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Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06
SPRINGFIELD, MAss.-on Monday 0

SPRINGFIELD, MAse.-On Monday Of las week, the 27th Massachusetts regiment, hay ing been in the field fo- three years, was well comed at Springfield, with great honor, by the city dignitaries and . large concourse o1 people. The regiment numbering 13O upon being escorted through the principal streets of the city, was marched to Court Square, where it was eloquently addressed by Major Ale1an der, and ex Mayor Bemis, and others.
 Visiting the United States Armory, we learned the following facts: The armory buildings, placed in line, would extend a least one half mile. The Store House 800 feet long; the tower buildings 400 feet. No trac es o the recent fire, visible. Nearly three thousand workmen on the grounds earning from $1.2s to $500 per day, working from seven o'clock in the morning, till six in the evening. From 1000 to l5O0 guns manufactured each day. Stored in the Arsenal, 100000 guns. Twelve hundred thousand feet of lumber annually converted into gun freight boxes. Twenty guns packed in box; weight of each, three hundred pounds.
 The armory machinery is operated not only by water power, but also by six steam engines respectively of 30, 40, 50. 80, 90 and 200 horse power, consuming annually not less thar twenty five hundred tons of coal.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

REPORTED INVASION OF KANSAS. A train was captured at Cabin Greek, Kansas, on Monday last, consisting of 200 wagaons, Sev- eral anibulanCes and sutler's wagons. and aton' fifty wagons were also lost. The total Value is estimated at l l ,000, eco. The escort numbered 800, all of whom were captured ex- cept Lieut.. Colonel Weider and a few wagon masters. The attack was made at ? o'clock in the morning, by about 150o rebels, sup posed to be under Standwaite, and must have been complete surprise. The train was destroyed on the spot, indicating rapid movement north by the rebels.
 @ A dispatch from Mound City, Kansas, says that large force of rebels are moving north, one column towards Fert Scott and another towards Springfield. Mo. The same dispatch mentions rumors, which have received con- frmation, of the capture of Fort Gibson by 300 rebels. Gen. Price is reported at Cane Creek. ts7s
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

TIE WAR.-The War Departm ent has re ceived an official dispatch from General She l. den, dated at Harrisonburg, Va. Sept. 23, 5 20 p. m, in which he gives full details ol the pursuit of Early's army was completely broken up and demoralized, and gives it as his impression that most of the troops Early had left, passed thr ough the mountains and fell back upon Charlottesville. Sheriden kept up the pursuit to Port Republic, destroying sev- enty-fve wagons and four caissons. He sent General Torbert to Stauntoa, with Wilson
 Division of cavalry, and one Brigade of Mer-
 7:3's. Torbert entered Staunton on the 26th
 and destroyed large quantity of Rebel Gov ernment prop rty, harness, saddles, small arms
 hard bread, four, repair shops. Sc. He then proceeded to Waynesborough, destroying the iron bridge over the South branch of the She
 nandoah, seven miles of track, the depot buildings, Government tannery, and a large amount of leather, four, Sc, at that place.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

NEW HARrFoRD.-The Union town ticket was elected in full. in this town, by majority of 39 on a very light vote. Whole number ol votes cast 293. Union l6e. Copper l27.
 Last Saturday week, the horse of H. sey- mour, Esq.,, taking fright, ran with the wagon to which he was attached, fell, broke>his neck and instantly died:
 On the same day, Mir. Bouton of Pine Mea dow, lost his only COW which broke it's neck while tied to post. for the purposeof being milked.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

Some of the guerrillas and blockade runners who were last week put in Fort Warren, wore Mcclellan badges. The .ssoldlers are going for M'Clellan," the copperheads say, but they neglect to explain that they are mostly rebel soldiers.
 An accomplice of Muller, who murdered the railway traveller in England, has been arrest of intoxication, as he afterwards asserted, while denying his complicity. a
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

NooDBvRY. An Institute for tue benefit ot Teachers of L:tchfeli County, will be held al Woodbury,-c at 10 o'ciock A. M., Tuesday, Oct 18th, and continuing through the Friday following.
 The citizens of Woodbury very generously offer to entertain teachers who may attend, and it is hoped that large number will avail them selves of the advantages of the Institute.
 On Wednesday, at 10 o'clock, the School Visitors of Litcbfeld County will hold their Annual Meeting, in connection with the ln- stitute. Ear -
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

CoLEBRooK.-Very earnest efforts were made by the Mo Clellan men to carry the town election which they boasted they certainly would do. But the Union men were ready, and though vigorously assailed gained complete victory, electing every officer by an average majority of 6. We are anxious for the 9th of November, when we expect to poll majority for President Lincoln, considerably heavier than that just given for town officers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

through Winchester on double quick. It was now about P. M., and we had been five hours in battle, ,-all the time under fire. We aeves. gave back an inch during the time, but went Forward when we went at alfa
 Abont dark we passed. through Winchester and encanped about of a mile out of the city. Our loss is very heavy Col. Mckenzie was hitI twice tearing his clothes, Major Skinner skul l fractured, Capt. Berry wounded Lieut.. II. Hub bard (formerly of Co. D) killed, and Lieut. Candee killed Abner Scott was struck by q piece of shell and instantly killed. As far ss know no one else from Terryville was hurt, our Co (D) lost five or six killed and tL"ee times that number wounded. aGen. Russell was killed, and Gen. U pton was wounded in the thigh. The next day at F. M. we cross ed Cedar Run, on new bridge the rebs had built, but which they had not time to destroy in their retreat. This is the second time that alone Of my tent squad have been spared.
 Camp near Strasburg, Va,
 Sept 22d 1864. II A.. NJ. A 4 gun battery was in front of us and threw 1 a shell at the rebs but we did not take any part in the fight At 10 P. N. we moved a. bout a mile and now occupy pits made by the rebs themselves. The balls flew pretty thickbut none of our boys are wounded that know of. believe rations have come and if so we will thave chance to send of letters.
 Hospital 1st. Division 9th. Corps 1 s ,.,. i! Sept 24th, 1864. A. M.
 We lay in the breast-works till 5'2O P. M.
 when we had the order to move forward, and started in line of battle. When we got out of our picket line, we received rretty heavy fire from the enemy, but could not see them as we were in the woods. We lay down few mo- ments and then were ordered forward. I had inst got up to start when my shoulder felt as if | it had been struck hard blow with heavy l hammer, it was so hard as to take my breath 1 away for time, and thought canister shot had gone clear through me, and I dropped to the ground, and as soon as l could speak said II am q eadt,' but on reflection concluded was not and crawled back little ways when 'Lote'' helped me to walk to the picket line, when fo und had been hit on the left shoul- der with bullet which struck the shoulder blade and kept on, coming out near the middle of ny back and lodging in my clothes. It wen; 6 or 8 inches through the flesh. It is rather painful but nothing dangerous as no bones are broken. am very thankful it is no worse. I have the ball in my pocket that drilled the hole in my back and it is well battered up too. I! went through thirteen thicknesses of cloth. S. M. H.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

CHARLES SUMNER, in his late speech in Faneuil Hall, thus dissects the Chicago Plat form:
 1.-The Chicago Platform may be seen in two aspects--frst, in what it does not say. There are two things which it does say-frst, that the war for the suppression of 5tbc Re sellion is failure, and secondly thatthere could be cessation of hostilities. There are two things which it does not say-frst, it does not say anything against the Rebellion, and secondly 1t does not say anything against Slavery. And candidates have been nomina-
 ted on this platform. In voting for them you will affirm that the war has failed, and that it l ought to be stopped, while you will decline to say anything against the Rebellion or against Slavery. You will declare that Grant has failed at Vicksburg and Richmond; that Sher-
 man has failed at Atlanta that Farragut has 1 failed at New Orleans and Mobile; that Wins low has failed against the Als5ama and that Sheridan has failed in the Valley of the shen-
 anduah; and you will further declare that all 1 these heroes should be arrested in mid career, while Democratic agencies take their place, and rose water is substituted for can on balls. And you will declare, slso, that the rebellion
 shall prevail, and that Slavery shall continue | to degrade our country, and be the seed of interninable war All this you will affirm
 and declare by your votes . l "Ifanyihing were needed to illustrate the offensive character of this platform it would
 be found in the efforts made to get away from it-at least in this latitude. Nobody
 here is willing to stand upon it, Tire cry of the railroad conductor is transferred to poilics-'it is dangerous to stand on the plat form.' Nobody has made greater efforts to get away from it than the Presidential candi- date of the Democracy, who forgets that as a candidate he is born with his platform, and united to it, as the Siamese wins are united l together, So that the two cannot bo separa ed AS well cut apart Chang and Eng as cut apart Mcclellan and Chicago. The two must go 1 together.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06
MT. Nasby Wailetll Muclily
CHURCH Uv THE Moo DIsPENsHAEN,
 September l5, 1864.


 The follerin sam uv hoomliashen and agony will be chantid in every church in my diocese, all day, every Sunday, until the Confedrits win a victory:
 A double barreld vale A cry uv anguish .-.. In the valley and shadder, sit we - Job had piles, bat he scraped himself with a oyester shell ! ...... Naman wuz lepper, but he doved into the Jordan and cum out ez good ez noo Sampson he'd his hare shingled and wuz week as waterd whisky, but it growd agin and he bustid his enemies .r. | We hev piles and are rotten with em, but whar's the comfortin oyster shell We hey leprussy, but whars the Jordan to jump into? ~.r.... sss:- '.- F Our hare is short and thar's whar our enc mics hev got us, but whar's the Restorative to | make it grow agin ]? "s Job, and Naman, and Sampson, altogether, wuznt ez bad off ez We is. '.r" 1 We kin thro in Lazzyrus with his sores, and the dorgs lickln uv them, and then give em | 50 in 100 and beat em. r,--
 Fer we nominatid MckLelIan and Pendle ton, at Shecago. and wun is war man and I tother is peace man. n53
 l The OK and ass is yoked, their heds and tails together. ...
 And the teem is pullin viggerusly, but nstid of goin forerd, it goin round and round. l Vale! oh my people, fer the tickit wuzn t war enuf, and Class hez bolted
 l. Gnash yer teeth oh ye saints, fer the tickit *uzn't peace enuA, and Vaandygum hez bol. ted 5-H.i ta' 5HT .. ,-.. | We tried ride two bosses, goin in 2 dffer- ent direckshuns, and we fell to the ground. And both bosses turned on us and kicked us. | And Mick Lellan hez no chance, he won't hey the givin uv the post offeses Vale K And Sherman took Atlanta, and chawd up Hood Vale! f@r@ Irs s5 9@, | And Governor Morton took the revolvers from the peace men uv, InjeaLy. Vale! Vale fer Maine and Vermont, which wuz tired uv the war and goin fer MickLellan' hev votid ablsh'n with a loosenis. T.. Vale! fer our rulers oppress us. Ihey Ies their men vote in the army, but won le' o'' men vote in Kanady Vale! .ou nv
 Vale fer in the fucher see no ""'- Twin but by work l , o,ldl Why
 Why wuz born in 2 sich a woild ..;.homt "t
 rra ..Jh;.Lv oreat;d of you cant git It without "uI "" r.hv wnz orfices establht el them a.s,. s;t ano sz wants em the most cal g.I e eian hurried his thousands in thet Mloh ne'a tha Chickaeominy, he hath buried swamps nps of o thousands under the platform he kicKeo a ahlisbpists jeer us. and font us, they ,uoa their heds at us, sayin,' Go up bald hedp' And we hey gone up! 2saA baE ,''e1 s9sA
 PErRoLNEUM V. NAsBy, Pastor uy sed church, in charge.
 x In korious-all 9 0ofhar
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

COMMISSIONERS TO R EoErvE SOLDIERS VOFIs.
 The following persons have been appointed Commissioners by the~ Governor to receive soldiers votes, and been assigned to duty as indicated;
 Ezra Hal, of Marlboro and Hurlbut White of Hartford. to the Shenandoah Valley, iu which are the 9th, l2th, 18th and 18th regi- ments.
 John s. Terrl of New Milford,) and Henry C Warner. of Madison to the lst regiment of cavalry and the 2d artillery. in the same valley.
 Geo. NJ. Woodruff, of LItchfeld, and o. J. Hodge of Cornwall, to the lst regiment of ar tillery. F Samuel A. Storrs, of Coventry, and Marvin H. Sanger. of Canterbury, to the 9th, llth. 2lst and l4th regiments, south of the James river
 J. H. Turner. of New London, and Oliver P. WattIes, of Norwich. to the 9th, Tth, and 10th regiments, north of the James river.
 Andrew Berry. of Stamford, to the Depart ment of the South, in which is the l7th regi- ment. r.ss .ta.7. e.;
 Henry T. Blake and William B. Johnson, of New Haven, to North Carolina and Fortre ss Monroe, where are the 18th and part of the l6th regiments. Fl ls Isaac H. Whiting, of Bridgeport, to the De- partment of the Gulf, in which is the 2d Light Battery.
 Wm. R. Smith, of Norwalk. and Charles o. good, of Pomfret to Georgia and Tennessee, iu which are the 5th and 20th regiments.
 H. Lynde Harrison of New Haven, and Oi. yer Mead. of Greenwich, to the hospitals and Veteran Reserve Corps in New England New York, and New Jersey.
 Calvin Ripley, of Sayhrook. and John S. Yeomans, of Columbia, to Pennsylvania.
 Isaac Holmes, of Waterbury, and Stephen Miller, of Mid1letown to Maryland, Delaware, and the Military Department of Washington
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

CoRNwALLs-A emixed ticket' was elected in Cornwall on Monday, owing to some disaffection in the Union ranks, and a sly move of the eoppers. For Assessors, Nathan Hart and Smith Beach were chosen. For Selectmen Riley Rexford, E G.sGreen and G. H. Swift. For Town Clerk Frederick Kellogg. But Cornwall intends to roll up big majority for the csean ticket, headed by ''Uncle Abe" in November
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

On Wednesday night, the rebels made a fu- rious attack on our advance eartnworks in front of FortSedgwick, on the Jerusalem plank road. These entrenchments were held by portion of the 2d brigade of the 2d division of the 9th corps, and the rebels were handsomely repuls- cd with considerable loss. The troops attack ed were commanded by Col Russell of the28th eolored troops.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

The Cbarlestoa Courier of the 23d oil the authority of a correspondent, says an agree- mentis effected between the rebel goyernment and commissioners representing certain European population. by which 30 ,00O soldiers will be added to the rebel armies. The consideration is a grant of lands, but where these lauds are located IS much 4n doubt. The correspondent intimates that the men are tO come from Poland. -
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

SHARoN:-The Unionists carried their whole ticket in this town by handsome majority The copperheads made a very strong effort, bringing out larger vote than was ever given before by them at town meeting. The Union majority averaged about 25. s
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

WAsH1NGToN.-This town went copper by about fifty majority on Monday, but will do better in November-when the soldiers vote and the Union men turn out.
 At the town meeting, on Monday, the proposed new road, on the south side of Waraumaug lake, was uoted by vote of Se to T, and workmen are now employed in constructing the bridges &c.
 NE# PREsroN-George c. Hitchcock, Esq has recently sold two of his thorous hbred mares Strtwaather, of Manchester, Conn.,, price too high to tell of. $ LiIla" was one of the preml- uin mares at Spring field.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

Tuesday afternoon, James A. Hooper was one of the light fingered gentry slipped behind nm and removed from his bosom diamond breast pin valued as $1,0o0.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

Gen. UIx 1ounu nme to make sscech six sentences long in Sandusky, O.. on the evening eff the 26th, which would knock McClellanism out of any to n, in which polit cs are iniu eneed by the opinions and example of men of note and worth. The Genera had been sere- naded He came out from his room and said to the crowd;
 "FELLow CITIZENS: As arrived late here tonight, and am engaged in public business, and dt part at an early hour in the morn ing. 1 know you will excuse me if limit what have to say to few words.
 II will say one thing, however, upon a question in which every loyal man is most deeply interested-the rebellion. It has been my conviction from the first, that there could be no peace until the Rebel armies were dis persed and the leaders of the Rebellion expell- led from thescountry. Loud cheers be. lieve that the cessation of hostiliies would lead te a recognition of the .confederacy; and need not tell you that never could assent to an armistice of which the Chicago Plat
 form is the basis. Renewed cheering and ap l plause.] l have f,ith only in a steady un ceasing, unremitting prosecution of the war Great applause], and believe this will meet 1 the judgment of every thinking man. .:Oacc more thanking You for your kina ex
 prsssion of feeling, bid you good night
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

General Averill has been relieved from his command, greatly to the astonishmeht of the entire army. The reason for this action is not known, but it is supposed to arise from me question as to seniority ofrank between Averill and Torbett. The parting of General Averill with his officers and men was most affecting.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

The Worlds Washington specials say, il is believed here that Petersburg has been or is being evacuated, and G Gn. Grant has talk 5 advantage of this fact to make bis movements on the right. He has succeeded in effectually decevng Lee as to his real intentions. He made every possible demonstration on his left massing troops for holding the Weldon road and running the City Point railroad close up to the new line, making the rebels look for the next movement in that quarter. Sudden y the programme is changed. Grant mass9s his troops on the right. surprises th" enemy and carries the inpo tant ten miles from Ric', mond. Chapins farm is directly opposite Fort Darling. The seizure of this advanlai geous position fanks Balls Bluff fort. ust below Chapin's blntf Brney's success on the New Market road places him within 10 miles of Richmond and secures another aayanLaae geous position. With the gnnboats co opera. ting, Fort Darling Can now be easily captur, ed. .
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

SUPERIOR CoURr.-The Court adj burned, sine dte, on Saturday last. The following criminal business was disposed of:
 State vs. Shelton J. Brown; action for man. slaughter s'Not Guilty"
 State us Thomas B. Stevens action for manslayg ghter-Verdict, "Not Guilty on the sole ground of insanity" Committed to County Jail for eighteen months
 State vs. Andrew Webster; action for burglary, in breaking into a store in Cole brook Plead Guilty-ssntonced to two years imprisonment in the State Prison.
 State us. Henry Howard: action for passing counterfeit money. Plead Guilty, and sen tenced to two years in the State Prison. State vs. Augustus Payne: action for assault and battery. Jury disagreed The following unhappy couples were divorced during the term: Maria s. Ford from Seth P Foyd; Wm Broga from Esther E. Broga; Lucia A. Cowles from Horace Cowles; Martha Galpin from Cy rus Galpin, (alimony refused); Evelins Hall from Jonathan Hall; Harriet E. Johnson from Theodore Johnson; Sarah J. Kane from Alfred M Kane; Sarah A. Lyman from Rufus J Lyman; Sarah Manchester from Mattbew , Manchester; Mary J. Pulver from Eugene Pulver; Ellen Nj Silvernail from Warren sil- vernail, Virgil c. Taylor from Harriet C Fay Tor; Grove Minchen from Ann Min chen.-To- tai, 13 . ..-... -Lieut Thomas H. Mckinley, of the 29th Regiment c. V. was seriously wounded in the thigh by musket ball in recent ngage-
 ment at Deep Bottom, He is now in tho Chesapeake Hospital st Fortress Monroe. As we go to press we learn that Lieut. Seth Plumb of the 8th c. V. was killed in ont of the battles on the James. We have mol learned the particulars. .-. as
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

BARKHAMsFED.-The Union men carried this town on Monday, by 32 majority, which was doing nobly for old Barkhamsted.
 Rev. Lemuel Richardson. an eloquent local preacher, and thriving farmer of this town, was by the last draft, 'grafted' into the United States army. He seemed to feel hon. orsd by his providential call, and is already in camp.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

NEW MnFoRp.-Tke Union ticket for town officers, was elected in this town, on Monday .as1, by from 25 to 30 majority, gain from last year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

4 weekly paper is speedily to De issued at the New Haven hospital to be called the Knight Hospital News. It will contain news items and contributions from the pens of sol diers at the hospital.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06
:. B1NKHAMToN, Sept. "A, 1864. John ". Bid,ceA Esq, Chairman of Coannsi

= B1NKHAMToN, Sept. "A, 1864. .7ohn Y. BidOeA Esq, Chairman cf Commit
 tee, &c-.
 MYDEAR SIR: Our Circuit Court sits here on the 26th, and will doubtless continue a week and. being engaged in legal practice I cannot leave. But for this, your very kind invitation of the 2sth, and my desire to ven tilate the Chicago equalization before the people of Pittsburgh would be quite likely to secure my attendance.
 Believing General Nc Clellan entitled to fair treatment, am quite inclined to censure those who arc proposing to distert his comely proportions by placing one foot in the sliding slippery surrender structure of Chicago, and the other on vigorous prosecution of pasri. otic war 'on conservative principles y It rsquirss too much tension of muscle, and is entirely -uniustiiable at the present price oi ready-mads clothing The Colossus of Rhodes though made of brass nearly equal to that of Chicago, fell in attempting to stand astride a much narrower gulf than separates these points, and as the General is we'll read in his tory as well az classic fable, he will have no apology for attempting an exploit of such un- usual daring. Hoping for the success of the Union cause, and believing that our good land is to be rescued from the grasp of the desroiler I am Sincerely yours. s~ s,a D. s. DICKINSON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

l hC 1o W IN CLLIO11ONSs
 We give the result in the little town meet ings Monday, out of the County, so far as re ceived:
 Union Democratic. New Britain, Derby,-gaie Merden, l5Om. Middletown, 36m. East Hartford, 74m. Waterbury, 237m. South Wlndsor,-gain, Preston. Enfield, l22m. Glastonbury. Windham, l53m. Wallingford. Danbury, Tom. Waterford. East Haven, 57m. East Lyme. Norwich. Hartland. Griswold. Canterbury. Sufheld gain. Libson. Brooklyn. Bridgeport-(city.) Stonington. Windsor Locks. Lebanon. East GranbY, Orange. Bristol. North Haven, gain. Guilford. Woodbridge. .t Stratford. Manchester, l06m. Canton. New London. Groton. Madison. SimsburY, 35m. Portland, Som. Colebrook. Saybrook. Franklin. Putnam. Pomfret. Kilingly. Plaintield.
 Woodstock. Thompson.