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Company shall make return to the command-
ant of the regiment, each month, of the
members of his company who have been
present and done duty at two evening drills
during the month from October to April in
each year; and the commandant of the reg-
iment shall make a condensed report of the
same every three months during said period,
to the commandant of the brigade, or, if
.. there be no general commanding _thc brig-
ade, to the commander of the lelSIOD, who
shall make report thereof annually 'to the
‘ commander in chief, on or before the fif-
teenth day of May in each yeai-._
SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the quarter-
master-general to provide a suitable armory
for each company of act ye militia, upon, a
certificate, from the adjutant . general, that
. such company has been orgaliized acceldlng
to law and has made requisition for the com-
pany through the commanding oflicer of said
“ company as a drill room and place to pre-
" serve its arms and equipments, and also to
rovide for the expense of cleaning and
eeping in good repair the said arms and
~ equipments. in such manner as he may pre-
. scribe; also for the storage of anyfield piece
or pieces in the hands of any artillery com-
pany or battery, provided that the storage of
any field piece shall not exceed the sum of
fifteen- dollars annually; and the quarter-
msstervgeneral may authorize the command-
. ing officer of any company or battery to
.:make contracts for such armory; cleaning,
.repairs or storage; subject to his approval or
rejection, if the quartermaster general deem
it expedient. Every regimental band that
shall conform to the provisions of this act,
and the 'act to which this is in addition,shall
1 be allowed from the State Treasury, the sum
of. seventy-five dollars per anuum, as rent,
‘ or a suitable roowfir practice and the pur-
chase of music. And the comptroller of the
State, shall draw an order on the Treasury
. for suchsums as may be required for the
purposes in this section Spemfied, on a cer-
. tificate from the quartermaster-general that
such companies and bands are in possession
‘ of such suitable armories and rooms as afore-
- said, and that no injury has been done to the
property of the State therein depOSlted; such
. order may be made payable to the command-
ing ofiicer of such company or band, if ap-
proved by the quartermaster general, or it
may be made payable to the 'quartermaster
genera . . ' .
SEC. 9. The annual inspection of armorles,
gun houses, and rooms occupied by regimen-
tal'bands, shall be made by the quartermas-
,ter general or by some person . appOinted by
him, and under his direction, in the months
of September or October. instead of the brig-
ade inspector as required by the thirty-fourth
section of the act-to which this is in addi-
on.
, SEC. 10. The quartermaster-general. shall
.appoint as one of his assistants a . military
store keeper, with the rank of captain to take
charge, under his direction, of ~ the arms,
equipage, military stores, and other property
in his department, as may be prescribed by
the quartermaster general; and the compen-
. sation for such services shall be fixed by the
Quartermaster general, subject to the appro-
valof the commander in chief. And when,-
ever the quartermaster general shall have
authorized the commanding officer of any
company or battery to make a contract for
an armory as prescribed in the eighth section
of this act, and any arms or property in the
hands of such company or battery shall be
found at the annual inspection to have been
19st, injured or destroyed, either wilfully or
by negligence or earlessness of the oflicers
or members of such company, the quarter—
master general may certify the amount of
such loss or injury in his certificate to the
comptroller, prescribed by said eighth sec-
tion and the amount of such loss or injury
may be deducted from the amount due to
the company for amory rent , unless said
loss or injury shall be paid by the com-
manding oflicer of suchcompany.
SEC. 11. The Adjutant General may have
an assistant, to be appointed by him with
the approval of the commander in chief,
with the rank of captain. There shall be for
the division, 9. divisiin commissary with the
rank of Major, and an assistant adj utant gen-
eral with the rank oflieutenant colonel ; for
each brigade a brigade commissary and an
assistant adjutant general each with therank
of captain; for each regiment and seperate
battalions commissary sergeant; all to be
appointed in the same manner as other staff
dfilcers. There shall be paid to the assistant
adjutant general of division, for his services
in the discharge of the duties of his ofiice, a
sum not exceeding $300 per annum, to be
fixed by the major general commanding the
division‘ subject to the approval of the com-
mander in chief. The staff officers of the
commanders of divisions, brigades, and reg-
iments shall be commissioned in the same
manner as regimental officers of the same
rank.
SEC. 12. The commanding ofiicer of each
company shall within ten days after each of
the April and May parades in each year,
make out and certify under oath, and return
to the adjutant General, a complete list of
the persons who shall have done duty at said
parades in conformity with this act, and who
are entitled to be paid for military services
under the same, stating the amount due to
each, and the towus to which they respec-
tively belong: and the adjutant general
shall cause a certified copy of the names of
such persons and the amount due to each, to
be transmitted to the paymaster general, on
or before the fifteenth day of June, in each
year. And the sums due for both said pa-
rades shall be paidby the paymaster-general,
on or after the twentieth day of said June;
and the same may be paid by him to the
persons rendering such services, or to the
commanding officers of the respective com-
panies, upon the written order of the mem-
bers of their companies performing duty as
aforesaid. The commander in chief or in
his absence from the State, the Major gener-
al comandiug the division, may call out any
portion of the active militia for any special
service within this State; and if the same
shall not be called for a longer period than
two days, they shall receive the same com-
pensation as provided for parades ; but if
they shall be called out for any special ser-
vice in this State, as in case of‘an alarm, in- '
surrection, invasion or notice of the appear-
ance. of an enemy, for any longer period than
two days, (except for parades or encamp-
ments prescribed by this law,) they shall be
entitled only to. the same pay, allowances i office where “these papers” were found.
and rations as in the army of the United
~ States. And the commandingofllcer of each
company shall annually in the month of
March, make return to the adjutant general -
of the names of all the members oftheir-com-
sales, with. the towns to which they be-
Ong: and they shall also make return in
likemannel' of all new members of their
companies within one month. of their joining
such company.
SEC. 13, Each company of' active militia
shall be exercised in target parctice at one
at" the spring parades required by law, under
direction of the commanding officer of
"any. And at the annual encamp-
‘os or regiments the command-
brigade or regiment may
.ny or companies in his
eem itexpedient, to be ex-
‘ practise upon one day of
.it. And the active militia
not more than sixty compa-
gninety, the number hereto-
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l‘he commanding officer of each
shall have power to nominate to
.mandant ol the regiment non-com-
ned Officers for his company, when the
.s have not been heretofore appointed, or
-‘ Aenever vacancies shall occur; and the
commandant of the regiment, if he shall ap-
prove the same, shall issue warrants for their
appointment, and the commandant of the
regiment shall have power to reduce to the
ranks any non-commissioned officer attached
to his regiment, whom, from his personal
knowledge or on complaint made and due
notice given. he shall find incompetent, or
guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty.
SEC. 15. The commutation tax upon each
person eniolled in the militia, except minors
and members of the active militia, and such
persons as are legally exempt by reason of
their complying with laws heretofore exist-
ing in this State shall be two dollars, which
shall be made out and inserted in the rate
bill upon each person enrolled in the militia,
except as aforesaid, and shall be collected
and paid over to the Treasurer of the State
at the time and in the manner prescribed in
the sixth section of the act to which this is
in addition :” and the additional tax upon the
persons exempt from enrollment. between
the ages of tWenty-one and fortydive years.
mentioned in the fourth section of the act in
addition to an act relating to the militia,
approved December 24th, 1862, and not
members of the actiVe militia, shall be two
dollars. which shall be inserted in the rate
bill, made out' and collected in the manner
prowdedby said fourth section of last named
act, which _taxes shall be paid into the State
Treasurer, in the same manner as commuta-
tion taxes. -
,Sno. 16. The fiftieth, fifty-first, fifty-second
and sixty-sixth sections of an act entitled
" An Act relating to ‘7 tsuroved,
J ul‘y 10th, 1862, " act,
an . the act iv: . . 1
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December 24th, 1862, as are inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, are hereby
repealed; but the recovery of any fine, for-
feiture, penalty or debt, incurred by reason
of the violation of any of the provisions of
said acts, or the collection, and enforcement
of any commutation or other tax provided
by said acts, shall not be effected by this act;
and nothing in this act contained shall be
construed to prevent the collection and en-
forcement of the commutation and other
taxes provided in said acts, and the compen-
sation for armory rent shall be paid for the
current year, as provided by lhe sixty-third
section of said act of July 10th, 1862.
Approved, July 9th. 1864.
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‘VAR NEWS OF THE VVEEIC.
Friday.
Regular telegrams from Grant’s head-
quarters am up to Wednesday. It was
found on Tuesday that the enemy had fal-
len back to their lines, two miles from
Petel'sburg, where they were seen busily
erecting strong works. They are lb or-
ing night and day with a large number
of men, as though they were afraid of an
attack from us before they could get
them completed. Their picket line ex-
tends nearly a mile south of their works,
with videttes thrown Ollt near the Davis
House, Richmond papers acknowledge a
heavy loss in officers and men on Sunday
morning, but claim that they have taken
three thousand prisoners. Our lower; in
the Fifth corps foot. up as follows :—
Killed—officers l7 ; men, 132. Woun-
ded—officers, ’14; men, 784. Missing—
oiiicers, 99; men, 2, 853. Ill the Ninth
corps the casualties are about three bun-
dled, which will make a total loss of
4,255 in these commands since Thurs-
day 18th instant Col. 'l'ildeu, who was
missing after the action of Friday, is safe.
He was taken prisoner and with others
conveyed to Petersburg, but during the
excitement of loading them on board the
cars be managed to escape. Gen. War-
ren advanced his line a mile along the
railroad towards Pelersbnrg on Tuesday,
the rebel pickets falling back before his
skirmishers. The lst Division of the
Second Corps were engaged all day in
breaking up and burning the railroad a
distance of three miles. That portion
over which the FifthCOl'ps advanced was
also completely destroyed. A dispatch
from Washington of yesterday says :
“ The news today from Gen. Warren is
of an exceedingly satisfactory character.
There has been no severe fighting in his
line since Sunday, so that nearly his
whole army is pretty thoroughly recruited.
A portion of the cavalry are engaged in
destroying the Weldon Railroad.”
The force that entered Memphis on
Sunday morning consisted of nine Re bel
regiments of cavalry and four guns, com-
manded by Gen. Forrest in person. The
Rebels captured about 250 prisoners,
mostly 100 day’s men. _Many of these
subsequently escaped, but others were
murdered. They fired on the patients in
the hospitals, shot several of the sick sol
diers, and captured others. The prison-
ers they took who were unable to keep
up with their cavalry were killed. The
rebels suddenly left the city at about six
o’clock, followed by a considerable force
of our troops, and a fight occurred near
'laue’s, lasting two hours, in which the
enemy were severely punished and driven
off.
A Washington dispatch of yesterday
says: “ Advices received here to day
from Harper's Ferry, states that there
was a little skirmish going on it the front
on Wednesday, but without. any import-
ant result. The rebels were evidently
trying to get across the Potomac again,
but our cavalry kept too close an eye
upon them. The question is asked, why
is Sheridan remaining so long inactive ?
All army officer answers by asserting that
the commander of the Middle Department
is acting under positive instructions from
Grant.
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THE 0. A. K. ’s.—A SHARP LETTER.—
Some time ago about two hundred copies of
the Ritual of the O. A. K. were found in the
Office of D. W. Voorhees of Terra Haute,
late M. 0., and the inference was natural
that they belonged to him. He, however,
denies it and calls upon Col. Thompson and
Gen. Henry B. Carrington, who had so sta-
ted, to deny it, saying he that had not occu-
pied the oflice since November last. Gen.
Carrington replies, Ailg. 16th, reminding
him that his law library and furniture was in
the office at the time the ritual was found
there,that he had declined a renomination for
Congres and that the office was reported as
not for rent as late as April last,and then
proceeds to give some of the circumstances
which induced him to think that the papers
belonged to Mr. Voorhees. We copy a part
of them :
The correspondence of Senator Wall of
New Jersey, under his frank, indorsing a
proposition to furnish you with 20,000 stand
of Garbaldi rifles just imported, “for which
he could vouch,” was in the office where
“these papers” were found.
The correspondence of C. L. Vallandig-
fham, from Windsor, C. W., assuring you
. “our own people will fight,” and that lie is
ready,” and fixing a point on the “Lima
road” at “which to meet you, ” was in the
The corespondeuc OfJosepli Risrinc, audi-
' tor of state, declaring that he "would like to
see all democrats unite in a bold and Open
resistance to all attempts to keep ours a uni
, fed people by force of steel,’ and that “this
was a war against the democracy, and our
:only hope was the successful resistance of
the South,” was in the office where “these
papers” were found.
The correspondence of J. Hardesty, who
“wants you to have that hundred thousand
men ready, as we do not know how soon
we may need them,” was in the Office where
the ritual was found.
The correspondence of J. J. Bingham, who
asks you “if you think the South has resour-
ces enough to keep the Union forces at bay”
and says that “you must have sources of in-
formation which he has not,” was in the
oflice where “these papers” were found.
The petition of C. L. Vallandigham, D. W
Voorhees and Benjamin Wood, in favor of
two republics and a united South. was ill’ the
office where “these papers” were found.
The correspondence of Campbell, who
says the “democracy were once not afraid
to let their purposesollt to day-lislit;” but
tiat “now it is deemed best to work in se-
cret, and asking your consent,” were in the
office wliere“these papers” were found.
The correspondence of George H. Peudle-
ton, which states that Etheridgc’siplau to or-
ganize Congress, viz : “to elect himselfclerk
and Cox as Speaker,” tliougli(Peudlcton)will
not facilitate the re-nomination of any man
as clerk whose programme is for his defeat
asspeakcr,”“suggestin r to you to have it
whispered in the ear 0 Etheridgc, to recip-
rocate favors and opposition,” and do this
authoritatively, but not as from him, &c.,
was in the office where “these papers” were
found. ,
And the General closes his letter :
'I looked upon these circumstances as a
plain juror might be supposed to do, and
not as a statesman, and innocently supposed
that such papers as these, if spared from the
fire, would be in the possession of the owner
and that the office of the owner would be
the place where these papers would be
found. .
And yet, with Col. Thompson, I cheerful-
ly accept your deninl, and so respond as you
request, “that the people may know the
truth.”
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. . . .Tlle new tax law requiring a license
of $10 to be paid by clergymen, teachers
farmers, boarding house keepers, clerks,
Ate , has been posponed unlill May 1,
1865.
wac‘.-IF-.——
. . . .Coal is now selling ill New York,
says the Herald, at $11 to $12 per ton
wholesale, in place of $13 to $13 50 as
heretofore.
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“"i.....,, August 30,1854.
National Union Nomination
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
of Illinois.
Fen VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
of Tennessee.
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Union Electoral Convention.
The Delegates to the Union State Conven-
tion for the nomination of Pansmniv'mu.
Ean'rons will meet at TOURO HALL, in
HARTFORD, on WEDNESDAY, the 2lst
day of September, 1864, at 10 o’clock a. m.
Delegates equal to double the number of
representatives in the General Assembly
from each town in the State will be entitled
to a seat in the Convention.
JAMES G. BATTERSON, Chairman.
GEO. S GILMAN, TRUMAN A. WARREN
JAMEs NICHOLS, BRADLEY R. AoAnD,
N. D. Srnnnv, W. ’1‘. Emma,
J No. J. JACQUES, H M. STANNARD,
11H. SrAnanA'mnn F. W. Sm'rn,
EDWARD PRENTIS, W. A. CUMMINGS,
JEREMIAH ONLEY, , MARCUS LILLE,‘
RICHARD S. LA'rimor L. E. PEASE,
' State Central Committee.
Hartford, Conn.,-August 25. 1864.
DUTY OF THE HOUR.
0n the 5th of September, scarce a A week
hence, a DRAFT is ordered! The quota of
Norwalk is less than half filled. New recruits
seem reluctant to come forward, while the
putting in Of substitutes has almost entirely
ceased. Meantime the Nation pleads for
men, and men it must have! Now what
ought to be done in a crisis like this. ought
good and true men and patriots to sit quietly
down and conjure how they can skulk, or
even buy themselves clear of one of the
most sacred and solemn obligations of citi-
zenship? Ought not every man the rather
put the question right home to himself thus,
“Sombody must enlist. Isn’t it possible for
me to join the ranks, and strengthen the
arms of my devoted brothers battling man-
fully for all I hold dear,at the front?” If you
cannot with clear conscience and conscious
wrong to those dependent upon you, acquit
yourself of this demand, then you should,
as a true man, bravely step forward and en-
roll' yourself into the ranks of the Armies of
the Union. In other places, the Christian
Churches have taken hold of the work, and
urged enlistment upon their members use
sacred, religious obligation. An exchange
says that the spirit of ooluntecring has again
sprung up with fresh vigor in grand and glo-
rious old Massachusetts. New Regiments
are forming all over that State. At Andover
an enthusiastic war meeting was held last
Wednesday evening, at which twenty young
men from that town enlisted. This is a revi-
val of the spirit of 1861, and its spread over
the country would fill up the armies of Grant
and Sherman, and surely end the war this
Fall.
Why should not little Connecticut be
equally forward and patriotic. Do not rely
upon foreign oagabonds and culprits to fill our
quota, but let our sons, our own citizens, be
urged to bear a hand bravely and valiantly
now at this pivotal juncture of our affairs.
If 200,000 fresh men are put into the field
this Fall, we confidently believe that ere
Christmas shall dawn, both good men and
angels may shout anew, “PEACE ON EARTH,
good will to men l” '
God inspire our people with fresh devotion ~
to Liberty and the Union, and rekindle the
flames of patriotic ardor which burned in
every loyal breast in Sixty-cue. So shall our
armies be made invincible, and the Nation
saved. '
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Chicago and Peace.
All eyes are agog over what the dear,
good, peace-makers (those who buy revolvers
and cartridges by the thousands, to shoot,
their fellow citizens and neighbors with)will
do at Chicago, at their convention assem-
bling to-day. Oh how much they might do,
towards ending this fearful strife, and saving
the Union indeed, did they love their coun-
try as well as they love party. But we hide
their action. A Hartford exchange signifi-
cantly states that the Connecticut delegation
to the Chicago convention, of whom Wm.
W. Eaton is chief, have their headquarters
at the Richmond House.
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Agricultural Meeting.
Don’t forget the meeting of the 'Fairfield
Co. Agricultural Society to be held at the
Saviug’s Bank rooms, to prepare for the ap-
proaching annual Fair. See adv.
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WThe Borough authorities were expect-
ed to build a two or three ‘feet high dam
across Norwalk Rivcrjust above the Bridge,
so as to secure a supply of water in case of
fire, but they don’t seem to get at it. It
ought not to be longer delayed.
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WThe Union Company contemplate
raising their dam, under the provisions of
the Flowage Bill.
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Q” We invite a careful reading of the ar-
ticle in another column, detailing in part,
the exposure of a terrible plot of treason-
workeis to subvert the government and se-
cure the success of the southern rebellion.
Read and ponder the statements._
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WWe learn that Gen. Butler has recom-
mended Brig-Gen. Alfred H. Terry of this
state to be a Maj-Gen. for valorous conduct
in the field. -
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Death of Dr. Knight.
Dr. Jonathan Knight, an eminent physi-
cian, and for many years Professor of Yale
College, expired at his residence in New
Haven, Friday evening, aged 75.
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The Regimental Encampment.
We. are informed that the encampment of,
the fith Regiment Conn. Militia, which is to
be hi aid in this town, will probably not take
plaei: unti' Sept. 20th, owing to the inability
ot‘th- 2 State authorities to supplythe neces-
sary tents. &e., for more than one Regiment
at a time.
THERAZETTE
' The New Noitlscrn Railroad.
I that our? Danbury friends begin to disco ver
that in", their agency in inducing the last-
Legislature to violate its pledged faith to the
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, and the
Boston and Eric Road, they'have sold out
for a mess of pottage—or rather no poftage
that the Boston and Eric would not run thith-
er, if an opposition road was chartered over
i
Mfr _~ the‘same, route,noi' couldsane men have ‘3‘:
' ‘- ‘pedfed it: iThe't-rains over this'gre'at broad
gauge route are now running from New
York to St. Louis without change of cars,
but the youngest sciOn of-Danbury will be
old enough for a corporal’s commission, in
our opinion, before the White Plums road is
constructed.
’ There w'as'poorjud'gment, as well as bad
faith, exibited by our good Danbury friends
in their advocacy of this Wall St. bantling.
But We shall see:—
“ TIIE H. P. 85 F. R. R. Co. have decided,
we learn, to avoid Danbury altogether and
will run through New Fairfield, thereb sa-
ving about six miles in distance and a out
lialf'a milliondollars in money. The cause
of the chan e was the granting of the char-
ter to the White Plains Roadand the great
interest taken in it by Danbury people, while
their Road, they claim never received a sin-
gle favor. A petition was circulated last
week through this town praying the Compa-
ny to run through Danbury, &c. Our Leg-
islature corps fromDanbury are entitled. to
our special thanks for the loss of this im-
portant route through Danbury. They were
warned of the result of the granting of the
White Plains Charter and the feeling mani-
fested toward theother Company; but thought
tlipynknew best about it, and we see the re-
su t. .
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_ The Ridgefieltl Fair. _ '
' The Seventh Annual Fair, of the Ridge—
fleld Agricultural Society is to be held for
three days, commencing on Wednesday, Oct.
12th. The Society have recently purchased
a fine field of fourteen acres, in which to
hold their Fairs, and have been to conSidera-
ble expense in grading a half-mile Track.
The ofllcers of the Society are sparing no ef-
forts to make the'coming exhibiton one of
unusual attraction.
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sehool Meetings.
The annual meeting of the..0ver River
Schoo1 'DistriCt, is tobe held at the School
House, this (Tuesday,) evening. . See adv.
a” An adjourned meeting of the Center
School District will be holden lit the School
o’clock, for, the ' consideration Of important
business. _ ' -
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‘ Wilton Fair.
The good ladies Of Wilton were quite suc-
cessful in the results of their Fair in aid of
sick and wounded soldiers. These angels of
mercy Will be‘able to send some $500 to the
suffering defenders of Liberty.
No thanks for-this glorious result, are due
that portion of the community that is com-
posed ofSouthern sympathizers. '
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Westport Concert. '
The Westport ladies are not behind, but
in effort and result were most abundantly
successful in their holy Work ofllove and
charity. , _
This Concert was eat Success, and one
which the ladies will remember with
pride. The Church was crowded on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings with a delighted
audience, and the Concert was repeated on
Friday evening, free, for the benefit of the
Sunday School children. ‘5
. _._..A.,.-__._.n.
Danbury dz Norwalk B. R‘.
Quite a radical change took place in the
Board of Direction, at the late annual meet-.
following list :—
Edwin Lockwood, LeGrand Lockwood,
Norwalk; E. T. Hoyt, E. S. Tweedy, .Fred.
S. Wildman. Danbury; Wm. C. Street, Wm
K. James, Wm. Hu‘bbell, Asa E. Smith, Jon‘-
atliou Camp, Wm. L. Quintard, Norwalk;
Henry Smith, Ridgefield ; David Comstock,
Bethel. EDWIN Loexwoon, President.
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Ventriloquism,‘ etc.
Mr. Fred Arne, of New York, is to glve
two entertanments at Norwalk Hall, on
Saturday and Monday evenings next, con-
sisting of Ventriloquism, Mimicry, &c. Since
the days when Sig.'Blitz used to visit our
town, we have had no good performers in
this line, and it will be a rare treat to wit—
ness the comical effects and amusing scenes
caused by means of this science. Mr. Arnes
is also a musician and will be assisted by
many others. See adv. and bills.
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m” The 17th Regiment is still at St. Au-
gustine and vicinity. Several Companies
have recently been off “raiding” under Gen.
Birney, with good success. ' ' -
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Q‘The, children of St. Mary’s Sunday
School went on their Annual .Pic-nic on
Wednesday last. They marched through
ing step to the music of a‘ martial band, and
with alarge American flagfloating in the
breeze at the head of the long procession.
They were joined during the day by nearly
all the peOple of the parish, and the pic-nic
passed off merrily.
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WWe would call attentionto the card
of Mr. B. F. Ryder, who has recently open-
ed a store in Sllerwood’s Block, Main street,
for the sale of Wheeler & Wilson’s Sewing
Machines, etc.
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m” We publish the new State Militia Law
to-day. Those interested will do well to
preserve their copies for future reference.—
All persons liable to do militia duty, will do
Well to read the law carefully, and if they
do not want to “shirk” their duty, they will
enter the service at once. -
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[3” At the Special Town Meeting held of)
Saturday last, the Selectmen and Superiu.
tendent of Highways were empowered to
expend as much money, not exceening one
thousand dOllars, as might be necessary for
- repairing the roads.
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Q” We publish on our outside, to-day,
an account of the visit of Col. Jacques and
Mr. Gilmore to Richmond, and their inter-
view with Jeff. Davis. Let every one read
it, and see on what terms J eff. Davis is wil-
ling to make Peace. -
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SOUTH NORWALK.—We learn
Brown, of Danbury, has purchased the Pla-
lning Mill property, formerly owned by T.
put in a new Steam Engine, and is about
starting a. large manufacwa for forming Hat
Bodies. .
Ely’s new brick Block, on Washington
Street, is finished. One Store is to be occu-
pied by the new Bank, and the other by our
“radiating" friend in the calico business.
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a” Tristram & 00:, of South Norwalk,
advertise a new article for affections of the
throat, &c.
Promos—Phoenix Hose Company went
on their annual pic-nic last Thursday.
Concord Division, No. 2, Sons of Tem-
perance, go on their annual sailingexcursion
to-day, (Tuesday) Of course they trike the
daughters along with them.
It-wguld seem from'the following article "
at all. The Danbury members were assured
and soon they will run ,thfough to Boston, .
House, Thursday evening, Sept. 1st, at 7 1-2.
ing of the above road, as will be seen by- the
the village, on their way to the grove, keep- .
that Mr. .
B. Griffith, and has enlarged the building, .
. mobile. .
We are permitted-Ito copy the following
account offitfli‘e fight ,at Mobile, containedin
a letter frdm'Lieut. J. C. Kinney, of Darien,
late of..f1ie 13th Reg, 0. V., how of the Sig-
nal Corps of the Department of the Gulf.
It seems he is the Signal Officer detailed on
Farragutls flag-ship, and was therefore of
course enabled to see and understand all the
moves made during the fight:
,U. S. FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, _
A, -. ,. InsiDnMoniLn BAY, Aug. 7th,;1864,.:l
‘ ‘1 ‘Yd‘ii will, probably, before this reaches
you, have heard various accounts of the
fight, but every one sees the same things
differently, and I suppose I had as good a
position as any one to observe the engage-
ments. ‘
j ., On the morningof the 5th=we breakfasted
at 3 a. m., and at 4 commenced forming our
line of battle. Our ship was to be the sec-
ond in line. The vessels were lashed to.
gather, two and two, so that were one disa-
bled the other could tow her past the forts.
We. had four monitors, which were to go on
the inner side of the four leading vessels.
We were delayed by various things until
6.30, when we got fairly under way.
ly after 7, when in easy range of Fort Mor-
gan, she opened on us, and we replied. Dis-
tance about 1400 yards. The action imme-
diately commenced to be very lively. Just
at this time the Brooklyn, which was in
advance of us, stopped and commenced
signaling. I went on to the forecastle, and
received the message for the Admiral, “We
cannot go on without passing the monitors.”
The Admiral had me return, “Order the
monitors on, and take your place.” At this
time there was no room for me on the fore.
castle, ofi account of working the guns. I
went to the top or’ the fore-mast, and sat on
the cross-trees. When I got there I saw our
leading monitor strike a torpedo, which cx-
plodcd, and she immediately sank, carrying
down all on board, excepting some dozen,
who managed to escape. The Brooklyn,
instead of proceeding, stopped behind the
monitor and signalled “our best monitor is
sunk.” Admiral Farragut ordered his to
send back f-‘Go ahead.” But I suppOse fear-
ing the same fate as the monitor, she did not
move, and the other monitors were making
scarcely any progress. All this time Fort
Morgan was paying her attention to us, in
a very lively manner, and beyond the Fort
we could see some half-dozen gunboats and
the ram Tennessee, lying in wait for us.
Seeing things at a half, the Admiral ordered
on this ship,with her consort, the Metacomet,
and, regardless of shot and shell, we moved
along, while shot after shot came through
us, and the men were falling fast. We
passed the FOIt, mOVed along into the rebel
fleet, and became the centre of the fire from
gunboats and fleet, for as the Admiral had
the stars and stripes at every mast-head, and
his own pennant at the mizzen-top, all knew
he was with us. We were now a mile in
advance of the rest of the fleet. The ram
came for us, but after firing a shot or two,
turned to the main fleet, which was still
abreast fheFort, as. though she thought she
would finish the fleet first, and take us at
her leisure. 'But after getting under the
guns of the Fort, for some reason she re-
mained there, firing, while. the rest of the
fleet gradually came up and joined us. We
cut loose .the Meta'comef from us, when she
immediately * struck off after the gunboat
Selina, which was worrying us, and in a few
minutes brought her back as a prize. The
fleet joined us in the bay, and, thinking the
figllt was over, we dropped anchor. Just
- then we saw the ram Tennessee making for
us with a full head of steam. Immediate
preparations were made for receiving her. I
signalled, for the Admiral to the Lackawan-
na, Brooklyn, and, Winnebago, to “run down
the rain,” and soon we were making for her.
I suppose there never has been as grand a
naval battle as that day, between our wood-
en vessels and the strongest iron-clad in the
world. First the Monongahela ran against
her without apparently injuring her in the
least, while the ram gave her a terrific
broadside, and moved on all the time after
us. Next the Lackawanna batted the rain,
with the same result as the other. Then we
came against each other, almost bow to how,
the concussion not injuring either, but as
she passed along our side we each delivered
our broadside. Only one of her guns went
off, the shell from which came through our
' side, killing five and wounding. eight. Our
seven 9-inch guns struck her fair sad square,
merely making indentations in - the iron.—
However, we shot away her smoke-stack,
flag-staff, and rudder-chains, she made right
on for another vessel, but after being struck
several times by the Ill-inch shell of the
monitors, and being unable to steer, she
raised the white flag and surrendered, while
the sailors of our fleet made the welkin ring
with their cheers. (Rebel Admiral Buchan-
an lost a leg.) Since then she has been an.
chored by our side, and every night we go
on board of her and use her for a signal sta.
tion, as we cannot use our torches on these
Wooden vessels. '
The whole fight was the grandest, and at
the same time most awful sight I ever expect
to see. From_my place on the foretopI could
see eveiy shot from the time it left the guns
until it struck. I saw one shot come in on
the forecastle, right where I had been sig-
naling, sweeping away the whole gun‘s crew,
killing or wounding fifteen men, covering
the deck with beads, limbs, and parts of
bodies, while the blood ran in great streams,
and the cries of the wounded could be heard
above everything. The mast was struck
twice under me by 120 lb. shells, nearly cut-
ting it in two, and nearly shaking me down
from the cross-trees. The shot and shell
went all around me, and over me. One
large rifled shot came so near my head, as
almost to scorch my check with. the, heat.—
But Itharik“ the Lord that He ,brought me
out safely. ' '-
The next night Fort Powell was evacua-
ted and blown up. To-niglit the command-
ing ofiicer at Fort Gaines has surrendered,
and we go. in to take possession to-morrdw
at 8 A. AM. Nothing is left but Morgan,
which is now almost valueless, and can be
captured with ease.
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Booting.
~In expressing our disgust Oflhe sand and
tel-roofing with which a portion of our print
ing office is covered, We did not refer to the
Pebble roofing known as Warren‘s patent,
and faithfully patch by Chas. Lockwood.
We only wish ours had been his most excel-
lent covering, instead however it is the inns-
lin, coal, tar, and sand abomination.
. . . «M... .- __
COMING !’ COMING! l—The monster Exhi~
bition called “The Draft.” Six days more
in which 'to secure Reserved Seats.
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Roxanna—4W6 learn that the residence
of Mr W S.'. Hanford, at SI uth NorWalk,
was entered- by burglars, on Wednesday
night, 17th .inst.-, and clothing and plate
takeuto the value of $150.
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fl'flfhe UniOn State Convention for the
nomination ofPl'elildential Electors, is to be
held at'Hai-tford, on Wednesday, Sept 21st.
See-call. : . . -
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I!” The Second Connecticut Light Blit-
"tel-y tobk' partiln the attack on Fort Gaines,
Mobile.
Sbort- .
FROM MOBILE."
CAPTURE 0F FOBT MORGAN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28th, 1864. l
8 o’clock, A. . f
10 Major General Die:
A dispatch froln Gen. Grant, just received,
states that the Richmond papers of yesterday
(27th) announce that Fort Morgan is in our
ossession. It is not stated whether the
‘Ort surrendered, or whether it was blown
up. Another dispatch gives the following
extract from the Richmond Examiner of
yesterday: “ Fort Morgan is in the enemy’s
possession l—Whether. blown up ,or evac-
uated, is not known." ‘9 .. ., , '
Gen. Sheridan, in a dispatch dated yester-
day, at half-past 2 o‘clock P. M. reports that
the_enemy left his front last night, and were
fallmg back to Smitllfield on Middlewny.
We captured 101 prisoners yesterday, and
inflicted a loss of 150 killed and wounded-—
Other reports state the enemy is leaeing the
Shenandoah Vallfiy.
E. . Summon Sec? of War.
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, .Eatest by Telegrfaph. :1 .
{TheiTe'leg‘i-aph'repoits-ibis afternoon that
Fort Morgan has surrendered with 1,300
men. Good news from Gen. Grant and ev-
erything looks bright. McClellan would
probably be'nominated. At 4 o’clock, Gold
was down to 2.35.
o‘.hp
A Great Battle at Ream’s Sta-
tion.
WASHINGTON Aug. 27, 1864,
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'10 Major General Dir:
On Thursday, the 25th, Gen. Hancock,
who was south of Ream’s Station, was at-
tacked several times during the day, but he
repulsed the enemy at every assault. At
half-past 5 p. m., a combined attack was
made on his center and left, which after one
of the most desperate battles of the war, re-
sulted in the enemy withdrawing from the
field, leaving their dead and wounded on the
ground. The details are given in the follow-
ing brief official reports of Gen. Grant, Gen.
Meade and Gen Hancock, just received:
SECOND Annv Conrs, Aug. 26, 1864.
For Gen. Humphreys: ‘
-'The attack about‘5-30 .p. in. was probably
intended lobe simultaneous, b . Wilcox on
my center and Roth on my le . The enemy.
formed in the woods, placed their artillery
in position, opened a heavy cannonade,last-
ing about fifteen minutes, and then assaulted
Miles’s force.
We resisted tenaciously, but the enemy-
broke his line. Some of Gibbons’ troops
were hurried over to repair the damage, and
the enemy only gained a slight foothold.—
They soon attempted my extreme left and
drove Gibbons’ division from his line. His
men had been much wearied in matching
over to Gen. Miles and back during the re-
peated assaults.
Gen. Gibbons succeeded in forming a
strong line, and the enemy, who were press-
ing on with great enthusiasm, were severly
checked by the dismounted cavalry under
Gen. Gregg, which he handled handsomely.
Miles regained most of his entrenchments,
distinguishing himself. All he had to work
with were such'small parties as could be ral-
lied and formed by his staff officers. The
fighting was continuous until dark, the cue-
my bein heldin check by artillery,dismoun-
ted cava ry and skirmishel's. At dark we
withdrew for'the reasons stated.
The enemy made no advance up to a late
hour last night, holding, as far as could be ‘
seen, some of our captured . guns with their
skirmish line. They must have suffered
heavily.
My own loss, including cavalry, will per-
haps not exceed twelve or fifteen hundred,
though this is a surmise, as the command is
not yet organized.
This is acknowledged to have been one of
the most determined and desperate fights of
the war, resembling Spottsylvania in its
character, though the number engaged gives
less importance to it. A few more good
troops would have given a victory of con-
siderable importance.
W. S. HANCOCK, Maj-Gen,
U. S. GRANT, Licut-Gen.
The following is just received:
SECOND Cones—12:30 P. 11., Aug. 26, 1864.
A safeguard that was left.,on the battle
field remained there until after daylight this
morning. ‘ ,. . . _ .
At that time the enemy had all disappear-
ed, leaving their deadon the field unburied.-
This shows how severely they were punish-
ed, and doubtless, hearing of the arrival of
reinforcements, they feared the results today
if they remained.
G. G. MEADE, Major-General.
Our forces hold the Weldon road, and in a .
dispatch dated 3 P. M. yesterday, Gen. Grant
says that their loss of this road seems to be
a blow to the enemy he canndt stand. I
think 1 do not overstate the loss of the cue-
my in the last two weeks at 10,000 killed and
wounded. We have lost heavily, but ours
has been mostly in captured, when the cue-
my gained temporary advantages. The
number of Rebel prisoners taken on our
side has notiyet'been reported; ' .' -.
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. To the Public.
The managers of the South Norwalk Pat-
riotic Society ask of the public its charitable
consideration of the appeal they are about
to make all the benevolent who come within
the range of their society’s Claims. Hitherto
by the public entertainments, given by the
society,its oflieers have been able to meet the
demands upon the treasury, but now they
deem it expedient to appeal directly to the
public for its aid. The great enhancement
of prices and the consequent drain upon its
funds have so depleted the treasury that its
ordinary sources of income are no longer
adequate to meet the minimum 'amount of
expenditure consistent with the continued
organization of the society. The present
time, certainly, presents no less urgency for
the relief it and kindred associations have
afforded to the sick and wounded of our ar-
mies, and its officers feel that now they may
in justice claim ofthe public at large such
cooperation as will enable the society to sus-
tain‘ its past record and make its useful-
ness commensurate at least with its former
efforts. To this end they propose through
their properly appointed deputies, to solicit
personally of the people of South Norwalk
a contribution to their funds: feeling a con-
fident assurance that no other charitable re-
quest is more deserving of cordial and hearty
support. They make this appeal in no spir-
it of apology for asking assistance, but in the
conscientious discharge of a duty devolved
upon them by the stern exigency of our na-
tional affairs, expecting and believing that
the humane sympathy of the public can in
this way most dierctly be reached, and there-
by enable the society most readily to com.
plete the measure of its usefulness. Pursuant
to this purpose their agents will, during the
present week,in the name of the society, so—
licit personally of the people of South Nor-
walk their coutributions in their behalf.
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Dvan'rEav.-A correspondent sends us the
following receipt for cure of Dysentary and
Diarrhoea, Which he has known to cure when
most other incurs failed;
Take 2 025. each of Laudeuuui, Spts,
Campllor, Ess. Peppermint, and Hoffman’s
Anodyne; Tinct. Cayenne 2 draclims, Tinct,
Ginger 1 ounce—mix together. Dose, 1
tea-spoonful in some water or small amount
ofBralidy. Increase the dose every hour or
according to the symptoms.
,ANOTnumE-Oue tea-cup of Logwood chips
one pint sweet milk; boil ten minutes and
then put ill one teamup of leaf sugar, boll
fell minutes more, let it cool and strain lt.
Take four table-spoonslul Brandy put it in
saucer and set it on fire. Let _lt burn as long
as it will, then stir it in the mixture, and it
is ready lor use—keep it in acne] dark place. ‘.
It will mauldgatlenstew daysbut that does
not injure it’s medicinal qualities, It will
keep three or four weeks. Dow for a_ child
a tea-spoonful threelimes a day, fasting; if
a cure is not effected, reduce the dose, say
next day fake a tea-spoonful twice during.
the do and if necessary one tea-spoonful the
third ay. For an adult substitute a table-
Spoon for a tea-spoon.
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Q” On Friday afterlioon last, a man cou-
nectcd with a traveling show-car, attempted
to pick the pocket ‘of Mr. J. B. Armstrong,
but was caught in the act, and promptly al.-
rested. In default of $1000. bonds he was
sent to Bridgeport to await his triai.
Poor Richard’s Reasons for
buying United States Securities.
The other day we heard a rich neighbor
say he had rather have railroad stocks than
the U. S. stocks, for they paid higher inter-
est. ' Just then Poor Richard came up, and
said that he just bought some of Uncle Sam’s
three years notes, paying seven and three
tenths per cent. interest. My rich friend ex-
claimed, “ You! I thought you had no, mou-
ey to buy with.” “Yes,” said Richard, “I
had a little laid up, for you know a is well
to have something laid up against a wet day,
and I have kept a. little of my earnings by
me." Now Poor Richard is known to all the
country round to be a very prudent and in-
dustrious, and withal, wise man: for Richard
neverlearned anything he didnlt know how
to make use of, and his wisdom and prudence
had become a proverb. So, when he took
out his savings and bought the notes, more
than one was surprised,and it was no won-
der rich Mr. Smith asked why. So Poor
Richard, in a very quiet humble way—for
he never assumed anything—replied, “ I
suppose, Mr. Smith, you know a great deal
better than I do what to do with money, and
how to invest; forI never had much, and
all I got I had to work hard for. But I have
looked round a good deal upon my neigh-
bors, and seen what they did with their
money and I will tell you some things I saw
and what I thought of it. One very rich
man was always dealing in money, and he
made a great deal, but was never satisfied
without high interest. So he lent moat of
his meney to some people who he thought
were very rich, at a very high rate; and he
often told how much he got till one day the
people he lent to went to smash. He got
back about ten cents on a dollar of his mon-
_ ey. I know another old gentleman, who
had some bank stock and he went to the
bank and got ten per cent. dividend. The
President and everybody said it was the best
stock in the country—paid ten per cent.
But what did the old man do but sell his
stock the next day! Why ? why ? said eve-
rybody. Because, it page too much dividend.
And in six months the bank went to smash.
Now, that I know to be a fact. Well, Mr.
Smith, you say railroad stocks are best, be-
cause they pay high dividends? Can you
tell how long they will pay them? I like
railroads. I helped to build one, and I go
in for useful things. But I tell you what I
know about them. One-third of the rail-
roads don’t pay any dividend, and two thirds
(and some of them cracked up, too,) do not
payas much as Government stocks. Now
that brings me to the Government securities,
and I will tell you why I prefer them. I
take it you will admit, Mr. Smith, that in
the long run the investment which is but
should have these qualities : First, it should
be perfectly secure: secondly, that the income
should be uniform and permanent—not up
one year and down the next; and thirdly
that it should be marketable, so when your
wet day comes, and you want your money,
you can get it back. And I think these notes
or bonds have got these qualities more than
any other kind of personal property you can
name. Try it. .
“First, then, I have been looking into
that great book you call the Census Statistics.
I used to think it wasn’t worth much; but
since I began to study it, I tell you, I found
out a good many things very useful for mete
know. I found out, by looking at the crops,
and the factories and shipping, &c., that we
(I don’t mean the Rebel States) ‘are making
a thousand millions of dollars a year more
than we spend. Soyou see that (since the
increase of debt isn’t half that) we ore grow-
ing rich instead of poorer, as John Bull and
the croakers would have us think. Then
the debt will be paid, anyhow,“ no matter
h ow long the war is. Besides, did you
ever hear of a Government that broke before
the people did ? Look into your big histories
Mr. Smith, and you will find the people break
before the Governments. Well, then, I call
that stock perfectly secure. .
“ Secondly, you want the income uniform
and permanent. fl Well, I want you to take
up a list ofbanks, railroads, mines, insurance
companies—anything you choose—and tell
me (honor bright, now l)how many have paid
a uniform income for ten or twenty years.—
Not one ina hundred, Mr. Smith, and you
know it. ‘
. Now is there a Government will pay you
without varying a tittle. Now Ilike some-
thing that gives me my income every year.
" Thirdly, you want something which is
marketable any day in the year. Now, if you
will ask any bank President, he will tell
you that Government stocks are the only kind
of pi operlg that is always salable, because they
will sell anywhere in the world.
“ Now, Mr. Smith, this is why I put “my
little savings in Government stocks. I con-
fess, too, that I wanted to help that dear old
country, which is my home and my country.”
" I confess,” said Mr. Smith, I hadn’t thought
of all this. There is a good deal of sense in
what you say, and I will go so far as to put
two or three thousand dollars in United
States stocks. It can do. no harm.”
We-left Mr.‘ Smith going towards the
bank, and Poor Richard returning home,
with that calm and placid aid which indi-
cated the serenity of his disposition and the
country and his fellow man.
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m” The Ladies Fair of the M. E. Church,
Darien was a success. They cleared some.
thing over four hundred dollars.
04.-»
Sumter Sermon, Nonwnm—Miss Emily
V. Dowd, who for the past two years has
taught in the higher department of the
Union School.Norwalk,will commence, next
select school,for instruction in the English
branches, common and higher, and also in
Latin, and French languages. A personal
acquaintance-enables usto speak favorably
of Miss Dowd as an instructorof the young.
She has given the highest satisfaction in the
Union School, and We trust will be abun-
dantly encouraged in her new enterprise. _
' Meriden Recorder.
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33‘ We are glad to announce that Dr.
Humphrey has been reappointed to the
Presidency of the First National Bank of
Stamford, a position he resigned last Spring“
in order to take the Cashiership of the
Ninth National Bank in New York. The
charge of the arduous duties that devolved
upon him in the Ninth National.——‘ ‘ ‘
Advocate. '
We have so fre uently expressed the
o inion that the J. onroe Taylor Gold
A edal Soap was the Ne Plus Ultra of all
dirt, grease, paint and'tar extractors, that it
appears unnecessary to occupy space only
to reaffirm that opinion. We sincerely hope
that no housewife will fail to supply herself
with such a valuable article of domestic
ecoiiomy; one washing day will convince
all who have not before been fortunate
enough to have tried it. Most of the grocers
sell it. ' '
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”To Aims! To Anusl The Citizen Sol-
dier will find a more deadly foe in the brack
is". muddy water and damp night air, than
in the most determined 'enemy. HULLO‘
. WAY’S PILLS so purify the blood and,
strengthen the stomach and bowels that the
soldier can endure these hardships and still
be strong anal healthy. If the reader
of this “notice” cannot get a box of_ Pills
or Ointment from the drug store in. his
place, let him write to Ills, 80 Maiden
Lane, enclosing thi aniouui, and I will
iiiail a box free of expensr: Many deal-
ers will not kBGD my medicines Ufa hand
because they canntt make is mui refit
as on other persons' make. 35 con ,‘ 88
“cents, and $1.40 per box or pot.
‘-
‘ 1w /'.::‘r:"ril'-‘(lggf«:—Q§ was..." culls-9.9“:
l l l
l
.the Union.
consciousness of doing right towards his
Monday, in Ely's Block, South Norwalk, '2:-
Dr’s health, would notallow hislonger. dis- --
TnuIENonlsn Tiloors 1N~ New ZsA-
L.th.+f£It has been the custom with the
English newspapers. ever since this war
commenced, to comment in a very extrav-
agant fashion upon the daring and bold-
ness of the rebels, the magnificent cour-
age of their officers, the unexampled sli-
gacity of General Lee, and out , of these
exaggerated commentaries to draw a
comparison detrimental to the "caps of
Iii the late news from New
Zealand where the whole military power
of the British government in that colony
has for a long time been engaged in all
unsuccessful attempt to suppress the “re-
bellion” of the Maoris, we find an sceount
of a small body of these aboriginal sav-
ages, only two hundred and fifty in num-
ber cutting tbeirway through a force of
one thousand five hundred -disciplined
British troops,'under command of Gen.
Cameron. The Maoris were invested by
this body of troops in their defences, or
“ pan, ’ us it is called, with their women
and children. General Cameron, with
his one thousand five hundred regulars,
after being repulsed in his assaults again
and again mapped the defences and blew
them np—women and children, sick,
wounded and all. But the garrison, con-
sisting of two hundred and fifty semi-nude,
untrained barbarians, after refusing to
surrender, flung themselves on the British
lilies and forced themselves through, leav-
ing one hundred behind them. After
this little incident we think that John
Bull ought to be careful how he acts the
part of military censor.
lig- We understand that, out of sympathy
for the poor Maoris, who have: been so long
contending against the English for their lib-
erty, a petition has been circulating about
town asking President Lincoln to recognize
them as “Belligerents,” and to allow our
merchants to fit out vessels for" them and to
accept Letters of Marque from them. This
wholesome lesson, by letting out a few fast.
cruisers on her commerce under the New
Zealand flag, a la Alabama!
q‘.-.
W It would appear from the following
statements of the Detroit Advertiser that the
Western Substitute Brokers have stolen the
system recently introduced by our Norwalk
Brokers, for enlisting negro recruits. , Itgsays:
A couple of substitute brokers, whose ofilce
is on the dock, near. the foot of Woodward
avenue, pouncedzupon 'a rough “lacking" fel-
lot the other day, telling him that they had
been on the watch for him some time-that
he was guilty as h—l, and he knew it.—
“ But,” said they, as they drew him into a
grogshop close by, “ there is one way of et-
tlng out of the scrape, and that is to enlist;
otherwise we will. have to take you. back to
the State Prison, sure. as the evidence of
your gniltisjpdsitiveg" The" felloW was so
dumb ounded that he could scarcely speak,
and the brokers were not long in _,strlking a
bargain, by which he was to as a' substi-
tute, and they were to give h in a hundred
dollars. He was duly mustered in, and the
sharpers cleared $300 apiece on the transac-
tion.
Guess they’d heard all about seizing a
poor innocent darkey on the charge of steel-
State Prison, if he’d be' misled by in. my
disinterested friends! ' " '
o‘.‘ . '
Sermons—The Fall term of the CenllergDisti-ict
School will commence next Monday morning, with
the following list of Teachers: Mr. N. H. Dumond,
Principal, Miss Margaret E. Ditto, Miss Ruth Devil
and Miss Banks. -.
The Classical Institute re-opens Sept. 5th.
Mrs. me‘s reopens Sept. uth. . . : . '
Mrs. M. J. DinmND will open a private School for
young ladies, next week, in Bennett's Building.
See adv. . , » -, . :.
Miss Dorm has postponed the ‘openlng of he:
School, in So. Norwalk, till next week. See adv.
~ «Op.
Trix Aruxric MON-max, for September, opens
with a literary essay healed ‘P The Cadmean Mad
ness,” by W. L. Symonds; Robert Dale Owen con-
tributes an article called the “ Electrical Girl of 1.3
more, is an article of current interest, extracts from
which will be found on our outside. - The other art-
cles are “Cullet,” by Miss Austin ; part II. of Trov-
bridge’s “What will become of them z", ~ the conclu-
sion of Donald Mitchell's “Wet Weather Work 3"
“Regular and 'Yolunteer Officers,” by Rev, 001. T.
,W. Higginson; as fresh and ”sprightly in 'diction as
ever ; “The total depravity of Iusnimate Things ;"
The poetry is “Before Vicksburg,” by G. I‘L'Boker;
“The Bridge of Cloud," by Longfellow. “The Mask,
ers,” by Mrs. Akers and “Forgotten." fin sttrac:
tlvc number, , For sale at Selleck's. .
——a<<.>.
HOOP Snare—We ask the attention of
ladies to the advertisement of Bradley’s pli-
plex Elliptic Skirt, ' in another column.
These Skirts are attracting much attention,
think, justly so. The invention consists of
two elliptic steel springs braided firmly to-
spring, than doing away With‘ the .’ chief ob-
jection to the old style of hoops which could
,‘not be compressed and wore constantly. lia-
ibleto be broken. By wearing the'Pqtsnt
Duplexrskirt ladies can get in and out of- a
carriage, or go through a crowd without the
awkwardness and inconvenience of having
their dresses entangled or crushed out of
shape by the stiffness and unelaatiéity.’ of
their hoops. These Skim can be seen and
purchased in town. . ..‘
the only Agent in the town for collecting
ceased or discharged soldiers. 6m28
.A.-.*
, S. ‘1'.—1860.—x.
" Persons of sedentary habits troubled with weak
ncss, lassitude, palpitations of the heart, lack of ap-
petite. distress after eating, torpid- liver, constlpr
tion, Arc: deserve to suffer if they will not try the
celebrated - - ' '
PLANTATION anflfi.
which are now reccommended by the highest medi-
cal authorities, and warranted to produce an mim—
dials benillcial efl‘ect. They are exceedingly ugree-
able, perfectly pure, and supersede All other tonlcs
where a healthy. gentle stimulant is required. '
They purify, strengthen and invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite.
They overcome efl'ects of dissipation and late hours
They strengthen the system and enliven the mind.
They prevent miaslnatie and intermittent fevers.
They purify the breath and acronyms. stomach.
They cure Drapeplis and Constipation. ,
They cure Diarrhoea. mill Cholera Marlins,
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache
They make the weak strong, the languid brilliant.
and are exhausted nature‘s great ’restorer. They
are composed of the celebrated Calisaya bark. win-
pure St. Croix rum. For particulars, see circulars
and testimonials around each bottle. ~
Beware of imposters. Examine every bottle.
See that it has our private U. S. Stump unmutilated
over the cork, with plantation scene, and our sig-
nature on a fine steel plate side label. See that our
bottle is not refilled with spurious and deleterous
stuff. Any person pretending to sell Plantation lilt-
fers by the gallon or in Bulk, is an importer. Apy
Person imitating this bottle, or selling any other
material therein. whether sailed mutation. kitten
or not, is a criminal under the U. 8. Law. and Will
be prosecuted by us. We already have our eye. on
several parties refilling Our bottles, So. who will
dies, clergyman, merchants. die. is incredible. The
simple trial of a bottle is the evidence we prescnbof
their worth and superiority. The! are sold by .all
respectable _ drugglsts, grocers, physicilm'o, liptels,
silicon». .s'tpni'ilboals and soanlry stores, :
’ F. 11.91%“ k 00.
202 lemony, N. Y.
"VJ?" -; -. ,,
is a good opportunity to give the English a.
ing cm. and the promise.” Wallis-hon _
Perrierei” “ Our Visit to Richmond," by J: ll. Gil; '
and are becoming very popular, and, we »
gethel' making a .tough, elastic and flexible“ .
ED:- Pssnss. of South Hams, is,
back filly and beauty, for the friends of d'e-'
They are an antidote to change of water and diet. .
tergreen, asssafr'as, roots and herb: all preserved in 7' .~
succeed in getting themselves into close quarle'g's..,
The demand for Drakes Plantation Bittersfrom l" . -*
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