Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-04-06
Expecting Big Battle At COrinth
Nation Was Anxousy Awaiting News Fifty Years AgoCon
troll of the Southwest at Stake-Recruitng in Wndham
County SCI 900 Fire on Water Street in This City
Gallant Charge of Eighth Connecticut at Newbern.
Navigation Opens on Connecticut River

Navigation Opens on Connecticut River
April Navigation is open on the
Connecticut river. The first steamer
arrived at Hartford Wednesday morn
ing, encountering little ice.
The National Flag is the name of a
new weekly paper published in this
city by z. c. Rice & Co. The first
number has made its appearance and
Is Of a character to provoke numerous
calls for the second. 1t is the only
strictly literary paper in the state. OF
course ii considers politics out of it's
line, but will pitch in generally on
matters of public interest.
Letter From a Prisoner.
The friends of Sergeant Austin G.
Monroe received a letter from him in
prison at Salisbury, N. c. He repre-
sents the prison quarters as more
pleasant than those at Releigh. The
boys are wearied with their long i'm
prisonment, but had but faint hopes Of
an immediate discharge
At Fortress Monroe all eyes are
watching for the temperance Of the
Merrimac, but the opinion is gaining
ground that she will not come out
again.
Buckingham or Loom;s?
April 1.-THE republican caucus, with
Joseph Selden as chairman and George
Pratt secretary, nominated John T.
Adams and Samuel B. Case as candi-
dates for representatives.
If any loyal man is in doubt whether
to vote for Buckingham or LOOMS. let
him ask himself the question which Of
the two candidates the rebel Davis.
would prefer to see elected Can the
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the white flag candidate, would be
Jens/ favorite. Is it worth while to
consult his preferences?
A new repeating rife made by the
New Haven Arms company was teste
satisfactorily at Washington a few
days ago. 1t can be fired Is times
when once loaded--an operation that
takes no longer than loading a Spring
field musket with a single cartridge.
Thirty shots were fired in a minute
and a half and they have a range Of
1000 yards. The government has or
dered a large quantity.
In a caucus at Brooklyn held last
night by the friends of government
md the enemies Of treason, HavilaE
Taylor was unanimously nominated to
represent this town in the next legisla-
ture A small town like this, which
eminent in the field, will not be want
ing at the ballot box.
What the Merrimac Suffered.
April IA negro contraband picked
Up by the fleet at Fortress Monroe
gives information on the actual dam
age sustained by the MerTimac in her
conflict with the Monitor, upon which
there has been considerable uncertain
ty. He said he was in the general hos
pital at Norfolk, where he helped to
shroud 80 of the crew of the Merrimac.
The last two shots from the Monitor
were the only ones that did any dam
age to her antagonist. They were
thrown under her shield at the mo-
ment when she attempted to run the
Monitor down.
Gallant Eighth Connecticut.
April "a correspondent of the Kill
ingly Transcript makes the following
mention of the part taken by the
Eighth, c. v, in charging a rebel bat
terry at Newborn:
The decisive moment had arrived,
and each man felt that the fate Of the
battle rested with the Eighth regiment
Now above the thunder of the artil-
lery and the rattle of musketry was
heard the clear, ringing voice of Col
onel Harland: Attention! Battalion
Fix baYonetsi Forward, double quick
march With a deafening cheer the
boys started on a run, Colonel Har-
land at the head. Now came the order
to charge bayonets, and with another
yell, like demons let loose, the boys
went in. Our colors were the first to
be planted upon the battery, and a
Windham county boy, Corporal Frank
Trask, of Wauregan, was the first to
mount the intrenchments, but the reb-
els were going out, and prisoner aft
erward remarked their colonel told
them: There come those d--n gray
coats; it is Of no use boys" and sound
ed the retreat.
Ban on War Correspondents.
A reporter sent to the other side OF
the Potomac assured US, says a special
Tribune despatch, that Secretary
Stanton has issued an order forbid
ding newspaper correspondents, as well
as all others not actually connected in
some way or another with the service
from accompanying any Of the army
corps. 1t is understood that the whole
of the newspaper correspondents viii
be cleared out and sent back, under
the penalty Of immediate arrest one