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Norwalk,w'l'uesday, October 7, 1862.
-; Editorial Correspondence.
. c WASHINGTON, Oct. 3d, 1862.
Dana GAZEM:—On my way hither, I
. stopped over at Fort Marshall, to look upon
‘ PUT boys of the 17th. My advent was at the
,- moment of.maishalling the two Norwalk
Companies for evening dress parade, and as
., the name of the impromptu visitor ran along
4 . the lineal could. see it was having a very
' diéorganizing effect upon the men, so I beat
a hasty retreat behind a tent, before the Cap-
tains shoulduorder meander arrest. Dress
”Parade over, you can well imagine I passed
" a very pleasant evening with the boys. All
are well, or at least, none are seriously sick,
‘ _ which goes to illustrate (as the Lieut. Colo-
.: ..:l,1§61 expresses it, in recollectionof his Rich:-
.; , mond prison experienced)“ how much a man
. ; canendure, and. how little he can endure z't
landfill. It is'now going 0n four weeks since
~; ouripoorrboys were quartered here, right in
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a. .the oirclézofbne of the largest cities of the
.zr rUnion,‘and asyet without a tent for the men,
.1':?otlier ithads‘uch as they have improvised for
-~ itlicms'elvés‘. " Yet the boys are well, as I said,
-.'-"=-aiid‘ like' all fresh troops, before the laziness
wens inertia of camp life seizes upon them,
g5“ they 'are eager and impatient for action.
I
‘13"=’fiave' many times felt convinced that the
fresh courage. and energy of new recruits
, * more than made up, for the mere discipline
_'_“ of laggedout and camp-weary soldiers who
‘1 _: haye.1beei'i.automatized by “strategy” and
_, j‘drilld’, Takeout: noble and thrice glorious
14th,as an example inpoint. , Just three
,,-pv“geks, from their quiet hearth-stones among
. :_» the peaceful hills and valleys of old Con-
. necticut, they were precipitated in one of the
:most terrible struggles the world has ever
,.},.seen, and as firm and undaunted as the “ old
? Guard” before Wellington, did they march
:i up to the rebel hordes and batteries, counts
~:' ingtheir lives as nothing, so that they might
. '. strike forvLiberty. But then one’s ideas are
- apt- to run in accordance with their wishes,
'= and I don’t claim exemption from the gener-
'- a1 rule. iThe readers of the GAZETTE are
' "doubtless fully aware of our conviction that
- 'th’is rebellion might have been ended one
" year ‘ago, with one-quarter the outlay of
-’ ‘treasure and‘one-quarter the sacrifices of hu-
man life, if we had only had less sloth-like
‘ ', L “strategy” (how inefi‘lbly mean the word he-
’}';’gins to look and sound,) and more down-
' j right, honest, earnest, New England energy.
.4: name; _
_”,fii_i'é, ye‘t should a cold drenching rain come
139mg isi at any time likely to occur—nothing
.}.'-§1.‘°”- of a miracle could save half our boys
Efrem, the hospital. If Uncle Sam is not able
,L to furnish our Connecticut troops with pro-
... per covering, 1 hope our patriotic Governor
,. will see. to it at once, that they are supplied
,7, at the expense of our own State Treasury. I
_., know, it is an enormous undertaking to
.., glothe and feed and equip a full million of
3,: men, yet no exigencies have yet arisen which
g'Wll] excuse so wanton trifling with the lives
: z :of those who eagerly. go to-the defence :of the
‘. laimpcriierlacountry." -’ Of the rations, I had the
subset assurance of both officers and men, that
.'Etlicy:Werc‘good and more than suflicient, all
‘ii’rumors and statements to the contrary not-
‘::Wifllslil1.ildlllg. ,1 was pleased to hear Capt.
ifiFowler‘ ‘cXtolled by his fellow officers as the
l b’e‘s’t drilled and most soldierly man on the
" ”dield,’ “His promotion seems as certain as de-
if’seiw'ed, Capt. Wood and his command,
' “The .jLo’ekWOod Guards,” are in excellent
_: But if we had won the first Bull Run battle
as we should hare done if we had had alive
gciieraliii command, or if later, we had char-
: ged on to Richmond as we undoubtedly could
have done, except for quaker guns, timidity.
stupidity or something worse,—- or even later,
if out .of the miasmatic pestilence of the
, Chickahominy Swamps, we had “moved
' upon .the enemy” and swept into Richmond,
.as the rebels themselves admit we could
.- have done, as at the time they feared and
r :ti-embled lest we would do,—who does not
see that any such easy victory at any past
.- ‘.period,w0uld not have answered the Divine
.PurpOSes God has developed. by the long
a‘.f;~¢ontinuance‘and evenly balanced status of
-"thiswar.' It took varied and sore chastise-
? ments from the Almighty to wring from the
‘4‘ ,'_Pl"011d-and haughty Egyptians the proclama-
‘tion of Emancipatum, and not till the “first
,born” of our own households have been
ruthlessly slain, and the blood of the victims
' cry out from every quarter of this broad land
could the enlightened, christian, American
;_,:Pe°P1,e consent to let the “oppressed go
,_ free.” As the party challenged, the North
_ ; had. from the beginning its choice of weap-
,_: ons,,and it should have used them, but vile
.E ‘.‘ nxrnnmucv” and cowardly pride, so dark-
, ,. ened our visions that we could not read the
plain. hand-writing upon the wall, sealing
~: the doom of the accursed institution where-
., of this rebellion was born.
Weak must be
. the sight, and weaker the faith of that man
. who cannot divine in these sore Providences
ofthe Almighty, that we are making History
'-.:for‘ ourselves, of which the Book of Exodus
i: I‘illlI'Ol’dS’bllll the faintest foreshadowing.
'V‘A‘V’tl‘lzlllél 'to moralizing—though contact
”withv‘the soldier ever begets it To return to
:f’tlieba‘mp of the boys, or rather the camping
“ground, for these is little else worthy the
Providentially, the weather has been
trim', and in earnest anticipation of the order
to “Forward march.” ,In fact, I do not be-
“5_1ieve' that we shall ever have cause to be
_’ ashamed of tli‘e‘Fairfield County Regiment.
'ColOnel Neble looks every inch the soldier,
"' fund when- he cowers before the enemy, the
"jgboyis may trundle him home in a wheel-
.ii‘barrow. g Adjutant Wilcoxson seems to be
5'. about the hardest worked man in the Regi. .
ment, yet his duties seem well and cheerfully
-..;d91.le- Major Brady is “around,” and works
Ignatius) as well as day to ensure the efficien-
.,,.,_(_:y of his men, as we can personally attest.
._ uCapt. Dunham, of Bridgeport, who has our
.._Ridgefield boys in his keeping, is here as
everywhere, the very Prince of good fellows,
.v; and perfectly idolized by his men. We hope
. yet. to seem “eagle” perched upon his shoul-
-. :vder-straps. He has quick perception, good
judgment and wonderful {energy—just the
qualities for my ideal of a soldier. There are
' Lees, P. M. of Westport, Hoyt, cit—Editor
“of; the Stamford Advocate; the famous
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gassing machine man, who at present is
,ga‘ learning Howe to be Regimental Postmaster;
'95. in? ‘fhct, a score or more of men of character
i‘j'iin'd ability, whose patriotic impulses have
carried them into the war. all combining to
.- give our County Regiment weight of per-
sonal character, possessed by no other in the
field: .. .
1' 1 Bidding the‘boys adieu, after a night’s so-
.'..'l§lll’lilll8 with them, I, returned to my accus-
.,‘,.,tomed “base of operations”—- Washmgton; at
[present the inoisiest and dirtiest city of the
f ‘UniverSe}l you: believe. Here I met, as
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ever the case, lots of Connecticut people—
Capt. Ferris, of Norwalk, just leaving for
home; Senator Leach, of the 18th-District;
Charles Griswold, of Hartford; Ned. Stod-
man; Crofut, whilom of the Jefl‘ersonian;
and last, though most important of all—our
old familiar, Cr. Non'rnuor, with his fair
young bride. The surprise equalled only by
our pleasure in welcoming him to the felici,
ties of the triumphant Order of Benedicts,
God bless him and his, and may his meridian
and setting stings as bright and genial as its
rising.
To-night I go to Fortress Monroe, with my
“loyalty” certified to by Secretary Welles,
hoping to reach the headquarters of General
Fnanv, at Suffolk.
' Adieu. B.
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State Fair.
Remember that the State Fair is to be held
at Hartfordthis week. Read the programme
in our advertising columns, and go and see
the grand exposition.
W
Bldgeneld Fair-Postponement
On account of the storm last week, the
Annual Ridgefield Town Fair was post-
poned till Wednesday and Thursday of this
week, and a good exhibition and a good
time generally may be expected. Go and
enjoy yourselves, and encourage the efforts
of our enterprising Ridgefield friends. It is
to be held under the County Agricultural
Society’s Tent.
0‘.-.
W Lieut._Chinery, taken prisoner at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, has been paroled,
andreached home last week. He has been
very sick, but is now slowly improving, and
we hope soon .to see him “all right.” At
Richmond, as one of Pope’s commissioned
Officers, he had to endure all the spite the
rebels were capable of exhibiting, and his
sufferings were Only equalled by those of the
patriot heroes of the Revolution who were
packed in the Old Sugar House or stored in
the old “Hulks.” During the battle of Cedar
Mountain, he was acting Captain of Co, E.,
which position he filled nearly all summer,
owing to the ill health of Capt' Wyant.—
We suggest his name to the Governor, as
one richly deserving promotion. .
W
Entertainment at Ely’s Hail.
The Ladies of the South Norwalk Patri-
otic Society, in their efforts to obtain the ne-
cessary funds to continue their noble work
of supplying comforts and necessaries for
our sick and wounded soldiers, have occa-
sionally resorted to public entertainments
to accomplish their purpose, and always
with good success. Their last entertainment
given on Friday and Saturday evenings, was
their best, and the result gratifying. On Fri-
day evening, the Hall was packed, and the
sale of tickets stopped. Saturday evening,
those who came late were obliged to stand
up.
' The people of Norwalk are indebted to the
patriotic zeal of the ladies of this Society, for
one of the most unique, elegant, and finished
entertainments ever given in town. The
tableaux were put upon the stage in fine
style, and the various characters were repre-
sented by some of the most prominent ladies
and gentlemen of South ,Norwalk, which
gave special interest to the representations.
“The Marriage of Washington ;” “0n the
Fence;” “Gipsey Encampment ;” “Interview
ofJeannie Deans and Queen Caroline ;” “Exe-
cution of Joan of Arc;” “A Village Post
Office;” and “Signing the Divorce of Jo-
sephine,” were all beautiful: living pictures.
“Widow Bedott” was admirable, and the
“New England Singing School before the
Gas Age,” under charge of Prof. Merriam:
was fully equal to the best “Old Folks.”
“Phantasmagoria” was a fitting conclusion-
The Orchestra, led by Frank Thomas, of the
Wheeler do Wilson Band, was much admired-
Why cannot this entertainment be repeat-
ed up-town? We have heard repeated re-
quests that it might be, and the “material
aid” secured thereby, would be a welcome ad.
dition to the fhnds of the Society.
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New Canaan.
At the Town Meeting held on Monday,
the following officers were elected :—
Seleet Men—Wm. L. Waring, Nehemiah
E. Weed, George Lockwood.
Town Clerk and Registrar—Selleck Y. St-
John.
Treasurer—Benjamiu Hoyt.
Constables—Lewis Pennoyer, Isaac New.
ton, Silas Lounsbury.
Assessors—William St. John, Ebenezer J.
Richards, Stephen D. Pardee.
Board of Relief—Samuel K. Lockwood,
Darius Davenport, Andrew K. Comatock.
Grand Jurors—James Patterson, Lewis V.
St. John, Stephen E. Keeler.
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FIRE IN Wns'rroriT.—We regret to learn
that a fire occurred on Saturday, 27th ults
at Hokanum, the splendid country residence
of Morris Ketchum, Esq. The Westport
Fire Company were promptly on the ground,
and owing to their energy, efficiency, and
well directed efforts, the damage was com-
paratively slight. But for their timely as-
sistance, the beautiful mansion which has
been for many years so justly the pride of
Fairfield County, would have been a black?
ened ruin.
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New Steamer on Nos-walk Route.
The Norwalk Steamboat Company are now
building a Steamboat expressly for this route,
of ich Capt. Gage will have command.—
It is intended to be one of the strongest and
fastest boats on the Sound.
—-—-—oo-¢.p-o.———-
[3" The President has been on a short
visit to the army at Harper’s Ferry. There
seems to be the most cordial understanding
between the President and his generals.—
The Government has a policy, and the army
is believed to be handled with new vigor and
determination. '
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Enirons NORWALK GAZETTE :-—In accord-
ance with the expressed wishes of the Lady
Equestrians who exhibited their horseman:
ship at the late County Fair, I drew the pre-
miums, amounting to $15, and forwarded
the same to Col. J. H. Almy, for the use of
the Sanitary Commission.
It was agreed among the ladies that no de-
cision should be made by the Committee, as
to who was best entitled to the premiums.
but that the entire amount should be pre.
sented in their names to the Sanitary Com-
mission for the benefit of our sick and
wounded soldiers. We think the public will
appreciate the delicacy, as well as the kind-
ness of the Lady Equestrians aforesaid.
A. HILL.
The following is the response of Colonel
Almy—:
HEADQUARTERS CONNECTICUT,
137 Broadway. l
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 1862.
A. HILL, Esq., Norwalk, Conn :—
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your favor of
the ‘ 29th ult, enclosing check for $15, to be
handed over to the U. S. Sanitary Commis-
mom
I will deliver the check to the Treasurer. '
Please accept my acknowledgements in
behalf of ‘tlie Commission, and let me say
that I am gratified at the deep interest man-
ifested by the citizens of Connecticut in those
who have staked life and all in their coun-
try's defence. Respectfully, yours,
J. H. Ann,
Ass’t Quartermaster-Gen, Conn.
W
3‘ We have received the following letter
from New Orleans, which explains itself:
Ens. GAZETTE—GENTS :—
Enclosed please find a copy of Preamble
and Resolutions, expressive of our gratitude
to our former fellow workmen with us in the
Lock Factory, for their kindness in sending
us a box of the luxuries of a soldier’s life.—
We assure them the occasion will long be
remembered as one of the happiest days of
our lives, not so much from being the recipi-
ents of the box, as from the fact that we be-
ing so far from .home' and friends, have not
been forgotten by those we left behind. It
is a sort of consolation, and at the same time
gratifying for us to know, that, while the
poor soldier is risking his life in the. defence
of his country, in upholding the honor and
integrity of that good old Flag, which has
sheltered us in many a storm, that their
friends at home have not been unmindful of
their wants. If, in - the wisdom of Divine
Providence, we . are permitted to return
home, nothing would give us more pleasure
than to call on each and every one of the
donors, and return them our thanks for the
New Orleans, La.,
favor done us.
‘ September 18, 1862.}
To Messrs. H. H. Elwell, E. Beard, H. W.
Lester, E. C. Foskett, and others :—
‘ Whereas, The undersigned, members of
Co. E, 12th Regt., C. V., have been the re-
cipients of a box of assorted. stores, compris-
ing not only many of the necessaries, but
luxuries of a soldier’s life, be it ‘
Resolved, That our heartfelt thanks are due
to‘ the above mentioned gentlemen and others,
Cm 'Pxnsrnr,’
formerly fellow-workmen with ourselves in
the “Lock Factory,” for their thoughtfulness
in supplying with comforts and luxuries their
comrades, now bearing arms in the “Louis-
iana low lands,” in defence not only of the
Union, but of those principles of Liberty and
Justice which our fathers fought to establish,
and which we believe all men, now capable
of shoulderiug the musket, should fight for
with equal devotion. _
Resolved, That our warmest wishes for
their success and prosperity shall ever go
with them; and-that the ever present thought
that their sympathies and good wishes are
always with us, shall nerve our arms to no-
bler deeds of daring, and give us strength
and ambition to do our whole duty, as far as
in us lies, to our country.
Capt. Stephen D. Byxbee,
'Sergt. Heinz A. White,
Henry Van erbilt,
Joshua R. Jennings,
John Youngs. ,
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W At our Town Meetii'ig to-day, (Mon.
day,) the following gentlemen were elected:
Fbr Assessors—John A. Weed, Eli B. Ben-
nett, Lorenzo Dibble.
For Board of Relief—Stephen Smith, Ches-
ter F. Tolles, Samuel Richards, Edward W,
Stuart, Daniel Beers. 4
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If The Rev. H. Clay Trumbull, late
State Sunday School Missionary, and now
Chaplain of the 10th Regiment, has been
presented by Nelson Kingsbury and other
Sunday School friends, with a valuable
horse. Mr. Trumbull will sail to join his
Regiment early next week.
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Durham—At the Town election, Mon'
day, the straight Union Ticket was elected,
by 127 to 81 'for all others. The following
is the Ticket elected :—- ‘
Select Men—Benjamin S. Reed, Ira Sco-
field, Legrand Whitneéy, _ .
‘ Town Clerk-John . Waterbury.
Town fleasurer—John S. Waterbury.
Assessors—Henry Morehouse, Charles Hoyt,
CharlesH. Web’. ‘ ,"" 1 ‘
Board ofRelz‘e ——Charles Brown, Charles
G. Morehouse ewis S. Reed. ,
Cortstables’—W' liam T.‘ Baker,
William Hobbie, Samuel W. Davis, Eliphal-
at B. Hull. _ .
Grand Jurrors—Edward O. Page, Ed-
ward R. Fanshaw, Alanson Waters, Isaac
Weed. .
Town Deposit Fund—Henry
Treasurer of
Morehouse. .
Registrar—Samuel Sands. -
School Visitors—George D. Johnson Ben-
jamin Weed, Charles G. Morehouse, Benja-
min S. Reed, James W. Coleman.
Town Counsellor—William T. Minor.
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Snizunn or Tim Rnnnn Srimmn SUN-.
nuns—On Saturday morning, the Anglo-
Rebel prize steamship Sunbeam, in charge
of Acting Master Folsom, arrived at New
York. The Sunbeam is'a London ship, and
was captured on the 28th of September of
New Inlet, by the United States gunboata
State of Georgia and Mystic, while attempt-
ing to run the blockade at Wilmington.—
She is built of iron, of 205 tuna burden. . Ves-
sel and cargo are valued at $250,000. She
left Liverpool Aug} 6, and Halifax Sept. 14,
clearing for. Metamoraa. ,Her cargoconsists
of army stores, medical stores, surgical and
other implements, gunpowder, boots, and
Enfieldrifies. She issaid to be' owned by
Mr. Laird, M. Pfdf Liverpool, the builder of
gunboat “No. 290,” now a Rebel pirate on
the high seas. The Sunbeam was used on
the African expedition under Dr. Livingstone.
- The. speed of the vessel, her:stores' just suited
to Rebel necessities, and the fact that she
was making for the port under the cover of
night, convinced her captors that she was
not putting in far repairs. '
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,Q’The Connecticut; Soldiers’ Aid Asso-
ciation at Washington are calling urgently
for flannel shirts, flannel drawers,.army cloth
woolen pants and stocks. These articles
constitute the great want at this time. Many
of the Connecticut soldiers in hospitals are in
immediate want. One letter says, .that in
some cases, “for want of drawers, the poor
fellows are obliged to wear their pantaloons
in bed! You cannot urge too strongly the.
immediate forwarding 'of such articles. Send
direct to the Association, without waiting to
fill a box or a barrel; and as fast as' you can
make up a tolerable package." Mr: MOI)“
says, "I believe that what is sent, addressed
to the ‘Connecticut Soldiers’ Relief Associa- .
tion’ will be judiciously distributed. At the
time packages are sent, a letter containing a,
list of the articles, should be forwarded '
either R. H. Steele, C. E. Day, or C. C. B rr,’
committee to attend to their receipts.’
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WOne result of the late successful recong
noisance to Warrenton, was the re-capture of
seven locomotives obtained by the rebels in, probable by supernatura
Pope’s retreat from the Rappahannock. The
rebels had repaired them, and were only
awaiting the reconstruction of a bridge to.
remove them to Richniondi They are now.
safe‘at Bristow Station.
[8' San Francisco has outdone the Atlan-j
tic coast in generous charity. She gives
$100,000 to the Sanitary Commission. This
is an examme worthy of imitation in the
Eastern cities. There was nevera time
when such charity, was more fmparatively
neededthan now. .
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[3‘ It is said that Admiral Dupont ‘will
be ready toleave for Port Royal on Wed-
nesday. He returns with instructions for
one of the most gigantic undertakings of the
navy since the outbreak of the ’ rebellion.—
The fleet off Pensacola isnow taking. in ex'
tra ammunition, and everything . looks like
active work on the, part of the'South Atlan-
‘ tlc Squadron. A prominent naval oflcer at
Washington is said to have remarked .on
Friday, in conversing aboutihe probabilities
of immediate movements: wait a few days,
, and mum will drop.” It is safe to say
n “about this time expect naval operations? .
The Excise Tax Law.
The machinery of the new Excise Tax
Law is being put in operation, and the ofii'
cars of the respective districts are now pro-
ceeding with the duties incumbent on them.
The operations of the Law, however, is new.
and require a great deal of consideration be-
fore each different case is disposed of. The
various ramifications of the manufacturing
interest, require some different course in or-
der to equalize the tax, for said officers con-
stantly find our manufactorics conducting
their transactions and business operations in
a different manner. If all of our producers
of the various productions of the country,
were accustomed to make an article, finished
and sold the same to the wholesale merchant,
or retailer, the percentage on the productions
could easily.‘.e ascertained; but some partly
manufacture, others complete the article, and
prepare. it for market, and if the taxation is
to be laid on those who partly manufacture
and again on the finisher of the goods, the
taxation on a part of the production is doubled.
The proper, and we presume the only way
that Congress intended that manufactured
goods should be taxed, is upon the increased
valuation thereof, although Sec. 7 of the Law
says, that the value and quality of goods
shall be estimated by actual sales.
There is of course many of these matters
to be decided upon, but all should aid the
officers in giving the desired information ne-
cessary to get the Law into operation. It is
as necessary to realize a revenue from this
course, as it is to send soldiers to the field
—one is as much a proof of loyalty as the
other; and we hope that none of our citizens
will neglect to give the Assistant Assessor
of our District all' the aid posssible in order
that he may faithfully discharge his duty to
the Government. There may be various
matters that some would consider inquisito-
rial, required by the Assistant Assessor, but
we must be aware that in so doing he is only
fulfilling the duty incumbent upon him.—
The most difiicult portion of the Assessor’s
duty is the information concerning the value
of vehicles and carriages, and also those who
own them, valued at $75 and over, including
the harness used therewith, as well as the
silver plate, exceeding 40 oz. It is the duty
of those who own such carriages or silver
plate or both, to make the necessary return
to the Assistant Assessor of their district.
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Military Matters.
An election of field officers was held by .
the line oficers of the 25th Regiment Wedr
nesday afternoon, resulting in the choice of
Colonel-George P. Bissell, Hartford.-
b Lieut.-C'olonel—Daniel H. Stevens, Glasteu-
u .
Major—Moses E. St. John, Simsbury.
The 27th C. V. has elected the following
field ofllcers:
Colonel-Richard S. Bostwick, New Haven.
Lieut.-Colonel—Henry C. Merwin, New .
Haven.
Major—Theodore Byxbee, Mcriden.
M” In the 10th Regiment, 1st Lieut. Chas.
C. Brewster, Co. E, has been promoted to be
Capt. of 00. D, vice Geo. M. Coit, resigned;
2d Lieut. Chas. T. Martin to be 1st Lieut.,
and Sergeant-Major Mark Tomlinson to be
2d Lieut. Co. E; lst Lieut. Thomas R. Mead,
Co. G, to be Captain, oice Geo. W. Atherton,
resigned; 2d Lieut. Benjamin L. Graves to
be 1st Lieut., and Sergeant John M. Sim-
mons to be 2d Lieut.; 2d Lieut. Jaco‘ings-
bury, Co. F, to be 1st Lieut. nice Chas. atesr
wood resigned, and Sergeant Albert Camp-
bell to be Lieut.
33’ Ninety recruits for the First Connec-
ticut Cavalry left'Fort Trumbull, on Tuesday
night, for Georgetown, D. C. The services
of this body of troops have been invaluable
since they. have been in the field, in the vari-
ous positions in which they have been placed,
and as they have learned something of the
art of war, when they ‘ are, recruited up toa
regiment, they cannot fliilto distinguish them- .
selves whenever brought into action.
W Brig. Gen.~O. S. Ferryiia said to be
in command at Suffolk, Va. His: old regi-
ment the Conn. 5th, were at the. last'dates at
Frederick City, Md, guarding rebel prisonq
era. The remnants of this heroic regiment
were not in the recent battles. The 17th and
18th are at Baltimore. The 8th, 11th, 14th,
and 16th 'were the only Conn, regiments in
the fightinMaryland. It is said that Gen.
Terry has already started on an expedition
with the 6th and 7th 0. V., recently at Bil-
in Head, and if their destination is Charles-
ton, as we suppose, they are like to make
amends now for their long spell of- inaction.
BAD Busnmss.——Gen. Jefferson 0. Davis,
of Indiana, about 9 o’clock on Monday morn-
ing last, after having had some high words
with Maj-Gen. William Nelson, at the Gait
House in Louisville, Ky., borrowed a pistol
of a bystander, and shot at Gen. Nelson, the
ball grazing the heart, of which wound he
'died in thirty minutes. ’ It is said Nelson
grossly insulted: Gen. Davis, in language so
foul that no gentleman could stand without
forfeiting his self-respect. The; public sym'
pathy is in favor of Davis, though . morally
the shocking deed cannot be justified. Nel—
son was 40 years of age, and a native of Ktn‘
tucky. . . ‘ , '
Wilt is said that Gen. Hooker is so well
pleased with the proclamation of the Presi-
dent that he says that it was issued too life,
rather than tooearly, that the time had ful- -
:ly arrived when it was impossible to prote-
cute the warvigorously and- with a-certaiity
of success without it. p "
, «NF——
@The Richmond Whig says :-—Jud;e
Thomas, of the Elbert Superior Court, Geor-
gia, has recently, in a habeas corpus case.
pronounced the conscript {law unconstiiuv
'tional and void. His opinion is publishedin
the Georgia papers; What the effect willbe
remains to be seen. We should have a "Su-
preme Court, to settle the question definitely.
01.0- .
rg‘ Do not the prophetic words of Thos
Jefferson possess a terrible significance, read
'in the light of passing events. 4 In' view of
slavery he-exclaimed :—
_ “I tremble for my country when I reflect
that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep
forever; that considering numbers, nature,
and natural means only, a revolution of the
wheel of fortune, an exchange of situation,
' is among possiblejevents that it may become
interference! The
Almighty has no attribute whichm take
side with us in such a contest.” \. ,
Again he writes that the slaves of Americlih
were enduring “ a bondage, one hour of
which is fraught with more misery than a es
of that which occasioned the war of the -
volution,” and added, “When the measure
of their fears shall be full, when their tears
' shall have involved heaven itself in darkness,
doubtless a God of justice will awaken to
their distress, by diffusing a light and liber-
ality among their oppressors, or at length by
his exterminating thunder, manifest his at-
tention to things of this world, and that the
3 are not left to the guidance of blind fatality. ’.
M. ' .
. A ansriON.—The New York Imam
puts the following tough question to those
who prate about “constitutional guarantees”
. as to the slaves, &c :-¥
“In what section m-clause of the ”Constitutibn
t‘stheNtutibn or $32?“le require: :4}
ran e or may ropert
hatch in thoseprthzy claim as their a nu l”
Goa. Buell was relieved from the com
mand of the western army, and Major-Gen-
eral Thomas ordered to assume. chief com-
mand. But upon r resentation, tele raphed'
to Washington, by en.‘Thomas'an other
onsets. Bueh‘was reinstated-'5' ' .
Another Great Victory.
The Rebels Routesl and Re-
treating.
Wssmnc'ros, Oct. 5.
Official information has been received here
that the rebels under Van Dorn, Price and
Lovell, yesterday attacked our forces at Go-
rinth, but were repulsed with great slaughter,
and retreated, leaving their dead and wound-
ed on the field. Our forces are in full
pursuit.
‘ FURTHER accounrs.
Chino, Oct. 5.—Glorious news has been
received today from Corinth. The rebels
are routed and retreating. Their loss is
heaVy; ours is also large.
Gen. Dodge sent a message here from Co-
lumbus to prepare for a large number of
wounded.
Price, Van Dora and Lovell were in com-
mand of the rebels, who numbered 40,000.
Our troops are said to have acted nobly.
We can get no distinct account of Friday’s
battle at Corinth.
On Saturday morning Gen. Price attacked
Gen. Rosecranz’s right, while Gen. Van Dora
and Lovell attacked his left. The assault was
made with great determination; at one time
our centre was penetrated, and the rebels
reached the Corinth HouSe, near the centre
of the town; they were met at the point of
the bayonet. .
Gen. Van Dorn led his column on, and
Abbott's on the left, up to within 50 yards of
a ditch. They were exposed all the time to
a scathing fire of grape and canister, and
driven back by a charge of the 27th Ohio
and the 11th Missouri.
The battle lasted till half-past 11, when the
rebels began to retreat towards the Hatchie
River. .
The number of killed and wounded on
either side is not known.
The rebel loss is reported much larger
than ours.
We have taken between 700 and 1,000
prisoners, not including the wounded.
The Victory Confirmed.
New YORK, Oct. 5.—-A dispatch to the
Herald, dated Cincinnati, Oct. 5th, says that
oflicial intelligence has been received to-
night of a splendid victoty over the rebels at
Corinth, Miss.
General Price, with a force of 40,000 men,
attacked General Grant on Friday morning,
and was defeated with frightful slaughter,
after two days heavy fighting.
Major General Rosecranz led our troops,
who behaved in the most splendid manner.
General Hackleman was killed at the head
of the corps.
We captured a large number of guns- and
prisoners. The rebel army will undoubtedly
be completely destroyed.
-———o—~.»o———
Gen. Morgan’s Command.
THE SUFFERINGS OF HIS MEN.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4.
M. C. Garler, Quartermaster in Gen. Mor-
gan's Division, telegraphs the following to
the Madison (Ind) Courier :—
The advance brigade of General G. W.
Morgan’s command, from Cumberland Gap,
arrived at Greenupsburg, Ky., the 3d instant,
after an exhausting march of sixteen days,
having roads to make in many places. Our
men arrived shoeless, hatless, and almost
naked. For days they have been without
rations, gathering subsistence from standing
cornfields, which they grated to make bread.
after the fatigues of the day.
The men bore the hardships and privations
of the march with the greatest fortitude,
warching twenty hours a day, skirmishing
inwoods on each side of the road, repelling
attacks .of rebel cavalry in front and rear.
The enemy blockaded the way in every place
suitable, and harassed every column as much
as possible.
_ Our force” is ten thousand strong, with
magnificent parks of artillery, consrsting of
twenty-eight pieces, six being 20 pounders,
and four hundred negroes, all of which were
» brought off safely.
. Our works-at Cumberland Gap were left
in ruins.
”.—
Froin Kentucky.
Lomsvnnir, Oct. 5.
The Louisville special dispatch of the 2d
concerning the taking of 500 rebels by Rose-
eran’s division was incorrect. It doubtless
was based on the fact that an entire Georgia
Regiment of cavalry, 360 strong, was cap.
tured in the early part of last week by Lieut.
Col. Seward, of the 2d Indiana, commanding
his own and the 2d and 3d Kentucky, which
surrounded _ and completely surprised the
rebels at breakfast, who surrendered without
the slightest resistance. Col. Crawford, com-‘
mending the captured regiment, is an ex-
Congressman, and one of the Confederate
prisoners reached here last evening.
The rebels, in large force, evacuated Bards-
town yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
‘ ' ~<o>o
[37 President Lincoln’s Emancipation
Proclamation has created much excitement
atjthe Rebel capital. It is intemperatel de-
nouncedas contrary to the usages of civ' ized
warfare and an outrage on private propany.
So far as we can jud e by extracts from 'ch-
mond papers, and t e first day’s debate on
the subject in Confgress, the Rebels contem-
plate the raising o the old death's bead and
cross-bones flag of .Capt. Kidd, and the indie-
criminate slaughter of men, women, and
children as a measure of retaliation. They
_are just as mad as when they first heard of
General Pope’s subsistence orders; then they.
would hang every one of Pope’s officers,
sure- butyafter catching 40 or 50 of them,
andliaving time' to think it ovar, they pa-
iroled or exchanged them without the hang-
.ferred to a Committee, that President Lin-
coln’s act “should be held up to the execra-
tion of mankind, and counteracted by such
severe retaliatory measures as in the judg-
ment of the President may be best calculated
to secure its withdrawal or arrest its execu-
tion." In the debate on this, Mr. Clark of
Missouri was in favor of declaring every citi-
zen of the Southern Confederacy a soldier,
_ authorized to put to death every man caught
> on their soil in arms against the Government.
Mr. Semmes of Louisiana was more cautious
—-he was the author of the resolution—re
taliation was the business of the Executive._
Mr. Henry of Tennessee favored a black flag
.and extermination of invaders. Mr. Phelan
the black flag. Mr. Yancey wanted the mat-
ter to go to a Special Committee, but it was
finally sent to the Judiciary Committee.—
There was a report at Fortress Monroe on
Thursday, probably premature, that a black
flag bill had passed the Rebel Congress.—
he press is, as usual, exceedingly violent;
t ey do not share the comforting assurances
of the N. Y. Herald that the Proclamation is
.a thing of nau ht—a Pope’s bull against the
comet. In pla n words, the Proclamation
has thoroughly frightened Press, Congress,
and People, as is abundantly manifested in
their contortions and howlings.
N.-~o—-—-———
[3‘ A letter in the New York Times
fromHagerstown, Md, says:
I was talking to a very intelligent citizen
this morning—a slave-owner—about the
President’s proclamation. “Well,” said. be,
.“for my part Iam uite satisfied With it.—
That letter of his to orace Greeley convinc-
ed me of the honesty of the man. know
he is not going to do anything. unless abso-
lutely ne , and when anything is nee
wary for the nion, of course that thing
must . Ihave tWo slaves, and if parting,
with t em could save the Union, the about
go; although I know there are p cnty of
men about here who could better spare for-_
ty than I could those two.” This was spo-
ken like a man and a patriot, and I believe
that he represents the great majority ofthink-
ingnien here! ' ' -~' r-
‘.1.
Peace Commissioners to Washington. These.
' '- 'He says that Gen.
ing. In Congress, a resolution has been re- ‘
of Mississippi had always been in favor of .
Enthusiastic Reception of the
President and Gen. M‘Clellan.
FREDERICK, Md. Oct. L—Presldcnt Lin—
coln, Gen. McClellan and others, left Gener-
al Headquarters at 10 o’clock to-day, and
visited the battle-field of South Mountain.—
Gen. McClellan and stuff then took leave of
the President, who arrived here at 5 P. M.
He was enthusiastically received, and spoke
a few words to the assembled multitude. He
merely made a call upon the wounded Gen.
Hartsufi‘, who is receiving attention at the
residence of Mrs. Ramsey, and soon after
left for Washington, amidst the cheering of
the throng of citizens and soldiers, to whom
he returned thanks bricfl y. His latter speech
was as follows:
FsLLow Cirizst—I see myself sur-
rounded by soldiers,—and a little further
011' I note the citizens of this good city of
Frederick anxious to hear something
from me. I can only say as I did five
minutes ago—it is not proper for me to
make speeches in my present position.—
I return thanks to our soldiers for the
good service they have rendered, for the
energies they have shown, the hardships
they have endured, and the blood they
have so nobly shed for this dear Union
of ours; and I also return thanks not
only to the soldiers, but to the’good citi-
zens of Maryland, and to all the, good
men and women in this land for their de-
votion to our glorious cause. I say this
without any malice in my heart to those
who may have done otherwise. Mar
our children and children’s children to a
thousand generations continue to enjoy
the benefits confered upon us by a unit-
ed country, and have cause yet to rejoice
underlthose glorious institutions bequeath-
ed us by Washington and his compeers.
Now, my friends, soldiers and citizens, I
can only say once more, farewell.
~‘.>-
se- Friday formed an epoch in the
history of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States. Mr. Brou-
not, of Pennsylvania, ofiered a preamble
and resolution, requesting the House of
Bishops to set forth a special form of
prayer with reference to the present crisis
of the nation, and the sins for which we
were being punished by a just God.—
Judge Chambers, of Maryland, stigma-
tized the document as ‘a “fire-brand
thrown into the body.” It was laid on
the table, and a motion to reconsider the
vote laying it on the table was lost.—
The Rev. Dr. Vintou af Trinity Church
struck out boldly for the honor and dig-
nity of the Church, and the authority of
the General Convention. The Hon.
Murray Hoffman also made a manly ap-
peal in behalf of the “righteousness which
exalteth a nation” as well as a church.—
The vote to lay on the table stood, Yeas,
72 ; Nays, 34. The vote to reconsider
was, dioceses, Yeas, clerical, 8, lay, 10 ;
Nays, clerical, l2, lay, 8. The house of
BishOps resolved that the 8th day of Des
tober be set apart as a day of fasting,
humiliation and prayer.
———-ov<.
S. John G. Nicolay the President’s
private secretary, who has just returned
from Minnesota, where he has been spen-
ding six or eight weeks, regards the In-
dian war as already serious, and likely to
to become more so than ever before,
-if other Sigux tribes should be drawn in
to it, as is not impossible. The State an"
thorities compute that more than a thou-
sand warriors are in arms; that ten or
twelve of the most fertile and inviting
counties have been depopulated, at least
400 persons massacred and a vast amount
of property destroyed or carried off
The panic extended within ten miles of
St. Paula and large numbers of people
who lived within forty miles abandoned
their homes. If, however, the rising does
not extend to the other disaffected tribes
who roam over the country as far as the
Rocky Mountains, it will soon be put
down. . -
-————-—Os<.>o '
n- The rebel congress has passed a
conscription act extending the age at
which conscripts can be drafted hereafter
from thirty-five to forty-five years. Hith-~
tween the ages of eighteen and thirt-yflve.
The young men of the South are already
in the army. This ‘last act will exhaust
the able-bodied men, pretty nearly. But
Judge Thomas, of the Elbert Superior.
Court, Georgia, has pronounced the act
unconstitutional and void.- So its validity
is likely tobe disputed on the states
rights principle. ' '
0"». '
Q‘The Tribune has the authority of gen-
tleman on Gen. Butler's staff for saying that
Gen. Butler has alread organized andequip-
ped three regiments o loyal Lousiamans—
one of them white and two not so white.
Butler will welcome the
Presidents Proclamation as a timely decree
and will pm for the first of January to
come. Gen. utler hasrevolutionized and re-
or ized what schools there are in New
Orleans; has dismissed the Rebel pedagogues
and sent for a cargo of Massachusetts school
mistresscs to give orthodox instruction to
Young New Orleans.
' .‘.>.
WThe Herald so a that Hon. Eli Thayer
is to be appointed military govenor of Flor-
ida, with a view of carrying «nit a scheme
for introducing into the southern states a
loyal laboring population. From ten to
twent thousand volunteersare to be enlist-
ed an armed, without bo'unties, and to be
influenced. To each of mass volunteers is
to be given a homestead out of the public
lands, and the transportation for self and
family from New York Already a thousand
men have offered for this emigration, and it
is believed tliat,whcn the project is fully un-
derstood it will be carried out, and result in
the regeneration of some, at least, of the dis-
loyal states.
.———-~ W ,
INsUi'iAcn NOTICE—The Insurance Com-
panies of this city have agreed to assume ‘ the
war tax of one percent, recently levied by
Congress on all premiums received and also
the tax of three per cent. upon all dividends
made by insurance companies. There was
also a tax of twenty-five cents made upon all
policies and every renewal of a policy issued,
and this the companies of this city have
agreed shall be paid by the parties insured.
Orders conformable to the above have been
issued by our city companies to their agents,
Hartford Uourant.
.———-Oc-‘.D-o ‘
TnsTinonv or A Snavnnonnnn—We
have seen a letter addressed to a gentleman
of this city by a slaveholder in one of the
Cotton states, who says:
“Will the government of the United States
ever come to understand—or at least before
it is too late—the necessity for using all the
war they possess to crush this rebellion.—
f they do not use all this .power they can
never accomplish it. It is very well for
your newspapers to indulge in their vain
boasts and ridiculous accounts of victories,
but it does not aid in quelling the mightiest
rebellion in the history of the world. . It
must be done soon, and dune by the exertion
of all the owcr of the government, or it Will
never be one."
W
33‘ The Philadelphia Press save the fol-
lowing officers in the army were favorable
to the emancipation proclamation—Gene.
Hooker, Banks, Wadsworth, Heiutzelman,
Sigel, John A. McClcrnand, John A. Logan,
Sicklcs, Meagher, and of course,_Gens. Hun-
ter, Butler, and Phelps. On the other hand,
Halleck, McClellan, Buell, Dix,~aud others,
are opposed. It is not probable that any of
them will refuse t9 serve the country on ac
,count of this difference from the views of
the President _
erto the conscription embraced all be:
NEWS ITEMS.
————Ncw Orleans papers state that Slidcll,
Gov. Moore, and Benjamin, sent their pro-
perty out of the country in the early part of
the war. So they laugh at the confiscation
laws which Gen. Butler will soon carry into
severe effect.
~——It is stated in the Baltimore American
that the number of papers daily distributed
in the several armies and corps in the neigh-
borhood of Washington, exceeds eighty thou-
sand dailies and ten thousand weeklies.
———Tlic best sustained march of a large
army which military history records was
that of Bonaparte, which was destined for
the invasion of England. It marched from
Bbulogne to Cologne, up the Rhine, at the
rate of twenty-five miles a day. This has
been eclipsed by the late move of General
Buell, over the bad roads of Tennessee and
Kentucky, which was at the rate of twenty-
five miles a day for three hundred miles.
—— Several hundred rebels, in cam at
Assumption Point, Fla, recently revo ted,
drove off their oflicers, declared they would
not fight against the United States, and
went home.
—— A letter from a Sergeant in the Thir-
teenth Conn. Regiment, at New Orleans,
says: “I wish this ‘city of sodom in the new
world’ might be left to the gunboats to raze
to the ground and bury in ashes, and we
be permitted to march to Washington'either
to swell the number of slain or enter in tri-
umph the rebel capital. Could you see only
once, men who have periled their .lives. for
their country cry over their countries disas-
ters, you might know Wilt spirit.”
— Rev. Daniel aldo, of Onondage,
New York, entered upon his hundredth
year on the 10th instant. Tne occasion was
celebrated in the Plymotli Church, in Syra-
cuse.
—— According to the Richmond Dispatch,
of the 27th, the yellow fever is raging fear-
fully in Wilmington North Carolina. It is
a penalty for running the blockade. The fe-_
ver was brought to that city by vessels from
Nassau. _
—— The following English steamers, cap-
tured by our navy, have been taken by the
Navy Department, to be fitted up as Union
cruisers—namely, the Circassian, Memphis,
Bermuda, Stellin and Columbia.
-—-- A woman in New Haven was last
week tried, convicted and punished as a
“common scold,” under an «old law, long a
dead letter on the statue books.
— Hon'B. F. Hallett, awell known law-
yer and politician, died at Boston, Tuesday.
-——- The pontoon bridge at Harper’s Fer-
ry was not, injured at all, and all stories
about the rebels having interfered with the
Baltimore and Ohio road west of that point
are believed to be untrue, as it is not known
that they have injured the road at. all in that
direction. .
—— Commodore Vanderbilt, is converting
the noble steamship Vanderbilt, which he
lately gave to the United States government,
into a man-of-war. She will ca some
twelve guns of heav calibre, and wil be‘the
fastest war vessel a oat. She will robably
be employed to chase privateers. hatever
she sees she can catch.
—— Thomas Jefferson held it a legal act
of war for the British to emancipatc Vir-
ginia slaves, though thirty of his slaves were
carried off by the enemy. If emancipated,
he declared the taking of his slaves was a
lawful act of war.
——There is intelligence from England
that 15,000 tons of iron, to be used for plating
vessels, are now on their way to the South ;
but, even if the blockade issuceeessfully run,
our iron-clad vessels will be ready before
those of the rebels will be.
—— The regular army now numbers 40,-
000 men, and when all the new regiments
are filled there will be nearly 45,000 regulars
in the service. Of these nearly 25,000 Will
be infantry and the remainder artillery and
cavalry. One artillery and one cavalry reg-
iment are in course of organization.
o‘.-.
W Col. Andrew J. Hamilton, formerly
memder of Congress from Texas, a Union
man, who has just escaped with his life,
leavin property and family, says there is
much nionism there, but it is cowcd down
by the rebel reign of terror. There is no
government there except a horde of military
oflicers. Men suspected of Union sentiments
are arrested, furnished with a passport out of
the state, and then—hung by the mob.—
More than 800 have perished so in the last
eight months. Shortly after he fled from
home it was surrounded by brutal. soldiery,
the place broken into, and his terrified Wife
informed by the gentlemanly officer com-
manding, that he was sorry he had not
caught Col. Hamilton, as he would have
hung him in her presence, on one of his own
shade trees!
. W
‘ W Col. Chapman, of the-5th Conn,
Volunteers, who was taken prisoner at Ce-
dar Mountain, and who has been confined
for nearly two months at Richmond, has
been paroled, and has arrived. home. His
parole prevents him from joming his regi-
ment till he is exchanged. Col. Chapman
says he was nottreated as well as the ordina-
ry military prisoners, but was thrust into a
dirty prison with the lowest class, criminals,
deserters, &c. The reason of this harsh
treatment was that he belonged to Gen.
Pope’s command.
w‘.-.
W A letter taken from the person of a
dead Georgia soldiar, after the battle of South
Mountain, dated Thomas county, Ga, Aug.
18, said: “We have tuff times here at this
time. We are hard run to get enough to
eat. Beef is high—a common steer, three
years old, sells for twenty-five dollars, and
no sault to sault it with, Mean hogs will
sell for tenor twelve dollars per head .this
fall, and no hopes of sault at all. James, .I
tell you the people are getting tyred of this
war hear. Union men are comin out every
day. I hope to God that pease Will be made
sune, somehow or other. I do want you all
to come home.”
v<.>~
MEDALS or HONOR—Congress appropri-
ated $1000 to procure 200 medals of honor
for such petty ofiicers, seamen, landsmen, and
marines, as should most distinguish them-
selves b'y gallantry in action in the war.——-
Specimens are now ready in bronze, silver,
and gold, elaborately executed.
The diameter is about two inches, and the
medals are in the form of a star with five
points. Within the circular border is a male
figure in relief, with a serpent in each hand,
his attitude and countenance expressive of
discomfiture by the genius of liberty, who
with an air of apparent calmness, but firm-
ness, interposes her shield as a defense from
his designs. The medal is surmounted by
an anchor, above which is a buckle, and at
the termination of a strip of woven silk, the
colors arranged after the manner of those of
the American flag, is a pin for the attach-
ment of this mark of honor to the breast.
.4.-.,___..._.
W We are happ to learn that William
E. Foster, Esq., sonyof Hon. E. K. Foster,
has received an appointment as Assistant
Paymaster in the Navy. Mr. Foster was
formerly Assistant Quartermaster General
in this city, and in that position rendered im-
portant service to the State in getting our
regiments ready for the field. He will make
a valuable and popular ofl‘lcer.—-Palladzum.
._.—.<<.>..____.—
W The fees of the Marshal of the Dis-
trict of Columbia will amount this year to
the trifling sum of $100,000. By economy
in his household expenditures, and by giving
up the use of rum and tobacco, the poor man,
it is believed, will be able to makea living,
and give his children a good education.
‘ M».—
Q‘There is the best authority for contra-
dicting the statement that 'Peace Commiss-
ioners had been sent to Washington by the
rebel Congress, to propose a compromise of
existing troubles. The Government has no
knowledge of any such action, and it is be-
lieved that the rebels are to well informed of’
its temper to suppose that it will entertain
any proposition except one of unconditiOnal
submission to the constituted authorities,
..———4+¢.>>o.—-————
W Is not Iowa the banner State? Her
quotas under both calls have been raised
and every man is enlisted for three years-—
not one for nine months. Since the 1st of
August, Iowa has organized twenty-two reg-
iments, five of which have been sent to. the
field, and seventeen more are only waiting
for arms and uniforms; she has also sent
2,000 recruits to her old regiments.
*—-’0‘.>-
WTO every barrel of Flour you_ can
make thirty pounds more Bread _or BlSClllt
and mucn better) by using Herrick ‘Allen a
old Medal Salcratus, than by yeast fermen-
tion or any other Saleratus. It is perfectly
healthy, will not turn your cookery yellow,
will stregthen weak stomachs, and cure dys-
peptic persons. It is much better to use
with cream tartar than soda. Try one paper,
and you will be convinced. Most of Grocers
sell it. Depot 112
Funeral of Conductor Nichols.
The funeral of Mr. John C. Nichols, late
Conductor on the N cw York and New Haven
Railroad, took place in Fairfield, Sunday af-
ternoon week, and was very largely attended.
A train of five passenger cars, for the accom-
modation of the employees of the road, left
here at noon, for Fairfield stopping at the
way stations, and when the train arrived
at the Fairfield depot, it contained at least
three hundred persons including man mem-
bers of St. John’s Lodge, No.4, of gridgc-
port, of which Lodge the deceased was an
esteemed member. Another train from New
York arrived in Fairfield at the same time
with about three hundred passengers, mostly .
railroad employees and particular friends
of the deceased. A processionlwas formed
under the direction of Charles Rockwell,
of New York, asmarshal, and: marched to
the reSidence of George Sherman, Esq.’where
the remains of the deceased were deposited.
The funeral services at the house were con-
ducted by Rev. Dr. McLean, of the Congre-
gational Church. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies at the house, the bod was taken
to the Congregational Church, essrs. Corn-
wall, Bradley, Bansh, Franklin, Lockwood,
Sanborn, Nichols and French, actin "as pall-
bearers. At the Church,-Rev. Drichean,
conducted the services, and made a brief ex-
temporaneous address. He had known the
deceased long and well and could say much in
his praise. He spoke of his many qiialities
his honesty, integrity and virtue, and pre-
sented his character to those who heard him-
as one they might follow and imitate; Pre-
vious to removal to the church- aid, the re-
mains were placed in the front 0 the Church,
where all had an opportunity to take a final
view ofthe deceased. The procession was
rerformed, composed of the Masonic bodies,
railroad employees, and hundreds of citizens,
and the remains conveyed to the cemetry
and committed to their last resting place;
with due Masonic ceremonies, which were
conducted by the Worshipful Master of St.
John’s Lodge of Bridgeport. The services
throughout were highly interesting and sol-
emn, and the thousands who took partin
them felt that they were paying a just trib-
ute to a respected and lamented friend,-
The thanks of all who were present, from
New York, New Haven and othe laces; are
due to Superintendent Hoyt and is assis-
tant, E. S. Quintard, forthe means so liber-
ally furnished for their accommodation, and
their thoughtful kindness will belong and
gratefully rememdered. -
«d.» I
From the Norwich Courier.
Lieutenant Min-yin Walt.
In the official list of casualities of the
Eighth Connecticut Regiment," appears
the name of Lieut. Wait, son of John T.
Wait, Esq., the only commissioned of‘fi-
cer of the regiment killed. It was at
first reported that he was wounded, and
a prisoner. We took occasion at the
time of publishing that report, "to "speak
of his career in the army, and now lhat
he is known to be among the dead, we
feel at liberty to write fully.
Marvin Wait was but nineteen years
old at the time of his death, hhavingibeen
born on the 21st day of January, 1843.
He graduated at the Free Aéademy of
this tom, and entered "Union College,
of which he was a member at the time of
the breaking out of the rebellion. He
left college, came home, and joined Capt.
Ward’s Company in the Eighth Connec-
ticut, as a private. He served in that
capacity about three monthiléiilfe'ri": on
the occasion of detailing officers to serve
upon the Signal corps, he was promoted
to be Second Lieutenant in Capt. Hoyt’s
Company, and was detached for Signal
service. He served as a member of the
corps at the battle of Roanoke Island on
Burnside’s flag ship, and at Fort Macon,
in the reports of which action, "he is hon-
erably mentioned, and was with Bum-
side through the Whole of the North Car-
olina campaign, winning everywhere the
good opinions of his comrades and, the
praise of his superior officers. -
He went back into the line. about the
time that Burnsido’s corps left North
Carolina, and was promoted to the first
lieutenancy' of his company. "He came _
home with the body of Lieut. Breed,
himself full of life, health and hope. He
went back to his regiment at Fredericks-
burg, was with it in the retreat from that
city, and the advance into Maryland.—
In the late battle of Antietam hewas one
of the foremost in the splendid charge
made by the brigade under the command
of Col. Harland. The particulars of his _
death are not fully known, 8-3.‘-,l,19_;;!.38t~left
on the field, when the brigade, having
suffered terribly from loss of men and ofi-
cers, was forced to fall back. That he
.died bravely and gloriously is all we now
know. , _
It was ourgood fortune tokuow Eieht.
Wait well. And to his friends his death
brings a peculiar and poignant sorrow.—
For there was something so hearty and
genial about him, he had such pleas-
ant and winning qualities of manual-6th“
all who knew him could not fail to like
him, and those who knew him best liked
him most. He was intending,‘ at the
wish of his father, to withdraw from the
service as soon as he could honorably,
and enter upon the study of law, in which
his abilities and opportunities could not
have failed to insure him success.
There are many who did" not know
him who will mourn for his parenté- ’iiake.
To them the loss of their only son comes
with crushing weight and the sympathies
of all will be with them in their affliction.
They have lately seen him, have bad‘his
form and features imprinted ”gm finch-
memories, and now be is taken from them.
This consolation is their’s, that he‘died
for his country in a ‘just and glorious
cause. ' ' I
———~-«-— —0 a... ...__.___...
ETbe annual meeting of the” 4 Amer-
ican Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions will be held in Springfield, Mass,
next week, the sessions commencing on
Tuesday at 4 r. it, and clésing’ on Fri-
day. ‘ >
«'00——
The Richmond Enquirer insists that
the battle of Antietam'was abrilliant coa-
federate victory; that they lost but 5,000
and the federals three times as many; that
they held the field, and that .the retreat
across the Potomac was purely for strat eti-
cal reasons. The march of'Lee into any.
land, the Enqmrer says, was ndt merely to
rouse Maryland and not at all to inbade
Pennsylvnma, but to draw McClellan out of
Washington and to get posession of Harper’s
Ferry. _ . .
W
[3" The registrar
«Ob-o— '
_ general of Scotland sug.
gests that diptheria is the appearance in the
human subject of’ the niurrain in cattle, and
says that diptheria in children has been pro-
duced by partaking of the milk of cows thus
affected. ~"
- WW 4
_ W The Washington Star has inform»
tion that after our evacuation of Frcilerl'ckm
burg the secession residents went to work
arresting and sending to prison all there.
maining citizens who, during ouroccn‘ potion
of the place, had evinced any' sympathy‘for,
or even courtesy to, our troops. ‘ ' '
a.»
(if Simeon Draper, of New Yorkwis an
pointed provost martial general of the nit-
Liberty Street New York. l
ed States. Headquarters at Washingt '
Norwalk Chronicler