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1 1' Tuesday, March 29, 1864.
Wu. A. BUCKINGHAM, of Norwich.
: “ROGER AVERILL, ofDanbuI'y.
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~,fi;,,,_..,,NIUN STATE TICKET.
roe GOVERNOR,
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
FOB SECRETARY,
' IfHAMMOND TRUMBULL, Hartf’d. ‘
Eon TREASURER,
I " "clearer. W. COITE, of Hartford.
. ; r03 COMPTROLLER,
‘LEMAN W CUTLER, of Watertown.
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State Senators. '
l ,DistNo. l—A. P. Plant, of Southington.
z—Joseph Mcrriman, East Hartt’d
3—Thomas Cowles, of Farmington.
4—Edward I. Sanford, New Haven.
5—John I. Howe, of Derby.
‘ '6-—James M. Townsend, E. Haven.
I 7~John N. Harris, New Lohdon.
S—John T. Adams, of Norwich.
9-Daniel Chadwick, of Old Lyme.
lo-EmsnA S. Annamarnv, B’port.
11—James S. Taylor of Danbury.'.
12—MORGAN MORGANS, S’ford.
18--Edward L. Cundall, of Brooklyn
14—-—Dr.>John H. Simmons, Ashford.
15—0. J. Hodge, of Colebrook.‘
, 16-Ammi Giddings, of Plymouth.
. 17-Asabel Hotchkiss, of Sharon.
18eHiram Veazey, of Chatham.
19—John Allen, of Old Saybrook.
~ " 20—Lucius S. Fuller, of Tollaud.
tat—Charles A. Atkins, of Mansfield.
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BE UNION ELECTORS of Norwalk,
’ "are requested to meet at the Rooms of
'- =withe'.N'ational Union Club, in Lockwood’s
' .. 'Buildiug,‘.on Wednesday evening, at 7 1-2
sought.
‘ 'O’CIOck, for the purpose of nominating Rep-
53? "reisentatives and Justices of the Peace, and
to transact all other business proper to be
before said meeting.
W. L. QUINTARD, Town Com.
j .' .>e
- . , Union Headquarters.
. . The National Union Club, have secured
, rooms in Lockwood’s Building, which are
_ now open, and all Union men are invited to
._ make it their headquarters the remainder of
" 'jthelyear. : Those in want of certificates, ctc.,
will there obtain all necessary information.
‘ H Notice.
‘~ - iIll-order to give the returns of the elec-
etion on Monday next, the publication of
"jthéGhzsrrE will be delayed ’till Tues-
-‘ day noon.
New
Editorial Correspondence.
, HEADQUARTERS Anny PorouAO ,
March 24th, ’64.
DEAR GAZETTE—Today the anxious
eyesrot‘ a mighty nation are centered up-
on this army and the advent of its new
commander. Today the noble men of
this". army who have braved hardship
and death in every form, are thrilled with
new anticlpatious of Hope and Victory.
.Well they know, and feel, that whatever
else may be involved, a change in com-
mand means action, battle, wounds,
death—perhaps the hoped-for-vrcronr l
.. _Yet, now, in the midst of earnest, rap-
id preparation for actual conflict, many,
many hearts go back anxiously to old
Connecticut, and with deepest solicitude
.they-enquire “are those who present the
.bayonet- to our breasts to be encouraged 4-
dleere‘d on in their unnatural gnilt,by those
we have left behind l” “Shall the echoing
cannon and, shrieking, hissing shells of
Treason, in front, find ready answer in
our gear 2’? . Shall those, whose homes
.and'firesides we stand here to defend from
,thezhell-fires of worse than savage cruel-
,typg'ive popular expression of approval
,and favor to the now halted'invader, and
of (condemnation to us l . The rather,
shall thesethree years of relentless, devas-
tatingwar, which have cast their dark
phadOws over a land once peaceful, pros-
perous, and happy—and a war which has
left; 2-i,ts,;vacant chair at nearly every five-
side, reared its grassy mound in every
cemetery—and wrung in unutterable an-
guish, the 49“] .hearts of widow—hood
andg'orphanage—strike conviction deep
infill, the heart of every man who loves
Liberty, Humanity, and God, that these
rightimes. when party should be despised
51.15331” noblest patriotism be asserted.
_'KnOwin__g as 1 do the moral effects of
93“ State elections upon both armies, and
the feelings of our .soldiers,comprising men
Of all former political organizations, I
gannot conceive how any man, houest and
aprjgfit, and sincerely desirous of ending
thiéfillrrible strife, can on Monday next
deliberately walk to the Polls and depos-
itvthere a. Ballot, which he knows in Iii:
I;eai-t,(ifhe is intelligent) is a vote of
encouragement to the authors of this cold-
liloo'dcdapd murderous rebellion. v-And
thpre lsuolcircumstauce of trial or de-
fiat‘s'pfigispjritiug to our men in the ranks
as the -fact.that there are men at home,
who'fromlwant of thought or perversity
OffiispOEitiOE, will continue to stand up
ihltheufull light of the effects of theii|
pulitigalactionsnd of the animus of this
rebelliou,.and vote with and for its an-
thors'_nnd'~,ab.ettors l They well know,
and will tell you, that but for such as
these, the fee would have laid down their
airingmcnths ago, and. thousands of
homeslnow desolate, would have been-
ma‘detgla‘d 'by the return of their loved
. Wyltinghere in the presence. of these
ampere Conscious than they, perhaps,
of the fearful import of the present ac-
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forms of many of them, that every mail 5
stand fast for his COUNTRY, and VOTE on .
the side Of the UNION. Many noble men
there are, who will thus break the shack- f
ice of partizan bias and cast their suf-
frages so as no traitor shall find comfort
therein. Would to God that their num-
bers might be multiplied.
. The old ship of state still dashes mad- I
ly among the breakers, yet despite her
mntinous crew, her planks are still sound
and proudly she holds her course to the
Haven of peace, while God rules the
storm. True her sides are scarred, her
sails are tattered, and many noble sons
have gone down amidst the fierce raging
6f the storm, but she still yields to her
helm of destiny and soon will come
to peaceful anchorage on the swelling tide
of vie-roar l Clouds may yet lower and
storms may rage, but as upward borne
on the topmost waves of Hope and Lib.
erty, we may even now desery through
the breaking mists, the beacon lights of
LIBERTY REGAINED, of the UNION RE-
sroasn, and a PEOPLE, a Covsrav and a
Govsasnsur, challenging the envy and-
admiration of the world.
Let not. glorious little Connecticut,
baptized in such a flood of heroic memo-
ries, prove reereant to her duty, in this
hour of the nation’s new birth. Let her
sons at home, at the Ballot Box, as those
in the field, dare to do their whole duty~
And
“From prairie, '0, plowman ! speed boldly
away—
There’s seed to be sown in God’s furrows to-,
da -—
Row landward, lone fisheri stout woodman
come home!
Let smith leave his anvil and weaver his
loom,
And hamlet and city ring loud with the cry,
‘For God and our country we‘ll fight till we
die!
Here’s welcome to wounding, and combat,
and scars,
And the glory of death—for the Stripes and
the Stars l” B
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, . New Voters.
W'ednesday is the last day to make
new voters, except those whose right to
be made accrues after Wednesday. Don’t
forget.
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[9.The Union meeting, held at Lock-
wood’s Hall, Saturday evening last, was
a great success, notwithstanding the nu—
pleasant weather. Wm. B. Smith, Esq,
in a short address introduced Mr. S. M.
Hewlett, who spoke for over two hours,
keeping the audience in a roar of laugh-
ter by his genuine wit and excellent de-
lineations of character. Singing by the
quartettes from Norwalk and So.Norwalk
and music by the So. Norwalk martial
Band.
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Gen. Ferry’s Headquarters.
Brig. Gen. 0. S. Ferry, Commanding
Lehigh District, has transferred his head-
quarters from Reading to Pottsville,
Penn, where all communications should
be addressed.
"A.-.
A Goon NOMlNATION.—Ml‘. J as. S.
Taylor, of Danbury has received the
nomination of the Union Convention, for
Senator of the .11th District The nomi-
nation was made by acclamation. Now,
Union men, go to work and elect him.
«.st
If it should Rain
On Election Day, remember that it will give
renewed courage to your enemies, so don‘t
fail to vote, and see that your neighbor does
also. Our soldiers do their duty, rain or
shine, and, hesitate at no 'hardship. Wll
you stay at home because it rains .P
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A Grand Concert.
'As intimated in our last, the beautiful
Prima Donna, Madame Charlotte Vari-
au, andEdward Hoffman, the eminant Pi-
anist and composer are to give one Con-
cert at Lockwoods Hall, this Tuesday
evening. Madame Varian has a brilliant
reputation as a singer, and Mr. Hofi'man
as Pianist, but as they have never ap-
peared in this immediate vicinity, we sub-
joiu the following brief extracts from east-
ern papers. '
She has been styled the most perfect
vocalist in the country, and we really
cannot deny that the award is a just one,
and nobody liereabouts needs to be assured
that Mr. Hoffman is unrivaled us a Plan-
ist—Prov. Journal.
“While the Swedish Nightingale was
probably superior in the power of her per-
formance, we decidedly prefer Madame
Varian as to manner. It was living,
laughing music.”—Boslon Post.
Her dramatic rendering of the “Star
Spangled Banner" literally brought the
audience to theirfeet. All rose instinct-
ively fromItheir seats and at th e conclu-
sion of every verse there was a storm of
applause which shook the Hall-
Boston Transcript.
We hOpe to see the Hall well filled on
this occason, to prove that first class cou-
ccrts are appreciated by our people, Its--
served seats, without extra charge, can
be had on application to Mr. Selleck,
Agent for the Hall, at his Bookstore in
Gazette Building.
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HILLSIDE SEMINARY. —The Summer
Term of this popular Boarding School
for young ladies, will commence on Mon-
day next. See adv.
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_ Fancy/Fair.
The Ladies of St. Mary’s Church hold
their great V Fancy Fair, at Not-walk
Hall, every afternoon and evening of this
"week. Amongst the innumerable arti-
cles to be disposed of are sets of silver
and china, fancy chairs and ottomans,
and a splendid Sewing Machine. The
Fair will close each evening, which a
“laughable exhibition of Southern Scenes
and Varieties by a comic troupe of Am-
ateur minstrels.”
A.-.
DANBURY &. N ORWALK R. R.——'1‘he ex.
tra train from So. Norwalk, Saturday
afternoons, will commence running about
the first of June next.’
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@The Ladies Patriotic Society of
South Norwalk are to give an entertaine'
._ , Charades and Music, next
ment of
“V“,
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the bleeding and dying;
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS." '
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NORlVALK.—RICIIARD BUSTEED, and
‘ RUFUS F. ANDREWS, of New York, will
speak at Lockwood’s Hall, Thursday
; evening. Anothgr meeting will be held
; on Saturday evening, of which due notice
will be given by Posters.
NEW CANAAN.—-—REV. A. N. GIL~
Hall, on Tuesday evening, March 29th.
S. M. HEWLETT, Esq., will speak at the
same place on Friday evening, April lst.
HON. HORACE GREELY, of the N. Y. Tri-
bune, will Speak on Saturday evening,-
April 2d.
WESTPORT.-——S. M. HEWLETT, Esq.
will speak at Betts’s Hall, Tuesday Eve-
ning, March 29th., Ladies invited.
DARIEN.—-S. M. HEWLETT, Esq.,
will address the citizens on Wednesday
evening Of this week.
STAMFORD—HON. J. E. BAaxra,of
Maine, 'will speak at Seeley’s Hall Tues-
day evening, March 29th. Gov. Warner
of Indiana, will address the citizens, Sat-
urday evening.
RIDGEFIELD—-S. M. HEWLETT
Esq., will address the people Thursday
evening, March 81st. '
BETHEL.——Rsv. I. H. HUNNICUT,
will speak on Friday evening, April lst.
DANBURY.—C. 0. Woman, .will
speak on Tuesday Evening, March 29th.
BEDDING—Rm. I. H. Husmcur,
will address the people, Saturday eve-
ning, April 2d.
REv. Ma. HUNNIGUT, will speak at
Sherman, Wednesday evening, and at
New Fairfield, Thursday evening, of this
week. '
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[3.“Manton,” a correspondent of the
Danbury Times, thus speaks of the re:
cent promotions in the 17th Regiment,
of which he is a member:
“ Captain Henry Allen, 00. F. has
been made Major, vice Brady transferred
to the Invalid Corps. Major Allen left
Connecticut as lst Lieutenant, upon the
resignation of Capt. Wood he was made
Captain. His 00., are pleased at his
success, but regret loosing so able an of-
ficer. Major Allen bids fair to become a
favorite with his men.
2nd Lieut. Fred Betts, Co. A, has
been made Capt. Co: F, vice Allen pro-
moted. Lieut. Betls’ military career has
been as brilliant as the most sanguine
friend could desire. He came out as Cor-
poral, was made one of the color guard
at Baltimore. For gallantry at Chan—
eellorville was promoted to be Serg. Ma-
jor. For the same at Gettysburg was
made 2nd Lient., has performed his duty
faithfully, and is new master of two
bars. (Capt. Betts is not yet 18 years of
age—Ens. GAZETTE)£. I hardly know
whatfwould he the “result should I ever
attain, to such a height. The have pros-
pect of three stripes' so completely un-
manned me that I have not entirely re-
covered from the effect yet, and I didn’t
get them at; that. 0 dear, no. 2nd
Lieut. Morehouse, Co. F, has been made
1st Lieut. Co. F. 1st. Lieut. James H.
Ayers, Co. H, is promoted to be Capt.
CO. A. When I say that his promotion
has been earnestly desired by every man
acquainted with him, the truth .is not ex-
aggerated. Capt. Aye s. was ordnance
ofiicer on Hooker’s aid ,‘in Virginia, and
has held a similar appointment in this
Department. Lieut.! Gray, Co. E. is
promoted to be Capt. '00. K; 2nd Lieut.
Hubbel Co. E, has been made lst'Lient.
CO. E. Sergt. Shaw CO. F, to be 296
Lieut. same Company.
W
Godyes Lady’s Book.
The April number of this old and favor-
ite Lady’s Magazine, has been received.
Godey always keeps pace with the times,
and makes his Book ever readable and
interesting to all classes. Ever since we
can remember, Godey’s has maintained
its position as the leading Ladies Maga-
zine of the country. It has always been
well patronized in this vicinity, through
the mail and by News Agents. It has
been a special favorite with us, and has
been on our exchange list, we know not
how many years. In a letter recently
received from Mr. Godey, he speaks of
our long exchange, and says that the
clerk who made the original entry in
his mail book, has grown from a boy into
a grandfather. Mr. Godey still'coutin-
ues to manage his immense business him-
self, and now claims a circulation for his
pet Magazine of 160,000 copies. More
than all the other Ladies Magazines to-
gether. May Mr. Godey long continue
to prosper and his Lady’s Book to in-
crease in circulation.
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HAarEn’s MAGAZINE for April has been
issued and can be obtained at the Book-
stores. An unfinished novel by Thack-
eray, is commenced in this number, pub-
lished by special arrangement. A new
novel by Charles Dickens is to commence
in J une.
"9
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.——The April
”number has the following table of con-
tents: Fighting Facts for Fogics, by C.
C. Hazewell; The Schoolmaster’s Story,
by A. M. Diaz; The Wreck of River-
mouth, by John G. Whittier; Pictor Ig-
notus, by Gail Hamilton; First Visit to
Washington; House and Home Papers,
IV. by Harriet Beecher Stowe; The
Black Preacher, by James Russell Low.
ell; Fouquet the Magnificent, by F. Shel-
don; On Picket Dnty;$mong the Mor-
mons, by Fitz Hugh Ludlow; Our Pro-
gressive Independence , by Oliver Wen-
dell Holmes;'Reviews and Literary Noti-
ces.
o<.>o.—__.._
N Ew CANAAu.-—-The new Public Hall
for the last two weeks. The Hutchin-
son’s snug there on Tuesday . evening
last, to a full house. OuThnrsday eve—
hing, Elder Alfred N. Gilbert of Danbu-
the State Militia Company. We are
glad to hear that there was a good ate
tendanceon this occasion.
e<°>w o——— ..
running regularly for the season to the
early moming train down on the N.X.
& N. H. Railroad,leaviug- the, Bridge
‘ A, L..[’ ‘
' l ‘, AAA'A
BERT, of Danbury,will speak at Armory
has been Occupied nearly every evening
ry, delivered an address for the benefit of ,
la. The Horse Cars have commenced.
was celebrated on Monday evening (the
continuous and spirited applause.
4 - For the Gazelle.
Masses. Emroas.——Will you hint in i
the friends of the Soldiers Aid Society,
that there is just now an urgent call for
their help, both in money and work.-— -
The stock of clothing in the storehouses '
of the Sanitary Commission is getting
low, and the prospect of severe battles
this spring, makes it highly important
that they should be replenished. It is
true that reports from returned soldiers
have in some cases been to the effect that
they had seen no good done by the Com-
mission; that the men were obliged to
buy whatever is furnised, doc. Without
any disposition to impugn the motives of
those who bring these reports, it is suffi-
cient to say that, it cannot be expected
that men who have never been wounded
orsiek, or those who have been sick in
a Government Hospital, should see any
of the workings of the Commission; but
cases can be pointed to in this town, of
wounded soldiers, who have been taken
from the battle fields just as they fell,
tenderly cared for, their wounds dressed;
and clad. in clean and comfortable gar-
ments and refreshed by the stores of the
Commission without any charge, they
have been brought home or to some
Northern Hospital. '
That is a part' of the work which, the
commission proposes to do ; not to take
the place of the Government in the regu-
lar Hospitals, nor to provide luxuries to
men in health. , -
It is probably, generally understood
that the avails of the Fairs, which are
being held, do not go to the purchase of
Hospital supplies, but for the support of
the homes, &c., and for operating the
immediate machinery of the Commission.
Some idea of what is heeded may be
given by the following extract from a
letter written byMiss Collins of NewYork,
after attendingthe late Council of Ladies
in Washington. “ Think of it, there are
2300 men accommodated inthe Homes of
the Commission every night. Now suppose
half these poor fellows Want a shirt
before they go‘ on‘ their journey. They
are sick and weary and warn, some go-
ing home to die, others to get well, but
want a little succor by the way or they
may die before they reach the dear
Home they so long for. Say 1000 shirts
a night—800,000 in a year. We have
worked earnestly, and a little proudly I
fear, and in two and a half years we
have gathered up only 166,000 shirts,
Suppose Boston and Philadelphia had
done as much more. We have but little
more than the men in these homes want,
and they are not the some men, but
changing every night.”
Without increased effort on the part
Of the people of the North, these Homes
will have to be abandoned, or the poor
sufferers on the field left to perish, and
our country cannot afford the immense
waste of life which either alternative
would involve. *
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fiThe ninetieth birth day of Mrs.
Anna Rockwell Nash, of South Norwalk,
2lst) at the residence of her sOn, Capt.
D. K. Nash, by a pleasant surprise party
of her- relatives sully-friends. After 'a
bountiful table of good things had been
appropriately discussed, Mr. “ John
smith,” the orator of the evening, was
introduced and made a speech that the
appreciative audience at once voted to
have printed in the'Gazette; (we were
sorry to learn that the author, having
laid aside his beard, has not got “the
face” to comply with this decision). The
Oration of Mr. “Samuel Johnson” (with
A. C. “to boot”), on the state of the
Union, w‘as,"to the pint.” and received
Short
and appropriate remarks were made by
Rev. Messrs. Platt and A. Nash, and
Capts. D. K. and Burr Nash, interspers.
ed with "music, "social converse,” &c.—
The compauy dispersed about 11 o’clock,
after an exhibition of some remarkably
“life-like” statuary, under the superin-
tendence of Clarence Nash, Esq., who
seemed as proud of his "moods” as Al'-
temus Ward ’of his “beasts.” Mrs Nash
appeared to enjoy the entertainment ex-
ceedingly, and early in the evening ex-
pressed her determination to “sit up and
see the fun out.”
Anna Rockwell was born in Ridgefield,
in 1774, and was married to Capt. Jacob
Nash at the age of 20. She is the moth-
er of four living children and the ances-
tor Of a family of nearly two score and
ten. Her frame still retains much of its
early vigor, her memory reaches back
almost to her infancy; her spirit. are
buoyant; her patriotism unwavering; her
Christian faith, that has been her support
and joy for sixty-six years, is calm and
persistent.
As we gazed upon her animated fea-
tures and-thought of the long page of
history spanned by her single life, the
prayer swelled in our heart and almost
passed, our lips, that she, whose childhood
smiled uponour nations birth, may live.
to see its manh ood crowned with liberty
and peace. ’-“
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mThe any they do business in New
Haven is illustrated by an incident pub-
lished in the Journal d-Coarier. A chap
had courted a girl, giving her ~ a large
number of presents to keep her admira-
tion all right,hnt differences arose and a
big squabble was the result. Ofl’euded
lover calls on his Mary Ann and requests .
"that dress pattern giveuher last week.”
She passed over the demanded dry goods;
“I’ll take that photographialbum, if you
please.” .She extracted the pictures and
returned the volume. “Give, me back
that ring!” N o sooner said than done.
“Now Ijust want you to take out those
teeth I paid tiling/dollar: for , and give them
back to me in about four seconds!” This
was too much of a “gum game,” and the
female beat a hasty retreat. '
_. -——-o-‘.»o———————
' jawWhat’ are wages heref”. asked a
laborer of a boy. “'I don’t know sir.”
“What does your father get on SaturdayQ -
night f”.“Get f” saidthe boy "why he
(”Ha
:IV'WAI‘I NEWS. "
_, flip-om the Red River ,
Expedition.
. nine..- CINCINNATTI, March 24.
A dispatch from Cairo says . We have
good news from the Red River expedi=
tion, which cOmes from undoubted au-
thority.— _~ Gen A. J Smith landed his for-
ces from'i'ltrans‘ports a few miles below
Fort D‘eRussey. The Rebel Gen. chk
Taylor ‘pimeptly- marched against him
with hisiwhole force, and attacked him
in his rearp'l-G'en. Smith, instead of at»
tempting‘rto keep up communication with
the river, roceeded by forced marches
towards t e fort. When Taylor saw the
trick,‘-he~start‘ed for the same destination
and for a-‘time'ithe race seemed doubtful
—-but finally the Yankees came in about
three hours ahead, capturing the fort and .
ll guus+—4 of them Parrotts, one 11-inch
and several 32 pounders; also 300. pris-
oners. This gives Gen. Smith a strong
foothold in‘the country, and will enable
Admiral'Porter to proceed to Alexan-
dria with his gunboats without opposi-
tion.
The steamship Evening Star, from
New Orleans, on the 19th inst., bringing
confirmation of the reports received from
the West relative to the~ capture of Fort
De Russy and Alexandria, Western Lou~
islana, by the forces of Gen. A. 'J. Smith
and Admiral Porter. Alexandria was
surrendered to the gunboats without an
attempt at resistance. Gen. Banks was
to take the field in person within a few
days, andthe Army in Western Louisi-
ana was again on the move, New-Iberia
having been re-occnpied by Gen. Lee’s
advance. Gov. ' Hahn had called an
election for delegates to a Constitutional
Convention to be held on the 28th in-
stant. ‘
The Rebel Gen. Forrest, with 2,000
men whose advance upon Union City,
Tenn, was reported a few days since,
attacked that outpost on the 24th inst.,
and captured. the small force of Union
troops garrisoning the town. This force
consisted of 400 of the 7th Tennessee
Cavalry, and they made a vigorous de-
fense, repulsiug their assailants three
times before they surrendered to superior
numbers. The enemy destroyed the de-
fenses and‘hnrried southward with their
prisoners." .
Forrest,‘ the Rebel cavalry lender,
seems to be on the war path. He fell
upon the town of 'Paducah'Kentucky, on
the Ohioriver, 50 miles above Cairo,
early on Saturday morning, and sucked
and fired the place. He made four at-
tempts to capture the fort, but was each
time repulsed. , Most of the burning was
done by Our gunboats which Opened upon
the city during Forrest’s operations. The
Rebels soon retired. Untrnstworthy
stories are told of losses, puuing ours at,
12 killed and 40 wounded, and that ol'
the Rebels at 150 to 300 killed, including
8 Gen. Thompson.
President Lincoln on Saturday issued
his Proclamation specifying the persons
to whom the benefits of the Amnestv
Proclamation of December last are inten-
ded to apply. He also authorizes every
commissioned officer in the United States
service, either naval or military, to ad-
minister .the oath of allegiance, and im—
poses rules for their government in the
premises. '
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STATE ELECTION,
MONDAY, APRIL 4th,
Polls open from 7 o’clock, A. M., un
til 5 o’clock, P. M. ‘
IS YOUR NAME ON THE REG-
ISTRY LIST?
«.wm—
, WThe Union Electors of South Nor-
walk, meet at Ely’s Hall at 7 L2 o’clock
this (Tuesday) evening to nominate a
Representative to the State Legislature.
. ——————-o<-<.>-o
lg.Every vote cast for Wm. A.
Buckingham is in favor of negro equality,
and the blending of the races-«every vote
f.r0rigen S Seymour is for a white .
government of white men—the gOAern-
ment Of our fath'ers. Freeman of Con-
necticut, what shall be your verdict?
—Reg'zster.
Asom, who, if he lives, will cast his
vote for Mr Buckingham, we pronounce
the above a malicious falsehood, and a
libel upon the intelligent masses of the
Union party, who have no sympathy with
amalgamation, lawful or unlawful. Can
the Slaveocracy say as much? Never.
The large ratio of mulattoes in the Slave
States settles that question forever.
-—E¢l.' H’aterbury Ameriam. .
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I WILrox.—The new Hall, in Wilton,
built by Mr. Wm. A. Sturges, was Open-
ed on Monday evening last, fora Concert
by the Hutchinson Family. The occa-
sion was one of much interest t9 the peo-
ple Of the town. After the Concert, the
young folks had a “dedication” dance.
«O».
Ia..The ,Danbury J efl'ersouian says that
Capt. M. H. Daniels, of Co. 0, 17th C.
V., having resigned, and his resignation
being accepted, has returned to his home
in Danbury.
u<.p-
COL. CLARE—A correspondent of the
N. Y. Herald, in giving a long report of
Gen. Sherman’s late expedition, makes
the following mention of our townsnian,
Lieut -COl. Wm. T. Clark, chief Of Gen.
McPherson’s Staff.
“Our loss during these affairs, (the en-
gagement near Clinton), was twenty
killed and wounded. General McPherson
in those nfl'airs was SOVeral times made
the target of the enemy’s sharpshooters
and artillery. Lieutenant Colonel Clark,
Adjutant General of the Seventeenth
corps, in person directed the operations
of the cavalry on this day, and, by one
successful charge ordered by him and
executed by the Eleventh Illinois cavalry,
under Colonel Kerr, completely discom-
fittcd the enemy and hastened his flight.
In this lastlnfl'air Colonel Clark’s horse
suffered a severe wound in the leg, com.
pletely disabling him, and the Colonel
himself was hit by a splinter on the fin-
ger, and narrowly escaped more serious
rinjury from the missiles. 1
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ACCIDENTT-A returned volunteer,
named Patrick Foley, who was standing
on the platform of a car of the freight
train onits way up, last Friday, soon
after leaving Sanfords Station, fell ofl',
and was, seriously if not fatally, injured.
Danbury Jefl'ersonlan.
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VERY PuoLlrIc.--On n tomb-stone in
one of the burying grounds in the towu
of Litchfield, Ct., is the followingepitapbs
I “ Here'tlies the body of Mrs. Mary,
wife of Di'..JOhn Buel, Esq., she died
Nov. 4, 1768, Aetat 90, having had 13
children, 101 g‘randehildren, 274 great-
great-grand;children, total 410.
surviving.” ' '
What a family
have made at the yearly reunion around
336 l
l groups .the'y‘wonld '
Senatorial Convention.
The Union Convention of the lth
Senatorial District, inc-t al. the hall
Benedict ii; Nichols.
, Tuesday the 22nd inst, and was organ—
i ized by the appointment of
Ethel T. Furnam, of Bethel, Chair—
man.
Wm. R. White, of Danbury Secretary
Alvah S. Pearce, Of New Fairficld;
Geo. Osborn, of Bedding ; and Geo. E.
Coperthwaite, of Danbury. were appoint-
ed a Committee on credentials and reso-
lutions.
The Committee on credentials report—
ed the following roll of delegates :
Doubling—Lyman Keeler, Chas. T.
Stevens, Geo. E. Cowperthwaite, Wm.
B. White.
Hamel—Ethel T. Farnam, Eli S. Judd
Newtown—Zulmon S. Peck, John B.
Peck, Abel Stillson, Wm. H. Bronson.
Ridgefield.-—Geo. Bouton, E. W. Keel-
er, Wm. B. Hoyt, John D. Nash
Bedding—Geo. Osborn, Benjamin S.
Boughton, Geo. A. Sanford, Walter M.
Edmonds.
New Fai¢gfield,—-Alvah S. Pearce, Ed-
win Hodge.
Broolfield.—E. H. Northrop, H. S
Peck.
Sherman—Albert Barnes,
‘S. Birch.
The Committee on permanent organi—
zation reported for President, Ethel T.
Farnam, of Bethel ; Wm. B; White, of
Danbury, for Secretary.
The Convention then took two infor—
mal ballots for candidate for Senator,
and adjourned till 2 p. in.
On the re assembling of the Conven-
tion, and after an interchange of views,
James S. Taylor, Esq., of Danbury, was
nominated for Senator byacclamation.
The Committee on resolutions report -
ed the following:
Resolved, That in this the hour of
the Nation’s peril, it is the bounden duty
of every lover of his country to uphold
and support the National Administration
in its efforts to suppress the most cause—
less rebellion which is now raging to
“conquer a peace” and to restore our un-—
happy land to its former high standing
among the Nations of the earth.
Resolved, That in common with the
truly Union men of the country, we ' be-
lieve that there can be no lasting peace
and no real restoration of the Union
while the system of human bondage shall
be permitted to exist, and the clanking
chains of one solitary slave shall be
heard throughout thelength and breadth
of the American Continent.
Resolved, That we cordially endorse
the nominations made and platform of
principles adopted, at Hartford, by the
last Union State Convention. The tried
and sterling patriotism of the candidates,
and the indisputable principles enuncia-
ted in that platform, demandthe support
of every Union man in the State of Con-
necticnt, and we have an undoubting
confidence that they will be triumphantly
sustained at the polls.
Resolved, That our thanks are due
to our brave soldiers in the field, for the
unswerviug fidelity with which they have
borne our National banner on many a
bloody battle-field. Sacrificing the com-
forts of home and the enjoyments of so-
cial life, each and every one of their
rights, as American citizens should be
zealously protected, the most sacred of
which is the electoral privilege. To se-
cure this right to them we earnestly trust-
that the adoption of the pending amend.
ment to the Constitution of this State
may be adopted.
Resultant, That James S. Tdylor, the-
Union candidate for Senator from ‘tliis
District, is eminently worthy of the confi-
dence of the people, and we take pleasure
in recommending him for the snifrages
of the electors as one “well tried, and
faithful.”
The following genflemen were appoint-
ed Senatorial Committee for the ensuing
year:
Danbury, David B. Booth; Betdel
Horace E. Hickok ; Newman, Zalmon
S. Peck; Rfdgefield, Hiram K. Scott;
Bedding, Thaddeus M. Abbott ; New
Fairfield, Theodore D. Rogers ; Brook-
field, E. H. Northrop ; Sherman, Chaun-
cy S. Birch,
Chauncy
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. . . .Gen Grants new rank gives him au-
thority to remove subordinate oflicers
who do not do their duty. How many
will he have left in the army of the Po-
tomac, if he rigidly exercises that power.
. . . . A somewhat remarkable fact con-
nected with the departure of the 29th
regiment from New Haven Was the fact
that they left not a single struggler in
the station house.
. . . .By an order recently issued from
the War Department, all Connecticut
soldiers in the numerous military hospi-
tals this side of the Department of the
South, are to be speedily transferred to
the Knight General Hospital, at New
Haven—probably within a week or ten
days
. . . .Cornelia, wife of Edmund Hill, of
Easton, died in Monroe, on the 16th
inst., aged 45 years. Her birth, marri-
age, and death, says the Bridgeport
Standard, occurred on the some day of
the month, and the same month in the
year—a singular comcidence.
..... A new Yka printer named Austin
B. Williams, who died last week, weigh-
ing-420 pounds, required 17 yards of
broadclothto fithim He was a wit—
nfruid of the ladies—never tasted ardent
_spirits—never touched tobacco, or wore
an overcoat.
_..___.....9....__—. .
Tun men PRICES at which cloths arc ru-
ling compel the moderately economical to
inquire where superior ready-made garments
can be obtained at the most reasonable pri-
ces. Hence, while the high-priced clothing
establishments are losing custom, houses such
as F. B. BALDWIN, 70 d: 72 Bowery, N. Y.,
are rapidly disposing of their nods. We
have seen the spring stock of F. . Baldwin,
fresh, from the operative department of their
immense and popular concern, and feel as-
sured that ill quality, material and workman,
ship. it cannot be surpassed at any price in
New York. Having said thnflnuch, and in
all sincerity, we recomend the reader to call
at Nos; 70& 72 Bowery, and judge of the
correctness of our impressions on a critical
examination of the stock.
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W The J. Monroe Taylor Gold Medal
Soap is one of those articles that should be
in. every household, and the lady who neg-
lects to furnish herself or domestics with It,
lOoses it been which it will be impossible to
find afsdbstitute for. It takes less in quanti-
ty, and washes as no other can do. It
makes rough hands smooth, and soft-
ens and whitens the skin, as well as making
clothes look so white. Try It.
0‘.»
Vonux'rnnnns, ATTENTION—For the de-
rangements of the system incidental to the
change of diet, Wounds, Eruptions, _and Ex-
posures which every Volunteer is liable to,
there are no remedies so safe, 7convenlent
and reliable as HOLLO WAYS PILLS
AND OINTMENT. If the reader of this
“notice" cannot get a box of . Pills or Oint-
meut from the dru store in his place, let him
write to me. 80 Maiden Laue, enclosing the .
amount, and 'I' will mail a box free 93.1335...
pense. M‘sny‘deulcrs wil not keep mymedii
clues on hand because they cannot make as
of .
in Danbury on;
Fgfiggghprofit as other lyergghi’s make.-
si§5~74,. T“ r.
“conga, t
W t. -~.-«n—W
u ' h lllllf’
The Union Men of N orwalk
and vicinity will be addressed
by Hon.
RICHARD BUSTEED,
of New York, a life long Dem-
ocrat, and by
HON. RUFUS F. ANDREWS.
Of New York, at
Lockwood’s Hall,
on Thursday Evening, March
31st, at 7 1-2 o’clock.
The Public are invited to
attend. Galleries will be re
served for Ladies.
~.D—¢ o——-——-
General Headquarters State of
Connctlcut.
Aumm GENERAL’S Omen, i
Human, March 19, 1868.
[SPECIAL Onassis No. 40.]
The State Medical Board will assemble at
the Allyn House, in Hartford, on Thursday,
April 7th, 1864, at 2 o’clock 2.3.. for the ex-
amination of applicants for positions as Sur-
geons and Asst. Surgeons in the Connecticut
oluuteer force.
B order of the Commander-in-Chief.
HORACE J. MORSE, Adjutant General.
no .of’mns, Capt. & A. A. o.
mWe find the following sensible ar-
ticle in the columns of the Meriden Re-
corder. It will apply as well in this vi—
cinity as anywhere:—
“The progress of a town, at the present
day, is invariably and exactly in propor-
tion to the amount of encouragement ex-
tended to its local press. The more we
approach the perfectly new settlements,
the more does the rule hold good. Sub-
scribe for and read our your local paper
whatever you do—and above all, adver-
tise in it—for business is. more inspired
by a knowledge of what is buying and
selling, than by any other cause. Amen
who hasn’t local pride and public spirit
enough to give adequate support to his
own country paper, and thereby build up
the character of his place, isn’t very like-
ly to do much good to himself or to any-
body else. We cannot withhold our
honest convictions that the people“ of ev—
ery town or village large enough to sus-
tain a local paper, will find themselves
amply compensated in giving it a liberal
and ungrudging patronage.
And now, a word further about patro-
nizing your own. It may sometimes be
necessary to go abroad to trade—yet
where it can consistently be done, we
should give the preference- to our own
merchants and manufacturers. Espec-
ially should this apply to the numerous
travelling‘pedlers, who will probably
cheat you, if you get their goods for
nothing, withva gift thrown in. At any
rate, it is always safer to trade with
those whom you know-to be" houest_and
fair in their dealings, and where, if the
work proves faulty, you may obtain re—
dress.” .
--—&—ov<.>ot ’
“The following soldiers, transferred
from De Camp General Hospital, David’s
Island, N. Y., March 19th, have recently
arrived at the Knight Hospital, New
Haven:
Privates—John Austin, F, ’lth Conn;
Joseph Bowen, A, 7th; Charles R. Bag-
ley, C, 20th; Salmon C Clark, A, 7th;
William W. Cone, I, 7th; Joseph Good-
hne, C, 17th; Arthur Irons, F, 10th;
Charles M. Riggs, F, 17th; Whitman
Lacket, I, 11th; Stephen I. Smith, A,
17th; John U. Wilson, I, 17th.
a.»
mHou. Owen Lovejoy, the radical
abolition Congressman from Illinois, died
in Brooklyn, N. Y. on Saturday, after a
protracted illness. He was a native of
Kentucky, but was educated in New
England; and became a clegyman. Af-
ter his brother was murdered many years
ago by a pro-slavery mob at Alton Ill.,
he took extreme radical and personal
ground towards slavery and slaveholders,
and exhibited a fearlessness and power
that won him respect from those who at—
terly dissented from his opinions or course
of action.
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WARREIs’s IMPROVED FELT, CEMENT AND
GRAVEL Romania—We refer to the above
roofing, believing it to be decidedly the
best, most durable and cheapest known in
this country, the merits and popularity of
which are so perfectly demonstrated about
the village that we refer to it, thinking that
we may thus confer a favor upon our read-
ers and the public generally. Very many of
our best buildings are covered with this
material; our own being one of the number.
Materials which are liable to be confound-
ed with this have long been in use for cov-
ering factories and barns, &c., but never un-
til this recent discovery has any kind of Ce-
ment Roofing been used for our best resi-
dences. The combinations of this roofing
are such as to render it perfectly water-
proof; lnakes solid, han’ some work, is a
very great saving of at st 25 per cent
over any other roofing in use.
C. W. Lockwood is sole agent for Fair-
field County. All orders left at the Store
of A. Moorehouse, Main Street, will receive
his prompt attention ; enquiries freely an-
swered. 1y34
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‘_ .
Corbin’s Worm Destroying Syrup'
Pater.- 25 cums,
The proprietor has received abundant evidence of
the virtues and good effects of this medicine, both
verbal and written. Mothers declare, with expres'
sions of joy and gratitude, “Your Worm,Destroy-
t-ny Syrup has saved the life of my child.“
Many certificates could be published, of the won-
derful effects of thls medicine on children and a dults,
in expelling large quantities of worms, and of the
great improvement in health alter its adminis-
tration.
I a
Dr. Terrel’s Healing Ointment
Should he kept on hand in every manly. No article
can equal it for a Burn or a Scald; it relieves the
pain immediately. ’
It cures Chllblalns, Corns, Piles, Sores, and 0th
ing of Children, Scald~llcad, Salt-Rheum, &c.
It is niceaud clean to use for Sore Lips. P11111313" '
on the Face, Chopped Hands, and all healing PM“
poses. Priceflicents.
A Pribnd ”W
in Need. ‘l'ry it.
DR. SWEET‘S INFALLIABLE LINIMEN'I‘ is pre:
pared from the recipe of Dr. Stephen wear, of
Connecticut, the great bone setter, and has been
used in his practice for the last twenty years with
the most astoulshing.succosn, As an external reme-
dy it is without arivul, and will alleviate pninmore.
speedily than any other preparation. For all Rhea.
m'atic and Nervous Disorders. it is truly infallible,
and as a curative for Sores, ounds, Sprainsrllrm-
pies, ass, its soothing, healing and powerlnl strength
enlng properties, excite the Just wonder and aston~
tshment of all who have ever given it a trial. Over
four handrail certificates of remarkable cures, per
53.9! m T.
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; Dawes, Geo M
Fitch, Mrs Julia.
24/}. w.- «797”; W,l...¢~ .. A .
LIST of Letters remaining in the Post
Office at N orwalk, Ct. March 29, 1864.
Arnold, Sarah Ooit, George Esq
eclicr, Konrad Peterson, Alphers
Downs,Mrs Phebe E 2Pye, Miss Mary A
Peters, Henry S
Pease, D
f GOGfFeY. Miss Mary ERichardsou, Mrs Mary
Granville, Richard
' n & Co
Haskell, H E momma"
Robinson, Joshua B
Hopk1ns_,Lew1s Esq Russell, Martin C
Hoyt, Miss Halt-1e M Starkweather, Mrs
Hill, G F Smith, Miss Mary
Johnson, D S Seymour, CharlesA
J ackwell, Mrs Stacy, Mrs Malvena
Muller, T T Thurston 8: Co
Yuelee, William
Persons calling for any of the above Let-
ters will lease sa “Advertised.”
HARL S OLMSTEAD. P. M.
LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the
Post Oflice at South Norwalk, March
29th, 1864. '
Abbott, Wm Lockwood. Legrand
Ayers, Emily Miller, Albert R
Bartnm, Eli S Moore, Carrie
Benger, W H Street, Chauncy
Church, Isaac Smend, Maurise
Hawle , Thos Simpson, Irwin
Hoyt, . C. . Thomas, C Q A
Jackson, Patrick “ Unknown”
Persons calling for any of the above Lek
ters, will please say “ Advertised.”
M. WILCOX, P. M;
a a sun
’ I
i In South Norwalk, March 23d deind
N.. wife of Rev. D. B. Amt'n. ’ a
In South Norwalk, March 28th, Lorenzo
D. Wheeler, aged 63 years and 4 months.
The relatives and friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the-funeral
from his late residence, on Wednesday,
March 30, at 2 o’clock P. M.
In Darien, Thursday, March 10th, Oscar
Scofield, in the 29th earof his
In New Canaan, arch 20th, a sink-
nesa ofsixteen years, Mary E, wife of Thom-
as Cooke, aged 60 years. A former resident
of Norwalk. . -
In gagefield, March 17th, IMF, to, Esq.
In Nevv Canaan, March 18th, Emily. wife
pf) dBenjamin Benedict, aged 35 years 8 mos.
a s.
In Wilton, March 7, Andrew Morehouse,
aged 81 years. -
In Bedding, March 18th, Edson, son of
Harvey and Sail A. Wakely aged 12 years
and 7 mos; arch Slat, Maria, wife of
Aaron Oakley, aged 46 years; March 17th,
Zalmon B. Banks, a%ed 84 years 4 months -
March 23, Willie T. mith, ed 2 years an
3 months. . '
In Wilton, March 19, Susan Brown, (cob
ored) aged 82 years. .
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08535338. .
HE LADIES PATRIOTIC SOCIETY
of South Norwalk will give an enter-
tainment of
CHARADES and MUSIC, at
BLY’S HALL, April 6th and 7th,
WEDNESDAY and Tnunsnax, En-
nings. Doors open at 7 1-2, performance
commences at 8 o’clock. ~ .
250cm.
Admission,
Tickets to be sold at the Post Oflce, News
Office, and the Store of Messrs. Bennett
and Dikerman, and at (the door. “18
JUST ormn,
.ALARCE LOT OF
SPRING SILKS,
New Designs, at
MORRIS & DOTY’S.
Pianos Tuned and Repaired.
E. B. DECKER
PIANO Forte Tuner, will visit Norwalk,
Monday May 2d, for the purpose of Ta-
ning and Bepar’mg Pianos , Charge for
tuning $2 in currency or 10 shillings in ego.
Repairs extra. Orders left at the Norwalls
Hotel will receive attention. _ .
E. B. DECKER,
427 Broome St. N. Yr
March 24, 1864. 3t13
Hillside Seminary
Boarding School for Young Ladies.
THE SUMMER TERM
will commence on
Monday. 4th «April.
For circulars address the Principal.
MRS. L. A. SMITH.
w A I." I' D . j .
2 5 WHEELER & WILSON OPERA—
TORS, to Work on Shirts. Also 5 to
run Fellin Machines, Good wages and
steady emp oymeut given.
IRVING HULL,
2t13 Beaver St. Bridgeport.
To Whom It may Concern.
A NOTICE published last week from one
Thomas B. Smith, forbidding “all per-
sons harboring or trusting” me, for, ache
says leaving him “without just cause or
provocation,” I pronouce to be untrue and
without the shadow of foundation. Instead
of my leaving him, he deserted me on pre-
tense of getting work in New York, it being
mutually agreed that I should go home to
board until his return, and on his returnI
being sick he refused 'to visit me when sent
for, and on my recovery locked me out of
house and home. '
1*13 ANGELINE E. SMITH.
South Norwalk, March 27th, 1864.
Spring Styles
HATS and CAPS,
Now Ready st
DISBROW’S
._-.._._..-‘.>o
Spring Styles,
SILK HATS, ’
Now Ready
at DISBBOW'S.
"’ Mirror Or fashion.
ADAME Demorest’s Mirror of Fashion.
tor the Spring and Summer of l 1
For sale by . A. SELLECK-
“ Cudio’s Gave,”
THEtldst sension Novel, for saleby . ‘
J.
A. SELLEL‘K.
Notice.
BY a special agreement made this day by
tween David Comstock, of Bethel, of the.
first part, and Matilda C. Rice and A. T. Cur-
tiss, Agent, Norwalk, of the second ,plfl,.d0
agree not to sell any block fir Europa ',
Utensilsfrom the Farm of David Coinst_,_
from March 24th, 1864, to. April tat, 1%
without awritteu order Signed by 1);”,
Comstock. . . BIA'I‘ILDA C.-‘Rreu,rr
,' . ' -A. '1‘. 0031133.
All such sales will be null and solid with .
out as written order as above stutet
y , ’ D some:
Norwalk Chronicler