Litchfield enquirer., 1865-07-06

soiSeS iuu uisssuIses, WILT equipments and ac- coutrehents, such as their fathers and grand fathers never wore. on all sorts of animiles. in all sorts of structures, they came. were seen and conquered. After marching through the principal streets, the car which contained all that was mortal of the .0ratur of the Da,' (to- gether with the Oraturs shadow, who coolly famed his classic brow with broom) was drawn up in front of the Mansion House, and the oratur delivered his oration, amid the hug gas of his comrads, and booming of the battery and the responsive echoes of the horns of tin. We regret that our space does not permit us to give this elegant and finished production in our columns. It will doubtless find an appropriate place in the columns of our cotemporary. In it's composition We thought the oratur once or twice went back on his shadow, and the scent of the Etheopian clung slightly to an other wise fragrant. address At its conclusion the Waggonboi' gracefully swooned away-over- powered by his numerous emotions, amid the sympathizing applause of his fellow males and fellow females
 We find we must cut very short further re- port of the exercises and amusements of the day At noon thirteen guns wee fired, and at sunset thirty-six, and soon after, signal rockets announced the opening of the exhibi- ton of fireworks. We can simply say that this was most complete and perfect success, and appeared to give great satisfaction to the crowd that beheld the display. And so closed the celebration of the Glorious Fourth in Litchteld,-by far the best and most satisfac tory celebration that was ever held here, and We enly regret that there were not thousands more than there were to participate in seeing In conclusion, we venture to return the heartiest thanks of the community and the County to tue committee who had the celebra tion in charge, and particularly to the inde fatigable and efficient chairman. J. Deming Perkins, Esq. who was the head and shoulders of the whole undertaking to the generous donors of money and labor to carry out the programme. to the officers and orators of the day,--to the Fantastics who added so greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion,--and last to the Ladies, (God bless 'em '! who worked enthusiastically all day long, and whose pres ence and aid contributed so largely to the complete success of the grand Celebration.
 
 %~We were disappointed in not being able to welcome home the brave boys of the 'Old Nineteenth at our celebration on Tuesday, It appears that at the last moment they were ordered to report to Gen. Hancock. and will probably be compelled to serve out their full time under him. Various reports are current as to this order, one of which attributes the movement to Col. Hubbard, and to an ambition on his part for promotion by means of the regi ment. This is so utterly at varience with the truth. and so e,sily disproved, that we wonder at the stiffness of the busy bodies who origina ted the story and endeayor to give it currency Col. Hubbard. npnn racoiuins his- -oelepeieYi the unexpired term of the regiment; and we happen to know that the colonel has made ar engagements to go into business as soon as he is mustered out, and is quite at anxious to get out of the service, now that the fighting is over as any of his men can be. But the colonel is yet in the service, and is bound to obey orders 1 himself, and enforce orders in his regiment Hence, while the order for further service seems hard and is as great disappointment to him as to anybody, he has nothing to do but obey the powers that be, until September, when he and the old regiment will be mustered out to gether. And as for the stars of Brigadier while we think they would adorn his shoulder; as we'll as any other man in the army, Che is s Brevet-B -Brigadier now,) yet we know him to be man who does not go out of his way to SC cure promotion, and hesitates to take it wheI it comes, rather than use unfair means to attain it. Such is the experience the boys of the l Nineteenth have of their colonel, and we dc not believe it will be shaken by the malicious and false reports of his enemies.
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 A MoURNFuL CAsuALTY.-During the storm of last Sunday, Miss. Josephine, daughter O Dr.. Kasson of Canton, twenty years of age was struck by lightning, and instantly killed Her body, from side to side, was perforated, a: if by rife ball. An older sister, in bed witt her, was seriously, but it is hoped, not fataIy injured. The fatal bolt is supposed to have leaped from large tree, which standing neal