Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

1HE LEGISLATURE.-The Senate Friday passed bill authorizing the issue of $2,- ooo,0o0 State bonds to run 30 years and re- deemable after 10 years, House concurred laying State lax of mills; requiring town registrars to keep record of orphans or half orphans made 80 by death of parent in U. S. ? service; discharging committee de abuse of lst Artillery soldiers, no testimony having 0een produced, House concurred appropriat- ing 91o.oOO to care of sick and ounded sol- olefs under direction of the Governor, House concurred paying bounties to all who enlist Tn naval service; providing for enlistment of recruits ln the rebsllious States, House con- cured thanking soldiers and sailors of the country for their valor, patriotism and gall lantry requiring $10,0OO bonds of the chief clerk In paymaste1's s office, House concurred appropriating $500 to John c. Day, executive secretary, and making the salary 1000 per annum; dividing town of Pennington into election districts; organizing bureau of mili- tary statistiss; enabling persons to associate and establish town houses, Senate concurred i; paying bounsics wrongly accredited to towns |; paying three mileages regulating fares on railroads making the rank of aids de- camp to governor and assistant adjutant general, that of colonel; paying clerks in the executive offices $500 for extra services.
 John D. Park was promoted to the Supreme Court Bench, having 113 votes to 76 for Origen s. Seymour and IA for H. K. W. Welch Dwight Loomis vas elected Judge of the su- perior Court receiving 1sO votes to 6s for liar ris B. Monson, and scattering. The legis- lature adjourned at II o'clock Saturday morning, the House concurring with the Sen ate in the passage of the tax bill.
 The speaker, Hon, John s. Rice; of Farming ton, was presented by the House, with $20O which is to take the form of painting, in due season.
 A severe fight took place at Monocacy, Md, on Saturday between the Union forces, te: thousand strong, under Gen. Wallace, and the invading column of rebels. It lasted eight hours, when our forces, overpowered by supe rior numbers, were compelled to give way, leaving the enemy master of the field. The enemy were reported to number twenty thou sand. At .nidnightthe Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of Baltimore, jointly issued a proclanation urging the people to arin them selves in mass to drive back the invader. On Sunday the menaced city was the scene of great excitement. Parties of rebel raiders were heard of at different points, engaged iu plunder Rumors of all sorts were flying through the streets. The Northern Central railroad was cut by body of cavalry at Cock oysvlle, about twelve miles north of Balti- more The same party advanced toward the Philadelphia road, which they expected to reach before night. It is thought there is q sufficient force there to guard it securely: Si- gels W: gon train arrived at Baltimore in the afternoon. Officers report that in the battle Of Saturday, the losses of the hostile armies were about equal. Hunter, from the rear, threatens 10 interrupt very materially, the op erations of the enemy. A detachn,cnt from his army has recaptured Martinsburg, taking about thousand prisoners, and all the flru- der collected there. Saturday afternoon, too, Gen. Co"ch's advance occupied Hagerstowii,, !, seTs!ng i few stragglers and maraudcrs. McCauslin's tet5el brigade fell back in confu sion before ;Aeis, along tEe Williamsburg and sharpsbnry road. Heavy firing was heard Saturday night in t.se direction of Hurper's Ferry, indicating a:l engagement between Sigel and portion of tke raiders. It was thought from the d;feotion taken by the cannonading that ssel was successful. The government is making vigorous efforts to repel the invader. Army movements are not telegraphsd, but very important ones are in rapid progress;
 1 dispatch received at Harrisburg at half past ten Sunday evening, called "trus worthy, q estimates the rebel invaders at ,0o0, most of whom were in Maryland, It places Gen. A. P. Hitl in command, and says his old corps r had crossed Edwards Ferry that day,
 I TEE rebels in Maryland are operating in small squads, and over considerable extent of territory. Monday morning they burned the house of Governor Bradford, only four miles from Baltimore. The Governor happened to be in the city at that time. At Magnolia, seventeen miles north of Baltimore, they cap- tured a train Of cars, robbing the passengers, and distributing the mail among themselves Maj. Gen. Franklin is reported to have been captured here. At Magnolia they took posses sion of the telegraph wires, intercepting many dispatches. At this place, also, Gen. Cadwa lader's mansion was burned. In the battle ot Saturday, our total loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, was about one thousand. The rebe loss in killed and wounded alone amounted to not less than thousand. Tire enemy appear 3 ed Monday near Washington, burning house. f and depredatipg. No general engagement has taken place: Some estimate the rebel strength as high as forty-fve thousand, placing Long g street with a strong reserve at Gotdonsville Veteran troops are assembling very fast a
 Washington. We have strong army there D now, and il is rapidly increasing.