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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
MILITARY.
PrOpOsSsiy for Hardware.
Assn QuARTERNAsrBRs OFFIcE,l
Davenport, Iowa, July SIst, 1863,

Assn QuARTERNAsrBRs OFPrCEl
Davenport. Iowa, July Sls,, 1863
SEALED PROPOSALS. WILL BE RECEIVED
- ut this flee until sriday, the seventh day
Of August IL o'clock 10 Tor delivering Rock 10
land. III nj such point As the Assistant Quar-
te.master may dire I, Hardware Of the following
kind and description
60 kegs zOi mats,
$50 kegs l0I nails,
6,kegs "a nails,
30 kegs 4d nails.
45J lbs. wrot nails,
u doz pair heavy T hinges. 70 in long.
u toz. pair No. 4 thumb atches.
34 o,z 81 by 81 loose ioisA butts.
l gross sash spring
40 gross in. screws No. is.
Specimens Of tho different articles to AccoDpa-
ny each proposal. At least ote.th I'd to be deliver
ed within ten days after signing the con-
tract; he remand 10 be delivered within TWEEN
~ days after signing the contract.
Proposals from disoyal parties will not be con-
-idefcd An oath OF allegiance 10 the United
states Government must accompany each propo
position
All Of the above described TO be subject 10 tho
inspection Of an agent, appointedon the part OF
the Government
The ability of the bidder TO fill tho contrac,
should it be awarded 20 HIM, mus, be guaranteed
by two responsible perso :, whose signatures must
be appended to the guarantee.
Tho responsibility OF the gua'antors must be
shown by tho ctiica certificate u tn. Gltrk OF the
nearest District Court or Of the United states
District Attorney.
Bidders must be present in person when the
bids opened IL cir proposals will 'ot DO con
.idered. The full name and posi-oflce address OF
the bid iers mus. appear in the proposal.
| If a bii is made in tho name Of
firm tho Of all parties must
appear or tho bid will be considered
as tho individual proposal of the party signing il.
| Bonds ia the SUN Of two thousand dollars, sign
ed by the contractor and both Of his gunrnntors,
will be required of the successful bidder upon
| signing the contract. Payment t. be made upon
the con leion 81 the contract if funds are receiv
| ed for '.ut purpese
| The right TO reiept any or all the bids tina. ma y
decu,ei too high as well as tie night 10 sel.c
from each bid such article OF articles Mt tho price
| thsres named as are required by the Goyernme ht
is reserved by the Assistent Quartermasier
Proprals must be addressed TO "Capt. Charles
4. Reynolds. Assi>tcn Qlarternaster, United
| : ates Arly, Davenport iowa." and should BIZ
plainly marked, PROPOSALS for Hardware"
Inf ,rnal propo'al will be rejected.
/ Any ~ these quantities may bc increased OIL
diminished, as may be necessary.
FROM OF GUARANTEE.
/ We, If the UNITY Of, and State Of -
md of the county of---and State of - d.
hereby guarantee that - is able TO fulfil con
tract in accordance with tho terms Of his propo-
siton and that should his proposition be accepted
he will nj once enter into contract in accordance
there with.
should tho contract be awarded him, We ars
! prepared to become his securities.
| 10 this guarantee must be appended the OH
ciai certificate above mentioned)
CHAS. A. REYNOLDS,
Captain, A Q NJ
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04

The CRops.-It would ma urallv be
supposed, that the protracted drought
which has been prevailing in central
Iowa, has left the crops in bad condi-
ton. But such is not the case. On
the route between Desmoines and Adel
wheat has turned out well and corn
bids TAR to yield an average crop
Garden vegetables have suffered mt ST..
Potatoes are short, but the great staple
Of the country, corn and wheat, are not
failures by any means. There is evil
IDENTIFY some great ylltue in Iowa coil
which successfully resists the
worst kinds oil seasons. 1t has been a
long time since a substantial, refresh ng
ram has VISITED this part OF the country
UesuOineS Registfr.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
Proposals for Covering
Some 30, 900 square feet of roofing, Of the dero
for prisoners OF war 1t kock Island, Ills
ASST QUARrERaAsTERs OFFICE.
Iar.rnnrf Inxa lulx Alt | hH3

Some $50 600 square feet of roofing, Of the depot
Tor prisoners OF war 1t kock Island, Ills
ASST OF ARrERM AsrkRs OFFICE.
Davenport. Iowa. July 3lst, 1858.
S,EAIEB PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
= at the office until Monday, the 10th 81 Au-
gust l, Is at " O'Clock NJ, fer covering some
80 600 square feet oil roofing will the best felt
ing, tS thcknesses and composition, with coarse
md or Gno gravel. The work 10 be completed
in two months from the signing OF the contract,
# the Assistant Quartern aster may require it.
The work when finished to DC inspected by an
agent appointed by the Government
Proposals. from disloya parties will not be con-
ide OF, An oath Of Allegiance 70 tho United
states Government must accompany each propo-
sition
The ability of the bidder to fill the contract.
should i, be NV .rded to HIM, must be guaranteed
by two responsible persons. whose signatures
must be app. nded to the guarantee
The responsibility Of the guarantors must be
shown by the ,ffcial certificate of the Clerk Of
the nearest District Court or Of the United
-ta'es district Attorney.
Bid iers must be p esent in person when the
bids are opened, or their proposals. Will not be
considered. The full name ami post-othce address
OF the bidder must appear in the proposal
IL y bid is made in the name OF . firm, the
names Of all the parties must appear or the bid
will be considered as the Individual proposal OF
the party signingit.
] Bonds IN tue sum OF TWO tnOushbu uOh 'rS
/ signed b. the contractor and both a his guaran-
tors, " i'll lie required Of the successful bidder up
on signing the contract, payments TO be made
up IN The completion Of the contract If the funds
are received in time for that purpose.
| TIL. right to reject nv or al OF the bids that
may be deemed too high. is reserved by the As
sistant Qu rternastcr.
Proposals must be add ressed TO Capt. Charles
A. Reynolds, Assistant Quartermaster, Unit.
Siates Army, Davenport, Iowa and should bt
plaiuly marked, !" Proposals for Lumber"
Informal proposals will be r. jec cd
Any OF these quaint les may be increased or di-
minished, as may be necessary
FoKh or &C ARASTeE.
We.-of the county OF -, and state OF
and Of tho county OF - and state o.
- do hereby guarantee that - is able Il
fulfill "A contract ia accordance with the terms Of
his PROPOSITION, ard that should his proIosi ioI
be accep.eI he viii at once enter into contrac
IN accordance herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him we ar
prepared u become his tecuriries.
| To this guarantee must be appended the ON
cial certificate above mentioned
CHAS A. REYNOLDS,
capiain. A. U. Nj.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
Gov. Seymour and hts sr, lends !" the
New York NJ Job.

The abolition prints have great deal
to say about Gov. Se,mour's "friends,'
tie rioters Of New York. Not content
with quoting the language ii st reported
as used by the Governor, ttcy have ad-
ded thereto unit now the T.ijune sa, 5
he ca led the men his noble friends.
The New York Leader, a paper some
times quoted with approval by Repub-
lican journals, says:
We chsl ehge the Tribune to name
any person who heard him Gov. Sey
mcur use the word friend or friend :
except IN the following connection
"Do you need assurance that | have
been The friend OF tue people know
that they have been my friends. w.
are your 'rlends, for We desire that you
= should not he m,sled. A. a test, lie,
me tell you that, fearing a d,s,urbanc,
might sris', dispatched my aoiutant
general" ETC., etc. These words were
head by many who stood about TIE
Governor At the time. Was any T,i
bune reporter there ? Ifso. what is h..
namb !? hen the Governor began hi,
address, he said (using . formula TO
every puhl'c man addressing a mas
moc,ing). fellow citlzen.."
The World says the Tribute ha
polished up its first lie, and now say
that the Governor add,es.ed the Grove
a. my noble friends.'
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
WHO ~ EO FUTILE :

The Davenport DEMocRAr claims that
Tultle ia the choce OF the Democracy
o. Iowa for Governor. il he be 50, We
d. not know where the democrats arr.
There are not hundred, or pro! adj y
fif Y, of them out OF tnIty>two hundred
in THIS county. Dubuque Herald.
We'll, surprising that TO be true what
OF til We never knew that thu dem.
ocracy Of Dubuque cas-, but one vote
APIECE, or that their opinions were worth
more than those OF any other equal mum
Der OF Democrats whether they all hail
tiom one county, or two. or three. II
has been proven once in convention tina,
Gen. Tuttlc is able to carry a majority
OF the democratic votes OF the State
whether the democracy Of Dubuque
county ia counted in or not.
We not ,ce that the German democrat
ic organ of Dubuque county and Of lows
"a we'll, has boislcd the name of Gen
Tut,c as its choice for candidate io
Governor. How Is this if there is sncl
q bitter aversion against him as the Her
aid represents We will wait for ID,
convention. lfGen. futile is nomna.
ted by that convention, will the Hralt
advise tie democracy OF lis county {,
support him!
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
- -
ENTiON.

Us Thursdsy-day after tomorrow
the Democratic State Central Committee
meet a, Burlington for the purpose OF
consulting upon the matter OF a State
convention Ii seems 10 us that this
committee is mekipg good deal OF un-
necessary delay. II was kno~n to the
committee more than a week ago-near-
" two weeks, that Mr.. Fisher had de-
ciued to run, and at time, without this
waste Of precious time, call should
have tecn issued promptly, thus giving
al ltas, two weeks more for the cam
pssn then we can possibly have now.
We see no occasion for this delay. The
question whether the vacancy should
be filled by regular delegates from the
people in convention assembled, or by
the committee itself has rot arisen
fJr it was decided by Il c committee al
its meeting here two weeks since that il
had no power to fill vacancies. Such
beng the case, can the gentlemen tel
tic people why they have thus delayed
and what recessfty exists OF waiting I'M
I'll they conld meet tcforo the conyen-
ton WAS called. This il no time for in
action and tempors'ng. The way be
fore us is plain and must be pursue d
1t viii nov take until tho fr,t of Sep
TENDER TO get the people together agar
in State convention, which will reduce
the lefg,h OF the campaign to about siA
weeks. II is true that good deal may
be accomplished in that, provided thai
the right candidate is placed in The field
but all will ADM, that the time is unnec.
es,ariiy short-to short TO allow room
in which to make the canvass as thor
ongh As it should be.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04

friend attacked by bully, rushes TO his
assistance ard ~ once finds himself
borne to the ground by the allied ffo,ts
Of the July and the man he would res.
cue.
We came down the Yszoo yesterday,
and are off again tomorrow, it is SAID to
Mobile. THOMAS.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
7-77----77------
IA NES N. t1AlZELL.
JAMES HARRISON.
JACOB LiTZEN.

DRtCTiCAL DYER. PARTI 'ULAR At
tontion raid to iyeiug Cloths, Silks, yev.ts,
or Garments Of anv kind-to give any color de-
sired. Third street, two doors west Of Iowa
north side. fn,l5 div
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
IsAIs w AR T..

The umdIcrs, Smcd beg leave
10 call the attention OF the
public and the II AIDE in par
sicuIar 10 their complete
and well assorted Stock Of
SHELF g. HEAVY Harlow ARE,
comprising everything suit
ed 10 I lac JObbins Trade OF
the West.
Having uIlcquaIcd Caciii-
ties for purchasing from
Manufacturers direct. we
shall keep our Stock con.
suanlly up to the rcquire-
ments Of tue cOuntry, and
Offer Goods At
Il o W. Il Il II II IL IL =
and better terms than any
other House i'm the Trade.
An early call is respect
fully solicited.
Orders by mail receive
prompt allc0ljOn.
MYER & WALSH.
NO. LESLIL'5 BLOCK, FRONT ST,
mes II
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04

Massachusetts, had eighteen regiments
40 the battle If Gettysburg, and los, 500
men.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
Dead in the Desert.

Towards the close of a sultry day in
the summer of 1860, we camped down
upon the banks of little stream on the
eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains, and in the midst of sheltered and
romantic valley. At little distance we
discerned a small pine plank standing
endways and just visible above the lux>
ariant herbage that surrounded us-it
was just such material as would serve
well to kindle our camp fire. A tall,
rough visaged Missourian--one of our
party---rose and moved towards it, but
suddenly stopped, paused moment, re-
turned, and in reply to our question,
what is it ? silently pointed to it. One
and another visited it, each returning si-
lent and pensive--it was a child's grave,
with its tablet and its inscription too,
speaking in that desert solitude with all
the holy elOquence of grief.
TO OUR ONLY CHILD.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
THos. RAwNE.'

IMPERTNENCE PUNIsuED.-A cor
respondent writes to the Amcricaa Ag-
riculturist from Wayne Co., N. Y:
Near our village lives a young miss
Just blooming into womanhood, who at
tracts much attention by her beauty.
She is a merry hearted, but sensible girl,
and apparently in nowise spoiled by the
many compliments she receives. Re
Gently she greatly enjoyed the discomiit-
ure of young man who rather imper~
tinently attempted TO introduce himself.
He had recently come from the city, and,
dressed in the height of fashion, was rid
ing with a companion, when be caught
sight of Miss L., who was just drawing
a kettle of water from spring near the
house. He exclaimed, What charming
creature! ] must make an acquaint-
ance.' and forthwith he stepped from his
carriage, and with a very stylish bow.
requested the privilege of drinking wa
ter drawn by such fair hands. She
started to bring tumbler, but he insist.
ed on drinking from the kettle, and raist d
it to his lips. Just then a miscievous
pet sheep belonging to Miss l.. came
frisking around the corner behind the
stranger, and without any warning, with
a uowerful but sent him sprawling head
foremost into the spring, kettle and all
He was not injured, but the starch was
thoroughly taken out of him, as well as
from bis shirt bosom, and he lost no time
in scrambling back to his carriage and
hurrying away from the sound OF Miss
L.'s laughter,
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
An Enrlishman who had been in this

An Englishman who had been in this
country and returned home an enthusias-
tic admirer of the North, attempted to
pass himself off for an American, and
defended US in the following cockney
style, which did not edify the crowd,
among whom were many Americans -
You don't understand hi hover ere, |
know, but the North his bound to go
through with hit. We've got the men
we've got the resources-hand we've got
the right hon hour side. Meade may be
beaten-so much the better. The whole
population will rush hinto the ranks has
volunteers. tell you, you don't hnn-
dersiand hit.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25

A candidate for Office came upon "a
poor white man." who had a vote TO give,
if he did have to do his own milking.
The candidate, Jones, asked him if he
should hold the COW, which seemed to be
uneasy, and the old man consented read
lily; be took her by the horns and held
fast till the operation was done.
Have you had Robinson (his rivaD
arourd here lately 2" he asked.
"Oh yesl He's behind The barn, hold
ing The calf"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
FOOTE'S ASSAULT ON DAVIS.

"Hangman Foote" evidently means
mischief to the Davis dynasty, if not to
the rebellion generally. He evidently
sees the breakers ahead, and will not
scruple to save his own neck at the ex-
ponse of his companions in guilt, when
the emergency comes. His speech in the
confederate House, as fully reported in
the Richmond papers, is terribly severe.
He throws the responsibility for the pres
ent distress and hopeless prospect Of the
enterprise wholly upon Davis, whom he
accuses of obstinate adherence TO futile
schemes and incompetent generals against
the general remonstrances of the people.
He says that if Pemberton had accepted
the command of Polk's corps, offered
him by Davis, he would certainly have
been killed by his own soldiers. OF the
late disastrous campaign Foote says
Upon the proposition for sending Long.
street into East Tennessee, the president
concurred with Bragg, and that army
was divided. What now does the presi-
dent say Does he come forward boldly
and generously and say, Il am responsible
for the disasterr No. He charges them
with want Of valor. / charge him, not
with want of valor, but with want Of
confidence in the opinions of others (;
with gross mismanagement; with con-
tempt for the sentiment of the people Of
the country. | told him twelve months
ago that unless Bragg was removed Ten
nessee would be in the hands of the enc
my, and now my bleeding state attests
the truth OF my and the whole country's
prediction. He would undertake to say
that the president himself was response
BILE for that defeat at Chattanooga, and
he was prepared to prove 1t; and FUR
thermore, he would show that he had en-
deavored to skulk~the responsibility and
throw it upon the brave men who had
barred their breasts to the battle. No man
should denounce those men as wanting in
valor with impunity. 1t was an accusa-
ton dishonorable TO the maker and dis
creditable to all, which would tend 10 the
decentralization of our troops, and may be
productive of still worse disasters" AS
to the starvation of federal prisoners,
which Mr.. Foote charged upon the rebel
commissary general Nortbrop, be said,
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
IRASBURGH VERMONT FRIDAY, DECEMBER %. 1863.

| seetneu speeuihS up 'o"a'us h0"'S"'
laden with the cry of blood. From that
hour | have been more demon than a
man. At the end Of two days | was
obliged to drag up the sunken boat as
my only means of escape, and now again
my heart sank within me.
Il felt a cold terror at the thought Of
gazing again upon the accusing corpse of
my victim, but overturning the boat be-
fore it reached the shore, saw nothing
of the burden it had borne.
For three long and weary years l
have wandered over every part of the
state, from town to city, from camp to
camp, seeking the hated object of my re-
venge, but all in vain; and now with
the terrors of death upon me, with re-
morse eating out my soul,-oh that /
might sink into forgetfulness and the
grave!
Stranger continued be, that is the
dark mystery of my life, The seal of blood
is on may forehead, the cry of blood ever
rings in my ear. And yet, oftimes in my
dreams, while sleeping here close TO the
mouldering bones Of my victim, with
fiends and demons shrieking and dancing
round my bed, l see the radient face of
that poor, murdered boy, and wha. is
stranger still, it seems to beam with pity
and forgiveness
The recital of this fearful tragedy
proved too much for his shattered syS-
tenn, and he sank back for a time in a
deathlike torpor; reviving again, how
ever, he pointed to yonder wall, aud in
broken accents and with laborirg breath,
asked me 10 hand him an old coat that
hung there.
HE tore apart portion of The lining
and produced a letter with The seal un-
broken, for he could not read. 1t was
addressed-'John Douglas, San Fran
cisco / have had that letter by me for
three years. said be, 'but dared not ask
any person to read it, fearing that it |
might divulge the great crime of my
life it can do no harm now, for | shall
soon be beyond mans reach-read it to
me, if you please
L broke the seal, apd read as follows:
John Douglas: Should this letter
eyer reach you, it may possibly relieve
your mind of heavy burden What
is 1t 2 eagerly inquired Douglass You
must knew then of a truth that Charley
Udolf still Hves. In place of the boy
substituted the mastiff, having first drug |
ged him, bound the chain heavily round |
him, placed him in the boat, and covered
him with the lads blankets. Then
took the stupified body of the boy with |
the treasure, and proceeded hastily to
San Francisco, and in two days we were
on the ocean homeward bound.
The lad is now with his fathers rela-
tives in Brooklyn. From the first l
never intended you should destroy him,
and l pray God that ere you die, you
may learn that you we're not his mur-
derer. Yours truly,
THos. RAwNE.'
Il raised my eyes, said the narrator,
towards Douglas his long bony hands
were clasped together, a smile seemed
struggling to play over the pallor of death
the eyes were fixed with a CLASSY
stare, and with the death rattle in his
throat be exclaimed, God have mercy
upon me-Christ have mercy upon me-
and he fell back-'Dead in the Desert
. Good Words.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
The Perplexities of the Rebels.
THE FINANCIAL DEADLOCK.

1
The rebel finances look worse in Sec
retary Memminger's report than in Mr.,
Davis message. The rebel debt, exclu.
sive of outstanding accounts, on the 30lh
of September, was over seven hundred
millions. The estimates for the current
year are over four hundred millions. But
these figures do not show the worst of it.
Mr.. Memminger does not hesitate to
say that the confederacy is bankrupt, its
currency is almost worth nothing, and the
amount is becoming uncomfortable. He
proposes to get rid of the redundant cur
rency by compelling holders to invest il
in the permanent loan, and to do this by
refusing to accept the treasury notes for
taxes or other dues after the first OF
April. BY this means and heavy taxa
tion Mr.. Memminger thinks the present
difficulty may be bridged over. But the
remedy must be applied at once, he says,
otherwise, "The continuance of the notes
as a circulating medium to their present
extent involves the ruin Of public and
private credit, and will deprive the gov
ernment Of the means of defending the
lives and property Of its citizens. If the
currency remrins in its present expanded
state, no measure of relief can be made
elfectual. Prices must advance, and the
means of the government to pay these
must daily lose efficiency. Taxes be-
come frulless, by reason Of the deprecia-
ton Of the money. The army can nei-
tber be paid, clothed or fed; arms and
munitions of war can no longer be sup
piled; the officers of the government
cannot be supported, and the country
must succumb,"
Mr.. Memminger's shifts to raise the
wind seem to have been of the most
reckless sort. Mr.. Orr of South Carroll.
ma has offered resolution in the confed-
crate House for an investigation of some
of the secretary's proceedings, and stated
that the confederate government pur-
chased cotton in the morning at forty
cents and sold tht same in the evening
a; twelve and half cents, as was shown
by the action of the secretary of the
treasury, and he read the published ad-
vertisement Of that officer as proof Of
this assertion. He regarded the construc-
ton placed on the act of Congress in re-
gard to this matter by the secretary of
the treasury as wrong, and was confident
that it would eventually prove ruinous TO
the country.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25

"this commissary was pepper doctor
down in Charleston, and looked like a
vegetarian, and actually made an elabo-
rate report to the secretary Of war show
ing that for the subsistence of human
Yankee carcass vegetable diet was tho
most proper. For the honor of the coun-
try this Norihrop should be elected at
once"