Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-02

In a city meeting this week fifty years ago, the citizens of Norwich voted against an issue of paper cur rency in fractional parts of a dollar, which was proposition urged by some of the Norwich men to relieve the embarrassment caused to business by the complete absence from circulation of any small change in silver.
 Governor Buckingham threw the weight of his influence against this method of which it was claimed would help the merchants, and the city meeting voted an indefinitement of the matter. The Connecticut Gov ernor was against this measure be- cause it was clearly an infraction of the state constitution, while the advo- cates of the fractional currency were of the opinion that the situation was one where necessity knew no law.
 Extracts from the Bulletin of Octo- Der, 1862, follows:
 Drowned Off West Side Bridqe.
 October ,27, 1S62-A lad nemed Hen ry Cross fell from the dock below the bridge on the West Side and was drownel His body was recovered aft CT his cap had been seen floating on the water.
 \ Lieutenant of CoIored Regiment. Sergeant George R. Case of this city of Co F, Thirteenth regiment, has been commissioned as first lieu tenant of Louisiana Volunteers (col- ored). There have been two of these regiments already mustered into the United States service and a third is filled up with prospects of two or three more.
 October 2S. 1S62-A Norwich city meeting, called to consider the ex- pediency of issuing paper currency in small denominations to relieve the em- barrassment caused by the absence of all small change from circulation vot- ed to postpone the matter indefinite ly. A resolution was offered to make an issue not to exceed in amount $2O,- 900, but 1t was lost. Governor Buck ingham and others who opposed the isue were against the issue on the ground that it was a violation of state law.
 Rev. N. T Allen of Jewett City has been appointed chaplain of the 18th regiment.
 Need of Competent Leaders. New measures and competent men, in the conduct of the Union army is the appeal of the present day. Only through such can the war asume an aspect satisfactory to the ! Northern people. October 29, 1S62-Company H, of the 26th regiment recruited principally from Stonington and commanded by Captain David Champlin, gas given a great reception at the borough last Saturday. At the hall the ladies gave them a dinner and an address was l made by Collector Palmer.
 Private Letters From Hartford. Private letters from Hartford re- port that the 10th Connecticut reg iment in which are number of Nor Wich boys, is now stationed at Wash
 ington, N. C.. about 30 miles from Newborn.
 Col. HarIand For High Honors. | Among the many Connecticut volun- teers who have distinguished them selves in the present war there is' no one who has served his country more faithfully or reflected greater credit on our state than Col. Edward Har- land of the Sth Connecticut regiment l Col. Harland has earned for himself l~tresh laurelS at the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, assuming command of the entire division at Antietam after General Rodman had been wounded. Gen. Burnside has al- ready recommended Col. Harland for promotion for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Antietam. It is to be hoped that he will soon be appointed to the rank of brigadier general He would thus be the first | officer from Connecticut promoted to | the brigariership for gallant and
 meritorious conduct on the field of battle. Colonel Harland is now in command of a brigade composed of the Sth, 11th, 16th and Fist Con- necticut and the 4th Rhode Island | regiments.
 Tells of Capture by Privateer.
 Captain Edwin Church of the whaling bark Alert of New London, which was captured by the pirate AL abama. arrived at Boston October 2S in the bark AZor from Fayal, Octo- Der 8. He reports that his vessel was taken at daylight, September 9th, IS miles northwest of Flores. She had on board 20 barrels of oil and her boats were out in pursuit of whales when she was captured. All the cap
 tains nautical instruments and pri- vate letters were taken from him,
 tain their clothing. The vessel was destroyed by fire after transferring the crew to their boats. They shortly after landed at Flores.
 Connecticut Soldiers Wounded. October 30, 1S62-In a list of those of the 7th Connecticut regiment wounded in an attack upon the ] Charleston and Savannah R. R., the following names are given: Co. H,
 1st regiment, Charles A. Wood, Will limantic, severely; Joab Jeffrey, New l London, since dead; William Crabb, Sprague, sevely; Chauncy Geer, Willi-
 mantle, severely: D. Sanders. Mont | vile, slightly; Williarm Arnold, Suf- l field, slightly; Michael Grimes, Willi-
 mantle, slightly.
 Some Pumpkins
 | October 31. 1S62-Asa B. Storer of