Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Side they have almost forgotten there is such thing as street gas
 There are now about nifty recruits at Fort Trumbun for the Sixth and Seventh regiments, and others are ar irving at the rate of four per day.
 A letter received at New London yesterday told Of the wreck 0t the Whaler Clematis on a reef in the south Pacific ocean. The vessel sank in aii hour and the crew after drifting eight days made St. Christovars lsland, where the natives did what they could for them. The wreck was on Sept. II, and Oct. 27 a schooner arrived there and part were taken to Sydney, while boat was sent from there for the re- maiDdsr
 March [, iS82-Golonei Kingsbury of the Eleventh Connecticut, who has suffered from an attack of pneumonia in cohsequenoe of the privations en- dured on board the Voltigeur. is slow ly recovering and is on his way home on furlough.
 Captain Crary of the police, having charge of the street lighting, states that he reports regularly to the super inten4lent of the gas company all lights which fail to burn. Sometimes they receive ttention-sOinetime not
 President Lincoln has proposed to congress a definite line of policy re- specting the emancipating of the southern slaves. To Abraham Lincoln
 belongs the honor of taking the first step. Let congress and the people show that they have the courage to follow.
 A large barn in the rear of the house occupied by Nathan Sears was burned last evening. It is believed it was the work of an incendiary. March s, 1862-In the list of promo tions in the New York regiments we
 notice that of Second Lieut.. William T. Lusk of this city to captaincy in the 18th. He is at present at Port Royal as aide de camp on the staff Of | Brigadier General Stevens. On Wednesday the Thirteenth regl- ment lacked only three men to make @ thousand. Battalions drill on the streets of New Haven daily and make
 creditable appearance. Dr. James B. Whitcomb of the Eleventh regiment at Hatteras Inlet writes of the need of gray flannel or woolen shirts. believing that if the men had such much sickness would be l prevented. He felt the towns of New ] London and Windham counties could 1 furnish these without feeling the ex- 1 pense
 March 10, t862--A letter from Roa- noke represents the Norwich boys as i ih comfortable circumstances. It is re- | ported that the Eighth regiment is tc | be left on Roanoke Island Captain Ward has been sick and Lieutenant
 Moore has been in command. The
 writer has paid a visit to three rebe | forts on the island and is surprised they were taken so easily. | John H. Tingley wlll open recruit ing office today for the First Connect
 cut artillery in the postofTlce building 1 The recruits for this regiment will bt
 sent forward to Washington immedi- 1 atsly
 General Wool sent from Fortress | Monroe inc following despatch: The two iron vessels, the Monitor and tht Merrimac, fought, some of the time l side to side, from a. m. to noon. whei l the Merri1nac retreated. Whether sht 1 is injured or not. is impossible to ss v i Lieut. J. L. Worden, who commanded l the Monitor handled her with grea' skill, assisted by Chief Engineer Stim-
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 This followed a naval engagement il
 which the Merrimac was disabling al . the federal ships