l l l l l ‘r-WVilliam A. Buckingham, 39,782 . JamssC. Loomis, ,636 Scattering, 12-30,846 9,134 A .. 1. .- .-._. .- .__...,. a .1 ii i l l GlfiETT v1. 33*“ unlock. Tuesday, April 29,1862. - The Clerkship of the House. , The number of candidates for a Clerkship in the House this Spring is unusually large. ”The list, so far as we know, is as follows: ' Cooke Lounsbury and Nathan Willey, of Hartford ;- D. B. Booth, Danbury ; W. T. El- ‘ mer,-Middletown; H.-B. Brown, Chatham; G. B. Hilliard, Jr., Clinton; John R. Buck, . Harthrd; H. Lynde Harrison, Branford; V. R. C. Giddings, Winsted; Bradley D. Lee, ‘Hitchcockville; F. D. Fylcr, Torring- ton. ' -Of these, Booth has been Clerk of the - Senate, where he discharged his duties with unusual ability; Willey was Assistant Clerk at the Extra Session; Lounsbury is a lawyer Of Hartford, and a good Union Democrat; 'Elmer is on the Republican State Commit- tee for Middlesex County ; Brown has for several years been a Rep'orter in the House: and must be familiar with Legislative pro- ceedings and Clerkly duties; Harrison is a lawyer, prompt and energetic; Hilliard is a business man of the wide awake sort; Buck and Lee are law students,or young lawyers; Giddings is a cousin of Hon. Ammi Gid- dihgs of Plymouth, and a young man of ability; while Fyler we do not know, but he is vouched for by Clark of the Winsted Herald. , . .The qualities needed in a Clerk of the House are promptness, a good voice, an eye quick to decipher hicroglyphics, in the shape :of'Bills for Public Acts, and Resolutions, and a general disposition to oblige. The House will be fortunate in having so large a number to select from, almost any one of whom would fill the place creditably. ¢—.>. Our Village Cemetery. » In nothing is the advancement of a people in Christian civilization and moral culture more certainly portrayed than in their ten- der care of the dead. Show us a communi- ty where the graves of the “loved ones lost” are left neglected, where the fences are down and: the cattle have free range, where briars and weeds, and general shiftlessness mark the resting place of the dead, and we will show you a community of blunted sens ibili- ties, of gross sentiments, if not of indifferent or bad morals. It is with these inevitable convictions that we make one more earnest appeal to the Directors of our Norwalk Cemetery Association. The plot selected could not have been more inappropriate for anything like natural attractiveness, the grounds comprising one unbroken level, and consequently the hand of skillful art has all the more labor to perform, if it ever be re- deemed from its want of native beauty.— We are very far from lightly esteeming the public spirit and generosity of those who in the beginning risked their money in the en— terprise, but while we know that to be “dili- gent in business” is a moral as Well as reli- gions duty, it does seem to us that when it comes to a matter appertaining to the decent repose of our dead, the strain for large divi- dends and the struggle for pelf, might cease. Is there not enough of heartlessness, and of sordid greed in the every day tumult of our business life, to leave this spot sacred to oth- er and nobler aspirations and reflections. Much has been done, but much more needs to be done. The Avenues should be graded and graveled, and the fences put in decent repair on all sides, or, what perhaps would be better, some suitable hedge planted which should beautify as well as inclosc the grounds. If there is not sufiiicient means in the treasu- ry, we are quite confident that a small as- sessment upon each lot would bemost cheer- fully contributed by the proprietors for the purpose. We are authorized by Mr. Charles Smith, Sexton, to proffer his willingness to assume the entire care of the grounds, mow ing the grass, removing rubbish, and keepin g the avenues clean and in repair, without compensation from the Association, if they will put them in condition to start with.— Will they not do it, and do it at once? .«Q». 63" We perceive by th ew Haven Pal- ladium that our friend Br ley, of the Nor- wich Bulletin, has “been and gone and done. it. ’ We were afraid he would all the time. He positively and absolutely refuses, as We understand it, to allow his name to be used as a candidate for the United States Senator- shipl. How could you do so, Izak ? We > know it has been offered to a great many different gentlemen about the State who have'declz‘ned, but we didn’t expect it of Bram. We never saw him before in ac'ondi- tion where he couldn‘t or wouldn’t stand! We relied upon Brom. as the last prop, and if this tOo has fallen from under us,we might as well give up to the inevitable fate of Mr. Dixon’s re-election. Oh, Izak, how could you hone did it .9 . , ~<o»~——— ' WHO SHALL BE SPEAKER—There has never within our experience been so much “ ing” for the Speaker’s gavel as the present year. Carter is confessedly the best man for it, but the offer of New Haven Green would not tempt him to write or speak the first word for himself—much less would he go into the bartering traflic in committee ap- pointments, which often has, or is supposed to have, much to do with the success of can- didatcs. So Carter may not get the Speaker- shl'p, but the State will not be the loser. As leader of the House—a position he must hold byvirtue of that superiority which all must respect, he can be of infinitely greater ser- vice than if in occupation of the chair. - Winsted .Herald. m" True as Gospel preaching, every word of it, but we have yet to be made to believe that there are not honorable men enough elected to the House to see and do the‘fair thing. . ————a.<. 'fi‘ Danbury is a queer place if we ma believe their papers. Mr. and Mrs. A. fly ‘ Staples died last week and were buried in ' one grave, and while the family were absent at the funeral the house was robbed of over $100 in money—A sat of vagabonds and scallawags named “Jeff Davis, Beaure ard, Cobb, Floyd, Breckinridge, Slidell and en- jamin,” were brought before a justice, on _ Tuesday 22d, and sent to the work-house for 30 days each—W. A. Crofi'ut, formerly editor of the Jefersom'an, is announced by ‘ that paper to be home on a brief visit, and “will receive his friends at the Episcopal church, at 2 o’cloc .” fi' He did, and we were there to see ' him “tied up” to one of those sweet little crea- tures, just “sich” as we used to covet “in the days when we went sojering.” ._..._4 .‘.>. The official Canvass. The state canvassers completed their work Saturday. The votes returned and can- vassed for Governor are as follows :— Mii‘riilay’s War News. CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS. The most important news this morning is that announcing the capture of New-Orleans by the National forces. 11w Pctcrsbzo'g 19.1!- press of Saturday professes to have a dispatch cd Fort Jackson on Tuesday, and that when the news thereof reached New-Orleans the excitement was boundless. Martial law was proclaimed, and all the cotton and steam- boats, except those required for transporta- tion, were burned. Corroborating this is a dispatch from Gen. McDowell, who gives the substance of what had appeared in The Rich- mond Examiner on Sunday, to the effect that New-Orleans had been taken, and that there was great destruction of cotton and steam- boats. As this intelligence is forwarded through the War Office, it may be presumed that there regarded as trustworthy. A special dispatch from Cairo to The 0112'- cago Times says that Beauregard has with- drawn a considerable portion of his force from Corinth for the defense of Memphis, Gen. McClellan reports a brilliant dash against one of the Rebel works near Ycrk- town on Saturday morning by a company of a Massachusetts regimpnt. The capture of the work was effected without any serious loss on our side. ' Gen. Banks telegraphs frOm his camp near Sparta that descrters and refugees corrobor- ate previous reports that J ackson, after flying from our advancing column on Eriday last, pushed forward to a point one mile north of Harrisonburg, where a turnpike branches to the left, passing Magaughcystown on the south fork of the Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge, and running thence to Gordonsville. At an early hod’r on Saturday morning J ack- son, with his whole force and train, took the Gordonsville pike, and at last accounts had reached Magaughe 'stown. - Maj. G. C. F. mith died at Savannah, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon, of dysentery. Gen. Smith was taken sick shortly after the occupation of Savannah by the forces under him, and has been suffering and sinking slowly for some weeks, though his condition was not thought to be dangerous until the past week. His family have been notified of his death, and are on their way to Savannah. <<O>o Our War Correspondence. We present this week amore than usually interesting summary Of Army correspon- dence. These - letters will be found to be very graphic, and will well repay a care- ful reading. ~.>- o—— —— The New School House. The new brick edifice of the Center School District [why can’t our districts be ranged in numerical order ?] has already been com- menced, and is being rapidly pushed forward to completion. The tax is also laid and now in the course of collection. As the agent goes about to those who so valiantly fought down the old Union School and High School system, we desire them to reflect upon the measure of success which has attended their cfiorts. Any one of a mathematical turn of mind, is requested to cypher out the net pe- cuniaryresult and gain which has been se- ured to the tax-payers of the town by the joyful destruction of the old Union School building. It has been currently boasted all along to have been “a big thin g,” but there are quite a number just now who “can’t see it.” ——-——‘vo-oc>—— Parson Brownlow. That brave and fearless patriot, whose suf— ferings and faithfulness to the Union for the past twelve months in Tennessee, have so thrilled the hearts of all loyal men ever ’- where, We see is to be in New Haven soon. We really hope he may be induced to pay Norwalk a visit. The earnest wish to see and hear him is upon the lips of all. «no Railroad Accidents. Alittle lad named Tucker came near lo- sing his life last Week, in consequence of his rashness in running across the railroad track at South Norwalk, in front of an approach- ing train. He was hit by the engine, and very seriously, if not fatally, bruised An old lady, named Earle, walking on the track of the Danbury and Norwalk railroad near Pine Island, on Friday last, was also struck by the engine and stunned for a short ime. __....... W We have read with a shudder the fearful account of some dark and mysterious horror, connected with th erilous abduc- tion of a young and beauti 111 female, in one of the dark alleys of that unusually dark city which was discovered just in the nick of time by the junior Editor of the New Haven Palladium.(?) It is some consolation to know that the “junior,” with the aid of the “ever vigilant police” are bound to probe the mystery. .<°>. A Sprinkler. Isn’t there some reasonably ambitious man about town who desires to earn a reasonable per diem this summer in sprinkling our streets. The borough ought to contribute something, and private individuals will do the rest. ‘<.>> “The Camels are Coming, Oho, 0ho !” No, it isn’t the Camels, either, but the Hip- po—well, we won’t break our jaws nor peril those of any one else in trying to express it v—but the caravan, wild beasts, and some that ain’t so wild, is coming. They are also to have the great Behemoth of Scripture,and the elephants, and the monkeys, and the mu- sic and all the wonderful things that have kept the whole juvenile populace from sleep since the advent of their startling posters.— Then they have the Athleo—no, we won’t attempt that either. Go and see it all. See also adv. <.> For the Gazette. A “70rd to the Benevolent. MussRs. EDITORS :—There is a worthy man among us, an old citizen, who has had a very expensive family to rear, and who now has imposed upon him the additional burden of entirely supporting an inv al id brother. I do not know that he will thank me for referring to his straitened circum- stances, and yet I know that the benevolently inclined could and would cheerfully cast in an occasional mite for the assistance of this helpless and destitute invalid, if they knew all the facts. Having said thus much I may as well add that I refer to the case of GEO. W. JENNINGS. Many years ago he started the newspaper business, which he continued. for. a long time, when the limited sale gave him little other return than trouble. This, by perseverance and diligence, however, had grown into quite a business, and if all the sales in our town were still confined to one store, would offer a small, but sure and reasonable compensation. This, however, is not the case, and it is doubtful whether any one can make a decent return for their vex- ations and troubles, and in this view of the case, is it unreasonable to hope that those who have other business qualifications and advantages, and are not at all dependent on this small and unremuncrative branch, will relinquish the same to one who from Provi- dential circumstances, so sorely needs it? I should be the last one to discourage business competition, but being entirely satisfied that there can be but little or no pecuniary sacri- fice involved in the action I have suggested, Vox Forum. Majority for Buckingham, ‘3. generosity of the parties. _I have made bold to make the appeal to the, Sum ISLAND, Miss, March te-lth, 1862. '* EanoRs or GAZETTE:—’l‘hinkingtlmt many of“ our Norwulk Friends would like to hear from us, I send you a. copy of our (‘ompnny‘s diary from the date of g l ! from Mobile, announcing that our fleet pass- ‘ leaving llnrtl‘ord up to the day of“ arrival on this Is- land. .MONDAI’, Feb. 24th.—Wc had breakfast at 61-2 ‘ o’clock, and at So‘clock, A.M. the roll was heat for the men to fall in.~ After which the companies marched to the field to receive instructions in regard to striking tents and matters necessary to breaking up of Camp. I can assure you that it was aglorions (lay for us, although it rained very hard all day. We were all anxious to get away from Hartford after be- ing there over three months. Shortly after 12 o‘cl‘k' the tents went to the ground. At 2 o’clock we form- ed again, having everything packed, and all ready for a move to “Dixie Land.” Each Company left its street and marched to the parade-ground, where the Regiment was formed by the Lieut. Colonel. Soon after formation the Hartford City Guard marched out to give us escort, accompanied by a splendid Band which discourscd some beautiful music for the occasion. At 2 1-2 o’clock we left our quarters prob_ ably l‘orthe last time, and arrived at the cars about 3 12 o’clock. At 4 o’clock, we were ready to move, (that is, the right wing—six companics) under com- mand of Lieut. Col. Colburn, in the first train. The left-wing, under Major Peck, left in‘ a second train. We arrived in N ew Haven about 6 o‘clock, RM. and embarked on the Elm City for New York. That night was a tedious one for me. We experienced a tremendous storm which led me to suppose that we should not see New York, but before morning the storm subsided, and we were safe. Thank Heaven! We arrived in New York on the morning of the fith. As the men landed from the Elm City they were formed in companies and marched on board the Steamship Fulton, a very fine ship of 2300 tons. We found she had on board 600 of the 13th Maine ch’t, making in all nearly two thousand souls. On the morning of the 26th we moved into the stream and cast anchor to await further orders. On the morn ol' the 27th we found ourselves in the midst of a snow storm. At one o’clock the anchor was weighed :1 ml we took our departure from New York. Many a heart throbbed to think of the friends and relatives left behind, but it is a consolation to know that al- though we are away from home we shall not be for- gotten by those we love. FRIDAY, 28th.—Last night was a tedious one for many; the wind was high, and the ship rolled in such a manner that it caused many a one to cast up their accounts with old Neptune. It being so cold I stayed in my bunk a good share of the day. MARCH lst.—This is the first day of Spring, but it has very little of that appearoncc to me. A heavy breeze sprung up out of the North-west, which con- tinned to blow with great fury all night. The sky was clear and the weather cold. I had an idea that when we got as for south as we are at present, we should find warmer weather than we now experi- ence. I do not see but that it is about as cold as when we left New York. This morning we were ofi‘ Cape Hatteras. We are now moving at the rate of eleven knots per hour, with very little sail set, as the wind is high. Our vessel is a splendid sea craft —she is said to be equal to any steamer which calls out of New York. I think she is overloaded with live freight. It is rather tough to see how closely the men are packed away, and to see the poor fel- lows sea-sick. Some of them have eaten nothing since we left New York. If they did it would soon come 03' their stomachs, and nothing can be done for them. SUNDAY, March 2d.—We now feel 'the southern breeze. This day wears a cheerful aspect. At one o‘clock last night a light was seen across the bows; the word was passed “ light ahead,” and everyone was immediately on deck thinking perhaps one of the rebel privateers was after us. The light was visible about ten minutes, when it was put out. We think it must have been some vessel trying to run the blockade. This afternoon we had Divine Ser- vice on board. It has been a splendid Sabbath day; it has been as calm on the ocean as on our rivers at home, with a clear sky and hot sun. The men are on deck, in their shirt sleeves, and it really does not seem possible that there could be such a change in so short time. Manon 4th.-—Warm and pleasant after the terrible gale last night. Early this morning we hove in sight ofland, which proved to be Florida. We have fol- lowed within ten miles of the coast all day andnight. It is splendid to see land with its green grass, and trees all leaved out. * * ' * * * We are now quite a distance below Ship Island. We are obliged to steer this course in order to clear the Florida Keys, which are small islands south of Florida. It is quite a dangerous coast. There are the coral reefs which we must clear. We passed over one this morning. It is very fortunate that we have good weather when we need it the most. Our safety in a great measure depended upon the weath- er, as this is a very dangerous coast at any season of the year, and especially at this time. This after- noon We are opposite Key West, which is an impors taut island. There is a large Fort upon it command- ing the Harbor, The island contains 5,000 or 6,000 inhabitants, I am told. We passed between this is- land and Cuba. Thursday-another beautiful morn- ing—we are now in the Gulf steering direct for Ship Island, no land in view. Thursday night the wind commenced blowing, and increpsed towards mid- night to a heavy gale—the hardest known to me.— The ship labored hard to hold her own ; this contin- ued until 9 P. 16., Friday. Many were sea-sick, I had my turn at it again. At 11 P. M. we found our- selves ncarlng land, by sounding, and a fog spring- ing up we anchored for the night. Started at 6 o'clk Saturday morning, and at 8 saw the notorious “Ship Island ” It looked fine to see an island of sand 4 to 6 feet above the level of the sea, and four Regi- ments quartered thereon—but the most desolate place, no trees. not even a shrub an inch long to be seen, nothing buta waste desert of sand formed in- to an island. To—day it is quite cool, overcoats needed, but still pleasant, and a delightful sun, which soon will be a dislike to all when under no shade but tents, but still the place is healthy owing to the sea-breeze. Sunday morning we disembark- ed, came on shore and pitched tents, which was scsrcely done before darkness had set in. The bal- ance of the diary up to March 24th, bears nothing of importance. There are 15,000 troops, Conn. and Maine Regiments, also three Batteries and the mounted Rangers under Gen. Phelps. We spend the spare time between the four hours of drills in fishing or foraging for wood. Fish, ducks and alli- gators are plenty. A young alligator, 6 feet in length, was shot by a member of the Connecticut 9th. I will give you accounts as Often as opportuni- ty will permit. Yours truly, [We have received another letter from this corres- pondent dated March 29th, stating that his brigade had orders to leave the next day for the main land. The letter will appear on our outside next week.] ———-—-———o«.’o Chaplains9 Aid Commission. Rev. Horace Winslow, Chaplain of the 5th Regiment Conn. Volunteers, acknowledges the receipt of a chapel tent and a box of books and magazines from the Conn. Chap- lain’s Aid Commission. The Chaplain writes in glowin g terms of the delight with which the soldiers wel- comed the tent and reading matter, The Commission is certainly a noble work. Connecticut Officers in the Field. The telegraph informs our rcarders that the glorious old Puritan leader, Commodore Foote, who, in spite of the wounds received at Donelson, has conducted our Mississippi fleet from victory to victory, has been over- come by his wounds, desires to be relieved of his arduous command, and that the Govern- ment, knowing it could not replace him, has deputed an assistant to helphim in his duties. At the same time the telegraph informs Connecticut that her best soldier, Col. Alfred H. Terry, has been confirmed by the Senate as a Brigadier General. Never was there a more worthy recognition of honest patriotism and disinterested devotion to the country.— General Terry left a family dependent upon him, and a position at the Bar which prom- ised to soon make him a leader in the Con- necticut Courts, to serve his country in the field. He had simply a “militia education,” but it had been improved by frequent visit to West Point, and by an extensive experience gained by European travel, and by facilities for examining the systems of'European mili- tary organizations, awarded to him on ac- count ol‘his superior intelligence. His con- firmation as General will lead his State’s people to hope for still more gallant perfor- mances than he has yet had the opportunity to achieve. The telegraph also announces the confir- mation of H. W. Wessells, also Of Connecti- cut, and now Major of the 6th Infantry, as General of Volunteers. This is another just compliment to our gallant little State. With our small population we can boast of a re- markable line of General Officers. At the head stands Totten, of this city. Afterhim comes Mansfield, also a native New Haven, but a resident of Middletown. Then come Ripley, Benham, Wright, Sedgewick, Ferry, Tyler, Terry and Wessells. They are all gallant soldiers, and will make the State of Putnam and Lyon illustrious. N. H. Courier. o» , WThe Agricultural Society’s Premium Lists for the next Fair are now ready for dis- tribution. Get one, and do soowthz'ng for the Fair. ’11 Thc'following graphic lcltcr detailing the , sccncs ofthe terrible conflict at Pittsburg ' Landing, was written by Joseph Clmk, tson ’ Levi Clark, Esq, of this town,) who is a member of the 15th Illinois Regiment: No doubt you have been anxiously expec- tinga letter from me ever since the battle. ' of Pittsburgh Landing,whcrc I was engaged two days, and came out without a scratch or bruise, fully satisfi ed that it Was the most. destructive battle over fought. on the Alllt'l‘l- can Continent. The attack was made on Sunday morning, the 61h inst, just us we were at breakfast, and thinking it nothing but the guards of other Regiments in ad- vnncc of us discharging their guns, until we heard the heavy cannmntding, and volley af- ter volley of muskctry, then came the long roll of the drum, and then the orders to “full in, fall in”; cvcrymnn, with his gun nicely cleaned, and his full complement of cartrid- ges, fell in for a light. 0111' Brigade was formed, and marched out two miles to meet the enemy; when we incl. them they were in such nunibcrs,thcy came up six Regiments deep. We were lying on our faces when they came up,so we had good sight Of them, we arose and poured the lead into them as fast as we knew how for half an hour, when an Ohio Regiment on our right retreat‘cdmnd we were left alone. Our Colonel and Major both being killcd, we had no commandcruind we stood thcrc receiving the enemy’s fire, until the General commanding the Division rodc up and ordered us to retire, which we did. with a great deal of pleasure. From then until 5 o'clock in the afternoon they Continued driving us, it being utterly impos- sible to hold a position anyw here; they drove us within a half-mile of thclcvcc, and we all thought the entire army would be an- nihilated,whcn the news came flying through our ranks that Gen. Buell had arrived with 50,000 men, and was crossing the river—you never heard such cheering in your life; thc boys made one of the most desperate charges ever made in any battle, and drove the cue- my around to the left of our lines near the river, when our gun-boats opened on them— one could see men and pieces of men flying in every direction; they soon had to retire from that position, it was now growing dark and the firing ceased. Every 15 minutes all night the gun-boats would warm the Rebels up a little, by throwing a few shells over among them. We all laid on our arms that night, with nothing to eat or' drink, waiting for the day to dawn that we might open on them, for it was our intention to make the attack ourselves. There is no record of any battle ever fought where there was such a continual roar of musketry, there was not a second in all day but it would almost deafen one to stand in the ranks. Sunday the reb- els slaughtered our troops horribly, Sunday night all of our transports were overflowing with wounded, and it was a hard sight to look at them. We lost our Colonel, Major, three Captains, 49 men killed and 150 woun- ded, on Sunday forenoon. Monday morning at day—light, with Gen. Buell in the advance with his fresh troops, we made the attack, and you would have thought the whole world was crashing to pieces. We drove them and took battery af- ter battery from them that they had captured from us on the preceding day; they fought and they fell, but they could not gain an inch of ground. About 10 o‘clock in the fore- noon, the firing on the right had nearly ceased, caused by our boys outflanking them, and driving them back from the river about four miles, nearly to our old lines; all the while there, was hot work on our left, just out of the gunboats reach, where the rebels were trying to break through and capture our provisions. Their force began to grow weaker and weaker, and gradually falling back; our boys, taking advantage of this, crowded them back until they had to make a full retreat, and then how we did slay them, following them up as fast as we could and pouring the lead into them by vol- leys, until some of them, completely tired out, threw down their arms and begged of us not to kill them, they were sent back to the boats,and those that were wounded were well cared for. We followed them in their retreat 41-2 miles, when the Cavalry came and relieved us. a.-. A Whittling Regiment, Yankees, it is said, can turn their hands to anything; it would seem at least, that our Connecticut men can, and that the brave sol- diers we had sent forth, are bound to have an active part in any fight which takes place near them, if not with cannon and rifles,thcy go in with their J ack-knives, as witness the following from the Port Royal special cor- pondent of the N. Y. Zz'mcs. The Regiment spoken of— did not have any place assigned to it in the attack on Pulaski, but the 7111 had ,charge of three of the mortar batteries. The correspondent says: “On the night of the 9th, Irode with Licut. Porter through the batteries; his object was to ascertain if it would be possible to open fire at sunrise in the morning. We visited each battery in two and Porter went around to each gun to ascertain if its captain was prepared with whatever would be necessary on the morrow. Some wanted one imple- ment, and some another; these had no prim- ing-wire, and those no friction-tube; all the thousand little needs that spring up invaria- bly in an emergency were imperious; lists were made out and sent into headquarters, and officers assured that everything possible should be obtained, and the rest must be dis- pensed with. At the 10-inch mortar battery fuse-plugs were still wanting, and the ord- nance officer was in despair. He had brought out a specimen of one prepared for another piece, in hopes it might serve; and althought one trial doubtless convinced him how vain ware his hopes persisted in poking his plug again and again into the hole; but it was of on use. Here were these: four pieces at this most advanced position render. utterly useless. Not one could be fired.— Finally, a happy thought struck him; there was a Yankee regiment on the island; all Yankees are whittlers; if‘ this rcgimentcould be turned out tonight they might whittle enough fuse-plugs before morning, to fire a thousand rounds. So we put spurs to our horses, rode (in the darkness) bravelv over the open space which separates the batteries back to camp. The Sixth Connecticut was ordered out to Whittle, and did whittle to advanta c, providing all the plugs that were used in attery Totten on the. two succeed- ing days.” «.Dtb— WA letter from one of' the 7th Ct. re- ports the following Norwalk boys in the bombarding engagement, Theodore Bene- dict, Albert Van Tassel, and Edward Ayrcs_ The writer goes on to say : “The bombardment commenced on Thurs- day. The sight was magnificent; to see the large shells bursting over the fort, and see the bricks fly.” I was detailed in the mornlug to wait on our Lieutenant, who was officer of the trenches, and I had to go up to our batteries two or three times during the day, and the shell came pretty close to my head, but no damage done. was up to our nearest bat- ter'y, (less than a mile from the fort,) at the time of the surrender, and such a shout you never heard. We marched into the fort last night and have taken up our quarters here and are likely to stay here some time. “I enclose some “Secesh” money which I bought from some of the prisoners; they are goo for nothing, but it is all the money the have. I suppose they will be quite a curiosity up North.” ———_—..‘.>.._.. W We record with particular pleasure the confirmation of that gallant soldier and gentleman, Col. Telry, of the 7th, to be Brig- adier General. This places Joe Hawley where his own qualifications and the wishes of all his boys desire to 'hsvehim. I | l : Twelfth Reg‘t Correspondence. ‘ The Fightnt PittsburgLanding. Our 7th Regiment Correspondence Tvnnu ISLAND, GA, April 10th, 1862. Massns. EDITORS :-Whilc I write the air resounds with the booming of cannon and the whistling of shot. Early this morning a deputation was sent to Fort Pulaski with a summons to surrender. The rebel common- dcr replied that they had been placed there to defend the fort, not to surrender it. At 7 l-" A. M., the signal gun was fired, whereupon all our guns, except those at Goat’s Point, dispatched to the rccrcant fort messengers of a sterner character, the firing has since continued incessantly, and will not cease till the white flag of‘ surrender is visi- ble at their flag-staff’s bcud. Thus far the siege has been conducted with great skill, and success; already have the rebels been once driven from the parapets, but returned —-a slight brcnch has been made in one cor- ner of the wall, and their flag-staff shot com- plctcly away, and it has not yet been re- pluccd. When this latter feet was accom- plishcd, “our side" filled the air with pro- longed and lusty cheers. Herc another Yan- kcc trick has been played upon the unsus- pecting Secesh, equally as good as the one at Hilton Head. Our nearest guns, those at Goat's Point, were held quiet until all their guns were ranged upon the farther batteries, when they were suddenly attacked in a new and unprotected quarter. Thc attacking force is divided into three reliefs, each to continue working the guns for eight hours in turii. The mortar batte- ries are manned by the 7th Conn. Regiment, the Columbiads and rifled cannon by the 46th New York, and detachments of the 351 Rhode Island Artillery, and Col. Serell’s en- gineer corps. A number of officers from the Wabash have come ashore to assist with their greater experience; the flag has been planted again, but now on one corner of the parapet. APRIL 11TH, EVENING. The firing continued from a part of our batteries all night. This morning it was ev- idcnt that our James’ rifles and Parrott guns on Goat’s Point were doing great execution, two large holes appeared in black relief near one corner of the Fort, and nearly every shot from those guns threw up a cloud of red brick dust. Our thirteen inch shell likewise did good cxecution,many bursting inside the Fort, others landing on the parapet and scattering the bricks like chaff. This kind of work continued, the utmost zeal being displayed by 'every man, each desiring that his own battery should gain distinguished praise, and all fired with a determination that the flag of faction should fall and the Stars and Stripes again float in the place from which they had been ruthlessly torn by traitor’s hands. ' At about 3 o’clock, after a tremendous dis; charge from our batteries, our hearts were gladdened to see the rebel flag, after having been twice shot down, at length pulled down by the foes themselves. All firing ceased, and almost instantly a small white flag was displayed a short distance to the right of the centre flag-staff ; the cheers sent up on the occasion by “those rascally Yankees” were some. Again a boat was sent to Fort Pulas- ki, and this time brought back word that the Fort was unconditionally surrendered—the commander having doubtless concluded that if Jeff. Davis had placed him there to hold the Fort, Providence had not. While this has been a most glorious and important victory to the Union arms, it has been at the same time an almost bloodless one; but one mother’s heart will be desola- ted at the North, and but one family circle will have a vacant place. The deceased bc- longed to the 3d Rhode Island Artillery, and had one leg shot off while working fearless: ly at his post, by a shell from the fort which penetrated the embrasurc. He lived only a short time afterward, but his death has been amply avenged, for three rebels have left the world to stand with him at a tribunal which will rightly decide whether it is more just to fight in support of faction, turbulance and despotism, or for a government which has been the most free and equitable the world ever knew. As soon as it was ascertained the Fort had surrendered, Gen. Benham gave Col. Terry orders to proceed to the Fort with three hundred of the Seventh Conn. Regiment and take command. The remainder of the Reg- iment are to cross over to-morrow. Inclosed you will find a piece of fuse, such as is used in our rifled cannon shells, a fric- tion tube for discharging cannon, and a few. grains of Union powder. I have sent these, thinking some relics of this battle might in- terest the friends of the Union at home, or pet-chance its enemies, if unfortunately there be any such, we would suggest to them, to take warning from the way we treat Secesh. Accompanying this is also a list of those who have died in the Sixth and Seventh Conn. Regiments since leaving Annapolis.— Our loss has been small compared with that of other Regiments, and Companies B, D and H it will be seen have lost none. ' APRIL 12TH. The rebel prisoners number350, they seem to be in good humor, and not very greatly dejected at losing the Fort. The magazine was in great danger from our shot. Gen. Bcnham, who had built the Fort, was proba- bly aware of this in selecting a point of at- tack. The rebels deny that any of their number were killed, but our officers thought they saw a number buried before our boats reached the Fort, and it does not seem possi- ble that such firing as ours should not result in any deaths. As the day has been windy, the hospital has not yet been moved, but it is intended to move it tomorrow, if pleasant. We have but few sick at the present time, and no dan- gerous cases. Our chief surgeon, Dr. Bacon, cannot be spoken of in too high terms, and many who have recovered under his care will remember always his skill and faithful attention. Since the death of the lamented Mr. Starr, the office of Adjutant has been well filled by Lieut. Mills of Co. G, Town- send Rifles. Great exeitement prevails on the arrival of express or mails, and we are cheered by the success with which Provi- dence is everywhere blessing the Union cause. The following are the list of deaths: Sixth Regiment—James Gilbert, private, Co. E, Hilton Head, Nov. 28th, 1861, conges- tive fever; Herman Kirtling, private Co. C, Nov. 30, 1861, typhoid fever; Joseph Law- rence, private Co. A, Dec. 9, 1861.,congcstive fever; Frederick A. Tallmadge, private Co. E, Dec. 18,1861, con. lever; Seth P. Barnes, private CO. E, Jun. 1, 1862 con. fev.; John C. Williams, rivate Co. F, Feb. 8, 1862, con. fever; Thos. . Tracy, private Co. G, Jun. 30, 1862, con. fev.; John W. Peck, private Co. E, Feb. 9, 1862 con. fev.; Geo. A. Bill'- tow, private Co. E, eb. 11, 1852, con. fever; Alphonso Weeks, private Co. B, Feb. 13th, 1862, con. fev.; Horace Dormand, private Co. F, Feb. 13, 1862, con. fev.; Geo. Fothcrgill, rivatc Co. G, Feb. 15, 1862, con. fev.; D. osworth, private Co. A, Feb. 16, 1862, con. fev.; Gco. H. Baker, private Co. A, Feb. 28, 1862, con. fev.; Horace Hodge, private Co. 1, March 2, 1862, typhus fcvcr. Seventh Regiment—William Fares, private Co. A, Hampton Roads, Oct. 28, 1861, drowned; Obed H. Calkins, Sergeant Co. E, Hilton Head, Nov. 19, 1861, typhoid fever; S lvcster Weeks, private Co. A, Nov. 21, 1 61, tytphoid fevcr; Martin Victory, private Co. I, ov. 24, 1861, typhoid fever; Thomas Westbrook, private Co. I, Dec. 11; 1861, cer- ubi molitcs; Allen Fry, private Co. H, Dec. 26. 1861, congestive fever; John Sessions, rivute Co. K, Dec. 22, 1861, rubiola; John all rivate 00. F Dec. 30,18611a ngitis- Wmi 1R. Brown, cérporat 00. 1,33. 14th; 1862, typhoid fever; Wm. Duncan, private Co. 1, Jan. 18, 1862, typhoid fever; G. Bur- rows, privalc Co. C, Fcb22, 1862, dysentery; Edwin liliss, private Co. A, Feb. 28, 1862, pulmonic phlhesis; Spires, private Co. F, March 14, 1862; Geo. W. Bunnell, corpo- ral Co. E, March 27, 1852, typhoid fever. Very respectfully, N. S. It., Co. I), 7111 Reg, C. V. _...._._..~...>. Fort Jackson near Ne w Orleans _ Bombarded. Fon'rméss MONROE, April 25. 11072. E. M. Slanton, Sccrctary of War: The Norfolk Day Book of this morning has telegraph dispatches from New Orleans, dated 23d inst, from which the following in- formation is obtained: Heavy and continuous bombardment of Fort Jackson all night, which is still pro- grcssmg. The rebels in the Fort represent them- selves still cheerful, with an abiding faith in their ultimate success. They state that they are making repairs as best they can. Their barbcltc guns were still in working order, though most of them have been dis- ablcd at times. They assert that we fired 25,000 13-inch shells, of which 1,000 fell in the fort. . They think our ammunition must soon be exhausted, but assert they can stand it as long as we can. The Rebel Con rcss had adjourn- ed. [Signed,] J 0 IN TUCKER, Assistant Secretary of War. «.>- ‘The Mississippi Flo . Ila. ST. LOUIS, April 25,—A Special to the Deflocrat from Commodore Footc’s flotilla, dated 23d inst, says, all quiet here, if we ex- cept two mortar boats remaining in position, which occasionally throw shell over at Fort Wright. The rebels have not replied to-day None of their gunbouts can be seen.— VVeathcr fair. The flood has overrun all plantations and houses along the river.— Grcat distress prevails among the inhabi- tants along the banks, some of whom offer to give all they possess to have their families removed from their houses, which the flood threatens to carry down the river. W The “Galena” has arrived at Fortress Monroe. Her arrival in Hampton Roads must at once change the strategy of our navy in that quarter. It gives us signal advan- tages, which it is not prudcnt to mention in detail. Among its cfl'ccts will be to compel the rebels to risk the “Merrimac” in another cngagement,where our arrangements for dis- posing of her can have fair and full play.— The armament of the “Galena” is said to be more formidable and destructive, in some respects, than was ever before placed on board a war vcsscl. 4‘.-- NEW YORK, April 25,—The Newbern Progress of the 19th says: “About ten days before Gen. Burnside captured Newbern, some 700 men assembled in Iredell county, west of Raleigh, and raised the stars and stripes. A force was sent from Newbern to reduce thorn to the rebel domination, and about twelve of them were killed. It is reported that a company of ninety rebel cavalry, one colonel and one captain were captured at Newbern a few days since, «Q» WASHINGTON, April 25.—Com. Foote, ow- ing to the wound received in the battle of Fort Henry, has asked to be relieved from the command of the Western fleet, but the Department, it is understood, ordered Capt. Chas. H. Davis to repair to the squadron as his second in command. thus'relieving him of much of the physical labor of his respon- sible position. 0‘.» WThe late Gov. Louis P. Harvey, of Wisconsin, was born in East Haddam, Conn., in 1820. His parents removed to Ohio in 1828, and Gov. Harvey was educated at Western Reserve College. ~<.-... W The Capt. Gregory of the U. S. brig Bohio, which captured a Rebel frigate in the Gulf, by the shrewd Yankee device of rigging up a stove pipe, and building a fire under it to give the brig the appearance Of a steamer, is we understand “Mac" Gregory, the young- or son of the veteran Commodore Gregory of this city—N. H. Courier. «0" WCapt. Shefiield (of the Norwalk Com- pany, Eighth C. V.,) who was reported as seriously wounded before Fort Macon,writcs to his father that his wound is only a flesh one, the ball having entered his side and passed outside his ribs, going out through his back. Capt. Sheffield is a brave fellow, and was one of the lst Rhode Island three months’ men—Courier. «<9». A Dying Soldier Prays for the President. Never until we stood by the grave of the Green Mountain Boys did we realize how much stranger,is truth than fiction. ' Your readers will all recollect last summer a pri- vate was court-martialed for sleeping on his post out near Chain Bridge on the Upper Potomac. He was convicted; his sentence was death; the finding was approved of by the general, and the day, fixed for his execu- tion. He was a youth of more than ordinary intelligence; he did not beg for pardon, but was willing to meet his fate. The time drew near; the stern necessity of war required that an example should be made of some one; his was an aggravated case. But the case reach- ed the President; he resolved to save him; he signed a pardon and sent it out; the day came. “Suppose,” thought the President, “my pardon has not reached him." The telegraph was called into repuisition; an an- swer did not come promptly. “Bring up my carriage,” he ordered. It came, and soon the important state papers were dropped,through the hot broiling sun and dusty roads he rode to the camp, about ten miles. and saw that the soldier was saved ! He has doubtless for ,otten the incident, but the soldier not.— .Vhen the Third Vermont charged upon the rifle pits, the enemy poured a volley upon them. The first man who fell, with six bul- lcts in his body, was William Scott, of com- pany K. His comrades caught him up, and as his life blood .ebbed away he raised to heaven, amid the din ol'war, the cries of the dying, and the shouts of the enemy,a prayer for the President, and as he died he remark- cd to his comrade that he had shown he was no coward and not afraid to die. N Y. Correspondent. .____......-....._ a?“ A soldier of the Tenth Regiment, Con- necticut Volunteers, writes to the Danbury Times, in reference to the victories, at Roanoke and Newbern--—complain- ing that in many newspapers, and, even 'ofll- cial accounts, justice is not awarded to our Connecticut volunteers. The gallant con- duct of the Tenth Connecticut Regiment, at Newbern, is spoken of in some of these ac- counts, but the Eleventh Connecticut Regi- ment does not receive the commendation to which it is fairly entitled. 1‘ Of this Regiment,the writer says, that they brought the marine battery, and planted it under the very mouth of the enemy’s guns. “This battery, was the only cannon we used on the battle-field, to which we were indebted for winning the battle. General Burnsrde says in his report that one regiment ‘drew the marine battery up and planted it under the enemy’s guns.’ Why did he not say" the Eleventh Connecticut Regiment did it‘. ' .-.‘....a A Smoumn Morrison—The following circumstance. says the Richmond Whig, re- cently occurred at Pensacola, and its truth is vouched for by a trustworthy officer of the army: A'soldier in the confederate service fell into a long and profound slccp,from which his comrades vainly cssaycd to arouse him.At last he woke up himself. He then stated that he should die the next afternoon at 4 o’clock, for it was so revealed to him in his dream.— He said in the last Week of the month of April would be fought the greatest and bloodiest battle of modern times, and that early in May pence Would break upon the land more suddenly and unexpectedly than the war had done in the beginning. The first part of the prophetic dream has been realized, for the soldier died the next day at 4 o‘clock P. M. Will the rest be in April and May? Let believers in dreams wait and see. c<.>. ”— PROSPECT FOR A FAMINE.—-MI'. Hornbrook informs us that he saw but two ploughed fields during the whole trip from Martins- burgh to Edeuburgh, a distance of fifty~four miles. This looks like a large opening for a famine in those parts. Scccsh along that route will have a harder time next year than they have had ct. Wheeling (Va) qulhyen‘ar. l l Fight at Elizabeth (lily. N. (l. On Thursday. the 17th inst, (it-n. Rom) left Newbern and proceeded to Roanoke ls- land, from which place he took about two thousand men and proceeded to Elimlmlh City, where a strong rebel force was l'cpnl‘tctl to be intrenching themselves. On Saturday an advance was math: upon 'thcrcbcls. The enemy opened fire with. their artillery as soon as our troops made their appearance, and from all appearances thought they had us in a trap of our own making. Our troops immediately formed in line of battle, and charged on the enemy, who ran at the first fire. Our troops then immediately took possession of the town,und after remaining a few hours, retired to the main army. Our force was about two thousand men, under Gen. Reno, and three best howitzers, under Col. Howard. The force of the rebels consisted of a Georgia Regiment, numbering eleven hundred men, a portion of Wisc‘s Legion, and two batteries of artillery. The enemy was totally routed, with a loss of about sixty men. Our loss is about twelve killed and forty-eight wounded. Col._Haw- kins, ofthe New York Zouaves, received a slight flesh wound in the arm. The Adju- tant of Col. Hawkin’s regiment was reported killed. H.>~*——'——— New YORK, April 24. The schooner Evelina, has arrived from Nassau. The Nashville, now the Thomas L. Wragg, had returned to Nassau from an unsuccessful attempt to run the blockade at Charleston, with one of her paddle boxes badly injured by a cannon ball. -o«<.>. Occupation of'l‘nscumbia, Ala. CHICAGO, April 54.—A special to the Chi- cago Times from Pittsburg, says General Mitchell’s division has arrived at Tuscumbia Ala, and now has possession of 200 miles of the Memphis and Ohio railroad. Large reinforcements arrived at Pittsburg on the 22d. .¢.—-.—-———-— Affairs at Pittshnrg Landing. PITTsnunG LANDING, April 24.—A recon- noitering party under under General A. J. Smith left this morning, and attacked the en- emy’s pickets, 160 strong, who left in great haste, leaving knapsacks, blankets and every- thing else. The party proceeded on foot to Pca Ridge and there found three or four thousand drawn up in line of battle, who at the first fire .of our artillery also decamped, leaving tents, camp equipagc, private baggage, half writ- ten letters, and other things, indicating a great surprise. Enough tents were left to accommodate a division. Everything was burned. We captured 12 prisoners: none of whom expressed a regret at being captured, They said the people of the South were get- ting tired of the war. The roads are impro- ving fast. ~4.-. BOSTON, April 23.—A resolution adopted by the Le islature of Maryland, and signed by Gov. radford, appropriating $7,000 for the relief of the killed and disabled of the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment, by the mob in Baltimore, was read this afternoon in the House, and referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. The resolution caused a marked sensation, and its reading was fol- lowed by hearty applause. .<.>. SENATOR STARKE Dmnovxn—The select committee to whom was assigned the ques- tion of the disloyalty of Senator Starke of Oregon, reported on Tuesday, that he is dis- loyal to the government of the United States, having found that for many months prior to November, he was an ardent advocate of the rebel cause, and after the formation of the rebel constitution, openly declared his admi- ration for it, and warmly avowed his sympa- thy with thc cause. ”~‘Qp. Our Losses at the Pittsburgh Battle. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press writing from the Tennessee battle-field, gives this estimate of the caeualities of the action: “Noaccnrate list of the killed and wound- can be made for some time. From the best authority I can gather, I judge our killed will amount to two thousand, and our wounded and missing to eight thousand more, of whom four thousand or five thousand are prisoners. Some of the regiments which were badly cut up at Donelson will have to bc disbanded. In one, the Eleventh Illnois, there are only one hundred men left. In others all the field officers and most of the captains are killed. The Eighteenth Wis- consin regiment wasa raw regiment,recruited from the pineries, and composed of the bar- diest and best of that celebrated locality, men who hunt and trap all winter and work in lumber mills all summer. They went into battle less than two weeks after leaving Mil- waukie, 960 strong. Their colonel and ma- jor were killed, and their lieutenant colonel desperately wounded. Out of seven captains who went into the fight only one remains, and 580 men, sick and well, are all that now occupy their camp. The rest are killed, wounded, or prisoners. They were on the extreme left, and their great loss is owing tO the fact that they would not fall back. Their field officers were brave even to rashness,and the men would not fail them. Out of a com- pany of seventy Odd men, in one of the Illi- nois regiments, only five men are left fit for duty. There are many such instances, all of which go to show the unflinching bravery and the unconquerablc determination of our men.” Concerning the surprise of our troops the Cincinnati Commercial says, on the authority of Mr. Bentley, of Philadelphia, who has just returned from Pittsburgh: “Mr. Bentley is positive that the firing com- menced as early as half past one o’clock. It continued for some time without exciting at- tention, picket firing being a common occur- rence. But the firing grew warmer, and be- fore long Major Pillow sent word that the enemy were in considerable force and he must have more men to drive them back. Several companies were sent to his assistance and presently several dead and wounded were brought in. Colonel Peabody and Mr. Bently still regarding the affair in front as a. sharp skirmish, at daylight were about to breakfast, when General Prentiss rode up bu ly and wanted to know what that firin cant. Colonel Peabody explained. “Prentiss was disquicted, and spoke in re- proachful terms to the Colonel, saying he had ‘brought on an engagement for which we are not prepared,’ This was an astonishing re- mark which the General may have leisure to explain. The Colonel was offended at the tone of the General, but said nothing in reply to him, ordered his horse and sat down with Mr. Bentley to eat his breakfast off his camp chest. They had just finished an egg and. a cup of cofl'ee each, when the noise of the skir- mish redoublcd, the Colonel sprang up, the long roll was beaten, and the soldiers who were just getting their. breakfast were hur- ried into line.” .... . - . Cannot Understand It. When the South scceded, certain persons at the North told us that “it was not without reason ;” when the struggle commenced they told us that “it was a foolish movement on our part for we should come off second bcst;” when we were repulsed at Bull Run, they were in fine spirits and said—“we told you 50;” when collections were taken to Ob- tain supplies for the sick and wounded, they had nothing to give; when repeated succes- ses attend our arms they are silent, or talk about “the quantity of blood that is shed,and the heavy taxes which are to be ;” when he- nevolent patriotic ladies meet to respond to the call made by our needy soldiers for cloth- ing, their wives and daughters are not found among the sewing-tircle; and when their minister on the Sabbath prays for the Gov- ernment, and the extinguishment Of the re- bellion, they withdraw from the sanctuary, or move for his dismission. And yet these very persons insist that “they are for the Union and the Constitution, and hate treav son.” .-..’.,_ Gen. Mitchell’s Last. General Mitchell, by his occupation of Tuscombia, Ala, at the foot of the Muscle Shoals, on the Tennessee, has seized upon almost all the line of the Memphis & Charles. ton Railroad, in the State of Alabama, and very effectually cut the direct connnuInCu~ tion between the Mississippi valley and Rich- mond. There is an extreme Southern route from Mobile through either Chattanooga or Augusta,but it is far fromthc baseol present military operations. Beauregard is therefore almost entirely dependent upon the north and south railroad line from Mobile, and if Halleck is prepared to attack him in suffi- cient force to drive him from lns position, he must retreat in such a direction as to aban- don northern Alnbnma and Georgia, and lean: our troops the easy possessmn of all the railroads that connect Mobile with the At- lantic coast. His defeat cuts the rebel states in two, and renders their conquest easy. \. 3 ofbrigadc surgeon Calvin Cutter, . ., ., —-(7:1pt. E. l“. 'l‘ownscnd, of the 16th U. S. lnlunn'y, who was in the battle nczrl’itts— burgh, Tf'lln., with Gen. Bud’s army, is a sun-ill-luw of Hon. Gee. I). W adhamS, one of the Railroad Commissioners of this State. Among the deaths reported at I‘vcwbcrn was Miss Carrie E. Cutter, aged 19, daughter formerly of warren, Mass.,\w:nt out with the Burnside expedition as her father's clerk. She uselst— cd and comforted the sick and wounded men, after the battle of Roanoke Island and New- born, and contracted a typhoid fever ofWhICh she died. She was beautiful, educated and devoted. ' —-In accepting the post of Secretary of Legation to Russia, the salary of which is only $1,800, it is thought Bayard Taylor has the ulterior design of securing the patronage of the Russian government for a tour thro’ Liberia. and Northern Asia. Mrs. Bayard Taylor basa sister living in St. Petersburg. Knowing ones assert that Taylor has a novel on the stocks. ——-—Owing to the American war, prepara- tions have already been made in England and Scotland to sow ten times the breadth of flax that ever was soWn before; and it is said the “Gem of the ocean,” Ireland will have a fourth of its surface covered with flax this car. —— ot even one of the eighteen Represen- tatives who voted for Tom. Seymour’s reso- lutions at the last Legislature, has been sent to the present session. ——-Thc gunboat Tyler has captured the reb- el steamer J. Robb, which escaped at the fall of Fort Henry, on the Tennessee river, near the mouth of Crane Creek. -——Mr. C. S. Bushnell, Representative elect from New Haven, has gone to Fortress Mon- roe in the new iron gunboat, the Galena, which he has been building for the Govern- ment. —-Forty-fivc ladies are cmpIOyed in the treasury department at Washington, clip- ping government notes. This custom of employing lattice, where they can do the work as well as men, was inaugurated by Secretary Chase. , ——A sad affair happened in Fort Pulaski a few days since. Five men of aRhodc Island Regiment were engaged scraping the powder out of one ofJames' projectiles, when it ex- ploded; two men were killed outright, two were so mutilated that they died during the night, and the fifth was so injured as to require amputation of the leg. —The receipts of the Housatonic Railroad for the quarter ending March 3lst, 1862, were $8,689 more than those of the corres ponding quarter of last year. —Among the striking features of the elec- tion parade in New Haven, will be three steam fire engines, drawn by horses, rigged up with gay trappings. -—-Ber.jamin Silliman, J r., writes that inju- rious effects very rarely follow the use of lead pipe in the conduction of water, it it be river water. He however deprecates its use in wells or to bring water from springs, unless in special cases, where the water has no cor- rosive properties. —The shad-catchers on the upper Con- necticut predict an unusual profusion of shed this year. The height of the water assists them in their progress up the river, as they get over the dams and waits with less cult . ——¥Rev. Mr. Woodruff, Chaplain of the Conn. 6th, writes to afriend at Bridgeport under date April 13th: “There is much re- joicing now—you over the fall of Pulaski and the victories at the West, and the men over the result of your election, which they heard of to-day.” ——The Washington correspondent of the Springfield Republican expresses his opinion ofthe Secretary Of War thus : “The ene- mies of Mr. Stanton are trying very hard to kick him out of the Cabinet, but they will not succeed. Stanton is ‘a difl'erent man from Simon Cameron, and will in the end crush his enemies. He is pure and honest, and has the courage ofa tornado. —-Major Talbot. one of the heroes of Fort Sumter, died in New York, Wednesday night, aged about 38. After the fall of Sam- ter, Talbot, who was then a lieutenant in the regular army, was promoted to Major. He was a gallant officer, a genial gentlemen,and a scholar. Talbot’s health was seriously in- jured while on duty at Fort Sumter, and he never afterward recovered it. -—In a divorce suit, at New York, brought by Mary Ann Singer against Isaac M. Sing- er, the noted sewing machine patentec, the court ordered her an allowance of $8,000 per annum alimony, and her counsel a fee of $750. It was given in evidence that Singer’s income was $200 000 a year. —-—Col. L. D. Campbell has tendered the Chaplaincy of his regiment, the 69th Ohio, to Parson Brownlow. The parson has ac- cepted, and says he will pra ' and preach te the regiment till they reach ennessee,when he intends to havca hand in any fight which they may be engaged in. ——The value of the wheat and oats brought to tide-water by the New York Central rail- roadlast year was $71,000,000; and the value of that by the Erie $90,000,000; so that by these two railways $161,000,000 of the pro- duce of New York and the West found its way to market. —The Broadway New York concert sa- loons have shut up in consequence of a new law just passed by the Legislature. They were hotbeds of vice and crime, and all good people will rejoice at their suppression. «.Du N raw TIME TABLE—A new time table on the D. as N. R. R. goes into effect on Thurs- day. Another train daily. Sec adv. ———o«.>-o-———— SOUTHERN ATROOITIEs CONFIRMED.— Rev. A. H. Quint, formerly pastor of a Con- gregationalist Church in Jamaica Plain, and now Chaplain of the 2d .Massachusetts regi- ment, in a recent letter to the Congregation- alist, says: “You see accounts of southern brutality, occasionally. I have never believed much of that, knowing some noble southerners..—- But I am satisfied. A clergyman of this county, I will not give his name, who only from compulsion became silent, as to the guilt of secession, assures me on his honor, that “Yankee skulls” were hawked about this town after the Bull Run battle, at ten dollars apiece. Spurs, also were made of jaw bones, to lns personal knowledge. A member of his church, who was at Bull Run told him that hundreds of bodies were left headless for such purposes. But I am not at all surprised. I have ceased to feel any wonder at the brutalities of a slaveholding people.” 04.». W The Danbury Times says that Messrs. Hoddenott, Bronson and Jennings, of that town, captured at Bull Run and afterward taken to New Orleans, have been heard from. Mr. Hoddenott writes from Salisbury, N. C., that he is well. N.» WThe Delaware State Journal up lauds warmly the course of Hon. George P. 'sher from that State, in voting for emancipation in the federal district, and intimates that pop- ular sentiment is running strongly in the same direction. The Delaware Inquirer, a Doug- las Democratic paper, publishes communica- tions which justify Mr. Fisher very decided- ly. A strong effort, it is understood, will shortly be made to place little Delaware among the galaxy of free Slates. _,_._._. - «Q- . .._——————— A NEW TROPHY FOR Tun STATE Housx. —-We are informed that the rebel flag thh floated over Fort Pulaski llDlll llS surrender, Is in this city in possession of Gov. Bucking- hum. It was awarded to the Seventh COD necticut, we understand, as_ a trophy due their services tint gallantry in the Siege, and they immediately forwarded it to Governor Buckingham to be placed in the State Capi- tol.——Norzcz'ch Bulletin. ' ”AK“. are the months to use DR. JACOBS“ BITTERS. They cure Headache, 1nd!- ucstion, Costivcness, Jaundlcc, Piles. Rush of load. and in fact are the best remed for all discs- ses arising from Impurc Blood, whic all, more or 1,355, suffer from during the Spring Months. DR. Jacons‘ BITTERS. and the boon of health will be vour value received. It is within then-each of all. I’IN’I‘ BOTTLES. 25 CENTS. QUARTS so CENTS. FOR SALE BY MERCHANTS GENERALLY. Prepared only by by CLARK 8'. MERRICK, (Successors to SPENCER lb Cums.) Wholesale Dr-uggisls, New Haremconn. MARCH, APRIL. Max, 0~<.»o——--u—- WAlways'purchase the best; it is a well settled fact that cheap articles are dearest. .Much more necessary is it that in buying a medicine you get the best. therefore if you have a cough. dyspepsia, rheumatism, headache, fever and aguc, or any other troublesome disease, buy some of Deer. Glr‘ronn‘s Hoxxorxrnrc CURATIvEs, there is not anything better than his preparations, sold at. 25cm. per box, a complete assortment forty different kinds, sold by A. H. Camp and C. F. Tolles dz Co.. Agents. Phillip Lee, 136 William Street, New York. .<.>u A Drrxo DECL.\RATION.—-Geol‘ge W. Johnson, the. late Provisional Governor of Kentucky. who acted as volunteer aid of Brigadier-General John C. Breckinridge in the late battle, said to a distinguished federal officer, after receivmg his death wound, that the rebellion had failed.-Louz'seille Journal.
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