourposSession four hun
dred tents, one thousand overcoatlr many
p.pers, among others, those Of their Adju-
ant General, and supplies Of -four, beef,
bacon and groceries. Thus Romney was
won Withot the firing Of single gun.-
General jackson has sent a strong force in
70 Berkely county, which will havs the ei-
ieet OF chceEmating the contemplated OPP
sratious Of Generals Banks and Lander
Who have united their forces, and have cons
sentratsd them in the counties Of Washing
Ion and Allegany, 10 Maryland. We may
add that the War Department iI, as yet,
witbout word Of GdTiees from GsEeral
Isekson's command, aud has never even re:
eeiyed notice il an otHeial way that he had
len, winchester Whatever may have been
tl,e relicsncs Of this intrepid general We
hammer 10 know that be has received posi-
i've Instructions from the government WIN
r.fsreuce 70 the limits to which tne ntsI
sTn.yimsnt ofi'advAnee movement on tne
ines Of tbe POlOmae is'be allotted % So
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pIn.s NhIch .laud oul b beaalIial eon.

pia,s which s,aud out ln beautiful con.
Irasl.
! The beginning OF the week We learned
that Jaekson's forces we're rnsrrhng upou
Us from Romney; We were sooa reinforced
from Camberlaud By the 9Th Ohio, and the
sgth Illinois, and from Ohio, By the C5Ih,
and with the force already here ,A part OF
the 5ih aud 9th Virginia aud 900 cavalry
We allowed to 20 10 bat they mlst have
heard Of our movements, iot they iell back
to ROmnsy.
BreVel Bfisadler GeaeFal Dunning olthe
9Th Ohio, ia commander Of the post here !
by his kindness he has Won the esteem Of
all uuder his command. lie has hecu \
great deal Of hard service Iiuee he came 10
Western Eirginla, and hes wen for hirIIelf
name that will reflect credit upon Ohio.
lis brigade here has the utmost eoPGderre
10 bin, and are willing and ready 70 follow
him wherever be leads.
10 speaking Of the JIh Ohio, ] Wish TO
correct s,AtSment made by Soms Of the
boys Of that regiment, They claim to have
been the first 10 take possession Of the six
pSunder which was taken at Blues Gap.
will state Tor the benefit Of those who
wish to know, that II was the lSI Virginia
ialautry that took II. Ajjutaut MeElroy,
VIM. Humphrcyyills and Samuel Dean lthe
two last named are OF company . Of that
regimeut), were the frat men At the gun.
Yesterday paid flying visit to Camp
Kelley, At PaiterSOn's creek, and found the
boys Of tue lst virginiA Infantry, or al
least as many as were then in camp, en-.
joyiug themselves hugely; but was sorry
to learn Of so many Ut them being on the
sick list, Their Colonel n, ThOburul had
been absent couple Of days, and just re-
turned that morning and 10 less than Gn
hour be had been through the quarters OF
every company OF bis regiment, and asked
the boys how they were getting along. !
never saw q man more universally liked
than be Is by bis men, les no wonder,
though he spends the mOS. Of bis time with
his men, talking kindly 70 them, and cheer
ing them up.
The boys all have The siblsy tent with
camp stoves, hence they are fixed very
comfortable. The health OF tbs boys in
our regiment (the lst Virginia eavplryr)
was never better than now, or At least
that part which is here, 1--we eompanies.)
We have but Eve men ia hospital.
cannot close this letter without saying
something about our regimentHl band. !
heard several baldS while at Cumberland
and Pa,lersous creek, and must say that
ours is better than any heard up there.
A few evenings since | listened to ours
while sersnading General Dunning and
Col. AuisanSel, and I thought then that
had the EK-SecretAry Of War heard them
ha never would have wiDhed the bands eE-
clnded from the service. They played the
''Mocking Bird7 sweet enough to shame
the bird which bears the name Of the tune.
They also play "Genlle Annie" With such
brilliant variations, that one unused to II
could not tell whether II vas "Geatle !An-
nie" or any other woman.
All is quiet along the Potomac, OF al
least the north braneh Of it, More anon.
]. DEAN.
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Ia-Ysarly Aiyrytsins on rcsHniiab!s isT.s, teeDr'
ding 10 tie SPACE occupied md the changes
tulgis.
Az AllalV6fti-ctnsHtsfrUm trsHeHt IeT,cns q iiEAng
srp. ~ - pali for n 1draAos-
Dusnnss Card, not s1tsrIn srs lIaes SO psTyeaE,
o. q iqr III mlniif bpt if.a shorter sF0d nOthing
will b. eOuniod ir,s than i sIuars.
Ths privilege II Annual Advertising i limited 20
the Advfrti,srs' ONn Immediate badncss; and all
udVsrtisemrnit tH the bshsht Of other pfs0bE -
we'll ~ al legal hiVeTtsemttta, and lseinqnts
0faueti1n El5, and rel etits ssnt 10 By chem inus'
b. paid f1f ai the nsaal nies.
Gs-Adtfriisemtnis NJ accompanied Wiih ufiitsL
directions. vii bs inserted uHtl iuTbId, ,Shd charged
accordingly.
Noiiess Tor Political AestIngs to be charged in all
cutti ~ full nt-a
Marriage, Noticssof Funerals, and hhnonesmsni'
Of sermons. 50 cents each. BouVll-b9
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.nr-rrrcrror or sExAroRs.

-nr tvgtsLATURE-ELEcTioN oH sESAroRs'
ryroa the Rlehpoud Dispatch, Jan. .
y.rterday vas the time appointed for
the election Of Senators from Virginia %
he Confederate Congress. twill be SEED
tsom our report Of Legislative proceedings
,bnt n. election was not made. The two
houses progrsSJod no luther than me
nomipation Of candidates for one Of the
"0noiptmeut. A joint rule Of the GsneF'
4 4 IISsmbiy requires that one election on:
IL 10 vacancy 10 any oliee shall be flled
Z, I time. The rule, therefore, requires
mai ,be voting shall b for one oithe Sen
aIorIhips at 3 time. The nominations
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-29
Saddles, Harness, Trunks sc

WHOLESALE I RETAIL.
T y. SHEPPARD No.i3l Malu Street, corner
0 Union, will uoutnup 10 keep On hand AlArg1and
complete assortment OF all artelsaln hi. line e9n'it
ing 0G IAdlos' aud luultmeha Saddles, Fire CoaItt
Harness, Trunks vLees, Carpet Bags, satehela, Col
iaru, Ilamea, Whips, &C.
tFu1t by ntriel attention and pFOmptnois, TO merit
continuance Of the public patronage
All Kinds Of frupAlrlnSprOmpilyd done, and 70 pro
SsuSnJo Ial, Main Street
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9ailg9ntflligrufrt
TERMs % ApYERTIsING .

THnyIsau, LfSIs o. NcsttEriI, toh osI ISru, ,)OG
LuE, nGIG HQrAAG.
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and rads--ju,t such as might be expected
Of Lincoln detective. He took great de-.
light In allndiag to her as she passed a
crowd On The street As 'steesh' prisOner,
and in various ways endeavorsd 10 offend
the refEsd and delicate creature, whom
The authariiy Of base misereaRt bad made
his captive.
usr baggage was all searched BY this
fellow. with the hope that be would Ind
something 10 the shape Of manuscript
which would convict Miss 2. of the charge
against brr. NoIhing was found, however.
She was Ihen, ia charge OF this Blyghi re-
turned to Louisville aud presented 70 Gen.
Sherman at bis headquarters. GeaeFal $,
confessed that be did not know what dis
position 10 make Of hes case, but eoneluded
10 send her % Washington and have the
matter disposed Of there. % the Uay shc
vas again subjected to the iHsole1ee %
this fellow Blygh, who, At every station,
took occasion to make some reference TO
her in terms calculated TO give pain. On
her arrival ia Washington che was impris-
oned 10 the house Of Mrs. GreenhoW, aud
10 room adjoining tina. occupied by this
lady, where she remained up TO the time OF
her release.
While a prisoner, Miss Poole underwent
very many priVaiions-being uuder the
utriet aud constant surveillance Of guard,
aud was subjected 10 many intonyehicners
aud anuOyances Of Rn unpleasant aud dis
tasteful character. She was not, however,
altogether without lrieads, and she refers
with lively gratitude to the very maay acts
Of kindness performed for her BY Colonel
L. Il. Keys, and Lieuieuant \ Z. Sheldon
Of the federal army. Thesc officers, to
their credit be il spoken, did all 10 their
power to render her comfortable, and by
their tender soliciiude and sympathy shed
CLEAN Of sunshine through the gloom
which surrounded her. To them she ex-
presses herself as being very greatly indebt
ed, and at her request this public aeknoWl-
edgmCul is made,
10 the letter to the Philadelphia PreSs,
alluded to in the outset OF this article, Miss
Poole is said to have escaped from the pris-
on at Wheeling BY means Of tying her
sheet together and letting herself down
from the window. The only prison in
which she was confined at Wheeling was
her own home, ann the manner 10 which
she escaped therefrOm was not by lowering
herselr from the wlpdow but ia the manner
related by US above.
1t was also said in this letter that Alss
Poole, when she was arrested the second
time, had on her person $500 Of unc1-
peuded money furnished her by the "reb-
els" This also is false, as likewise tue
statement that on her arrival in Washing
ton she was placed in jail.
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INrnRnsTINo ERbaI snOEssIA.

INTARHBTING FIIDM sEChsSIAs
Extracts from the latest Southern
papera--MIas Ella Poole arrives In
Norfolk and u LlOnl1eds-BulI ae-
count Of her RtlVtntures-sThs bat
tie at Bath aud Hancock, and the
advance on ROmnOY--.InteFsstin
items of Richmond News Cover
nor Letoher comes Into the House
Of Delegates, drunk.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Vial Of Wrath.

A Confederate surgeon, who had been at
tending rebel patients in the hospital at Boil
ivar, being desirous of joining his command
in Prices army few days ago, got permission
to 20 through our lines. He had very fine
medicine chest filed with stores recruited at
the Federal hospital, which he wished to take
with him. Our officers objected to this prop
osition. The matter was finally referred to
Gen. Mcpherson, and an examination Of the
chest was ordered. On taking out the drugs
and medicines, a small secret apartment was
discovered in the box, which was found to
contain pint bottle. The bottle was brought
forth, and the contents were discovered to be
anything but spiritual They consisted. Of
editorial articles cut from the columns Of the
Chicago Times, the most violent efforts Of
that delectable sheet for the past two or three
months. Strung together they made success
sion Of powerful phjllippics against the Gov.
eminent, which would certainly give no little
aid and comfort to the South, as the senti
ment of the leading Democratic paper Of the
Northwest. The vial of wrath was sent t.
Governor Yates, and may cause some trouble
1T the 1smss Office before long.-CorintA
Cor. Of the Cineinaati Commercial.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
the 25th, thought would inform them of

the 25th, thought would inform them OF
our whereabouts.
Most Of the troops stationed at this point
are from Iowa, and more are arriving daily.
1t appears that all Iowa troops are sent to
this place and those from Illinois to Memphis.
We are in COL Vandever's brigade. 1t is
composed in part of the 4th Iowa Cavalry,
9th and 25th Infantry and the Dubuque Bat
terry. The oath Iowa is encamped on the
river, 8 miles from us. Their parade ground
is part Of Gen. Pillows plantation, the build
ings upon which have been mostly converted
into soldiers quarters. visited their camp
yesterday, for which I was well paid, as I
found the Eichelberger House No. there in
full blast, under the management of my old
friends, Eichelberger and McGreer. Eichel-
berger, as you are well aware, "knows how
to keep hotel"
We are having plenty Of rain and mud,
though the weather is very pleasant and
equally as warm as September in Iowa.
An expedition of about 10000 troops went
down the river from this point last week, and
about the same number from Memphis
Their destination is supposed to be up White
River. The troops from this place were COM
posed of detachments from all the regiments
here. There are four companies from this
regiment in the number-companies D, E and
G, of Burlington, and company F, of Colum-
bus City. We are looking anxiously to hear
of their doing good execution. have no
hesitancy in saying that by the opening of
navigation next spring, boats may run from
New Orleans to st. Paul with safety, as it ap-
pears to be the determination of the military
authorities to have the Mississippi free from
all encumbrances at as early q day as possible
You may look for a "big report from this
section of the country soon.
Yours, &C., WHIT.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

EA statement is going the rounds of the
papers to the effect that the wheat crop Of
Iowa for 1862 amounts to s'twenty millions of
bushels, being 1,7bO, 900 bushels more than
the crop Of 1851" we suppose the statsmsnt
Secretary Of the Agricultural College, who is
generally pretty good 1t guessing. We think
he il vide of the mark this time. We don't
claim that Cedar county is the State. nor that
the crop is poor sll over the State because it
is 90 here, but from 81 that We can learn
from other parts ofthe State we do not believe
the wheat crop of The 5tatsis a. large as It was
last year. II wheat buyers are governed, N
their prices, 1t Ill by the amount Of grain
raised in the country, such statements must
be injurious to the farmer. We should like
70 know what part Or parts Of the State have
been blessed with m unusually large crop d
what this ysae. We know that large pof-
ton Of ~; Stats dld1ot taiae hAlf ! CROP
Upton Ads~tjsw. .slisa Sa1 e
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
CAMP BowEN, BENTON Co., ARE, I
November 9th, 1862. {

Dear Journal The great battle that long
ere this was expected down here in this wood
en- country, remains yet among the things to
come, and really seems further off than when
we first set foot on the sacred [cursed] soil of
Arkansas. There appears to be no immediate
prospect Of work Of any kind. We are NOV
ing about the country, stopping only long
enough in one place to eat out every thing
,eatable, either for man or mule, using the rails
for fuel to cook our food5with. a.i es b-7
How these people are to live this winter, is
. question that puzzles them not little; and
well it may puzzle them, for we spare them
not. The fact is, we cannot spare them, for
we are on half rations ourselves -breadstuHs
being particularly in demand. Armies must
live snd Federal armies soin live-while
there is any thing to 1--we on; 80, when q
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Loyal COngressmen from the Sc.
Ceded States.

The telegraph informs US that the loyal
citizens of Memphis are moving in the mat
ter of electing member Of Congress from
the 10th District of Tennessee. A like move
ment is on foot in New Orleans, and in North
Carolina two or three members are to be
elected.
The Courier, Of Saturday morning, de-
nounces these movements in advance, simply
because, it says, the members elected will be
Abolitionists. If there was probability of
secessionists or secessioR-sympathizers being
elected instead of good Union men, the Cou.
rier would pronounce it all right and proper.
So would jeff. Davis.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Iowa News.


SH1NPLAsTERs. = The Davenport Gazette
denounces the issue of change-tickets, SO gen
orally indulged in by irresponsible parties in
that city. 1t ought to bear heavy on the but
ternut spawn issuing from the Burtis House.
We are told by responsible travellers that the
very patriotic q host of that institution
pushes his trash upon every stranger whom
he can possibly induce to take it, generally
answering objections by remarking that "they
are as good as Government shinplasters =
This underhand stab at the currency of our
Government, at time when all loyal men
should unite in an effort to sustain its credit,
should be resented by withdrawal of patron
age from that concern.
Mr.. D. A. Richardson, an old and re.
spected citizen of Abba, once thorough.
going business man, and for four years
County Judge for Monroe county, was taken
to the Mt. Pleasant Asylum last week, hope
lessly insane. Cause not stated in the Abba
Union, from which we gather these facts.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

b@"Do you think people are as much
troubled with fe DICTIONARY now, doctor, as
they used to be before they discovered the
auti-bug beadstead?' asked Mrs. Partipgton
of doctor of tho old school, who attended the
family where she was staying.
"Phlebotomy, madam" said the doctor,
gravely, sis a remedy, not disease"
"Well, WE'LL" replied she, no wonder one
gets so mixed up, there are so many of them.
We never heard in old times of trousers in
the throat, embargoes in the head, or neural
ogy all over Us, or CONSERVATION in the
bowels, as we do nowadays. But it's an i'll
wind that don't blow nobody no good, and
the doctors flourish on it like green baize
tree. But of course they don't have anything
to do with it-they can't make 'em come OF
90"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

~ Gen. Rosencranz INDUCES occasionally
in witticism. The Nashville Dispatch SAYS
that lady recently called upon him for the
purpose of procuring pass, which was de-
clined very politely. Tears came to the lady s
eyes as she remarked that her uncle was very
i'll, and might not recover every sorry, in
deed, madam" replied the General; "my
uncle has been indisposed for some time. As
soon as Uncle Sam recovers little you shall
have pass to go where you please"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

The REBEL ARMY.-A correspondent of
the New York Herald says that parties in
Richmond, who should know, estimate the
strength of the rebel army at four hundred
thousand, and say it can be maintained at
that point during the winter. Others say it
is an over-estimate. though he tells where
they are located. The new conscription act
will add three hundred thousand to their force;
ard the common talk at Richmond is that
they will commence active operations in the
spring with CSC, LOCO troops.