Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-11
SxLEcrNEN's REpoHr.-The following com

SELEcrhEN's REPoET.-Ths following com munication from MT. E. H. Wright, one of the Selsctmen, will be read with interest by our town readers. We believe no one has any doubts as to MT. Wright's personal integrity in the matter he dircusses, and hence he is able to throw little or no light upon question still open for debate
 MR HuMPHREY-Sr :-In your remarks last week on the Selectmen's statement of the financial affairs of tho town, you seem te con vey the idea that they have kept back, or are not willing to give the tax payers the infer nation that properly belongs to them. Be as sured that this is not the case. They have accounted and will account for every cant that passes through their hands. By referring to the Selectmen's report of last Oct. published in your paper, yon will see under the head of " other than ordinary expenses" that the sum of $6, 725, % was paid to drafted men. When that report was made the acting chairman of- fered to make any explanations, if it was Hos understood. The items were not repeated ia our statement at the adjourned meeting, They are never given in such a statement. It is no. it's object.
 There were ssms questions asked at th. special meeting. We lad not the items with us and spoke of answering them at the Feb. meeting. We were prepared to answer to aa- swer them then but never were asked, and We | fho
 The vote of the town of July last directed the Selectmen to pay to each drafted man that was accepted, the sum of $500, as . bounty CT to enable him to procure substitute. It will ton in the matter. The vote was peremptory as far as they were concerned. Had the vote read-s'not to exceed the sum of $sG0," they could have acted as agents, probably with a was passed it was supposed that substitutes would cost at least the $500.
 There were twenty three men accepted. The money was paid to them on their orders as directed by the vote. Some of them asked for no more than their substitutes cost them others said they must have five, ten or fifteen dollars, for ''expenses'-some said they paid the $500 for their substitutes and took that from us. We induced them where NO could to be liberal with the town, as the town had been liberal with them. It will be seen that $l75, was left in the Treasury that they could have demanded under the vote of the town.
 Yours, &c., E. H. WRIGHT.
 Litchield, Feb. 9th, 1864.
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 l THE W1NsLow WILL CAsE.-The famous Winsow case is settled. The daughters re- ceive all the real estate n New York and $46,- eco in addition. The whole amount is estima- ted by the counsel at $loo,eoo to each of the three daughters. This settlement is consider ed very fair for All parties. The trial occupied several weeks, with formidable array of legal talent on each side, and witnesses by scores There will be big bills to pay the lawyers
 News direct from Cha tanooga is to the effect that several days ago, though there was q force at Dalton, the main body of the rebel army was at Rome, Ga, under Johnson. The latter fact is accounted for on the ground either that the enemy were forced to go to Rome for convenience to their supplies, or to prevent assertions, between 5000 and 9,U9G having come into our lines since the battle at Missionary Ridge. There is no such asrsa E; Chattanooga about the eafety of our troops i;l the neighborhood of Knoxville as seems to prevail elsewhere, and many of the published accounts to that effect are false.
 | Ten millions of dollars, in one and two year i've per cent legal tenders, have been ssn. to pay the Army of the Cumberland Oss mil lion of dollars of tha same description of funds, have been sent to New Orleans, to pay the army there.
 An old darkey in New Haven got the war fever terribly, but was too old and had too ma- ny gray hairs to pass muster. However, bound to go, he had his hair and W giskers. dyed, swore he was forty-three years of age, (so he is and ten years older) and Is now in camp. So gays the Palladium.
 The case cfthe Chesapeake has at length been decided in the Admiralty Court at Hali- fax,N. s. The Judge declared that the vessel and cargo should be restored to the owners. subject to such condition respecting the pay ment of the expenses as the Attorney General may exact. The latter demands surety against latent claims, which the owners and agents of the vessel demur to.
 A letter from Charlotte Harbor, Fla, of Jan. 20, says that an expedition, under Gen. Woodbury had arrived at Penta Rosa, for the purpose of cutting off supplies of beeyes, which the Rebels are receiving from that region at the rate of ,5Go per week.
 A New and fast slockade-runner the Wild Darrsl, vas destroyed ut New Topsail Inlet, N. C., not long since, by the sassacus and the Floiis. The victim had go. ashore, and was landing her cargo.
 Refugees from East Tennessee are daily ar: irving in Nashville, Scarcity of provisions has enmDefIed them to laave The countrv