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Tuesday, January, 31. 1865.
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UNION sTATE CONVENTION.
The Union Electors of the several tov' us in
this State are requested to send deh gates
equal to twice the number of their Rep esent
atives in the Leg1slature, to meet in 00: men-
tion at Musrc HALL, in the city of Nev Ha-
ven, on WEDNESDAY the 15th day of Feb-
11111113», 1865, at 10 O’clock, A. M. ., for th1 pur-
pole of nominating State Officers and doing
any other business proper to be done 1n said
Convention.
JAMES G. BATTERSON,
Chairman.
" Giotto] 8. GILIAN,
' Jars NlcnonsI lflartford co.
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J. J. JA00111111,New Haven 00'
- H. H. 'S'rananA'rnB. JNOW London CoV
. '§nw.Pnc1vo-ns,
mink LNEY,
’.. chn D s-QLATHBOP. l-Windham Co.
. 11'. “g :5?“ lLachsem Co.
I" V' 3mm, Il-Fairfleld Co .
.ELMIR,
35:16 Sumnnn lIMiddlasex CO.
L. Ef'fiffim’ jToll-mlco.
Hartford. Jan. 33, 1865.
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Congressional Conventl‘m.
« ~Foun'rn Drsmrc'r.
The Union Electors of the towns compo-
sing the 4th Congressional District, are re-
quested to send Delegates equal to' twi. :e the
number of their Representatives' 1n the Legis
lathr‘é, to be held at FRANKLIN HALL,in
Bridgeport, on Wednesday, Februan’ 81b,
1865,— Or. 10 o'clock A. M, for the purp'y’1sc of
nominating a candidate for Member of Con-
gress for said District.
Per order of Committee.
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S. B. BEARDSLEY, Chairman.
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Senatoriul and Probate. I
THE 121h District Convention.for nom. na-'
tlnIg Senator and Probate Judges for the en-
suing year, will be held at. Stamford, 011 the
22d {:11 of February, 1865, at 101-2 o’clockI
inthIe orenoon.
FRANCIs' M. Haney
Chairman of Senatorial Committee.
.. HflTICE.
The Union Electo1s of Norwalk, are here-
by i'chu1sted 111 meet at their old Olub room,
in Loch wood’s' Building, on Friday evening,
at 7 o’clock, to appoint delegates to tl e sev-
erIa'l con ventiOhs.’ W. L. IQom'rAu‘o, .
Union Town Com.
iIbIlIt'u'wVa'llk, Jan. 30th, 1865.
. The Agricultural Society.
VRcifiVcéuber that the adjourned meet ing'of
the County Agricultural Society is to be held.
at Ineliwood's Hall next Monday, Feb. 6th,
at l'o’clock p. m.. when the question of the
permanent location of the Fair,will undoubt-
edly be ueclded. It is for Norwalk people
to say where the Fair shall be locat ed. Let
them see to it that some more enterprising
and public spirited neighbor dOes n01. bear
ofithe prize. ‘
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The Soldiers’ Aid Society.
A lecture' 15 to be delivered at Lockwoodvs
Hall, on Thursday evening of this Week, by
Rev. Mr. Whitaker. Subject—The Sanitary
Commission. The lecture will be free, but a
collection will be taken up for the benefit of
the above named Society.
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[1‘ It will be seen by Iadvertisment that
the Failfleld County Bank has, commenced
business as a NatiOnal Banking Association,
under the name of the “ Fairfield County
NatiOnai Bank of Norwalk. ” It will prob-
ably be seVeral weeks, however, befOr-e their
new BlllsI will be ready to be put in circula
tiOn.
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Sorghum Culture.
‘ A few weeks ago we called the attention
ot'our, farmer readers to the subject of culti-
vating the Sorgo or Chinese Sugar Carla, and
we would again urge upon them its impor-
tance. We have the past weekbeen shown
byIIMlI'. Hawley, of Hawleyville, a q..antity
of’S‘yrup made by him from the Gene. It
was of a very light and rich color, and said
to equal the best New Orleans mob-sees.—
Ho also showed us a sample of pure Sorgo
Ruin, made from the skimmings of the sugar
boiling. It is said by goodjudges to resem-
ble very much» the best Santa Cruz. Mr. H.
cla'ms ‘hat it will well repay our farmers to .
devote a portion of their farms to the raising
ofthe cane as it is a sure and profitab e crop,
all that' 13 wanted is the location 1n 1onven-
lent and easily accessible places of a f. w Sor-
go Mills for the grinding and working up of
the cane. Mr. H. the past seaso1 made
about 2000 gallons of Syrup, 600 gallons his
nun crop, and also a large quantitJ of the
Rum; for all-of which he found a'rea ly mar-
ket at good prices. We would call “1'13. (cation
of thqsegin terestcd, tolhis adv. of Mills,whichi
he is prepared ‘to erect;
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WTh 019 now seems to be no doubt that
paymasle'r Crecvey, of this place, w is lost
011 tbc' iron-clad Patapsco, which was blown
upfby atorpedo near Fort Su'mpter, on the
17th met. We hear that Mr. Creew y had
just obtained a furlough, and was expecting
to 001116 North by the very Steamer which
brOuth news of the destruction of the Pa-
tapsICO. He leaves a wife and child, who are
now al the residence of his father—Rev. Mr.
Creevey.
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(3‘ There 18 to be a special Town Meet-
ing, at the Town House, on Friday afternoon
next. Sée call.
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SMOKE HousE Henna—The Smoke
House of Stephen Smith, Esq., was entered
onIThursday night last, and all the: Hams,
Shoulders and Tongues, were carried off.
Our farmer friends would do - well '-.0 take
rush things in atnight. It of course will be
a trouble'to do so, but they are not safe if left
in the Smoke-house over night.
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.M‘The Stamford ‘Advocate saythhat I. S
Joth‘es’ as grocery store a tHighRidge was near-
ly destroyed by fire with its contents, early
on 'Tuesday morning.
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WW6 have received the first number
of s new school paper, printed at the Je 137'-
uml'an Officep‘anbury, and called the “J ack-..
soniabi” It is edited by scholars of the
Jackson Institute.
«.5.
IS‘ We have received a copy of :1 pam-
p'hlet of 86 pages, entitled a “Nor: ltive of
Privations and Sufferings of U. S. officers
and Soldiers while prisoners of War in the
bands of the rebel authorities,” being the «re:
port'- 01 the Commission of inquiry appointed
by the U. 8. Sanitary Commission, with an
appendix containing the testimony. Pub-
lished at the office of " Littell’s Living '1 Age. ”
Bostotn' Mass. Price 20 cents.
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Q’Two attempts have lately been made
to burn the jail 1n Bridgeport the incendiar
ties hoping te'be‘ able to rescue .a prisoner
timed Grant. in the confusion.
ii Aw .. .ms i431: ' A ' ' A_- .____.- 'I “Am. 1 .. . . .__. . . . » - W. . -. _.... _W -... A“ .--. __ __. ”I-“ A -.
, w - 5L , . . . TERRY’S 0131101 ‘1. 111s.I. NEWS ITEMS Report 'of the South Norwalk
3 s. . (30.13, 12111 16836 Conn V- VOIS- Mr. Blair' s Diplomacy. 1‘ many Rules in Richmond . _
Mt. Selleck 8 Lean": We publish b ow the Muster Roll of our WASHINGTON J an 27. —It' Is now def New pro . Its ripen rapidly in RI! hf ' :I:',"' ' PATCII.‘ , Iia'llfis’ P 391' "c 500i“! for
inilely setjled that Mr. Blair’s mission moud D11 Is the (161111— god of Ihc Casualties Legs l—Tllilll First Reel ."It .in contemplation to; /1'stah— I t It: year 18 .
. subject combined will not fail to “ draw ”
‘51.
By request oftmanypitizens, Cn
I/SELLEOK, ,Esq.,§ith‘s place, has co el god
3 Taney; ” “Needle and Garden ;”- “ The Plei-
lto give two Lect refs at Norwalk
the first Lecture to be delivered on althis
(Tuseday) evening. The subject 18 “ Europe
and the East,” and the lectures will be ac-
companied with Magic Lantern illustrations.
The proceeds of the Lecture are to be devo-
ted to religious objects. Mr. Sellcck' 15 wide-
ly known as an efficient teacher and devo-
ted scholal, and the people of Norwalk will
take g'r'ea't pleasure in wélcOming 1.1111‘ as a
Lecturer, and he will be sure to be greeted
upon this occasion with a large and appre-
mhtivemidlencet '3 . ..
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GEN. GAN'rT’s LECTURE—The Lecture
delivered at Lockwood’s Hall, on Wednes-
day night last, by Hon. E. W. Gantt, was
one of the most able and interesting ever
delivered in this place. The subject, “The
End Approaches,” was most ably and elo-
quently handled. The lecturer expressed
his opinion during the evening, that there
would be aIcesssation of hostilities within
four months, and a cOmplete restoration of
the union in one year. Gen. Gantt, 'is a
-“mightypOWerfu1‘-’ speaker, and although
bespoke for nearly two hcurs, we have. rare-
ly known :1 Norwalk audience. to listen with
such rapt attention and interest throughout,
as on this occasion. he regret was gener-
ally expressed that thc attendance was so
small—there being in all but about 240 ' per-
sons present. Perhaps it will he gratifiing
to the public generally to know that the
committee received just two-thirds enough
money to pay expenses, and that from the
experience gained on this occasion by them,
there 15 no probability of our people being
soon bothered again with lectures of this
high character.
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IWIns'rPon'r.—The people of Westport are.
being treated to an excellent course of Lect-
ures this winter, and we are glad to see that
the people appreciate and sustain them. On
Friday evening of this week, P. T. Barnum,
Esq. ., is to deliver his famous lecture on the
“Art of Money Making,” a subject ever dear
to the, yankee heart. The lecture and the
Admission 25 cents “ to all parts of the house.
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W Miss Maria S. Brainerd’s Annual Con-
cert took place at Dodworlh 3 Hall, on
Thursday evening last. The attendance was
very large, and Miss Brainerd's singing was
highly complimented by the New York
Press._
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WW6 are glad 'to learn that our Old
friend, Rev. EzraD. Kinney, who 'spent over
tv‘venty of his most vigorous years in Dalian,
with asmuch success as is the common lot-of
ministers,“ has not been forgotten by’tbe good
people of that village, although it is some
five and a half years since his dismissal from
his pastoral charge' 1n that place. During
the late Holiday season he received a pres—
ent of sixty-nine 'dollars in money, besid'es'
some useful articles of comfort. Fifty dol—
lars of this sum was contributediby friend's
outslde of his old church. This is not the
first Or Second kind expression of this sort
which these friends have made since his dis.
missal. Rev. Mr. K. is at present supplying
a pulpit in Westford, a parish in‘ the town 30f
Ashford, Conn., 120 miles northeast from
Norwalk, in which place he has been nearly
four years. His family still reside in Darien.
5‘.-.
WA new rail'road' 1s strongly talked of,
between Poughkeepsie and Danbury, and
the Poughkeepsie Eagle says it will soon be
built, and will pay as well as any other:
road.
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WThe people of Montclair, N. J., pre—
sented ’their' pastor, Rev. Nelson Millard
with a Christmas gift of $500, and at the an-
nual parish meeting since have advanced
his salary from $1,500 to 2,000.
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WMr. A. L Winton having disposed of
b1s1nterest1n the Saugatuck Mills, has pur-
chased aud fitted up the old Berkshire mills
in Bridg1. port.
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W The New Haven Grays have furniSh-
ed Gen. Terry and Gen. L. P. Bradley to
the Union army, and General Moody (a
brother of Dr. Moody and. himself formerly
of Norw alk,) to the rebel service; that is,
these officers formerly “trained” with that
company.
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_WC-ol. Noble has been heard from; In a.
letter received, at Jacksonville, by~ flag of:
truce, written two days after his capture, he
says:
“I have only a moment to write you be-
fore mo. ing to Tallahassee. Am we ll and
in good spirits. These unavoidable calami-
ties hav: no terrors for me-shall not fail to
maintair. my equanimity and patience, what
ever test 3‘ and de. ays I may be subjected to
I have Iteen m'o'st kindly treated and expect
to be, as far as circumstances will admit.
A Ma. .sachusetts Lieutenant on Gen. Scam-
mon’ s s‘. 1111‘, is my companion. We were
captured going from Jacksonville to St. Au-
gustine tu enty miles from each place. No
fault of my own. ”
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@‘Thc Atlantic MOnthly for February is
a most [excellent number—one of the best in'
a long while. It. opens with a sketch of
Washington Alston,eutitled “Ourfirst great
Painter and his Works.” “Dr. J ohns” is the
title of a new story by that delightful author,
“Ik Marvel," and will be continued several
months. L. M. Gottschalk, the eminent pi-
anist, Contributes a series of papers, entitled
“Notes of a Pianist.” S. C. Hall,‘ the English
author,:contributcs ‘fMemories-of Coleridge.”
Mrs. Stowe continues her “Chimney Corner”
series. The p0ems are “ The Mantle of St.
John de Martha,” by J. G. Whittier; “Gar-
nant Ball,” a “horrible 111111;" “The old
House,” by Alice Carey, and “Pro Pattie.”—
The other articles are “ Roger Brooke
ades of Connecticut,” slightly cynical; “ Ice
and Esq .nmaItx,” tlnrd paper, “A Fortnight
with the Sanitary, '" “Art”—Harriet Hosmer' s
Zenobia; Reviews, 610. We miss very much
the good stories one of which at. least we
always expect to find in theAtlantic. Where
is MissGPrescott, M. A. Diaz, Rose Terry,.
Trow‘nridgc, and the other writers famous
in this line? I .
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It?“ New three cent fractional currency
havcjust been issued. On the Iface,‘ In the
center, is a beautiful steel engraving of Gen-
eral Washingtdn, under the wards “ three
cents.” In the upper corner is the figure “3,”
under “ E Pluribus Unum. " In the lower
corner, back' of floWers, they beal'I the words
on the lace: — .
Act of March 3d,1863,
United States.
Receivable ffior all U. S. Stamps.
THR CENTS.
Furnished only byEt e Assistant Treasurers
and Designated Depositaries of the »-
United States.
Treasury Department.
On the opposite side, 1n a. field- of green, is
the figure “‘ ,” under “ III, ” in each cor.ner
They ale finely executed, and it will be an
almost impossibility to imitate them. ?I
q—ooq-Qe-Ieo—v-w
The ice-dealers of Washington are ,for
the firsu time in ten years, laying 1n their
Isupplies from3 the Potomac: unread of buy-I3
ing it. in New England.
.40».
—-—Ter. thousand dollars' In the Plunnix
Bank, New York, belonging to the George-
Eu Northrop.’
Norwalk Comp
giving the names
o1ganization, the re I
I in the l3: Regiment,-
' ll its me . ers sinchitI
vals and their causes,
present formation, IWc are indehtild
lo Lieut. J. P. Crossma 1.171119 particulars:
Albert C. Hendrick, Capt. prOan't’d from 1st Lf. CIo C
Chas Laurie,s1s 1; L1;
Josepli'P. Crossmtmast.,No1-walk, tormexpired
WilliamA. Hoyt, Sert. Brookf’d, capt'urcd at Cedar
0131111111 rivatc “
o 0 cars c,
{Visiti'amHJI Olly?“ “ copli‘cd at Cr. C‘ k, Va
IIJoIsl111uR.Jcn101inL,rs,“Norwal
co..A Harmount,1stLicut.,AdJutu
Clark 1]. Osborn, scrgt. ., wounded an
CcdarC C,reek
AaronS. IHull, Sergt., aNorwul lk,
Petch “ wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.
mam P’sAbbott, Corpo;ql,II I II "V."
deta1led la ‘5"
captured at Cr Creek, Va. .,
1nd capurcd at.
":I-IAI‘:
John Tapéian,
John A e ddcs,
Robert A. Canfield, '“
JamcsW. Davis, « “
Chas. H, Payne,
Alden, George
Buco'n. George
Bates, Francis E.
Bush, Edwin'H.
Christian, Curie "
Converse, Timothy F. '1'1
Private,
“ detailed
‘ H H
Hartford, sick in hospital.
Council, Charles
CummingIV Thomas “ New Haven
Dauchy, illiamE. " cap tin-ed at Cr Creek. Va.
D0ckerty,T William “ Nor’cb, eabsent with't leave
Donahue,T omas - “N. Hav . .
Donahue, illiam “ uBridgep’t, “ - “ . “
Duffy, James . II 1‘-
Dunn, Chas. 17:33“ “ “
Edget, Chas. H. “ f0wo'undetl at PtHud’n
ElwoOd, John L.
Everett, Joseph H.
Everson, James
Foley.0 Patrick 1 .
Fox. “ III5\'f11.,Sep.t 19, ’64.:
Fitzpatrick, Patrick “ wounde at W1ncbe'stcr‘,‘
Gilbert, Chas F. “3 .
Grinnel'l HenryB. “' NcwH
v.en
adeta oiled." .
“ abkent without leave. ’
“ WIillinIrInantlc, captured at;
‘1
Rough, Hough
Horas: TimUthy'L
Howard, JamesL
Cedar Creek/Va.
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Bull, 111 sses A. "‘ uBridgep’t, sick in hospital.
Joyce. oah
Lyon, Ollions IL. " Hartf'd ,capt’d at Cr C’k ,Va
Lyon,0 11.0 ‘ f‘ Bridgeport.
Millerick,‘ EdwardL. “
lls s, Bu 'rr
“ uBridgeport, sick in hoIspital
“ Hartford.
“ wounded at. Cedar Creek.
“ “Bridgep’t, abs’t Iwith’tleave
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McAvoy, Lawrence
Newell, Joseph‘I
ParketOn, G'eorgeWt
Parketon, Eugene S.
Riordan, Danlel
Roth, Jacob
Reed, Joseph
Sharley', Thomas
Sn deg, Daniel
Sp ane, Michael
Stidohn, Giles
Sullivan, Jermiah
Smith. William P.
Tubbs, William H.
Waterman, Ezra
Welsh, John
Wilkel'lson,LeonarIdL “ Hartford, detailed.
. . Discharged. 3 E‘
e.henDIByxbee, Capta1n,Norwslk rein Led.
Gil ert Bo art,_1st Lieut. 862
IEdwiIn H. enring, MIA-Brookfld' 11.111011111101111
Sam'u'el Ma ee Sergt,BroOkf’d,- on urg. certifi’eI.
Alexander Taylor, Corp Nor’k .‘
GeorgeG. uck . Har
Miles N. Banker, Wa oner, N. Mllf’d,
William S. Sarles, Fi er, NOrwaik,
Frederick Green, Drummer,
Bevins,FrederickS. Private, “
Botsford, Gideon : “ N'ewtotvnt
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“ IIin confinementl at Dry T'gs.
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u
" ‘ wounded at C’r Creek Va.
“ u.Hartford
[CedarCreek, VnV
:‘ wounded and captured at.
Brown, JohnW. “ Hartford,I “ « ,,' 3 3:
CourtnewDennis- 1 '“ - H ”
Delephant, Maxamillian“ Norwalk, “, ': .".'
Dikeman, Geo “ Bro okfield, “' ' ' "
56
uson
“ Norwalk; wounf'd at Pbrt
." Hartford, on Surg. Cert.
Edgett. Harmon
Fennen, Patrick
Foot, Ass H.
Greg, Henry H. “ Willimantic, "-'
Grey,JoelF. . . «I‘II‘ Hartford, . “. ..:'-;
Hubbell- Wm. 'H'. ' " “ NOrwIalk',‘ ' "'“' ' ' '
James,EdeinN. ; .“ . ,
Jackson, Theodore‘ “- Hartford, “' "" “
Lull, Oscar . “ 1‘ 1. ,, I
Norman, Ebenezer
Palmer, Nathan
Parkes', James'E
ParketOn, Elisha “ “
Platt, AlbertBZ' -- ‘“ "'
Provost Samuel ‘I' " . '
Payne, HenryM.‘ “ Brookfield,
Slauson George “ Nor walk,
Stackpo'le, Thomas “ Williamant'ic,
“ ”Norwalk,
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Wh1te, JamesK “ Hartford, =‘.‘
Williams, Henry F.I “ Ndrwalk,I f‘ . .
‘ ‘ If Died. V V
HenryM.P.rowitt,1stVSergt Norwhlk.1Junetl9, ’62.
GeorgeW. Macanless,- ,f klll eI’d tHud‘n
WilliamB. Hurd, “ ”June2 2,1862.
.Rockweli H. Smith, “ BrookfI’d,Aug215,1864.I
-Sa1nuel Clark, Corporal, Norwalk, July 17, 1863.
Allen, Jermiah Private,1862 .
B,Sabcock tanton “ 3 “11111151111111. June25’63'
Brown, Chas. IApr1 mm, ’64
Brundage,JamesL “ NOrwnll'Ir,I atI Camp Parapet
Aug. 31862. I
Dickemau, Walter “ “
Francisco, Battalano-priv. Hartford. killed 'atCedaIr
a.
Grady. Joehl'i priv. Norwalk, of wounds at PtHudn
Garritt, Lorenzo D. priv. Williamantic, at Camp
Stevens, La., Nov 2.
JohnsonII, Abner H. privi Brookaeld, at CaI1InIp Pa'raI-
pet L.a, Sept.25 82 , 'l
Loftus, Patrick priv. of wounds at Port Hudson. ,
Murphy, Jobh “- Aug.25186. . ' 1862; -
Morehouse, Samuel priv. ”killed 1n actipn, April 13,
Northrop, COrvus “ orwalk, =86.
Sullivan. Patrick “ killed at Cr C’k, 91111.19, ’64
Stebbins, Benjamin “ March 21,'-'18641
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Vanderbilt, Henry
Youn’gs, George
Youngs, John
Norwalk, July 2d, 1863.
'Willimantic,‘ killed 'P’lV. H.
Norwalk, NIoIv.1 I
Deserted.
Brady, Thomas NOrwalk, Feb. 26, 1862, from trans-II
port in New. York harbor
Church, EskineM. April 13,1863, in presence of the
enemy at Camp Bisland, La. ,3
Mead, John Aug. 1, 1862, at Camp Par rape et.
Norri's, GeorgenE. Nonvalk, drop ed July 31, .1862.
Smith, Munson July 25, 1862, at IaIrInp Parapetn
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HrIL'ros' HEAD, so. 0A.; ‘ ‘ '
Jan. 23 1865.
We have had rain and fog. ough here.
during the past week to giye a pIeiI'IsonI the
“blues” under ordinary circumstances, but
under the countei'Li'nfluence‘ of the good news
received from all quarters and particularly
frOm Wilmington, the state of" the atmos1
phere is not honoredwith much .attention.—'-
The capture of Wilmington caused more re
joicing here than even the full of Savannah
for the good news came to us unexpectedly
and while we were yet grieving over the fail
me of the expedition. .
North' Carolina has recently been added
to this Department, making the command of
Gen. Foster quite an extensive and impor-.
tant one, and one which will be the theatre
of important events. 3
Gen' Sh'erman’ s army 15 oil the Imove and
has already achieved one vic'tbry which;
though easily gained, is quite an important-
one- On the night of Saturday, the 14th inst.
the 17th Corps, assisted by Gen. Hatch’s com-
mand, captured PocotaligoI IBgidgVe and VallI
the works in its vicinity. 'The rébels alter
offering a slight resistance, beat a nasty re-
treat. and are now supposed. to be at' Ashe—
poo, a point on the railroad some thirty ..miles
south of 0111111111101... Deserters .wlmba-ve
come Iinto our llnes Ineport that the inhabi—II
tants of Charleston are groutly exercised in
regard to their safety, and are making prepa-
tions for a. precipitate removal from that“
place.
. Large numbers of cdntrabands continue to
come ’in 't'roni‘ Savannah."and recruiting
I agen’ts'are doing a‘ thriving business 33in the.
way of enlistments. A camp for recruits
has been esutblisbed at this place, and sevgr-
al new colored rel iments Iar'e being organized.
The steamer “ I'reyhOiind” arrived at 'this
port a few dayIVs' since With supplies for the
citizens of Savannah. These Istotes, gener—"
ously- contributed; by the inhabitants of' Bos-
ton, will not only alleviate. much suffering,
of Savannah a correct idea ofI the character
of the terrible “Yankeés. ” ‘ ‘ 1
The loss at so. of the." steamer "‘ Melville”
is 'a' disaster deeply felt in' this place, for
many of her passengers were residents—hereI
——es,teemed and respected by all who knew
them. Among. the lost was the 11111111191111
Galen H. Osborn, late correspondent IoIfI the
N. Y. Herald, who died here Soni'e WO'
months since. Mr. O. 11111111111511 11161111111111
the body of his son, and was returning here
when he met his untimely fate. . 3 3 3
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ida. Tue 17th Conn. .Vols., under command
of Lieut. COL Wilcoxson ,still remain at their
station, and,IasIItlI1Ie boys say,I seem to be l1avI-I
ing “a s00: thing Of it. ”
I notice the return from the NOrth by tile
last steamer, 0f Quartermaster Ward of the
“ 17th. "' He will be heartily welcomed back.
for he was a' universal tavorite'. NEG, .11
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113' Geheral Sherman 111111, issued an 01111111.
in reference to the negroes within the lines
of his a'r'my. ”'The 'yOnng and ablemodied
men are. to be encouraged to enllstI in the
military service, and the Bomb Carolina' sea
islands and the‘ abandoned rice and 'cotton-‘
fields on portions of the Florida. and So uth1
Caroiina coasts are to be set apart for the
settlement of the Old men: mums-111111 chil-
dren. General Rufus Saxton has been rap-
Ipoiu'te Isuperintcnd their location on
town Bank of South Carolina, has been con-
jflscsted.
theye 1111', s.
I a moment’s consideration, and so. he was
, . 3 to this:city, and his labors Ins peace- ma-I
‘ aground, and was abandoned and blown
Lipered by our batteries that. they quickly
.I, .gave up the fight, ran back up the river,
. W111 'De'part'ment' concerning events sin:
but must do much toward giving the peOpIe . The seventh day' 15' the sabbath of the Lord
There lS no news of importancetfronr' FlOrs 1
has been an entire failure, and that he 11:
not to wear the honors of 11 great. pacifi-
c‘utor Mr. .Blair went, to Richmond,
cOnfident that he should Ibe able to in
augurate otiations' whose ends would
be the termination of hostilities and the
restoration of the Union . He returns
satisfied that at present there is no hope
of a peaceful solution of existing difficul-
ties. He found division and wrangling
among the rebel lcaders ; but they are
so distrustful of each other that none
dare _to assume the responsibility of mak ,
Ingsadrancem’idf 53196568 415 terms Miler i
would lead to peace. Davis is env1roue
with enemies who watch his e1ery motion
and are randy, at the first indication to
accede to shy possible terms of settle-
ment, to spring upon and overwhelm him.
For this reason he could offer no terms,
except a precedent recognition of com-
missiouers as representing the Confeder-
crate government; or he was willing to
negotiate without an actual recognition,
provided an armistice; 'of' from thirty to
ninety days was granted. Neither of
these propositions could, of course receive
informed. .
FilidIingI all efi'Orts to accommodate
matters unavailing,Mr. Blair 11111 returned
her are coded . Nothing 110w remains
but In vigorous prosecution of the War un-
til the army of Lee' 18 destroyed, and
then peace will come, not by negotiation,
but by the dismtegratmn ”of' the rebel
goxernnlent.
It is .anthoIritively stated to—night
that Mr. Blair. is preparing a letter, ad-
dressed to Horace Greely, detailing hls
experience as a peace negotiator, and
explaining the cause .of his failure, and
showing that thére' is 'no hope of' an im—
mediate peaceful settlement 'of the war. .f
Gen. Singleton has not yet returned
to this city, although it; is understood
that be has come within our lines from
Richmond His political friends. are
quite disappointed at his utter failure to
bring the rebels to a peaceful frame 'of
mind. . .
4".»
LEE as Drcra'rou -;—The Rich mond
Sentinel savs the Senate resolution cues-
ting the officc of commander lu chief ol
all the armies has been concurred" in by
the House ; also one recommending the
reinstatement "of Gen. Joe. Johnson.
' .<.>-'~
ne'- Five vessels of' the Rebel iron-
clad fleet on the James, came. down the
river on Tuesday, floated over. the ob—
structions sunk by Gen Grant for the
protectlon of “our navy, 'and engaged the
land-' batteries In the 'neighborbood of
City P'O'i'nt.01'1e of the irori-olads got
3011. Two others were .so heavily pep-
and were ingloriou‘sly followed by their
concerts. One dispatch intimates that
therewms a;~want of watchfulness. on;
board our ships, and another account is
that Admiral Farragut Ibas goneI down
to take‘ command. ' '
«n.5-
mThe Richmond Enquirer of the
20th, says, the .reticence of the rebel
rent in the South, indicates the fact that
important movements are in progress. If
Wilmington falls there will be no panic,
but much sIIprrow for the inhabitants. —-
The idea that there is an immense
au'iO'unt "of cotton storedI there' is an at—
tractive influence, to say nOthing of that
port as a base, which is new. alluring the
invadersrtmpwards it... There' Is a combi-
nation in the mIatterII which involves
Charleston as well, and Sherman is on
fob‘t' 1'11 the matter. If these places fall
it will be 'Iaftér the exhibition of much
strategy, for. Sherman is- always at it, and
we hope our army is also. Sherman’ s
feints are in fact realities, for, while aim
ing a1. various places, be' Is meaning to
11.111; all; and it hardly matters with him
Which he takes first.
——*«.>>0-—-——
002111eron or, CHILDREEN —.VThe habits'
of children prove that cecupation is. n
necessity ivitb’ most of them. They love
to be busy, even about nothing,‘ still
111019.10... be~usefully employed. .. With
somenhildren it is a strongly developed
necessity, and if not turned to ..good ac-
count, will be productive Of evil ,thus veri-
fying the old adage, that‘ Idleness' 19 the
mother of mischief.’ Children should be
encouraged. or if inherently disinclined
themselves every little Office relative to
the- toilet' which they are capable of per-_-
forming. “They should also keep their
i0wn clothes and: other possessi‘dns 'in heat
order, and fetch for themselves whatever
'lhey want, in short they should learn
0 be be as indepebdent of others as post —
Siblegl‘fitting them alike to make a good
use of- prosperity, and to meet with for—
titude any, reverse ..of' fortune that-'3 may
befall then. I know of no rank, howev-
er 11311111111116 which such a system would
not: 'pfove beneficial.
'g” t 'aL—i.._.n_. J<.>-
f. Fort/1e Gazette.
IIFIire l fir/e. ' FIRE '—1ang out in the frosty
”Ire-4Was the Iportentous word; echo
1111111111111?” "”"
It Was a scene of: mid-Winter beauty.—
High inthe clean cold: moonlight stood the.
Green Mountains in their ghostly attire; the
river lny quiet; the Academy .on the hill,
and the cottages bad on their bright snowy
night-caps, dud’Winter‘ 8 white coverlidI kept
warm the edrtfi The wild winds 11311.1 ceased
their m’a'd play, and “ midnight and silence
reigned over 1111.3" -
Ere “If”, / Jfit'e. " 'bl'oke inch the pleasant"
dreams, and. the startled sleepersisprang from
their bedS.,thI'l‘ifldly dressed, and rushed to
the Mill.
Fire! shouted the voice Of manf
member. 11.113811111111111 day to keep it 1.on s._
h
th-y. GIan. in it thou shalt: not do any work”
gammy/Inc vocejrom Heaven in those flames.
Keen was Ithc night, Ithe engines. would nol
work, the 'water froze, buckets were passed
{16166111111116 hind, many all one was weary,
yet‘ failed on; higher and higher ascend the
flames, the timbers fall, machinery is; de-
stroyed,in 1n,the. thick. smOke float doeskin and
broadcloth, hope sinks,+the Mill 1s -.lost—.-
“ The Lord rethnIethI, lctI the IpeOple tremble. ” .
If the word of command, the inductions of
rea'sOn, lhé vOice '"of persuasion, the promise
of reward is disreg'ardé'd,—then judgment
will follow. It was the dictateof love that
sent forth the mandate, “on the seventh-any
rest. "
Go stand mid those ruins, look at thIOse
ashes, se‘e Where the old wheel used to turn
round, and where, to give room for the new
wheels to .con1e,tl1e war/1; on the 81117612101. was
done, and read, and ponder, and take home
to the heart, the lesson given by the Hand
Divine—alley, or sufllzn, ONI rug. . sEvEN'rn
' ' I .
nus . ,
3181': Norwalk, 01., Jan. {3170411865.I
.-.-..___.
'W'A‘darge patty of Indians attacked
Valley Station, in Col )mdDJ'Dfi the Overland”
Mail Reute on. Saturday morning, driving
away .650 head of cattle and burning a bun-
dred tuns of" hay. A small fight took place,
winch about a dozenI Indians were killed.
. sand blacks of any quality, and long be-
' were quite prepared for him and. ahlelto
- brance the name of a
.war.
.Ipublican citizens to remember.
to it, be disciplined into performing for -
'ing editorial says-—‘ If the fate of Can]
'of an innocent old lady, who never before
» sengers, and upsetting things generally
firms, with a very placid expression upon
V the seal. in f1'ont,-"-3and hur' 1111111111011 and
bundle had gone unceremoniously down
,said th'e old lady.
‘6 Re' '
't yrfive, $200 eacIl1;'tenI, °$500 each;
South two years ago, has utterly lost Ih1
confidence of the poo )le Congrrss is
after his gencerIII d his cabinet. 011
the 18th inst, ccret session, they Vil'3-
umlly deprivedk'he president of all mili—
tary authorityy by requiring high to ap—
point 11 "cnel'al i11— chief who shall have
command of the military force of the
confederate stutcs
1' lDavis cansl'coommeud no one but. Lee;
he alone retains the confidence of the
rebels. Gen. Lee recommends the arm-
of the neg roes, and in conjunction
51f h‘bfipro etib‘n Congress's“ :d'o: do:
less thali'f'urnish the means which he has
pronounced indispensable. So slaveIry;
even if spared by the North, is to receive
a death wound lathe house of its friends,
Neither measure will svelte any appre—
hension here. The name of Lee has lost
1111111116111, I'Fightilig on the defensive,
with the very flower of the southern
armies under his eye, and against incom
petent generals for antagonists, he won
two or three showy victories, 3 But '0“
the offensive he has been invariable and
deplorably unsuccessful. . Nor do the af-
fairs ”of the confedera'cy warrant the opin-
ion tnat Richmond ever contained a mas-
tel' military spirit capable of directing
operations in all quarters of an extended
field. It is now to late likewise to arm
negroes with any prospect of deriving
advantage from them, even if the scheme
was- practicable. ' With Sherman be'-
tweethlcbmond and the Gulf states,
Lee cannot hope to obtain many thou—'
fore they could be reduced to discipline
the fate of the coufederacy will be sealed
forever.
Fierce warfare is also waged .upon
Davis’ cabinet, Mr Trenbolm, a new
member, being the only man to escape
the public anathemas. The Virginia dcl-..
egatiou.in a body recommended that all
except 'l‘l'euholm, resign. Seddon has
already left. The rest will be compelled
to follow suit.’ ' The vacant seats, how- 1
ever ,go begging. When all the leaders
of afaction are distrusted and condemned
it is a sure sign that its affairs are reduc-
ed to hopeless desperatiOn. - -
Hartford Coura'ntII
«3' I
GREAT CRY AND LIrrLE WOOL. -Gen.
Lee’s much talked of great movement’
that was- -'to astonish the world’ and in-
augurate his accession to supreme 11111111..-
ry authority with brilliant eclat, turned
out a very small 16111311111111 its time came;
His' ll'Oll clad sea monsters were to pounce
upon and destroy our shipping and depOts
on the James, while he kept; our: arfm'y
busy. by an unexpected attack Iupon‘ itli'
lines The plan was a bold One, but Lee
failed miserably in the execution of it.
If we except the pusillIanimqus commau ~
tier of our iron- -clad Onondaga, who
prOved hini's'elfdither" a; coward or, a trait-
or and ought to be 11.111111116111111 the
service without benefit of clergy, this
‘great movement’ neither burt ors scared
anybody on our side- ;. and instead of
astonishing the world, its Vefi'ect was only
to astonish the discomfited rebel leader
by showing him'. that. .'our commanders
'r’ I‘LL" '-‘
l
rs
beat him easily at that game. .
- Palladium.
1
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A- MAGNIFICENT IPaorscr. —To some
of the" merchant princes and millionaires
of New York ls- credited. the contempla-
tion of' a project at .once magnificent,-
generous and gra'nd. The plan Is to pre-
sentto the United States government
$2, 000, 000, 000, and thus relieve the na—
tion of the—public debt: It is proposed.
to made the gift' in 200 000 shares of
$10, 000 each? of which A. '.T Swewart,
William B. Astor and others will each
take fifty shares, making up at least a
quarter of the whole amount in New
York. The realization of such a project
would place both government and citi—
zens in a prouder position than ever
government on citizens occupied before.”
History gives no parIallel to such an act.
The Venetians beldI Ill grateful remem—
mau, who, by a
life time of personal sacrifice and hard-
faced usury,_ obtained means to relieve
the republic from its financial burdens
and place it again upon the road to
prosperity after a long and disastrOus
They forgot his exacting usury
and his life of selfishness In the” lasting
benefit he confe rred "upon the State ——"
But- we should have no abuses to forget,
and only the generous patriotism of re-
SpyingfieIldV Republican.
_._____.'.‘.>.
3%,, The Richmond Whig, in its lead-
tbage' 1s to overtake us, it must not come
until our women, like those of Carthage;
shall l1 Ive giIvIeIn their . hair for how
str: ngs.’ " ' ’ ‘ "
.«..>‘.————"
‘ THE WAY You ALWAYS STOPPED.’—— "
The Vermont ReOOrd tells a good story
‘ridon a railroad,’ who was passenger
on one of the Vermont. railroads at the
time of' a recent collision, when a fr'eig'lit
train, collided with aplnsse‘nger'train',smi1sli='
ing one of the cars, killing several pas-
as soon as he c011Il'd recover his scattered
senses, the conductor went in search of
the venerable dame, whom he found sit-
sing solitary and alOncin t 0 car, the.
other passengers having sought term
her countenance, nothithshandiug she
had madea complete som'mersan'lt rival
the passage way.‘ Are you hurt?‘ in
aired the 1011111111111. ‘ Hu'rtl why i’
‘We have just been
run into by a freight train, two 01' tires
passengers have been killed and seVel'al
others severely injured. ‘Lu me, I
didn't know but that was the way you
always Istopped ’ 1.
-<.>.
.T be old revenue cutter Harriet Lane,
captured by the rebels and IenaImedII the
Lavinia, was burned at sea on the 'lVSth
instant while on her way fr'om Galves-
ton to Hav.ana It II1.~1I supposed she was
fired by a sail01 who badI lulledI to get his
wages .
-I<I.I>- o—~—-———- 1.
'A young 1111111111 of' "'l‘loy, who had
been IjIlIted, sent back Io her fulthless
stain his picture on :1 ante (Z11 ctsite, leIh
the eyes piIckIeId out. '
‘0»?
HIGH Pawns or SHEER. —-SIales have ta—
ken place latcly' 1n one county in Ohio,which
almost.- rival those of Vermont. Twenty
eight yearling ewes brought $650 each; thir-
eighty
brought $400; five, $300; eighteen, 220;
four, $430, and four $400cacl1. Twenty- six
ewelambs' brought' in gross $3000, and thir-
tv- -Iseren.bl'eeding ewes, from six to thirteen
years old, brought in gross 5000, and nine
Old ewes were ‘330le for $1 00. One two
year old buck was sold for $25 00 one, for
- . One-half lnItclIouI lo a yearling
brought $1500“ one buck five years 'old sold
for $5000' one buck lamb $1000, and anoth-
er $3000; «’W'hile another yearllngr brOugIlIIlé
$2000, another $3500, manner $1000; $151
was paisl- for a single ewe
‘—=_'1rvIv—-—'.
cFortFisber wIth deepatches from- Gener
V Caswell and Campbell,
..antlcrs and youshall have the deed,‘
Lbundred acres'Of laid imsuch ..a acouuty ,
7
, the citizens of Philadelphia:
‘ Iwrll not predicta day when we shall
ers, each of 80010113 bur l1en—tl1rcecapturcd
ed on the night of the 18111 by the navy,
and one last night—are slcaming up towards
the fleet, cunvnIyed by the
ship Mulvcr‘n.’
imi in these columns 01 the supelior
tics of the J.1\lonloe Tnyhn Gold 1 1311111
11101101].
W111D121'A111f'1'1csr, WASHINGTON,
3. ;I1‘."-’ January, 24.
To MAJ,«GE1'~'V. Dix:
'l‘he fullO‘vang telegram has been receiv-
cd by this department from Lieut. Gen.
Grant.
I
i
E. M. STANTON,
Sec’y of “far.
CITY POINT. VA., Jan. 23
HON. E. M. STANTON, Sec’y War:
One of. my staff hasjlrst returned froln
111 Terry, from which I extract the fol-
lowing:
0n the lfith, the enemy blew up Forts:
and abandoned
them and the works on Smith’s Island,
and those at Smithville and Reeves Point.
These places were Occupied by the navy.
The whole number of guns captured
amounts to- 162. A large number ,of
smalljarmsgalsq “Ijt‘fjl 1111? our hands, L.
sides quantities Ordnance 11nd commis-
sary stores. ’4‘“ “W" '
-Our.casualties prove smaller than at
fit's‘t reported. They foot up thus :12
officers and 107 men killed; 45 officers
and 490 men wounded »‘
U S GRANT, Licut. Gen.
.-.»
Llsr or roars TAKEN POSSESSION or BY
THE NAVY...sI'NCE_ r111: FALL or FORT FISH-
IER, wr'rn rump ARMAIIENT :
3REEVES POINT—TWO 10-inch guns
ABOVE' SMI'rKI‘vlLLE—sTwo 10 inch guns.
Summons—Four 10 inch guns.
Four CasivELL—Ten 10-inch guns, two
9-inch, one Armstrong, and four 323 (ri-
fled); two 323' '(sImoothI), tbreIeI II8II- 1111111.-
3field pieces. three guns bored Twenty
nine gun's . .
IFORTS CAMPBELL AND SHAW—Six 10.
inch. six 32s (smooth), one 32 (rifled),
one Sincfi', si'x' Vfield fpieces, two ...mortars.
Twenty two guns.
Sm'rn’s ISLAND—Three 101.115.1113 323
(smooth), 1&0'323 (1311111111,;10111 field pic-
ces, two %Orfai's "111111' s‘e'venteen guns
Reported ’11: the other end of..Smith’s_ IIs-
land, six guns. Total capture 83 guns.
4‘.»
“ STRUCK ILE” WITH .1 BUOK' s HORNS.
—A gentleman who visited Philadelphia
last week says the Hartford 'Press tells
us the following. oil stol'y, founded on
fact, .LOllg time ago, a gentleman of
that. city, well Off who had a taste for
shonihg and staffing birds, was present-
'ed by a friend with a magnificent pa‘irII oIfI
antliirs.l.'1These he trimmed and -o_r-.
=namented in the most skilful and fanciful
manner, 909119! up over his library door,
where they remained, the admiration and
envy of the amateur sportsmen who_visit-
ed him. A friend who carried on the
jewelry business took a,great. fancy. to,
the buck s horns, and made frequent, but
unavailing attempts to purchase them.
One- day be called and threw down a le-
gal document 011 the table,~ - saying, ‘1.—
want those antlers. There is a deed for
a hundred 'acres of land somewhere in
Western Pennsylvania—dam know where,
ex actly, I got it in trade—give me the
The gentleman, amused at his pertinacity‘,
gave him the covet-ed ornaments, and
tossed the deed into a draiver. He gave.
no further heed- to it, paid the taxes as
they fell due and the paper lay undis—'
turbed for years. I , ,
One day,- not long Sines this'gentle-
man was sought by a stranger, who iu—.
quired if he was not the owner of one
if so, what was his price for it I? The
gentleman replied thathe did 0an a piece
of land somewhere 111 that neighborhood
—di_d’nt_,,k_uow exactly whereit lay,.or
whether it- was worth $5 or $10,000:.
The-stranger seemed anxious to purchase
and at once Iofl'ered',$lO,000.—At this
the gentleman Opened his eyes—said he
was in no hurry to sell, he would think
about it. The stranger continued to
press 11111.10: sale—offered him $20, 000
——$30, 000—$50, 000—.and finally stop-
ped at $85, 000 ! He would not go a
cent higher, but was ready to draw a
check for that ..amount I
The oWuel‘ said he thOught he wouldn’t
sell just yet—if it was worth that amount
he would go out and see about it. He
visited the land, and found his hundred
acres lying on Oil 0111.11.11. the midst: Of
1be.bIcst Oil region, and worth a fortune.
How the jeweler felt, when he learned
these facts, has nIo.t"tl':1nspircd
o<.>- .__—'_—
na,A lady has computed that if the
women of America would dispense with"
the extra twelve inch tail. piece to their
dress:1s,I41 saving" of $1, 000 000 .vauld be
effected. .'.. . .
———o- ‘.b-
LETTER FROM GEN. GRANT. —Gen. Grant,
thus acknowledges theIgiIft of a house from
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or run U. 8.,
-- -C1t~'y Point, Va, Jan. 4.
Messrs Geo. H. Stuart,- A. E. Borie,W. 0.
Kent, E. C. Knight, Davis Pearson, Geo. .
Whitney and J amcs Gorham, committee:
Gentlemen: Through you the loyal citi-
zens of Philadelphia have seen fit: to present
me with- ahouse, lot and furniture, in your
beautiful city. The letter notifying me of
this- -is- just received.
It is with feelings of gratitude and pride
that I accept. this lasubstantial testimonial of
the esteem of your loya‘ citizens. Gratitude,
because‘ it is evidence ofIa deep determina—.
tion on the part of a large number of citi- ‘
zens that this war shall go on until the
Union ls restored. Pride, that my humble
efforts 1n so great a'cause should attract such
a token from a; city of strangers to. me
have peace again, with a Union restored.
But that that Uday will come is as sure as the
rising of'" tonnorrov'vs sun. I have never
doubted: thls' 1n the d111l1est Ida'ys Of this dark
and terrible rebefllh'OH.
Until this happy day of peace does coiiic', ‘
my family will occupy and enjoy yourlr'lag-
nifice'nt presentI.' But until that, 1 do not
expect, nor desire to see much of the enjoy-
ments of a liome fireside.
I I‘l1avetllc honor to; be, with great respect,
you obedientherv ant, U. .GRANT,
. ' I Lt,IGc'1. United StatcsAlIme.”
—‘—T'—'°'<G—- ""._“
W Here are the incomes of some of the
wealthy men in New Haven: C. S. Bushnell,
$50,000; James E. English $35, 066 Henry
1101111111611, 1125 9770.s.'11111by, $24 009,
SS. Parmlee, $2 5.000; N3 llllln Peck, $2,
71011111111111 'l‘l'owbridc,43,2 9' H. M. Welch,
$29,599; 01F. Winchester, $33, 649', \V. W.
Banduntn, $26, OTQ, “,.I A. Davenport $25—
409- Hervey Sanford. $30, 434; Joseph E.
311.3111ch $011305. There are ninety seven
[1121:3115 in the town who pay taxes on in—
comes of $5, 009 and over. '
a...£'. — ¢ .-<.-
—-——At Chicago wheat 11: 11 declined 15 cctils
a bush'cl, c 11111 to 60 cents 111cl1ne per barrel,. I
and pork is 32 lower. No one but specula-
1019 will be sorry.
——————A Fort Fisher letter of the 2001 says;
-“As I am writing tour 3 lendid' ilou steam-
AdlnirIal's flag-
.._.__—-—o- .4.»-
Whining frequently cxpresm. 11 our OpIin
unli-
Soap gvol' 1111y,aud all .olhels in the market,
itappears unnecessary to 111cnpy spnpc to
reaffirm that opinion N11 eulogy can now
add to its repul: lllqn 111111 1111 dispurugcmem
can dctlllct from in: 11111'ils.'l‘l1c secret of l
the uniyerrnl favor which this 811.113 leeches 1
blc purity and cxIc'cllence
ting that Gen Sherman has yet made no
' bclmy
lls‘b an an
'more
i. ..... A coal oil millionaire has named:
lavery newspaper in Balti
' ~'i-'his little beiresd Pctrolia Ann. "’
...... Last week 26 men, some of them
of considerable capital, all the rest. skilled
in mechanical or scientific arts, left New
York In a vessel bound for Vera CruZ,
with the intention of becoming citizens
of Mexico.
.'An1ron letter has just been sent by
mull from Pittsburg,II Pin, to ,England.
The li'On _was rollellj six thin'" that sithé
sheet was only twice the weight Of a sim
ilar sized sheet of note paper. It is
supposed to be the thinnest: iron ever
rolled 111 the world.
......A novel idea is spoken of in
PIarnis Itis no other than the placing
tqggpulpvurds, all tho-wan .froir
tl'len arrlere du Troue' to the arriere
de Eloile, a row of bronze statues of the
celebrities of Fréncb'bistory, from the
earliest times to the present day, so that,N
as the projector says,‘ he who runs‘may
read. ’
.Our government has been officially
nOtified tht in Chili eleven orts ofeutry
have recén'f'ly been déélarbdpopen by law.
The names of these ports are as follows:
Ancud, Constitution, Coquimbo, Coronel,
HuascO Mejiloues, Melipnlli,Va1diviu,'
Valparaiso, Talcabuano and Tome.
There is a new schedule of tariflb, which
includes many free goods Among these
are [111qu qresses,« alld a'gricljtulu 1 did;
other machines
. .TheIU. S. Internal Revenue Collect-
or on Wednesday seized the-premises bud
property of the Bee. «Hive Corset Co.,
Isaac Strouse agent, in New Haven, for
making fraudulent returns to Itbe Asses-
sors._. ,I - « 13-3
.The Bank of Cl'awfbrd county.
Meadville, Pa, was robbed of $150,000
in United States ,' bonds ‘Tb'ursda'y 'f’é'vélii
ing The‘r’obbers ' had previously con
Icealed themselvesin the back room of
at Meadvillc. but no arrests have yet
been made. A-rewardof $5000 is offer.
ed for the arrest Of the burglars. .
.Au Augusta, Ga, paper says the
streets of that. city are thronged Iwith
fugitives from Soul. Carolina. There
see'ins' to be a general- stampede of the
Pdlmcttof state planters, those of tb'u
Barnwell district being especially anxious
to escape ‘thc wrath to come.’
.Rev H. Clay Trumbull, Chaplain of
the thh C V., concludes a request for
reading for the soldiers with the follow-
ing :—‘Moreover, I desire to obtain pa-
pers or tracts in ten or fifteen languages
the Sea, for the new recruits.’ His ap-
plication must be' In behalf of a polygloItI
regiment.
.C.ol North has been released by an
Order of the War Department.- He was
convicted by the finding of the court
which tried him. Before the trial was
concluded It was felt here that North“
would escape all punishment. The pres...
sure to have his trial stopped was im-
mense. IIIII ,_b_ut_ was
finally desisted from The pressure for
his unconditional release has 'been' irre-
sistuhwle _.-
.Ama"u at the Bridgeport v'vodleu'
mill while attempting to draw a bucket
of water, last Wednesday evening, slip-
ped on the ice, fell head first into the
We”, and was killed
.Late advices from Easiport, Mo.,
cofifirm the report that the 18th Tenn
cavalry,'_ about 600 strong, under Col.
Johnston, encamped at Clifton, Tenn"
had sent word into our lines that they
wished to surrender, take an oath and go
home. V
. .Goverumeut commissioners have
been appointed to adjust claimSTOf loyal
slave owners in Maryland and Delaware
for negroes taken from them by the
events and reforms of the past year.
tives has adopted a joint resolution in-
structing. the Congressmen» from that
State to favor a bill for retaliation upon
rebel prisoners to check the cruelties per~
petrated upon Ours.
‘ .Three Nassau blockade runners were
taken 06' Fort Fisher last Sunday morn;
ing. They did not find things at the
menth of the Cape Fear exactly as they
had expected.
. . . .Jefi'. Davis, In accordance with the
designs'of the Rebel Congress, has ap-
pointed Gen. Lee commander of all the
Rebel armies, and placed Gen Joe. John'-
son at the head of the Army of Northern
.Vil'ginla, the position made vacant by
the assump. .ion of his new command by
Gen. Lcc. ' ,
officialdis‘jmtch from Gen.‘ Hardee sta
movement up the Savannah River, while
3Rel1el rumors aver that he 1s moving on:
Augdstii Georgia, by 1- 11y of Blakesvillé
Gen Hill has ordered the removal of the
Rebel powder works from Augusta, in
case of aI‘Idesign of Sherman to capture
tile town being disclosed. '
A story is current at Fort Fisher that
Gen. Lee telegraphed to Col. Lamb to hold
compel Lee‘s army to evacuate Richmond.
The Knight Hospital Record says:
As several cases of small- pox have made
in char‘re has ordered that no more visitors
be allow ed on the ngouuds. The public
need entertain no fears of its spreading, as
they nave all been properly attended to. Ev-
ery case as soon as discovered is removed
to the small pox ward.
The New Jersey HOuse 0f Represen—
tatives finally organized on Thursday, by-
electing Joseph T. Crowell,republican,speak-
Resolutions were offered and referred
approving the course of President Ilincoln.
In the Senate resolutions' 1n favor of' abolish-
ing slab/cry introduced and referred.
.—'——A few weeks since a committee of the
Board of Trade obtained by subscriptions of
Boston merchants the sum of $21, 000 which
has been judiciously distributed among. the
officers and cum of the steamer Kearsarge,
as a' recognition of their services in the de-
stluction of the Alabama. '
Ofiioc, it is said, commenced running on
Monday last. Two Car's will leave one from
Boston and one from New York at 8 o‘clock
Ia- DI daily. Two sets of men consisting of
asupcrintcudent and two assistants will bcI
employed on each car and will relieve cach‘
other from time to time.
————ITl1c New Haven 1’ 1111111511111 says that
small pox is prevailing 111 that city to quite a
serious extent. The disease generally as;
sumcs the milder form of varioloid.
———Fiftec11 thousand dollars worth of three
cent currency will be issued from the treasu
.ry, and for some days alleltwald about half
that amount will he put iii clréulbtio‘ii‘.
A11 chfint w as made to burn the Bridge—
port, j.1il,11'11 Sm1d:1y..11.iaht,.in.0sdcndo rescue
1 plisoncl' confined 1:111'1' lol l1iu'llW11y.r11b—
.__—A committee of ladies visited the Pros
idcnto11’l‘l'11il's'd11y to pre'sc'n'f'a pL-t'ition born
14 000 working 11 01111.11 of Pl1ilzulelphia,I' In
respect to the pu111'\\'2lgt‘s paid by govern?
111c11tIcoutla1ctors. The President was much
moved, and requested Acting Q11: lHlCllIlflSlcl'
I'Gcncr :11 ’l‘l11111nsl11r1atle'lo manage the
the 15111111: ’ lntensé excitement 11151111111116!
of continental Europe and the islands of -
. Gill...
The Missouri House of Represents-'I
-1L'1te Richmond papers 11611111113 210- V
that plac'e' at all hazards, as its loss would= '
their appearance in this Hospital, the surgeon V
——-Tl1e new Post Office car ,Ol. Raill'VOadPost . .
1c 4111 year of the South
atriotic Society, wc sub—
g report of the operations of
Idny' Socict . 11d of the work accomplished
11
ug th'égycar—
No.0fa1'ticlcs made and appropri-
ated through the Sanitary Com-
. misllle folln
The Society has also donated through the
IICorrIiImissiIon, 5 gallons of' blackberry wine,
”(diet gift-of: Mr. Ira Seymour) 1- 2 bushel
of dried apples, 5 lbs. of dried currents, 1
lb. of arrow root, 2 jars of blackberry jam, 1
boltle of vinegar, 4 backhand several pack-— ,
ages of newspapers, lint and linen. The chil-
dren of South Norwalk have contributed 820'-
to 0111' fund, and have also pieced two quilt;
tfor hospital use.
The Treasurer’s report from J 110'. 20th1864
to Jan. 25th 1865' is as follows,
Cash receipts from donations, I
WFlei’ collections, and e111er—' " '3
$675 90
allowed on the goods purchased
l of the Sanitary. Commission and
the total amount is $891 43
Our thanks are due to the Editors of the
Gazette. for their kindness' 1n publishing graI-
tuitously,notices of concerts and entertain-
ments given for that benefit of the Societyle-
_triotic gentlemen; of South Norwalk,1vsho
1il1ave aided us pocuniarily in the prosecution
of our work. ,
The meetings of the Sockety are held weekV
1y as heretOforIe, at the house of some mem
ber of. the Slicit'ypand are sustained with un-
diminished interest. \lt' is gratifying to be
able to state that while the demand for IprIaIc-I
imprisoned soldiers-1,15 still great and press-
ing, there has never been a more earnest de—
lsire on the part of our patriotic citizens to
meet that demand than at pr.csent The
Society has never beeb more prosperous than
during the past yeur, more wouk bps been
:accomplished than' 111 any prevlou year, the
~cash receiptsII stw u considerablawcreale
over former years; and we trust a spirit of
, renewed energy and elfort' 1n 1his_“great good
.vvor ,” until the peace so lOng desired shall
the soldier shall be no longer. needed.
By order of the President,
'home. by his neighbors IOI LOwelI' on Sat—
~tll'day3'.‘f1igbt He nude a brief speech,;in. .
which he gave a hasty account of his 011—"
"l'eer since 1862 and gave his views upon
the condition Of the war and its prObahle
duration.
.only peace to be bad is that enforced by
victory
The steamer Eclipse, which e'x—
plodeli her boileri' ill the Tennessee River,
opposite Johnsonville, on the 26th; bad'
one; Battery and other t'roo'ps. In all
-over 140 lives Were lost by the accident.
. . . The. senionBlair arrived :11. Annapos.
lis, Thursday, on his return from his
second pilgrimage to Rwhmond. We
do not hear that. he hlings any ‘ollve
braucb’ as fruits of his penceful ImissiOn,'
Jeff '?Davis and other rebel leaders to be
anxious for peace on the best terms they
can make. '
much mud between the two armies for
either to make a serious advance at pres-
.. 1
. ———-o <.>.
I The ProvidenceJom-nal, speaking of
the cruel treatment of a child byits oth-
er,‘ says- . ‘The child certainly sh uld
llavé’tlie careful attention of some one or
it will be prematurely added to the king-
dom of heayeu,'a11d thus perhaps perma—
nently seperated from its kindred.'— -,- »
L . .
ETTERS remaining unclaimed 1n the Post Office
at Norwalk, State of Connecticut, on the 8151:
day of Jannary,'1866.3 '
Barmorc. \liss Sarah
A. l: . {d
Byxbee. James
Boughton, John T
Perry, William A
Pat-trick. Mrs William E
Rockwell, Miss Marin
mit C
Sloson, Mrs IV illiam
Sherman, Mrs George N
Sammis, Henry
Bell, Henery
Devere, Charles B
Hardman, Chas \V
Johnston, Henry
James. William Jr
Mulvany‘, Misa B
Meyer, Mr
Smith George
" Wildry, Byron F
McNamara, Jam “-Welsh, Maryc
Mick, Willins Charles 'Wilson, Mrs The: A
' Persons cal-ling for any of the above Letters will
lease say "AnvEE'rrsED," giting the date ofthr
.ist. CHARLES Our-run), r. x.
a.”*—A——— -
IST OF LETTERS remnininv unclaimed iii the
Post Office, at South Norwalk January-81,1865.
'Bisbop, Mrs G S Raymond, Geo.
“Grandeur, Phinette Smith, Betse
Gray, W C 850 . Thompson, _
iss Hannah
Wade. MrsS arnh M I
W 00d, Mrs \\ n1
W eed, Mrs Nuncy J
Lynes, Snml. K0
LockwoOd, Saml.
Maclntire. Thos.
Olcott, John 11
Persons calling for any of the above Letters will
lease say “any sarissn," giving the date qr the
ist. M. W ILCOX, P x.
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\
S. T,—-1860.-—-X. ' .
Pcrs'ou's ofsc'dcntafy habits troubled 'with weak
ness, lassltude, palpitation of the heart, lack of ap-
petite, distress after eating ,torpid liver. constipa-
tion kc. deserve to Isutlcr if they will not try the
celebrated
PLAN T'ATION BITTERS.
which are 110w rccconuueudcdhy the highest medl-.
cal authorities, and warranted to'produce an mime-
diate bcuillci 1l effect. '1' 111-yore exceedingly agree-
able, perfectly pure, and supercede all other males
where 11 he althv , gentle stimulant is required.
They purify, strengthen and invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite. '5
1 hey are an antidote to change of water and diet. '
They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours
They strengthen the system and. enliven the mind.
They prevent missmatic and intermittent fevérs.’
They purify the breath and acidity ofthe stomacl
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They cure Diarrhoea, and Cholera Morbus.
’l‘bey cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache
'l‘he'y make the weak strong, the languid brilliant,
and are exhausted nature‘s great rcstorer. TheyI
- are composed of the celebrated 'Calisa'ya bark, win-
tcl'green, asssafras,IIrqots and herbs, all preserved in
pure St.'Croix mm. For particulars, sce circulars
and testimonials around each bottle. I
Beware of impostcrs. Examine every bottle.
See that it has our private U. S. Stamp unmutilated
ovcr'the cork, with plantation scene, and our sig-
nature on :1 fine steel plate side label. See that our
bottle is not. refilled with spuriou~ 11nd dclcterous
stuff. Any person pretending to sell Plantation Bit-
tcrs by the gallon or in Bulk, is an imposter. Any
person initiating this battle, or selling any other
material therein, whothcr' called Plantation Bitters . ,
or not, is :1 criminal under the U. S. Law, and will -
be prosecuted by us. We already have ,our eye on '
several parties refilling ourIbottlcs, 81c. who wil
succeedin gcttingthcluselvcs into close .quui'ters.
'l‘hc denr‘and for Drakes Plantation Bitters from 1117
died clc'm: 111:,111 mt"ff.ll1lllt§.l&c. is incredible The
simple' trial of 1 bItitl’le Is 1111: Icy idence we prespm of
supplies ol Contract work lol' tile u'(1venj1.
Incl-l 111.1111- up I11 women 51111.9 “'"ivf’them
relnuner'zuive 11 ants fol their laborfis’ Th1:
genelal declared that if it could be done it
shoul ldbe.
«9» hes ill its fillm'Ih'I l l 1 turns to the
—-—-— has at 1 e ece ber mxI in 1.15 oneo tipsc artiIc es 1111 re
FirstTDiIstl'liufftinw889328'2,I.1.49:l the {consumer many times the cost.
i' . -. 1 L55 3, 1;, 1‘."ou .1: x ., Iv “I; 2,53?
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V“ " " as ... «mas—2.-...-......,-..-A..-AI_ ,3
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l 11.11. .3 .11“:
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1.. .1 L‘s-MA .__...1~ na._._’-_.._..,......_
theii “(nth and superiority They are sold by till
cspcctnbh duiggists, grocers. physiciuns, hotels,
saloons, steamboats and country stores.
P. H. DRAKE 111: CO.
. Broadway. 21.11
., "1" ..t
1
--. .111 .Ie.I1.' ~_
mission, 686'
I.No of articles givcnI to soldiels at ,
demeb.;.f, .. Adi: 5-3241
Total, 710
taiuments,
EXPENDITURES.
Donation to the Chr. Commission, 257 36
Paid to Sanitary Commission for
flannel, 215 53
Current expenses of Society,wl1icl1
include donations to various
special objects, 160 41
Cash on hand, 42 60
675 90
Add to this the sum of 215 353
We are also especially indebted to-those pa- /
tical sympathy on behalf of‘Our suffering and ,,
patriotism' is now aroused which will lead tO' ’\
bless our land, and- our elibrts in bahalf of ,
“W ”ENS. Pha'lurfleé. and Trees: -"
..... .Maj. Gen. Butler was welcomed I
Be is of the opinion that the
on board the members of the .9th Indi-l-f
though there isa rumor that he represents ‘
..Richmond paperssay. there is too,- .
Benedict, Master Wilie H Robinson'. Mrs Clinton 3. .. =1
Seymour. M1ss Emma . _ ‘
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