Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-26


 method of operations, and his qualifications e a military Commander. These brought him inte notoriety. He next turned his attention to the campaign on the Mississippi, and submitted plans of rams to the Navy Department. 0b- tainiag no hearing, hs submitted then C sAs fl War Department, which agreed ts psy for shsM if they should provo successful. Mir. Eliss thea Iconstfucted them under his eWn supervisisn. and was made Colonel in order tkal he soul2 hold command of the persons manning shsm.- They proved . splendid success and rsdsetsd great credit on the inventor, who, by virtue sf this, leaves behind him an enyiabie geputation The following affecting epitaph was copied from the head-board of rebel soldiers grave in the Wesleyan Cemetery, St. Louis. It was written by lady: ....~ T Here lize stranger braiv,
 who died while fitin the Sutherd Conlederacy I to save,
 "peice to his Dust"
 "braive Suthern frend
 I from island 10 . you reached Glory us end"
 "we phase these flowers above the strangor's In honor of the shiverlus ded."
 "Swet spirit rest in heven
 Therl be know Yankis there" 1 CoSxEcrIcUT PATENTS, issued from the Uni- ted States Patent Office for the week ending June II, 1862, each bearing that date:
 Oliver s. Judd. of New Britain, for improved means of extiuguishing gas lights.
 Wm w. Lyman, of west Meridian, for improv- ed fruit can.
 Hezekah Conant of willimantie, assienor to the Willimantic Linen Company, of same place for improvement in machines to label thread spools.
 Rufus Sibley, of Greenville, assignor to Saml Mowry, of same place, for press for phoIo- graphs.
 Robert NJ. Treat, of Morris, assirnor to him. self and Geo. H. Daley, of same place for im- provement in horse rakes. .t.
 The New York correspondent of the London Times represent that the number of men in tho federal armies amounts to about 540.0O0 which is insufficient for the double work ofconquering the South and afterwards holding it in military subjection. The Secretary of War has tele. graphed to the Governors of all the Northern and Western States for volunteers to complete the roll of 100000 men. IRe number iriu be obtained, owing to the stagnation of trade and the imitation of martial ardor. The Northern people, he adds, fight for the restoration of tho old Union in order that they may be Ms grcat- est military and napal po,rer ia Clristeadons; Mat they may oreru,ce Greas BriGIR aud France, but especially Great Britain, aud Mat hey may be Me arbitrators or tse .fate of nGfions in Me old and New WorIds.-'rhis is not avow- ed in peaches, but it is the truth
 The Washington Star of Saturday has this paragraph The utterly false pretence of tho Dutch Consul at New Orleans, that the money. taken from his custody by order of Major Gen. Butler ($80OOOO) was not the proceeds of tho secesh robbery of the United States mint, but Mexican dollars really belonging to Hope & Co.,, of Amsterdam, has been fairly exposed by micro scopic examination of the coin itself, which shows underneath the impression of the Mexi- can dle, perfect evidence that it was originally United States coin. It was restamped Cn New Orleans) in order to prevent detection in case it. should fall again within reach of Uncle Sams clutches. The o, the distinctive mark of tho United States dollar coinage by the New Or leans mint, still remains visible with the micro scope npon each of the aforesaid SsO0,O ,O0O.
 FEDERAL OFFICER KILLED IN FLoRIDA.-Iieus. John s. Sproster, was killed on June 5th while arresting notorious rebel named Hueston, who was the terror of the people on St. Johns Ri- yer, Fla Lieut. Sproster, with party Of our men from the fleet, found Hueston at bis house armed with double-barreled gun, two pistols and bowie-knife He fired on SprOster on his demanding his surrender, killing him instant iy. Hueston was immediately pierced with four bullets, and taken on board our boats nor tally wounded. Lieut., Sproster was executive officer of the gunboat Seneca, and was one oe the bravest officers in the service. Fra
 The Memphis Avalanche svidsasly takes tks occupation of that city by the Union forces raih- CT sorsly. Still, 1t thinks 1t folly Co " siieh pins" into tiger when he has ens in hia clutch es. In it's issue of the 1sth ii says: sBe this ss 1t may, we again urge on eur readers the fact that while 1t is brave to beard Q royal tiger, it is not cowardice but manly pru- dence, when you are encircled in his cluiching limbs, to refrain from provoking his ire in the uttermost, by sticking pins in him. Be proud, not petulant neither showing fear nor reveal ing an anger that can now be bootless."
 The Richmond Examiner of the 12th instant, editorially states that the occupation of the city has sadly demoralized the rebel army. On the day before the battle on the Chickahominy, the Provost Marshal arrested in Richmond, and sent to camp, between four and five thousand soldiers, and after the conflict had actually begun the thorouehfares swere crowded with unifofma and the hotel tables lined with officers." ,>- CosrLr NuMIsMArrcs.-At . coin sale recsnsr ly held by Messrs. Bangs, Merwin Cp,sEew York, Washington half dollar, lToz, brought $9O. Several pennies of rare dates brought from $20 to $50, other half dollars sold for $50 Q $40; Lord Baltimore shilling, SS2,5V; haf cents for $5 and upward quarters for " sii- yer dollars for $50. ,t .t. Despatches from Gen. Joe Johnston to Jack son. found at Winchester, show that the object of the movement of the latter against Gen. Banks was to prevent reinforcements being sent to Mcclellan, and if possible draw troops away from his army to defend the capital.
 At skowhegan, Maine, man iguonntly hitched his horse to railroad freight car attaeh ed to train The engine soon started, with the car, horse and wagon attached. The team kept up with the train as long as the horses head held on.
 An editor in the village of Mitchell, c. w., says, ss One little garden patch of ours was very profitable last season. The snails eat up the cucumbers; the chickens eat up the snails; the neighbors cats eat up the chickens; and now, if we can only get hold of something thas will eat up the cats, we'll try 1t again"
 The official list of the Union loss at tho battle of Cross Keys is, killed, 105; wounded 3e6; mis- sing l26. Total, 617. | The Newborn Progress of the 1eih, says that six North Carolina regiments have been disband- cd by tho rebels at Richmo nd and placed under guard, previous to which, however, they hung their brigadier general ..I.4 The present number of mail routes in tho Vui. l ted states Is about 1000, ss