, 1864-10-20
CAMP DOUGLAS
Court nnrt1els-SanttarT Provisions

Matte1e at Camp Douglas ara. at present, 6ecid.
edly In statu quo. Everything moves in the ordL-
lazy path that II should travel. Tae only variety
to the monotony Of every day life, which has At
tracted the attention Of inhabitants o! the camp
for the last fortnight has been the General Court
MsEt;sl. which according to orders from General
ue.ntzlemsn, previously Published In the TRBuSB.
bas been In SCI sion each day. This court u1arisl
appeare, however, to be simply interesting 70 the
tarties coEcer1ed. About score OF unl1cty Ia
diylduals Whose tndisretton has cau@ed them to
..bteak euart,' omit their regulas duty. or effect
come other breach Of the military code have been
treated according 10 thei seftr deserts bat oysa
| c1mpel us 10 withheld he Daues ot such offend
! e.s, The only cate which can possess cltim 10
pcb,e ln1e1stt v fs ,9e TIA ot serEeans J. nss e
private Joseph Grahar. on the seh inst J., in the
o;d Tripits Churvh, nov used ~ Provost bar
~ a5e. s | Ptssas oa assass sss
heen e.dertd by the Chief Of the Department, and
in 1hc course Of few days be will BE- azrai9ned on
charge Of murder. During @ tae heaEinJ b. o. q The
cfissd and The puh!ic may rest assnrsd tba' tbe
cHe1d1rg officer will rect1Te e7en hauded justict
a. the bar Of the military tribunal.
Since the order ieeued By Colonel Sweet, In re
]at:on to rebel prisoners, no further efforts hayt
heen u,ade by tie chiysify TO- escape: though, t:
prevent the outbreak Ct aDy plot wple9 they msl 5
|
ard CAY over the rebel quarters. The pt1eoCers
or rather en,a1 portion Of them. are still enEaRet
at work or the hospitals now In course Of erection
| and IN other improvements aroubd the Camp
ueceEe1tated BY the approaching seFIiites Of th
| wtnter teaeon. .,...--..
tits to keep the Wnc2e OF tee quarters, both Hebe
! and Federal in cleany cendt ion. bs the ~
proach OF emallp pox In n It's hor rors Ia co impoa
sihle conffI eercy to atT neglect IN this depart
mint. The ifeue Il q EEeat ono, hut the worth
Chief OF Httpitale, Dr.. S1gmund, and the Who'll
Sanitary Department, are equal to the emergency
snh will prevent tnc visit OF the destroyer. The
aho)e Of tue uesdquartere, and ion1 lines Q
| tratne ehsutiee Inhabited BY the officers and men
have recently been painted and thoroughly cleans
cd, the whole pferent1pR yery cleanl5 appearance
| tt hoepftsta, commenced come weeks ngu. sr
| being rapidly pnehed to completion. and Hll1 b
rtnoy 1or occupancy ere winter stops TIE fzbDr
Of the hui. .de1s. The camp Is tttll Ea.rteoned b
the 18th and 18th RrE1ments OF the Veteran 3:
! eteve Cerpt, the;196th Pennsy]yaria Son1uteer In
fantry {hnId day boye) and the eth Obi
| Battery. The boys Of the battery, however
do Lot participate To ruard duty, be1ug rete1ne'
| a. q reeerye force, which at any moment may b
required to nct. Throughout the whole Unio
| camp IN air of quiet loyalty prevails. The Ind
anfsug and PeuusylTAntaHs st@nd, in the estiGt
ttpu OF thc,pselses and comrades, rs naeu 1hn has
rome their duty: while the citizens o1 other State
are happy IN the idea that on the 6th' OF nez
! month tEey also Will have m opportunity TO a.
| 10 the ovrra belm,ng mejority which loyal Nor.
will hull In the face OF treason ana rebellion ever
I where.