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Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-28
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 The little folks concert on Thursday night last, at the Court House, was very attrac. tive and successful affair, and gave great sat isfaction to 2 large audience. The children. dressed in bright array, looked sveetly and sang melodiously, and all passed of so satis- factorily that the Concert had to be repeated on the next evening.
 5. Evidences of an unwonted prosperity are appearing in this villagesin tire shape of building The Congregational Parsonage is going up. cn North st.,grsund is being broken in South St for dwelling for E. W. Seymour, Esq, and in East St.. Mir. Rufus Smith has Funroofed his hotel, and proposes to add an entire new story to the building, thereby mod srniziag it, and greatly increasing it's facilities for Summer boarders, and the acccmmodation of the public. ~
 --Our village readers will read with regre. the announcement of the death of Miss E. Taylor. lately of this town. among our obi.u- ary notices to-day. She was widely known as one of the most accomplished and energetic teachers of the young we have had of late years in our village, and was universally be- loved for her kind and gentle disposition and manners. by her pupils, and those who have met her in other relations of life. : Our lofty hill is assuming it's usual Sum mer look, and we have occasional experiences of real Summer weather. Our trees seem never 50 green, and the country looked neve, more delightfully."-. Our Summer residents arc beginning to gather in. Thermometer 9Os ir the shade, on Friday and Saturday last. |.
 An aggravated ease of horse whipping occurred within our borough limits few day. since. The whipper was Reverend Doctor oi Divinity, of an irascible temperament, and the whipped was s0idoso cf one of our soldier. '0ho tsH on ths field cf bastls. The cause oi the whipping was an alleged depreciation oi the widows COW upon the D. D.'s land.
 2 Judge Seymour held . brief term of the Superior Court on Tuesday of this week, at which some motions were made. and the Wood. bury Savings Bank vs. Charter Oak Insura nee case, was. we believe, finally disposed of. The Supreme Court seems to have knocked pretty much all the underpinning out of the Charter Oaks claim.
 Those boys whe think it funny to make Lltchfeld howl between l2 and l o'clock of a morning, especially Sunday mornings may find themselves brought up at round turn some of these mornings, by the bailiff or hay ward. Their Sunday morning prisons would lead good people to suppose that they were :p'r'taaIly inclined, or at least spiritually in. spired. s ss ,ss,, .,s.
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SENT TO HIS owN.-V Vallandigham, the Ex. M. c. from Ohio, and tue traitor, by order of the President of the United States, has been sent beyond ourlines, into the .Southeru Con. iedeacy!p He left Cincinnati on Thursday, arrived at Murfreesbono' from Nashville on Sunday night. and, after conversation with kosecrans. was put into aa.open wagon. and escorted by cavalry to the outposts, and deliv- cred to the rebel pickets, commanded by Col Webb, of the 9th Alabama On Monday morning he attempted . speech to the com panions he left behind him, and also to his newly met friends. The substance of it was an ingenious and adroit plea, by which he hoped to be prevented from being received by the rebel authorities, and so secure lodging for himself in Fort Warren. and the err dit of martyrdom as | persecuted ssdemocrat." Col. Webb, however. received him, with the remark that he had read his speeches but didn't like him, and the latest intelligence atates that he promised to send him to the rebel authorities at Shelbyyille, fat his earliest convenience"
 Sethis blatant rebel has gone to his own though the fear is expressed that his own will know him not The effect of his arrest aud banishment is worth . victory. for it shows the Administration is beginning to have the back bone to do the things that are the earnest oi many victories, ssss ! Y
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A REpREsESrArryE NEoRo.-A Washington correspondent describes a negro he saw ct the capitol, whose dress and appearance msds him. a fit representative of the condition of his raos in this country at the present moment
 "During walk that took through the cap. itol grounds this morning. (which are now full of birds and aowers,) saw tall and very black negro sitting in pensive attitude upon the stepsof the western portico. He was 60 black and his curly hair so matted that he looked like native Congo. He had on grey overcoat given to him by II confederate officer, pantaloons given to him by federal soldier. and was without hat. The substance of his story was that he had come from Carolina.that he had 10 money, had no friends did not know what to do or what was to become of him. As locked upon this poor unfortunate creature. and thought of the war aud of the building which afforded background for his portrait. was forcibly reninded of Macauleys famous New Zealaudsr sitting on tae rufus of London Brdge" ,l..,..t. -..
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I1ITCHFIELD. CONN, THURSDAY. MAY ss, 1868.
Yicksburg.
.'sub Hoe siEno vincimus.'


 All eyes have been turned the present weel to ths Southwest, and the interest excited by the news of the inresture of Vicksburg. and tue splendid successes of General Grant have been ailabsorbing. Though up to the hour al which ws write, no official intelligence has been'receivcd of the actual capture ot Ficks burgh, yet we are told from official sources that General Grant has possession of the bes commanding points, and in conjunction witl Admiral Porter, has the besieged city already in his power.
 This position has been attained after So ries of the most brilliant successes that eve attended an army. From the landing of th, troops before Grand Gulf, down to the occupa tion of 'Haines' Bluff, twenty days later, the whole campaign has been wonderful hard marches and hard fighting day by day, and continued and splendid victory.
 We give elsewhere such details as we have room for, of the campaign, and of the state of affairs as it stands up to the time we close our weeks record. At every point. it will be seen, Grant has been successful, in turn en. gazing Grigg, Joe Johnson and Pomberton, and always forcing them to retreat; while at length, putting himself between the cityy, and the other rebel armies, he has cut of the enc. my from its base of supplies, and it would seem, unless all signs fail, he must force the doomed city to an unconditional surrender.
 The fall of Vicksburg will be the most im- portant event of tie war, and the strongest blow the rebellion has yet received. For, not only does it destroy a stronghold, deemed in- vincible by the enemy, but it breaks the veri- table back bone, so often alluded to-cut,ing off fall third of the rebel territory from the rest, depriting them of the large supplies they have always received through this channel, and opening the Mississippi from i. source to its mouth, which is the grandest result of all. The rebellion is thus narrowing down into closer quarters, and the rebels are reduced to greater straits than ever.
 soa"aic .neh, with anxiety, for tho author. 'tallve announcement that Vicksburg has full en. Issls all that is wanted to cap the glory Of this Spring campaign, and to wind up this magnificent series of achievements !; and we do not believe that it can long be delayed.
 Our lastnewsi to tho 22d. Our captur.s at that time, as before stated, had been 5000 prisoners, and "A pieces of artillery. Our forces completely encrcled tho town, our men on Friday night having their colors planted on the enemy's works, and lying themselves on the exterior slope Our loss has not been heavy though the rebels were making firm resistance. The place was expected to fall into our hands next day.
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s THn JuHE lAaAzzNEs.-- The lt1anfic opens with al, exceedingly valuible and interesting paper on "Weak Lungs, and how to make th,m strong" by Dr. bio Lewis, which is well worth tlie peruaai of all who hare co.asump- tive tendencies. Tile doctor recommends mod crate exercise. warm clothing aud flesh air. -- s"Violet Planting, by Mrs. Paul Akers, is 2 charming poem. aThe Hancock House and it's founder.' is an exceedingly interesting sketch of this famous old iand-mark in Best0n. D W, alas, about to be displaced, and of its founder, Wm. Hancock the merchant, father of John Hancock, the signer of the Declara- ton. ..Why Thomas was discharged" is a fresh, pleasant. watering place story, and is anonymous @Light and Dark" Is q poem by
 John Weiss. .aYets Weather Work" No. ?. by Donald G. Mitchell. has more of the poet and scholar than tie farmer, and of tlfe air of the library than of out-of-aoor work, and is
 still very pleasant reading. "Thc Member
 from Foxden," is one of the very best "Maga. sin;sh" stories We have read in long time. "Monntains and their origin, is title of a sci. entific but intelligent essay on it's subject by Prof. Agazsis. sCamiIla,s Concert" is one of the charming jcu q esp,its, half serious, hall comic, and all entertaining and beautiful. by Mistress Gail Hamilton. Spring at the Cap ital," is another of Mrs. Paul Akers' poems, and "The Horrors of San Domingo" comes to an ending, together with the table of contents of the number, and the llth volume of the
 Monthly.
 The July number commences the l2th vol
 ume of the Atlantic. and promises to contain capital table of contents. Hawthorne con- tributes for it Outside Glimpses of English poverty; Holmes has written for it ..The do- ings of sunbeam; Robt Dale Owen dis cusses The Claims of Labor or Service" 1; Prof. Agazziz another paper cn Mountains. !" and Gail Hamilton more of her "Gala days"
 Ticknor < Fields, Publishers, Boston,
 The Continental Monthly. for June, has, as leading article, No. 2 of "The Value of the Union"; then follows tue closing chapters of "A Merchants Story" which is already published in book form i; Inlay Morning,"a a poem; statistical sketch of "The Navy of the United States"; an elaborate and apprsci- ative review of the three novels, "Guy Livings- ton" ""Sword and Gown," and Barren Hon. or; r:view of "Mill on Liberty" ]; a poem called "Cloud and Sunshine''; readable story of Pennsylvania legislation, entitled "Is there in it"? 1.-The Confederation and the Nation; "Reason. Rhyme and Rhythm, :" chapter 2; "The Buccaneers of Amer,ca" !; Virginia" poem; "Visit to the National Academy of Design; some chapters of "Was he Successful; How, Mr. Lincoln became an Abolitionist"; "The cost of trip to Europe"; 1; Touching the Soul" some miscellaneous xos- sip, and various book notices. x
 This number completes the third volume of the Continental, and contains an Index.
 John F. Trow, Publisher, New York.
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Hon. Justin Merrill of Vermout, in his letter publicly declining to be a candidate for Con. gresa, in which he has served during eight years, says: Pardon aword against the weakness of despondsncs. Onr condition is infinitely above that of the traitors. Heroism and endurance will yet secure to us and our posteri,y our full measure of freedom. and the Union complete in all its ancient boundaries 7
 The ship Monson arrived at San Francisco 22d inst. bringing advices from Hong Kong to March P. The Hong Kong Pres. of thai date represents the Imperial cause as becom. ing desperate, in consequence of the repeated successes of the insurgents, who continued az gresaive operations with unaba.ed vigor.
 The New York .c0mmerrial says: !. Al though there are no large bodies of Come esi cut soldiers passing through this city on thei, way home at present, still small squads are doing 80 every day. These men are either sick, wounded or discharged. The disabled men are principally going home on farlough. to recruit their health, and will soon De with their regiments in tue field again.n
 The New Orleans correspondent of New I fork paper says that two meetin0s of plant- era have lately been held in New orieans. mi ihsts they have decided 10 take efficient mcas- ures to aid in the restoration of the govern ment of the Union in that State. The writer says:
 " EverJwhere Union spirit is gaining in pow :er, and the Union party in numbers and will be added to the Union. represented by . government of loyal mens covering the whole territory Of the 6iate, and that i've members sof congress viii be elected by the people. ]"
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MARBLEDALE.

on Wednesday of last week, MT. c. W. Cogswell met with an accident which came near proving fatal, while engaged in prying up large stone, with crowbar. The lever slipped, striking him on his left side, and rendering him senseless. He was taken up and conveyed to his residence. and physician called, who stated that if the bar had struck him an inch lower. the blow would ia all probability have proved fatal. As it was. Mir. cogsweli received no serious injury. 7
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On Tuesday morning of last week two de. sachmsnts of the 3d Regulars left Memphis, by different roads, in search of band of gaeril- las. 4 few miles out the two de,achments csue in collision. each mistaking the other for gnsrillas. They immediately commenced firing upon one another. and kept it up until ons party retreated. It is reported that seven wsrs killed outright. A number wers wound. ed. oas of whom fias since died.
 Tha only rebel forces in Kentucky are mo. ving hOdies of xuerillas, but the rebels arc pre- paring Tor ap invasion in June. Morgan has left his command st Monticello, and gone ito Sparta, Tenn. Pegram's forces are still be- tween the Cumberlspd and Monticello. gYa- rioas reports ssg that Pries is moving toward the Mississippi River. and had at iast accounts crossed the Arkansas. Marmsduke ii said to have joined him.
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DIED.

In this town, (Bantam Falis.) May 2oths Leonard Henry, son of Henry '. and helen
 In AshiabuIs, Ohio, May 18th. Miss Emslins Taylor, of Litchfeld, aged 34 years. ss
 in the Hospital, near Fort Worth, April 18th, Nelbert r. Newbury. (son of Joseph A. Newbury. of this town co.A, 18th RssimsAk c. V., aged q. ~ lips, aged 43. t s&fF.
 In North Bridgewater. Masa. On the 2stt. Miss Mary A daughter ef Mr. Reuben Tfsf. rimsn. of this village. Her funeral WiiI Ss attended at St. MieANps Church, this (Thurs. day) afternoon, at 8 o'clock. ''' 'f5 s-f''''
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a0r Our subscribers in Morris complain that they do not receive their papers until sat- arday, the mail to Morris now going by way of Waterbury, and taking three full days to go almost the same number of miles. We shall be glad to leave our Morris bundles out of the mails altogether. and have them called for a, the office, # our friends there desire. and will make arrangements to call for them each week. We will have them ready for them ear ly 1'hursday morning. s5s
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IAteresting iterna..


 The New York Commercia, says thsfe B.s Dsen 2 class of men in that city, who h.v. s,use,'ed their bruins day after day iu devisinr p'aa' oy which to elude the grasp of the tax. Ratnerer. An investigation sbovs ,b.. ,,.,, ot these factories have been closed. and ...n,. mgly sle business given up, but instead of ,bis. being the Tact. the work was done a, inc r..;.. dence of the employers. A manuiactur., oe some articles of fancy goods employed ye.r, ago nearly one hundred girls, who performed their work in building in the lower mart of the city. As soon as the tax law was pas,.a he closed the concern. and apparently. to the public generally, gave up business entirely. The girls, however, were given their work, and instructed to make it up at their residences, and that if any one inquired for. whom they were working, to give fictitious name. 'e
 TIE GuNs or THE KEoKuK.-The cbarlss. ton MescaTy states that the turrets of tha Ks- ekuR had to unbolted and taken of before her guns could be removed. The vessel was come pi iNeiy submerged. and the work was all done py night. The rebs found it hard iob. We trust that the Secretary of the Navy will in. stltute inquiries into what we believe was groue neglect on the part of Admiral Dupont in permitting these guns to be removed. He could easily have destroyed them or removed, them himself, even if he could not have stopr ped the midnight depredations of the rsbels.-- Boston Journal.
 NEW ROUTE Our OF TExAs.-The Mont. gomery (Ala.) Adoafiser of the 5th inst. notes the arrival of Col. John J. Goode from Texas and says that the steamer on which tho Colonel came forward was by new route, one that has not been navigated for fifteen Or twens. Y years. By this channel he brought cut of Texas an immense amount of bacon and Otter' supplies for Gen. Psmberton's army. The Colonel reports that the wheat, corn and other crops in Texas are exceedingly promising, and the yield will be larger than ever before.
 Whatever may be the motives of interested parties, in attempting to disguise the fact, that thousands of the peupls in rsbeldom heartily desire Il return to the Union, it cannot bs de- nied that such is indeed the fact. A multitude of reasons might be assigned for this, but one Ian exceedingly potent one) will do for our present purpose. That unquestionably is to be traced to the inability of the gay Southern CTS to clothe themselves as tLsy were won't ln plainer pallance. they cannot send their or. dsrs to F. B. Baldwin, of 70 and 72 Bowery, N. Y., and that is affection indeed.
 SOLDIERS, TO THE RESCUE l-Young men, rushing into the exposures and dangers of . Soldiers life, should prepare themselves for the fatal Fevers. the Dyssutpry. the Sorts and Scurvy. which are almost certain to follow Holloway's Pills used occasionally dasing the {; campaign will insure sound healthSto every man. Only "a cents per box. 2ll
 If the waves threaten to engulf you. don't add by your tears to the amount of water.
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l Aaron A. Hall, of Fair Haven, who enlisted into several regiments last fall, and obtalned bounty money from several towns on false pre-. lenses, and who was tried by court martial al Fort Trumbull. is now suffering his punish inent at Philadelphia. He is sentenced tc hard labor for six month, with twenty pound ball attached to his leg by ekain six feet long. His case is warning ao desertsrs aud swindlers.
 A new bank building is rising in Norwich which will cost $60,00O It will be ss by 60 feet, and three stories high.
 The Hartford Times states that landlady of that city, the other day, on dressing shad found inside of it 2 finger ring and $2,5o gold piece. Valuable fish that.
 The Messrs. Goodspeed, East Haddam, have made arrangements to put . small boat on the route between their landing and Hartford, which will commence running about the fra. of June. r
 The will of the late A. s. Beckwith, Esq. of Hartford, has been admitted to probate.- Messrs. Henry A. Perkins. Thomas Belknap, and Roland Mather, gre appointed executors. The estate is valued at twelve hundred and fifty thousand dollars. VI
 The leading merchants of Fair Haven have signed an agreement binding themselves to the closing of their respective places of business at o'clock in the evening. commencing May 25th. This is is an admirable business ar. rangement and itis wonder that nobody thought of it before. As the agreement is binding among all classes of dealers. it will be necessary for buyers to make their purchases by daylight.
 Capt. Henry Peale. of Norwalk, has been promoted to be Major of the 18th c. V, sice Ephraim Keech. resigned and Capt. Alfred Mitchell. of Norwich. has been appointed Ma ior of tho 18th c. v.
 The new steamer. City of Nov London has been put on tue Stonington line.
 Hon. Erastns Corning. of Albany, who re gently retired with $5.oOo. .oso pocket money was poor boy in Norwich years ago. l The ninth Annual Fair of the New London County Agricultural Society will be held ir Norwich. on the 2eth and sOth of September and the lst and I'd days of October. $
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Senator A. Douglas has been arrested at Crsstline. Ohio, for talking disloyalty in de- nunciation of yalIandiaham's arrest. He is csndnedin the military prison at Cincinnati.
 6oods There ars several such fellows here abouts, who are still at large. Oh, for a Burnside in Connecticut
 Dr. London 1Ynes Rassell has gone to write .pp th> Polish rebellioa HE thsf nswspaper.
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ToRR1NaroN.

The nickel furnace of this place, having seen in operation for . few days, has .bIown, out" The establishment is new. and the ore is very difficult to smelt. but tho foreman has no doubt of ultimate success. He is now wait ing for hard wood coal. a9j
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s9- The Utica IN. Y.,1 Herald suggssts the erection of 2 rnunty monument. to bear fhe name of every soldier from the county who has iallen or may fall in this var for the Ua. ron. as ftting recognition of departed salor, ana sn incentive to. noble deeds on the part of others. A suggestion. thpt ia both sensible and patriotic, and migbt wall he followed out ip our own county. 7 el' s
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ERHATA.-In the Discourse. in our last is- sue, towards bottom of second column. instead of .'there are noso professors of religion pres ent," read mon professors" &c. In third column, near top. for ''vietcry owns" read victory ours" Below, instead of ..last Dorks." read ..last words.' .'
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LEAVING uIs CoukrRY TOR HIs CouxrRY's cooD.--1he papers announce that '.Jesse D. Bright is about to make . tour through Eu- rope.s If he remains there long enough he may.rdeet his friend JeE Davis. who will also before long. .amake . tour through Europe" If, indeed. he doesn't 'smaks tourn of some warmer rsgions.
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Edwin Peck. of Bridgewater, aged 24 years, was drowned on Thursday night last, (2lst inst ) while fishing for cells, near the New Milford Falls.
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MARRIED.

In this village, Saturday. May 2sd, II eek P. M., at the residence of Mir Joseph Ran. ming, in North St, by Rev Philip Sheridan, Mir John Ryan, of Wslcottvil,e, and Mrs. Katy Campbell, relict of the lste Edward Campbslli. Esq of County Longford, Ireland.
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members from New Milford were out of tbeir

members from Nev Milford were out Of theis seats. Carried.
 Resolution to invite Dr. Knight, superintcn- dent of school for imbeciles ut Lakevie, to exhibit before the Legislature the pupils of his school, on Wednesday afternoon next.
 Mr. Rice stated that Dr. Knight wished to show tue Legislature how much can be done to improve the conditionof that class of per. sons.
 Resolution passed.
 Report of committee on judiciary adversely to bill de civil actions; to compel parties to ar bitrats under penalty if they do not.
 Mir. Adams explained the action of the com. mittee.
 Mr. Eaton thought the bill was directly con trary to the letter and spirit of the constitu tion.
 MT. Adams was glad that he could agree in sonetd'ng with the gentleman from Hartford.
 Report accepted.
 A letter from Joseph A. Wright, United States commissioner. addressed to Mir. Hub. bard of Middletown, Ito be laid before the leg islature) de the agricultural exhibition to be held at Hamburg. Germauy, in July next, and asking for samples of agricultural products, implements, &c. The letter and an acconpa- nying circular setting forth the objects of the exhibition, were read. Mr. Adams thought itb better to lay upon the table on account of the absence of nlany mem bers. The question was one of considerable importance and should be read before a full house. Tabled. - I Adjourned to II 4. NJ. Tuesday. TUESDAY, MAY 26rH SENArE.-Senate met at 10 A. M. Disposed of sundry matters from the House.
 Various Reports received and referred.
 Judiciary com. reported against the bill ir.. creasing tha pay of members of the legislature, and against bill providing punishment tor man ufacture and sale of shoddy. Bills rejected.
 Adjourned. '.
 HoUsE.-Met at II. ~
 Concurred with Senate in various matters.
 No bills passed, or business of importance done. @
 Adjourned to Wednesday.