Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-17

introduced reqniring citizens absent in the North to return and help fight, on pain of dis franehisement and confscation of property,
 The copprrheads of Bloomfield have taken oil the names of Mcclellan and Pendleton from their lag. and put in it's place call for 5OO,. GOO soldiers. Me arc glad to learn that they have resolved to aid in filling up our army. in- stead of advocating q cessation of hostilties.
 The Tribune says that Governor Seymour's defeat is fixed fact-thank Heaven. Reu. ben E. Fenton is elected Governor of New York by above nine thousand majority. y. 2 The district of Western Kentucky has given majority for Lincoln, where the changes in pubic opinion are greater than in any other part ot the State.
 Gen. Il. W. Vessels has received orders to relieve Gen' Hoffman, Comlnissary General of IT, i'so.e's' den Vessels is to have charge of 1' m a!lsoners t1ls side ofthe Mississippi Gen. i,on'nan IS ordered to the West, and win have c"arse oi all prisoners west of the Mississippi. uen. essels IS an old army officer and has "ls'lhsu'sneo nimseis in the many desperate encounters of the war. He was in commard of Plymouth when captured, and was amoms the hrst Of our prisoners placed under fire at Charleston. His health having been ser;ousIv affected be is assigned to this new duty with headquarters here. He entered upon kis dr. ties this morning. Col. Hoffman. late Com missary General of Prisoners, has been breyet- ted Brigadier General and ordered to the charge of all prisoners west side of the Missis- slppi River. He left for New Orleans to day.
 Washington cor. ~ F. Tribune l5M. The case for the prosecution against the St. Aibans raiders closed on Saturday, when it was decided to take the voluntary statements of the prisoners. Young made a statement t0 the effect that he was commissioned officer in the Confederate service that the expedition was not projected in Canada. and that the ob- Ject of it was to retaliate for the acts .commit- ted by Grant, Sheridan and others, not ia ac- cordance with civilized warfare. Young then handed in his commission from MT. Seddon, Rebel Secretary of War. He said he had to communicate with his government at Rich mond to obtain important testimony, and could not be ready for full defence for thirty days.
 Admiral Porter has transmitted to the Navy Department the official report of the capture Of Plymouth, N. c. He says: "This was very gallant affair, and reflects great credit on the commander of the expedition and all con. cerned. It is handsome finishing stro. . after the blowing up of the ram. The fruits ot the capture are 22 cannon, 37 prisoners 200 stand of arms, and more being picked up daily. Iife flags of the fort and of the Albenail., and large amount of aDnunitioB were also taken"
 Richmond papers of Nov. ii urge npon their readers the necessity of being prepared for starting news from Gen. Sherman, and it ap- pears evident from the tone of their editorials that they are already in possession of intelli. gence which they are withholding from tho public.
 A St. Louis dispatch states that Gen. Canby was shot by guerrilla and dangerously wouDd- ed not leng ago, while going up White river on the gunboat Cricket. The ball passed through bis abdomen, and it is fearsd that tIse wound will prove nforta.
 WHAT DOCTORS, MINISTER'S AND PRopEssoks THINK OF FHEM.-" have never changed my mind respecting Browns Bronchial Troches from the first. excepting to think better of what began thinking well of'-Henry Wdrd Beecher. "Great service in subduing hoArse. uess.'- Rer. Daniel Wise. Ne,u York. 1.-The p,srd North, President of Hamilton College, Clinton. N. r. IA simple and elegant com bination for Coughs, &;.h-Dr. c. Y Bigslov, Boston. II recommend their use to public speaSers.' .'-Rec. E 4. Ctapiv.
 McCel. Ii re; iv s tn, snal,s: vote of ary
 presid. ntlal ,n' flat except at the election in 1894. when Pickney, th, ie ert c.n h i.I'. ti;,d only II votes. Perhaps is is becah"' hs Was the smallest man eyer rLn for the o lice.
 The Hartford Times says ''the nams Of Me- Clellan will be loved and honored by the prn- pie, when there will be no one to com Ii nri t Mr. Lincoln" The "peorle" then, will t link more of Mr. McClellan's name tn III they do of him.
 A Miss Lydia Elliott, seventeen years of age, residing in Keitheburg, Illinois, recently met with dreadful death. She accidentally fell into kettle of boiling sorghum molasses, and some of her limbs were badly but perhaps not fatally scalded. Unfortunately, the neigh bors, in place of wrapping her in raw cotton or flour, or bathing her in sweet oil, dashed bucket after bucket of cold water upon her. The result is soon told. She was thrown into convulsions, and died in Q short time in great agony; and was buried in the wedding dress in which she was to have been married had she lived a few days longer.
 The latest intelligence from the Army of the Potomac shows that no material change has yet taken piate in the situation around Rich moDd. There was much rejoicing in the Union a my at the result of the elections. A dispatch dated Friday, Nov. II, says tIst os Wednesday evening, about clock. force of the enemy WAS discovered massing in front of our liue, near Fort Steadman, when the guns of the fort opened fire, driving them to their works to seek shelter The rebel batteries replied brisk ly for time, but they were soon silenced by our Shells and mortars. A force of about one hundred and fifty rebels shortly after made sortie from their lines and attempted to pene trate ours, but, being met by salute from our pickets, were not long in finding their way back, and putting themselves under cover.
 The Ohio delegation in Congress last year consisted of five Union men and fourtecB Democrats. The late election made something of 8 change, the delegation now standing six teen Union and three copper.
 Among the ingenious contributions to the sailors fair in Boston, by the State Prison convi cts, ,is small house, SO contrived that on opening door figure of Jeff. Davis. sus- pended to gibbet, comes up through chim- ney, and from the other chimney black man comes up to look at him.
 An over-con6dent Mcclellan student, in Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass.' bet, ky, ho ba, d ,f tbo nrnnhpk. but bV hlS own