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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-18
REIPE 4 PRATTsS
Bathing neuse 4 Swimming Schoel.
RULES AND REGULATIONS

The establishment consists Of two depart
nents. Wis Bathing House aud Swimming School.
2 The Bathing hosse, which is divided into
two distinct apartments, may be occupied at any
hour during the day BY holders of season ticke.s
for swimming and bathing, or of single bathing
tickets.
The swimming department will be used ex-
elusively BY free swimmers and swimming schol-
only in bathing drsss during lesson hours and
fer swimming scholars only in presence Of the
swimming teacher. FREQ swimmers are those who
are able 70 swim once entirely around tho area
free swimmers) vill not DO permitted to swim
without the belt, to prevent accidents.
BY sdvce Of physicians, tho timc Of remain
Ing in the water will be limited to Is minutes in
spring, to 80 minutes in Sammer and TO Is min
At the termination OF each lesson the Nom.
bers will leave the basin 1t the signal to make
room for the others.
. Bathing house and swimming school will b
spsn every day except Sundays, from o'clock in
The morning till nine in the evening: Sundays
The swimming school will be devoted sxclu
0ive4 to ladies from to II A. n. and from to
70 6P. NJ, accessible 70 male members from 70
q, 4; n and from II 4. n to 81. ~ and from
Polite behavior is expected ~ we'll - proper
attention to the rules and directions Of the teach
Any necessary alterations Of rules and rsru-
lations will b posted up in the rooms.
10 Season ticket TO the bathing house and
0Wimming school, $500, enc half 10 70 be paid In
ard the balance at the end If one month. single
bath ticksts Is cents, ten for one dollar.
IL Bathing dresses, towels 10. will BE- furnish
ID By the msmksrs Of the swimming school, and
Will bs taken charge Of, dried and kept in order il
dssirsd. at charge Of ten cent? per week.
- Parents or guardians OF the pupils and per-
COOS introduced 81 the teacher will Be admitted
Vlaitoee.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-18

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Davenport, Iowa, September 18th, ls62.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-18

IN OF, oVc IND " .VV DUKES, DUITLES AND LABK6,
s. AND s. FOR PLANTATIONS, SHIPS, BoArs,
HorsLs, DC. DC, &c.
CAUTICN!!! To prevent the public from
being impose upon BY Spurious and Highly Per-
nicio.s mutations. new label has been prepa red,
bearing = Jdcsimue OF the Proprletor's signature.
kxamne each box, bottle, or flask carefully be-
fore purchasing, and take nothing but - COS.
TAkS.',
, 1862-02-18
The SecesIl Prisoners at Alien.

l~NAAGcRALuEAaIV EtIkHS7AC1A dUAlAd1- L<ku-I
THIS afternoon, through the kindness Of
Capt. G, G. Smith, 18th Infantry, U. s. A.,
formerly Of Indianapolis, who is commanding
officer Of this post, I visited the old Illinois
State Prison, in whicha are now quartercd about
nine hundred rebel prisoners, mostly of those
the prison by Captain Smith, and such
motley crew never SAW collected, Of all
ages, from mere boys to gray-haircd men
without the faintest resemblance to sol
diers in manner or dress. It is out Of my
power to describe them aud do them JUS
under the head that the New York Tribune
gives the refuse cattle Of market days, viz:
"Sca]lavags." I couyersed with soue of
them to ascertain what Influenced them to
enlist on the side OF anarchy. The only def
inltc idea I could get Was that they were
told mic the same. I asked him what evidence
he had that slayery had anything to fear from
the present Administration. He replied.
Slavery is always in danger while near the
influence Of free institutions"
Twenty-Five Of the eecesh officers arc out on
parole and board at the Alton House. They
are obliged to report to the commanding ot1i-
Ger every morning Mt 10 O'Clock, and the bal
ance Of the tWenty-four hours they have the
liberty OF the town
The Captain referred to above: reported to
on his hat Capt 8. cnt, it off and stamped it
on the floor, with caution against fauntins
secesh colors in Unclc Sans quarters.
Among the prisoners about every tenth man
is m officer, and, with two or three exceptions,
their appearance IS as unnrepossessing as the
privafes, the principal difference being that
The officers had more swagger and swell, and
appeared to think they were objects Of special
importance.
Captain Smith and his brother officers and
men find the duty of guarding such prisoners
very distasteful, and would prefer being in the
Geld.
, 1862-02-18
TIE NEWPORT NEWS CASUALTY,
The EXPLOSION Of the Sawyer Euu.

lNoAANlfHAANA@4AN-
A terrible accident occurred yesterday after
noon, at half past five O'Clock, by which two
men were instantly killed, two were danger
ously wounded, and number received
injuries Of a less serious nature. The
Particulars Of the catastrophe arc about
inc New York "Alletment Commission
after having finished their lahors with the first
regiment, took walk around camp to inspect
the fortitcations. General Mansfield, who
wished 10 show them the range Of our guns,
ordered one ofthe eolumbiads and the Sawyer
gun to be fired. One shot was fired BIZ the
former and two by the latter, and at the last
shot Of the Sawyer, it burst with terrific re-
port, instantly killing two and woundiDg
dozen more or less severely Large pieces Of tile
gun were thrown back with great force; one
Rsef Ragt tSron 95 the 61de wsghing over hslia
and falling at 4 distance Of one hundred and
fifty feet, near the great flagstaff. It is won
der to every one that no more were killed
and injured. Had the cnlbankment around the
gun, not been so hish, causing the larger pieces
to be embedded in it, the loss Of life must
have been terrible, for there were not less
than fifteen hundred 1ueD standing at tho time
within fifty feet Of tho scene of.tile accident.
General Mansfield had a most miraculous
escape; the cannoneer right in front of him
was killed on the spot, while Major Stetsop,
OF tic Eleventh New York, WHO stood back
of him, was wounded in the face and hand.
Those who stood on tue south side Of The gun
were stunned By the report, and nearly blown
off their feet; the shock was terrific, and the
gravel and earth that flew around severely
Lieutenant Colonel Nauman and First Lieu
tenant Sanger, Of the First artillery, who dI-
rectcd tho working Of the guns, also had
II Tie e squad igs; doi1s sefvid it the Sawyer gun
was detailed from the T#cnty-ninth Ma=sa-
chnsetts regiment.
, 1862-02-18

PUBLIC SUSPENSE AND ANXIETY.
Now that the battle is fought and the
victory achieved, the eolicitude Of our citi-
zens is most intense to learn the names Of
the killed and wounded at the storuing Of
Fort Donelson. There were, as shown il
our last issue, thirty Illinois regiments en-
gagged in the contest. Every school district
in the State had its representative there,
and the whole State is necessarily deeply
anxious to see the mortality list. Here in
Chicago the feeling Of suspense is painful
in the extreme, as some thousands Of our
boys were in the fight. Taylor's
splendid battery was almost exc1u-
siyely nude up Of Chicago volunteers,
taken from the most respectable families in
the city. Wizards battery was also from
this city, and consists Of our best young
men. McArthur's regiment consisted large
ly of citizens. Two or three companies OF
Col Dickey's cavalry belong here One Of
the Majors is a TRIBUNE boy. Col. Dave
Stuarts cnd Col Baldwin's fine regiments
were organized in this city and contain
| hundreds Of our boys in their ranks. It is
possible that Lynchs regiment reached
Donelson in time to take hand Col
h1arsh's regiment, from Joliet, are ou1
ncighbors, and the gallant Colonel ou1
former townsman. The tLead Mine Regi
/ rnent,' from Galena and Rockford, and
Wilson's from old Kane, were also in the
fx1,A f.o1 f,-A
and Northern Illinois were largely repre-.
sented, and aided to give the rebellion q
blow from which it will never recover.
, 1862-02-18
VARIETIES


It is not in brutes that we find the most
bzutality.
Neither dcsp;se nor oppose what you do
rot understand.
Every woman's rights are marriage rites !;
every traitors rights, funeral rites.
"A governess advertising for situation,
says: "She is perfect mistress Of her own
tongue"
All Williams ought TO bc happy hus-
bands, for their wives lore their own dear
Wills butter than nything~
mcr, which, il melted, would fertilizc all tho
tender plants they batter down.
-nIeend away an organ grinder by the prea-
cnt OF 4 groat, WHY do lose nothing? Be-
cause have gained fourpenny peace.
-"Dcar Smith, owe you $50 for articles
I've bought; il now pay you down Sc, you
see owe you O."
"A coquettc may be compared to finder
which lays out to catch sparks but does not
always succeed in lighting match.
An advertiser in one Of the papers SAYS
that he has a cottage to let containing eight
rooms and an acre Of land.
People live uncommonly long at Brighton.
There are two men there SO old that they have
forgotten who they are, and there is nobody
alive who can remember it for them.
A 1awycr once asked priest, 6: If man
gives you money to keep for him, and dies,
What do yon do: Do yoq pray for the repo5ee
Of his sou1?n NO, sir, was the reply; II
A writer thiuks that much might be
gained if speakers in prayer and conference
"a1Ways shut the gate when the grist is out. u
Jones, while recently engaged in splitting
wood, struck false blow, causing the stick
to fly up. 1t etruck him on the jaw aud kuock-
ed out front tooth "Ah," said Bill, meet
Ing him soon after, "you had . dental opera.
sufferer, 'saze-identa1.
The gradual reduction in the number Of
the French army still goes On, and will have
brought down tie effective By the end of this
year to 1000 men, from CSC. 900 Of 1859.
The Photographic likenesses Of Prince
Albert are being rapidly sold in Paris to the
French as much rs to English purchasers.
One printseler has sold in one daF. 30,0O0
eartes de tfsite bearing the likeness Of the de-
ceased prince.
One of the editors Of New Orleans pa
per, soon after being put to learn the printing
business, vent to court a preachers daughter:
| was taken down at hearing the minister aa-
| nounce as his text, Ny daughter il gsieyous-
| Is tormeated with devil"
| Sheridan, inqutring Of his son what aide
| Of politics be ahould espouse On his getting
into 1.-THE House. - the son replied that he in
| tended to vote for those who offered beat, and
that In consequence he should wear On his
replied, Oh, I sec, unfrrn;sted."
"A good story Ia told Of Quaker voluu:
| teer, wlo was in Virginia skirmishiug. Com.
| frn nFnftV rfnAa hHarfera with rAhp{ he
, 1862-02-18
81 Yonth4s forward slips,
Death soonest n1ps.''
The Hutcllfn80n'e Sing for FARM
xrnrfh5a Hxn~fvtgrnf

wOrth7s Regiment.
When the news reached Farnswotth's regi-
ment, encampcd at Alexandria, that tho tune
full Hutehinson's lad been driven out Of some
Of the divisions on the Potomac at the Instance
Of pro-slaycry West Pointers, the men waxed
wrotb. Tt made their Republican blood boil
to have songs Of liberty thus suppressed by
officers pretending to loyalty. The songs
could be offensive only to traitors and their
pro-slavery sy1npathizcrs- Col. FaEnsworth
and his officers sent an urgent Invitation to
the choristers to come over from Washington
and sing the songs Of freedom to their 'tbig
abolition regiment to which they promptly
acceded.
One Of the companies is quartered in the
Methodist church, "South," that Of Capt.
Hooker, Co. q, himself Methodist preacher
Of the church, s.North." The former pastor
and most Of his flock ssskcdaddlcd"- that is,
ran o1f-whcn Col Ellsworth and his ttpet
1ambs'' made their appearance in Alexandria.
Capt Hooker occupies the absconding diyincs'
study for his OWL quarters. He found q large
theological nbrary in the room. The compa-
ny occupy the basement, aud the main hall is
used for religious services By the Chaplain.
The regiment worship there on the Sabbath,
ard prayer meetings are held in it during the
week evenings, Captain Hooker assisting the
regular Chaplain in the exercises. But to so
back to the singing. Tie Hutchinson's came
over on the night named, and sang in the
| church. Tic church was cGammcd. The
| whole regiment was present, besides most of
the Pennsylvania Ssth, and as many citizens
us could possibly squeeze inside, considers
| bic sprinkling being secesh.
| The performance passed off splcudid}y.
They sung numerous soul stirring "Aboli-
ton II songs Of Whittier aud otEcr poets, and
| closed with, " John Browns soul is marching
on, Glory lallclujah !n-,the whole regiment
joining heartily in the chorus, applauding the
| singing to The echo. Everything passed of to
the perfect satisfaction Of the boys.
The concert created q terrible comulotion
among The Sccesh in the city. They were
shocked beyond conception. Hearing next
morning (Saturday) that complaint had been
lodged with old doughhead Montgomery, the
charge being that they had dseeratea the
church By allowing 81 rec Sol" songs to be
sung in it. and hearing also Tint threats
had been freely made to poison their horses
and burn their quarters, if they sung any
more antislaycry music in it; whercupou
the boys instantly got out big posters to,
another grand concert, for that very evening,
and in the same place, and moreover an
rounced that the Chaplain would preach q
sermon on the wickcdness Of slavery and re
bcIlion, in that church on the next day-Sun
day, and inviting all to come and hear both
, 1862-02-18

We are glad fthat our victory On the Cum
bcr!and, which has a namo which will live, il
m improvement On the previous nomenc1a-
ture Of the war. VIC are pleased that it is not
Pig Point, or Bull Neck, or Goose Greek.
Tic fort WE named after Gen. Daniel q. Don
elson Of Tennessee, ! rebel officer Of some
note
, 1862-02-18

To this number must be added:
l. The garrison Of Fort Henry at first, con-
sistiug Of the 10th Tennessee Qrish) regiment, |
800
? The original garrison of Fort Donclson,
consisting Of one battalion of infantry and one
company Of artillery, 500
5. About !, ,S00 Tennessee volunteers, raised
under the call Of General Johnston, for thirty
thousand Tennessee volunteers, issued BY him
shortly aftcr assuming command, aud repre-
septing NIL TINT was raised under it. They
were organized into regiments, hut indi diacrent-
j. armed and uniformed, aud anything but
efficient The grand total Of 80 500 thus Oh
tairc0, which probably constitutes nearly nil
that the rebels have been able to oppose
against our advance in Southwestern KeQ-
tucky, and for this rcason Bowling Green is
deserted, and stand made at Clar!7ssillc in
Tennessee, about sixty miles south on the
Cumberland river.
The Federal forces advancing on Bowling
Green have been detained at Green river for
repairs Of the great Munfords7nle railroad
bridge. The bridge was IN iron one, and said
to have been destroyed two Or three months
ago, contrary to the instructions Of General
! H.
Ihe whole country west Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, for 50 or 60 miles to the
Ohio River, is rough, hi1ly, and broken, aud
| literally without anything that would be en-
titled to the name Of roads, and but sparse1y
inhabited The distance from Green River to
! Bowling Green is Al miles. There are no vii
hges on the route Of the turnpike or railroad.
The largest place is at Prent's Knob, with
some dozen houses. There is high range of
hills On the west Of the road, extending from
| near Green River almost to Bowling Green,
At several points these hills would command
the rA.lfoad and turnpike.
TEe country between Green River and
Bowling Green is very peculiar in its forma-
ton, being cavcrnous. There is not stream
Of water On the whole route, and save few
email springs, there is no water TINT is not ar
tifcially obtained. The whole Of the country
may be compared to bowls with hole in the
bottom, Of eli sizes from few rods In extent
to 50 or 100 acres These holes or sinks carrT
OF the surplus water atter rains into the cayca
or underground streams. By the natural sup
ply Of water, 500 horsemcn could not hare
fonnd the means ct subsistence for themselves
| and horses In body between Green and Barren
rivers, within several miles Of the railroad
But the country ts now fine farming one, aud
abundance Of xater is obtainsd by clsterns,
; and by stopping the holes in the sinks, form
! ing little ponds from the surface drainage,
: esc1y farmer having one or more Of these
potds should the rebels choose to do SO.
) and they wish to annoy our forces, they could
open these sink-hoiee, and drain the ponds
along the whole line Of forty miles in q single
day, which would render 1t impossible for an
army to subsist on the route unit, the bo,c.
! could be stopped and the rains again fsl, the
l ponds With wster
TIE BrESs1Dg VERSION OF AN OH SA1rva
- 1T;.r yn.f Ere fF3s*-,an -i.f t.,,& .,,r,
, 1862-02-18

The Louisville JoKr1al Of Saturday says:
s'Persons ut distance who are attempting to
hold correspondence with their friends in the
army in Kentucky, continue to indulge the
habit Of addressing their letters to the camps
at which they suppose their correspondents
are quartered. We would again remind such
persons that it is only necessary tc direct their
letters plainly TO tue regiment and company
to which the recipient of the letter belongs.
directing the letter to Louisville, when it will
be forwarded to lis proper destination. The
Postmaster here Is informed as to the changes
which arc constantly occurring in the locations
Of regimeut6"
, 1862-02-18

THE NEwS IN THE CITY.
Yesterday was a day that will he long
remembered in Chicago. The hreathless
anxiety Of the public throughout Saturday
night and Sunday with reference to tha'
events known to be In progress on the
Cumberland river, found full vent at an
early hour Of Monday. The dispatches in
the TRIBUNE left the work half completed.
What was the issue? Was the day WON'T
and Doneleon oursf Extraordinary ru-
1nors took fight In all directions. Now
they gave impossible details, and even
niinutize Of the fight, and these traced down
l-h only an unsatisfactory residuum Of
doubt and dread and anxiety.
At 10 O'Clock the first dispatch was re-
ceiyed at the TRIBUNE Office. TWAS short,
curt, no waste Of words, but it told vol.
pmes:
",Fbrt Done1son is 0urs.:'
Clark street, in front Of our office, was
filed with an eager aud e1pectant crowd,
blockading that thorough ghtare, and impeding
The passage Of pedestrians and vehicles ofall
classes This did not matter much.
: What Bae wanted vas the neWs- Busl-
i hi ntes.9a,a.5k hours and the counting room
.1was forgotten Judges. Bankers, mechan-
,ics, boys, women, all kept adding to the
!throng. Drays drew up On the outskirts OF
.1he crowd, Hacks struggled into the mass
.and paused, willing to be detained on an
e1zand that just then suspended every 9th
ger claim
The dispatch Was read. It was followed
by a pause whose hnshed stiffness might
be felt, and then broke out such q cheer as
men do not often hear In a lifetime. The
scene that followed beggars description,
Men went crazy with delight Hats were
thrown and crushed. We have in our eva
the spectacle of strong men weeping amid
the shouts they gave. One elderly and
sedatc Judge threw himself bodily upon a
stout member Of The bar, and the two en.
brsced like urchins just blessed with q
holiday.
We do not forget the more thrilling ex
citement and anxiety that belonged tt
those whose loved ones were in th'
fight. Of whom, until 1idings are received
Of thcir safety, they Will fear the worst ]
Was a call for the 6uest phas
of patriotism to rejoice in the. grea
boon achieved by our soldier
for their country and their race, the Will
they knew not The extent Of the sacrifice
and who were the victims Of the battle
'T7..;s" last details Will come more tardil5
G'.. help and comfort the many mourner
amorg the families Of the thousands Of I
1inois troops who were exposed in tli
fight. The age is, however, lightened 9
half its 1oad by this victory, and Will
sympathy viii drop tear for the bcreayed
Humanity Will bless God for a great worl
accomplished, in Liberty avenged and til
a1nphant, while Treason tottcrs to it
errmblipr base.
, 1862-02-18
CEN SIng0N BOLIVAR HuCKNEN-
Tfe o1o7;n,,e vie.oF-7 NJ Fart non.aJron

GEN &Ing0N BOLIVAR RUCKNEN-
Tie glorious victory at Fort Donelson
vi: ior ua:ny Of our Chicago readers pos
sess an additional source Of satisfaction in
1Lc capture Of Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck
TIT, from personal knowledge Of the man
and his antecedcnts. When the traitors
against the Government csine to be CLASH
fled, a place in the first and blacklist grade
will be accorded him, and if treason be
crime to be punished as a felony, his ante
eedents bespeak fur hini4Mo aexcspton-
With him treason was deliberate aud
purpose conceived in his mind long
before the rebellion had taken shape in
history. Gen. Buckner was identified will,
with the property Interest in our city, rep
xesendng the Kingsbury estate He atleast
was never deceiyed.as to the North. He
knew its loyalty TO the Union, and the
safety Of Southern interests under the Con-
stftuton- But months ago he made his
election. Ills On record here that even be-
fore the rebellion broke out, he did not hesi-
tate, among his familiar friends, to declare
that it must cox1e, that the South must 20
out Of the Union, and that he was with
them in the movement
And when the treason became overt. and
when the demonstrations began to thickcn
about the Government, Ruckner, holding in
his pocket Brigadier Generals Commis-
Zion from the Southern Confede1acy, was
4Uu5ss and b1atsuf- fnr Kentucky .,a1,tra1sfv
, 1862-02-18
LEGAL TENDER CLAUSE,

The vote in the Senate, on the motion Of
Co]la1ner Of Vermont to strike out the 1e-
gal tender clause Of the Treasury Note Bill,
vas as follows:
YE4s--Messre. anthony, Bayard, Co1laner.
GoSan @ Fes:cnasn Foot, Foster, ke9aeay, Eng,
nops, Thompron and YItney-l7.
SAIs-siessrs- Chandler, Clark, Davis. Dixon,
Eoclre hs33n n1Fi aoTars ;ed
Sherman sumner. Ten Eyck. Wade, Wilkinson,
Nilfon, (Mass.,o Wilson, iAo.,es2-
1t is little singular that both Senators
Browning and T1cmbun were absent on
this important vote Grimes Of Iowa was
also absent.
The bill finally passed yeas, 90, nays
The proposition Of the Finance Committee
10 allow temporary deposits with the Treas
ury al all interest Of five per cent was dis
agreed to. The more important amend
mcnt, to make ali payments Of interest on
a1l the Public Stocks and Treasury Bonds
of the United States in srccie, was adopted.
For Ill oi!1cr payments and debts, public
and private, the United States Notes are
crea:ed lawful money, and made legal
lender, ss in the original bill In lieu Of
1he alternative privilege of converting the
United States Notes into q fiveyear z per
cent stock, in place Of twenty year 6 per
cent. stock, when preferred, the Senate sub
s6tuied tic alternat57e ofT7-30 per cent, two
year Treasury Bonds. 4 specific pledge Of
the Customs and Land revenues is added to
1le House Bill for the further security Of
1he interest and the support Of q sinking
fund for thcpublic debt The sinking fund
10 receive IN annual contribution from the
Treasury, out Of these revenues, equal to
<:re per cent Of the whole principal. Of the
debt. Some other verbal amendments
were made to the bill None Of the amend
n,ents are likely to be seriously opposed on
1hereturn ofthe bill to the House, except thai
providing for the payment Of the public
debt in coin. We think it would be a great
mistake to st1::kc out that amendment. Lei
the duties On foreign goods be paid in gold
and the proceeds applied to the paymen
Of interest on bonds, and there will be nj
difficulty in raising the coin. Fifty million
from duties will pay tho interest o.
4 National debt Of eight hundre
millions, and tbe probabilities are that til
war+M1ll be over and the rebellion .pu
down before the debt reaches that alnoun
But it is estinlated that sixty to eight
millions. can be obtained from the tari3
wllichxwould meet tho interest on ten
1wtlre hundred millions Of public deb
By Ill means The interest should be paid
gold Those who oppose this feature al
1hs members who are playing into Il
lpa,sas:of the brokers and sharks interestc
=, in ecrreciatine, the value of the public crc,
j, in order to speculate on. the decline.