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fig-TEE ‘ DEMAND NOTES OF THE
UNITED STATES, WILL BE GLADLY RECEIVED
AT ans OFFICE IN PAYMENT FOR SUBSCRIP-
TIONs .on .‘ADvnnTrsINo. OUR DIsTANT
FRIENDS ARE URGED To REMIT THEM To us
IN PREFERENCE To 'ANY BANK Norns BUT
TIIOSE‘OE THE NEW ENGLAND STATES.
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State; Convention.
The Republican State Central Committee
of Connecticut, believing that the timehas
come‘for the'united action of ,all‘the people'
of the State who are in ’favor of sustaining
the present N ational Administration in a vig-
Orous and effective prosecution of the exrst-
ing war against treason andrebellion, :and of
maintaining, at all hazards, the Constitution
and the Union of the United States, do here-
by invite all who concur in this belief to ap-
point delegates, equal to double the number
of Representatives from their respective
towns to the General ' Assembly, to a Cop-
vention to beholden at TOURO HALL, in
HARTFORD, on THURSDAY, the . 16th
day of January, 1862, at 10_ O‘clock, A. M.,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for,
State Officers, appointing a State Committee
for the ensuing year, and transacting such
other business as may be necessa
N. D. SPERRY, New Haven 00.,
W. W: HOUSE, Hartford County,
EDWARD‘PRENTIS, New London County,
CYRUS NORTHROI’, Fairfield County,
G. W. PIIILLrPs, Windham County,
WILLIAM K.~PECK, Litchfield County,
J USEPH E. STILLMAN, Mrddlesex County,
MARCUS LILLIE, Tolland County, .
..Republican State Central Committee.
New Haven, Dec. 9th, 1861.
A Confidential Word
TO OUR PATRONS!
If there is anything that degrades an Edi-
tor in his own eyes,it is to dun. He can dig,
saw wood and shovel coal for boys’ wages
(we’ve done it many a time)—-—and still main-
tain his self-respect and dignity; but to run
about and ahem out a delicate solicitation to
Jones to pay the quarter he owes us, and
with sweetest smiles and insinuating graces
of rhetoric to coquette Jenkins into the con-
viction that the fifty cents he owes us, would
“ give us aid and comfort,” is the deepest
depth of degradation to be found in the val-
ley Of humiliation! Unlike other mortals,
the Editor soars above the sordid dross Of
“filthy lucre,” and the world taking advan-
tage of this sublime trait in his character,
ofitimes perpetrate the most unpardonablc
wickedness upon those, who, through admir-
ation or conimiseratiOn, decorate their
lodgers with his name and those cabalistie
characters that “ won’t lie.” We don’t ask
for what is due us on our own account, but
knowing that very many, that owe you, kind,
delinquent patron, are waiting to get the man-
ey of us to pay you with, it is all on your own
account that we imploringly ask all to aid us
in the good work of secrrring their money
for them.
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CARRIERS ADDRESS. —
Our carrier boys have prepared with much
pains. ihd‘ considerable expense to them-
selves, their annual New Year’s Offering to
their patrons. Their efforts hitherto, have
met with favor—and we bespeak for the lads
a generous greeting on the present occasion.
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EditorialGorrespondence Of Gazette
ON THE WING.
PADUCAH, KY., Dec. 2d, 1861.
[Continued from last week]
On my way up from Cairo to Paducah, I
had the pleasure of meeting the first Union
Refugee from Kentucky, and also of making
the acquaintance of LUCIEN ANDERSON,
Esq, an earnest Union Kentuckian, who, as
I learned from a copy Of the Louisville Jour-
nal of, the day previous, was most likely to
succeed the rebel Burnett in Congress from
the lst Kentucky District. He was a tall,
lithe, muscular specimen of a Kentuckian,
making up what he lacked in suavity ofman-
ncr and refined literary culture, in earnest
devotion to the Union, and more forcible
than elegant or pious expressions of condem-
nation of the whole rebel scheme. He, with
the refugee before mentioned, had long been
a resident of the rural district adjacent to
this place, and from them both 1 obtained
much valuable information. The city itself
contains some eight thousand inhabitants,
and is certainly the prettiest little interior
Southern town I ever beheld. The town
has beautifully upon the bank of the river,
its streets running back in regular squares,
its churches frequent», and its Court House
prominent, (like all other Southern capital
towns‘ and hereand there earthworks, tents
and squads Of ,Cavalry and Infantry, and eco-
rywhere the inevitable, the “irrepressible” 72e-
gro. Being a slavellolding community, of
course the general decay and air of shiflless-
ness (that’s the word) prevails on all sides,
and the few struggling attempts at genteel
cottages and decorated residences only make
the more apparent the prevailing unthrift.—
Many of the finest residences are deserted.
Their former occupants having fled to Seces-
sia since the advent of the Union troops and
in other cases their room being filled by the
Union refugees, which persecution, and fear
of assassination have driven in from the
country round about. The military depart-
ment is under command of Gen. Smith, who
it is asserted has two sons and a brother hold-
ing positions in the rebel army, and if half
we are told concerning him by two Chaplains
and Mr. Anderson be truc,we think his com-
mission should datc at Richmond instead of
at Washington. Sure it is, that it is much
refer to have a reputation Of sympathizing
oith the rebellion than against it, within Gen.
Smith’s lines. To illustrate. If a Union
no). finds that his-pigs, his poultry, or other
)ropcrt bps been poached upon, (as always
will behhiecase in the vicinity Of a quar-
ered army, despite the most rigorous disci-
iline,) he’ makes cb‘i'iiplaint to Gen. Smith,
did is at once told that he cannot attend to
uch trivial matters. But let an open and
vowed sympathizer with treason present a
imilar charge, and the starred shoulder
traps are all obsequious attention, the dam-
.ges are endorsed correct, and the value or-
ered paid. And let the last property chance
0 be a "nigger," and the whole Division is
ounded to arms, and all the powers of the
‘ederal General, at his disposal, are put in
>rce to capture him, that is if the owner is
Sccesh.” In fine, the capture of a runaway
ave is of far greater consequence in G'én.
mith’s view than the taking of an enemy’s
imp, and the preservation Of the “sacred
istitution” is fully believed,by all who know
2m, to be much nearer his heart than the
.lvation of the Union. Infine, .the only
ziy for any citizen within Gen. 0. F. Smith’s
ties to render his peace and, property per-
ctly secure from all, infractions, he has only ;
1 be a loud mouthed advocate of Secession.’
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E The only instance in which this redoubtable
General has distinguished himself in a mili-
tary way, was a few days since in defending
a Secession flag, which an open and avowed
traitor had run out and flaunted in the faces
of our troops. The boys, under lead Of
Gen. Wallace, charged upon the vile insignia
“in force,” and soon replaced it with the
Stars and Stripes, threatening the traitor
with instant death if he carried out his
threats to haul it down. Gen. Smith, hear-
ing of the difficulty, instantly sent a courier
to the spot, demanding the American Play to
be hauled down, and the ray of treason return-
ed to where the soldiers had lahenil! Gen.
Wallace, a junior in command, informed the
messenger that he should deliver no such in-
famous order to the men. Then Geri.
Smith’s aid proceeded to announce it to the
boys in person, when they swore that neither
would they nor should Gen. Smith haul down
'that F lag unless he did it over their dead bod-
ies! Such in brief is the temper of ourmen,
and such is the temper of some of our offi-
cers, clothed in a little brief authority, who
do nothing but outrage the Union sentiment
of the loyal masses of the people, and dis-
grace the Union cause. The instance re-
ferred to was one Of open and avowed rebel-
lion’to constituted authority, yet it is worthy
of mention that Gen. C. F. Smith has not
yet deigned to report, orattempt punishment
of the offenders! But the reader will have
already conjectured the state of discipline
which such a state of things must engender.
Our noble army, made up of many of the no-
blest spirits Of the great North-west, under
command of this aiderand abetter of treason,
is totally demoralized. The men are grum-
bling, growling and threatening retaliation
upon their commander, if an opportunity
should give them a chance to shoot him. It
cannot be possible that so flagrant and out-
rageous a condition of affairs here, can be
concealed from the powers that be at Wash-
.ington. If he do not deserve hanging for
complicity with treason, he certainly cannot
too speedily be returned to whatever useful-
ness the walks of private life may afford
him.
It was while contemplating the sad and
dispirited condition of our men, under the
pro-Slavery heel of this despot,that the con-
trast between our army at St. Louis, under
the inspiration of the PATHFINDER’S Procla-
mation of Freedom to the slares of rebels, came
upon us with an irresistable conviction of its
wisdom and its POWER !' Theorise and spec-
ulate in nicest metaphysical disquisitions,but
the one great, all prevading, all powerful
truth yet stands out in bold relief, that the
half million and more of MEN, who have left
anvil and forge, workshop and counting
room, the plow and the loom, the pulpit and
the forum, these living, breathing, THINKING
m‘are making all these sacrifices and im-
periling their lives for no abstraction. Nay
verily. They are as one man, fighting and
perilling all, to their last drop Of blood, for a
GREAT PRINCIPLE, and that great principle,
let politicians mystify under whatever soph-
isnis and subterfuges they may, is to cuusn
this rebellion, and the CAUSE OF IT, in other
and fewer words, they are fighting for HU-
MAN FREEDOM!
Here some conservative reader may ask
“would you plant yourself upon the John
Coclirane and Secretary. Cameron platform
of arming the slaves, and stimulating them
to abarbarous revenge for the wrongs of
centuries, heaped upon their race ‘2” We say
frankly Nol God pity the condition of ter-
ror and panic which now tortures the breast
of every Southern mothcr‘and child, steeped
as they may be to the eyes in the madness
of the rebellion. Mankind might Well stand
aghast at the untold horrors of a servile in-
surrection, which could Only end in the crater-
mination of both races. “What,then, would
you propose ?" We reply, as frankly as be-
fore—Slavery exists and is protected only by
the guarantees of the Constitution. It has
its only bulwarks and safe-guards in its pro-
tecting ZEgis. chrthrowing the Govern-
ment and breaking down the Constitution,by
this unprovoked rebellion, no one can doubt
that Congress has now the right to abolish
Slavery in every revolted State. More, it has
the right to arm the slaves and place them in
the field to aid in subduing the rebellion.—
Under Washington and Jackson they (lid
valiant service in securing Constitutional
liberty to their white masters, and it is a
grave question of expediency. which our fu-
ture necessities must determine,whether this
element of our Own power and the enemy’s
weakness shall be brought into requisition.
That this despised race is capable of deeds
of the highest valor is as true as that their
prevailing ignorance would lead them to
acts Of untold barbarities. The cold, mid-
night murder of the rebel crew by the negro
Tillman, is a case in point, which despite its
daring, leaves a lingering and instinctive
shudder over its stoical execution. That
these men are used to aid the rebels, both as
producers and as soldiers is -no longer a
doubtful question, and that the adoption of
the Cochrane-Cameron policy would put an
end to the rebellion in less than a month, few
intelligent persons will deny. Yet we say,
frankly that we do not believe any such dire
necessity does, or need exist. Let the simple
Moment proclamation of Freedom to the
«lanes of all rebels, be enunciated, or the Jim
Lane doctrine of “crushing the rebellion, and
leaving Slewery to take care of itself,” be in-
augurated with earnest determination by the
Government at Washington, and the prob-
lem is solved. Coufiscate the slate, as well as
other property of rebels, and a means will
very soon be developed for making a sale
and just disposrtiOn of the slaves of loyalists.
Then the cause, the source, the end and aim
of this fratricidal war will be reached, and
where now discouragement and supineness,
and want of heart palsies 'the arms of our
three quarters of a million of men now in
the field, we should have an army such as
the woild has never seen, led on and nerced
up by lhc power of an idea, such asliad no
parallel in history short of the enthusiastic
hosts which rallied under the banners of Pc-
ter the Hermit. Let Our armies but know
that they are striking at the root of this re-
bellion, that they are fighting for a principle,
and that principle FREEDOM, and not an ab-
straction, which when once conquered by
sheer exhaustion is liable to break forth
afresh ourcturning strengtli,and the popular
heart of this great nation would leap forth
as irresistably as the spring-torrents sweep
the mountain gorges. Let the cause of this
rebellion be thus reached, so that the Union
shall never again be endangered, and where a
few hundred thousands have come to the
rescue, millions of men and billions of treas-
ure Would flock from every hill-side and val-
ley, every mountain and plain, sweeping this
wicked rebellion into the Gulf as irresistirbly
as Autumnal fires sweep the Western prai-
ries. When, Oh when, will the “powers that
be” come up to this proud altitude of rumor-
PLE attained to by the patriotic millions of
our people?
Returning, via. Cairo, my next stand-point
will be at Lacoi’i, in central Illinois, from
whence youvwill hear from me “Homeward
bound.” Yours, &c , B.
‘1‘.”
. Soldiers’ Knitting Circle.
The Ladies Knitting Association meets at
Mrs. Antoinette Betts, on the green, this
Tuesday' evening, and at the residence of
Lewis Curtis on Friday evening.
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MASON a SLIDELL GIVEN Us;
. The intelligent reader who has watched, .
. one and all ofourrcadcrs our earnest wrsh
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not be surprised to receive the news of tlic , “"111 1863 may mdet‘d ht «1 “II-“’1 ‘ NEW
delivery up to England of this brace of rcb- 1
(315. The correspondeiicciii the matter is too ,
lliit the gist ,
the course of events fondle past week will
volumnious for our columns.
of Mr. Seward‘s argument is that according
to English interpretation of international
law, we were entitled to hold them, but by
the interpretation insisted upon by both
France and America, we were not! In giv-
all her past history and'coming‘ over to Oirr
own interpretation of international law.—
While for any other purpose than that of
Hanging, these miscreants are not worth
their board anywhere; it is the palpable con-
viction in all quarters that our‘ government
has\set a net and that England has put her
foot in it. It may reasonably be expected
now that John Bull, who, like a bumble
bee, is always largest when he first comes
out, will measurably subside. It would seem
that the significant incident of every Ameri-
can ship in the port of New Yorkhaving
bring their flags at half-mast on the receipt
Of the news of the death of the Queen’s Cori-
sort, at a time, too, when our whole nation
felt that his people were trying to force us
into an unprovoked war, would have some
tendency to awaken kiiidlier sentiment to-
wards us.
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Don’t Forget the Poor.
We are assured by those who know that
there is much suffering among a certain class
of our citizens, who, relying upon accustom-
ed employment, liave never known want be-
fore and now shrink from letting their neces-
sities be'known. Our ladies are doing a no-
ble work in behalf Of the soldiers and we
trust that their benevolent efforts will extend
to the hunting up of 1118 poor and suffering in
our midst ctheu let them call on the public
for needful aid. We make the appeal direct
to the Ladies, for we know if they take it
in hand, thehumane work will be done.
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W The amount contributed by the 1st
Congregational church and society to the
various religious enterprises of the day, du-
ring the past year was $1260, while private
subscriptions swell the sum to $1400. This
looks well on paper, but considering the
wealth of the Society, isn’t much to brag
about after all. Despite the hard times the
pews rented to-day for an aggregate of
$208650, just five dollars more than last
year.
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WAnother of those popular “Soiree Mu—
sicales” was given on Monday evening last
by the pupils of Hillside Seminary, as a clo-
sing up, preparatory to the Holiday vacation.
This is one of the Educational Institutions of
our town, in which all justly feel a local pride,
and we can but rejoice at its deserved pros
perity.
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that Connecticut while entitled to 3 Briga-
dier Generals has none, suggests Col. Alfred
H. Terry of the 7 th regt. now at Port Royal.
We approve the suggestion, first because it
IS good in itself, second because Lieut. Col.
Hawley would appear excellently well with
the “Lieut.” left of, and third because we
would like to see Capt Charley Palmer of
the same regiment installed in hawley‘s old
boots. So we would l
W Amen to the above from the \Vinsted
Herald, and if there is any trouble about pro-
viding the.2d or 3d,we have some good tim-
ber belonging to Norwalk. If it is true as
Gen. Banks says, that Col. Ferry is the most
thorough and competent military man in his
whole brigade, and as one of our own West.—
pointers asserts that he isthe peer of any com-
mander who has gone from Connecticut,
why wouldn’t Omus S. FERRY do for a Gen-
eral ! eh"? neighbor Clarke?
Bridgeport Standard
We are glad to notice the continued
“strength” Of our friends at Bridgeport.—
They close the year with an entire new suit
of beautiful type, from our old friends the
Conners; and not only give an attractive
sheet to their readers in matter, but also in
mechanical execution. From our own ex-
penses, we conclude that our neighbor’s
“smiling morning face” is more the result of
inherent pecuniary strength, than of a profit-
able year‘s experience, and therein we find
cause for all the more congratulation of their
good fortune. Their ability and enterprise
is deserving Of a substantial reward.
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Gilt Supper.
Don’t forget the attractivé bill Of fare at
the 2d M. E. Church, on .the anniversary
night of Old Hickory’s Union victory at New
Orleans.
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SOMETurNO NEw.—Our old friend Rock-
well of Ridgefield, has gotten up an ingeni-
ous device as convenient as it is simple and
clieap,-for which all the soldiers in
camp will rise and call him blessed. It con-
sists in a self-adjusting tin candlestick, which
can be easily screwed to a box, a board, a tent
pole, Oi'.stick in the ground; and as fast as
the candle consumes, a spring presses it
to the surface tillevery vestige is consumed.
He has opened a depot at 309 Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington.
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ANOTHER NEW TURNOtT.—Friciid Bar-
tram of the Norwalk Hotel Livery Stable,
has been dashing about town the past few
days with a neat team and a new and tasty
Coach, which he designs running to and
from the cars. What a change a few years
has bro'ught forth ! Our Public Carriages are
now as neat and comfortable as can be found
anywhere.
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General Phelps and his Proclamation.
Whatever may be thought of the theoreti-
cal views expressed in the proclamation of
Brig-Gen. Phelps, issued by him on reach-
ing Ship Island, its total inappropriatencss
as a military document seems to be univer-
sally conceded. Gcn. Phelps may bca good
fighter; we hope he is,—but it may be doubt-
ed whetlicr he is the man for wh ise wisdom
in chief control, the nation would choose to
be respOnsible. Gen. Phelps is well-known
among army Officers as amari of erratic and
visionary motives, leading to the suspicion Of
mental disease. The document here referred
to would certainly go to strengthen an im-
pression of this kind. Gen. Butler bird bet-
ter be ‘at his post.
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W“ Our thanks are due Hon. N. Perry, of
the Newark, N. J., District, for Congression-
al favors.
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8TH REG’T CONN. Von, ANNAI’OLIS,
Mn, Dec. 27th, 1861. i
MEssrrs. EDITORS—Dear Sirs: I desire to
express through the GAZETTE, our thanks as
a regiment, to the Ladies’ Patriotic Society,
of South Nor-walk, for the blankets, socks,
under-shirts, which we received from
them afew days since. The articles were
disposed of to the very great comfort of those
who received them. The weather here in
Annapolis is quite cold, although we have
no snow. Yesterday We received a call
from Gov. Buckingham and Quartermaster
General Alrny. There have been some
changes in the regiment.
Infinite,
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ing them up, the Secretory naively congrat~ ,
ulates Great Britain upon this revocation of
The Hartford Con-rant, alluding to the fact .
Happy New Year.
We anticipate the riiorrow, and extend to
YEAR."
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Bank Suspension.
All the New York City Banks voted, to I
suspend Specie Payment, on Saturday last, ‘
to take effect to-day, Monday. This action
it is hoped will not only avert a panic, but
relieve the monetary pressure.
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Union Skating Park.
If there is any man whose memory will
be blessed by the “rising generation” (and
many who are risen.) it is Capt. Lamb,whose
liberality and enterprise induced him to yield
up his valuable meadow to the “nice young
men” of the town, whose active exertions
lia'v'e'given us a Skating Park, easy of access,
safe for the children, and frec'to’all. We do
not remember ever to have seen so exhilara-
rating a spectacle in Norwalk as was wit-
nessed there on Christmas Day. More than
a thousand of our citizens must. have enjo '-
ed the intoxication of “life on skates" and
some, too, undoubtedly felt the “poetry of
motion? in the “setting down” figures,which
seemed very fashionable. Parents don‘t fear
to let your children go to the Skating Park;
there can be no danger Of serious accidents.
Long live the Union Skating Park.
The Committee of the Union Skating Club
have thought proper to‘make the following
'regulatiOns:
' Do not drop any tobacco, segar stumps,pa-
per, nut shells, or any other article on the ice
that will obstruct skating. ,
Avoid crowds, and skating in strings, as
there is danger of running overchildren.
Riding down the hills on the ice with sleds,
and buildin fires on and around the Pond
is also prohi ited.
Requests made by any member of the
Committee should be immediately complied
with. ,
A red flag will be displayed on the Pond
when it is being flooded for the purpose Of
forming a new surface—and will be kept fly-
ing until new ice is formed. The red flag
will not be displayed unless there is an absolute
necessity that the pond should be cleared.
The above instructions are formed with a
design to place no restraints except such as
are necessary for the preservation of the ice
in the best condition for the general enjoy-
ment--and it is hoped that they may be so
willingly Observed by all that the occasion to
resort to other measures to secure their ob~
servance will never be required.
Executive Committee, David H. Morris,
Joseph B. Ells, E. G. Miller, A. J. Meeker
and Charles H. Street.
Collectors—Theodore Fitch and George N.
Ells.
This Pond has been rented, and there are
other expenses necessarily occurring, which
the Committee have to meet—any person
wishing to contribute to this fund can hand
their subscriptions to either of theCollectors
or toany member Of the Executive Commit-
tee.
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Death of Prince Albert.
The Steamer Persia from Liverpool, the
15th inst, brought intelligence of the death
of His Royal Highness, Prince Albert, who
expired at noon of Sunday, the 15th inst, of
gastric fever.
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DONATION.—Tlie Donation Part-y adver-
tised a few weeks ago to be given to the Rev.
Mr. Fagan of the Baptist Tabernacle of So.
Norwalk, did not come off on account of ill-
nessin the family of the Pastor. The friends
and parishioners of the Rev. gentleman
above named, nowpropose to make the an-
nual Visit and Donation this (Tuesday) eve-
ning, the 3lst inst, at Ely‘s Hall. The pub:
lie generally are invited to attend.
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Popular Readings,
Mrs. Middlebrook, a lady who has already
acquired a reputation for Dramatic Recita-
tions will give one of her entertainments at
Lockwood’s Hall, next week. With the sys-
tem of Popular Lectures,these entertainments
have become popular and genteel attractions
of our winter evenin gs. '
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W It is suggested to us that in our
“Christmas-Mia," we omitted to name Mrs.'
James Hoyt’s, at the old stand of Miss J ar-
vis’, as the place to get a “love of s bonnet.”
Well, it isn’t too late for New Years; and
what in the World makes a lady so happy
with herself and 1 the “rest Of mankind" as a
really tasty and becoming Hat. Reader, if
you haven’t already tested the experiment go
to Mrs. Hoyt’s and “try it on.”
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W The largest bid for the State loan was
made by Esther A. St. John, Of Norwalk.
The Fairfield County Bank of N orwalk
took $10,000 Of the loan. The following is
the proportion of the different cities in and
out of the State:
$469,900
By Hartford,
New Haven, 263,800
Norwich, 82,500
New London, 70,000
.Waterbury, 76,000
Bridgeport, 10,500
$972,700
Other cities in the State, 151,000
Cities out of the State, 76,300
Total, $1,200,000
The following are the cities out of the
State:
By Boston, $50,000
Albany, 20,009
New York City, 1 8,800
Washington, 2,000
Springfield, 500
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WThe corner stone ofa new court house
was laid in New York, Thursday afternoon,
with imposing ceremonies. , The building is
being erected on Chambers street, on the site
of the"old court house burned some years
since.
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W Thurlow chd, in his last letter from
Paris to the Albany Journal says that
the disadvantages under which we have met
the rebels from the first, on account of lack
of arms, is about to be removed. Mr. George
L. Scliyler, the government agent, has com.
pleted his mission. He has obtained from
the government arsenals in Austria and Sax-
oiiy over one hundred thousand rifles, equal
to any in world. These arms are now on
their way to America.
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W The cost of relieving the families of
volunteers who have gone forth from New
York, amounts to a million and a lialfiof.tltil-
lurs per year. During the month of Novem-
ber, 11,521 families, composed of 11,545 adults
and 17,129 children, received assistance.
~——-———.qu.>-0—-1—--— .7,
WLieut, Baker, of the U. S. marine
force, was brought home from Fort Pickens
in the Connecticut. Sometime ago he de-
serted to the rebels, butsubsequently return-
ed and surrendered to Col. Brown. Became
hack a prisoner. ' -
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WON Wishington correspondent says
that Gen. Scott hastened home in compliance
with the urgent request of the French Em-
eoror, who having seen and approved Earl
lussell‘s dispatch, earnestly desired a peace-
ably adjustment of the differences between
this country and Great Britain—Ib-ioune.
—--———-———.~<.>. ' '
W The editor of the Toronto Leader
whose ferocious attacks on our government,
have given it notoriety, is named George’
Sheppard, who was late editor of the Wash- 1
iiigton Republic, late sub-editor of the Wash-
ington Constitution, late agent of the “Breck-
inridge Central Committee,” late secefxslon
Wl’itlr at Richmond! ,
l
2 «j '97:.
.
.Letter from-Tybee Island?" h
We are permitted to publish the following
. interesting extract from a private lcttcr, writ-
ten by Theodore Benedict, Of South Norwalk
. a member of the Seventh Connecticut Regi-
ment, nowg. engmnped on Tybee Island, Gcor_
_ gin, to his" rooms at home. The letter is (h.-
ted Dec. 22d.
* i" ii -‘We are in a kind Of a dangerous ;
spot, about three miles , from Fort Pulaski. I
They fire a shot or two every afternoon at
us, but they fall a little short. Our troops
- are getting ready for them, we are at work
night and day ,building embankments and
fortifications, and the masked batteries we
build at night. Our General is getting two
ready to Open on Fort Pulaski; by going up
the beach about a mile, we can see and count
the cannon on the Fort, and see the sentinel
as he goes his rounds. Sometimes when our
officers go very nigh the Fort or in sight, the
rebels fire on them, but a private they do not
take any notice of, a very good thing for us,
for we can ramble around. I must quit now
for there is a call for Fatigue—it is to go and
help mount the cannon on the masked batte-
ries, which work has to be done nights, so
that the rebels cannot see us from the lFort.
There is a Sunday School established here,
but what success it meets with I cannot tell,
not having attended it myself. We have
service every Sunday morning, when all are
expected to be tlierc,unless excused by other
duties; prayer meetings in the afternoon and
evening, at the Chaplain’s Tent—all are in-
vited to join. Our meetings are conducted
on the plan of the Chaplain reading a verse
of Scripture, and the soldiers the next, and
repeating the Lord’s Prayer with him. The
Sacrament has been administered twice since
we left Washington. Our Chaplain has Li-
brary books and tracts which he gives out
about every Sabbath. Our moving rather
breaks in uponour regular Sabbath duties,
as it has tO-day, for We had to work part of
the day, This afternoon we bad service, but
to-night it is work again. Gen. Wright said
that he regretted it exceedingly, but that it
was necessary that we should put ourselves
in a state Of defense as soon as possible, that
we were likely to be attacked at any mom cut,
and that he did not wish to make any back-
ward movement, that he wanted to hold all
that he gained. As I said before, we are in
a dangerous position, with Fort Pulaski so
near us, and We have only about 1,000 men
hero ; the enemy know every inch of ground
which we do not—«if they knew how few
men we had it would be very easy for them
to attack us, but we are not much afraid, for
they are pretty well scared. Some slaves
came into our camp from Savannah, they
said the people were all running away from
that place, that some two or three thousand
rebels started to ,drive us away from Tybee
Island, but after they got to the Fort they
laid down their arms, refused to fight and
went back to Savannah. How true the re-
port is we cannot say, but the slaves appear
honest—a strict watch is kept over them-
they also say that there is but a few thousand
rebel soldiers in Savannah, and they are
mostly boys. To-day they had a chunk of
pork given them, which they said was worth
about $4 in Savannah,it was worth about 81
here. They seem perfectly satisfied with the
change of masters, but all agree in one
thing, they do not wish to go North ; they
want to be free here; they dread the cold
weather, and are attached to the South—
llieir one idea is to be free, and it is not the
Northern folks who have taught them, it is
their own masters. When we first landed at
Hilton Head, it was “bress God, massa, Ise
been looking for you dis long time” ; they
fairly cried they was so glad. We asked
them if they had expected us, they said “yes
a long time”; we asked them how they
knew, they said they “heard massa talk,mas-
sa say if the North conquer, den we get sold
to Cuba, or else take us North and make us
work hard." But they are satisfied to the
contrary now. ‘ Our officers are on the look-
out for spies, as some free negroes come into
camp, who they think come for no good.—
There were two that came into our camp on
Hilton Head, and looked around, they said
they escaped from Charleston; they were
well dressed and well informed. One said
he had been in a store there. They , gave
some information, but they were watched,
and on attempting to leave the island were
caught and brought back again, but they
were free negroes.
There is a report here that a rebel sergeant
came here'from the Fort last night, and gave
information that a rebel steamer was going
to try and run the blockade last night. She
was loaded with cotton, he said. Some Of
our gun-boats started in pursuit,but we have
not heard how they, made out. It was very
dark last night, and rained quite hard, it has
only rained twice since we landed at Hilton
Head. - The slaves say it is not the men that
want to' fight, it is the women, they cry, and
tell their husbands and brothers to fight,and
spend their money, they are afraid they will
have to go to work. They say that most of
the men are in favor Of giving up the fight,
and that. most of the South is starved out,
and cannot hold out much longer.
I thought perhaps you would like to lie
the owner of some slave property, so 1 send
you a Bill of Sale of some negroes. As the
owners have left them, PERHAPS YOU CAN
CLAIM THEM IF YOU CAN GET THEM. I have
seen two of the ch ldren,‘ one boy and one
girl, fine looking negroes, the mother is not
very old looking, but she would not bring
much in market now. It was at her house
that I ate my chickens the time I went on
the excursion that I wrote about. I must
close, as it is getting late, the roll is called
and it is time to put out lights.
‘-°>o.——_.-_..
WWithout doubt, the most important
particular as regards subsistence of troops in
the field, is the recent introduction of desic-
cated food, which was adopted for the first
time'a‘s areliablc article of the soldiers ration
in tlie‘Crimean campaign, and used exten-
sively by the Russians as well as the Allies.
It requires much less food than the ordinary
ration, and dispenses with a large proportion
of the transportation requisite for the ordina-
ry subsistence slores. Samples brought here
by the Commission in 1856, although put up
more than a year, were still sound and in
good order. 40,000 rations of these com-
pressed vegetables, put up for transportation
weigh only 4,000 pounds. including the pack-
ing cases. 84 rations of Spring vegetables,
in tablets of six rations each, Weigh but 2lb.
1202. In our modeof packing pork for the
army, we transport 87 1-2 per cent. of un-
necessary weight in the brine, salt and wood
of the barrel. In hard bread about 50 per
cent.
M—nv‘.>..——M___.
PERsONAL.-The friendsof Midshipman
F. W. Dickens will be glad to know that he
is making fine progress at the Naval Acade-
my at Newport. R. I. From the published
report for December, we see he stands second
in his class, and that he has demerit for the
academic year. He is also commended as
“A very promising young officer,” by the Sn-
perintendent, over his own signature. He
was some time ago appointed “second cap-
tain" of a gun’s crew on board the Constitu-
tion, and has recr-ntly beenpromot-ud to “first
captain.” ,He,did not retain his position long,
however, as he was ordered on shore, as
among the “best twenty" in his class, and is
now quartered at the Atlantic House, a part
of the Government institution, where he has
higher advantages, Out of four Connecticut
boys entered this year, three were fortunate
enough to be counted among the “best twen-
ty.”—Danlmry ,Iefi‘crsonian. -
_ ‘ ~«O-oo———-———-
W In all the fights that have thus far la-
ken place in Kentucky, the Union troops
. have been signify victorious. .
.1,
Street, New York.
Symparhy for Sailors.
There has been much sympathy In the
land for our soldiers. Bounties have been
offered for enlistment; provision has been
made for their families; promises Of land;
bounties on their discharge; when they have
left their homes their march has been a trium-
phal celebration; standards a: flags have been ,
1 was onl ' 3 killed and 11 wounded.
presented, and stirring speeches have been
made to them; express companies have
borne abundant. tokens of affectionate re-
membrance from their homes—(Massachu-
setts regiments received forty tons for their
Thanksgiving festival)——when their fare
has been temporarily scanty or unsavory,
the whole country has responded to their
complaints; kind ladies have met in sewing
or knitting circles, to prepare articles Of
clothing or cuisine for their comfort and en-
joyment; sanitary committees have looked
carefully alter their health; pastors and
churches have prayed for them ;—in brief,
patriotismfgratitude, and piety have cheered,
rewarded and blessed their espousal of their
country's cause, at every step.
Now this is eminently proper.
not complain of it. We rejoice in it.
But how stands the case with our brave
sailors in the Navy 1'
The soldier goes forth to fight on the land:
the sailor encounters the double peril Of war
and sea, exposed to storm and tempest on the
ocean, and on a dangerous 'coast where a
traitorous enemy has extinguished lights, re-
moved beacons and buoys, and set up decoys
to lure to destruction. He is subjected to
perils, privations, and sufferings to which
the soldier is a stranger.
Now where is our sympathy for the sailor?
Who has heard Of any such public exhibi-
tions of careful, pains-taking regard for his
welfare? Where has, the enlistment of the
sailbr been thus applauded or rewarded ?-
What crowds have cheered the departure of'
his' ship? What benisous have blessed
him—what bounty has provided for him
—What weekly gatherings of fair women
have smiled approvingly while they
toiled for him ? What complaint has been
uttered because of his salt junk and hard
biscuit? What committees have inquired
into the condition of his bunk and forecastle?
Above all, in how many churches is he re-
membered, every Sabbath, in the prayers of
God's people? ,
Yet the Government has called twenty-two
thousand of these brave men into her service
and'is asking for other thousands 'of our
hardy fishermen. They have answered with
alacrity. They have fought with courage
and success. They have suffered no repulse.
Hatteras and Port Royal attest their invinci-
ble valor and skill. They are noble, gener-
ous, frank, enthusiastically devoted to the
Stars and Stripes. But Of all, many of them
have bowed before the Cross. They are our
brethren in the faith and patience of the
Gospel. In many cases without the aid of
chaplains or the countenfihce of Officers, (al-
though in many other cases these have favor-
ed and joined them,) they have established
prayer meetings between the guns—preces
infer arma—aiid He who came to his disci
ples when roiling and rowing in the ship,
has manifested Himself among them.
Now there is a Society which takes care
of the sailor. It has proved itself worthy of
its name, The American Seamcn’s Friend
Society. It has erected and sustained a
Sailor’s Home where 60,000 of them,in eigh-
teen years, have found the comforts which
that name imports. It sends chaplains to
meet and greet them in foreign poris,and fur-
nishes libraries to instruct and help them on
ship-board. Friends of the sailor! will you
not “bear a hand” for its support? S. B. S. B.
We do
1-lt’eu».
513'le treasonable proclivities of such
men as Vallandighain are nowhere more
conspicuously displayed than in their anxie-
ty to involve the country in a foreign war:
'The object is, of course, to give the South-
ern rebsls a better chance. ‘
¢<.>-o-——-
MITTBNS! ALL MITTBNS !
A correspondent Of the N. Y. Evening
Post says: .
All the world is knitting mittens, and we
have directions and patterns and diagrams.
It is sirange some one does not suggesthow
easy it is, and how much better it is for those
who understand it, to crochet the mittens.—
Many young ladies can crochet rapidly, who
knit with painful slowness and slow painful-
ness, and then iris so much more quick and
easy. NO taking off of stitches, no changing
of needles and knitting gores, but straight‘
forward work. It is easy to crochet a pair
in a day, and not as easy to knit a pair'in
the same time.
crochet mittens l
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m- At a public reception given to Gen.
Rosencranz, at Cinclnnati, lately, he stated
in a speech relative to matters in "Western
Virginia, that “Floyd escaped, not because
there was any necessity for it, but because
orders were not obeyed.” That is a hit at
Gen. Benham, probably. Benham, it will be
rememberedpwas put under arrest soon af-
ter Floyd got away.
W
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION—The State
Committee have issued a call for a straight
Democratic State Convention to be held at
Midrlletown, on Wednesday, the 12th day
of February next, for the nomination of State
Officers. The call is really a curiosity in the
way of logic—as a specimen, the call claims
that the party has eVer proved faithful to the
Constitution, that it has controlled the gov-
ernment for nearly three-fourths of a century
—ergo, although the party is now split ill'lwu
in the middle, one-half of which is steeped in
treason,and is now in arms against the Union,
trampling on the Constitution and the flag of
our country—the best way to ;restore the
Union, says the call, is to commit; its desti.
nies to the rejected fraction. This is about
the coolest thing we have seen, and is wor-
thy a place in Barnum’s Museum.
Watcrlmry American.
Q‘.>>.—
A BATTLE FIELD—The grouping of fal—
ling men and horses; the many heaped up
masses of dead nioved strangely by tlreliving
maimed among them. showing the points
where the deadly strife had been the most
severe; the cornmiiigling of uniforms of
friends and foes, as both he scattered on the
ground on which they fell; the groups sur-
rounding this and that individual sufferer,
hearing his last words, giving to him thelast
drop of water which will ever moisten his
lips upon earth. The stretchers home from
various points, each carrying some ofiicer or
private soldier still dreaming of the charge
in which he met his wouhd,and the thoughts
of home that flashed upon the heart asit
seemed to commit that heart to a moment’s
Obvlivion of all else, Then comes the first
(lawn of hope that life may be spared; the
view of horrid objects passed—hope Of life
growing stranger, but with it now the dread
of some Operation to he undergone—the
sound of guns still heard,begetting a feverish
impatient desire to know the result of the
brlllle. Again a partial awakening up at the
voice of the surgeon; he and his attendants
seem as though they spoke in whispers; the
still further rousing of the mind as the cor-
dial administered begins to take effect; the
voiccof a comrade or friend lying close by,
himself wounded, yet speaking to cheer; the
operation borne bravely, and felt the less as
it gives promise of a lifejrist now seemingly
lost to hope; through it all, fresh news eVer
arriving from amidst the din of the strife still
raging—all this has a life and motion and
spirit in it which mocks the real grave horror
of the scene.
>—-——-—O«O’o.——————~—
IMPORTANT—The fact cannot be too often
stated, or too strongly urged upon the public
that the majority of the Saleratus in market
is not only very unhealthy, brrt actually a slow
poison, causing teeth to decay, and bringing
on the diseases generally. Thanks to science,
skill, perseverance and energy, that the man
still lives who invented Herrick Allen’s Gold
Medal Salerulus, which has and instill dojyg
such great wonders in the culinary depart-
meni, We any that one trial will convince
the most skeptical that there is none other to
be compared with it. Most of our Merchant:
have it for-sale. Their depot is 112 Liberty
Please pass on the word— '
munch—NI Y.- Tribune.
ANOTHER FIGHT IN MISSOURI
Union Men Whip Double their Number.
PALMvnA, 310., Dec. ‘39, 1861,
Yesterday General Prentiss with 450 men
encountered and dispersed 900 Rebels under
Col. Dorsey at Mount Sion, Boone collnly‘
killing and wounding 150, and capturing :55
prisoners, 95 horses, and 105 guns. Our loss
The l ebels burned another train on the 1
North Missouri Railroad yesterday, and they l
say that they intend to destroy all .the cars l
on the road, so as to prevent its berm: Used. :
__,___..‘...
Missouri. _ l
: ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.
The following resume of the recent military
Operations in Missouri is obtained from reli-
able sources:
Within the last two weeks,tlie Union army
has captured 2600 rebels, including 70 com-
missioned officers, 1200 horses and mules,
11,000 stands of arms, two tons of powder,
and a large foundry in Lexington used by the
rebels for casting cannon, shot and shells.—
Most of the rebel craft on the Missouri, in-
cluding ferry-boats, have been destroyed or
captured. A pretty clean sweep has been
made of the country between the Missouri
and Osage rivers, and General Price, cut off
from supplies, is in full retreat for Arkansas.
' Our loss in accomplishing all this is 100
killed and wounded. These are the points
of the brilliant strategy Of Gen. Halleck ably
executed by Gene. Pope, Prentiss and Nick-
son, Colonels Jeff. C. Davis and Steele, and
the brave officers and soldiers of our army.
Gen Price's designs to stir up rebellion in
North Missouri and simultaneously burn rail-
road property on the 20th of the month have
been foiled to a great extent by the energy of
Gen._Hallcck and the activity of our forces,
whicn are kept in constant motion, notwith-
standing the severity of the weather. The
damage done to the railroads in North Mis-
sonri has been greatly exaggerated. Repairs
are rapidly in pIOgress and they 'will soon be
in working order. Ten bridge-burners have
already been shot and fifty more are in close
confinement to be summarily dealt with un-
der Gen. Halleck’s order. It is confidently
expected that our moving columns will effec-
tually break up the bridge-burning in North
Missouri. No mercy will be shown to the
scoundrels, Gen. Halleck’s order being to
shoot down any one attempting such acts.
«9».
W Arms and ammunition continue to ar-
rive from Europe. The Teutouia,l'rom Ham-
burg, brought over 75,000 stand of arms' for
the government, principally rifles, the lar est
portion of which came from Austria. he
Hausa, of the Bremen line, brings about the
same number, shipped in a great measure
from England and France. Besides these
arms the steamer Damascus is now discharg-
ing a large quantity of lead from Liverpool,
amounting to about 140,000 pounds, and
about 5.000 stand of arms. Within the past
four or five months not less than 250,000
stand of arms have come to us from Europe.
“0».
PORT ROYAL ADVICES AND. THE STONE
FLEET.—Tlle steamerMarion arrived in New
York on Wednesday from Port Royalgbring.
ing news that a portion of the stone fleethad
been successfully sunk in the main channel
of Charleston harbor. They numbered six-
teen liulks. They were not placed straight
across, as in other cases were the experiment
has failed," but in three rows, with special re-
ference to the fact that the inland waters
must flow to the sea. An intricate maze of
shoals and eddies will thus be impossible to
navigate, but which will still allow of the
flow of water without the creation of new
channels. The Charlestonians, on the ap-
proach of the fleet, destroyed the liglithor‘pe
on Morris Island by blowing it up.
On the 19th, seven companies of the 7th
Connecticut regiment, under Col. Ter ,
were taken to Tybee Island by the March. .
Gen. Wright and part of his staff also went
to the Island. - ’t
The expedition intended for Gen. Viele't
brigade has been abandoned, at least for the
present, resulting, it is reported, from want
of harmony and agreement between Gerri
Sherman and Corn. Dupont relative to the
plans of action. - ' :,
Gen. Stevens, whose brigade has recently.
been reinforced byrlie 76th and partof 45th
Pennsylvania regiiiieiirs, it is expected will.
in a few days, make an advance from, Beau-11
fort and seize a point on the Charleston ano
Savannah railroad. ; -
Geri. Wright will probably be stationed at
Tybee, and assume the command. Before
his arrival there were only 600 men of the
46th New York on the island, with not agun‘
mounted, and liable to be attacked at any:
moment by the enemy in force. Gen.
Wright’s brigade has been for some time past;
busily engiilged on the cordon of earthworks
enclosing ilton Head fora distance of about
three miles back extending from shore to
shore. The works are to be defended by 100
guns of heavy calibre, and will be impregna:
ble against any force that may be brought
against them. .
At Hilton Head mechanics are still busy
erecting and completing warehouses, stables
and other buildings for the comfort of the
troops during the winter campaign. . '
The number of contrabands free in Beau.
fort, Hilton 'hoad, Tybee, and on board the
ships is not far from 1,000.
9‘.»
Recovery of an Important Record.
Charles J. Hoadley, the State Librarian,
has exhibted to us a venerable manuscrpi
volume which disappeared many years since
before the days of antiquarian investigation,
and has long been supposed to be irrecover-
ably lost. It is the second volume of the
Records of the Particular Court Of the Col-
ony of Connecticut coverin the time be-
tween Marcli 1649—50 and line 1663, and
contains also the Probate proceedings and
Wills and Inventories 161‘ the same period-.-
The Colony was not livided into counties
before 1666, and the Pagticular Courtgcalled‘
also sometimes Quarte Court, sometimes
Court of Magislrates or Court Assistants, was
8 Superior Court and Prerogative Court for
the whole colony; its sessions were held reg-
ularly at Hartford, butia few were held at
Windsor, Weihersfield ;and Pequot (New -
London). The Wills and Inventories, vlhich
fill 185 pages, are from all parts of the State
then settled except- New Haven County and
the towns of Stamford and Greenwich.—
Among the will are those of GovernorHaynes
made 1646; Gov. Wells.'1659; John Ta cotl,
1659; Thus. Olcott, 16-53; one of Leonard
Chester made Nov. 22, [637; Henr Wolcott
and his wife, 1655; John Beebe of cw Lon-
don, 1650; Win. Hill of Fairfield, 1649.—
Tliis Volume renders the series of publicre-
cords complete from the first, and will settle
some genealogical questions and other matters
of local history—Hartford Press,
~.>.
Let Slavery Peel the War.
The Christian Inlelliyenoer—f0r a geiier‘u
tion the organ of the Reformed Dutch Church
in this country, and an exceedingly cautious
conservative journal—has a strong lead,” en-
titled “Slavcry against the Government,’ in
which the Editor, the Rev. E. S. Porter,tr.kes
decided ground in favor of recognizing
slavery as the mainspi'ing of the rebellion,
and treating it accordingly. Says the 4m.
tor:—
“From the beginning or the Civil war until
now, Slavery has supported the rebel aruy,
and operated as the soul of'thc rent consm-
racy atNauonal life and liberty. liese things
being so, it becomes a question of no merely
momentary interest. What ought the Got.
ernment to do wrlh Slavery now ? Wha,
policy, if any, shoulrftlic loyal men of thu
country adopt I‘GSpt‘mlllg‘ the future treatmen.
of this national Cancer? The reply which
ar'rcéd that when the
lflrc to meet on Monday riext, and when the
Senate meet on that «lay it adjourn to next
....
NEWS ITEMS.
~—-Sl.. llco'rs‘: ‘ -. ~ - .
‘ is.{if}5.1;]‘3333-34’"'3?333511-16?
Insuricld for $£0(”&1ick. Loss about $8,000,
——
to return to the war.
Ellffillliiififit2":5urs'ivcd
l uninvitation
[c says he is anxious
r
Friesdav from
CllSl : 1’ - '
0f (. . . ,1. .l ~ , I 1“
prec _ .;' 3’, . ‘ C 3.1.. .
dead , ..~.;,.,‘ ":1, $4.“, at ' .
Darlc'n ..'_ 2.x ' ‘u of h, N . I» 19;...”
.. ... epulture '
each a separate grave. The ’pagymgvlig
brings the informatio
n states th
{hem buried, and that they num‘hteil'lefii saw
inndred and sixty-five in 1 one
1
The Baltic from F0 a '.
w rt Pr 1:
say . matters there were unchanged. thDelsZtr‘f:
ers report great distress and discontent
:(ilrlpgrsigl fI‘liohrebézl forces. The gunboat Iro
l s re umter blockaded i C' .
gos. The gunboat Flambeau ‘ n renfue-
r
the pGOI't‘of Nashua where the liablehcgiing
lis_ deinuckrnglram has gone to Annapo-
farglhf measgrngton, tolooloafter the wel-
places. onnecticut Regiments at thoqe
———Col. Hoe, of New Yo
__ . , rk, the celeb
pressdmapuis in London. It is somervavhea‘i
lpara. crowd to see the London Telegraph
buying at the head of its columns a notice of
(Aug printed on one of Hoe’s first American
presses, and underneath a leader denouncin
everything American. 8
—- rrnce Napoleon since his 1'
, tn
grance, has been the untiring friend8 on“:
overnment, and it is now midis pre tiring
geigeteechttriibc delivered before the reach
troublés. a ing a Northern view of' our
——A volunteer who rides ' ’
the domestic .arts he xhas leali'hnelcsleudr‘ilriegn
camp life, writes home to advise the girls host
return in a short time, and the irls ‘
get good husbands, who can cogk, 35:23:
"01‘, and do general housework, Or work in
the gF-‘irden or run errands for their wives.
:—— rom a recent return sent in to the Ad-
jutant-General of the State of Ohio it ap.
pears that in addition to the large force a]-
ready in the field. Ohio could, should the ser-
yice require, put twenty-three regiments of
infantry, four regiments of cavalry, and eight
batteries of artillery into active service before
New Year’s day of 1862. Their twenty-
two regiments of three months’ men have all
reorganized except one, several of them be-
ing already in active service. Good for Ohio.
—-Last Monday night Mrs. James Menard
an old lady in Stam 0rd, was snfl'ocated to
death by the burning of her bed, which was
fired by ahot brick which she placed at her
feet upon retiring. The fire was discovered
and extinguished, but too late to save her
life. The house was not injured,
—The Detroit Advertiser has it upon good
authority that one corporal and" twelve pri-
vates deserted a company of English regu-
lars, on Saturday last, and went to Detroit
for the purpose of joining the MulhganBrig-
e.
——The World argues that the inaction of
the forces has been caused by a lack of ef-
ficient arms, but that the recent importation:
of mnskets from Europe will remedy that,
and an advance may with confidence besoon
expected.
—Portland and Newport are knovn to af-
ford the only harbors which the grett Brit-
ish iron-clad steam-frigate Warrior can on-
ter. She draws twenty-eight feet ofwater-
too mnclr to admit of her crossing the bar
into New York Harbor. Her Majeszy’s Oth-
er vessels are less formidable visitors
—_-There is not a particle of truth in do
statement Of a bogus “Lt. Hui-d” that Col.
Corcoran had escaped fromthe jail at Charles-
ton. .
-—Lettcrs received in Washington from
Havana state that two rebel steamérs. the
Theodora and the Isabel, were some do 9
a o at N assarr, coaling, by permission of or
ajesty’s vessels, at the government yard,
but that our vessels were not permitted to
coal from our, own ships at that point.
-—_—A boy 16 years Of age, named Lull, in
Prttsfield, Mass, died on the 19th fnom the
effects of swallowing pebble stones, in imita-
tion of a humbug showman.
-_—At a recent wedding in Boston, the
bride was dressed in white, and the brides-
maids respectively in red and blue. We pre-
sume the bridegroom saw “stars”
— 00"” . M _ ‘_
Congress. ' '
WAsnINGTON, Dec. 23, 1861.
SENATE—Mr. Grimes (lows) gave notice,
of the hospitals in Washington place! under
the care of a Homeopathic physician
Mr. Lane presented the credentials; of tho
Hon. Garret Davis, Senator elect froii Ken-
furl-i311, in place of Mr. Breckinriige, ex-
e
tnMr. Davis appeared and took tbccath of
0 CC. 1 '
Mr. Fessenden from the Comm on
Finance, reported a bill making a prior
tions for gunboats on the Western "on.
The bill appropriated 81,500,006:r It was
passed. ,, -
Mr. Simmons offered a resolution that a
Select Committee of three be appdnted to
consider the expediency Of‘ connecting some
of the military and naval stations on the
coast by submarine telegraph. Mopfed.
A bill from the House to inexact the da-
It makes the duty on tea 20 cents, 1n coffee
5 cents, and on sugar 2 1-2 to 8 cut: per
pound.
viding for the better or nizstion o the mil-
itar establishment. eferred.
lie House then resumed the consideration
of the resolution offered by Mr. Yilson on
Friday, requesting the Committee ion Mili-
tary Affairs to report a bill provi f an "ad-
ditional Article of War for the 3.5mm»:
of the Army,” whereby all oficu's in the
military service of the United * Sines shall
be prohibited from using any pox-tan of the
forces tinder their respective commands for
the purpose of returning fugitive saves from
service or labor, and to provide fo'. the pun-
ishment of such officers as may delete this
"Article of W'ar,” by dismissal from the set-
The resolution was then adoptcl.
Mr. Merrill trom the Committeq; on Ways
and Means, asked leave fl) report i‘bill to in-
crease Ilie duties on tea, coffee antésugar.
The bill proposes to make the (my on ten
of all kinds 20 cents a pound; oa coil“ 5
cents a pound; and on sugar 2 14;;3 ,5 and
8 cents a pound according to the run fly.
The bill also proposes to fix thr duty 0"
molasses at 6 cents a gallon. ‘ _
Mr. Vallandigham objected to 118 unto.
duction of the bill.
The bill was subsequently passed, by Yen
—- 77, Nays 29.
Adjourned,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 1861.
SENATE.'-—Soveral petitions were! present-
ed, praying for the emancipation offhe slave!
of rebels without compensation, sud those
of loyal masters with compensation
Mr. Hale Offered a resolution mum on
the Secretary of the Navy for a HS? 0 the
volunteers—lieutenants,masters, paymasters,
etc—iii the Navy.
O Resolution adopted.
)Ir. Howe gave notice that he would in-
tmduce a bill to amend the Fugitive Slave
Law.
The Senate then went into Executive sci-
sioii.
0n the opening of the doors the Sensuali-
jonrned until Thursday.
Washington, Dec. 26, I861.
SENATE—On motion of Mr. Hale it was
’ Senate adjourn 10-day
ought, in our judgment, to be made to they}
questions, is this: Slacery made the War, let
Slaoenufeel the War-not by inciting servile
insurrections, whose many and nameless
atrocities would outrage humanity, but by
confiscatirrg the slaves of all rebel masters,
so soon as they can be reached, and by risingr
them as hired laborers rintil the rebellion is
crushed, in part by their aid. Thus the pow- .
er of slavery would be rightfully used against'
itself. Thus the issue which the rebel con-z
spirators have tendered the Government
Would be precisely met as tendered, and the
ultimate decision of this controversy Would r
prove itself plainly in favor ofullimatceman- ,1 Mr. Davis gave notice
cipation.
".po .-.—-———
‘W‘Tlie Banks of our City genera" re~ ’
solved on Saturday to suspend Specie ay-
menls this morning, the heavy drafts on their
coin caused by their large advances to the
Government rendering this step, in their
judgment. necessary. We presume it will be
quite generally followed in the large cities,
though the drain upon our CityBanks re.-
sults from causes, which tend rather to
Thursday.
Mr. Grimes presented a petition from citi-
zens Of lowa for the introduction of the ho-
meopathic system of practice in the army.
Mr. Hale offered a resolution, that the
President be requested, if not incompatrblo
with public interest,
dispatches which have
G 'eriinient . _ _
‘t'lfyseizure of Messrs. Mason and Slidell,nrd'
dis )alCllGS to be communicated either in open
lor Executive Session, as may
‘proper.
tofrausmit copies of all
passed between this
and Great Britain, relative to
be deemed
. Sumner ob'ected.
M" J that he should,“
roil'uce a bill confiScatiiig every species-
‘ roperty of all persons who have had an
our ection with the southern rcbell
ii at civil, military or naval capacity.
‘1 Adjourned.
» W‘ . .
heiiieiiriy calling
ing stores, &c., the
ch-re are a thousand government
and two hundred ambulances star _
at thehcad of Broadway, in that c ,
W
While Gen. Buell in Kentucky is vo-
for the means of trauport-
Cincinnati Gazette I".
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strengthen than weaken theBonks of the A
to be in a hurry to many, for the boys will.
that he should introduce a bill to hove one '
ties on tea, coffee and sugar was received— j
Hausa—Mr. Perry introduced a bill pro-
vice. . ,
Norwalk Chronicler