Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-06

Winchester, has picked up 5000 small arms, and equipments in proportion, from the late battle field near that place.
 A Washington correspondent who perhaps knows as much about it as the rest of us (though the chances are against it,) says Lees whole force, two weeks ago amounted to l55 regiments of about an average of $50 men each, and that Early went into battle on Mon- day with 2e,CO0 men.
 MT. J. E. Conant of Boston failed in 1861 for about $75, 1000, and compromising with his creditors for fifty cents on the dollar, he con- tinued his business. A few days since he paid the full amount of all his indebtedness with six per cent interest per annum
 Incendiary fires are reported to be of fre- quent occurrence in Richmond. One or more oenfagrations occur every night, under cir cum stances that excite conside rable alarm respecting the sentiments of at least portion of the population of Richmond towards the Jeff Davis dynasty.
 Here's a new name for highway robbery.- The Salt Lake Daily Telegraph of August 24th says that the express which left Virginia City on the morning of the 18th was stopped by four "road agents," and the passengers rob bed of $i3,700 in gold dust and coin.
 Edward W. Green, the Maiden Murderer, is now confined in the East Cambridge jail and house of correction, which contains only l4O l criminals much smaller number than usual. Green is in good health, but is very quiet and l does not like to talk much.
 | In Cincinnati two men and one woman were killed and several others wounded in political ! riots SaturdayDight.
 The Democrats of Michigan have nominated for governor, Col Benton, formerly of the Sth Michigan, who wanted to surrender his regi. ment to the rebels, when Lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation.
 The latest dodge of the Copperheads in Washington in hiring crippled soldiers peddle ldcClellan songs and extensively insist on talk ing in praise of the Gunboat George to passen ! gers in the h orse cars.
 Ten thousand muskets were shipped iron thr Springfield armory on Monday for Wash iDgton, and 320,O00 remain, subject to the or der of the government at any time. Paymen | to the workmen for the month of May 5l79, ,334 to 2960 men: is about completed, ant payment for June, $174,433 to 2964 mel would begin immediately if small bills coul. beobtained; but they cannot be in Hartford Springfield. or Washington.
 The Savannah Republics says the losse during the bombardment of Atlanta, reacl five million dollars worth of real estate, em bracing forty seven houses burned. Thor were 507 persons killed and 59l woundsd.- Yet we remember that, while it was in pro gress, the rebel papers said it did no harm t. speak of.
 Pugh of Ohio, undertook speech at Gov ington, Ky, one night last week, and was g. copperheadish that even Kentucky could no tolerate him, and the crowd grew so belliger snt under his ugly assaults on the gevernmen that he was obliged to stop short in the middl and fl CT oss the Ohio river for safety.
 The Supreme Court of New Hampshire, hay unanimously decided the sold iers' voting bil to be 8 valid and binding law without the sig nature eff the Governor-his veto message hay ing been returned to the legislature one da l n jafo fov ha hroxS
 Some of the soldiers just released from Lib by Prison have reached Washington. It i way to the place of delivery, engaged himsel in sketching the Rebel defensive work o the river and other points of interest Flo this he was taken back to Richmond
 A Hilton Head correspondent of the Bosto 7raaeller says that blockade runners continu to go in and out of Charleston, and. general, without any material damage to them. Mucl of that business will be prevented. however on the arrival of the new Ironsid es, which i daily expected.
 Jeff Davis. on his way to Georgia, made speech at Salisbury, N. c. He said thougl late reverses had befallen their arms, the spir. 1t of the eonfederacy was unbroken, and woule yet bring peace and independence from the hated foe. He called all to enter the army and urged women to marry no man who shirk- ed from the duty of soldiers. #. 4 | ! IA Neburyport clergyman recently told O. seeing two girls drunk, who had belonged te his Sunday school i; and drunkenness among women is alarmingly on the increase dowr that way.
 The Richmond Whig, of the 21s., growls be- cause so many rebel prisoners at Atlanta have taken the oath of allegiance to Lincoln tyran- ny, one entire Georgia regiment going g in with the rest ftzsIsg &a