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Tuesday, May 31, 1864.
Soldiers’ Voting.
The amendment to our State Constitution.
continued from the last session of our Legis—
lature to the present, and intending to give
our Soldiers’ in the field the benefits of the
elective franchise, was acted upon in the
House on Thursday last and passed by a
large vote, but the Speaker decided that it
was lost, claiming that it required a two-
thirds vote of all the members elected, in-
stead Oftwo~thirds of the quorum present.
An appeal from his decision was taken
and ably discussed on Friday, when the
House refused to sustain the decision of the
Speaker, and he thereupon declared the
amendment adopted. It now remains for
the people to give their assent or dissent to
it. It is for them to say whether our brave
and noble brothers and friends, who are so
'gallantlyund freelyexposing their lives to
our Country and ourselves, shall be debarred
the privilege of using a freemans right at the
ballot-box, simply because they are absent
, in the army of ourCountry. Our Readers can
see by the vote in our Legislative reports,
’ who are and who are not the Soldier’s
friends.
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The vacant J udgeship.
We see the State papers are discussing the
subject as to who shall fill the place on the
bench of the Superior Court recently made
vacant by the death of Judge Sanford. Litcb
field County claims that the position by right
belongs to one of her sons, she not having
any on the bench, while all the other Coun-
ties are more or less represented. In case it
should he thought best to take the best man,
for the position, rather than that of locality,
we would urge upon the favorable notice of
our legislators the name of HON. J osIAH M.
CARTER, a Gentleman well known through-
out the State as an able and experienced
Legislator and Lawyer, and one who would
do honor to the position. His long years of
experience as a practising Lawyer has pecu-
liarly fitted him for the position, and we are
confident nobetter or truer man can be found
to fill the vacant scat.
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WMiss E. T. Greenfield, the “Black
Swan,” is announced to givea Concert at
Norwalk Hall, this (Monday,) Evening.
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Spring Parade.
In accordance with the requirements of
the State Law, our two Militia Companies
turned out on Wednesday last, for their An-
nual Spring Parade and Drill. The “Burn—
side Guards,” Capt. Henry Fitch, of South
Norwalk, came out in the morning, and pa—
raded through the streets of the village, and
during the afternoon favored “the suburbs”
with a visit. They were escorted by the
Wheeler & Wilson Band, and made a very
fine appearance. As new features on this
occasion, we noticed a noble looking pio—
neer—reminding us of the days gone by,—
when the “Mohicans” were in their glory—
and the beautiful National Banner lately
presented to the Company. After partaking
of refreshments kindly tendered by Mr.
John Murray, at the Norwalk Bakery, they
returned to South Norwalk. Before break—
ing ranks,they were handsomely entertained
by Mr. C. B. D’Artois, at his Ice Cream Su-
loon, and by several prominent citizens at
their private residences. The Guards may
well feel proud of the honors showered up—
on them by the liberal citizens.
The NORWALK GUARDS, Capt. R. B.
Craufilrd,turned outin the morning, marched
through our principal Streets, and then spent
the morning in drill, at Union Park. After
dinner they returned to tLe Park, when Mr.
" Beckwith took aPhotographic view of the
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company, after which several hours were
.~ spent in “Skirmish drill.” The command
then marched to South Norwalk met the
Burnside Guards, and after the usual hon-
ors between the companies, were invited in-
to the resident of Mr. D. P. Ely, and partOok
; of his hospitalities, gracefully extended and
‘- appreciatively recrived. On their return up ‘
town... they were invited by Mr. D’Aitois to
:enter his Saloon, and partake of his “cel—
ebrated Ice Cream," which invitation they
were not slow in accepting. The excellent
Cream was highly appreciated by the tired
and heated men, and the kindness of Mr.
" D’Artois will ever be remembered.
' f-The Guards were accompanied on this oc-
clusion by their Drum Corps, dressed in a
“gay and handsome uniform—red pants, blue
jackets, trimmed with red, and red caps,
~ 1‘49med With blue.
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‘3‘”3“: We are sorry to say that the attention
showed to the Companies by the citizens of
. Norwalk was in decidedly unfavorable con-
, l trust to that shown by the people of South
J .E'Nprwalk
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' '. Loyal Men in Office.
We‘zhope that while efforts are being made
,toourst from office disloyal men in Washing-
,ton,"'that the New York Custom House,
, will not be forgotten. Reports are in exten-
sivocirculation in this vicinity, that several
pegoons holding clerkships in the Custom
“House in New York,. appointed from this
Senatorial District, are in the constant habit
, ,:.0f talking and acting against the Government
and voting the copperhead ticket. If such is
the fact, let a clean sweep be made, and let.
loyal men take their places.
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W Lu. Ruc’s War Show, which exhibited
at Norwalk Hall four eveningslast week,aud
‘ which is at Bridgeport the present week, is a
very interesting and amusing entertainment.
The Hall was crowded the last two nights,
which fact alone is enough to prove its mer-
' its, for none but unusually good exhibitions
succeed in drawing good houses here. The
mechanical part of the exhibition, together
with the panorama, was very good indued,
‘and the comical Whiston made a great deal
,of amusement by his extravagant burlesqraes
ll'inimitablc delineations of character, and lo-
cal allusions.
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"WWe have received a copy of the An-
nual Report of the Adjutant General of this
State, for the year ending March 3lst, 18164.
It contains official reports of the parts talreu
in the War by all the Connecticut Regi-
ments, with a. register of commissioned offi-
cers, and other interesting matter relating; to
the Department.
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g'g'The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for June
has been received. Robert Browning con-
_ tributes two poems; Mrs. Stowe’s “House
and Home Papers,” and Miss Prescott’s sto—
ry,,“The Rim,” are continued; Longfellow
has a poem, and, as usual, the contents are
aligned.-
“Town Meeting.
By notice in our advertising column‘s‘fit
will be seen that there is to be a special Town
Meeting, on Thursday afternoon ‘of‘ this
week. Our Selectmen have received a cir-
cular from the State Adjutant-General, stig-
gcstiug that the towns should coutinue‘flt'o .
enlist volunteers, in anticipation of the next
call. It is thought that volunteers can be
more easily obtained at present, and at less
cost to the town, than when the call is made.
We hope that our citizens, all of whom are
interested in this matter, will attend the
meeting andinstruct the Selectmen, how to “
act in the premises.
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Evening Mail to New York.
' We are pleased to state, that in order to'
accommodate our constantly increasing bus-
iness community lt has been found necessa-
ry to put on a third daily mail to New York.
Hereafter an evening mail will close at our
Post Ofilce, at 8 o’clock, thus giving our
business men an opportunity to an-
swer their evening letters the same night.
This evening mail has been long needed,
and will prove of great advantage to our
business men.
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WThere is a great call for old cotton
and linen, for our wounded soldiers. All .
persons having anything of the kind to send,
can leave their packages at the Soldiers Aid
Society, in the basement of the M. E. Church
between 2 and 5 o’clock every Tuesday af-
ternoon. Jellies, pickles and all kinds of
dried fruits are much needed. It is to be
hoped a box of such articles can be sent from
N orwalk before many days.
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WA Sermon to young men, will be tie-I
livered in the M. E. Church, South N orwalk
on Sunday evening June, 5th, by the Pastor,
L. P. Perry. - '
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WTbe Meriden Recorder thinks thatMer-
iden is ahead of Norwalk on Copperheads,
and says that they have got a thing there
who characterizes the fiendish massacre at
Fort Pillow as “only a just retaliation for
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.”
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WPROP. GARDNER, the well-known Soap
man, got out of the cars at South Norwalk,
on Thursday last, and made a short speech,
in which he whalcd the copperheads in his
peculiarly energetic andforcible style.
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There are few things more annoying than
the laughing and whispering of inconsiderate
people at a concert or a lecture. Just when the
ear is strained to catch some low note, or
the attention is rivetted on an eloquent pas-.
sage, to have those who care for neither, fid~
getting, whispering, flirting near you, is
enough to provoke the patience of a saint.
If young ladies and gentlemen do not care
about listening themselves, they should at
least know enough of the proprteties to have
some consideration for those who do.
Stamford Advocate.
cg“ Every word true, friend Campbell,
and we are sorry to say that we are troubled
with the same inconsiderate young people
here. Another very annoying thing, at Con-
certs and- other public entertainments, in this
vicinity, is the practice which some ill-bred
people have, of getting up and going out just
as the last song or scene is commenced, and ' l
by so doing often spoiling the best part of the
entertainment for those who remain. There
is no excuse for this practice in Norwalk, for
the means of exit from our Halls are so good
that it takes but a few moments for the en-
tire audience to get into the street.
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THE HUTcnnszNs.——Since their last
Concert in this place the Hutchinson’s have
been travelling through Pennsylvania, Ma-
ryland, Delaware, &c., and have met with
their usual success in all the large cities and
towns in those States. We learn that .on
their return East they will give a Concert in
Norwalk.
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RIDGEFIELD.—Company H, of the State
Militia, made their Spring Parade on Monday
week. They turned out thirty-four uniforms,
had dinner in a. large Tent on the Fair
Ground, in Professor Northrop’s be‘st style,
and we are informed bad a good time gene-
rally.
Rev. C. T. Woodrufi‘, late Chaplain of the
6th C. V., in which position he served with
signal ability, has accepted the rectorship of
St. Stephen’s Church. '
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STAMFOND.—-A company has recently
been organized for the manufacture of Co-
bnrn’s new labor saving Soap, with a capital
of $50,000, which has been taken up. Some
of the stockholders belong in Norwalk.
Hon. Truman Smith has been chosen Presi-
dent of the Company. “There is no doubt,”
says the Advocate, “that the soap will find a
ready market, as it is wholly composed of
ingredients which will not injure the most
delicate fabric, neither is a washboard or any
attrition whatever necessary in washing
clothes. The soap is in the form of a powder
which being dissolved in water, can be used
as a fluid or hardened into bars, if desired.
It can be sold about . 25 per. cent cheaper
than the ordinary washing.” The articles of
association will be found in our advertising
columns.
Rev. John 'Lord is delivering a course of
Lectures in the village.
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.DANBURY.—Engineers have been. very
busy, the Tinws says, for the past month or
two, surveying Railroad routes to and from
Daubury. ' If all the projects are carried
out, the place will be a “grand railroad cen
ter.” Application has been made to- the
Legislature for a Charter of the Brookfield
and White Plains Road, which application
is opposed by the Danbury and N orwalk
Railroad Company. There is also talk of a
Road from Daubury through Derby to New
Haven. The editor has been on an exploring
expedition to a remarkable cave, near the
summit of Crook’s Hill, New Fairfield.
The Jefl‘crsonian says the town is looking
finely now, and that Summer visitors are
flockinginto the town. The Soldiers’ Aid
Society is out of funds, and contributions
are needed. The ladies of King Street Dis-
trict, a few weeks ago, scraped and sent to
the Hospital at Annapolis,Md., twelve gallons
of horse radish. Mr. Hiram DeForrest, man-
ager of Mr. P. D. Crosby’s Livery Stable,
while in one of the stalls last Sunday morn-
ing, in a sleeping position, was kick ed by a
frightened horse on the head, and rendered
inscnsible. The horse also trod on his left
leg, breaking two of his ribs. He was also
otherwise bruised, before the animal was se-
cured. DeForrest is doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
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WCapt. T. L. Beckwifh, at the Norwalk .
Hotel, seems to be a very lucky fisherman.
Last Thursday he camcin with a string of
about twenty fine trout. Where he caught
them is a mystery to us. ’
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WThe Horse Railway Company have
taken the contract for carrying the mail be-
tween the Norwalk Post Office and South
Norwalk Depot. .
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W It will be seen by reference to our ad-
vertising columns, today, that several very
fine and desirable country residences, are of-
fered for sale. ,Fin’e chances for gentlemen
of means ' l ' I
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WASHINeh'iSN,
May 3019:20 A. M. ._,
Dim-No official dispatches?
i Maj. Gen; .-
from the Army of the Potomac have been;
received sincd‘dfiy'telcgratn of Saturday. .
Attelegram from Gen Snunnan,ndated
near Dalton, yesterday, 29th, 7:30 A. M,
reports that on Saturday ‘an engagement
took place between the enemy and McPher-
son’s corps, in winch the rebels were driven
drcd killed and wounded left in our hands,
and about three hundred prisoners.
Gen. McPherson’s loss being -n,ot,ovcr.r
ethreelinndj‘réd‘int-all.z"; ,:-:,, 7.2, ‘2 ii;- ,3"
‘ ' E. ~M. STANTON, Sec‘y oan'r.
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Theater at Norwalk Hall.
Foracbange in amusement, we are to
havea brief Theatrical season, at Nor-walk
. Hall, this week, when the great popular
dramas of “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “ Ticket-of-
Leave-Man,” and “ Cudjo’s Cave,’f will be
played by Lester Donnelly’s Company. This
company has lately met with great succcess
'in Albany, Troy and Brooklyn, where they
have playedlong engagements to crowded
houses. The plays which are to be given
here; are those which have been most en-
thusiastically received in New York, and
throughout the country. For particulars see
adv. and bills. ’ > _.
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HARPER’S MAGAZINE for June commen-
ces “ Our Mutual Friend,” 9. new .novel by
Chas. Dickens, and concludes anthony Trol-
lope’s “ Orley Farm.” It has its usual large
variety of interesting stories,and illustrated.
miscellany. For Sale at our Village Book-
- store. - ' 'v - '
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Recruits Wanted.---See advertise-t
ment in another column. . ' .
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' From the 12th Regiment.
CARROLTON,'LA., May 19th, 1864. .
DEAR GAZETTE—Again I will endeavor
to inform you of our position, which is'ver'y
good atpresent, with well laid out streets
upon a level plain-at the rear of Camp Mans-
field, 09 the bank of the Mississippi river,
where the bOys go to bathe mornings. Our
leaving the couscript 'camp at New Haven
«was unexpected to uson the morning of the,
.8th. We quietly broke camp and marched .
to the steamboat dock, and. embarked on
board of the‘steamer Traveler for New York,
Where we embarked on the transport Merri-
mack. We left the dock and anchored in
the stream until the next morning, When at
10 1-2 A. M. we weighed anchor and Steamed,
down the bay; passed Sandy . Hook at 12
M., discharged the pilot and proceeded to
sea, with pleasant weather; passed Cape
Hattorasvvljght on the evening of the 11th.
During the night struck :3 squall which last-
ed for an hour or two, and little rough the
next day, which made the boys 9. little sea-
sick; passed Key West on the 14th, evening;
made Southwest pass, on the evening of the
16th, where we anchored until morning,
crossed the bar and arrived at New Orleans
at 4 o’clock; laid at anchor emu, morning,
when we proceeded to this place and; disem-
barked. " We are now taking it easy in our
shelter tents, thinking Of-old Connecticut.
More in my next. TIGER.
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Our Casualties.
The following N orwalk boys in the 5th
Regiment, are reported wounded in the late
battle at 'Resaca. Ga.:—Corporal S. H. Hoyt,
flesh wound—ball passed from side to side,
insideof spine; Augustus W. Hoyt, danger-
ously. In Co. D., 7th Regiment, the follow-
ing are reported previous to the 17th inst:—
Wounded, Albert Van Tassel, Theodore B.
Benedict; missing, Edward Ayres, Samuel
K. Lynes, Geo. W. Raymond,Ch’s. H. Weed.
Robert Keith, New Canaan.‘ Co. H., Eighth
Regiment, wounded, Francis Waterbury,
shoulder, severely; William G. Crockett, arm,
severely; Corp. A. S. Wallace, leg, slightly;
missing, John Haskins, John Doran, Sylvest-
er Godfrey, Leander Marshal, Hawley Wil-
liams. ' ' 2 '.
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WRiversd‘n Derious Circus which ap-
peared here on Tuesday last, was areally ex-
cellent-COmpauy. The performances were all
good, and the Arabs - sheared 'wonderful
strength and agility. The tent was uncom-
fortably crowded. ‘ W ' '
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WWe have received from the Publisher,
E. Warner, 1 Vesey Street. N. Y., a Pampb~
let of one hundred pages, entitled “The Bur-
den of the South, or Poems on Slavery,”
grave, humorous, didactic and SatiriCal, by
Sennoia Rubck. ~ '
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. WWe are indebted to Geo. R Cowles, 1n-
surance Agent, for an excellent map of the
approaches from Washington to Richmond,
and the strategic point Of-East Tennessee,
.Northern Alabama and Georgia. The map
is issued by the Homelnsurance Company,
of New York. »
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WCharley Platt,—w_ell knOwn in' this vi—
cinity as “Old Connecticut,”-—is now an in:
spector of cloths in one of the largest houses
in New York, and also a writer for “Demo-
rest’s Illustrated News,” and the “Pbunniest
of Phun,”—ra_dical republican papers, but
“down on Old-Abe.” Charley is a great ge-
nius in the “Pbunny” and “Laughing Gas”
line, and will“t'ake the shine off” of any oth;
er man, in writing burlesques, jokes, etc. _
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WCorporal James L. Allen, Co. D., 7th
Regt.Coun. Veteran Volunteers, of this town,
has been promoted to be‘ Sergeant in the
same company. ’ . '
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SHOP LIFTINe.—An irisbwoman was detect-
ed in stealing a shawl from Morris do Doty‘s
Dry Goods Store, last Wednesday. She hid
it under her cloak and started off, but we
soon overtaken and made to disgorgc.
DEATH or REUEL ANDnEws, Esq.,—We
are pained with the intelligence ofth’e death
of Reuel Andrews, Esq., one of the. good
men of East Haven. Mr. Andrews, was
widely known and highly este‘emc'd'in' our
own community, as well. as among his
townsmen. He has been the Town Clerk Of
East Haven for more than twenty years, was.
postmaster for twenty-eight; years, and until
he resigned the office afew years ago. In
the Congregational Church .he held the
office Ofa Deacon for about fifteen years,
and was a faithful professor of the religion
beloved. It is said, in his family that he
was never absent from hisseat in church on
Sunday but twice in thirty years. In all the
relations of life—as husband, father, friend,
citizen, and public oilich'—'-lre. wasfuithful.
honored. and beloved. His illness was
short, being less than a week, the disease
being rheumatism and typhoid foyer. He
died at the age of‘-slxty-fo.ur.:
New Haven. Palladium.
W He was the father of Mrs. Noah S.
Bradley of Saugatuck. "
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W The Ridgefield Agricultural: Society
has purchased the beautiful lot on which they
held their fairlast year, and will make it a
permanent place to hold-their annual stairs,
and intend to fit it up in good shapcfor, the
coming fair, to be held in October neXt.
- ‘ Jefl'e-rsoniun. ‘
W Critics who have bothercdtbeir brains
OVer the title of Mr. Dicken’s new work,‘
“ Our Mutual Friend,"'are informed by a»?
slip posted in the firstnumberog the Eeglislr,
edition that an explanation is forthcoming.
The notification is as folloWs,‘ “ The‘ read-
phrase, Our Mutual Friend,‘ as the title of
this book, on arnvnrg at the ninth' chapter
j settle the whole controversy.
(page 84).”,. No doubt: the explanation ,will
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.eadquarlers of the Army of the Potomac,
.éiat Magahick Church, 10 miles from Hann-
i‘i‘wertowngdated yesterday afternoon at 5 mail?“
back, with a loss to them oftwenty-flvc hun-' ‘
or will understand the use of._ the popular, ,
Bold Fla _, k Movement by Grant
-“. asIIINGTON,tMay 28, 9,50 p. al.—To Maj.
ten. Dixz—éAn official dispatch from the
clock, has just been received.
._ - -, - .Itstates- that our army-was-w-ithdrawn t0»
the north side of the North Anna Thursday
night, and moved toward Hanovertown, the:
place designated f'or cressin g the" Pamunkey:
At 9 o’clock a.m. yesterday (Friday) Sheri-
dan, with the lst and 2d divisions of‘cavalry,
took poscssion of Hanover Ferry and I-IanO-V
ventow-gg .findi,_ .«thfe'rc only, pure .
“rue: rs‘t‘dirli nfof the'6thlcor
at 10 a. m., and now hold the place with a
snflicieut force of cavalry,infantry and artil-
lery to resist any attack likely to be made up-
0 it. ‘The remainder oftlrecorps.-ispressiug
forward with rapidity.
Weather fine and perfect. _
A later dispatch, dated at ‘7' o’clock tlns‘
- .morniug .;(28t_.b), from . .thodreadquarters at~'
Magabick Church, has also been received.
It reports'that everything goes on finely.
The troops came up rapidly and in great
spirits, and the army will be beyond the
Pamunkey by noon.
- Breckinridgeis-at Hanover Court House,
with a force variously reportedfrom 3,000 to
10,000. Wickham’s and Lomux’s brigades
of cavalry are also there. - -
' . The dispatch further states that after seiZ<
ing Hanover Ferry yesterday, . Gen. Torbct
captured 75 calalry, including six officers;
that the rebel cavalry, is exceedingly demor-
sion. ' .
,- A dispatch from Gen; Sherman, dated
May 28, 6 a. m., near Dallas, reports that the
enemy, discovering his move" to turn Altoona,
moved to meet our forces at Dallas.
Our columns met the enemy about one
mile east of the Pumpkin Vine‘ Creek, and
‘we pushed them back about three miles, to
the point where the roads forked to Atlanta
and Marietta. '
. . Enwm M. STANTON
Secretary of ar.
GRANT ADVANCING.
WAn DEPARTMENT, WAsnrNcTON,
May 24—1030 P. M.
To Maj. Gen. Dir, New York: ‘
A dispatch from Gen. Grant, dated at 11
o’clock last night states that the army moved
from its position to the North 'Auna, follow-
ing closely Lee's army. - . fl .
The 5th and 6th corps marched by way of
Harris’ store to Jericho ford, ”and the 5th
corps succeeded in effecting a crossing and
getting position without much opposition.
Shoryly after, however, thev Were vrolently
attacked and handsomely-repulsed the as-
sault without much less to us. We cap-
tured some prisoners. ' Everything looks
exceedingly favorable to us.
‘ Another dispatch, giving in detail the
movement of our corps and speaking of the
rebel assault on Warren’s position, says he
was attacked With great Vehemence. I have
never heard a more maesive firing either of
artillery. or musketry. The attack resulted
in a destructive repulse of the enemy.
~ _ At the position attacked by Hancock, the
rebels were intrenched and in considerable
force. He had crossed the river, and they
made a pertiuacious resistance to. his onset,
but before dark he had forced them from
their works and driven them across the
stream. 3 . '
It is also said that in these engagements
the slaughter'of the enemy was very great.
Our losses are inconsiderable.
and suffered especially from canister. ' .
A dispatch from Gen. Grant dated this
morning at 8 o’clock has also been received.
It states that the enemy have fallen back
-trom the North Anna, and we are in pur-
suit. . '
Negroes who come
back to Richmond.
Other official dispatches from headquar-
ters say that Warren, Burnside and Han-
cock are pushing forward after the retreat- -
ing army. Warren captured a number. of
prisoners last evening, but has not had time
to count then or ascertain his loss.
Gen. Hancoclgis storming the rifle pits
this side of the river. Last evening he also
took between 100 and 200 prisoners, and
drove many rebels into'the river, where they
were drownded. . .
rWarren also captured some Official papers,
among them an order calling out all boys
seventeen years of age to arrisson Rich-
mond. Ambulance men an musicians are
also ordered to the ranks. '
Sheridan was this morning at Dunkirk,
and will be at Milford to night.
N o dispatches have been received to day
from Gen. Sherman, and none are expected
for several days. . ‘
-Dispatches frrm Gen; Butler-have been
received today relating briefly to respective
forces. " ' '- '
Admiral Lee, in a telegram dated the 22d,
to the Secretary of the , Navy,_, states that
last night (Saturday night) the enemy at-
tacked the army and were handsomely re-
pulsed. » y , g
A dispatch from Maj Gen. Canb‘y, dafed
the 18th,.at the mouth of the Red River,
state that Gen. Bank’s troops had arrived at
Semmesp'ort yesterday, and will reach Mor:
ganza to-day . The armyis in better condi-
ton than was expected, and; will soon ‘ be
ready to resume Oflensive oreutions.
E. M. STANTON Sec’y of War.
in say Lee is falrng
WAR. DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,}
'. - May 25—9 p. in.
To Maj. Gen. Die: The latest date from
Gen. Grant’sbeadquarters, received by this
Department, -:is' dated at Mount Carmel
Church, 1 p. in. yesterday.
The dispatch says everything is going
well. Warren has four hundred} prisoners,
Hancockisome three hundred, and Wright
has picked up some. The whole number
resultingfrom yesterday’s operations “will
not'fall short of a thousand. Warren’s .loss'
is not over three hundred, killed and woun-
ded. ,
The'prisouers captured are in a great part
NOrthCarolinians, are much . discouraged
and say Lee‘hasdeceived them. ,
The pursuit is detayed by the great fa-
tigue of, the men.. Still Hancock and War-
ren will reach the South Anna. by nightfall.
Gen Butler, in a dispatch dated at head-
quarters in the field, at 7 o’clock this morn-
ing, rep me that Major General .Frtz Hugh.
Lee, lately promoted, made, wrth cavalry,
infantry and artillery. an attack-upon his
post at Wilson’s ,anrf, north side of the
James river, below ~Fort_‘ Powha'an,‘ garris‘
soned by'two regiments, all negro troops.
Brigadier General Wild commanding, and
was handsomely repulsed;
Before the attack ‘Lee sent a flag, stating
that be bad force enough to take the placo,
demanded lt'f surrender, audio that case the
garrison should be turned" over to the au-
thorities at Richmond as prisoners of war ;
but if this proposition was rejected he would
not be answerable for the consequences when
he took the place. Gen. Wild replied, “ We,
will try that.” Reinforcements wm-.- at once
sent, but the figbtnwas overbef‘ore their arm.
val. .Our loss isvnot yet l‘eP‘?Tl9(l-- , ‘
No other reports of military operations
have been received by this Department since
mytelegrum of'9 1-2 lastcvening. .
’ ' E. M. STANTON Sec’y of War.
- . ; Wasnmsrox, May 26,1864
To Man-GEN. DIx ;. 2 . y
* The dispatch from Gen. Grant, mentioned
in my telegraph-this morning was dated
at JericimMills, twelve o’clock, noon, May
25. ' ‘ '
;An official dispatch ..f.rom headquarters,’
Quai‘les’ Ford, at eight o’clock this morning,
has just been received. It details move-
ments in: progress since yesterday,ot Which it.
18 not proper now tosay more than that they
will manifest their result within twenty-four
hours. :_ .. . . . -»
Our sick and wounded in ,Fredcrrcksburg
have been transferred to Washington, and
the-army'material and supplies removed to
points nearer to the present field of opera-
tions; * . ‘ " j
From the flmouth'of' Red g’t‘iver, May 21,
Maj.-Gen.Canb reports that the army from
Red river, was delayed in crossing the Atch-
af’alaya by the high water and insufiicient
pontoon ~eqtri page. The crossing was com-
pleted today, and the army 18 now moving
across the Mississippi. '
. Brig-Gen, A. J. Smith had uspiritod en.-
V'g'agcment with Polignac‘s rebel division on
i tlie-Stbfinst., defeating it, driving it several
miles 'and capturing 300 prisoners“. ,
In a r‘e‘port at 10:45 to day. Gen. Butler says:
“Further official reports‘sbow- tbt’tt‘ ‘tbe-' re-
.pulseat Wilson‘swbarf- was even morcpom
'plcte than telegraphed, The enemy retreat-
ed during the night, leaviu‘g twenty-five of
thei‘ dead’in our hands, and showed a loss,
of killed and wounded of more than .jwo
hundred. ' From the accounts of every 0113:
cer the negro troopsbehaved most splendid.- ,
ll
’Nothing has been heard from G‘cn.' Sher-
. man’s command, EDWINSMI. STANTON,
-- ,_ . ,Sec’ry of Will's
1‘ '2 :J , "fr : .-.: . :~_.‘.,. g -
i
- ~~~~ synergism _ , ..
1; Hide! 0.3";— ‘4'
also eel»
alizcd, and files before ours on every occa: .,
The rebels charged against our artillery .
1w, .
MAY SESSION, 18
"life... r5); Tucsdriyilay 24.,
‘A/ iacufiveued at 11 o‘elo‘ck;
, 7 '- Act re filing to dealers iii-is: junk and
q ”metals, and second hand articles; to the
."mmittee dirJudiclar ,. ‘ -J _ ,2;
act i'n‘riddititio'n'lo 'und ln‘alteration of
an Act concerning the planting of oysters;
“replicate Committcc'on Fisheries.
_ AnAct in addition to an Act securing to
Ihcclmnicsialicn' on lands and buildings; to
Committee on J udiciury.
An Act in addition .to an Act concerning
lands; to Committee on Judiciary. .
An, Actto confirm thedoiugs _ot‘ townsgrp
é'cert'uin mshsoto‘flommittep in; .iJudfciaryt ;; .
An Act addition to an Act concerning
drains and drain companies; to tbe commit-
toe on Agriculture. .
Housn.:,—Prayer by: Rev, ,Dr’. {Brown of
St'. Paul’s’Churchi‘ '
Report of Joint Select Committee on Con-
‘stif‘ution'al Amendments,- to whom was re-
ferred the-resolution for amending the Con-
stitution,allowing: soldiers 'to vote in the
field ;“"w‘ns1aken up, there being no discus:
siou was laid upon the table until to-morrova
84.
:13
’-}(~.
',':
v.1
an Act concerning Education; to
mittec on Education. .
An Act inaddilion to and in alteration of-
an Act for settlement of estates intestmcs,
and insolvent; to Committee on Judiciary.
An Act in addition to an Act relating to
saalries,'fees of sheriffs and Constab.es.
Adjourned. '
. .- a .
the Corn-5:
- . - - , . Wednesday, May 25.
SENATE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cushman.
A number of bills for public acts were
laid on table for printing. v, ~
Mr. Kendrick, who was absent when the
vote was taken on the constitutional amend-
ments,askcd permission to. have .lllS vote
_rccorded,'an‘d leave being granted, Mr. Ken-
drick voted in the negative.
. Mr. Cun‘dall offered 'a‘ res. declaring Tbad~
deus M. Abbott legally elected judge of pro-
bate for the district of, Bedding ref, _,to'
com. on Canvass‘ of Votes for Judges of
Probate and Justices ofPeace. .
Eocene—Prayerby Rev.- Dr. Beardsley of
St. Thomas Church. I; ~ , - -
PETITIOst—Qf’flfhomas Williams et al.
for payment 'of bounties, Of Samuel Clark
et al. for soldiers bounties; to Committee on
Claims. ' : .'
Resolution directing the Comptroller to-
draw an order on' the Treasurer for payment
of expenses of the committee incurred in
attending. the funeral; of Maj. Gen. John
Serigwicha . . . . . k
j 'Tbat Joshua Lord be appointed Couuty
Commissioner of the county of Litchfield.
Report of the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments wfas’callefd up, but was laid on
the table to be made the special order. ’
Adjourned. ‘ ~ -. -
.‘. ,1, ,1 , Thursday, May. 26.
SENATE.—,-Prayei::by :Rev. Mr. Brown.
Resolutions appointing County Commis-
sioners for three years, v,iz.: Joshua Lord, of
Bridgeport, and Hezekiah H. Stone, of Hart,-
ford.——passcd. .' 5 4 ' ‘
, Bills for public acts, relating to voting in
,towns divided into voting districts; requir-
ing wrecks, unclaimed goods and strays to
be advertised onc’month . confirming doings
in school districts .in" casesof informants in
electing treasurers; punishment for trespass-
cs und repealing a section of an act relating
to appeals from Justices; allowing fees of
Justices $1 for atrial, and affecting corpora-
tions established under-the statute, all refer-
rcd.- . -
House.— aways}. by the .Rev. Mr. Abbott.
Resolutions. That T. M. Ab bott is legally
elected JudgebfPrQbatdfor the district of
Reading. HOuse‘COncurrcd with the Son-
ate in reference. 3 1' .y ' . >
The Committee on Railroads reported in"
favoryof' the petitions of Gardener Green et
al for a Horse Railroad Company in the city
of" Norwich. " The resolution accompanying
the report came fromthe Senate amended.
Mr. Chapman, of Hartford, moved to
amend the resolution by providing that no
steam poWer should be used’on the road
Pending the discussion of this resolution,
Mr. Pratt cf Norwich, called up the ' ques-
tion of the'TCOhstitutionnl Amendment. ‘
' A vote was‘taken without discussion, with
tee followin ' result: » ’ ‘
YEAS.—- elch, Cbidsey, 'Hawley, Hills,
Pitkin, Gowg‘y, Colton, ‘Briscoc, Potter, A
Fenn, J. B.’ l liams;'Ti‘yoh, F. J. Smith,
Latham, BupccgELiZHall, Bond, Humason.
Van N 053, J ',;_Ohgtpm'au, Elmore, Reid, Rich,
ards, Roswell; {WETAiinina Wells, Farrcn,
G. H. WatrousJPlnrrili,"‘Ives Bartlett, Nor-
ton, Hart, Platt, I. J. Curtiss, Rose, Brockett,
B. Clark. B. B. Brown, W. Peck, Coit, Rud-
dock, Sierry,‘Prattha’rdner Day, E
Strong, Converse, Vaughan, Burrows, Per-
kins, Avery: ‘—"bell-'? ‘liss, Lord, Dawler,
Halmer, Swan; Septhg'g Mallory, Trumbull,
Morris, Boo‘th;..;B, ESTER; ,Blackmau, , Cum-
mings, Perry, Ste‘r mg, n _.ardee, Street, .Tolles,
Batss, Treatiwe'll; Gilbert, S. S St.’ John, J.
:B. Hoyt, A. Hoyt, C. D.‘ Wheeler, Gregory,
Stetson, Cady, Bingham, H. Carpenter, Fogg;
Tidingbast, Gladding, L. Gullup, Green,
Sessions, L.‘ Carpenter, Fuller, Rawson,
Nichols, J.‘G. Briggs,'Swift, Stearns, Child,
Hiscox‘, Sedgchk,‘ Deming, Atwater, Ham!
ilton, Corbin, Judson, McMur-ty, Thompson,
Lymay, Cook, A. St.’ John, Garrett, Buck-
ingbam,-W. K. Peck, Geer, .Tbomas, Hodge,
Landon, Dunbar, Wetmore, Ashborn, Mal-
lory T. Watson; R.‘ C. Beecher, Bacon, Fab-
rique, Douglas, Hubbard, Griswold, Johnson,
Newton, Canfield, Boardman, Hungerford,
Deane, Ingbam, Marvin, Spencer,Kingsbury,
Root, Hubbard, Chapman, Jagger, Chap-
pell, Bottom, Millard, Arnold, Collins, Bol-
ton, Ellis,-Agard, Weld, Walker, Still, Sharp.
'NAYs..—'C. Chapman, A. J. Warner, Wir-
cox; L. D. Pind, C.‘ P. Clark, Pickett, Os-
.born,‘J. W. Warner, Bradley,+-Thrall, J. M.
Brown, F. M. Brown, H. Beecher, Bartholo-
mew, H. Thomas, Sperry, E, Warner W. S.
Pend,” Rogers, Swiehell. Ward, ll onson,
‘Pierce, H.- L. Hall, Mansfield, Leavenworth,.
Matthews,- Way, A. C. Gullup, Kinney,
Babcock, Hedge, Maynard, J. F. Watrous,
Merw'in,’ Bennett, Re nolds, Wakelec, Ste-
ven, Fairmnn, J. M. eardsley, C. A. Bri gs,
Ambler, Coley, Wheeler, D. F. Adams, u-
ling, C. D. 'Vaughsthright, A. ,Beecher,
Brewster, Minor, Presscott, Muppet, Se‘lleck,
Grannis, .Log‘au, W. Watson, - Dickinson,
Burr, Bailey; Buel,;Edwards, Frances, Ste-
vens. Welles, S. H. Brown, Andrews, E. K.
Williams, 'Sem ell. ‘ ' ’ '
ABSENT.—Morgfln, Rice. Merrill. Alcott,
Yerrington., Hewes, ._: J. Curtiss, Lincoln,,
Burnbam, G." Be'a_rdslcy,J. Fenno, G. H. St.
John, Shailer.
Yeas, 153; nay's,7_1, absent or not voting,
The Speaker declared the amendment
lost; there not being two-thirds of the mem-
bers elect voting in the affirmative. ' ‘
A motion was made by Mr. Platt of Mer-
iden to appeal from the decision of the
chair. -' . .
A long discussion took place on this mo-
tion, pending which the House adjourned to
9 o’clock a. m. Fiiday.‘ ’ _
_ Friday, Mrg/ 27.
SENATE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Stalcr.'
Petition Housatonic R. R. 'Co. for amend-
ment of charter, to Com. on Incorporations.
Resrilution inquiring ofGovernorfo whom
the State‘arms were distributed, to Com. on
Mglitary Affairs; ; ‘
On motion of Mr. Bennett, the action of
the Senate referring the res. of inquirv do
State armsto Com. on Military Affairs was
.reconsidered. . ‘ > ' ' ,
A good deal of discussion ensued on a
lEmotion ofM=r.Hodge to indefinitely postpone
the_wbole matter. This motion 'was subsc-
qucntly. withdraw n to enable ,Mr. Adams to
Offer an amendment. This amendment was
‘that the Governor furnish such information
as may be consistent with the public service.
Mr. Bennett was opposed to this amend-
ment.
After some remarks by Messrs. Cervles;
Bennett, Kendrick, Hodge, Adams, Fowler
and Morgans, tbelquestiou was put upon the
passage of the amendment, and it was adop-
‘led. The question being upon the passage
of the res. as, amended, resulted in its adop-
lion. , .‘ ' ’ . _.
'On'mot'ion, the Senate adjourned'to‘Tues-
day morning. ’ " ‘ '
HOUSE—Prayer by-Rev. Dr. Dutton.
The appeal from the decision of the chair
“19ml UH" constitutiimul :unen‘dmcnt, being
the order of the morning, was taken 'up and
discussedat lengt ,. ,: _; '. ~;
Mr. Puliner,,of Monty 1 spoke infuvor
of the appedl,"follbwéd' fair. Munson, of‘
Seymour, who, in, course of his _remarks,.
congratulated himself ‘flnth ten years ago he
.yofed against the MaiueL w, andlbpt. be ,
had not lpcen‘chaliged by that! law,lbut was ;
‘still opp‘oserl‘to’it, Iotlm‘ vpry lgltcl'."fl.i,f10l i
which was not doubted, 7 H: ' 5
Mr. Ives, of East Hawupsflgid ll? bad “8- '
tcneo Will) ptiterition to’tlgc speech just cpn-
eluded by the member, from Sey mo'u r, going . ;.
i
ever a variety of subjects; going first to the
Agricultureofdhs ,West;..backito our encep- J
An Act in addition to and in alteration 'p . ,
ing;- 7-,; - 2w;
5 torsgrghen to the Ar y fiffihe ‘Po, a
tbo’f' ht, it necessary testate ageing... '
tiojnj; efore the House. 3 He proo ,eded. after
, Eating the question, tdfquote fro“ authori-
,_ -tbat'an appeal inféuch acase‘as the one
,ghéforc the House cofild be (in. He rc-
l.‘ erred to an instance in Parliament on a vote
' adopting the. habeas “.corpus .act, when the
“teller seeiug'n member come into the Hall
before the vote eves declared, counted, him
tcn instead of one, and by thus counting,
the bill was declared passed. An appeal
was taken and sustained, which proves
in some instances the necessity of allowing
an appeal.
Mr. Welch, of I—Iurtfhrd, said he voted
againsttbc. Speakerin' this case with less
see. The Speaker is bound to follow prece-
dents, but he did not consider it binding on
him,nOr was any member of the House
bound to follow them. W e can follow prec-
edents, but they are not constitutional law,
and it is high time they should be over-
ruled. There are but three precedents in
the State; that of L. F. Foster in 1847, and.
in 1855 and 1856,'by Kendrick and Baldwin."
He believed he had a right to appeal from
,_ thqruling cf the, Speaker, for it; had been
' done repeated] y in :;Corigi~f§s,,iahd it can be
.dob’cénbfl; He' referred"? oiitlie ijournal’of
”the “United State's I'I'Ou's’e' offRepresentativcs,
first session .of the. .Se’ve'htlr Congress, in
1801—2, where an amendment of the consti-
tution was proposed by tWO-thirds'of those
States Senate, first session of the" Eighth
construed to mean two-thirds of those pres-
ent; and the journal of the House of Rep-
- rcsentatives,‘ first sessio'n‘of the First Con-
gress, and first session of the Eighth Con-
gress,,tlteis;.rme ,cotistructiOn is put upon it,
In all these places it means the legal num—
ber, a majority of the legal numher. The
word “louse,” in another section, be argued
to mean a» quorum. He said that we must
put the same construction upon this that
they have upon similar ones in the Congress
of the United States. He proved from the
debates given in full in the Congressional
Globe, for the years 1855 and 1856, Where a
bill for river and harbor improvements
passed both Houses, but Was vetoed by the
President, and Was again passed over the
President’s veto by two-thirds of those pres-
ent. The chair declared the bill passed.—
Mr. Mason appealed from the decision of
same ground which the gentleman from
Seymourgllas taken; butiafterwards changed
his OpiniOn. ’In all record it has been as-
sumed that two-thirds means two-thirds of
those present and vOting. . { '
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Pcck,of Norfolk, made ap'ropOsifion
that the debate be as brief as pessible, sta~
ting that his side was willing to submit- the
question as it stood to the House.
Motion carried that when the House ad-
journ it do so to 11 a. m. of Tuesday next.
Mr. Chapman, said there were two ques-
ftions under discussion: one whether two-
thirds by the constitution meant two-thirds
of the whole House or only those present.
The other, whether the Speaker could de-
clare an amendment passed. ‘
After arguing these questions, Mr. Platt,
of Meriden, said no legislative act ever com-
pelled so great a sacrifice of him as to' take
the decision,_from the v chair. He hesitated
to take the‘uppeal frO‘m“ the Speaker, that he
had precedents in the State to follow he
would admit, but he thought the power of
reversal was in the House and they ought
to 'exercise‘that powur. He agreed with the
gentleman from Hartford that the Constitu-
tion was being trampled upon, a majority of
the demOcratic paJty three years ago, under
democratic leaders commenced trampling
upon the Constitution, but he denied that
' any but that party were now trampling up-
on it. In 1855 it is said that the Speaker of
the House, Mr. Baldwin, decided a question
the same as our present Speaker has done.
But he had been unable toyfiud anything to
prove it. So there are but two precedents
where the decision of the Speaker has been
appealed from; that of Lafayette S. Foster,
when Speaker in, 1848, and Mr. Kendrick in
1847, in tho. United States Senate since, he
has vOted that the precedents were iwrong,
and his decision when Speaker were wrong.
Mr.'Kcndrick followed without a doubt the
’ precedent which Mr. Foster had established.
Hethought it the duty of the House to re-‘
verse these two precedents. He was not
com pel'ed to take the construction put upon
takes that which Congress puts upon it, be-
cause he thought it right, He quoted here
from Mr. SeWard’s speech in 1856, when he
argued two-thirds meant two-thirds of those
present. ave we_ no power-.to overrule the
--decision 'Of the Speaker. Whytit’i's the (in-
ty of the House to' overrule it when: they
think it is wrong. The Speaker is the‘Organ
or the House. It had been claimed by the
other party that the Secretary of State has
to decrde whether the amendment had passed
He could do it and send it tolflc people;
but the judicial law in 1838 said that he
could not so decide it. .‘ .
The..yeas and (pays were then taken, resul-
ting as‘fOl-low's: Yeas 54,"n‘ay's‘ 132, absent 37.
Adjourned. L . 4
—-—-——~«<o>»
The rebels refuse to‘ exchange ' General
Henkman, because he is a good fighting man.
When he arrived at Richmond be was seize 2
by the prison guards, and his person searched
for money and valuables. He remonstrated‘
with his captors- atsucb, treatment, when
they threatened'him with incarceration in the
“ black hole.”Tbis conduct‘contrast widely
with the treatment extended to the rebel
generals in our hands. ' ‘ '
<<0>ew———
BOSTON, May 28.-—A Montreal dispatch
gives some particulars of the death of Joshua
R. Giddings. He was engaged in a game of
billiards“atSt.-:;;Lawreneo',=Hall with Mr.
Feldmdh,”w‘lidu’hé‘su'ddehly"complained of
weakness and sat down on a sofa. Dr. Free:
man of the Scots Fusilier ' Guards and Dr."
Pallau, both living at the St. L \wr ence, and
'Dr.’ ’Sutli'crlar’icl,“werc promptly by his side,
but he at once became insensible and ex-
pired in fivelminutes. _, . ..
.49-.
———Among the prisoners captured by the
rebelsuear Fort Darlingf and How in Rich-
mond,were the following Officersfi Capt.
Jared E. Lewis, of New Haven, .andi..Capt.
Henry, J._ Macdonald, of .‘Danburyr 11m
.COnn,; and Capt..Henry Beibel,'of:Bridge-
'port,‘6th Conn; and lst Lieut. Raphael Gil-
bert of Cromwell, 7th Conn. . -.
_Jere Clemens and another loyal Alabam-
ian, were outbofiporpfltbc senate, Monday.
ernment is falling tO pieces.
——--.-The cargo of coal-which was givdn by-
Commission, was Sold in New. York on
Tuesday, for, $13500.
——Gov. SEYMOUR has directed the District
Attorney of New York, to procure indict.
ments against all who wbre engaged in the
seizure of the Offices of the Journal of 00m-
merce, and The NIY Would. .
——Mr. Andrew J. Butler, of New York,
who recently died, is said tO'have left a’ tor--.
, tune of twa millionsofdollars, one half of
which goes by will to his brother Gen But-
k—r:-.losliua R. Giddings, . the old tried and
true, died suddenly at Montreal on Friday,
aged, 68 years. - _
. . . . it is believed in St. Louis that the
noted guerrilla Qn‘antrel 'Was killed- on
the. 16211 in MlSSUlll‘l. ’ ' '
. . .' .Tbe New Haven Journal calls upon
the merchants of that city to subscribe
for a railroad from New Haven to" Derby
and Duubnry. 1.3
. . . . The trial ofJobn Wsotndrews, the
lender in the July’riots, concluded in New
York on Wednespy‘ la‘sf: lie was sen
,~ tunh'zld te'Sio‘c‘Sin‘g prison for three years
. . . . Major Gt‘llcl'ul Buell has been musa
fered out if service for refusing to accept
:1 command under General Cnnby
.. . . Brig-Gen Gordoa, of North. Caro
Imu, commanding the rebel cavalry, died
mood.
0‘.» ‘
The new cents arein circulation in New
York. They are made almost entirely; of
coupon—Tho circumference of the new com
is the same as that of tho nickle cents, but
ilrey are thinner and-much filighter.
. ...__...‘.'p.w
Wifuldinrpwholhud lost one Leg
at Roagbke Island, wuile walking—us
best h "could, with the aid of crutches-g
toU'” ilage'Jof St:unf'ord, a few days
5i: l‘elisa ‘mn-o’ who was drivmg-
' .hi‘g’gcgyg'rugpfifpfin ride to
(a; '7' I? britmnu‘prfm cagfiride with-’Me.’
w
lib ,5“
w
3cmbarrajss‘ment tlian‘ {liosbould in other 'ca- .
present; and to the journal of the United L
Congress, pagc.64,wberc two-thirds was~
the chain. gHe,z-.said,- Mr. Touccy took the.
it by the gentleman frOm Hartford, but he T
They ex1)iesi~thd-opihioir"-tbat tbe'rebel gov-‘
George Elliot of'Lon(lon,.to the. Sanitary
. enlaiimmosistely. .
- .- trcures‘Ohilblains,
downside Tomasolxxtrgasyedgmue ‘
x " fighl‘i’frg 1‘ Sheri‘dirn’é‘3fiava‘lry '1de Rich-i ‘
‘ '. - . -. v ‘ .. '_
_,Hrs‘,reply ‘ “as, N. Noumea .
-ADJUTm Gnomes OFFICE l
. 11' Hiittford, May 186$. S
23111 citizens'of this State liable to be called
into the military service-Of the Uifitcd States
will take nOtic’c’ that the boards of Enroll-
ment for the several Congressional Districts
have been ordered to revise and correct their
enrollment lists and complete the same be-
fore the 10th of June, "and that in order. to,
prevent the assignment of too large a quota
to the town it in necessary that every person
who is improperly enrolled or by law ex-
empt from duty should inimediatcly,_present
his name may be erased from the roll. Per—
sons liablc toadraft ,will find their chances
diminished by having every other person
enrolled who is liable. - 2 , . .
The select men or agents of the several
towns will notice the importance of ta-
king immediate .and effectual measures to
raiseyoluntccrs in .udvaucentoapply on the
.quota'r which':will=r-bé+ assigned -‘ under the '
next call for troops. _
By order of the Commandcr~in-Clrief,
HORACE J. MORSE, ,
Adjutant General.
<<.>.o———~—-——
WThc J. Monroe Taylor. .Gold Meda
Soap is just the thing to please.the ladies.
The maker studies their wants and wishes,
and leaves nothing undone which will make
a washing day a gala day ; and from the sale
of it we should think it was fully apprecia-
ted bythcm. The lady Who does not ' enjoy
the advantage of its good qualities is depriv-
ed ofa great luxury in the way of white,
nicc clothes. G0 at at once and get to. sup-
ply-
. . ego»: ,
WGen. Hancock, by a forced march, on-
tered'Bowling Green on' the 2lst, dispersing
a body of rebel cavalry and artillery. Our
loss was light. The same day he drove 13,-
.000 rebels from Milford. At 10 p.'mé, on the
22d, be was seven miles south cf owling
Green,.andoccupied- the; bridge over the
MattapOny'. 'Lee has fallen back, closely ,
pursued by Gen. Grant. Our forces have
crossed the North Anna. Soon after cross-
ing, the 5th corps were violently attacked,
but repulsed the enemy handsomely. The
rebels .have‘been severely handled in several
engagements. - ' -
. «Orr ., ‘
WTbe fairest maidens in ancient times
were wont to rise with the dawn, go out into
the fields and wash their faces in the early
morning dawn, in order to preserve their del-
icate beauty. Modern fair ones, however,
find the spirit Of dcwy loveliness enshrined
in the bottle of “Distilled Dew,” which dec-
orates their elegant toilet tables and adds new
lustre to their charms by bathing in its cool
and crystal fragrance. ‘ ' '
0‘.-.
RESIGNED.—Our.worthy citizen and emi-
nent physician Jonathan Knight, M. D., for
twenty-six years past Professor of the Prin-‘
.ciples and Practice of Surgery in Yale Col-
lege, has resigned that position for which he
was so eminently qualified. He has been
since 1813 an officer , of ,Yale College, at
which; time the ‘was ”appointed Professor of
.Anatomy and Physiology. On the death of
~Dr. Hubbardin 1:537 Or ’38 he became Pro-
fessor of Surgery. ,Heretires with the sin-
0ch wish of all that many years of happiness
may be his—Palladium. ,-
..
.< Q».
states that nearly four thousand of the rebel
wounded in Thursday’s and Friday’s battles
of the Wilderness, had arrived at Lynchburg.
The Stonewall brigade came out of the bat—
tles on that week with just three hundred
- menieft; Itis plain from-the ,listsgin the
Enquirer, that'LEé‘ has lost most' severely.
o‘. 5.
’ ’ otters remaining unclaimed in the Post
Office at Norwalk, State of Connecticut,
the 3lst day of May, 1864. '
Billy, John J D' . McMahon, Gilbert
Beers, Miss Nellie S Mead,~Mrs Jennie
Br‘aidy, Michael Marsh, G W .
Benson, Elmore G Sherwood, Sylvester '
Corgell, MissT A Smith, Esther Miss
Corgell, Miss Teresa Sparks, Mrs
Dullman, Ann MariahSmitb, Wilbur G
Duggan,Mrs Margreth Sidcon, Harry
Dullevau. Mrs Annie Sammis, Mrs'
Mewria Smith, Miss S J ,
.Fitcb, R B Schnell, Henry ' .
Fiske, George B Seymour, Frank ,
Fitch, Hirami ' . Selleck Mrs Betsy J
Griste, Chas. B Swan, Chas.
Griffiug, M H Thoby, Mrs Julia
Holmes, Miss Marga-Thomas C &A
rct R , Wells, G O -
Holmes, Mrs Oaths-Wood, MrA , .
rine ; Wassaman, Joseph
.Hcarned, Ebenezer WaterburyTbaddeus2
Ingarsoll, D W - White, Wm.
Lasher, Mrs Lizzie , ,
Persons calling for any of the above Let-
ters will please say “AdvertiSed,” giving, tire
date of the list. .
l ‘ 2 , .;CHA’§RLES. QLMSTEAD.‘ .P.-_§M.
-a'—'-*=;-" "—"—‘-."<.';.‘.' .
fig-”All know the lurking gna-
ture of bilious diseases. The Warnings of‘a.
sallow complexion, high colored urine, 'de-
pression- of spirits, and'occasioual pain in
the side, should not pass unbeeded. These
ailmen re but notices to the sufferer, that
there is morbid agency at Work within,
undermining the secret springs of life sooner
or later to break out in open disease.
GOOD’S INDIA',CHOLAGOGUE, is the
tions. - - - »
Sold by all druggists and medicine dealers.
WE would be -an interesting arithme:
tical question to ascertain, the exact number
of yards of clotbgthath arezrnade both: the
man «With; unity ar’rd‘navv-z “since the *‘b‘reak-
out ofthc war. We wonder if the sum to—,
tal would equal that which F. B. Baldwin,
of the large clothing warehouse Nos. 70 & 72
Bowery have put into garments for the use,
Comfort undgrhtifiicatioii of their-customers,
within the same time ? :Wc don’t pretend. to
knowmuch about these things '; ,but- this we
may; assert without fear of contradiction,
.tbatmore stylish, cheaper, or better made
goods cannot be ' purchased elsewhere.
.d.»
SEVEN HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS _SlCK IN
CAMP l—Young men, he warned inxtime,
supply yourselves with HOLLOWAY’S
PILLS AND UIN'I‘MENT. ' They are
guarranteed to enrol the worst cases of Sores,
Ulcers, Scurvy, Fevers and Bowel i’COin-'
plaints. If the reader ofthisJ‘notice?’ mnnot»
.anane, enclosing the amount, and .I .-will
mail a box free. of expense. Manydealers will
not keep my medicines on hand» bectihse
they cannot make as much profit 3 on
otherrpersonsmake. 35 cents, 88 cents, and
$1.40 per box or- pot. _, - ‘
«<0»o¢———»-—-— r
Gorbin’s. Worm Des'trcyingSyrup-
1 '_ . ,Pnrcn go unites” ', .»
' The proprietor has rec'civeditbdndant Evidence of,
sious of joy and gratitude, “YOur Worm Destroy-
ing/ Syrup has saved the life of my child." ‘ '
derful effects of this medicine on children and adults,
in expelling» large quantities of worms, and of the
great improvement in health after its adminis-
tratiou.
Dr. Terrel’s Healmg Ointment
Should be kept on hand in every faintly. No article»
can equal It for a; Bum or a Scald; it relieves the
_,,. . ,
Corns; Piles; Sbres, uiid‘Chaf:
Wagoner“, seafaring, Salt-Rheum; as.
It is nice and clean to use for Sore Lips, Plplplcs
on the Face, Chappcd Hands, and all healing pur-
poscs.’ Price 25 cents. : '
-.._. A. - ....,......._._.._-..
WARREN'S IMPROVED FELT, CEMENT AND
'Gnavnr. ROOFING—“70 refer to the above
roafi'ug, believing it to be decidedly the
best, most durable and cheapest known in
which are so. perfectly demonstrated about
the village that, we retentoqntgthmking that
jive may thuscunfer a till")! 3190!). ,Our read-
ers and thepublic generally,-, r,Yery many of
0““ 129'“ .Wls'l‘lginasrsicsvsaedé.wim this
mitten-“1;" our. our. being-one. of. the-number-
Materials which arc, tumble gtogbe confound-
ed with thishn'v'c long, beenfgn ruse for cov-
ering factorie's‘nndfiarus, r 6., but never un-
til this recentdiSCOVery has any kind of Ce-
ment Roofing been-used for our best resi-‘
depces. ,_ The ,co m binatio'nspf this-;-- oofin'g
are ranch-fins '1 to reiider‘ it“ nent-en water-
proof; makes solid, handsome work, is a
very great saving 'of' at least
over. any other roofing in use.
field-County. All orders left at tlieiStore
of A. Moorebouse,.Main Street, will: receive
his prompt {tttanlon ; enquiries f‘re’ely‘ans
errer'ed. ' -'"<‘ - . " "
, KISS h‘ gunflV. H. Courier. ’ :, :;
"this clui'rugfghfiexemgtlfzhi to theiBfiih‘il‘, that E
WTbc Richmond Enquirer of the 18th,? '
os.
great preventive and restorer for such afi'ec- ,
get abox of Pills or Ointment from the. drug ‘ '
store In his place, let him, write to me, 80 Majd- ' ‘
the virtues and good effects of this medicine, both .
verbal and written. Mothers declare, with expres- '
Many certificates, could be published, of the won- '
this country.- the merits {inilpopularity 0,. .
25 per-c‘enf' ‘
C. W.” Lockwoodis sole agent for Fair-l '1‘?” ”E?” V. '
M OITlS &
(-_ .1; “9,31 ."-"./?:‘~;r“.3~': ,5; .3
‘ «41,34 4"" a? ‘-
in Wednesday, the 25th inst.,at the house
. .of Mr. James Crows, of South Norwalk, b
Dr. A. Hill, Mr. Geo. Clark to Miss Abbie .
[General Orders No.72] (Foster.
In Meriden, May 25th, by the Rev. J. J.
Woolley,‘"Charles S. Beatty, of Norwalk,
Entldlfliss Georgie Weolley, of Meriden. No
ar s.. .
In N cw York, May 24th, byRev. Thomas
Lodge, James -E. 'gPaxtontb Lottie F., daugh-
ter of Charles Plait. '
In Hartford, May 26th, by Rev. Dr. Bush-
nell,.Frederrck W. J. Sizer, Esq., of New
Haven, and Miss Kate M. Schmuck, of
{HfImnW‘L
n “1011. May 25th by Rev Mr Silverv
them, David Nortlr ’ .' ‘
Miss Sally Keeler, of1 Wine? Ridgefield, to
._ 3333 I“
._ In Stamford, May 23d, AddreRockwell,
infant daughter of James H. Olmstead Esq.
aged 7mon‘ths and 24 days. May- 24th Saz
rab Scofield, aged 62 years. May 25tb,Geo.
. L. Scofieldpaged 10 years and 11 months.
In Greenwich May 23d Mrs. Mar , widow
of the late Stephen “Waring, aged 8Y7.years.
NO.R'lelLlC HA LL.
Lester Donnelly’s
Grand Dramatic Constellation,
Comprised of twenty first class Artists from
the prmcrpal New York Theatres, will ap-
pear at the above Hall, on .
Wednesday, Thursday and
Priday, June 1, 2 and 3,
in the great moral sensational Dramas of
Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
Ticket of Leave Man.
CUDJO’S CAVE, ‘&C. '
with new and appropriate Scener Dresses"
'&c. T. L. D'onnelly will also applh’ar in sev:
era} of his Irish Farces, supported by the
entire Company. Admi‘ssion?'25 cents.
.' - . . -N'.ohc.e~.s
HE INHABITANTS of the Town of
N orwalk, are hereb notifiedand warn-
ed that a Special _T0wn eating will be held
at the Town House in said Noeralk, on
Thursday, the 2d day of June, 1864, at
4 o’clock, afternoon, for the'pu‘rpose of tak-
ing into consideration the anticipated call
of the Presrdeut for Volunteers for the Uni-
ted States Army, and if deemed expedient
to appoint a Committee to procure enlist-
ments of Volunteers forthis town, and to
authorize said Committee to expend such
sum or sums of money from the Town
Treasury as may be necessary to accomplish
the object of their appointment, and to pro-
vide the means of raising the same. '
MARTIN S. CRAW,
’ JosnrnP. HANFonDJn
Dated-Noliwfilk. Mall 27111. 1334331
-,- $5 Reward. ..
STRAYED or Stolen, on Tuesday, May
24th, a Black and Tan colored Dog,
answering to the name of “Joe.” He had a
brassecollar round his neck, marked “B. W.
Hurlbutt, Norwalk, Ct.” Any person re«
1t
the above reviard, and m thanks.
. ‘, ; -_,-: B..,-W.,, u: ll'l‘T. "
22 ‘- " ‘ ' 'oflt'alk‘,€t.
‘ ' V ’Niit‘ié’em'
Shereby given that the annual meeting
of theNorwalk Savin' .;,_.,Society will he
held at the office Of said avings Society, on
Monday, the 13th day of June, A. D. 1864,
at _10 o’clock, forenoon, for the election of
the annual Officers of said Savings Society.
For Order, Joseph W. HUBBELL,
, . , 7 T : Sepretary.
Norw‘alk,"May"25tb, 1864; " “ “ 2t22
. Wanted.‘
A Smart, Astute Girl,
FOR General Housework.
.97le tha9fliseef .this Paper-
Pan'field county
manna-nun ornoa,
'18 new open at, No. 1’Water Street, Nor-
' walk, where . > ' ' ~.
Men are Wanted
'for the ARMY AND NAVY.
HIGHEST BOUNTIES PAIDand
- the choice of Regiments.
Don’t wait to be DRAIFTED. “‘29;
tiaik§.>r»
'CLbAKsn‘
Having greatly enlarged our facili-
ties for' the manufacture and sale of
CIOWKSSIOS Ladies and-.Ghildilen’s wear,
we would invitethe attention Of $11 to
our excellent assortment of Cloak ma-
terials. ' ' ' ' ’ '
‘ .3; '5‘ _
BLACK SILKS "
Plain and Repp. in all widths and
qualities, suitable for ~
' MANTLES.
. Cloths; Plaid and Fancy, Tridpt,
Water Proof, &c., in all' desirable
shades. '
Those TEMP of :Gloa‘ks and Man-
tles will do well to give us:a callpand
examine the superiority of our s Ice
and manufacture before '. 'pnrelihsing
elsewhere. ‘ '
421N367 Emdmwbrfifllaaks: and
Mantlias alWays on hand. " '
OLGAKS '-
made to or'flél',
. .., » .r:
. . 4's»
#2 I‘d : .
. _ Liz-1' '
ALTER C. QUINTABD, . Selectmen.
turning said Dog totbc owner «fill receive
CLOAKS' 2 2 '
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