Litchfield enquirer., 1863-08-13
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+ / 4z t5 s4i DEATH or Cor. CHATFIELp. "A special dis patch from MT. Stanclif. telegraph operator at Waterbury, at Waterbury, announces that Col. John l. ehatfeld, of the 9th c. ", died in that city. on Sunday morning last. Ie was severely wounded at the secoui assault on Fort Wagner. Morris Island. cl,arlest o1 Aafbor, and reached home but a few days go Connecticut has furnished 10 officer 10 the army possessing more noble characteristics ana loftler patriotism, than. Col. Chatfeld, lie entered the service at the first call of the fresldent for troops, went through the three months campaign, and afterwards vas ap. pointed colonel of the 9th regiment He has served "lth distinction in several engage ments with the enemy. always eyincing cool ness and discretion, and was ever brave. He was much esteemed by those under his com, mand, and by the officers of the department where he served. His record is an heroic one, and will live in history. The State has lost no brayer hero,
 A barn owned by Charles Lewis, in Plain Vli.e, was set on fire, on Saturday afternoon las1' by an Irish boy, l3 years of age, name. l thomas UHaFe 4t contained quantity of hae& ana grafn, which was destroyed. A val naoie horse was saved The incendiary has been arrested.
 Capt. Albert H. Wilcoxson, of Norwalk, has been appointed Lieut.. Colonel of the 17th Regiment, W. This Regiment has already lost two Lieut.. Colonels in the service. viz: Lieut.. Col Walter, killed at Chancellers- vile; and Fowler, killed at Gettysburg.
 Lieut.. Col. Alex. Warner, of the 18th Con- necticut, is in command of the 9th Louisiana (colored) regiment.
 The salary of the Professor of Rhetoric in Yale College, to which position Cyrus North rop, editor of the New Haven Palladium. has been appointed, is $500 per annum.
 The Bridgeport Standard is to come under new management. John D. Candee, of New Haven. has bought two-thirds of the concern for S4,OOO, and will take the helm.
 The State colors, taken to the war by the 5th Connecticut regiment, have been brought back and delivered to Gov. Buckingham. They are all worn out and totally unfit for further active service; but they have noble history they have never been dishonored or diseraced. New colors will be forwarded to the regiment.
 Dr. c. P. Humiston was drowned, while bathing, at Naugatuck, on Wednesday after noon. He had just graduated from the Yale Medical School.
 son of Wm. Fairchild, the mail driver in New Haven, found last week a pocket book containing $l,00O, in that city, and restored it to the owner.
 Small as Connecticut is, she can boast of having nearly 5000 industrial establishments and capital, the amount of $46, ,O0O, ,00o in vested il manufacturing business, giving em- to 60,000 hands. If we add together all the industrial products of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas and Mississippi, then Connecticut is S20, 100000 in advance of them all.
 W. R. Painter was found drowned near Yel- low Mill Bridge, at Bridgeport, on Thursday. As his watch and several hundred dollars were found on his persun, his death is believed to be accidental.
 Wm: Mann, an Irishmap, died of sun-stroke in Naugatuck, on the 4th inst, leaving wife and six children.
 A soldier in the 10th c. V., who was in one of the recent battles near Charleton, and who had not unfrequently spoken with much bit ternsss ef the employment of negro soldiers, in recent letter to his friends in this coun- ty, says that he wishes to recall every thing he has said in disparagement of the negroes. He asserts that but for one of the South Carolina colored regiments, the 10th c. V. would have been taken prisoners.-Pa Palladium.
 MT. Wm. B. Andrews, we'll known mer- chant of Winsted, has formed very desirable business connection in Quincey, Ills, and will remove thither.
 man named John Wheeler fell dead while pitching hay, in Watertown, on Monday, the Sd. On the same day. Johnson Bates was thrown from load of hay, run, oyer, and se- verely, injured.
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