Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-28


 western portion of North Carolina, where prep arations are being made to resist it. Public meetings are held, some of which, it is stated, openly repudiate the confederacy, and favor a return to the Unicn. A statement in the Boston Traveller says Governor Vance. and nearly every leading man of North Carolina. desire to return to the Uuion He also says I an army of i've thousand men under General Butler, could march to Raleigh, take posses sien of the capitol and free the state from the rule of the traitors in one months time. Sucb an army would receive most enthusiastic welcome there.
 Knoxville letters state that skirmishing con- tinues almost daily to the northeast of Knox vile, but there has been no important battle
 It is declared that the 1st of March will see
 East Tennessee clear of one of the two conten-
 ding armies. Two trains run daily from Chattanooga to Nashville, making the trip in
 nineteen hours. The mortality in the hospit-
 als in the former place is about ninety deaths
 per week.
 De Bow, editor of the Southern Rsvisw, in
 an article which, it is said, was suppressed by order of Jeff. Davis, turns his back on his former pro-slavery arguments, and figures
 that the rebellion is caving in, by showing a
 great decrease in the number of milch COWS in
 the Confederacy comparing with the North.
 Other rebels, like him, will be brought to their
 milk before this year closes.
 Assistant Secretary Fox of the Navy Depart ment has addressed letter to MT. Oliphant,
 owner of the fast steamer Kin Kiang, notify ing him that the Government steamer Eutaw
 will be immediately dispatched to New York, for the purpose of testing the relative speed of the two vessels.
 The Worlds correspondent with the Army of the Cumberland, has seen letter in the possession of rebel deserter, which states that large quantities of machinery and other material which had been kept in Richmond, was being removed to Columbia, South Caro-
 lima.
 Trustworthy information has been received by the Government, that the feeling South is decidedly in favor of an exchange of prisoners and 1t is confidently believed that the consum- nation of the exchange will soon be brought about.
 An officer of Gen. Banks command writes that before the 1st of June the whole country
 west of the Mississippi will be clear of rebels
 in arm. Large quantities of cotton come with
 in our lines from plantations in the interior
 of Texas.
 letter from Lieut.. .-Col T. c. Chandler,
 Fifty fifth Illinois Volunteers, Provost Mar. shal at Larkinsville, Ala, to his father, resi-
 ding at Dayton, represents that large numbers
 of deserters from Bragg's army, chiefly Ten nesseans, and many refugees, are continually seeking the Federal lines to take the oath o1
 alleglance under the Proclamation of Amnesty
 When on his late expedition in North Caro-.
 lima, Gen. Wild hung guerilla. The rebels
 afterwards caught a negro and Wild took Major Gregory as hostage, and threatened tt retaliate if the negro was hung The rebel:
 seized another negro to retaliate in turn anG Gen. Wild imprisoned two secesh ladies living near Norfolk as hostages. The rebels hay, a hung the first negro they caught, but whethe = the matter has gone any furthers CT not, we ar D not informed
 The Herald, special says that the forth l coming Democratic National address will talk ;, strong war ground.
 MISS DIcyINsoN's CONTRIBUTION TO TH1 FREEDMAN.-Miss Dickinson's address in tn, House of Representatives, Washington, yield ed as follows: Total receipts from tickets s1,116,50; expenses advertising, printing and erection of platform-$s5,50 net pro- ceeds, $1 020 A check for this amount has
 been placed in the hand of the Vice President ) and Speaker, to bs delivered by them, in be : lief Association.
 ! Frank Blair, Jr, has resigned his comms
 sion, and will endeavor to retain his seat in Congress, which is contested. THE PRICE OF LIVING IN GREEsw1cH.-The SLaullOTu hQFGCaLo TOT laSG week contains the annexed statement. The name of the magis- } trate concerned in this matter ought to be
 given to the public:
 : On the 9th inst, colored man who had recently hired tenament in Mianus, was met on the road by Gabriel Palmer, and so severely , pounded that he survived but short time af ter being taken to place of shelter. It appear 3 ed in evidence that Palmer jumped over fence l where the negro was on his knees, (probabl, partly intoxicated, as flask of liquor was fount on his person) and commenced most bruta assault upon him, pounding him almost to jel ly. The negro was carried by Palmer ant
 others to shanty near by and was soon afte buried. The excitement became so great il !, Greenwich, that the body was taken up ol Tuesday last, and post mortem examination made by Drs. Hurlbutt and Ayers, who testi fed to the severity of the blows. Palmer made l hic escape, but was arrested day or two ago and fined seeen dollars and costs. The negro is said to have been an industri ous man, and the outrage upon his persor wholly unprovoked.
 ROASTING LOADED SHELL-Yesterdav on, , of the soldiers at the Soldiers Rest, well known for harum skarum exploits, while in 1 .1 roo,,, n;oL ad ,,r