, 1863-09-26
Camp Douglas Matters.


arrivcd from st. Loue, In charge OF Lisut. Wheat
on, OF The LIT Nebraska. With 20 men. as guards.
Nine hnndred additional Cumberland Gap era were
expected 10 arrive last night, with fou. companies
o1 isfa,try, who will remain at this Post on cuatd
duty.
TWO Tn1aoEEns ATTExPT 70 xscApE
About the time Of the arrival Of the a,gt lot,
TWO prisoners, rho had eecscted Themselves In
the sewer, an courac Of erection by g. Dc c1csco3
made an nttcnpt to escape by Jumping over the
fence- The outside patrol secured one OF them.
and brought him In; the other escaped. It was
too dark atthe time to make accurate ahot, yet
cpatrol, who fled at him With revolver several
times, saw him throw up his arms and fail. and
then disappear He IL supposed to have escapcd.
seriously wounded.
When the prisoner fell, as above etated. he
dropped shawl, which wns recognized "A the
Fame that had but day or two previous been
ecnt IN iof a prisoner, and Was rejected The game
shawl, OF one remarkably similar, was aeen after.
wards several times, wo.u BY young copperhead
LIMB Oh The law, who has manifested a
great intercst In the prisoners for several days
past. He WAS seen akulkins about the grounds
outside, few minutes before the attempted es
cape, Hthhoaf any ha,r1! He caa have the shay-
BY calling upon Colonel De Land AID proving mol
perty-
pIsIoTAL KEeTrcK1AN IN TIE WHITE oAF.
An oEtrshrewd Kentnckian was brought In
s1ia on Tuesday. in the following manner: He
had applied for admission to the Camp, expressing
an earnest desire to see his eon but could not con-
sent to take the oath Of allegiance, ard Of coa.ee
was refused. few hours later, after the cuard
had been changed he hribeG one Of the soldiers to
paes him In as his friend, which difficult taek he
undertook. The two had not proceeded more than
thirty feet inside the enclosure before the soldiers
friend " Was recognized as the die1oyal Kentuck-
ian, and, berg aeked II he was not the person who
applied Tor admission before. unde, the cumetsn~
ces above related, he finally reluctantly ncknowl-
edged the fact. He and the b7ibcd soldier were
both sent to the lookup. where they have had am
pie opportunity for dieting and meditation. The
KcntucE1an. who gave his address az Robt. Crock
er Of Logan Comfy, was released yesterday, after
three days solitary confinement. BE probably
remained something longer in Camp Douglas than
he intended, and under quite different citcnm-
stances. The brlbed soldier ia still suffering the
pei atty Of his treachery, and will be made an ex.
amp1eot.
Il TIE CANT TO BE REMoyEDS
One Of our city dailies eays that +'the camp will
soon be transferred to Rockford, Illinois, as prepa-
rations are being made there for the accommoda-
ton coo troops, and the site for the coutem-
plated Chicago Observatory bling in the immediate
vicinity Of tho camp, petition OF the trus-
tees Of the University las been forwarded
10 the Government, alleging that the camp, in its
present location, would materially interfere with
the progress ofthe pupils, and the general success
Of the Observatory" We cannot learn thar any
..s Desa I.ae. ~ 1n~' aAec1,on' ana
the aac' tnat Tue government Is now constructing
an immense sewer through the grounds, running
+ba ~ csr,n dass w. ,o9. ,as, M pes .uloanont
1s lamp, uoes no' looS "uea Ake abandoning 1t.
No doubt !" the thought was father to the ,yisl,
With fbe f.h{cacn C5,scrvatorv s,,sns h,t ,ra
d,c+ 4ho orrnnsncv ~ r,svn,, na~,,s ~ ~ ~
ernmtnt dn,inc the cont,nnance er.hsgs~
widening Heuoen street.
6alsots lineage 1R10une' -.-
t the stcr;n N g9uE p,pe, Q. tooay, r. RELATION
the imprceaion that when the Union PaSS puf
chase was made BY the city, r. 1853 it was under.
VAS nndersteo eet ia h. convaIad ~ oe conae"aeo
TO correct this mis-statcment permit me TO ssy
that such was not the fact. did not oW1 the lot
~ far 1snd sae s4ie 70 ahe ets Be;
own alj Of one acre. nine inadred and seven ana
a half feet In length by forty eight
aeet, IN Hiotn on w, me west eide q The
Teyance to til. civ witch r. reenrded in tSe Re
coldere office in book II Of deeds. page s74, afte1
tSe genera, oese1ptaoa o. ne property. contains
fest b. Que hundred ana eJehtT me 5ns1o ~ fset
from the northwest corner Of said tract hereto.
i0lg 10 t se1 s 70 r. y ~ 700, w also shoWn
With lie fftle papers' and nn IN fe in mr oflcs:
and wac well known that the city did not buy IT,
. u ~ WI ts, 70 .ae pa1ea OWING
properly, md Would have to be condemned. The
street was not graded ovet It. either BY the city
stt3 111 Ks l, gee Il Was 1sespaes com
tlinE have eufticicutiy answered anv fmputa-
ton Of uniairnees conveyed BY your articie.
f-h,csro sapt q 1sss o D. aAsEs'
wa ~. ~ Hs~as ~ +,,, ho,na. -, IT..
n,tfo, Int cannot nndc,et,nd row - "a +1,st ~,
bjf of land has been left 1r,no aronnd 1oo,c ~
ten xaara n,st-,,,on0b +bs enarr1.+Ira +,,,,s ~
7s5z' ,rben rverx+btnr ..1rab1e v,s mn for s.1s
mr. whv the nuh13c have heen n1,o.rad ~ Mtrcs.
paHs upon this "pztsate property by grading
and Travelling over IT as public road; nor why
IL "ae 1eit tos tae p'esent C11y conhell. onse AZ
th1s pasncalar Tune, and under the peculiar cl1-
euma1anees' 10 MAKE me olseoseFs tnat the city
neecs ano mest pay 1os TINS psasate tpaolic) prop
cry tns was eei'a,n4y . Sety f.nsun1 pleee o.
p1ope'ts " ous VI neu' oae e4u aa9o1y CONCEIVE
1ne mouNes at* ". ~ aAu, OF any otaer man'
coa1a na'e IN ouylDg Atue ett1p Of laha ol
sespe ~ sca1! Aao'y sihsnA - oy 1ol 1eet' tying
~ henoen eeseet' anu Jotuo5 aan ways aetoss
Lake s1teet, uniess Inc on)ec1 was Inc one that
nae just oecn coasummateos as uhoefstood " It's
pfetenoeo owner ano MS party 1rae1ds.
as VIC AooA apou H. Aenp-n ss'et1 L. ano nas
ocen 1of ycass past' as "1oe as II ever WILL be'
Aencc The inttitty OF the "wtdeniDg ordinance"