Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-21


 ADylcEs from Cairo Saturday describe Wss, tern Kentucky to be h greatly alarmed con. 3 dition. and hepeople everywhere preparing to Ideieud themselves against ,Forrests horda ol Iscouudrels Tue lstest news from Fadncah says that no 6gAsiag had as ystoccurrsd there, Eand the Union gupboass were yigitaptly patrol Hing the river, <
 TIE notorious guerrilla Reyno|ds and fifteen of his band were captured by body of Union cavalcy, on Friday, in the nsigAborhood of Knoxville. Ten more of the guerrilla band lweFe killed in the skirmish. 4u Af
 Dispatches from General Sherman confirm 'le stories of Rebel earbarity at Fort tiflox. lnere were five negro soldiers buried alive one, although wounded. was compelled to assist n digging the pit and was then thrown in and covered up. General Sherman says our loss was B white soldiers killed and 100 wounded, and 300 black soldiers butcbsred after they had surrendered. Chalmers, the Rebel com. mander, told Union officer that there vss to be no. mercy for ''ihoms-n,ade Yankees.r or Esouthsrn Unionis:s. On Saturday Congress directed an immediate investigation inte the ] whole matter. sIa5 fs.45 ,.'r ~ r.
 On Friday, body of Rebel cavalry made an attack on our pickets at Bristow Station killing one man and wounding two others ot the l Eth Pennsylvania regiment. They were driven of, after few shots had been exchan. gsd, but carried tbeir wounded with them. Lieutenant Gen. Grant a had passed tbe apot in the car only few moments before the attack, and the supppsosition is, that the Rebels design. ed to make him prisoner. A letter from the front says that Gen. Fitzpatrick has been re. lieVed fEom the command of his cavalry divs. ion, and assigned to the command of brig. ade in Gen. Gregg's division. - The wife of Dr. Wells of West Hartford, a lady 76 years of age, recently walked from Harwinton to West Hartford, without stopping for rest or refreshment. The istance is twsu- 'y miles, and the journey was accomplished before sunset.
 l The contest for the sword continues in the Metropolitan Fair. At last reports, the man who don't want it, had s,97l votes, and the man who don't know how to use it, A,370. FIRE IN TBoMpsoxvnLs-Theb barns of Ben janin qIi Bright in Thompsouville, near the rail- road track, Ysys destroyed by fire last (sun- day) evening supposed to have caught from locomotive spark. Several buildings near by caught fire. and were only saved by great ex- ertions. The loss of Mr. Bright is about s2,ooo-insured s9oo. MT. steiger, butch CT, occupied one of the barns. Five beeves, slaughtered and ready for market, five live fat hogs and alot of hides. &c.,, were burned up His loss is about Sl,5o0-no insurance. THE NINTH REGIMENT c. V. (rezenlisted ve- terans) arrived at New Haven on Friday last. The town turned out and gave them g glorious reception. a
 Congress, Saturday, directed the committee on the conduct of the war to investigate the affair of the surrender of Fort Pillow and the raid at Paducah. Secretary st,nton has also signihed his intention to attend to the matter, A Freocs armed transport, with bark in tow, went up the James river Thursday mor- ming, intending to briLg down tobacco from Richmond, belonging to the French govern ment. -...
 The East Tennessee convention, called for the purpose of organizing State, adjourued on Friday, the delegates having been unable 10 agree upon anything satisfactory
 At the Tract Anniversary, held during the session of the New York East Conference, at Hartford, some interesting statistics were pre- sen,ed.' Tie following, in reference ,o what has been done in the Army of the Potomac, will be news to many Duiinr the year tbers have been distributed A66,7l5 copies of the Scriptures, SH ,589 hymn books of all kinds, l,3OO, ,OO0 small "knapsack books" 4t GOO E- brary books. l20,0O6 pamphlets,- 3000.OOO i newspapers, and l2,0O0,OOO pages of tracts. The Christian Commission. in the last eighteen months, has Sent l,7oo delegates to the Army of the Potpmae, while it sends weekly over s5.00O papers. of different names Thrilling addresses ere delivered by Rev. Messrs. Wat kins and De Haas, of New Y ork. The annual missionary sermon before the Conference was deliysred by Rev. George R, Crooks, D. D., of the he a-Acehodsst newspaper, of New York city. In addition to the proposed tunnel under Br oadway, tbe New Yorkers now have plan for bridging the East river to Brooklyn. rife plan proposes two'roadways 36 feet wide for carriages, and beneath, one 25 feet wide for tootpassengers. The height of inc bridge above hlgh-tide is fixed at 225 feet. The length of the structure, from Catharins and Henry streets, New York, to Fulton st. near Main, Brooklyn. is 4,25O feet nearly tbree quarters of a mile. Estimated cost s3,OOo ,ooo The Boston 1raaseript says; "Ws .e, joise tha. the t,as of 3ieknot & Eields is to remain upchaDged at the well-known corner of | rt f-.1A Rvk. q 9 z