Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-14
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| Oenent OF all concerned, that GENERAL
rUrrLE has signifed his intention 10
dccep. the nomination tendered him. The
matter Is now put 10 rest, and We trust
our republican friends will save any
ton Aryus.
This sets the matter at rest. The
abs. can now pitch in. Their attempts
to get the General 10 decline, Systematic
and persistent though they Lave been,
have come TO nought. Their hopes have
heen dashed they can now fall back on
their Stone and CO off.
We greet the democracy OF lows, up
on this piece Of good fortune. The
name OF Gen. Tuttle upon our ticket
will add almost incalculable strength. =
There is not democratic paper, nor a
conservative man in the State that do
no, rejoice at this shape Of Affairs. Lei,
the gates of the field be thrown wide
open and let the campaign commence
with force and energy.
THs ARSENAL BuiLDIsG.-W are in
formed by Major K,ngsbury. that he is going
| straight to wsIk to erect the first OF . humb.r
| OF governmant buildings to be erected upon
! the leland. The elite eelected to be occupied
| by the arsenal buildings. chops. magazines. &c i.
| 10 on the lower side OF the railroad aud 40 near
the point Of the leland as a square OF 600 feet
on each side can be obtained which will face
the north. The baid,ng now to be erected
| will be on the Davenport side. 1t 10 to he $50
| ieet long. GOO feet deep, and five stories high
| with the basement story. 10 the centre Will
| construction of the walls the lie Claire quarry
stone has been decided upon. The stone are
to be cut into regular dimensions and faced.
The greatest dra " back Major kinesbury eI.
poets to meet with is the scarcity Of compe-
| ,ept artisans The oi her Government works
| here have absorbed q large snare Of the me.
chanios, aud it is likely that he will be com
PEELED to bring help from other places TO do
what Is done this fall. There will probably
be no more than time enough this season to
get ou. the stone and other ma teri.l, and per
hsps to get the foundation laid. 1t is a work
Of considerable magnitude at tho start, and
when 1t is complsted according TO the present
plans and specifications, will scbrcsly be sec
ond 10 any thug Of the kind 10 tue country
The work will be CONNIE q c 81 imm sdiately ard
pushed forward as fast as possible.
INTEREsrING.-1hcrc is a quarrel 90.
ing on between the Davenport GazeHe and The
Musca,ine Journal as to the amount Of new.
ca ,h publirhss and the activity with which it
10 laid before the public. The Ca,,tte Gale
the Journal a liar and the J,urnal r.torts b,
calling the Gassus bowh,rd This kind OF
stuff may interest the editors Of tho G two
sheets hugely, but the pubic would much
rather have even q tolersbly we'll executed
telegraph cansrd 10 its place. 1t is rather
| amusing to US after al. 10 sea the quarrel
The idea of the Gale.te and the Jonrna! goiuR
| into spasms over the late news, when th.
DAILY D.MoosAr and Nxws publishes the lates,
dispatch every daye, fourteen kours In advance
| Of either What iooishness thus to talk
when il they would see enterprise they only
| have to look in this direction. They think
they are doing big things, but they csn't sp-
pr. ciate the extent OF true newspaper enter
prise. You had better etop. gentlemen; you
have told truth enough about each other to
bAnish you both from good society.
The Sewer difficulties remain in
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