Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-24

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vaysH 4dehss.a : beatty "a the night Of
the ~ instant.
heI(rSi Frank u Hssrje hss bseop. :
sGsjfent Of Ne* O@esnsj h ~ learn from
Dubuque Hsra#.
/M.1ares in til. kdiut@nt General. Office
V bsins REDUCED tspld( ~ circumstances
viii psrmAs
Moore p. Care her hbs been sent from
Elaedin equity to lDet Nbdison for oes yesr
for stealing spoou aud nooey Il Iowa Falls
several mouths y b. 10
The Pvttswatt&m hoard Of Supervisor
hes transferred tbs STUCK held BY the coun-
ty in the q. B. st. 1. Railroad. amount
ing TO 90. 600, 10 Mr. Phelps. ~ coutr.c-
sos, upop esndi( Ioh NJ K sAe resd + coue.s.
IL asa Oound Bioab 70 the State liot on
sas.lQfs =. Of Japussy. 1907:
J. r. SssIt7{Sx Ess~y citizen and
prominent lawyer oI6ss Moi}es. died few
days since. after s<eekb illn)ss.
The frat N.d66al BfnL 4 lndesssseoes
will commence oper,don, about he IN Of
November Present e,pital. $4,000.
Geo. 7. Steele, fpfmerly Of Ben.onsport
In this s1Ie,ves4asely s,aASd TO- dssth
by falli6s 81 in . gilI op1r n Illaa-
The contract * ben 1s.4ur the grading
Of the firs. ten Inilsb Of n, lowe GENITAL
Railroad bsyovd Cedar Rapids. :
Three hugdr.d mkn will be grading tn.
B. 4 NJ. r asilrold vest Of Ottomwa With
In ten ds/a Tho 4aas 10 cu.stesee the
bridge bvsr the Dd Moines river At that
points nov being duaried.
TIA te!s raph| lifs from Keotut to the
capital 10 progTe76i3g finely. At last &C
csunts t., was rjeat Ssssnit, Vim Bsrsn
county. 1t will b completed to DesMoines
In about six weets.
A 20 ing man lst}ly employ I'd in livery
stable 1t DesMoibe}, Was recently hung 1t
PeI.a until nearly dead. by mob Of forty
or any men. on butpicion Of having stolen
$3.50 from felld~ passenger in a coach
A. LAT accounts kis life was dsspaired Of
The City Council Of eYu3cii Bluffs has
voted to transfer o25 80 i Jeth Of stock In
the Council Bluffs "a skEJoscph Railroad
on condition that tie ySsd isirvpnning Or
der de-! fro" re BlaSste the Missouri Stat.
line BY 4an9sty1sos ~.
The population Of p H6Ps, 6utherie conn
ty, is sbou, 500. Fly houses are nov un.
der contract for iry(nedl ate building. Two
daily lines Of coy hcs cd ntrs there, one from
snJFthe othSr from Des Moines.
In short tipe. the towh viii haze connect
s E: BY '5Fs'''' with '''"''''' md the
The vssssg Railroad Conpapy.- ~ We
earn from the Dee Aoi1es Register, is ex-
composed Of Iowa capitalists.
Outside capitalists havb frequently made
oveftures for stock, but their proposals.
have been declined. ltd agents are making |
progress il purchasing rights
IF way.
A MERlTEp CoMPLnENr.-Thc follow
ng tribute to the personal and professional
worth Of Col Curry is well deserved, and |
We give place to it with pleasure:
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct 81, 1864
Ii. Col. james II. Curry, Surgeon U. S J1x:
DEAR Sh Learning that you are on the |
eve Of leaving this ,ity to return to your old |
home, Baltimore, we take the Ibis rty Of thus
expressing Ia you our regret thss circum-
STANCES. however honorable to yourself,
should render il necessary to separate from
your many friends here, and also giving you
OF our high personal esteem.
AS first Surgeon OF this Post, having in
your charge Tor long period important mil
ltary hospitals, involving the continuous care
III hundseds Ot sick and wounded soldiers, |
we have had every opportunity for observ-
ing your abilities AZ physician and your
humanity as q man. We take pleasure
in thus voluntarily according to you the |
praise of having, under your administration |
vi Camp Mcclellan established and conduct. |
ed probably rs well regulated military hos
pitals as can be found in the country, en- |
Abling you to make your numerous patients |
rs comfortable as those of any other similar |
institution, and certainly with as lev deaths,
number considered
With the closing of the hospital here, our |
only regret is the necessity it involves II
your removal from our midst But in part
ing from you. we beg Of you to carry with |
you to your old home, our kintlest wishes for |
your future prosperity. In expressing this |
good feeling ior you ~ q friend and as |
gentleman, whom by long campanionsl ip |
We have learned to love and esteem, and as |
u ply scan whose abilities We admire, you |
will consider Us rs speaking not alone for |
ourselves, but as representatives of host |
of your personal friends here. and of hun.
drcds Of soldiers all over the State who |
were once under your professional care.
Very respectfully,
Add. IL. Sanders, Brevct Brig. Gen. L. 8. |
Vols.
Thos Duncan, Brevet Colonel, u. s. A.,
@. n Officer.
+. q. Nichols Major 9Th regiment, LIST A. c.
Alex. hurry, Captain U. s. A.
Edward Dctshy, Major U. s. A.
h. 8 Barrows. NJ d., late Surgeon of En-.
rolling Board. Congressional District No. 2.
Sam +: Adams, Paymaster Z. $. A.
A. NJ. Kinney,
X. Smythe,
9. K. Cleveland,
Il. II. Davis, Captain and cs.
Francis II. Impey, A. A. G. Of Iowa.
II. Stemple, Ii. V.R.C.
Thos; Hughes, It. Y. 4. C., A. A. Q. NJ.
H. W. Peckham, 1t. and A. Q. n.
The ORDER OF THE Blue ARRow.-This
Association Of officers and ex-otficers of the
4th Division, 18th Army Corps will hold its
first annual meeting il the city Of Chicago,
on tho 10Th day Of November. 1t is expect
ed that Generals Grant, Sherman, Logan,
Howard, Blair, and other distinguished off,
GERS will he present. All officers who may
at any time have been connected with the
Division or Corps, are invited to attend tile