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Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

9G~ The Continental Life Insurance Con- pany, of Hartford, publish a new advertise ment in to-day's ENQUIRER. This is sound and reliable company, and issues policies on as favorable terms as any Life Insurance Co. in the State. Hon. John s. Rice, President. Samuel E. Fillmore, Secretary.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

The Worlds Washington special of Fri day says .Advices from the West to- day lead to the belief that the situation is satisfactory in Tennessee. Hood will not succeed in talk ing Nashville nor in advancing into Kentucky. The reason why he will not succeed will be freely developed in a very brief tims."
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15
nsr The House of Representatives on Tu

D6r The House of Representatives on Tues day had under consideration the bill reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs, direct ing the Secretary of the Navy to appoint a competent engineer to designate and survey the necessary amount of land near New Lon- don for Navy Yard, &c. After some debate the matter was laid over.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

The Knight Hospital Record thus sums up the changes at the Hospital during the month oi November V:
 Admitted 16, returned to duty IT, trans ferYed 8, discharged 87, dese,ted IS. died 3 3- Number of patients remaining ip bospisal,
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

S6r We give the Presidents Message in full. and abstracts of the reports of the Secre. tar'es oi the various departments. on our out side pages today. They will repay perusal, particularly the Message.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

Dr The Grave-stone cutters and marble monument makers of Boston are reported to b. on strike. It strikes us tha. this is a business in which the employers. or at leas, the employers of the employers eau hold ou, as long as the workmen.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

The exchange of prisoners has been stopped by Shermans movements, and was to have been resumed a. Charleston on the 9th inst, the siege of Charleston to stop until the prisoners are released.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

There is a sad mortality among the news papers. In Maine. we notice that the Bel fast Journal, Bath Courier, and farmington Patriot have followed the Belfast Age isto sosretsaiusss
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

0dr Admiral Farragut arrived in New York on Tuesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

A Quaker once hearing a person tell ho" much he had felt for person who was m distress and needed assistance. dryiy asked him, :. Friend, hast thou felt in thy pocket for him ?' +
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15

| a small cavalry detachment. Vaughn was re- ported at Chucky Bend, with cavalry ana Bushrod Johnson at Jonesbore, but both re- ports are considered doubtful.
 | The Worlds Washington dispatch says Gen eral Rosecrans is to be transferred to some l more important command.
 l The HeralGs Shenandoah correspondent
 says tue rebel Gems. Early and Breckinridge
 have been ordered to make demonstrations on l the lines of Gen. Sheridan's army. The rebel Senate, on the 9th, defeated the
 resolution introduced on the recommendation
 of Jeff. Davis that certain officers, exempt un
 der State laws, shall be forced into the rebe
 army.
 A dispatch from Paducah. Ky. says it is re ported there that the rebels have planted e
 battery at Harpeth shoals, Tennessee river
 and a gunboat had been sent there. Mean
 time, transports are not permitted to go above
 Smithfeld.
 Of one hundred and fifty of our prisoners l who escaped from Columbia, s. G.. Nov 4th
 several have come into our lines at Hilton Head
 among them Capt. John Dennis. Major Sanford
 and Lieut.. Pierce, of the 7th Conn. Lieut. Col Greeley, eff the Tenth Conn. has
 been arrested by Gen. Hawley. at New York l fer leaving his command without permission SIGNS OF AN ADVANCE BEFORE RICHMOND
 Richmond papers have feared an attack from I Grant for some days, and speak of concen- l tration of troops north of the James. The 2d and 5th corps were massed Tuesday afternoon and night near the Jerusalem plank road, and
 "Wednesday morning marched toward Stony Creek Station Our troops are very enthusia>- I tic and our main army having been fully rein l forced recently. The advance of the corps does not weaken it. The rain on "Wednesday l suspended operations. .. Extensive frauds have been discovered which | duplicate citizens of Key West, in buying gov l ernment property of persons not suthorissd-t0 snN e4 sss@&4s s8 R& s &se %
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24

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World that has an Exhibition, Room, and an IN
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On Patents taken cut By US We require no ad
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Exhibition Rooms corner broadway and Rarrlsv
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ere daily visited By numbers Of Capitalists and
man If Enterprise, seeking Investments in yalua-
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divisions. wi'e others and heavier capitalists are
always ready 10 purchase useful Patent and en-
gage in its manufacture, and thus secure lucra.
tive monopoly. These sources Of demand that
are daily augmening are fully Sufficient 10 ab.
sorh the entire supply Of Patents now being is.
sued. aud at fair prices.
Consignmen,s Of Patents for sale are respect
fully solicited. Anv information free. Rcspon-
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To good statesmen, who will give their whole time
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. . = - LI1(x0V.
go.
| ANOTHER 6N0AO ~.
Tha Rcb.l Gen. w a1keI
The Fed k!vef Movements.
Grants Army Reinforced. vish
Mel ald luli i!atisns.
40, 900 Recruit (vr tho loo dsy's
SCvic. nv Mu,tirea H..
war DAr,R1MCNr,

WisHiscros, Nay 81 p. IN
Jlaj IT Gene,at Ntx:
o., FnIay cvcuins General Grant CON
'nenc.d y tDuvens at for the purpose 4.
com pc..ing Ike 10 sbsndun lis position q
Spott-y ly4n,s, the details OF wuich. for Oh
won, ressunS, sloa!d nc, DO made public
IL has thu, lar progressed "a ;ces-slily.
L)ngsttc,.s entEs started South At on.
r',locx on F:iday night, an hour aud . bal
.iter ll.ncrck ,novtd.
Excii'. corps Flowed Longstreet Las
nigut. The ,noicstlons are that tLv reb,
army has fallen back beyond the Nortl
Anna. iIoks's brigade u.s ansd Lee.
Tae movement .! Gen. Grant uss thu
far b.en accom- p.isLed without AIRY sever.
engagement or .vr,ous INTERRUPTION. ".
nu~ occupy Gu,nc,'s s,A,,cn, Milford Sts
uon, an1 south ot the Ms,tspopy, on ths
Tine.
A Dispatch received this morning iron
Gen. Canhy, dated Ma, l4th, II the nout
u Red X yer, says W have ruwoIs ~ d. !,
from rebel sources that oil the 1unbuat.
except two succeeded in getting over ID,
,.lls ~ AlcxsnirlA on tue day mentioned i,
Gen. Banks Dispatch.
M d.-pstcnes have been rccsiy ed to-ds,
..om Gen Ri,Ier.
a dispatch IRON kioSston, Ga, state
that ShcrmaD's :orces are resting aud ~
~. nisLinx Their supplies.
t3gnccl =. N. SrAxroN,
Secretary Il Wat
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24

-. =: = .s s..'..s 49, 's's' '''s -
"1hs 0yaes1eeefs Asd . sosssu a eseas
socoees0sn1e4 - oozo1sos seesas -
tSssessssesh svsa n 49, peessss pros
peross sofseeeA & - - epoqaee noW,
ssd GOD y gSstae "a sho pso,Glso car
work ell - duoe. 1hs rsesun,as and The
iears u the sDem1 esours us Of sAis.--
Granite Amy 10 the lo1e hes9 ami fsuot u
this hossid var. 1ns Is 49, tine, III. ~
fore. tor every mso va 90 ssrika bios
f,r bis country g sendsg bss aid. Let eve.
~ oae g let ia wbascser ~ eee o,An e.
him. LIT ~ e shsss tsl.y md sivusl
rendered - may - rxodsd q c.I,.,, -.
until this great HgAt y eyer.
The weak sst ssd helpless ones Who can.
not Life the sprsr Of bare Or assist in.c
live onploymeD. u,sy do ~ Rusu did nrr
the tate CT nation lung on Ler fl IT,.
thev oesiogo ttc throne vi ueas.r v,tL
'ervsnt supkiicati0Os that iss bleas' M. ma,
% upon ihos= WHO Tn the front asv con
ducsing the great .ssue. Wei. ,,uch Il,
stiWulat. anu encourage ~.
Tue meas VI Jet smother s;esorv bas iu.,
reached ~ IRON l. 80 srmy. Buti.s n.
oseu driven 10 cover.
The T.ans. M.s'.eir1i sends a. cheesj ~
tidiuys. Las - STRIKE on aud s,riaa b.ru.
sVr Jur hsssaiioD draws his.
Inc nsws reached u. J e,serdSy % rnins
hat there hac been ~ hshsAsg st >;rt,s
jlvsnis.
The report brought ia represented .ha,
ussnt Lad wAds = he 4yy assault On Lee
r'sht a.'. Siannasa'A Mil, aud had Ae.
~nc Gis usua. sucss - ia al. Virginia Opt.
atiuns.
Tss telegraph MAJ ss,Ds u. more Dc all,
ni,re goiux tu press.
Ihore WIS sviue firing on the eouth aide
yesterday, together vita soule sklrlu .sAlnp,
.uvugh Nc have hot learned ttat Il VA
Il material cous. quence.
We cave any hambsr Of repoLts - e.
tue s,o7emsuts Ut TO Gu. my, Lug We be.
;eve there haa teen 10 mAt ial chang
ip u this mc since Baby : nlta sonxn,
u.s. fJs:ii-aticns.
The reader will End . dep stch relating
. tbs Trans Mississippi, which vii, CIV.
some cou:ors, ccyd.uK to Lis accounts.
For onrseivts, We conirs- vuat We are wait
ns iis Confirmation. W. axyv been DE-.
id, d ei oash with news from that ora.
e " 50 MsUy CONTRADICTIONS !fum = com
ssrison II the several st..rie-, tu4s We ~.
'ucilaed 10 sns opinion tnst his army Las
eeu ptured, Just - Muileu's vas. =.
Winchester Oh Tue II IA VI June last. Tna
" - say, Steele, Win . rc.nuant, uaGe BILE
escape, Wh,ie the body VI lis forces i.li int,
,ar hands. Ne probably lost troin 6 900
~ VV snen, besides Its artillery xuu
teaMs.
Steele With about ) 800 had . race Will
Maruin,tkc Which eavu,u enter L.,tl.
s.ck tie ii ~. Steele, carrying bat light
Ae,g.t, ~on by neck.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24

, VA TN, My 20.
SENarE Az u. cvuc.u,lc, ~ A.
tl-,a's rep'y 70 NJ. G:,u,.s, ,hu PA..fic r.
4. Bal, rs amended vas pA.ssd-z3 sys,us,
). lsgoes - the u,u.r. Aii,uen.d.
A special to the Pos. says Sir. Steven
-, just yos throag:. tns House resolution.
- constructing tho Jo,ut Resolution I,
lucr,a se tue ,A''t duty that u snail Cat.
"on tue 3o-a o. Api.i, and also .xem, q.
Ill III bond s,ods irom the pay inens vi ~.
Mtioaa duty.
The Treasury Investigation 90 far .ails "a
discover eny hauis. Tue commit .eo NJ "
e1awininy int tue moral character u son
1t Dir. Cuasc's $, bord,nstes.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24
WAsHiAGvoN, May 81.

WAsHiAGroN, May 81.
Official to Msjor General Dix:
DISPATCHES irow n j. Gen Csnbv, dat. =
rUuta u Red River, at midnixh.. My Is
'tstes that iulral Porter has iuas xrr,y
Tho remainder Ct the gSaboats viii! ar.
rive tonight.
Gen. Es.ks all. probably rca Summers
lport, on Sic Aichaiai aya 80 nurruw
A di-2stch from Aimirsl Porter, dat.c |
On board the flag Slip Back usak, tauu,i |
Il -.ed River, May 18th, states that ~.
s"n OF the squadron a.u,e tue fails AZ A,
irxauder, have been released from taeir M |
| pleasant position, owing to Tie ,nd.ia;i.a
tie excr,,.ns # Leu. Coi R.-ly, a.s,..
ant engineer Of the 10Th Army corps. wb.
proposed aud built Atr.c da,n oi 600 IL.
scsuss the liver st The iowur falls, ~L.c. J
ensh'sd ! the vessels to pass in safety
Tie back water Vi the M,ssissir.
ed to Alex sndri, aud ali"~sds g. ,us.
=" oso. Is suo"'s suo IN ~ pa-
P','eo oy 'ne eHeny e .e Ubstru :;iyn
Lieut. Bulky VII ,o,n, Il ,.,,,,.
+" seu w. P'" be immediately hutu'
'"os wv .otlon f.r distinguished I'll,
:. - services.
ytlic. ii report from Cairo, e. !. etatt.
At the army aud gunh'ats ~e. . ell sal.
ae the mouth III R-d R,ser anc Ssmsns
IT.
81 i. Gen. Sherman, in . dispasch dater
$3.50 +. N. last night, rep.'rts ilst "e ~us'l'
~ rsady B.; this iu..niDg 70 SesuMc b.
!. Yer.'ions
~ Returned veterans and roL iuente, b
SAYS have norS than replaced al losses an
: attachments.
We have no official reports since my tel.
gram from Gen. Grant or Butler.
Oeicsl reports IT this department shos
IN that within eight days sitter the great bat
on lie At Spo,t lvania Court House. man,
," thousand veteran truUps have been ivrwsrs
ed to Gen. Grant.
The whole army has been amply supplie
>, With full ratiYns 1t subsistence.
=; Upwards If 20 zoo SICK and woundc
- have been transferred from the lid {
Washington hospitals, and pisced uadr
r. care.
pts Over 5000 prisoners have been trans
ie- ported lrum the field 10 prison dcpts.
Large amounts Ot srsiiicsy and other in
- d suents Of % sctive c:.mpaign have bee
brought away.
co Several sbouasnd frtsh cavalry foscs
~ ~ have been furnished to sEc army, end th
m. grand srmy VI the Pu'0msc 10 nVw ful {
i've strung 10 numbers, end bsssOe equip.e -
supplied end furnished, than s'oce the csu
An psign opened. Several thousand rsiotorc
OeOts have also been seot ~ the armlss
- ehs desd, sod ewple supp'tss g oil. ID
to etoe the se0e tios 3O,vJO rocruits toe %
'ps- hosdeed days have scss nusseted isto q
esssises eloshsd, arosd, sqsipped q
eseaeeeseeo - sAeie ssspeeeise fssiei0os.-
TN ooooOUooe Il De- q ohn Ootef a. q
~ Aeny usse - Dssssa 81 seelr ssupss
= ~ - - = sssa ~ ssst = esaeseA
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24
FORTRESS MvnRoE. Nav 90

FORTRESS MONROE, May q
Gen. Wistsr has lett f,r hvMe OK.
Gen. DAVIS was .. Chesapeake ho.pita
sick.
Yesterday noon the pickcts on our l,t,
on the Appomatox were driven in by tn.
rebels, aud quite an Engagement cnsued.-
A. soon - Tho Pickets reached our reseiv.
tvrcc two Of oar batteries opened On e..
enemy With . deadly fire, aud they w-r
40 taken D. surprise that they Iust h,avil,
ia b,th knled and wounded.
TIE rebel Gen. Walker Is wounded sad /.
prisot or Y th many VI Lis men.
The enemy got the worst Of the sk,rmisL
and retired.
Picket skirn,i.hing il going on much
the time siOrg our lines
There is heavy skirmishing this morning
Particulars MT = r"c"iv.d.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24
New YvRE, May z

New ivsE, May 23.
A Washington dis9a,cn Of e.ierd.y II
tcrnoon states that the r.b,l army ha
'-en retresting since the attack on uu
right on The lstb.
At four o'clock Saturday afternoon gu,
frees occupied Gu.ness Station and B ~
ing Green, aud not enough rebels had tacl,
0cen lounu 10 tight with.
Tsu men were Captured near An1,po!i
with . :. Del mail ue-s,ncd to Eai,,tu.Ir
9th letters Tor New York. B .ton an
PUiIsdeIphis parties, a 50 $1,000 IN g,l
and $1,000 IN gruenbAcks. Tue letter,
peak u .s.rc,ty Of iood aud Contain big
import ant iniorDstion.
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q AOlR DADS.
Mississippi + Missouri Railrsad.

Trains run by Chicago time which i. twelve min
ntes faster than Davenport time.
IN AND AFTER MONDAY, MAY 18th, 1854.
N/and until further notice, trains will leave
Davenport follows:
5E 4. n. for GrinncIl anil Washington.
30 A. y. freight = accommodation for Grinneli
siapH do do Iowa City
Trains arrive u. Davenport ~ follows:
100 !. ". freight and accommodation from
Iowa City.
As r. y. freight and accommodation from
Crnnell and Washington.
i5r. ~ express from Grinnell snd Muscatin4.
The 2 - .. IN. train out Of Davenport. makes
direct connection NJ Grnncll Iowa City. ard q
Washington, with the Western Stage Cos Sta.
ges for all points West South West and North.
West
Train from The west conncct q Davenport
With trains u tbs chicago Rock 1slaed h. for
all points East. North. and south.
Passengers asc reminded Of the neeessity Of
giving distinct directions n the dcstisaton o.
baggage, also 70 procure tickets before taking
their seats in the ears. ]. p. TRACY. Hupe
A. krNnALL. Asst Sup't nv Ia "a:
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Three Daily Trains from Pittshurg
V Philadelphia.
TransDOrtatlOn.
HANNIBAL + 81. Joseph Rsilrsal

AND STEAM PACKET LINES on THE
"A Missouri River The most practicable route
70 the Gold Mines Of ldano. Donnock City. yir,
g. City cs!l:.in DsG.sr wa.sos osf s, n
~, % above points. An rail 70 st. Joseph, At
shi.cn Ls..s .ad w Vest !. The Daily rasts.
kme runs rom c;ss orss m;er
connections s from leasenworth and Kansas City
o Lawrence, Topeka. Fl. Riley, IT, Scott. Saats
Fee.
Tn-weekiy Packets. The elegart packets Col.
orado. Deovsr, ,: Ley, wesi wisd :ai 4.
q Nrbrraka City. Council IIiu0s "a Omaha
Also Dsily Stages from y. Jose, 70 sboss poisls
Niners With teams aAd lu9gags eaesisd . ~
sane train end packet ~ lie ebese s1osting psinll
ard aeriye fresh for the Plains
Connec1ions nadc y rail snai y poshsss e To
NiSsissippi Rtvss With ~ Hanaib1 = - - r.
p. " oiSincy and DAnaiba1 .sa
Fer Shrssgh fichets ~ Freight, apply - I. =.
Prsseynan. sgsat, = Dsssspoi, o. = bsssa ~
i - J.IE.QArwABD. on Os1eG
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WAsulNGr"S, NAV -.

lIImes Special
The Sena.o Military Committee il
nsidering proposition to allow tile
President to call ont volunteers for l~.s
than 3 years. ard a.so to repeal the $500
xrmpt o. clause.
Ia the District Supreme Cont Judge
Wiley decided that gold spccul4ti ons re
con'r.,y TO public policy, snd that the
plaintiff can neither r.coyer profit.
made ." former operas; .ons IN the hsnds
% defendant, or der osi.ed with them rs
ma'g'n under contracts tor Il he pur-
chase Of gold.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24
N.w YORK. NAV o

Dispatches from Graut's army IL III.
PuiiAdeirbM lnguiser state that carly Oil
saturday Afternoon the army siieutiy al
ssnced aud csptured tue tebci picsct-.
pu-hed Gu and cut ctf PORTION ., tue rea.
.eit column II tho uxi0 rebel x.my 1t +
ever, csp,ur,n. soms 40 Prisoners, sua
turce 81 and ii rebel cDlurs.
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Nav York. NAY 2

NAw York, N. y ~.
Ibs Hersld's correspondent v. u BIT
ler, May 2oJ, gives an account Of n
10 dn ght assault By The rebels the night
previous.
Our p,ckets received . warm fare and
gradually fell back, when our artillery
opened upon tue advancing re',els witt,
= ~itheri"g diechsrge Of g'spc and can
lister by siege guns and gut batteries
we're tr'n- 1t ito bear and the stcls
moved down Ike grass, bat still ad-
va' eng.
A rebel caison exploded, seattle ring
death IN eli d lec,ions.
Our gunbost' on the Apr omatax sl.e
Ahrlled the woods, aud the retels final.
= withdrew, leaving 263 Of their dead
Oh the field.
Our defences were constructed by OF,
best engineers and arc almost '.morsx-
nabc.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-24
ssill forwar1 q RiehuAonA.
He II Expected g make :
sAand ON the south Anna.
Another Battle between
Butler and Beaurcgard.
BeaurcEard repulsed.
GCfskA Station, Mas 90.

GCfsEA SrArIoS, Mag %.
The Army Of the Potomac - again
On the march towards Richmnnd.
During tho night Hanc ck's corps
wni:h had he'd tire LET. Of our lines i.
front Of Spottsyivsnia, took up til.
mach. moving GU tie road parallel witt
the Nv river.
Early thi, morning We reached Gninca
Station "n the +. IS Il. kR., 2 mile.
south Il Fredericksburg, AID theme,
followed the railroad. and to..igbi f.d,
! tho head Of uanecck's column 1t 3 "
ling Green, Is miles scnu, OF Cred.iicks
burg.
Ia. other corps followed to day snt
arc now passing this p.int.
1t will be obs erved from tbese indica-
t." 'h~t the co rmand ny General ha
effected the tnrnl ny movement on 'bt
light, and Lee Is now bset,ly falling
back to take up = new def.' s.v. posi-
ton.
II is expected tn. It Lees next stare
~l!i be on tic South Anna ,iv.r.
utavy firing is H. il moment heard
across the Ny, whc,e ono Of OUT column
10 moving.
Gum. a Station is point Of import
snce Oh the Po AID NJ rivers. 1hs
h6ges arc 10 our pc ssetslon.
Onr Amy has no" all gone Il en- the
point which it has heh.l before Spottsyl-
vanilla, f"r The pas two weeks.
Our rre-eot posl,i. n, VII ie it gives 81
many advantages az TO the v~my's po-
s'''on. It also per'ect!v covers our COM
mnnic:.;ions, which are via tive Feeder
icksbnrg l. Aqua Geek R2., which vii
soon b. oil right TO Frede,icks burg. am
doubtless will be put in order south Q
that place rs we advance.