Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-04
Thai MxErrso.-We publish in ful

THAT MxErIso.-We publish in full
the report Of the Finance Committee, - laid
before the meeting Of the donors, last W Wednes.
day evening. At the Ls Clsirs House. together
With documents attached. Want Of time ard
space prevented 10 from doing 20 yesterday.
Any person psrosing the report with attention
will see that the Committee ere jussly subject
{" no censors whatever. They have acted 10
good faith throughout. and have endssvored
10 oil things to carry out the instructions made
10 them BY the dcnors-which was to guard
the funds intrusted to their keeping with
jealous eye. and to hsvs the same devoted ex.
clusively TO the aid Of the wounded soldiers,
and to bringing home and buryiog the dead.
Efforts have been made to impugn their mo.
tives and bring them into disgrace before the
public, but such efforts are uokind. ungener.
Gus. and we may cay unmauly. We have At.
tended several of their Committee meetir &c,
and know whereof We affirm. We hope this
attempt will be abandoned. It is entirely un-
fAir. and those who best understand the mat
ter know it.
AT the meeting on Wednesday evening, -
We have before stated. . good deal Of talking
Was done and nothing accomplished Of import
snce. There were two Secretaries q. that
mes,ing-ons representing each paper-,hs
DExocRAr and the Gazette. In the 0dzet.es
report we see . gross misstatement-at least
We should call 1t 90. The reporter says that
tie motion to hand the funds over to 3. 3.
Wood ward. which was amended 90 as to pay
Judge Lindsrman the amount Of his bill
some twenty dollars-was adopted We did
not 90 understand IL, neither did the meeting
eludsd amendment and all-after which the
meeting adjourned sins die. II this Is not 80.
will the Secretary correct us2 II It is SO. will
he correct himselff He did understand it. and
the false report was put in. falsels as We
verify believe. for the purpose of helping
along the present city election. Happening
to know the attending circumstances, We have
no doubt 40 to the correctness Of our convic.
tions.
The question of the justice or injustice Of
Judge Lindsrman's claim. il he has any-aod
II has not yet appeared whether he has OF not
-remsins to be decided at q future meeting
A: tbs recent meeting, a majority of the do
nors-repressnting in all less than fifty dollars
and 10 fact some Of the voters for tue Lin.
derman amendment never gave esnt-voted
10 favor Of paying the Judge's balance. The
sD hnN
sented more than twice the amount Of dona.
tions. The nega.iv, side is not opposed -
paying any and al! just bills. and when it ap.
pears that Mr.. Lindcrman has just claim on
the Committee, probably II will be paid. We
shall see.
FIFTH WARD DEMOCRATIC NETTING.
The Democracy Of the Fifth Ward met at Mr..
Gracee Grocery lest evening for tho purpose
Of nominating q candidate for Alderman CT
that Ward.
Robert d. Congdon President. and D. N
Rich ardson Secretary.
Victor Huot and Thos. Dermody wero put
10 nomination, and John Quinn and Joseph
Motto were appointed tellere. On the fret
ballot uuot received 80 votes and Dermcdy
25.
On motion Victor Uuot was declared the
unanimous nominee of the meeting for Alder
nan.
d. N. Richardson, John Haley and Louis
Arnould were appointed Ward Committee for
the ensuing year.
D. N. RICHARDSON, Sec'y.