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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-04

= Mr. GsoRes A BRusN, Osysaist Of St JsmssEpis-
csuai Chnrsh, Chicago, Ill. says:
They FAY surpass al orhee instruments Of the
kiud thst have come uader my observation for
fulress, richns.s ssd brilliancy of tone, end
promptness and dsl'cscgot sctiod.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-04

Morris klani, s G, Jan IL, 1854.
Prof HoLLos AY-D.afS r: Enclosed GU will
and SO cents tor which wish you ~ send ne
soDe VI your W usOls pl lie; sena them b. mail.
l snclose ~ cents iof postage. Adurees,
lsxAsL Z. HALL, Co ~, Atm b,
Port Royal, .. g.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05
RcnernI shormnn,r Gnidc.

General Sherman has with him in his Georgia
campaign one Of the best and most rcliaale scouts
or guides in the Southwestern old man. native
Georgian, and a wealthy planter and stakeholder
at that II would not be proper, of course, to
mention bis name but he is well known to all
who were In the habit Of visiting headquarters
year ago. When the war broke out he denounced
the Southern leaders, and in consequence Of his
Union sentiments was compelled to leave his
home, near Macon, between two days. His neigh
bors missed him, and suspectug rightly, that he
had gone of to join the Yankees they followed
him so closely that he was Obliged to hide In the
mountains in the northern part Of his State for
several weeks.
They have since organized all kinds of raids
Tor no other object than 70 catch this one man.
Atier being in the service some time he vOlun-
tGered his services to General Buell., but that
officer didn't need much Southern "gudauce." 4"
Next he received position as volunteer aid to
General ROseCrans, TO whom he was of great
service in the campaign terminating at Chatta.
nooga. He has been with General Sherman since
last June. There is not a highway or byway in
the interior Of Georgia with which he is uaac
Quainted, and scarcely town or village In which
he is not known.
He used to say that with brigade Of cavalry
he could find cotton and niggers enough within a
hundred miles of Atlanta TO liluidlte the ma
tiOnal debt. He is one Of the few rich men OF
the South who have remained faithful 10 the
Union cause whse.9. they knew that TO do so was
u lose their property, their homes, and their
comfort On his present trip he cares with him
black list Of those who took pleasure in parse
cutting him four years ago. He thinks he will
make il more than even with them before he gets
through.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05

sherman is used up IN the ordinary way by the
Arguments Of the Richmond papers, which SEQ
IN TINS movement general letreat, forced upou
TIE Union general by The desperate naturc Of his
sltuatien 10 Atlanta, with his Communications
cut and Hood In his rear. This was the view
thheh some time since by the World and Nrps of
lhls city. But one Of the Richmond papers
naiNely hopes that the Rebels may not have
cause 70 regret having made Sherman 30 vcrv
desperate; - and it lameuts also that in making
ths retreat be is permitted TO get away so easily
IN one OF the southern papers a member OF the
georgia Legislature reCOuuts his dOdge5 TO Get
away from Shcrmans forces, and how ne sought
TCiuee N the woods aud pig pens Of hi, native
STATE. lie gYe' glimpse of the deye-tGtiOn lcft
30 the line OF our armies march, and % glimpse
also Of those faithful Georgia niggcrs that are o.
light 50 stouily for their masters. "Thosc THAI
were most trusted were the first % lCavc" Ia
view Of suCh Rlimpses the whole Sou n may well
tNCIuim, with the North Carolina editor -
Unless the wisdom Of Congress aud Of the State
Legislatures shall devise some plan by which the
war may be stopped and peace restored il does
MT require the spirit Of prophecy % see tha, we
are ruined people,
From Tennessee there Is no news Of any in
purtanCc, which just now is good news, since Il
shows that the lesson given to Hood at Fra1klin
has made him cautious, and compelled him 70
come on more slowly. From paragraph Ia the
hichmond Sentinel Of the lstwe learn that it WAS
hoped in Richmond that, "in conjunction with
Breckinridge's operations in East Tennessee,
Hood would soon be able TO excel the Uuij N
expected of Hood, and any success short Of that
will be considered \ defeat in the Rebel capital.
W hat then, will Bebcdom say to the battle at
Franklin
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05

Even residents in London require to be re-
minded that the Thames, in its present course, is
to be considered, as 1t has been called, an "arti
fetal river" almost throughout the distance from
Richmond to the sea- But walk along the top
OF the embankment wall, as below North Wool
wich on one side, and Plumstead on the other,
must set any one of an engineering turn wonder
ing about the time when, and the people by
whom, work altogether so slupendous as the
embankment of the Thames and reclamation Of
"the marshes" was achieved.
The earliest references to the embaukments
speak OF breaches In them, and thus point to
still earlier period as of their formation. Sir
William Dugdale thought that they were works
of the Romans, the Britons being unequal to
them, and the SaXOns likewise. Sir Christopher
Wren, as reported In the "ParentIlil," also con-
cluded that these embankments we're Roman, the
SaNons being too much busted with Continental
wars. The late Mr.. james Walker, in one of his
reports 20 the Navigation and Port of Lon
don Committee, In lSil spoke of them as
works of the Britons under Roman superin
tendence. Mr.. r. p. Craden, in his " History
Gravesend and the Port Of London" doubts
whether the Romans had sufficient in luccments
TO construct such works, asks why the earliest
notice of them is net later than the Norman Con-
quest, shows, by allusiOn TO ROmncy Marsh tha
the SaNOns were capable of the execution of em-
bankments, but finally rejects the SnXOns as well
rs Gundolph. The earliest printed statutes re-
lating to embankments are of the early part of
the thirteenth century, in the reign of Henry Ill
but they refer to laws of a previous period.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05

THE RESULT IN MINNEsOTA.-The official can
yass of the vote in this State for President and
members Of Congress has been made. The total
vote of the State is 2,j3i, Of which Liucoln
received 25,O97, and Mcclellan l7,i37, Union
majority 1850.
The NoTE IN ILLINOIs.-The official vote for
President is az last all in, and stands lS9iO7 for
Lincoln, and ljS, 1856 for Mcclellan. The djOrty
for Lincoln is S0,67l. The gain on the aggregate
vote of 1860 is sob; on the Republican vote Of
1860 1886. The loss on the Democratic vote of
1860 is 1885. The Union gain on the plurality
vote Of 1860 is 1881. The Union gain on the
Coppcrhead majority Of 1862 is l7,l43.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05
SHERMAN MARCHING ON SAVANNAH
WHAT THE REBEL GOVERNMENT
EXPEUIS OF HOOD.

From the Heraid.
Our news Of General Sherman is to-day even
better than usual, though still from Rebel
sources. The efforts that the Richmond Win
Informed us were being made TO "head Sherman
off" have probably had but little success, as we
now learn that his infantry was all over the Oco-
nee river and well advanced towards Savannah
and on the Goth ult. CTuesday last portion Of
his cavalry passed the Savannah north of Millen.
This was doubtless the body that the Rebel
papers have hitherto informed us was intercepted
and cut up, and we may perhaps assume, there
fore, that il did not establish Sherman's cOmmu-
nication with the sea-coast on its first attempt.
But with Sherman near enough to the sea to
make such an attempt az all, he cannot long be
kept from making it successfully, and We shall
therefore in all likelihood soon have news direct
from his army, BY the steamer direct from
Savannah we learn that Sherman was within forty
miles of that city on the 3Orh ult., though the
Savannah Rebels declared that he had been
stopped at that distance.
In a proclamation urging the people of Augusta
10 fight-they need great deal OF urging-the
Mayor of that city announces that General Bragg
Is on the march thither with reiRiOrcements T"
His troops are probably those that were destined
for the defense of Wilmington, and they likely
reinforce Ewel's Corps, already at Augusta. We
thus see what cause of powerful trouble Sher-
mans movement is, since II can weaken the de-
Tense Of Richmond and leave Wilmington nearly
helpless.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05

GREAT BARGAINS FROM AUCTION, IN
~ Dry Goods Carpets on cloths aud window SHADES.
". y ARCHAhBAULT, y, T.. corner of ELEVEN ri
aud MAlkEf Streets, WIN open Ghs morning, Ingram
Canets all wool 70, 81 81 10 8r7j IugrAn Carpets wool
hlung 70 to s7o Entry and stair Carpets G2; to $3.50
RAG and Hemp Carpets JOc TO 81 Floor on Cloths Zoe ~
Sl6; CIT BOrdorcd Window Shades, Sl61 SO; Bu An
Green Shading 0c; Blankets, s. 10 Sl6; C0mfor
b6 Musns Is TO 5O'. Dolanes, do. Poplins and Reps
7tc. 70 90; shawls ~ 10 $40; Scar 2jc 20 sos Apa
6Oc. 10 81 80; Table Linens, 81 % - f2 Canton Fan
ncs ~ 20 75c. Plain and Fascy Cassmeres 2c 70 81 ID
New style Chntles 70 to 4Oc. white, Grey and Scarlet
Flannes 20 10 SIC MernO Shirts and Drawers 10 to
81 20; Hosiery and Gloves u 10 7jc Coates Cotton ljo.
wholesale aud Retail store N f. corner OF ELEVEN Til
and MARKET streets l2.l-I
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05
1924 CHEsNUT sri
IOe4 oHEsNUT srREEr.

CEILING OFF-REDUCTION IN PRICES.
lNln 10 close stock before the rrst OF
January, we have made GREAT REDUCTION Ia PHces,
and ore now oheHrG some very GREAT BAR lhSS.
Row Is the Time for every one to purchase good desirable
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
CHRISTMAS PRESENrS.
CHRISTIANS PRESENTS.
CHRISTMAS tRErESrS.
NEW STYLES OF cALICoEsl FAST CoLoRs
and best qua. lilies at 81 3l5S, and Oc.
2OCO yards French ChintZes at soc.
BEST AMERICAN DELAISE5
New styles only i0c
rprss Lever than sry other sI9Ie in the city,
DRESS GOODS OF nALL AL KINDS AT REDUCED
PLAIN FRENCH MERISoEs,
Bues PurpeB, Wines Green's MBdes Browns and Blacks
from 81 N 500.
PLAIN FRENCH POPLINS.
EhPRESS CLOAKS AND OTTOMAN YELOUR9,
Riues, Greens, Puppies. Wines Modes,
Browns and Blacks. all choice shades,
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRtCFS
HANDSOME SILKS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
More Antique, c0rGed
- Plain ami Fan y n Ks,
SCARCE AND DEsltABLE COLORS,
Blues, Wines, and Niolots,
And 81 SIhs ~, eyG,T}y, variety
BLACK Silks, I" D'0h' BLACK SILKS,
tvery variety and quality, 81 p 70 SO.
SHAWLS FOR CHRISTMAS fRESLSTS.
WOOllen Long Shawls, 81 20 Bi5
BrOcse Long Shawls, sll to 80.
WuOlen Square Nhawis, 81 tn SS
We are selling all our Shawis at last Water prices
CUtArEBT hUSLIES IN THE Cltl.
Fine heavy "a Musns at jUc.
f0restdale Muslns az SOC.
WiiamsYlle Muslins 1t 62ifc.
New York Mills Muslus a. 95c.
lnb.eached Musiins a. 80 TO inc.
Heavy Unbleacted Musltns at jDc.
Yard wide Fine CnheAsle Musl!ns at DC.
H-S Pocasset Unbieached Muslus at &c,
H-S Lawrence Heavy Muslns al 6je.
6-4James' Steam Mills at 7jc
Cotton Goods Of all Kinds, 40 very low prices.
H. STEEL & SON.
II 3o-6t Nos. 7l3 and rs n. TENTH St,eet,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05
Rate of Mortality in the Present War.


The rate of mortality in the existing war az
per cent. per annum) for the period under con-
sideration, although much greater than that of
civilians of the military age, both in Europe and
America, and greater than that of the army of the
United States in time of peace, has been less than
that Of the United States forces during the Mexi-
can war, and very considerably less than that Of
the British forces on the Spanish peninsula from
1911 to 1910 and in the Crmea (rOm 1854 to 1850
the average annual rate In the Spanish peninsula
having been l65 per cent, and in the Crimea
about % per cent, the last mentioned rate only
embracing those dying in hospitals, and not in.
Guiding deaths on the deld of battle. Here, then,
We have it that the rate of mortality in the present
war is only 7'2 per cent per annum, while the rate
otlmOrtality in Wellington'5 Spanish campaigns
llSl2-lD was l64 per cent, and that in the
Crimea, in 1916, even not counting those
who died on the battlefield, average % per cent.
How is this smaller rate of mortality 10 be ac-
counted for 1t arises, no doubt, from the organ
izatiOn, so wisely made and so literally main
tanned, which has raised the Sanitary COmms-
sion and the Christian Commission to inquire
into the best and most systematic me ans Of aScer-
tanning the condition of our soldiers, to supply
liberia! relief to the suffering, and sdstliu the
dToopipg spirits by kindness and sympathy.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05
BLANKET STORE.
.ss-sm s.E.Ooruor NINTH and ARCH Streets.

'--T-TN o ~ VlTUcT NIE VI lnu NIlTTW 1Tro-l8.
NO NORTH EIGHTH STREEr.-lO3.-
~ ''D Second doO' above Arch. Nreat Reduction In
our nmeuSe stock Of Staple and Fancy trimmings,
prEing The b,st aud most fashionapie sssort-
mcnt Of IadcH' Dress Cloak Trimmings, Orna-
mtnis and Buttons Of our own make and uu-
portaron. Sik and Merino scars, all STYLES OF
Suk and Chcnit Head Dresses Nets cheaper than
where Bugle Gmps hnd ngle Buttons Cloth Nsrno Aud
81 Gloves kid Gloves cf tno best makcrB, Black aud
CoHrcd Vc',Shaws and Scarf BordersAl widths; Fancy
BacS ana eide Combs -R Belt Ribbons set, Steel aud
Ght het Buckles, Cloak rAssea Of all c)lors and
sly es hagio Rulings OF al sizes and styles greatly
redu! cd prices; WoOnon Goods, SontaSs, Nublas,
Hoods; Ladea Chidrens and Misses Stockings the
cheapest prices HAIR Rors, Waterfall Rolls, aud Water
fan Nets ot Improved methods Black and white
Laces OF all grades and styles BLACK and Coored Velvet
Ribbons, Ia geat variety dUced prices Ladies and
Gents NeeGties, In great variety OXreEOaly caesp, &c
sc, &c,
Lades oome and all and convince yourselves before
buA ng eewhere that Is wen worth TO your inter
to putelese your Trimmings AT the Cheap Store OF Will
LIAM LONNEkSl AFTER, No. les n. EIGHTH Street,
Second door shove Arch next 20 tho corner. 1913
, 1864-03-12

From the Plymouth Qnd.) Republican,
An afTr1v occurred on Saturday last at
Stuck's school nouse, in West township. this
county, L:twecn jus. and Niles McElrath on
one side, and Joseph Vankirk on the. other,
which resulted in the death of Niles McEl-
rath. The circumstances arc briefly as fol
1ows:-There was a spelling match at the
Of young people Of both sexes, among the rest
the McElraths attended, though living In an
adjoining district. Sometime during the af-
tefnoon James NcElrath aud young Vankirk
got into fight and the latter got roughly
used. After tIcY were separated Tankirk re-
marked that he could Vhip McElrath in lair
fight, but did not want to fight then, aud that
II apr one touched him he would shoot
him, at the same time drawing revolver.
In a short time he started to walk Of, when
Niles McElrath ran up behind him and
caught him By the hair Of bis head and struck
him in one Of his eyes, knocking him down.
Taukirk either fell or rolled over on his
back and commenced firing at his antagonist
who was STOPPING over him, trying, some
say, to seize the pistol. Three or four shots
were fired By Vankrk, one Of which struck
Niles McEIrath In the breast Just above the
heart, which caueed bis death early next
named Stuck in the aeshy part Of the arm.
We do not youch for the truth of the above
statement entire. As in all such occurrences,
there are several contradictory stories aaoat,
and 1t is impossible for us to know which Is
correct.
Tankirk 1yas arrested and taken before
Justice Osborn on Saturday evening, and af:
ter brief examination required to give bail
in the sum Of $1,000 for his appearance on
mittea, and will have a further hearing to-
, 1864-03-12
l in 1uyriap; Is in Polish; 8 in Croat; In
6loYcue: In Hebrew, and 8 in Greek.

- It eeems that Interruption in the publi-
Gallon of The correspondence of the frat Ma
poleop is 1ktl, t, Last for some time. It Is
due to the coarse personalities which dfsdg-
ure the correspondents Of his latter years. Els
abuse Of everybody, and especially. Of his
accords to the master Of thirty 1cgions. As
for the barrack coarseness Of Ais letteTs, judge
when in one Of them he calls Tal1oyTand
"MeTde in silk stocking"
The future Empress Of Mexico,
the wife Of the Austrian Archduke MaHml-
ian, aud daughter Of King Leopold o. the
Beleinns has written and lad printed at
Fantaisie,,' and "Un Hiver dams !'Ilc dc Ma
dere." These two volumes tile Arclduchoss
Charlotte has distributed among her friends,
hut they are not published for general sale.
While nineteen-twcntieths Of the reeding
public OF England are much annoyed By
Bishop Co1enso's assaults upon the tradition
ary authorship Of the Pcntateuch, the Gle
mcnta1y mathematical works, which he
wrote while schoolmhster, and before he
put Lis head into a mit1e, are among the
most popular textbooks IN schools and for
private instruction. There nre fifteen of
these volumes, upon the following subjects:
Arithmetic, Algebra, Trisonomctry, and En-
cid. We're he to lose his hishopfie to-mor.
row, the profits Of these books would yield
him largc income.
The Rev. ]. Earle, late Professor Of
Anglo-Saxon in the University Of Cambridge,
is bringing out, with the assistance Of oai..
ncnt scholars, q new edition Of the works Of
Godfrey Chaueer, carefully collated from the
MSS md subsequent editions.
ga History Of England FOR Boys" writ
ten by Professor Kingsley, Is alnouDced as
ton" series Of lectures delivered before the
University Of Cambridge, In which tho author
is Professor Of Modern History.
HI q. Cocleris, very profound scholar
aud one Of tho librarians Of the 11azarine Ii
brary, announced the other day piquant dis
cogery-the first printed work Of Yoltaire, q
poem in honor Of ST. Geneyteve, the patron
sniut Of Paris
, 1864-03-12

all the Copperheads OF the pure reptile
species are not confined to Illinois. Here Is
an extract from the speech Of ]. D. Murphy,
one Of the leaders Of the New Hampshire
"Dcmocracy." He stumped the State for
Harrington, who has just been beaten 6 G,000
This Mr.. Murphy did, on the22d Of January,
at the Town Of Eewington, n. II, make these
remarks:
"Thc Den.ocrats have submitted to the des-
7,otic s,rayef ibrahdn LtucoEn for Mree gears.
thinking It better to endure wrong for q
short time than to risk alt by a last APPEAL to
afms. But net, the time Is coming when VIC
can change our rulers I1ther M1A submit
four years lcngsrto Abe Lincoln and Be orerrun
By tie noRDEs OF HIS uIRELEsG soLn1ERY, let
us ring out the CIT Of old, ITO TOUR TENTS,
o, 1sKAE1r DEMOCRATS SHOULD Arm AND
ORGANIZE INTO DRILL CLUBS, COMPANIES,
BA7T4L1oSs, REGIMENTS AND BR1GADRs, for
these Nosd thirty .ibollioni,ts and shoddyise
hitfes and traitors are 1rind broken, tpariatt7,
dy7,eptic race, ana one rxyitafnt cf Democrats
could 1cAip La,zeef Msa'. Our armies hare ac-
complishcd nothing; the Army Of the Poto-
mac il grand picnic excursion, eating up
the substance Of the nation. ind eomiag home
to ,rte dtcn the liberties Of tie 1,foAe and srude.
oure2te.ioas farce and mockeTy to TIE sea''d. u
, 1864-03-12
4 Revelation.


Our city readers viii remember the Owen
port boys who created something Of sensa-
tion in this locslity about year since, with
their " spiritual" manifestations. Aeotem-
porary states TINT while the "boys'' were
recently exhibiting in Kenosha, Wis, IN
enterprising: genius allowed himself to be
shut up in the cagc, along With the bound
s'mediums"- first made a nberal ap-
plicatIon Of oil and lamp black to his hair.
Presently lie felt Esprit hand'' resting on
his brow. On inquiry he learned that it was
the hand Of his departed mother, whcrcupon
he requested her to part his hair as she used
to do in bis boyhood. The request was &c.
comm odatingly complied with. When the
boz was opened, the mediums within were
found securely tied, but tho hand Of one oi
them was thoroughly besmeared Will, the
sable compound, showing that whatever
spiritual agencies might be connected there
With, the Davenport Boys "had Aa'd in 1t. II
, 1864-03-12
- The London Times gives the following
additional facts relative to the Dublin riot:

- The London Times gives Inc following
additional facts relative to the Dublin riot:
A regular fight commenced On the plat.
form, and simultaneously In several parts Of
the house the battle ragged. With the cxcep-
tion Of few Of Us who stood on form at
the wall looking on, the whole massson the
platform were engaged In terrific struggle,
llourizhipg shillelahs,, boxing, throttling,
Ing On lie boards, kicking, yelling. The Fe-
MIN men being well drilled and commanded,
pressed on in such overwhelming force that
they carried the platform In about ten min
utes. The O'Donoghues, Mr. Sullivan and
sene priests, fed; tho chairs and tables we're
broken up and converted into weapons the
reporters were knocked about and quickly
lost in the agitated mass. The victory was
won, and The snlllvanites were utterly rau-
cloth tbat covered tic table, and waved it as
flag of triumph. This put IN end to the
fighting throughout the room; The Fenians
and uproar for about an hour. 4 priest at
tempted In vain to get a hearing.
, 1864-03-12

A correspondent Of the n. Y. Herald wri-
ting from Nashville, tells the following:
Such has been the result Of the strategy OF
a General who says be does not beliyc In
strategy. do not know that you have had
the story, but it is a good one, and send it
as Characteristic Of the man Us viewed from
a distance; for have had no opportunity to
study him closely since he has assumed the
labor OF carrying iulf Of the rebellion on his
shoulders. The story goes that few eve
nings ago Gen, IT. r. Smith, Gen. Rawlings
md other staff officers Of Gen Grant, were
gathered together in the 1atter's room in tho
Cunningham mansion, Gen. Smith was pacing
up and down the room, apparently in deep
study, when some one asked him what dis
tresscd him. Another spoke up ana Eal1:-
sLet Ba1dy alone, he's studying stratesy.'
4 1augh followed at Smiths expense. when
Gen. Grapt remarked :-"1 don't be1lcTe IN
strategy as yon generally mcan 1t. I use it
In getting Just as close to the enemy as posi-
ble, and then up guards and at 'enl.'"