Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-14


TINE FLIEs-BEwAIE OF THE DRAFT. =
With this week closes the time specified
by the War Department for the payment
of the magnificent bounties of 1902 to
veterans, and 1902 to new recruits who
enlist for three years or during the war.
After that time the bounties cease, and
those who enlist between then and the
5Ch of January viii only receive such
bounties as are given by counties or in
dividuais,
Those who would escape the draft, and
secure the large bounties now being
paid, should no longer delay, but at once
seek recruiting officer and.enrol their
names and secure the large sum now
being offered. There are plenty of
chances either in old regiments or new.
Delays just nov are extremely danger
GUS Bear it in mind then, that after
the Sunday next December 10th, 1863.
the large bonnties for volunteers
cease. After that, small bounties and
the memorable draft, with the $500 ex-
:. emPtion probably repealed.
SICK AND WOUNDED SoLDIERs-The
o. s hospital steamer Charles McDou-
gal arrived here on Saturday from Nash
vile, having on board $50 sick and
wounded soldiers from the Nashville
hospitals, who were transferred to the
hospitals in this city.
The MeDougaI, formerly the D. A.
january ie fitted up in most admirable
s style fpr the purpose for which sSa is
now used, and is furnished with every
applianee.and convenience of frst-eiass
hospital. ..--....
2 Or, her boiler-deck her bulkheads have
been removed, and the entire cabin, in
GLIDING the guards, has been thrown into
one spacious room, the boat being en-
: closed square up from the outer edge of
the lower guards. This, with Sidewalks
on the lower decks, and her engine room,
s which is supplied with movable beds
when required, affords ample accommo-
dations for 400 invalids. On the sides,
near the wheeI-houses, she has an apotl-
Z eeary room on one side and linen
room on the other, with Surgeons office
front, and rooms for officers aft, and is
in every respect complete Every purt
OF the boat, from hold tn niint house ia
kept as neati clean and tidy as the best
private dwelling. oI.-.sa-.~
The boat is so completely ventilated and
everything is kept so scrupulously clean
that not the slightest offensive odor is
percep6ble in any part Of the boat
On her sides and over the stairway as
you enter the. boat, is Inscribed the adj
mirable motto, "a place for everything,
and everything is in, its place, and it is
plain to be seen that all on board live
up to the motto
- In the center of the cabin is fan
running the whole length of the boat
which is moved by steam, maintaining a
fresh, healthy breeze all the time, which
adds greatly to the comfort of the sick
and wounded.
About so of the sick and wounded
brought here are Indiana troops, the 9TH
ers arelfrom Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Wis
consin, Massachusetts, East Tennessee
and Kansas -r.r> egr
Major Alex H. Hof, us a, is tie
Surgeon in charge, and everything on
board bears strong testimony to his abil
ity aud efficiency
50 We are indebted to him and his polite
and attentive subordinates forpermissior
tolboard the McDougal and examine hei
arragements- ee55S
To the Major We are indebted for &
list of the sick and wounded, got up il
admirable style, which we will publish
Tomorrow.