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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21
Later-Additional Particulars.

Special Dispatch to the Memphis Appeal
FoRT SMITH, March ll.-Captain Hick-
ory Rogers arrived here yesterday in
charge Of the ammunition wagons. He
brings with him official and some very in
teresting details of the battle between our
forces and the enemy at Elk.horn, four
miles from the Missouri line.
Capt. Rogers says the fighting was ter
rible. A large portion of our troops be-
ing armed with the common hunting ri
fes and shot guns, charged the enemy
time and again, clubbing their guns and
driving the enemy, who were armed with
the best of guns, from their first position.
The enemy gained much stronger posi-
ton, when, from the. exhausted state Of
our troops, they fell back.
Gen. McCulloch's division having lost
so many of their officers, Gen, Wan Dorm,
fearful that they might 'becoNe disorgan-
lied, deemed it adVisable~to withdraw,
which he did in splendid order. The next
day he attacked the 6nemy n their sec
cnd position, aud while the fighting was
going On. withdrew his whole army.
Gen. Van Dorm says heis not whipped,
and cannot be with the reinforcements
which he. will receive and by giving his
troops few days rest. He says he will
drive them back to their starting place.
The withdrawal of SO large an army in
such fire order, after losing so many val
liable officers is looked upon as one of
the most brilliant acts of the present war.
When it became known to the troops
that Gen. McCulloch was killed, they
were frantic with rage, and his command
fought like demons, charging at times,
and putting to fight five times their num-
ber.
Gen. Mcintosh fell at the head Of his
command early in the action; also Gen.
Hebert. General Price received flesh
wounfin the arm the first day of the
fight. Gen. Slack, of the Missouri army,
received mortal wound.
There were great many officers of low
er grades killed and wounded, and it will
be several days yet before an exact list Of
the killed and wounded can be got at.
Prisoners taken report the enemy's loss
over six thousand. Ourloss in round mum.
bers estimated at two thousand killed and
wounded.
Our train is now at Stickers, on Boston
Mountain, out of reach of the enemy,
and will be up soon.
Our army fought the enemy on all sides,
completely passing around them.
OsCEoLA.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21

The Gazette says that a gentleman ar
rived at Florence on the llth, who stated
that on Monday last, squad of Scott's
Louisiana cavalry, consisting Of thirty
or forty men, attacked a company of one
hundred Federal cavalry at Springhill,
Tennessee, killing seventeen, and putting
the remainder to fight. Only two OF our
men we're killed.
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SUBSTITUTE FOR SoDA.--A lady sends the
following which we publish for the infor.
nation of house keepers;
To the ashes Of corn cobs, and little
boiling water. After allowing il TO stand
for few minutes, pour of the lye. which
can be used at once with an acid lsour
milk. or vinegar II makes tho bsead as
light almost as soda.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21

pay- As the Richmond Dispatch re-
m,rks, it is notorious that the Federalists
are always undertaking their losses in tho
engagements with the Southern forces
Rosencranz never got his killed at Gauley
over twenty. ty.hve--while the fact was, it
exceeded 1900, as has been ascertained
by the best evidence. We have in Burn
sides report, that he lost at Roanoke
Island fifty killed and two hundred and
twenty-five wounded. The New York
papers published list Of .Gy Alled IN
hyse regiments, while there we're nine reg
imsnts engaged in the fight. II could
hardly be possible that tho three regi
ments alone lost any men. In this way
the enemy's loss has been underratcd IN
every battle from Bethel 70 ponelsou
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21

pay- A bill has passed the House Of
Representatives at Richmond, fixing the
pay Of members Of Congress at three
Thousand dollars per annum, and mileage
al twenty cents per mile. The bill pro-
vides that from this amount the pay per
diem shall be deducted for each days
absence. The speaker Of the HouSe is
to receive six thousand dollars year,
and the president pro tenn Of the Senate,
when acting as such the same pay as The
Vice President.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21

BIZ EcoNoxicAL!-The people OF the
South should practice the most iigid econ-
omy in all things, and husband all their
resources for the great, and perhaps long,
struggle in which we are ssGaged.--
Waste not. want not" is q maxim 10 be
vel hooded il these IAfiio9s times -
c.aIis-r Syftzy.-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21

ALExANDRIA.-A gentleman Of high
character and intelligence has given us
a shocking picture Of the outrages perpe-
trated upon helpless women in Alexan.
dria. 1t makes the blood run cold to
think that such things can be in this 10th
century, and in land pretending to be
civilized things which cannot be trans
ferred to paper, but which sooner or later
must bring down Divine vengeance on the
perpetrators. We do not believe that Gen.
Mcclellan is aware ofthese crimes; but,
if we could get his hearing, we would
appeal to hin as an honorable foeman to
investigate them himself, and, for the sake
Of humanity and religion, put an end to
such inconceivable horrors.-Rich. Dis
patch. 5h,
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nfsy- The columbia South Carolinial

nag The Columbia South Carolinian
says there are $50 dstilleries in Pickens
and Anderson distrjcts, consuming 1850
bushels Of corn per week, or 100000 an
nually. No woni.sr corn rises 10 fast in
price, Notwithstanding last years abund'
ant crop.
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aaorria ON tho War Path.

The Augusta Constitutionalist has heard
from twenty.three counties in regard to
the late requisition of the Governor for
twelve regimets, and the result is as fol-
lows Quota Of these twenty.thrse eour.
ties, 245o volunteers 2ol5, excess, 465
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-21

r6r Mr. DupTe, Of Louisiana, has intro
duced bill in the Confederate Congress
to mabe treasury notes legal tender
This measure has been rendered neoesSa-
ry by The efforts Of money shsvers and 9th
ess TO 2epreoiste toe value Of confsdsr.
ate paper
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ny CAPTAIN Frank Buchanan, &c

HY- Captain Frank Buchanan, Com
mander of the Virginia, is a native of
Mryland, but was appointed in the Uni
ted States Navy from Pennsylvania, on the
2Sth June, 1875, and was promoted Cap
tain in 1856. In 1860 he was in com
mand o. the Navy Yard at Washington.
He resigned, if we are not misinformed, a.
bout time of the disturbances in Balti-
..o,o
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proceodinps of Congress.

The House has passed resolution adj
vising the planters not to plant cotton
and tobacco this season, but to devote
their attention to the raising Of provis-
ions, hogs, and cattle.
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Slander.


= Crush down the monster, slander! He
is hydra-headed, and every head is armed
with an envenomed tooth. His eyes are
green with envy, and his throat is an open
sepulchre, into which the reputation of
the fair and innocent are sometimes hurl-
ed. Do not nurse the viper into life upon
your hearthstone; do not warm his cold
folds in your bosom, lest he turn with ser,
pent-likc guile, and wind his hideous
coils around your own heart, stilling the
pulsations which beat to innocence and
gladness.
If you see his faintest shadow stealing
over your thresholds, drive him back,
and assure him that he can find no lodg-
ment in your domain. Tear from his head
his Shiny and poisonous tongue-refuse
him the smile of your eye-the shadow
of your roof-tree--the entrance of your
gateway. Block him outlet him gnaw
his own vitals and perish for lack of nu-
triment.
If this had always been done, many a
grave which to-day lies half hidden by
vet and noxious weeds, would be without
an occupant-many one who has gone
down broken-hearted into "the black
ness of darkness" would be lifting
smiling brow to the sunshine, and going
forth with bounding step to make glad
and beautiful the hearth-stones of earth.
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uSy- The Mobile Adv0tssr and Regi5t<r
says
ave he.rd gentleman say yesterday
that he considered this liquOs order equal
to a reinforcement Of 1000 nen to the ar
nv of Mobile. We beliete So"
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d. 4 rev paper has been '''TI'1 AZ
Nssbyi,,s eailed tho 7i-es
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23
WEST GOSHEN.

Your correspondent from Goshen last week, said that the "lueky members o1 rue byceum issue a paper, containing many of the "Jim,," !" Sc. As there does not seem to be much sense Q that sentence, presume he is not one of the "lucky members"
 think he must have meant jems instead of Jims, but probably wrote it so poorly, that the " devir' himself could not read it.
 As for the "lucky members" who issue the paper, they are young ladies, who gre undoubt- edly lucky in being single.
 They may be lucky too, in not belonging to that uncivilized nation, when the women are "yoked up," Sc.
 We have certainly more reason to he proud of our paper, than of your correspondent. P.
 D@- The "devil'' begs leave to inform Mir. P. that he pleads guilty of his typographical blunder, for the first correspondent wrote sligi- ply "jems," as you, Mir. F., do.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23
Magazines for Febru.rv-


 THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY for February. 'his month ieaas the, van, and is a decided inn provement on the first number of this map.z;ns, There is very large variety of political. 1;ter. ary, critical and descriptive articles in ;t and among its contributors, we notice the name. os Ex-Gov. Boswell of Mass, Horace Grea,ev Oakley Hall, Fred. Law olmsted, the author If "The Cotton States" J.W. Newcomb. .Jr. of Naw Haven, and others. "T The Continenta1n |. :. vigorous, powerful and acceptable addition to the best Magazine literature of the day. J.R. Gilmore Publisher, Boston Mass.
 PErsnsos's. of Philadelphia, is, as usus,, full of the choice reading, delicate messotints, and handsome steel plate engrayings, which it always furnishes at the lowest cash price for a maga- zine of its kind. We advise our lady friends to send for a specimen number, before they sub scribe elsewhere
 GoDE1's for February, contains sixty-one en- cravings, sixty contributions, extending over one hundred pages. The "Double Sheet Fash ion Plates" are worth more to the ladies than many other magazines entire. Godsy employs no agents, and subscriptions must be sent direct to Philadelphia. . ...
 ARTHuR's HOME MAaAzrSB, Is conducted on much the same plan as " Godey's," tho it's prin- cipal merit is it's literary department, and its unsurpassed eheapness; only $200 2 year. T.s. Arthur, Publisher. Philade.phia. -..
 -Peterson's Counterfeit Detector is received. It now quotes Winsted Bank at 20 per cent. dis count. Philadelphians will have good chance to invest
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23
NORFOLK

Forty-ave members of Company E., llth reg iment, from Norfolk and vicinity, sent to thei1 families from their two months pay received al Annapolis, nine hundred and thirty nine dollars The letters inclosing the money were sent by by express to the care of Peter Curtiss, Esq., Others of the company sent money by mail The allotment rolls of the llth Regiment wer. all incorrectly made out and were not used.
 - Halsey Roberts, aged "A, and Wiliari Evans aged 2s, both of Norfolk, died in the Los pital at Annapolis, of measles.
 - Twenty-three men are to be drafted into the active militia from this town.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23
gpfal aud Geluty Yf.ss.
LTTCHFIELD.


 Mr Ho,,;.tsr's lecture on the Rebellion was attended by . highly respeetable and dsishtea audience in the Court House on Thursday last. The lecture was masterly aud eloquent exhlbi- t;on of the causes of the Rebellion, and very .mrh..;c in it's utterances with regard to the ! cure. .-.s =" =: Rax. Mr. southgate delisers the third lecture of the Course tAis evening q sssen o'clock, and the SEditsr of the sEsamuznsra m follows hr. s on nsst 7hursday evening " ''' .~.s.-} Tine January Term of the Superior Court opens on Tuesday next, Judge Park, Presiding. VI. [. y Woodford, for the murder of James Futile of Winchester in September last. We shall publish a full report of this important trial in the ENQUIRER, including the testimony, ar guments of Counsel and Charge of the Judge, and shall issue the whole in convenient pam phlet form at the close of the trial. The Jury, we learn, have been drawn from the western and southern parts of this County. Judge Dutton of the Supreme Court, presides at this trial, in con neotion with Judge Park. ..s
 The Ladies of the town will hold another Festival, for the benefit of the Soldisrs-ne1t Tuesday evening at the Town Hall-see adver- tisement. - This is getting to be pugnaoious commit ni.y. On Friday last, Harry Bissell. Esq sues silas E. Cheney, Esq, for the care and keep of the children afc, Messil, Esq. On Saturday, Mir. Cheney returns the compliment, and sues Mir. Bissell for drawing \ jack-knife on the DOT 1 son of Horptio Renten, Esq. The trial of this latter charge is held bofore Mir Justice Hickox on Monday, when Mr. Bissell enters demurrer, appeals to the Superior Court, and throws him: self on " God and his country"
 -We are having moro of the iee-.torms of last winter. It rained, hailed, showed, blowed and froze on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday l and Tuesday. Consequently, the trees are load I ed with ice to the thickness of nearly or quite two inches. They droop sadly, but hardly break down as universally, as they did in the icc-storm last winter. But they present most beautiful and magnificent appearance, and seem covered | all over with net work of silver, fretted with with myriads of sparkling gems.
 Forty mon are to be drafted from tho insc- tive Militia in this town, for service in the &C., tive, to-day, (Thursday) by the selectmsn. R. Marsh has the Tribune Almanac for 1862, for sale at the Post Ofioe. It is the most complete and correct political register issued: Rev -Gso.- Richards, .slaqusntsssnea on tho war, pr cached on last Thanksgiving day, is for l sale at the P. o. in this village
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

sS- We have nothing from the Burnside Ex, petition up to going to press this week. We hope next week to be able to give particulars of their successful landing. The supposed point. seems to be pretty well settled to be Albermarle Sound, on the coast of North Carolina, whence the Division may advance into the interior and lake poasassioasof the.town of weiden, which commands two large and important railroads from which the rebels receive their principal SUD- plies. 5-Is. .~ase
 :, CssNscrIouF 'Tsoors WITH Bunss1ps.-The 10th conneaticus' isi in the First Brigade, and embarked on the. steamer New Bruins wick and schooner .Skirnish. The 9th and ll,h are in the. TAird: Brigade' The S.h embarkins in the propeller Chasseur and bark. H. D. Brookman. and'the llth in the :prepelier Sentinel and bark Voltigear., s..7 .-~. .4a,..s
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23
WARREN,

OB1ruARy.-The celebrated horse, "Lady Lightfoot," owned by Mir. NJ. B. Strong, com mitted suicide few days since, under the fol- lowing heart-rending circumstances. The pro prietor of the beast was taking an excursion in the woods, and stopping to view the sublime scenery, hitehed the animal to tree so that she stood on . very inclined plane. When all human backs were turned, and the owners thoughts were completely absorbed in the prospect before him, the animal, according no doubt to Q pur- pose long secretly cherished, having become thoroughly disgusted with the things of this un- appreoiating world, threw herself hsadlong into eternity, and remains there to this day.
 She leaves large circle of friends to mourn her loss. Her life, which had been graciously prolonged far beyond ths period of ordinary horsehood, had been eminently consistent and upright. She was noted for the dignity of her manners and her strictly orthodox walk She had none of that vain ambition which many hor- ses possess, and was content to pursue the even tenor of her way. ragardicss of comments and criticisms Her movements were always rnsa- sured and slow-espsciaily 5sfors psopfe; but there was statcliness in her step, and an sx- pression of frankness in every feature, which left the impression on all who met her that che was entirely sincere in the motives which acta- ated her. She deabtless delayed the act which put an end to her mortal existence, inordsr that she might contribute a. little more to the happiness of those around her. But when she found that her efforts wereiu . great measure unsuccessful, in the agony of despair, she sud denly suspended herself from limb of thetrse, and her troubles were soon over. Rsqaisseet in pace. .. -I7- ..,ss- ..-- H.,
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

The Potter Investigating Committee, appoin. ted by Congress to inquire into the fidelity of Government employees, and especially of the clerks in the various Departments, have suspen. ded the taking of testimony and are now prepar their report. This report will be voluminous and, if report speaks true, of a character calcu. lated to startle the country. The Committee it is understood. have come to the deliberate con. ciusion, after patient investigation, that there are in the Department at 1east fre hunclred per sons who are disloyal to the Government, and would rejoicet to witness the success of the re- bellion. 1tis uuderstood, also, that the report will be very severe upon one or two heads of Departments who have thrown obstacles in the way of the Committee in their endeayors to as- certain the truth. ..-.,e s-sg q5gs1
 Prentice says that New York is 8 pretty large city, but Charleston is an all-fred one. 70
 Jeuuison, ssJsyhawker," {" was orlglnsliy rom Livingston, N. Y, and is physician ny PIo.es- sion. When the Border Ruffian horde went lnso Kansas to elect the first Territorlai Legislasure, thev passed Jennison's house. Ills wife ana on lv child. attraeted.by the cavalcade, went to the door. and while standing there, were both shot dead by the rufians "That's the mattsrn with s.Jennison the Jayhawker,
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

1~ Mir. D. W. Wagoner of Morris has called upon us and claims to be the individual alluded to in our Morris correspondence two weeks since. We hasten to lay his statement before our read. CTS. We also learn upon hcarsay that Mir. Wag. oner has postponed his departure for the army for while, until the matter blows over. This, undoubtedly, is the part of wisdom on the part of Mir. Wifi he is the man alluded to. Mr. wag. oner is desirous of learning the source of our in- formation, and Mir. W. will have a lively time in ascertaining it. But he will have a livelier time t he attempts to make capital out of the affair, tor the more such matters are disturbed the more offensive they become to the disturber
 We make this statement, and give this advice, gratuitously, in justice to Mir. wagoner, ourselves and the interested public.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

sa The Adjutant General of the State has sent blanks to tho Selectmen of the several towns, to fill up the s4 Companies of State mill. tia by drafting from the enrolled men, in aecor- dance with the law passed by the last Legisla- ture. There are six Companies allotted to this County, and two are already partly filled and enrolled in Wolcottville and Woodbury. An attempt was made to organize a company in Litch6eld, some time last Fall, but failed then, on account of the fear that existed that the members would be draaed into the regular ser. vice. Perhaps some such timorous individuals will now have 6 chance to help themselves-if they can.
 We do not understand that these companies are to be kept under arms in camp, but they are subject to be called out at any time for duty, and to be turned over to the government on requisi. tion from the President.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

', The Committee s6n tue copaisioa i sf sie .Nsss hays resolved toadsise the 5irnmediate pas. sse .| Ss4s < bill ssa pstiaa ssiM asaA any person vaS commits 2 ftaua @ apop tbs sovernnept W a m
 whsfeoy . setsisr auassaboaib injury, ss for iassshss iss ssis q sasoand provisions. or aa qfags' ;saaRsls ssizsa Lg- nsd;essl< <Ba- s saAaa sssoninend hiz,iaSarnas;on aoAay ps,-
 ~ S go iato shs' yesgssiaass nfas Ba. .slnsss In the army of the Potomac. ss FF.' r s7
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

Ha. Some Of the. State papers, we percciive, spen the oa'oa and Republican candidate for State 1tsasusers name. Gabriel W. co;tg [. shouh As Gabsiel W: coits. at' ''s'e' s1ss.
 Ne shall print nsxs xaek tho letter of Mr ,i[r. Coits; written in September lase, vhish sei.s at rest all doubts to hia patriotism and ioyaltyI
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

FIRsr CoSsscrIeUr ARrILLEnr.-Caps. Per kins of Co. I, late 4th Regt. c. V, who is 2. home on fariough this week states that his re. giment has been transformed from infantry to heavy artillery, and that the number of men is to be increased to l l,Seoe A fine chance is thus of: fered for 2 uumber of all bodied men toenlist at once in this $ erlek rsgimensn ofthe Connecticut Volunteers. se E. n sss4ss s@- Y a. sss.ss s.s
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

TH1 New London Star says n subscriber took 7 that Pagst Tor nearly four ysars, inring which |tlmsshssfa .pays saneesats batwithunalloy- sd nsannsss, sold i. for tliat amount regalarly to his next door nsighbar. ,ss.s
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

fson Central Kentucky we have 8 telegram to tpe sasct that four of OFT regiments had adyaa- cea $ far as sonth Carrolton, directly in the
 neele to 'Bowiag Green. It is also said that the 'feoeis are making preparations do'esacaats the fasser point on the approach of our forces. s7-s7
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-23

a9- We arc glad to notice the return of Capt. Kellogg of Winsted, who was captured by the sehels, months ago, through the iatr:gues of the M'ssss Scott at Falls Chnrch. He is telegraph. $" s ss being brought to- Fortress Monroe, by Q nag or truce, on Thursday last zssses-.s4 s.] B