Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-17
NEW VAULTS FOR BANK BUILDING
Received For Thames Bank and Shetucket Bank Fifty Years Ago-Gen Grants Army at the Rear of Vc1sburg- Monument Prepared For a Norwich Soldier, Lieut.. Marvin Wait, Killed at Antietam.

For the new bank building which was being erected in Shetucket street, ! two big iron vaults were received in this city this week fifty years ago and were to be placed for the SheIucket bank and the Thames bank Their arrival excited much interest as they were something notable for those times.
 There was some encouraging news from the front both along the Rap pahannOck and at Vicksburg, where the Union and rebel armies were fac in~ each other, but in some cases the glowing reports of Union successes proved to be only rumors.
 The following are extracts from the Bulletin of '63.
 May II. 1S63.-Isaac Goodspeed of this town has received Her Majestys Great Seal and Letters. Patent for Great Britain for his machine for cut ting cork stOppers
 Run1ored Capture of Richmond
 This city was thrown into a fever of excitement Saturday evening and Sunday by the reports over the wires that Richmond had been taken by troops from Suffolk and vicinity. There was great rejoicing over the news but the citizens very prudently refrained from public demonstrations and waited anXiOuSly for a positive confirmation of the reports. Nothing cOnfirmatory was received during the day, and up too late hour last night nothing had been received, but we still have hopes that the first reports will be confirmed.
 Grant Making Progress at Vioksburg.
 The following is special dispatch from Memphis to the Cincinnati nj mt r.l8H Grand Gulf. Port Gibson and Willard Valley. On Wednesday Gen. Grants main army was 90 miles up the Big Black River marching on the rear of Ficksburg. The men. were enthusi- astic at the prospects of a speedy vic tory.
 May 12. 1863-The schooner John R. Platen, ashore on Race Rock. off New London, harbor has been pur- chased as she lies by J. M Hunting ton & Co. of this citv for $125. She will be immediately raised and taken on the marine railway below the city or repairs.
 At meeting of Niagara Engine Co. on Monday evening the following off cers were elected: Albert w. Davis, foreman; James M. Armstrong, first assistant; R. R. Armstrong, second assistant; Henry D. Capen, clerk
 Death of a Soldier.
 
 of this city, died in one of the army hospitals on Thursday last He was a member of Co. c. Twenty first regi- ment. His remains are expected to arrive home on the special New Lon don train at 3.45 this afternoon.
 Editor Going to South America.
 William Fitch of New London, who for the past ten months has been con nected with the Bulletin in the capac- ity of assistant editor, starts from Boston Wednesday morning in the ship Ocean Pearl for Valparaiso. where he intends to engage in the shipping business in connection with a New London house.
 The Palladium says that private letter received in New Haven Satur- day, from d private in the 27th Con necticut. says. that only two compa- nies-D and F. of the 27th reported at headquarters after the battle of Sunday near FrederiCksburg,t that the remainder are missing either killed or prisoners.
 State Bounty Money.
 Tn the annual report of the adiu- tant general the following shows the numbers of volunteers from each county whose families are entitled to the state bounty. April 1. 1883. with the gross amount paid each month;