Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-11

Sofei1iiheht. VIII, We DeHeFe, Oe inducements sufficient to call forth large subscription from loyal men who may have, just now. sapelfui ty of money to invest. This is emphatically a peoples loan, and the Government becomes 8 vast SAVINGS BANK, in which the people are depoEitors, and there are but few will not per ceive where their interest lies, ana take prompt advantage of it. H. R. Colt Ese. of the Phe nix Branch Bank, in this village, receives sub scriptions to the loan, in sums from Fifty dollars upwards, and all respectable bankers through. out the county and State do the same. 
 PERSONAL The venerable ex President Day of New Haven, native of this county, entered his 92d year on the 3d instant. Present dur ing all the exercises of late Yale Alumni meeting, he was also at the Commencement dinner, and at its close, returned thanks to Almighty God
 The Rev. Daniel Wa4t1o referred 10 by our New Haven correspondent, in cur last iS- sue, as the oldest Yale graduate, died on the 3Oh ultimo, at Syracuse, N, Y, at the great age of 1O2 years, less one month and eleven days. He was borr at Windhanl, this State. September 10th. 1762. At the age. of IT, he was drafted into the army of Independence graduated at Yale College in l78s studied theology under Dr. Levi Hart of Preston and was ordained and installed pastor of the Con- gregatiopal church in that town, May 27th. l792. His last pastorate was at Exeter, R. l. In 1856, when 94 years of age, he was elected Chaplain of the U. s. House of Represents lives, in which capacity he creditably oficiated for two years.
 -Col Griffin A. Stedman, Jr., of the Il tn Conn. Regiment, fell in battle before Peters burg, on Friday afternoon last, 5th inst. Col. Stedman went out in 1861 as captain of Co., l. l 9th Regiment, whic! company was recruited mainly from this county. In this capacity, he exhibited so much ability as an officer, that upon the organization of the llth Regiment he was transferred to it with the rank of Ma jor, whence after the death of Col IT, w. Kingsbury, at tue battle of Anteitam he was promoted to the Colonelry, and led the regi- ment in the famous charge upon Stone Bridge, which was carried and held, and in which bat, tie he was seriously wounded. Since that time he has led that warworn regiment in all it's battles, and has recently served as commander of brigade in the 18th Army Corps. and was recently recommended to the rank of Brigadler Gcneral-his commission, as such, arriving at head quarters almost simultaneously with his death, and while his body:was undergoing the process of embalming. He was brave and accomplished officer, as many boys of this county who have fought under hin, can testify, and his early fall, at the age of only 2e will be widely and sincerely mourned.
 Prof. Henry Hamilton Hadley, of Union Theol. Sem., brother of Prof. James Hadey of Yale, recently died in Virginia, while in the employ of the Christian Commission. He was highly and justly este eemed as an accomplished scholar, patriot and christian gentleman.
 At the Commencement at Williams Col lege, Aug. 3d, the degree of ILL. D. was con. ferred on Maj. Gen. Berj. F. Butler.
 Gen. Grant was in Washington, Saturday. but immediately returned to the front.
 Gen. Daniel E. Sickles and staff arrived at Washington, Saturday, from the southwest.
 President Lincoln son, Robert, just grad uatcd at Harvard, is one of the leaders of fashion at Saratoga, Mrs. Lincoln was expected to open the grand ball at the Union, Friday eve- ming, but did not arrive.
 "A member of the New York committee, appointed at Grant meeting, visited that General lately, and found him to be man of remarkable address, with the faculty of putting every body at ease in his company, yet never lowering himself, without any of the affectation that characterizes man who has suddenly come into position of importance, and utterly destitute of vulgar familiarity of manner.- Speaking of the recent repulse. he said: l There is no danger of permanent repulse. Though seemingly we are taking a great deal of time, yet we are using up the rebel army
 
 more time, but am fully confident of. the re- suit.
 The names most prominently mentioned for the Union nomination of Governor of New ] York are Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson Ia native of Goshen;) Ex.Senator Preston King, and Hon. Reuben E. Fenton.
 Among the recent exchanges of prisoners of war, We are glad to notice the name of Lieut.. William s. Bulkey, formerly of this town. Lieut.. B. was captured sixteen months ago, ! and has been confined, most of the time. in Texas. He arrived in town on Monday, on a thirty days furlough.
 An exchange of prisoners was also recent ly made at Charleston, by which Brig Gen. H. w. Vessels, of this town, was released. He is heartily rcjoiced to exchange his "commodi- ous quarters" in Charleston for more active service.
 Dwight sedgwick of Hartford son of Sher- if Sedgwick, has received the appointment of xI