Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-11

WAsHINGroN-Henry Woodruff has purcha. sed of Simeon II. Mitchell, Esq. the axe helve factory-formerly occupied by Limbur- ner & Leland, with dwelling house attached, and is preparing to carry oa the business as heretofore.
 Robert Ifmburner, Esq, has bought . site in southsord embracing some thirteen buildings. containing grist mill, saw.mill, pa- per-mill and axe-helve factory. He expects to leave town this month We lose a good Tiftii Tifftii zen and business man Success to him.
 -An epidemic "summer complaint" has prvailed to a great extent for q few weeks past. As many as forty and fifty persons ly. ing ill at time. As yet no oases have ter minated fatally.
 "A letter from "Pomperang," hneHt the recent ball play at weodbury, will be found Ton OUT first page.
 WtSsfED,- fire broke out yesterday nor hing, about 3 o'clock, in what is called the "long house" a tenantry usually occupied by the lowest classs of white and colored people. When first discovered; the fire was prfhfef pa1ly in the part of the building which was unoccu- pied. The fire was soon broug ght under by the operation of our splendid water works. The result of this trial will give confidence tu our citizens in future fires. The fire was ao douSt the work of an incendiary,
 -The Following certificate was found among the papers of an aged person recently deceas ed:
 NORFOLK, January 6. 1904.
 This may certify that M. C. has had the kine pox under our particular care, and we do hereby agree and bind ourselves to pay him twenty dollars and all cost and trouble if he is not as completely secured iron, the small pox as if he had had that disease.
 Signed, J.C-
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 WATERroWN.-This town have voted $500 per man to fill their quota, aud then sold the privilege to enrolled men of providing them with substitutes The bidding was spirited and the proceeds averaged about S28O per man, which with the State bounty gives $88O bounty For this sum the quota of the town will undoubtedly be speedily filled.
 Our exchanged officers, who were recently at Charleston tell the following story of their confinement :-
 Before arriving at Charleston they were i'm. p,isoaed at Macon, Ga. and some of them Lad previously en joyed the hospitalities of the Libby' at Richmond. When they first arri. yed in Charleston they were incarcerated in a common iail-a place most filthy and repulsve where feons and others were kept until they were wanted in the rebel armies-bdt which actually was not fit for the occupancy of a hu- man being. An earnest but respectful protest against confinement in such quarters was made by our officers and shortly afterwards they were removed to an unoccupiea house in the city belonging to rebel officer, where they were accorded all the privileges that a prison CT has ss right to expect-including some that he has not, in the shape of missiles from the guns of his friends. An officer, in addition to the regular guard, was detailed to visit the prisoners daily, to see that their just wants were supplied; vegetable and market wagons were allowed to visit them every morning e pint of rice slice of bacon. and usually a small loaf of bread, with some salt, were all lowed them as daily ration and plot of ground Where they could play ball and exercise themselves was set apart for their use. Altogether barring the shooting "-they felt they could not complain. Among their visitors were persons who clandestinely sold Confederate currency at the rate of from Eve to ten dollars for one dollar Of sreehbacks- the prices varying according to the shrewdness of the purchaser. One officer brings home as trophy piece ot shell which exploded near r their play ks1a hsr n,,n the he poas, a Tfs s escape, or they womb have met with very different treatment