Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-14

IO4y Will IVpV Voosss - NV - soS~e 49, 0O-
rather than over four pcr cent.
OArr Wsxrz, The SUPPOSED ANDERSON
VILE JAffox. Since the publication OF this
man's name 8 being supposed 70 be the An
dersonsiile jAilor, 3 court Of inquiry has been
established and numerous witnesses have
been examlnod - TO whether Capt. Wertz
ID the man or not. Anumber q soldiers
who we're prisoners in the Andersonville
in, have testified that he 10 the identical
man. while number Of the Same have tes-
tilted positively that he 10 not the man. SO
~ matter is shroudcd in doubt.-Aemphs
ArVus
No need Of particle Of doubt. We would
like to put in our testimony there. At this
distance We cannot swear that the prisoner
they have is Capt WcrtI, but the writer
san:sweas that Capt. wcrtx was comn'dn-
dant Of Andersonvillc prison. was rs vile
and blasphencus tyrant a. ever tortured
thGusasds, and WAS Is aocurscd villain ~
ever deserved to dangle from rope. If our
government has possession Of him. and does
not Sxseots him. another gibbct should nev.
o. be erected in this land. Not only Was he
The oanss Of the deaths Of thousands, but he
NJ - y haze deserted from our army q
Bulls Rum. He is German, we are sorry
70 ny, and W move that committee Of hi.
loyal eoantsymen whom he oppressed be ap
pointed 70 hang him on gibbst, made from
stockade logs Of the prison, and erected ove'
the graves Of his twenty thousand victims.
Secretary Harlan has SIGHTED his acces-
aion to once BY issaing On order requiring
The heads Of the different bureaus Of his de.
pastmsnt 70 report TO hin Cor dismissal TN
names Of 'all such persons - disregard IL
their e16aasA hahiAa and association, tn
edlss Of dscorum and propriety prescribe
b. sOhristiAn civilization"
NET ---oaDH
Tas conspiracy trials srs drawing to
close. An the evidence il now in, with tn
exception Of hat Of Payns's father, who Il
on bic Wy from Florida, to testify 10 the
probable insanity Of the assassin. 1fhe did
not reach Washington by yesterday his
x3UOINOUy Will UOt Uo IVCCAveOs
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Great Fire fifteen Buildings Burned.
from tho Muscas,nc Journal, June 18thl
About IL o'clock Sunday night one Of
the most extensive fires that over occurred
in this city, broke out in brick stable on
the alley IN the rear OF NJ. Block 4 Co. s
warehouse, by which about one-third of
the whole block was destroyed.
rrLo H,,;o.1ivrvc 1,,,rua1 moro I'm Water
street John Stengelc's three story brick,
occunied by Sam. Tanner as saloon and
residences j. .Hintermeister's two-stOry
frame, used by NJ. Schwab as a boarding
house and saloon, and small shed, next to
warehouse.
On Chestnut, frame building belong
ing to Henry Fimck, and used by George
Schneider a. \ warehouse, ana q row OF
small frame houses, occupied by various
persons, five Of which were owned by J.
McMenomy and the other by Mr.. Boepple.
Several stables and sheds on the alley were
conunmod, together with fences, some hay,
corn, &c. A valuable dray horse belong
ing to Block Il Co. perislled in the flames.
II was only by the almost superhuman
exertions of those present that the large
warehouse Of Moore, Wallace u Block,
Harc's Block, Peter Jackeon's building, part
Of which is occupied by NJ. Block 4 Co.,
and llenry Funck's building, occupied by
Geo. Schneider and Chas. Dodd, were
saved frhm destruction. Had Harc's build
ing caught, nothing could have saved the
whole block bctween Chestnut street and
the Avenue, from being destroyed. AS it
was, We have cause to I've truly thankful that
the fire proved no more destructive than
1t did Hal heavy wind been blowing
etthe time tasc results Of the confixgrAtioh
would have boon terrible. essgs fns I
Nothing is known a. n the cause Of the
hire. but there lisa strong presumption that
1t was the work of an incendiarv. az the
stable