Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-12

CLOTHING CoNrRACTs-Our ener-
getic fellow citizen. Sam Perry has closed a
contract with Adjutant Gen. Baker. to manu-
facture 5000 military suits for the Iowa vol
unteers.
Mr.. Perry, We learn, has rented Armory
Hall in LeCiaire block into which he will put
eewing machines and cutting tables suffcien,
to turn out his contract in less than sixty
days.
Robert Krause has also taken contract for
one thousand suits.
No better men would have engaged 10 the
business. They are men Of means, and ener-
gy and will drive the work through rapidly
and in good or Ter. 1t is said that a Du-
buque concern is about to close contract for
several thousand suits.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF
EMINENT AMERICANS. We have received the
first four numbers of this admirable publica
tion. now being issue in sem: mont ly parts,
by Messrs johnson, Fry l. Co., Of New York.
Each number contains two full length por.
trats on steel of some eminent American.
draCn from the best authorities bv Alonzo
Chapel. accompanied by q biography from
the pen of Evert A. Duychinck, the aut Dor OF
the Cyc.opeiia Of Am ricsn Literature" 1t
will embrace the entire list OF Presidents rom
Washington to Lincoln the most eminent
Naval and Military heroes, statesmen, jurste,
artists. Literary and scientific men Of the ns-
In Intfa 70 hn 1iaho Iuo w1
Everett says:
The plan Of the work in highly judi.
eious. and the execution Of these numbers al
together successful. For it's literary excel.
len &c MIR. Duyckinck' name is suffie lent
voucher"
Hon. Daniel 8. Dickinson says:
Valuable now. it will be priceless as time
advances, and contemporaries are no more:
M. J. G. Br;ce is agent for this city and
will call upon our citizens for sub criptions
A VERY STRANGE CAsS.-The most
strange and inex .,licable case Of . somnsm bu-
listic character that has ever come within our
observation came to our knowledge yesterday.
The particulars are mainly as follows
James NJ. Fream is q resident of this citv.
and is about fifty years Of age, is tall
strongly built man with no tendency to cor
pulency. has wife and family and lives on
Fourth street. directly opposite the Court
House. One week ago last Friday, after sew
days Of indisposition in which he complained
Of . asevere headache, general lasstude, and
an increasing eensation Of numbness in his
left side. he took his bed and fell into pro-
found sleep. Since that day. up to the pre-
sent writing, he has slept continually, and
has not since then been blessed with single
thoroughly wakeful moment!
He takes but very little nourishment. and
at such times, though he seems to make some
efforts in the way Of chewing his food. appears
70 be quite absorbed In slssp. Some days 1t
10 impossible to arouse him sufficiently. by
any means, to get him to swallow . morsel
Of nourishment. He was 20 yesterday. His
left eide 10 entirely paralyzed. He occasion
ally moves bis right limbs, breathes
very hard all the time, and when We saw
him. his mouth was opened to its farthsst ex-
close. whisicg noise, as though the throat was
very nearly closed by some foreign substance.
or euch % . person makes when breathing
through . close tube. Twelve entire days
has be been in this condition without any
, signs Of recovery.
Last April he vas afflicted in similar wav
bat continued. 10 sleep but three days. He
has been attended b. Dr. worlsy during tbis
present attack, thc ugh lie has been treated by
other physicians. It'll . most singul.r case.
1t 10 most likely that the subject cannot hold
out many days longer In that condition. Il
is case which medical men should invssti
ats sarsfally, and II possible a1ord relief