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Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

semi-annual gathering, one day at some town in the Hcusatonic valley, another, on the day following, at some town in the Naugatuck valley.
 From the reports mado at both conventions, we gather the following items Mrs. Gov. Holly of Salisbury, is teacher of large class of young ladies. In the North Canaan Sunday School, there more male than female children and youth. h most of the schools collections are had regularly in some, once month in others once in two weeks and in few, every Sunday; and, all with one exception for some object of benevo- fence, Nearly every School has a monthly concert. whose exercises are varied for the special purpose of awakening interest. The Norfolk school has two superintendents gen tleman and lady for their respective depart appoints principal and alternate teacher for each class. The Torringford teachers are more punctual in their attendance than the pupils. The first School at this place was or
 
 pastor of the church there. The Goshen school, numbering 260, rarely loses 8 book from its library of 1900 books. The West "insted Church expend annually for their Sunday School library, from ssventy-fvs to one hundred dollars. In this and the Sails bury school, printed catalogues, each book numbered, are scattered by assistant librari- ans among the pupils The scholar names three numbers, one of which will generally be found in the library. Most of the schools use Question Books. Two or three schools have adopted series by Baker. On the same les 1 sons for one year he has drawn up book for the youngest pupils able to read another for the main body of the school and still another for bible classes. The ezcellencies of this se- ries are spoken Of in terms of great praise. Two of the opening exercises of the Salisbury school are these. The Superintendent having named chapter, reads the first verse, when the school in concert, read the second. and thus they alternate through the selection, made. The person leading in the opening prayer, concludes with the Lords Prayer. when all the teachers, and pupils ioin in pro- nouncing it.
 The above report, Sc, has been forwarded to us by Rev. J. B. Cleaveland and for which. he will please accept cur thanks, and those of our readers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

D~ It is old saying that one must look abroad to learn what is going on in their own homes. So we see by our exchanges, that we have sold out. gone to Brooklyn. N. Y., and that our sanctum' is guarded by another pro. tecting Wing. Which, to say the least, is odd. Since we haven't gone away anywhere yet--if we know ourself are still perched in the same old sanctum, monarch of all We sur vey; with no other Wing but our own to guard it's treasures, and happy as of yore, to see all of our old friends here who desire to settle up their little accounts" When we take leave of our subscribers and friends, We assure them that we shall do so through these columns though we are sure we could do so never so willingly, if we might,at the same time, welcome 30 genial successor, as the gentle man with whom our name has been so kindly and agreeably connected.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

HARwINToN.-On about forty acres of the farm of Deacon Chester Hayes, is nearly a mile of stone wall averaging five feet on the bottom and about as many feet high, having cost at least three dollars rod i; in all, about eighteen hundred dollars. One third of this wall has been built during the three years just passed, by the deacon now over seventy years of age, assisted by his son. In the wall is many stone weighing over one ton. This wall-building seems to be a sort of fancy work with the deacon, performed mainly during the intervals of regular farm labors. Considering his age, as respects muscularity and ability to do, there is probably not his equal in the County.
 Ar THE Cemmanion on the last Sabbath,
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10
WHAT CuMoRE's GUNS CAN Do.-The

WHAT GnMoRE's GUNS CAN Do.-The Washington Star remarks
 " In connection with the operations now in progress at Charleston, it is interesting to know that hollow shot weighing eighty bounds can be thrown from 100 pound Par rott eight thousand four hundred and ilty-three yards with charge of No. powder. With charge of No. powder the same shot can be thrown eight thousand eight hundred and for ty-fve yards. This is forty five yards over five miles. By increasing the charge of powder the range can be considerably increased. The ele- vaton of the gun to attain this great range is so considerable as to materially reduce the number of frings the gun will bear, but the fact is well established that 100 pounder caR throw shot from our batteries into Charleston, and that our 200 pounders can do it with great degree of certainty. So General Gilmore does actually command Charleston with his batteries, irrespective of his 300 pounder'
 In April, 1861, Vallandigham advocated . separation of the South and North. He could see notbisg but separation first of he Tres States and slape, and then cf he Vest from the Eds&
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

WINsTED.-The Herazd gives the following items of news:
 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, the 9th and 7th days of October, are assigned for the annual exhibition of the Green*oods Society, at Win sted.
 THE only citizen who will represent Win chester under the present draft by shoulder ing a musket, will be negro; and he has tried every hook and crook to get rid off it.
 A FINE family monument, of granite, some of the blocks weighing upward of three tons, has been erected by Hon. Elliott Beardsley in our " cid burying ground"
 J. T. ROCKWELL, Ese., an extensive leather manufacturer of that place, is about transfer ing his business to Lyle, N. Y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10


 THE NEw POSTAGE CuRREyc ,- Ne ,S;,, to tcmade EnV6rm-BcHcr Pap.y for Me Curreacy-The foll owing account t.s thr ar. engagements for the issue of the new pysiare currency appears in Thompsou's Rmk Note #. ne public is not generally aware that the treasury Department is making extensive pre- Paration not oliy for the engraving and print ng of the new issues of postal currency and Treasury notes, but that the ink and paper VIII also be manufactured in the Treasury building at Washington. The posta, curren- cy IS already printed, and will be issued as soon as there is demand for it by the with drawal of the old issue. The new fractional currency will be of the same denominations as tue old. but instead of being of different sizes, they Will all be of the dimensions of the pres ent ten per cent postal. They are engraved Tn the highest style of art, and the colors, whlch arc the distinguishing marks of the diff icreht values, are of such chemical combina- I,on' It IS asserted, as to defy photogaphing. But perhaps the greatest safeguard against counterfeitlng, in all the new issues, will be in the paper on which they are printed. This will be made secret process in the Treasury department, under the immediate superintsn- dehee of the inventor. The paper in ques- tion IS thinner than that in common use, and It Will be very much cheaper. Its advantages will consist largely in the fact that it is forty times stronger than the paper now used. t can be washed like piece of linen, without in eny way inuring the engraving; and with al, it cannot be photographed, as it photo graphs dark brown, instead of white like or dlnary paper.
 All these various impro vements in engra- vlng ink, paper and economy, are due to the exertions of $. M. Clarke. Esq, the Superin- tendent of the Currency Department of the Treasury. Mir. Clarke has invented many of the ingenious machines which are used for the purposes of stamping. cutting and count. ing the notes, and this in addition to the la borious duties of his department The Secre- tary fully appreciates Mir. Clarke as an officer, whose ability is only equalled by the integrity with which he discharges his duties. The sa- ving to the country which the new system of engraving and printing the money issued by the Treasury insures, will be very large but the greatest advantages will be in the securi- ty afforded to the public against fraudulent issues.
 !" The Postal Fractional Currency has all been counterfeted-5c., l0c., 25c., and 50c.- but the engraving particularly the Washing ton heads, on the counterfei;s, are inanimate, monkey-ike blotches. A halfexpert in en- gravng could detect tbem."
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

WAsH1NGToN our obituary column will be found the record of the decease of five brave soldiers who went out from Washington in November last, in the 18th Regiment, to fight the battles of their country Hardships, suf- ferlng and exposure they endured for the sake of the sacred cause of Liberty, and at length sacrificed as willingly their young lives upon it's altar. Their ashes, with one exception, lie reposing on the banks of the Mississippi, and as years roll op,t the murmur of the mighty river, freed through their labors and suffer ings and death, shall be their peaceful and grateful requiem.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

seven were admitted to the Congregational Church in Harwinton, on profession of their faith. These, with seven admitted in May, are some of the fruits of season of quick eued interest during the Winter and Spring, and furnish pleasant close to the labors of the Pastor who expects to leave the first of October.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

16rWe have the second number of the Mer- iden Recorder, a new weekly, recently started at Msriden under the editorship of Capt. Luth- CT G. Riggs. We cordially welcome it into the journalistic field, and as it is thoroughly loyal in tone and sprightly in matter, we trust 1t will not fail of receiving a support commen- surete with it's merits.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

The Oswego Times wants to know if man has torticollis, aDcbylosis of the radius, paraly 2ation of the iter nrtertia ad euartem. ventric. mum, obliteration of the laveir labil superioss aliquinasi, and besides don't feel very well him self whether he would be exempt from the draft. Will somebody tell !?
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

- The Winsted paper, not content with stealing from us, goes back to it's old vomit, and tries to abuse us. It's efforts in this line aaast be very painful to itself-mindful of the past, and in its present toothless condition, since the draft. It reminds us of the attempt of the viper to gnaw a file.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10
3pfal aud Crnatn News.

COUNTY CATTLE SHOWS AND FAIRS. L1TcEEIELD CoUNTY-Litchfeld, Sept. 23d and 24th.
 Us1oS-Falls Village, Sept. 9th, 9th and 10. UNIox-Hitchcoeksvi Sept. 2sd and 24th. HousAToNIc-New Milford, Sept. 18th, s0th and Oct 1st.
 GREENwoops-WinstedO Oct. 9th and 7th UN1oN-Woodbury, Oct. 7th and 9th.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

CopPERHEAD1sM-The resolutions of the late democratic convention in Massachusetts had not word of exultation for the Union victor ies gained, nor word of detestation for the traitors who seek to destroy the republic. On the other hand, a brave soldier who had lost an arm in battle, was hissed down when he at tempted to speak, alt bough he was delegate from the town of Lee. His great crime was in advocating the nomination of war democrat. The hissng and confusion prevented his speech from being heard, but the reporter of the Boston .Tourna5 was able to take down the following :--
 " Geatiemen-We want to nominate war democrats. have lost one arm in the service, (holding up his empty sleeve,) and want to know whether we are to leave our friends out there in the field alone. We want to know whether we are going to support our friends, our fathers and our brothers, in the field. I will not vote for candidate in this, convention unless 1 know he will support the war until we can get an honorable peace. think that every democrat in this house should know whether tie man we put up as candidate for governor is a man who is not copperhead, be- cause if we put up man who is copperhead, we will be defeated"
 The delegate who was hissed down was It. Patrick A. Riordan, who served in the New York Irish brigade. Such is the spirit of the so-called democracy of to-day.
 Among tho property confscated and offered for sale bv the United States Marshal in New Orleans, is ore lot of ground belongingt to Gen: e. T. Beauregard Eight or tea tcolumns of the Era are filled with advertisements o:con- fscated property. voung lady in St. Louis has recently come into the possession of the snug sum of fifty thousand dollars by the death of a rebel colon el in Alabama It is said that the fortunate legatee was once betrothed to the officer, who thus remembers her;
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23
Our Trip.

business called us to Marshall,
Texar, the forepart Of this week
having arrived at that place, and TAX
ing stroll around the streets, we en-.
eount.rcd our friend r. ". Loughery
Of the Republican. who insisted a,
our taking n peep at his establishment
whict,we must admit,was fxsd up in
style beyond our expectations. His
room, editorial,is beautifully papered.
ssrtainsd. and the Hoot eovered with
oil cloth covering from this our
readers can form an opinion. The
town bears quite snug appearance
We met q few acquaiatancer, and
saw souae old friends.
Among the interesting personages
10 be met with in Nsrshall, is the po-
lite and accommodating gentleman
Who is recognizad AS the I'os.-:.. 5. s.; /; :
'af TIE place. He is ready aud az fit
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

From ARHANsAs-We had tho
pleasure of a visit this morning from
Col. Doskery Of Gen Prices army.
Col. Dockcry has been on the recruit
ng service III Arkansas since Octo.
Der last. and brought over with him
some,!in. over thirteen hundred re
csui:s
Hc,eprcs.nts the army under Gen,
HOLMES and lliud,nan as being in =
d.piorablc condition. From thirty
tiv. thorsaud it has dwindled down.
chiefly frosa dcscr,ion. 20 about cish.
thousand. The people Of the Stat.
rs well as the so!diery. have lost con
fdcncc i'll their generals. The pco-
pie and dcs.ricrs have banded ,og.th.
er. and are ac!uall y resisting the en-
torc"urn; "i''l.c conscr,pt law. and
IN many instances d"preLa,ing upon
til" country.
Whether j: vii. be in the power Of
Generals Kirby Smith and Price 10
rtcuprr"te the army and restore or
der aud confidence, remains 20 br
seen. /, will prove Hcrcu!cnn
tnsk. but the mana. oipricc alone is, a
tower OF strength ives, Of tn. Missis-
sippi. Lc, us hope for :he brs, re-
su.;s,-J"rA-"n APPEAL.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

in all matters, and skilled in almost
every avocation. He came to the place
originally. wa understand. as a ply
sician. and might be seen with medi-
cal saddle-bags thrown across his
shoulder. with the careless air Of the
most popular son of Esculapias.
vending his way from house toulouse
Disgus.ed with this occupa-
ton. !!for in those primitive days
the medical profession was not very
lucrasive in Texas) he bought sad.
dle.' shop with nll its tools and ap-
purrnances. He soon sold this out.
and bough, out printing office and
became succ,ssiv-ly publisher and
editor. After several wears expert
ancc he abandoned printing and Went
TO Now Orleans where he figured al
s-rna,el y az :. clerk. grocery merchant
and collector. Returned. became 4
druggist, subsequently, u merchant.
with large and fashionable stock of
goods. ABANDONING this, We find
him with job printing Office. sue
cc-dinS which he carried on ,n'r-
chant tailor's establishment. He has
been Justice Of the Peace on thycc
several occasions. postmaster a. Mar
shall u. least iv. OF. Of tn. las. four
teen wears. He Is 1t prcscn: Post
master. Justice of tn. Erac. and
i'rigadirr General OF ,:i> Militia
Owns Il livery stable, ana; a cattle
ranch. in tn. West. ]ip nccu,:rs :,
pvouinet position i'll mos, II 40; All
the secret associations, IS prrs":'a-
bic mar 81, all the public celebrations,
arranging the details with artistic
skill is class leader in the M-;h-
odis, church. and Il; the head oi its
Sunday school. JIas two SONS an': Il
son-in-lnw in III" army. and has srri-
ous notions Of going himself. Is "f-
t:lhl. and kind, md ever ready for bu-
Siness or plea sure. Such is RriSa-
.'i.r General. Postmaster Il. \. l1ar
ris, one of the remarkable celebrities
OF Marshall, Texas. whose INGENUITY.
talrnts and c.pcdicnts rival those Of
any living man.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23
Of the States Of the Federal Union
nvhiAh ,,aa ~nEu.~n1

Of the States Of the Federal Union !;
which was referred
The House went into secret session
An official dispatch just received.
states that Brig. Gen. Slaughter. .
Captain and 80 privatss of Hooker's
army were cayt1ssd by = scouting
party under Capt Marley. Of General
Lees cavalry. on Monday. They
entered Fairfax Courthouse and took
them from their beds.
y fire occurred this morning NJ The
corner Of Canal and Seventh streets:
destroying Browns warehouse. con.
tanning from seven to eight hundred
hogsl,ead Of tobacco, valued at pres.
cnt prices at fly. hundred thousand
dollars. Also three thousand bush.
els ofcorn. belonging to the Govern
mcnt. The building belonged TO the
State.
Charleston Marc, ll.-AN quiet
The city is full otrunors about tho
impending attack. Nothing autl,cn-
tic.
Savannah March Cit has been
1cHnitcl y ascrrtnincd that the enemy
iron-clads have left the Ogeechee.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23
The Last Fight nj Fort DonclSou,

A corrcspondcn: q: tn" Cha:,anoo-
"a Rebel. Very naturally d"prcra;"s
Ike La. attack made bv Gen. Wheel
rr on til. Yankees behind their strong
writer SAYS he "cannot hu: express
his: ns:oJ.ishlncn: II, 'hc attack. and
cannot hut believe that il uas Un.I"c-
"sS2rv and !" no purpose. " .A' did
Gen. Nhecirr expect 20 do after
tc had taken :hc for; H., could Ger
tsi"iy no, have held it against gun
;,ns.s with his cavalry force. What
was :i" at,acl: made for merely to
iish, 10 hc fighting. and 20 b. able TO
! Drag abou; the courngc OF our dis
mounted cavaliers, who s;ormrC the
Dover heights on too, as well a any
infantry could have done ! Many
men. some SAY TWO hundred and odd
were killed and wounded on our side
in this encounter. We drove the enc
my from tha, place a, n fearful sacri
ficc of life. bu, as il was we'll known
that an attack would be made on that
day. the Yankees had wisely sen,
three gunboa,s down the river, and
they appeared in sigh: about the time
we were entering VIGOROUSLY into
Dover, they she!Icd US iicrcely and
soon drove the whole Southern force
off into the hills Of Dixon. ara
glad to hear that Con Forrest en-
pha,icaHy- stated that hs wanted it
distinctly understood that this was
not his fight, and that he considered
the attack injudicious."
Tho Rebels correspondent further
says: Gen Wheeler was made 4
major-general upon the strength of
his first raid to Ike Cumberland river
where he did we'll he was. I pre-
sumo. promoted especially upon the
strength OF being n West Pointer. and
ares Of Cen. Bragg; and Generals
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

Forrest and Morgan were entirely
overlooked and ignored. Now that
the young major.general. the young
est in the service. has won his lauf-
els let him sec to them carefully. and
try to keep them one moro blunder
like this foolish Donelson affair, and
they are lost to him as far rs the opin-
ion Of the public is concerned. Nor.
gan and Forrest have mado the cav
airy in the Yves. what it is. They
have used it to the right purpose by
striking At the enemy rapid blows mt
vulnerable points. at a great distance
from each other, by rapid movements
If our Western light and irregular
cavalry. the 'sDelouins" Of America,
which is now our boast. is to be- fough lit
in the way it was fought lately ut
Donelson. it will soon lose all its eff
cheney, at the very time when it is
mos, n.rdcd. J. understand the plan
II the Tennessee campaign this win
ter TO be, to ALLOW the enemy 10 ad-
vance 10 thu line Of Duck river. for
the purpos. OF giving our cavalry
more scope to haras, his rra,. to dis
,urb his communication with Nash
Vile, and to ol'ara:c on ,h" Cumbcr-
land river by destroying transports
and no, by charging brras,worEs in
sight of gunboa;s. Such n thing
would be entirely uni,eard Of and con-
sidrr-,i absnsd IN the army Of Eir-
ginia, but presume the army Of
l"nn"sse" mus, keep up its w,l!rarn-
rdrrpu;0'iono:t; O: f; t;gh,inc to no purpof..
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23
\1luaEic IroIlc1't. y
AT .AUCT7ON.

WILL. be sold II. Pt:bii. Awc,iou at Ike
w Mnrlr: !!ousc on Saturday The "l.t
OF March. 1903 II; zen o'clock A 81 :h- !o!
lowing "escrihcd property situate! in ,kr
City o: Sh!evepoT, Auu vicinity, t" wiz:
fout lots on the Nor: hives: como: OF Block
+3. with the buildings thereon. now occu-
pied by Jno Lnuna and Judge "ecms
Lots in Block ~. ou the cornor Of An!.
kc. aud Cr"ck.; SITS. with ;hc improvements
thereon
Lots J. =. , an! 1. in Block 42
In. undivided hai: o: lois 7 and in
Block ~
The undivided tu.! cf forty nr:cs Of
land n"a! the City o; Shreveport. the said
forty acres being known the undivided
fourth O. ;lc Soutawrs: .ot o, subdivision in
!Tac':onn! section No 81. Township le. OF
Rang. H. Yves.
Tens !naUc Anowu on day OF Sale
mar l7.2, y. q. BONNER.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

we understand, says the Tyler
('Fcx.) Reporter. that al attempt was
made or Fast Monday night to burn
III. Nal. College in this place, which
proved very nearly successful; and
would have been entirely so bu, for
the dampn.ss oft night. There is
4 mystery connected witt. t.,c fate of
school buildings in this place. two
having been already burned, and at
se,npts now being made 20 destroy
:hc third
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

Gen u. II. Hill has assumed corr
mand Of the Confederate forces in
North Corolina, with his hsadquAr-
ters 1t Goldsboro. The Raleigh Pro-
gress, in noticing this fact, says :
We have had too much strategy. dig
ging and ditching. in North Car, lima
and that Gen Hill is the man to in
augerate Il new and dtfersu. system.
Of tactics.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

DIE ED.-On the 1.:h ul,, MRS;
SARAH \. Is. BCsSEI, IN ;:.- >3,h wear
q: he. aGc. /. ki'.. Ha1 ,:!:c:ioun<c hu.-
u..uu n!.n four children are la!t 20 :uor,.u
;Lr,r i",in!ah. loss. He. GcnllI--ns her
G',---cxn.nj:c' IL. reality Of tho christian
religion. To her ,ir-;!, has 10 tenor, the
!u.u.' no d'"a'. .!", :cira:::r her ,!cr.:
:u.. II" DA,:c hex family an! :!!ends IL .,st
=. cN"I.. ~lsh calm .nmpnnurc. N>suv HK
Iir':s that sae VAS going TO u br!gEferNvr!:
lie! disease. though r~:r'mi. a:d no: e:1cc,
n"! ira-ou. !ivT d!s:i;io b 70: lno,nen; hrr
,,ti.:! .c,l reliance "w the merits OF Ecr "a.
r!"i S!!" has gone. ever true and faithful.
- tha '!rI'r holy .c!A:.oCS o! Ii ie-ii.c wl:r.
,t~ f"otfc!. nud :.c :!-;:an.-;o take Lcs
.o,'r!..'"'. place u! :.4c realms Of cnI!es,s
r.... !;e!uycH by Al WHO knew her: h-.
nur.~5.u- iricad. nrc .r:; 20 mourn hcI iusa
nud cherish .r ,r"..o:, and follow Hr: C..
n.rp.c. The C.!.>IiA,.1I.s .: her ab:d:ug
,s.:t!. which hor- he. ,,:rour! the struggle
q: i~n,h. should 500: hc the sol! o.rs vi .uG-
v,vi"g friends. AID invite them 70 tina:
fountain Of lite from " nich size d.nuk. ::.n.
they 200 may ren!izr the -nne comforts IL
dying h"u,. and like her pass swec:lv
Away to that bligh: world. where the
w:"krd cease 10 trouble aud Sue weary a,e
IL, rest" ". L. }
Dorchea:. Columbia county. AK
March 10Th. 1853.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23
Fhe La. Democrat says !:

'Ehe La. Democrat says :
"1housands upon thousands OF :u =
mors have been ahoat about the cap
:urcd vessel. the lndianola. We
have ut last got at the truth OF it. She
still lies in about twelv: :eet water :;
her hull and machinery arc entirely
u,injurcl. One Of her eleven inch
guns has been destroyed and one
thrown overheard. The other two
gins. 9 and 1i-inch Dahlgrecu have
turned ap all right and safe nt n
C Confederate port" and will DO heard
from in due time
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23

The Charleston Mercury says Gen
Ionsstreet's division Of Lees army
is in motion. Some fifteen thousand
passed through Richmond af-w days
ago. They took the route pointing
TO the south side Of the james. This
would indicate tina: the Louisville
Journals statement Of movement.
threatening Lexington. Kv.::. incor-
rect.