Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-19
MONITORS STOOD THE TEST WELL
Made Attack on Charleston Forts-Stood Heavy Shot From
 Land Batteries With Little Damage in April, 1865 Dr. J. L. Otis of Norwich Dies in Washington Hospital

trustees of the Norwich Savings So- ciety on Monday afternoon, Benjamin Huntington, was elected secretary and
 treasurer in place of the late Francis l A. Perkins.
 | Among recent promotions and ap- | pOintments in Connecticut regiments are the following: Eighth regiment | Lieut.. Col. John E. Ward to be colonel | vice Edward HarIand promoted: Mai 1 Charles L. Uphan to be lieutenant col onel; Twenty-first regiment-Quarter-
 master sergeant Edward Gallup to be l quartermaster, vice H. w. Richmond
 resigned: End lieutenant John T. l Trumbu1I Jr. Co. B., to be 1st lieuten- ] antavice George P. Edwards resigned.
 Aground in the River April 15. 1S6S-The steamer City of Norwich on her way up the river Mon day night ran aground between Mont Tuesday was still fast within about 100 feet of the shore with her paddles barely touching the water.
 A screw steamer of about 800 tons burthen, named Governor Buckingham, was launched from the yards of Charles Mallory. at Mystic on Tuesday morning. The engine and boiler were constructed at the Mystic Iron Works.
 April d6 e1S63-The steamer City of Norwich, ashore between Montville and New London, got affoat and reach ed her pier at an early hour last eV- ening.
 Vicksburg Tough Job.
 The reports from the Mississippi river indicate that if our forces have found the immediate capture of ~Vicks- burg an impossibility. They are at least not disposed to waste their time in likeness. Dispatches from rebel sources indicate great activity among the, gunboats and transport fleets, looking to the undertaking of new eX piditions in various directions. It ap- pears also that our troops are gradu ally working down the river below Nfcksburg on the western bank The advance forces in this movement have already reached a point below Warren town and it is said they will shortly cross the river and occupy the town. These troops had slight encounter with the rebels on the 9th according to Cairo dispatches, which say: "On Sunday last a battle of some magni- tude took place between General Me Clernand and the rebels in small force, near Richmond, Va The rebels fell back and the federais occupied the town and then moved on to LaGrange.' Although the campaign on the Miss issippi has not appeared thus far to amount to much in results we may an- ticipate lively times there before it's conclusion.
 Wndham County Items.
 April T.. 1S63-At a borough election in Killingiy on Monday the 18th a clean union ticket was unanimously 1 elected. Rev. P. iMatheWson has closed 1 his labors as pastor of the Baptist 1 church in East Hampton. Rev. MT. l Hall, the Episcopal clergyman who has | been located at Central Village and en- 1 gagged in Missionary labors, has ac- 1 cepted the call to a pastorate of church near Philadelphia
 April IS, 1863-The stewards of the l M E. Free Church have engaged Rev. | N. G. Lippitt to supply the pulpit this 1 conference year.
 On Thursday morning a son of Wm Greene of GriswoId was drowned in he Paehaug river, with his horse. He vas endeavoring to cross the river when the high water foated his wagon md horse down stream.