Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-21

2 ea' io's' anu would pray mat our f1eaYeni v Father would pour into their wounded hearts the balm of Gileal, and overrus the afiic,ion for the time gricvous indeed, to their great gain.
 THE NEW BOUNTY LAW The following is the act passed by tie Legislature on Thurs day, July 7th:
 Be H enacted 5Y tAe Senate and Ho4s. qi Re- 1 PresentGtiues 5n General -tysem5Ly conpened: SEC l. That any person who has been or may be hereafter enrolled under any law or aut hority Of the United States, and liable to 1 be drafted Tn thls state. and who since the first l day of June, 1864, has furnished or who ma V hereafter, previous to his being drafted, fur nish an acceptable substitute either to the army or the navy, not liable to draft, and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the War or navy departments, shall be paid rom the state treasury the sum of three hun dred dollars, which payment shall be made by the paynaster general upon the presentation l ol the ceftlhcate ot q provost marshal that | such substitute has been mustered into the service Of the United States for three years or during the war.
 1 SEC ,. The provisions of an Act entitled ''An Act to provide for tle organization and i equipment of a Volunteer Militia, and to pro- vide fer the Public Detense," approved June 2Ith, l66l, and the provisions of an Act enli- 1 tied 'An Act in addition 10 au Act 10 provide for the organization and equipment of Vol unteer Militia, and to provide for the Public Defence.' approved December 2tth. 1862, arc hereby extended to those who have been or shall be mustered into the service of the Un- l ited States as substitutes under the, provision of this act ; provided, that such families shall l l1,, 1o Il, ,;o .l. oI : said muster.
 The late skirmishing near Fort Stevens has developed some new kind of ammunition used | by the Rebels. Among the missiles picked nl) 1 is a conical musket ball of lead in three divs- ions. Another is brass chain shot, five inch os in leneth, with conical brass ball. three | fourths of an inch in length at each end. The chain part is three and d half inches in length, | formed of twO stout brass wires twisted togcth CT, and permanently rivrted to the ball at each | end This is cvlvEtly intended as a flag staff bali. to he ir,d from the liica to cut the staff. | It is a fearful device If fled t tl,r n>ct or Il soldier it would nest likely decay, l,itte him, or i f wounded poison him and ii it struck an arm 1 or leg it would strip oh the flesh. The wound would be certain death, But the thitd missile exhibits the fact that ." Johnny Reb' was get 1 ting short of ammunition. or he desired tO save the contents of his cartridge box by using the parts of some lady s piano he had demolished l It is a tuning screw. and Was found imJedllol
 n tree, evidently fired from rife. , TIE HEleE OF NEWSPAPERS have al ready stated that the price of the New ork d,ics is. 10 be raised rom three cents 10 five on the lst of August. We HOW learn that the 1 { oil J ,vi1) b.. ed at the same date The increased cost of paper and of all printing materials and of labor renders this course a necessity.
 Under the new tax law, telegraph compa- nies are required to pay five per cent on the gross receipts from and after July st, but the stamp duty imposed by the old law on tele- grams continues till August 1st, all old pro- visions relative to stamps being continued in 1 force to that date.
 man was inquiring yesterday what in n- the old Nick he should do with his torn and muilated postal currency. Deposit it on the contribution plate at evening meetings, same as other pious people do.-Eachange
 John c. Hrenan was seriously injured by q railway accident in England recently. He | jumped from the train at the momett of col lision, fell heavily, injured his spine, and has since suffered from succession of fits.
 The brave fellow, Gowan, who had his | thigh crushed while serving inc guns of the ] Kearsage in the fight with the Alabama has died of his wounds, and his officers have con 1 tributcd 10 erect monument to his memory Miss Susan Shepard, of Troy, died al Saratoga Springs last week, from the effects o1 a dose of gelseminum, administered by mis- take of Doctor s. s. Story. She had been taken ill, and the doctor being called gave the medicine instead of a preparation of ger anium. Symptoms analogous to those of bel ladonna poisoning supervenel; the doctor was again called, and on taking dose himself ascertained his error too late, and she died in about two hours. Gescminum is prepared from the yellow jasmine.
 Paul the Apostle speaks of Luke as the "beloved physician" and few endear them selves to us more than those who like '.minis- terins angels bring us the healing balm in sickness So it is with medicines that cure though we never see the maker. yet we get a | feeling of regard fer him through them. How many have reason to bless Dr. Aver for his invaluable remedies, so cheap and yet SC efectual What public benefactors better deserve esteem than those who rescue the body from disease and premature decay 2 Portsmouth IN. Il. Gasettc
 1 A secesh Balt1norean, in tho London Times. says that on Jeff. Davis being asked how long the war we uld last, placed his hand on little boy, not five years of age, and replied, '' Not till this child is an old man." That child will have to live fast to fulfill the prophecy.
 Soldiers, see to your own health, do not trust to the Army supplies; cholera, fever, and bowel complaint will follow your slightest indiscretion. Holloway's Pills and Ointment should be in every mans knapsack. The Bri- tish and French troops use no other medi- cines. If the reader of this '.notice' cannot get box of Pills or Ointment from the drug store in his place, let him write to me 80 Maid en Lane, enclosing the amount. and 1 will mail box free of expense. Many dealers will not keep my medicines on hand because they can not make as much profit as other persons make. 35 cents, S8 cents, and $l. 40 per box or pot.
 A person who witnessed the recent fight be tween General Walace's troops and the rebels, near Ere derrick City, says that between him and the scene of conflict lay q wheat field, where several men with teams were gathering in the golden grain, totally anmindful of the 1 fight waging beyond them and within their view.