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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
LEGAL.
TRUSTEES SALE.

VHyHEREAS, on tho lst day Of January, A.
wv ID. 1865, August Bioster and Siols ki.ster,
his wife, executed unto Austin Corbin ~ Trustee
q certain deed Of trust, conveying TO said rns
tee the land in Scott county, Iowa. described ~
follovs TO Wit The west half OF the south
east quarter, Of section No. thirty two (32, in
township No eighty ESQ., north Of range No.
tvo a. } east Of the 9Th p. IN also the vest half
O. lot No one !, in block No. four q in the
city Of IaveI port which said conveyance was
made by the said Bie,ter and wife. tor the pur-
pose OF securing the payment Of seven certain
pronissory notes and the interest thereon, signed
by said August Biestsr dated the LIST day Of
January, A. D., 1865 which IN d notes are
corded and set fotth in the said deed Of trust, of
record in scott county, in book IN" Of mort
cages p a74, TO which reference may be had the
amount thereof being twenty nc hundred col
lsrs besides interest.
And now, said described notes having be-
come due and payable, and the said August
giester having failed to pay the same,
/, Austin Corbn. Trustee as aforesaid, do
hereby give this public notice. that by
girlne Of the power which is in me vested by said
deed Of trust, will, on Monday, the 5tn day
Of Juae, A. ID. ls63, at the hour OF nine o'clock
10 the forenoon Of said day, at the Court House
door in the city OF Davenport, expose
and offer for sale, a, publ, auction, for cash the
parcels Of lam above described, or so much
thereof a. sh all be necessary 10 satisfy and pay
the amount due on said noes with the nterestthere
on to the day Of ssle. together with all the costs
and expenses attending said sale, costs Of this no
tjce ond Trustees fees.
Dated the 9th day Of May. d ID. ls63.
AUSTIN CoRBlN,
u,2I Trustee.
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Michigsn Central Rail Read.
GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE
To J.esC York, .vesC england
ard the Can. d7S.

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY APRIL 18TH, 1868
" trains leave tho Great CcntIal Union Depo.
fsot of Lake street, as follows:
73o bay kxpte Il except Sunday )arives at
Deueit at ago Nj Suspension Bridge at $3.50 A NJ,
Albany 3 90 NJ, New York Sill y ii, Boston HIS
Pm.
7:l5 N Night Express except Saturday, ar
rive q Detroit at 6:"5 n. Suspension brioge
$50 Y NJ, Albany AS A N, New lork 1915
A NJ, Boston $3.50 N.
Cincinnati trains, via NJ Railroad, leave Chi
csgo 1T 7:30 A N maitTsin. 7:l5 z NJ Fast Express;
arrive W Chicago At Sis A N Fast Express.
The 7l5 NJ tram leaving Chicsg uns through
to Cincinnati without change Of oars or baggage.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
VIM. 3. 3 SADeUnY'S
PIANO-FORTE ESTABLISHMENT
No. 428 Broome Street,
NEW YORK.

J>he subscribsr respectfully invites the atten
L tioo of hisfrienis and tn puolic generally to
hs Piano torte establishment, at No. 427
broome street. corner OF Crosby.
Having withdrawn his interest stocf and ma
u rails from the late firm OF Light, 4 Bradbury
which frrn was dissolved the 81 st mary ult !,
and hav Da purchased the entire stock of isno
roftes and Piano Forte material, owned by his
brother, kdwsrd q. l'r dbury, in the said 6ym he
Is now prepared TO supply the increased demand
tor his eiob'ated Piano rortes. Employing the
most skillfu and experienced workmen, with q
lsrge stock of the best and most thoroughly sea
.oned material. AID an abundance of capital, he
has taken hand the personal supervision OF the
.holc bushes of manufacturing his instruments
and is enabled to turn out piaao-Fortes une-
IN All cd tome "A nd durai.ieusss.
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ORIGINAL NOTICE.

ORIGINAL NOTICE.
Si c uf ~" IS. In the District Couet.
Austin corbn plaintiff vs.. James May, James
NJ smith, William Barnst. Pa ri X Grace,
Mary Tulm ly. jules Vale, John I. H.cknar
hrau-in Walsin, ut Rev. Michael o'Connor,
Rev Edward Gaflthd, Jeremiah Dunevy
AMI ID. Whittcmore a Son.
To said efcnaants:
N0U are hereby Motif d that tter is now on
/ fem the thee OF The Clerk Of the District
Court OF said co.n y, petition Of ust n Z orbin.
ella ming title to the penn ses ia ) oft couoty
/ wa, described as fellows, to.nit The ca,
forty Of The south seventy fecto lot No one i
o block No. nineteen (ls, in the CITY Of Da-
ye1 port, ard Crsying that gu be ruled To sho =
ca SC Why s,u should not bring IN ton to Try
tho alleged title, ana unless ynd appear thereto
and defend on OF before nom OF the ID day .fthe
next term of said Uourf. In be mold, the frs
Munoay Of August, A d.. 1863. desult will be
entered sganst y,u, and judgment render ed
tn 20 con a, claimed with costs
GEoRiE :. g. DOW,
myll-di. -iat a.. Att rpey
SE"I No MitHINNS
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02

Great Broad Gauge De.Jle Track AND 7s,egrapA
Rosse, 70
NEW YORK. BOSTON
.A.N.D ILL E.aGTER.F CYTYEe.
CaPsyicS she Cpeas Wostep" snA North
w 0steRn L n1oo1 Sesees malta

.AN-D ILL E.aS7ER.r CITIES.
Carsyi-s shs Gssas Wess.r. srA North
Western Unissl sssses matls.
EXPRESS TRAINS LEAVE DUNKIRK AND
IL Buffalo, daily, on the arrival of all trains o.
the Lake Shore Railroad, making close comes
tious with trains from cleveland, Chicago, Mi
wauhee, st Louis, Burlington, keokuk, 1t Pau
Dubuque Galena, Iowa City, &c the only car
running through from the Lakes TO New York
City
WITHOUT CHANGE.
Baggage checked through. Fare always as low
as by any other Route.
Be particular and call for tickets via Erie Rail.
road which are sold At oil thu principal railroad
Offices in the W est.
This Road affords facilities for shipment
Freight, superior to any othss route.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN TOR FREIGHT
leaves New York daily, making close connections
through to oil points West. aud quicker time than
ever before made on any line.
For Freight rates, enquire Of j c Oatman, "a
broadway, Chas Thurman, lev Broadway, n. Y;
. Il + Archer, sS south street, NY; s Dunlap
l6 State street, Boston Erie ailway Office, e.
Clnrk street, Chicago.
CHAS. MINOT, Genr Sup't NJ
E. :. SPRINGER, We.,ssn Agent. Chicago, III,
A. BARBER, Agent, Darlington, Iowa.
ANTI
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michigan South0rh h Lake share
RAILROAD.
SUMNER ARRAN EMENT

I'm AND FTER MAY 4TH, AND IN
til further notice trains will leave Chicago As
follows:
1900 A NJ Now York Express, daily, excep.
Sundays.
1880 NJ Night Express, daily, except satur-
days.
~ Trains arrive in Oh cago At s:l6 pm. and
SIS IAN.
All the above trains make regular connections
&c puhkrk, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Albany, New
iork, Boston, PhiladelI hia. baltimore and al
points East.
luxurious now Sleeping Coaches, with ali mod
ern improvements run on Night Traine
Through Tickets can he obtained at the Com
2aay Office. 81 Clark street, under sherman
Delse, or at the Depot, corner OF Old Van buren,
.li Sherman streets.
II. Z. SAWYER,
General Western Anene
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
Bradbury's New Scale Piano Forte

Ia the ARA ngement of our new scale, rewn
and prepared with the utmost care. expressly for
our now instruments, We have added every i'm
provemcnt which can in any way tend TO the per
lection OF the fiano Fore and we can conf dentIy
assert, thai for dolicacy of touch, volume purity
oriiiiancy and sweetness Of ton., combined viii
that strength ard solidity Of frame necessary to
durabilit-, those instruments are untquslieI.
"SrREN0rB AID BEAUTY' 10 our motto, and we
,nvits the cotest rticism Of the unbiased judges
10 tho land.
~ Every instrument is warranted for five
years.
WIN. b BRADBURY,
AT Broome street, corner Crosby, New Yor
mhb-3m
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RAILROADS.


lssiss sSH By Chicago time, which 10 t,sslvs -.
Ss.s fssts, thas Dsserpoyt tins.
nN AND AFTER MONDAY, NAY 18th.
- 1863. and until further notice, passsns er
trains will leave Davenport - follows:
90 A. \. for Malcolm and Washington.
2.4s P. \. for Brooklyn and Nuscatine.
fRAISs ARRIvs Ar DAvBRPoRr a. yoLLova.
Is ?. \. from Brooklyn and Washington.
45r.H. from MALCOLM and Musoatine.
The 500 An train out Of Davenport makes direcs
Connections at Malcolm, Iowa city and Washing
r. ! with the Western stage Gem pany' stages for
III points West, South west and North west.
Trains from tho Vest connect o. Davenport
with trains Of tho Chicago and Rock Island Rail
Rad for ell points East, North and South.
Passengers are reminded Of tho necessity Of
Giving distinct directions o. TO the estimation of
thew tssSage els" 10 before takins
'heh seasA a $40 Gals.
JOHN F. TRACY, GsnI sup't.
A. kIhBALL, Asst Supt.
Davenport, May IL. lse3.-dtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
IGk1"S JUU NAL OF MUSl
Only 81 a Year.

Each number containing sixteen pages, including
tour pages Of SUPERIOR MUSIC, s.usicoi Es-
avs, criticisms, Reviews, Reports OF Concerts
General summary Of Musical IntslltgeIc &C., and
Ger espondence fiom al parts OF tho on''eo
states and urope
- specimen copies mailed free % sppi,cs-
ton. Published BY OLIVER DirSON 90.
Doeten. 0y'V
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
Plttsburg, Fl. Wayne 4 Chicago
u ALL II o AID.

- n ] II n u "A H.
- a. {
I VARS RUN FROM CHICAGO To PITTSBURG
~ without change, connecting with the great
PENNyYL VAAA CENTRAL RAILROAD
kew York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and W ash.
'agion city, and oil the interior towns of Penn
yiyaniA, New jersey, New York, Maryland. DC.
Merchants BY taking this route, will have the
advantage of oil the eastern markets Ut no add.
aOnal cost.
Baggage hecked through.
Trains leave the Depot, Canal street. vcst side.
jhicago, daily on the arrival Of trains from the
Sest aud Northwest.
connecting al Crestline With Cleveland A Iak.
shore 4 n. TO Dunkirk, Buffalo, Niagara Falls.
view YORK and Boston, and all tho interior
towns OF New England, via New York Central
and New York Erie Railroads Also South TO
columbus, GAINESVILLE, Newark, Noun, Vernon,
= ~euoenv'iie and wheeling, and Interior towns
Of Ohio and Virginia.
The above trains connect at Forest with trains
% Mad River Road to Springfield, Urbano. Day.
On and Cii cinnsti. Also with trains At Lima for
Dayton anu Cincinnati direct
Fare - lev - any other R cute.
Passeng, 70 bound east will find this route both
,ieao"nt aid agreeable. passing th rongh many Of
he largest and finest cities in the United States.
fssssng' rs arriving at Chicago sn any of the
Dads, will find attentive cheek agents at the de-
,ots to receive checks and convey baggage, free If
sAarge to the Pittsburg and Chicago cars. Sleep-
az cars accompany each train.
Tickets for sale at all the principal ticket on
OK In the West, and at the Company's oficss cor.
,er OF randolph and Dearborn streets, or at III q
bepot, West side, Chicago.
Be particular to ask for tickets by Fort WAYNE.
DAN. W. BOSS,
Cent Western Passenger Agent, Chicago.
:. d. Moor ,, Com. and Gent Ag't, Chicago.
Freight Of all kinds will be carried from Chica-
soto all points East all times, at as low rates
~ any othe Railroad reute. .sp2.-dtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
Illinois Central Railroad.


-
hN AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
~ Sd, trains will leave from the Grand Central
jepot, foot of Lake and South Water street
Through Express, At $3.50 A NJ. arriving at
iai.y, exc, SLndnys,j sairo at 4:3O A Nj.
ttv This Train connects for Peoria, Alton, st.
-.ouis, Memphis New Orleans and Mobile.
.ccommodation) At 400 r NJ. for Cairo and Way
Train, Stations, arriving At Cairo ~
t~ This Trsin, on Saturdays, will run only to
Jrbane. Trains arrive It Chicago 1T ll:O5 A N
IND $3.50 Pm.
for Tickets and information, apply at the once
o the Great Central Depot.
HYDE PARK AND WOOD LAWN,
Trains will leave Chicago Leave Weed Lawn:
s.: AN 6:45 A NJ
S:45 NJ V:25 A NJ
100 12.55PM
800 Pm 845PM
s:00PM 65OPM
W. r.. ARTHUR, Genl Supt.
W.. JOHNsoH. Gen 7 Passenger Ag't. noS0tf
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3 OK SALE !!
DiSxOJNisOn.

A1iSSOJN(tON.
NOTICE Is HER BY GIVEN THAT HE
~ Partnership heretofore existing under the
hrn name OF hisH.RrsoH WwsT a Co is thi.
day dissolved by mutual conseDt. The bu.ine,,
Of the late hrpi will be settled nj the oce oi tho
DEAocRAT A Nkws.
On. RICHARDSON.
GEO. X. WEST.
q q. r CARPENTER.
Davenport Ma IL 1898
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02

x7S MONTH I WANT To HIRE
% - Agents In every county at as q month
expenses paid. to sell my new cheap Family SOW
Address. q. MADISON A,s-.a Nil.
nyH.Wan
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
CnicagO h Northwestern Railway,

lse3 -. SUMNER ARRANGEMENT. 1899.
For aockford, Beioit. Frseport, Galena, Ssysn,s ..
-: esville. Madison, LaCro.se. Prairie du Chen,
ST. PAUL, FOND du Lac, Oshkosh, Watertown.
berlin, and all points in Wisconsin, MibpesotA.
Northern Illinois and Northern Iowa via. Chis.ro
and North western Railway. RuIniag through
without change of cars to Jsnesvihs, Wstsrtosn,
FOND du Lac and Oshkosh and connsv,ing at rrai-
RE du ILien and LsCrosse with sp,sndid Packets
for
All Peints ON The Mississippi River.
Trains leave Chicago % fellows:
s45 M-Dsy Express.
$40 M-Wsy Passengers.
500 = M-Janesvilie and Rockford accommsd d.
tion.
s30P Nigh Express.
- New and elegant sleeping ,rs are rsn uu-
on all Night Trains, and psien' v.ntiil,tsd cars.
with patent busters attacsd TO all ~ ir.ins.
GEO l.. DUN AP, sup'tl
E.Ds WIZ! RosAsos. Gent Ticket Ag'e
ay7-x
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4 YOU MOULD SING WELL

study AND PRACTICE TIE ADMIRABLE
, Lessons and Exercises co, tsined in "bAs-
SIMS Arr or SiHoIAG A PRAcTIGAL SYsrIM FOR
rHx CuLiyATIoh or TnE VonE" IL treats tho
subject in thoroughly scien., fr, yet plan ana
comprehensive manner, ana is recommended py
Teach, RS and v.csi-ts "a The best al gers. 40
pranno Voice, So SO sbrisged, S2.l6; Tonor,
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
FL d fk Il y e. Il
SEUyI.vl .H.ICHE.vE.

THIS MACHINE MAKES FOUR DIFFERENT
l stitches, and fuis tho cloth other right o.
oft, as the operator may desire. II rows very
-apid, is easy of operation and almost noiscles-
i 10 fully protested by letters patent, an eaci
Machine warranted 70 the pu haser
al those desiring FIRST class family ewint
Machine vii. oe rio ily repaid BY an eIanina,io
Of it, merits
MISS X. CLiNGMAN
Room No 4 up st,irs), Forest Rljck, corner
Perry rni ThirI streets, Davenport, Iowa.
mar Il
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
Rutan,s Patent VentiiatOrs
On Cars of Day Express Trains.
Patent Sleeping Cars on Night Trains.
Baggage Checked 1Arouuh.

THROUGH TICKETS for sale in ell principal
sailroad Off es IN the West. at the General nee
,orner IF Lake ana Dearbon streets, (under the
Tramont House. Chicago, and At the depot.
II C WENTWORTH.
Gent V-eS'n Pass AGENT Juoe1
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02

hNE OF TIE ABOVE NAMED PACKETS
" will leave this poist daily on the arrival OF
Eastern morning train, connecting at Nnscatine
with the cars tor Iowa City and ashingon ut
burlington with the Burlington vi sour River
Railroad Tor uskslooss ana AutumwA, and aith
the Chicagotrain al Fort Madison with the keo-
kuk d Mount Peasant Railroad tor Nount Pleas
ant and keokuk, ami at keoAuk with packets for
81. Louis
To- Passengers travelling on these boats viii
avoid all vexsclous d.lays ni passing tho Rapids
Freight handled WITH care and dispatch.
uhl7 If
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THE CHERUB. A collection OF soNuS LOT
S.n,ntb rcbooI. and sabbath Evenings By J..
I, Jopk.os Those who wish something new
and ,tesh TO- tho :, bbnIh Schools. or the chit
dren 1t home, will lind l25 bnght and S.trsc ivc
songs in ,b,s n y book- soss ut tuiied 10 .
youSg mind. Copies IN ,iied. postpaid fr CO.,
Ids. rs CTS. x22 per 100; PIPER, ~ cts, sH.
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Freight Of all kinds will be carried from Chica-
Soto all points East at all times, at as low rates
~ any otne railroad reute. ssp2y-dtf
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-25
Corruptlons IN Language.

vi the absurd Alterations which are being
introduced into common speech, aud even into
written and printed language, there is, perhaps
none more offensive to the ear, as well as to
good grammar and good taste, than, the habit
of adding eSS to common nouns as feminine
termination. Thisfwe hear constantly applied
to words that are neither N ascuiine nor femi-
nine, except as some affecting Q great nicely
of language chooseto make them such. aThe
first of these, innovations which weremember
the one least offensive to- the ear and which
has become,most egitimated by usage is az.
thoress. The word author was properly neither
masculine nor feminine, or rather it was both
1t might be used for either. It was Just as
proper to say that Hannah More was the au-
thor of Coelebs in Search of Wife, as to
say that Milton was the author of Paradise
Lost The word was equivalent to writer,
and there was no more need OF saying that
Hannah More was an authoress than that she
was ,orateress. Alter this the word director
was transformed, and female director became
a darectTeSs. Here again the feminine termi-
nation is needless. Director signifies manager
Why say darectress any more than manager
ess? Then we have seen lately Presidentess,
and even Treasures AT this rate We shall
have no neuter or common nouns left. Every
thing in the universe will be made masculine
or feminine. Of course, if we begin in this
way, to be consistent, we must carry it out
and then we shall have our language as full
of pretty ornaments of speech as garden is
of flowers. The kitchen maid, who prepares
our breakfast, must no longer be called cook,
for that is function sometimes usurped by
men. Let her rather rejoice iu the title of
cookess. . And she who washes the clothes
shall henceforth be awasheress. A woman
who should make artificial flowers for sale
would be, not the maker, but the maheress, or
the manutacturess. Orif ine lady takes
care Of hersown plants, We might Compliment
her as pretty little gardener, but probably
she will think it moro dignifed to be called q
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-25
Berlin CauCWs!

All the freemen of Berlin who in favor Of support
ing the present National Administration in its efforts
to suppress the Southern Rebellion and reestablsh inc
supremacy of the Old Flag entire Union, are re-
quested to meet in Caucus, the School House near
Montpelier Village. Saturday the Doth day OF August
1863 at 2oclock M, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for Town Representative and ticket Of seven
Justices of the Peace to be supported by the Freemeh
said Berlin at the approaching September election.
BIZ ORDER OF THE Town CoxMIrrSf'
Berlin, August 81, 1863
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-25

HINTS TO BLUE LIGHT DEMoCRATs.-A Rich
mend paper, believing the boasts of the Sham
Democratic papers, that they have large major
ity in the next Congress, marks out programme
though which these allies of Jeff. Davis can great
ly help the rebels, and seriously embarrass the
Government; and it does not seem to entertain
doubt that all of its suggestions will be duly
acted upon. 1t says: ..a,. etf ...- ....
I" The Democrats will command in the next
ballot, and this will secure to them immense ad-
vantages in the forthcoming campaign, if they but
act in unison with the reactionary peace move
ment which has set in. They will have it in their
power so to embarrass tho Buckeye Secretary of
the Treasury as virtually to arrest the further
progress Of the war. They can reduce the rate
of interest on money already borrowed repeal
the appropriation law of last session 80 far as re-
lates to loans not yet negotiated; or treasury
notes not yet issued /; enforce the prompt collec-
ton of the war tax; declare reputation inevitable,
as their papers atresdy admit reduce or abolish
the secret service fund, which ID nothing more
than reserve fund for Lincoln and Seward to
meet the requirements of life in exile repeal
the conscript law restore the State Banking sys-
TEN, anu thus bring bank notes into competition
with " greenbucks"; mpeach Abe; call for copies
of the shoddy contracts entered into with the
northeastern blue noses; these, and hundred
other resources, which due inquiry cannot fail to
deveope, will furnish ample bases for the enforce
ment of their peace policy" % fa
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-25
Peculiarities of Mule. Horse and Rat
Diet

A parol. rebel officer, captured at Port Hud-
son, writes to the New Orleans Era an acc unit
of the defence of that place, in which he thus
speaks of the diet to which the garrison was at
asst reduced st....tf .t-
The last quarter ration Of beef had been given
out to the troops on the 18th Of June. On the
lst Of July, at The request OF many officers,
wounded mule was killed and Gu; up for expert
mental eating. All those who partook OF it spoke
highly of the dish. The flesh of mules is Of q
darker color than beef of finer grain, quite ten
der and juicy, and has flavor something between
beef and venlson. There was an immediate de-
mand for this kind OF food, and the number o
mules killed by the commissariat daily increased.
Some horses were also slaughtered, and their
flesh was found to be very good eating, but not
equal to mule. Rats, of which there were plenty
about the deserted camps, were also caught by
many of the officers and men, and we're found to
be quite luxury-superior, IN the opinion OF
those who ate them, TO the spring chicken and
if a philosopher OF the Celestial Empire could
have visited Port Hudson at that time, he would
have maryeled at the progress of the barbarlans
there toward the rehnements of his own people.
Mule meat was regularly served out in ratloDs
to the troops from and after the 4th of July, and
there were very few among the garrison whose
natural preJudces were so strong as to prevent
them from cooking and eating their share. The
stock OF corn was getting very low, and besides
that nothing was left but peas sugar and molasses.
These peas were the most indigestlble and un-
wholesome articles that were ever given to soldiers
to eat, and the reason that such large quantity
was left on hand, was probably accounted for by
the tact that most OF the troops wopIC not have
them on any consideration. To gave corn, they
were issued out to horses and mules, and Killed a
great many OF these animals All Of the horses
and mules which were not needed for hauling or
other imperative duties had been turned out to
Craze, where numbers of them were killed or dis
abled by the enemys cannonade and rain of MIME
balls, and the rest n arly starved to death.
The sugar and molasses was put to good use by
the t oops IN making weak description of beer,
which was constantly kept at the lines by the bar
rel-tull, and drank by the soldiers in preference
to the miserable water with which they were gen.
orally supplied This was a very general and
healthtul leverage, and went far TO recompense
the men for the lack Of every other comfort or
luxury In the same way, after the stock Of to-
bacco had given out they substituted shumse
leaves, which grew wild in the woods. 1t has al
ways been smoked by Sthe Indians under the
name Of klIllckenick, and, when properly pre-
pared for the pipe, is tolerably good substitute
for tobacco.