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Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-16
HARwINTON.

The following list of aged persons of liar winton, we publish with pleasure, and would be glad to receive names of the aged from oth CT towns.
 Dea. Samuel Wilson is 80 years of age, at tends church regularly, and his mental facul ties are sound. Mrs. Wilson, his wife is 79 She does not enjoy perfect health.
 Captain Phineas Noble, 80 years of age able to attend church; his hearing and vision but slightly impaired.
 Dr. Andrew Absrnethy, father of Mrs. Abi jah Catlin is 30. He is feeble and confined te his house
 Darius Stevens, aged 80, soldier in the War of 1912. Is able to perform considerable manual labor.
 Mrs. Dea. Rhoda Catlin, Ss, grandmother of Lewis Catlin. P. NJ. Not strong, yet her fac. ulties are quite perfect.
 Randolph Castle, 8o. Feeble
 David Mansfield, 90. Is able to walk around, but not in health.
 Edward Bartholomew, O.. The oldest man in town, and is smarter" than any of his towasmen over 80 years of age. He still man. ages his own affairs, and tha, with discretion. At an expense of fifteen dollars, he recently caused ts be printed in largo golden letters, on the front of the pulpit the following inscrip- tion. Holiness becometh thy house, oh Lord, forever" He is strong Union man. voted on the first Monday of this month for Governor Buckingham. and desires to live to see the slaveholders' rebellion crushed, and it's cause annihilated.
 Mrs. Bartholomew. his wife, is v, amiable, vigorous and cheerful. A stranger would not think her to be over 65.
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 HE LEGIsIATuRE.-9hc Leeislature isst elected contains smaller number of familiar names naTN than usual, and we judge that what is sa'led speaking talent" is not very abundaut ua ,na; ;Is Union side deficiency, if such it be, .an,a nJn the Copperhead side of the House viii TIty TIr;cy, supply. Among the more prominent Mar;aa., .'emosrs are Col. Dexter R. Wright of u.n'.'., non. Chaunce.< F. Cleav.l,n5 of ,anptuh' ,n lion: Jehn 5. Rice of Farr,;,,ss..'. Davld P. Booth of Danbury. Thomss sssss,., or or farmlngten, John T. Adama of Nos"s;"s Sherwood Sterling of Fairfield. Russs,i rc,mi;. son of Bridgeport, John H. BartItt .,, s",. lel w. Dudley of Guilford, David C,alirr a, Plainfield. E. H. Bugbee of Killiurlv' R ' Paddock and Alfred Colt of New Iondoo There are also two clergymen, at least. on th. Union side of the house Rev. William ns". ison ot Ssybrook, and Rev. A. N. Qilber, os Danoury. Besides these there is an unususl number of active and energetic buruess men. . or more than ordinary intelligence, whose rood House. ." '"s ", Foremost among the Copperbeads is William " ". aatoh of Hartford, the author of the late ,i I"'.'oru convention Platform, and leader oe snv Par.y in t'iis state. Charles M. Pond, the colleague of Eaton James Gallsvber and Thor. as Ii. Bond of New Haven. IF R Wrnscr ..e Seymour, Blizur c. Futile of No,th Havsr sii well supplied with speaking tslents v;,h M the exception o' Nr. Pond, Isaac Arnold Inf sf Haddam, George Nj. Woodruff, of Utch6.ld (son of the ex- Congressman and an able vounc lawyer) are the mos! prominent followers of Eaton.
 The Speaker will unquestionably be either Chauncey F. Cleaveland, Dexter R. Wright or John 5. Rice. Either of these gentlemen would make capable presiding officer. The grcatess want of the legislature. we judge to bo good lawyers. Eaton, Rice and Goa los of Hartford County, Wright of New Haven. Ada,ns and Colt ot New London, Cleaveland of Windham- Booth of Fairfield and Woodruff of Litch6eld. are the only ones We notice.
 In the Senate Hartford County has three lawyers and Wndham County one. Mr. Phil. lips of the l4th District will undoubtedly be chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Only three members of the Senate have ever beon members before, Messrs Phillips, Warren aud Mitchell. Quite number of them have in bro vious years been members of the House, and therefore not unfamiliar with the business of lagislation.-New Haven Palladium.
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Epfal aud Gsaatp agews.
LITcHFIELD.

We are requested to note the following illus : traitor of eotsistsney--or .twesdlsdum and tweedledee" sxemplifed, and are asked which decision is right. We dunno. The decision 'efthat board are often mysterious and past finding out.
 Which is right ! Will you tell us Ar. Edite. In lSoo MT. G, applied to the Seleetmcn and Town Clerk. for the privilege of voting. He stated <" that he had taken..a farm in Go shsn, and moved there with his family the Thursday previous to the first Monday in April, that he had cat, slept, &o., in Goshen since Thursday, came from Goshen that morning. aad expected 10 return to Goshen st night, that he did not intend to " change his residence" till after the first Monday. had left child with it's Grandparents, and . load,
 or part of load of his household effects in Litehfeld." And a majority of the Board deci. ded he had not .' changed his residences" that ho still resided in Litchfeld and admitted his vote. This spring-a Mr. M., residing in the east part of this town, designed to move tu Harwin,on, but, losing tue right to vote last year, he thought he would be very sure--so he moved few things to Harwinton, just enough for his family to get along-lsf: hii carpets, part of his furniture, &e., inLitch field, slept part of the time in initshfeld, did not come from Harwinton that morning, but did expect to go there Tt night. and al! this was done with the exrress intention of not " changing his residence till after Election and the Board decided he had changed his res idsncs and could not vote-the Town Clerl and two 9: the Selectmen acting in 1859 deci ded one way in l859, and the Town Clerk and tho same two Selectmen in 1868 deciding te s' eat their own decision" It is proper te say that Mir. G., was Democrat, and Mir. M. . Republican.
 list Lieutenant Win. s. Buckley fthe 18th Conn. Reg't-son of David c. Buckley, of this town, was taken prisoner by the rebels, on the 30th of March, while commanding an sxpsdi- tion, on board the steamer Diana, up the Bay su Boeuf. La.
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BY HIS ExCELLENcY, WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE or CONNECTICUT.
A PrOcla ma xsnm

Impressed with the truth that the Provs. dence of God extends to all events, affects all the interests of man. and controls the destiuiea Of nations convinced that the evils which now extend over our country and the calam. ities which weigh so heavily upon the people are to be regarded as Gods righteous iudr> ments for our sins; and believing that tho spirit of humility and peni,ence can not be too deeply cherished, nor the voice of prayer be too often presented to the ear of Infinite Love: am led in accordance with the Proclamation of the President of the United States, to rec. ommend tbe citizens of this commonwealth to unite with the nation in the observance of Thursday, the 5Oth inst. as day of bumilia. ton, fasting and prayer.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the
 State, at the city of Hartford, this l3th day of April, in the year of our Lord L.. 8. one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
 three, and in the eighty seventh year of
 the Independence of the United Sta,es
 of America.
 VIM. A. BUCKINGHAM. By His Excellency, the Governor,
 J. HAMMOND TRuMBrLr, secretary of State.
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Court -Aprli Term, lses

JuD0E ErrhxA, RRsip,xG. The Court opssed ct ? P. M., Tuesday, l4,h The Jury are from Barkhamstsd, Bcthlcm Wisches,es, Warren. Wsvdsary and Water town. The ca e of Hitchcock ps. Beach, was contiased, on application of Dete ndant's Coun sei, to the hest Term
 The Erst case on trial is the famous :" Healy case" of Pleasant valley--or more properly State vs. Whipple-Action for Assault and Battery. and breaking into the house of one Healy, contrary to the peace, .&c. The testimony on the part of the State was eisred on Tuesday and Wednesday, and consisted of Mir. aud Mrs. Healy, and the Misses Healy. The following from tho testimony of Miss Aun Eliza Healy--an in teresting young Miss of sweet sixtecn, saf: ficiently status tie grounds npoa which the prosecution is based !.
 "Ou the at of November last, at 3 o'clock in the morning, was awakened by the noise Of some one rapping upon the window of my room some one called my name---said z Eiizar Tho next thing. heard some One say that he was going to put his fist through tho window glass.-Very peculiar voice some one that lisped or was intoxicated. Never heard any voice that sounded like it, except Mr. Hoskins, until heard William Holabird testify at Hitchcocksville then I recognised the same voice. They broke the window,glass in. and I got up and went in- to my fathers s room and staid there. Pecul- lar Voice said, You must excuse us. We have broken in window. .glass--I think we must bs little tossicated.' heard a jar, and supposed that they had bsoEsen int, the room-which they had. Heard my father order them out of the room they sand !" they wanted to see the folks and sss them selves ]; that they thought they were little intoxi., eated." Saw Henry Whipple through the win dow of my fathers room; he stood right against it; heard father order them to leave. When he came out of the parlor, he appeared to be badly wounded, had cut oyer the eye, his eye was closed. When they isft the house, they went North. In about ten minutes, they came back again. They began to throw stones at the house hcaFd them say they were going to tear down tho old crib if it took twenty five years, and thoy might as well commence that morning.
 Cross- -Esamincd.-Mr. Whipple. called out, Eliza, get up and hear the birds singl"
 The defence in the case was an alibi, which was strongly sworn to by several parties, and corroborated by other circumstances. The Jury had not returned . verdict up to Wednesday night.
 For State, Sedgwick and Goodnin-f'or de. sendants, Hollister and Hall.
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NEW MILFORD.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Joy al women of New Milford, was held in tn, chapel of the Congregational Church, in that place, on Wednesday, April eth, for the pur pose of forming Loyal League, and adopting resolutions expressing their patriotic devotion to our country and government, and thsil views of the duty of all loyal women at thi. momentous crisis.
 Among those assembled. were many of tue most influential and highly esteemed ladies o1 the place. Tho interest felt by the people o New Milford in the cause of our beloved coun, try, and of those who suffer for her sake, hai already been attested hy their untiring exer. tions in connection with tho Soldiers Aid So ciety. Could some of the brave men who have enjoyed the fruits of their lnbors, have been present on this occasion, the patriotic scnti ments so warmly expressed would have cheer sd their hearts, and encouraged them in thei, noble efforts for the good cause.
 The following resolutions and pledge were unanimously adopted by the meeting, and re ceiyed, at once, seventy signatures.
 Resolved, by the loyal women of New Mil ford. assembled on the 6th day of April, 1s63 for the purpose of forming Loyal Leagae.
 |. That we, the women of this League, are unconditionally loyal 10 our government and it's institutions, and adhere to the declaration 50 universally made and accepted at the cut. set of this rebellion, that those who are not for the government are against it.
 g. That we abhor treason and cowardice, in every form and under every disguise, and that no traiter to his country shall be counten, anced by us in the utterance of disloyal senti. ments in our presence.
 B.. That we will encourage and sustain our brave soldiers by constant tokens of interest but still more by the expression of our cheer. full and unfiinching determination to stand by the dear old flag till the day of its triumph, be it near Or remote, and of eur assurance that, if they and we prove faithful our trusts, that dsy cannot be far distant.
 4. That we will carefully study the great principles of civil liberty which constitute the spirit and life of our republican government and will 50 instruct our children and all de- pendent upon us, that they may grow into such flisl reverence for this best of all gov Arnments, as shall make them always Patriots never mere Partizans.
 5. That ue hereby recommend to all mem- bers of the League, that in token of their ley- aly they publicly Besr the Union colors. IT the badee of tho Loyal League. until the day oi our national triumph.
 6. The oficsrs of this League shall copsist of President, Vice President, Secretary end Tseasurer, and an Executive Committee q seveu lnembers besides the above oficers, who shail ex oficio De members thereof. The of-
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THE REBELS IN LucK.-The small pox in Richmond has pretty much given place to the -camp itch" The change, says the Richmond correspondent of the Charleston Mercsry must certainly be gratifying to the rebels, fol besides be ng less dangerous and loathsome, i, is better adapted to the condition of the peo- pie, who are accustomed to scratch for living
 4 serious riot between the Irish and negroes occurred in New York, Monday. The Irish commenced the difficulty by an attack, evident ly precencerted, upon some negro Workmen on the docks. The plan was arranged in an un- aergrouxd bar-room on South street, and from thence the Irish seem to have sallied on . z negro hunt One gang went to the docks, others attacked negro porters, carmen, and laborers wherever they could fnd them. The disturbance, after some pistol shots had been fired by negroes in self defense, was quelled by the police, who represent the negroes as sober, peaseable men, of much better class than their prosecutors.
 Tbree-fftbs of the adult white population of California are men without wives. Four out of every five white men are bachelors, and from necessity; for while there are one hundred and eighty-three thousand eight hun dred and fifty six white men in the State. there are only forty-eight thousand one hun dredaud forty nine white women.
 
 It is said that immediate measures will be taken for the removal Of obstructions in the channel 1t Charleston. when the attack will Dc renewed with an almost certainty of sue- cess. E 4'.s; !, <
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Connecticut Election. VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.

Majority for Buckingham, 2.698. VOTE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
 FIRST DISTRICT. Dsming, U. Rep. 10. .499 Hyde, Dem. 10, l52 Majority for Henry c. Deming, s47.
 SECOND DISTRICT. Warner, Rep. 1O,415 English, Dem. 1l,43d Majority for James E. English, 1,O2l.
 THIRD DISTRICT. Brandages, Rep. s,s25 Converse, Dem. (, 4S1 Majority for Augustus Brandagse, 2,a94.
 FOURTH DISTRICT. Hubbard, Rep 1l.246 Woodruff. Dem. l0.7s7 Majority for John H. Hubbard, 85s.
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Aship's chronometer, taken some time since from vessel that was caught while attempting to run the South erl blockade. was given up by tho U. s. authorities to a claimant who denied complicity with any illegal attempts. A private mark was, however, placed upon it. Very soon another vessel was caught trying to run the blockade, and on her was fonnd the same marked chronometer, which was again given up to claimant. A third, and finally 3 fourth time this marked chronometer was taken out of vessel trying to run the block ads. but this last time seems to have tired out the patience of the patient Uncle Sam, and the chronometer is confscatsd. The kindly treatment of this case illustrates the forbear- ancs of our Government towards its deadly foes.
 Col. Stewart of the 2d Indiana regiment, one of the fourteen U. s. officers, just released by the rebels. and arrived at Baltimore, Tues day. makes the following statement: "on Thursdsy last he saw from the prison window in Richmond great bread riot, composed of about three thousand women, ,-who were arn- ed with clubs, guns and stones. They broke up the government and private stores and took bread, clothing and whatever eise they wanted. The militia were ordered out to check the riot but failed to do so. Jeff Davis and ether high officials made speeches to the infariated women and told them they should have what ever tley wanted. They then became calm and order was once mora restored. All the other released union of,oers confirm this state. nent.
 The correspondent Of the N.X. 1smes at Nsy OfIeans. writes that for the 6rst time since ns occupation by the national forces, that city is seriously threatened by the rebels. Hs estimates ths fierce of the enemy at Port Hpdsop at 34N00. at Jackson l2.Ooo, at Mo bile 10000, and on the Atchafalays l5.00O making in aA e2,oeo men who can. with rail, road facilities, he concentrated upon New Orleans in twelve hop,s, Gen. Banks il forti lying all the approaches to the city. It is also stated tint an expedition is ready to leave No bile to captare Ship Island. Ship Island light has been extingsished hy the U. s. authori- lies, in yiev of ihsss preparstiont>
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Ar We learn hat the 18th Regiment had received orders on Friday last, 10 break up Camp on Saturday, and move to !. The front Uals.s thesr orders have since been counter aanded, itis probable tbas .hry me aew sers- snk a,.sief is. nOul es, ii she : ArAas uf the pJiomav.s
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fcers above named shall perform the ordinary duties of such eficers. The Executive Cam- mittee shall have power to fill all vacancies occurring in any of the offices.
 PLEDGE.
 We, the undersigned women New Milford, de hereby adopt the foregoing resolutions. and pledge ourselves to their maintenance, and to an unwavering support of the government in it's effort to suppress the rebellion.
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THE BONDED DEBT OF THE UNITED SrArxs. The following is aH accurate and an ofIici.h statement of the bonded debt :-
 Seven -thirties. convertible in six per cents due Tn 1861, Sl69,99S.9a0. Average annual interest 6-l0 per ceuts.
 Six per cents debt. S92,s25 9o5. Average annual interest 6 per cent.
 Five per cents debt, S3O,4s3, ,OO0. Average annual interest , per cent Certificates. $27s,sse,l76 Average annual interest 5-60.
 United States notes, S345553, 500. No in. terest.
 Acquisitions, $46e47.5l5. No interest.
 Aggregate amount, $929, ,ls6, l47. Aggregate annual interest, 5 8 per cent.
 The amount is less than the public was led to apprehend it would be by the statements made in the course of the Congressional de. bates on the finances.
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NINETEENTH REeMENr.-The following pro. motions in our Ltch6sld County Regiment, are reported. 2d Lieutenant O. H. Knight (of salisbury,) Co. B. to be 1st Lieutenant, Co. c. vice Lyman Teator, resigned. Serg't Wm. Nick. Rice to be 2d Lieutenant, Co. B.
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A paroled soldier was recently passing through southern Illinois, on his way to St Lou is to report, when he was assaul lied by tive copperhead bulies at Ei2abethtown. who pressed the" Abolition soldier so closely with knives that he was compelled to use hatch 1 ct, which he did with such good effect as to. disable permanently and forever both his e. sailants.
 During the bread riot in Richmond. . con. federate general stated publicly, that from the information Tn his possession, he thought the southern confederacy might possibly hold cut three months under the present circumstances, but no longer, unless they obtained better means of obtaining food and clothing .tan seemed 70 be available.
 A hntternut meeting w.s broken uo aI Brenkisville, J min ,s county. Indiana . few evenings since. by four loyal young ladies, who carried the American flag into the meet,
 ing. One of the speakers attempted to iasten butternut to it, when one of the young ladies' threw it in his face, and the whole crew were finally driven off by the Union girls, whose on. ly weapons were their tongues and the flag. The hundreds who skedadded into Canada from the upper part of New Hampshire io avoid conscription, arc beginning to return in consequence of the inhospitable treatment giv. en them by the "Canucks." The government has information that i've powerful rams are building for the rebels on the Merrimac and the Thames. No decision as to measures for redress or retaliation TOT tneee outrages upon our commerce have been dsoi. ded upon at Washington. lis not believed that prisateering will be authorised, but the government would not refuse contributions of ships to its navy.
 There was great excitement at Ooncord Fiji. day evening, occasioned by soldieps threat- eninq to destroy the office of the New ilamp- shire Patriot. The building through the night was in charge of large police force.
 New commercials are out of the 50 cent pos tal currency notes. They are somewhat blurred and have the word postofice" printed as one undivided word.
 It is proposed to clear the timber of all tho islands in the Hudson river, in order that the free passage of the ice shall not hereafter Dc obstructed.
 The Chinese have no word that will com. pare with our word "Amen." They sa! ins. tead Sin yemen ching The heart w'sncs exactly so.'
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1r Nc hsar of . fsmals in the town oi Hsookesaa. cf the copperhead psrsuasion. who hes sols almest crasy sincs the election, shsss[h fer og gciyil wss. Let her geassss hsr sssI l6 pace" Had the 'clscsioh gone diff. f<spily. ahs might have had reasonable grounds fur her'tsars. As 1t is. Gov. Rockingham does nct preposs to resist the laws of the United slaaes 5svsnpsnt. and hsnes there can bs but lItis ekssss of fsiyII varip coqnseticpt; unless, intssd, t is inaususatsd by the othsrsias ofths ksuss.
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Tho HoS. CHRIsropHER P. WoLcorr, late assistant Secretary of War, died at his resi- dence in Akron, Ohio, on the 4th inst, aged about IS. He WAS native of Torringford, in this county, and was man of sterling integ- rity and unusual abilities. He was connected with the Wolcott family ofthis town.
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c<ie We learn that A. N. Clark. Esq, Edit q pf fhe Hartford C0urans. is candidate for the appointment Of State Printer, at the bands ef the incoming legislature. His services in the late eanpNgn. as vel ss his well-known sffieney and eapability. entitls him. as il feaus b ns. to the favorable consideration oI the members elect.
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saSrWs lsasn that thv cupperhaada of Brook asld loadsd an old tann"n toward evening of clsclion day. to drs cser tue sriuaApaant snccess of ]" galliant Tom Seymour" i, hasn't bees heard of yet down there.
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Rx1ror ef Ns- notahkiss Dlock. watsr- t.ry. has Carter dss visiis ef Miss Dlckinson. " 1<neus Unien ersssress. They are worth k>sIs<. and perscns q distsncs. dssiring ee1I1s. >n1 ebieii shsn sf Patton by snelosinS 1s e>als S6d ttses csat stamp to prepay
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We are beginning to receIvs anaVons sssss .;,, E, the coming Spring, when ot cou.ss, 'Iss .. be an immense demand tor sea'orse Tss i.,.s. ~ ".s both by ladies and gsntss"s ,s rmsr vst So sre sxa sss.;d;ous they may be, all they reqlirs @ oss ha .asd snnr.ied to them by F. B. BALDWIN, ef n' So e Ds S9 Bowery N. Y., who is the man who zen .v and will, if called on, do the thing up in ths M primest style. Few but himself. indeed. are his parallel