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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-05

1919 when an upper and lower rooms were made an arrangement was entered into between the county and town, by which the upper room was ts be occupied exclusively by the county, and the hwsr room by thetoHn.
 The following s the vote of the Lftehasld eouaty members of she House last Friday, on the question of adjourning from Friday till Tuesday:
 A1Es.-Messrs. Hayes, Sanford, Hodge, Flaw Icy, Ralph Brown. Siias B. Moore, Geo. Wood, Wstson, Phelps, g. ,s NAYs.-Messrs. P. S. Beebs, G. 4. Hickpx, Cleveland, H. W. Peck, Bunnen, Stephen Foster, Gregory, Gaylord, Cook, Abijah Catlin, Lewis Catlin, Pickett, E. B. Kellosgr Andrew Clark,
 Erwin, Josiah Besrdsfey, Ives, Hotchkiss, Bis
 sel, A. T. Peck, Hard, Strong, 22. ABSENT, OR NOT Vor1Na.-Messrs. Peet, Ea-
 ton, Salisbury, E. Beardsley, Perlee, Agard,
 Nelson Ford. Wetmore. Webb. 9.
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LTTCHF1ET.D

We have received the following communi cation from the Rev. J. J. Wooley, and print it for the purpose of correcting the error in our report of the funds collected by MT. w., and also to express publicly his kind feelings to- ward our people:
 SOUTH NoRwALK, June 2d, 1862.
 MR. HUMPHREY, DEAR SIR :-I see in your paper of May 18th, that you report me as having collected in l.. some fifty dollars, and more to be sent. As this may show discrepancy in my report, l will correct you. received on the Sabbath was at L. in the collection, S43 O5. additional through the Rev Mir. Vinton S2. making in all S4505. For which we are duly thankful. At the same time we have no oh;ec. tions to it's reaching your figures, but we think that Litchfeld has done nobly.
 By the way, if you meant that my visit to L. was worth to me in the pleasure received in coming, the additional figures, you have not got It nigh enough, for assure you in all candor, that have visited but few places, whera re- ceived so hearty welcome. And I an greatly indebted to the Rev. Messrs vinton. Richards and Southgats, for their cordial co-operation. ana ana to their congregations for their attention
 If you will correct the mistake .bout the mon. ey, you will oblige, --'-
 Yours truly,
 J. J. WooLHY.
 We notice by the Hartford papers that the Rev. H. G. Patterson, nativeof this town, who has been for the past two years tending Aocks and preaching the gospel in Texas, has lately made his escape therefrom, and has been giving the people of Hartford and other places the ben eft Of his experiences in the land of sscessia Why cannot he come here and give us lecture, The people of this town, and we doubt not many other towns of this county, would be glad of an opportunity of hearing so directly from rebel dom. @ +is
 s- MT. Henry Ward Beecher, of the N. Y. Independent in an editorial notice of the dsband- ing of Bowdoin street Church in Boston, goes ont of the way to say that his father would not have left his parish in Litchield, to become a Boston pastor, if the good people hero had been liberal enough to increase his salary from eight hundred to thousand dollars. We are assured that this is mistake; for just before Dr. Beeoh- CT accepted the call from Bowdoin street, his friends here raised large sum i've are told about seventeen hundred do.lars,) and enabled him to pay off all his debts, and not . few felt that there was little lack of gratitudein his 50 unoeremoniously leaving them. But doubtless 1t was for the best; though we believe the Doc tor never improved his psouniary condition by his removal to Boston or elsewhere. His salary of eight hundred dollars and perquisites in Ldltchfeld, forty years ago, was equal to 2 much larger sum at the present day.
 - Another remarkable fact, we learn, connec- .su With the house in which Daniel Hall died, in Mi.'0n IS this :-At one time, John Hall and his WIFE, DaaieI Hall (their son) and his wife, were
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THE fleet up the James river is preparing f" a second attack upon Fort Darling. The delay has been caused by preparations to protect the men from rife pits, which is easily accomplish ed by the free use of sheets of boiler iron.
 Wi learn from Norfolk that Gen. Veile has made reconnaissance in force to Winton, 10. The result has not been made public.
 WAsHINeToN dispatches state that all the mil- itary intelligence received at the War Depart ment Monday, was of Q cheering character.
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ur The Housatonis Repabliean, ahebdomidal printed in Falls Village, devoted to Liver Pills and Vermifuge, thinks our statements with re- gard to its lightning bug, in our last two issues, gre inharmonious and contradictory, ito quote that elegant creature's words mildly.) Not at all, Mir. Maltbie! our statements do not contra dict one another in the least. If you or the public wish to learn the truth of the sudden ter mination of relations between the Medical So- ciety and yourself, we could give it in few words. But you are too small game to notice otherwise. .. '.5 -s.s..
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l@- The Fruit trees this way, and south and apple blossoms, which promise, if possible, as abundant crop of apples as we had year before last. In the northern part of the county, how ever, we learn tbat the trees are badly invested with worms. and that there is danger of loosing the entire crop. We hope not
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HARWINTON.

The following is list of articles sent to the Soldiers Aid Society. Hartford from the ladies of this town in the month of May:
 shirts, IF linen sheets, 8 half sheets of lin en, cotton shirts. 8 linen pillow eases, cotton pillow cases, 20 linen towels, linen handker- chief s9 rolls of baadages, a quantity of lint, bundles pieces of linen, bundle pieces of eotton rolls of tape, cotton batting, tin cups, paper of pins, l fan. In addition to the above there has been sent to the same society in mon- ey thirteen dollars tweuty-one cents.
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STATE MEDICAL SocIETY.-At the meeting of the Connecticut Medical Society held at Bridge port last week, the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year:
 President-DR. J. G. Beckwith, Litchfeld <; Vice PIesident-Dr. E. K. Hunt of Hartford Treasurer-George o. Sumner of New Haven Secretary-Leonard J. Sanford of New Haven.
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all living in this same house. andall ovss sssenty. John HSll was 93, his wife 92; Daniel Hall n, and his wife 7Os John Hall and his wife both died ih 1847
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KENT

A large number of the Clergy and few very distinguished laymen assembled, by previous ar rangement, on Wednesday, the 18th ult., at the house of Capt. Edmund H. Mills, to take part in certain interesting proceedings there, in which the Rev. Dr. Bacon of New Haven, had prom inent share. ... ..-. s.
 Matthew xix. 5:6. r.-
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crans had attacked and beaten Jackson. These
 vague rumors about Fremont were soon settled
 by the receipt of dispatches from the General
 himself dated Headquarters, Strasburg." With an energy characteristic of the Pathfinder he had marched his strong column, with very little means of transportation nearly 100 miles over mountain ridges of the most difficult character and arrived near Strasburg in time to fall upon the rear of Jaekson's retreating army which was in full force on the Winchester road. Fremont's adv ance brigade, under Col. Cluserut, first came upon the enemy, who were strongly posted, and
 immediately opened with their artillery. Gen. Fremont rapidly brought up his main column and formed line of battle, but Jackson declined the challenge, and, while holding Col. Cluserut in check, drew off his main force and continued his retreat. Our cavalry took 25 prisoners, and had seven men wounded-none killed. The la test dispatch from Strasburg states that Ere mont's advance occupied that place on Sunday night without resistance, and that Jackson was hurrying southward. .Ashby's Cavalry, which seems to be covering Jackson's rear, had taste of the saber from Colonel of Fremont's staff, who, with only fifteen men, charged and put to flight squadron commanded by Ashby in per son.
 BULLETIN from the War Department changes the conformation of the Department of Virginia. by extending it so as to include that part of vir ginia south of the Rappahannock and east of the railroad from Fredericksburgh to Richmond, Petersburgh and Weldon. Gen. Mcclellan is put in command of it, and thus, of course, con Erols affairs at Fortress Monroe. Gen. Dix now |n command there, is ordered to report to him:
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Robert Ingalls,, of Portland, has gained Q di- yorce from his wife for tho trihing reason that she will not cook for him and threatened his life many times if he voted the Republican tickst.-- Her pleasant way of stating the case was, that she would rather sleep with rattlssnake than with Black Republican r - fsl Gs
 Judge Lane, of Huntsville, Alabama, Is one of the long ones. He never turns. All through the war he has kept the old flag floating over his house, in spite of threat and entreaty, and Gen. Mitchell found it there when he took the town.
 The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal, in an edito- rial on the war, says the energy displayed by ible, but takes hope from the fact that it csnnvt last long i1-tsW 'sso 54'1-g
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course in New Orleans. He has suppressed the
 Delta and the Bee for advocating the destruction of produce. He has arrested several British subjects for giving aid to the rebels. He has seized $s00,000 in specie belonging to the reb- els from the office of the Consul for the Neither lands; has stopped the circulation of sConfed- crate paper money, and has distributed among the suffering poor the provisions intended for the support of the rebel, soldiers. And more: he has taken the wife of Gen. Beauregard--who was found to be in New Orleans-under his care and protection, just as Gen. Mcclellan has done the wife of the rebel Gen. Lee, in the neighbor- hood of Richmond esa ..,s as
 THE Charter election at Washington Monday passed off quietly. Mayor Wallach, uncondi. tional Union, was reelected by a large maiori- ty. Lewis Clephane, who but little more than year ago, was waited upon by committee and ordered to leave the city because he was a friend of John Brown, is chosen Alderman by 300 majority. FIT l'eis 7e5 '4. a7sf@eE
 ] MATTERS in Norfolk and Portsmouth begin to look decidedly encouraging, Union meeting was held in the former place on Saturday night last, which, though got up at short notice, was a very spirited affair. Some 800 people were present. A more extensive demonstration will soon be made, and measures are being taken to start Union newspaper. There was also 2 Union meeting at Portsmouth on the same night, which was attended by 1900 persons. 'i 5t BrAuREaARD and Bragg were at oorinth as late as Tuesday afternoon. The Memphisnews- papers have been removed to Granada, Miss.
 GEN. sigel has been ordered to Harper's Fer ry, where lie will be assigned a command, a591
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-07
Cheap Patriotism.

An eloquent writer says; Patriots arr
plenty when patriotism is cheap; but when
II costs time, aud money and thought,
aud imperiIs health and exposes life,
many. who. If there was vacancy in
Congress, the Senate or Judgeship,
would be the first 10 volunteer for the pc.
sition. are the last to take up arms. Their
excessive modesty induces them 10 retire
from the public view. and conceal them.
selves in the humber walks Of successful
cotton planters. merchants, spectators or
extcrtioneIs. How posterity will appre.
ciate these patriots. and in what Letters of
glory history viii describe to their chill.
dren the wonderful love of country illus
trated by their fathers In the great da :
of reward how bright these shining ex-
torlioners and brilliant pleasure seekers
will burn as lights. Let the pulpit and
the press "cry aloud and spare hot till
an enlightened public sentiment scourge
into disgrace every hypocrite in this
cause.
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What Thnv Think Of Price.

Tic New York Times j. very anxion:
to see Priee--ihe gallant and insincibl,
warrior Of the west--'bagged" 10y the
Black Republican hordes under Curtis
1t says he is probably the sharpest s;rate-
gist in the field faT q bor9er warfare, .
aud always manages somewsy or other to
escape being caught in the folds OF the
anaconda" Says the Times:
What the Sumter is on the seas. Gen.
Price Il on The land--eyerywhere present.
yet never to be caught. Now be Is up on
the Missouri river. now on the Osage.
and now away down among the Ozark
bills; anon be skirts along the Kansas
border, skulks dozen into Arkansas, or
rushcs towards tic red mans reserve;
now he turns bis front towards st. Louis,
and again, no man but himself can tell
OF his whereabouts. Themiliisry traps"
IN Which he is to be caught. he sdroitly
eyades; the military sacks in which he is
to be dragged. he carefully keeps away
from, and even the great military lana.
conda" cannot get chance of bringing
him within its coils.
Yet. both tie pirate Price and the
pirate Sumter must be caught. and that
speedily. We want two heroes--a naval
heroic catch the sea pirate, and mill.
tary hero TO catch the land pirate; and
we promise that both heroes. when the
work is done, Shall be crowned with such
honors and CORY as will reverse forever
the false old saw, that republics are
ungrateiul.
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More Refugees.

Ed. Pssf' Last Friday, Mr.. ". 5. Greer,
at the head Of serea men. attacked and
completely routed enc hlmdred and sesenh-
t.eOmen- Lincolnites from Salt. Peter,lom,
in Rhea and Hamilton, who we're making
their way 10 "Abraham's Bosom" Greer
fired upon them while they were in the
act OF crossing Daddy's Creek, on Cum
berland Mountain, and they were rather
thrown into confusion, but rallying. their
commander ordered them to form line
of battle, when our little band rushed
upon them, killing three $50 the prisoners
say, taking thirteen prisoners and mum.
Der Of guns, blankets, &C., &c. Some Of
them had pulled off their clothes, in or
der TO wade the Creek, and when the
charge Was made they dropped all and
scattered to rhe -four winds--,Ree into the
mountains Of Hepsidam TO gnaw file,
almost in state of nudity. The prison
ers were brought here yesterday and re.
leased upon taking the oath.
1t is my opinion that the Governors
call will drive many poor cowardly devil
into the mountains to gnaw a file. Would
it not be we'll for some of our cavalry TO
take a cruise into the mountains occasion
ally. Yours, OH 76.
Sulphur Springs, Tenn, March 2, 1862.
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Trade in New Orleans.

The Price Current Of the 22d instant,
says:
The effects Of the late unfavorable war
news have been felt in nearly every
branch OF trade, imparting nn additional
impulse to the demand for our leading
staple, tobacco, sugar, and molasses, and
several articles OF Western produce, and
enabling holders to realize advanced
prices, particularly for tobacco and sugar.
Most Of the holders OF the former, how
ever, have Withdrawn their stocks from
the market, but the latter has been freely
offered, when the movement first com.
menced, at previous rates, and suisse.
quently at the advanced figures cstab.
lished towards the close of the week. 1t
must be observed, however, that an un.
usually large number of buyers having
participated in the business OF Wednes.
day, it caused considerable excitement
under which much larger business was
reported than actually occurred, and that
wien the facts became known, the mar
ket subsidized to its previous tranquility,i
becoming apparent to both buyers and
sellers that the stock was ample, and
with abundant supplies, IL would be diff
cult to maintain the Improvement, In
Western produce, we notice slight adj
vance In flour, and greater improvement
in wheat and corn. Bulk pork, being in
demand for the army, has also sold al
higher rates tNt
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-07
Designs Of the Simon Pure Adolf
fionists

The following article is from the Chiea-
90 Times, and speaks for itself:
No conccalment is now attempted, says
a contemporary, by the radical party OF
their views Of the Union. II is deliber-
ately laid down, boldly stated, continually
reiterated in their public journals and
their private conversations, in speeches
and letters, that the Union Is destroyed,
and that they have no desire TO see it re.
constructed. The mask is of at last. We
have seen them for some months attempt
ing to blind the public by the foolish
question; 'Do YOU prefer slavery to the
UnionY as if there were any such issue
now before us. But few weeks ago, the
public began TO urge on them the true
question, do you prefer the abolition OF
slavery TO the Union 2"
These pioiessed patriots at first sought
to avoid the issue, and, at length, in des-
pair of sustaining any longer their doubt.
ful professions OF Loyalty, plunged into
the fatal vortex Of disunionism. They
now say that they would not consent to-
day TO restore the Union as il was year
ago. They speak of il with horror as a
covenant with death and a league with
hell, which they would not consent to
reaew.
We do not eXaggerate. Every word we
say is susceptible Of abundant proof from
the columns OF the radical party papers
Of the past two weeks. The day is forever
past when they can claim, with any show
OF truth or sincerity, to be loyal 10 the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-07
Federal News.

In Congress on Thursday JOINT reso.
luton was passed 20 print Wnshington's
Farewell Address. Jaekson's Proclamation
on Nullitication; and the Declaration OF
independence, for general distribution.
Mr., Upton, who claimed to represent
the Fairfax Val District in Congress. was
declared not entitled to his scat.
Snow in northern New York is or 6
feet deep.
Startling Developments was made by
the investigating committee of the swind-
ling contractors and their shaking boats.
The Herald admits that the armies OF
the Potomac and Shenandoah must be
defeated before anything decisive can be
accomplished. Ii says the moral effect OF
the menace upon the capitol Of the United
States must be removed.
Gen. Dix and Hon. Edward Pierpont
are appointed special commissioners to
examine the cases of State prisoners in
military custody Of the United States, to
determine, &c parte. whether they should
be discharged or RENTED to the civil
tribunals for trial.
The nomination OF General Scott as
Minister Extraordinary to Mexico, has
been withdrawn.
Wilson, OF Massachusetts, introduced q
resolution into the Senate on Friday, TO
extend aid to Maryland and Delaware,
and abolish slavery therein.
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Greeley and Bennett.

These two scamps have each other by
the ears again, both having possession Of
what rightiully belongs to the pillory.--
New York society, though, is edited by
the spectacle. They are exceedingly pro-
fuse of their adectives, and, for once in a
quarrel, both parties speak the truth. AS
n sample OF their "style," we quote q pair
Representative paragraphs. First, Gree
ley says of Bennett:
He's old in his wickedness, but even
his aye has not given him that discretion
which the experienced villain employs to
cloak his crime with; he is apt in his wick
edness, but cannot conceal it; he is eiiec.
tive with his wickedness, but does not
hide it; he knows no shame, as he seems
ignorant of any law for venality, treason
and moral pollution of every shape and
iorm.-New York Iiibaae Oh uh.
Bennett comes up to the scratch on the
succeeding day with bucket heaped up
with slime:
The old wizzened knight Of the White
Liver begins TO cover and quail beneath
the fearless honest and manly assault of
the Herald like tissue paper before flames,
lf one were asked to select fit subject
for the gallows, we should unhesitatingly
pick that horrible monster Greeley
Herald ION. ett
Only think that the Press, as conduct
cd by two such men, should be the only
representative abroad Of public sentiment
in America. Thank God, we of the South
are no longer their constituents. = Peters
burg Express. tar s a
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HEApo'Rs 6Tn BRIGADE TENN, MILITIA,
4 OIL

HEApQ'Rs 6Tn BRIGADE TrSN. MILITIA, |
Loudon, 2Sth Feb, 1862.
In obedience to the Orders OF the Com
mander in. Chief, and the Major General
Of ilas 1.-THE lst) Division Of Tennessee
Militia, the entire Militia Of the 9th Br,
gadc are hereby commanded to assemble
and organize at their respective regiment
al muster grounds, on or before the Sth
Of March next; and the officers in com
mand will report TO these Headquarters
immediately.
For information TO subordinate officers,
see Order No. 2, Of the Major General OF
this Division.
The officers, in their reports, will annex
the date of their commission or election.
The following are the Regiments com.
posing this tho 9Th Brigade; The Goth
and 9th, in Monroe; 2Sth and Goth, in
Roane; Slst, SOD and 33d, in McMinn;
lj2d.in Polk; 14ith and l4stl, in Bradley.
The ages for militiamen are from Is to
A. years--all of whom are expected to
comply with the above Orders.
BY order OF -
- Brig. Gen. JAMES HICKEY.
y. t. JOHNSTON Brigade Major.
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General Release.

The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th
says: We learn that an order was yestcr-
day issued by Secretary Of War Benjamin
for their parole not to take up arms
against tho Confederate States, of all the
prisoners of war now held by the Confed.
oracy, numbering, in the aggregate, about
$500. Tho same paper also states that
three hundrcdand ninctyteven prisoners
of war would leave Richmond that day
.for the North, via. Fortress Monroe, IL
exchange for like number Of Sonfedcr
ates recently released. Included in the
number to bo released are seventeen
commissioned and twenty-five non.com
missioned officers.
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The Memphis 'Arsiu,cArp of the Srd
sass that JEFF Thompson, in command at
New Madrid, had gone on, with 900 Of his
cavalry TO get behind The advance guard
Of the Feierals to cut them Of. bat wAs
driven h',k on Saturday having
been met by one ,housandof the enemy's
cavalry. Thompson killed Is Of the enc.
my and lost 6 Of his own men--aiso two
small cannon and his hat.
HoRRiBlE--A clerical gentleman who
shall be nameless gets OF the following:
Why is Mrs. Lincoln Ike lazarus Give
it up Because she rests in Abrshams
bosom
Out upon him
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The Women of the South.

A lady of Columbia writes to a relative
in Charleston, S. c.;
The day February 2lst) was universal
ly observed. Whole families, children as
well as parents, kept the fast.
! tell you that if our Southern men
possessed the spirit of our women and
children, subjugation would be impossi.
BILE. While mems brows are clouded and
their hearts perhaps faint with fear we
hear nothing but defiant tones from the
lips OF the weaker sex.
What has become of our vaunted abili-
ty to meet the Yankees anywhere on
land and drive them ingloriously from
the field? At first the cry was that one
Southerner was equal to five Yankees;
now eleven thousand men disgracefully
lay down their arms, because oycrawed
by numbers, They should have fallen,
every one, before submitting to this dis.
grace. Napoleon made it II penalty OF
death thus to surrender. see that Buck.
ner has been indicted for treason. Will
they dare to execute him? cannot feel
for him us would have done had he re.
sisted to the last If our people fight in
no ioftier spirit than this, few more vic
tories on the part of the accursed foe, and
he will place his feet upon our necks.-
God grant in His mercy | live not to sec
that day. Rather let some Northern bull,
let put an end to an existence which
would become intolerablel