, 1864-02-25
NEW GOVERNMENT BUiLDIHGs.

II t1Tef14sa4-EI1tZ "1nEem1up.
6a5et0yH-John Prechtet.
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Barracks, Hospitals, &C., in this Dit.
trict.
AZ the war progresses aaditiona! facilities arr
acmsnded for accommodating our federal troopa
as well az the sick and wounded and the prisoners
that from time TO time accumulate upon our hands
ss our army advances. The largest military csnE
In tkts District, Is Camp Douglas, the statistics
and descriptions Of which arc familiar to our read
ers. 4 new Hospital is now in course Of erection,
116 by 1c0 feet two 13x feet stories which will ac
cormodate about three hundred men. This will
be model Hospital in point Of arrangement,
eonyenienco md conlpletcness- Copies O,
nr. Wheelants plan have already been odercii
to he adopted in the erection Of hospitals In otte,
dpnartutnts. This is Intended to he the rebel
toso.tal, ard will take the place Of those now
scattered about the grounds, which, though remod.
crled and improved since they were used a. bar.
racks. are iuconvenient and lily adapted to hoypl.
tai service. Another has been ordered, We under
stand. TO he erected west from the White OAK
tho Cove,nmcn to turn over to the city the" City
Hospital On 18th street, for some time past used
| by tic Government
Our Reporter made tour Of the several uospI.
tsls in Camp Douglas and found them remarks.
bly, clean, we'll warmed. thoroughly ventilated and
well conducted.
NEW 1ARRAcKs.
Within The past aye months Capt Pottes, l.. Q,
H.. has capsed b be erected the following addl.
slpoa1 barracks, At the points named At Camp
Douglas, accommodating 2,6GO men; Camp FIR,
s,oo; ST. char]es,1 ,:0o; Ottawa, 1,0o0; Joliet,
to ,ooo; Dixon, atto 80; Freeport, SO: EIgin,
800, and several at Aurora. Three lines Of bar.
racks arc being ercctha In tho White Oak squarc,
men, are nearly computed. and the foundations
and timbets just being Ald tor the second.
Camp Fry g!eas,sa, Located at The northern
scres IN he enclosure 1sere ha7e Seen s esected ted
recently taur lines of barracks each 24 bT sI feet
snd each barrack. with the onlcers' quarters or
sdditiona! lines of about .le same s{ze aro about
TEE oovtnxaEs3 CORRAL.
The new Gorernrnent corral built by
ca;ef q eavay Baseap. % thofoueh1 Sa e
fpectsng, stated he bad seealno more complete
says Chicago Is tho best point br purchasing hor
sea In tue Western country, aud that thus tar the
torEes sent from Chicago Fl haze tNen far ADORE tht
State street, between 23d and sithstrsets, embra
ees 20 ac1es, and will accommodate $500 horses
with stah!ing.
THE eo1p1En's R1sr.
/ This rev End pppnlar military Institution re-
| Gently erected By Capt Potter. on Michissn arc
| nre, between Randolph and Washington streets
isa substantial, ene-stoEy frame baijdiug, % By
atby q. II is calculated to aecompodats ifpm
| 1,10 10 $3.50 men. This building cost about
four Thousand dollars = about what the
| for single year. Tins il strongly b7I!t, with
double foors throughout, and when 10 lonee,
pceded Tor 1ts present use, C1n be used 70 ware
the ?" eoss q SD Ns enef
be termed "the Soldlers' Parndise,' by vtteran.
| WHO have t.ave.ed all through the Northoruciiies,
| occupancy within ten daYa from the time T va.
| commented
! To correct m erroneous impression, that aecus
Soush IT, Snd6g reng aee ss t.. steS soIde1s
Nas erected By Capt. Potter The so1dlezs an q.
tcttaiped bT the lady managers Of the soldiers
Homc and at the expense OF that glorious tnstitu.
t1on. Contributions are made, to some extent, By
citizens, for entertaining regiments, With az
very THANKFULLY received and duly acknowledged.
The three spacious rooms in the ''ReaI lifted
an agent appointed BY Capt. Potter. The dining
- ~
nyer - the rare and Il for en H. eycGs .arnse
! Soldiers Home, for the entertainment Of reci ~
/ 1nents.
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1No@aEn e"A7pAAst oFEAA1loS+-1ht
feadefs Of Inc lRtBusE nave. some OF them, I
Aseiy appreciation Of the s"indltng Operations q
p! one Sweet, and doubtless remember as viyidlY th
| connection Herewith Of " b. Dole, then runnin
! the South Branch Mills. Our Chicago commission
men arc 1eckoned sharp, and are not usually twie
mon,hs has rendered them obliyious to these "a,
lier transactions, ard they have al!owcd Dole t
perfect an operation, which were it the fashion +
! caA things By their right nams would be dcnoml
! nsted 6windllng. The facts OF the affair whic
! has been coming to head during the last few dag
| are briefly these: Dole employed man named He
bert. who figured somewhat pron1ne emily In a IA,
! ,eny and persurv case before Justfce Brown no
! 1onr, since 10 bur xrn11 1nta of man, fnoro M,
ttsa ycbn Ecro an~,ona ~ 49,
! IN adyaace Of ono or two cent
! above the market, he you'd purchase ca,
| loads OF oats and corn or wheat on the track an
| promiee to pay when the s.mc wab weighed. Fo
| aome time he has performed these promises, bn
41n-e ,,erch,r,s - s,n.1, e1ns s,,t n ths .r,rr
v,1e ,mocDt.no +o ne.r * eno NJ no1o tbo1oh,
/ nroner n .hnt 5oun and nm ~. doors Yer
csas ~, ~ hta cred,.ora ~, Tnesdsv 1,oht and ves
ts,asv h. naa1e an ass1cnrncnt = III. en.,rs ,sset
/ .s,n M Trorh ~ sao Thnr.s Vuohee h.s nv,
menccd anti and sxorn ont an attaehnent for s71s
Bn1ns 4 co for u nj: A1hert Fav for 4, n. nm;
Htnrv Fe1srntha1 for sa5o II ia mt cert,1n III.
nnfe and Unhert eanuot he proceeded apatnsr r.,
m5nalty.
TIE NEw BoAnD OF TRADr Br1Ip1So.-
49, n,,1ds,s =; ~ ~
tad STATES I. messing With tSe he.rty enaorsemfn
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