Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09

the thrilling part, promising that Governor, Johnson was in deep distress on account of the determinatien of Buell. to surrender Nashville to the rebels, when certain Colonel Moody proposed to make their conlitioN the subject, of prayer. to wkEh the Governor assentsd,
 The prayer seems to have done the Goyeein. or heop of gooa, for the writer informs us that, "Whe.y they rose from their knees, the s Governor seizsd the Colonels hand all bathei |, in tears, and ssid, 'Thank God that you came. feel better. The cloud is broken We shall,i be delivered. Damn mel"
 What an example of the efficacy of prayer, and what a valuable contribution to religious literature
 A SUSPENSION OF RELIGIOUS ExERcrsKs.- The above remipds us of certain man who was extremely observant of all religious forms, and was in the habit of asking blessing before meals.
 Some of his Searders did not have high appreciation of his piety, and consequently be. hayed with less decornln during the exercise than he conceived was due him so opening his eyes partially to see what was going on, ho brought his petition abruptly to close and exclaimed. his eye kindhng and his face red with excitement
 II tell you what. If you can't behave while I'm engaged ip religious exercises, III be d-d if don't ons:t llEeip altogether.''
 It is state,is that Gem Fremont's estats .t Mariposa, Cal, has, bees sold to New York millionaire for eight millions of dollars
 Rev. Jesse A. Wilkins, a graduate of An. dover Theological Seminasy, has accepted q unanimous call from the South Congregational Church and Society in Woodstock. Rev. J. T. Psttengill was dismissed from the ehnrch, in Saxonvils, Mass, op Tussdsv last. He Aas accepted @ call from the church in WestbrSok, Conn.
 Within two weeks past 750s eoutrabaads have arrived at St. Louis from Helena. Ark. and the superintendent who had them in charge received 300 applications for their services. About 200 of them were hired by Illinois farmers, 200 went to Kansas and 100 to Iowa. These contrabands were worth ir the South over $6Oo,COO.
 Ordess have been issued by Gov. Yates, tn . der ushority of the War Department, to raise ten conpanies of infantry, fer ihe purpose of guard and protection of the State of illinois from kos.ils aggression, to serve for three, years.
 We learn from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Of i brilliant skirmish which took place at Wood. bury, on the 18th inst An ncxpedition, con sisting of infantry and cavalry, started with the intention of capturing rebel force. GOO strong, at that place. The infantry succeeded in surrounding the rebel camp. but Tho eav- airy, being too eager, dashed in and frighten. cd the foe SO that grea, portion of them sue. ceeded in escaping A pumber, however, were kill ed and wounded, and some thirty VII nj, rod tO hAr wi ffv number of mules, fsSr wagons, and the entire rebel camp. Our loss was only one man l wounded. Another skirmish took place ct | Carthage on he 2d, in which twenty five rebels were captured. The rebels are said to be erecting fortifca,isns at Palmyra. ! A correspondent of the Montgomery Ldvsy- is:,, writing from Richmond on the 22d ult., says that Jeff Davis has been confined to his house for two weeks, and was great sufferer. An abscess had been formed On his temple, ,ueKt to his sound eye, and it was feared by bic friends that he would loss the sight ofthat eye also. Gov. Andy Johnson will leave for Tennessee this week, to carry out the plans decided upon for active operations in the state. ! The public lands te As sold next sumner embrace in Washington Territory neasly 5000. VV ScEeS, HI hSuSSs AEvsVvVS anu iu nAleuiBeu s38, 900 acres.
 An amusing incident traDspimi fsS eve- nings since, at Manchester. New HAmpshir,, in the Huntington Street Baptist Church, on the occasion of the uagic lantern exhibition. The scene of ths child en of Israel crossing the Red Sea was exhib ted. and the snall chiL. dren were asked if they could tell what it rrp. resented. One little Gellow immediately sung out; '' Burnside crossing the Rappahannock r
 A paper is still to bc seen in Dulwich Col Iege, bearing date July, 1896. in which Shaks- peare's name appears as " Mir. Shaksper," keeping house in Southwark.
 The express train from Washington for New Y York came in collision with train, which had broken down last Saturday night near Cal . verton yiaduet, q few miles iiOm Baltimore. One was killed and six were wounded. all emP'oyees of the road. The passengers were not hurs. The train was detained three hours. Owing 70 the st.,r,n the signals were not seen m time to prevent the collision.
 rh. s.,vors of the treasure from the wreck If ths .(,olden Gate," offer tO Compromise with ,he original shippers by paying them 5O her cent of all moneys recovered. They hone to recover nearly all the treasure lost, all ready having brought between S6O9,Ooo and S7OtJOOO to San Francisco.
 It takes s0,000 horses and mules to supply the Army of the Potomac. A thousand die every few days. Not less than 5000 horsea are in the horse hospitals of Washington.
 Gen. George W. Williamson and . Mrs. At wood were arrested in New York city on Sat. urday and sent to Fort Lafayette. The Hlah has been sort of Confederate Consul .tienctal in Canada. Important letters were found in. Mrs. As possession. !. Ord rs have been issued by Gov Yates, un- der authority of the War Department, to sraise ten companies of infantry, for the purPgse oE guard aud protection of the State oE Illinois from hostile aggression, to serve for thses yeass
 Gen. Sherman ordered the destruction of two thousand head of cattle and . large quan-' tftv of forage and grain, on the plantation at Dear Creek, of the rebel General H. R. w. Hill. ono ofthe largest planters and slavsoes ners in the South. sf s,-yfff sg8
 A Union man. nan cd Hooper who tried e