Litchfield enquirer., 1863-10-01


 D& We are indebted to Hon. L. F. $. Eos ter for valuable public documents.
 A very serious railroad accident occurred or Friday evening last, between Lawton and Mat teawan, Mich, causing the instant death ol i've persons, and the maiming of twenty-two others. Some drunken rowdies cut the bell rope and drew out connecting-link between the cars thus dividing the train. Being on a down grade, the engineer did not discover what had been done, and when he stopped at Lawton, the rear portion of the train came at violent speed down the track, and collision ensued with the above mentioned deplorable result.
 The New Haven Journal says that Rev. Dr. Jonathan Brace of the lst Church, Milford, communicated to his people Sabbath before last, his intention to resign his pastorate, his health and the health of his wife making a change from the sea coast necessary. The Doc tor has been settled in Milford eighteen years his relations to his Church and Society have been harmonious and pleasant, and they will part with him with great reluctance. We learn that the Dr. proposes to remove to Hartford, and in future devote his attention wholly to the editorship of his paper-The Religious Herald
 MILITARY IrEMs.-Lieut. Col. Warner, of the 18th c. V., having rendered his resignation, has been honorably discharged from the ser vice.
 The national colors, borne by the 24th regi- ment as it lay for thirty-six days before Port Hudson, received no less than thirty se0en bull let holes, as proofs of the iron hail that rained abous them. Their State colors, the PaHddi- .m is informed, were carried GU. by Color Ser. geant John Bohaas who also returned them, having borne them unharmed through all the vicissitudes and dangers of the campaign, and exposed to unusual dangers.
 Our West Gulf Blocka,liug Squadron did a 6rst-rate days work on the l2th inst. From the New Orleans Era of Sept. l7 we learn that the blockade.runners For. Alabama and Montgomery were all captured on the same day by our cruisers, in the vicinity of Ship Island. These prizes ar, all valuable. The Montgons- erywas taken by the gunboat De Soto, and the Tennessee was conspicuous in the capture of he others.
 A Memphis letter of September 23d says that Sherman's corps is on its way to Rose crans, and gives a runor that McPherson g corps is also e.s route in the same direction The two corps amount to some forty thousand men. The same letter says that a formidable expedition against Mobile is being inaugurated and hi nts that the feint against Texas will not interfere with it. lron-claes from the Missis' sippi are to cooperate with large land force.
 Charleston is desirous of escaping the fed eral yolk, and is, therefore, like young chick en anxious to get out of the shell. But she finds shell will be the death of her. The delegation from Missouri and Kansas, who are in Washington asking for the removal of General Schofeld, ask for General Butler as his successor.
 MT. Toombs walks 6ercely into the rebel cenfsderacy's leaders. No matter how soon they walk into Toombs, says Prentice. The North and Judd Manufacturing Co.,, is the name ofa new company just organized in New Britain, with capital of sixty thousand dollars, for the manufacture of saddlery, hard ware, etc.
 The New London Chronicle says that Har' vey Boardmen, the drafted man from Griswold who resisted the Conscript Law, and boasted' he acted by the advice of w. w. Eaton, T.H. Seymour and one Gallagher, of New Haven. is no longer living.
 The Journal cf Commerce says that whatever may have been the immediate object of Alex ander II. Stephens in his projected visit to Washington, we are justified in throwing tc the winds any idea that he was to proffe, peace by reunion. At that time the North were discouraged and Respondent, while tn. South were exul.ant, and from the confederat, President down, believed that they had aehiev ed their purposes, and that the hour of victor, was at hand.
 It is stated at Washington that all militar, prisoners paroled by the rebels up to Septem Der lst, have been declared exchanged, an' will be returned to duty at once. This vii g,ve very large additional force to our army and of men who have seen service in the field The rebels are still largely in arrsars for an of set to their own paroled prisoners which the, have deelared exchanged. The Richmond Enquirer, referring to tn check of Rosecrans, says that # he could b. driven back upon Nashville, Vallandighan ] would carry the election in Ohio with lit difficulty. Does not this furnish conclusiv evidence that vallandigham and hia friend fare in sympathy with the South f