Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-19
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ays:
Thsnenbsss q the Board Of Corpor,t;or
Of the National. Military and Naval Asylum
for Nc relief Of the totally disabled oGicer.
and anen ~ Tie volsutsef forces q the Uni.
TED mt1ns nst to-dsy q ths a0tehseuisn
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w. 30 e4hssnAs o6ly - pseesae ssopsS1.
lag to their names. whereas it needs 50 n
constitute quorum Of the one hundred
meWbsrs.
Onmotion Of Surgeon General Barnes SEC
Rotary Stanton was chosen chairman. ANA
Admiral Davis elected Recording Secretary
Secretary Stanton then announced the
object Of the meeting, and the names Of
those present were called for.
Gen. Barnes then said that ia addition In
those present be had heard from 20 Other
corporators, Ill declining to attend.
Gen. Bu'icr then addressed the mset;n,
a'lud'ng to the two former attempts at obs
tanning quorum, and suggesting propo-
sition TO- action. Under the ci-cuw stances
It was mpolltic, he thought. to adjourn over
waiting Tor thearr;vai Of the other members.
and he therefore submitted . resolution
which, aner setting forth the impracticabil
ity Of assembling legal number Of the cor
porators, recommends that the meeting pro.
coed to provisional organization, and that
. committee Of seven be appointed to me-
oorislize Congress to legalize this provision.
q action, and to legalize such Legislation BY
reducing the number Of corporators and
otherwise - will enable the project to he
carried out according to the design Of the
act. This was supported by Chief Justice
Chase, who suggested that the resolution
be amended by adding that this committee
proceed to male by laws. rules and regula
tons. and submit the same to an adjourned
meeting Of the corporators, to be held sub
sequent to the action Of Congress, proposed
to be asked for on this subject, which was
adopted. H'rl
Hon +. 8. Tobey submitted resolution
requiring the convention thus appointed to
memorabilia Congress for stated appro
priation in aid Of the work, instead Of rely.
ing on the charity Of the public. The act.
It would be seen, provided that the work
could not be commenced until $500, 900 had
been subscribed and paid.
Gen. Butler said that the funds provided
by the act for the endowment Of the asylum
arising from fines by court martial, forfeit
ures Of pay, for dcsertion, uncalled for prize
meney, ETC., already amor nted to between
81 ,OOO, 900 and 81. OUO 100.
After further discussion Mr.. Tobey's res
olution was adopted.
The names Of the committee under Gen.
Buffers resolution are Gen. Butler, II. J.
Gov. Smith, Mr.. Stuart, ex Gov.
Clarke, Admiral d. Wis, Gen. Barnes. Gen.
Meade and Gen. Grant.
On motion ofMr. Raymond the committee
were instructed to petition Congress for =
repeal Of the restrictions VI the act Of Con
gress in the sixth section
On motion Of Gen. Butler it was agreed
hat the meeting adjourn until called togeth-
n by the committee.
The gentlemen assembled to day exhibited
much interest in behalf Of the object, aud it
vii doubtless prove . success.
Nav York, Oct. 19.-The war in South
America has commenced in earnest, the
Flerald's correspondent and newspaper files
giving details Of the recent battle At Zattacy,
show the sanguinary character which the
struggle is likely to assume.
On the 18th Of August the allied forces
numbering $500 under Generals Flores and
Paunevo encountered 3, 400 Paraguayans
under Msdurgurt on the right bark or the
Uruguay river. The Paraguayans were un-
provided with artillery aud outnumbered by
more than two to one. = summons vas sent
them to surrender, but they replied by
shooting the messenger. For one hour and
\ half the Paraguayans met the fierce o.
'aults Of the allies with desperate resist
snce neither asking or receiving the quarter
which their assailants were little disposed
20 accord them. At the end Of that time
hey broke and fled to the river pursued bv
I 900 cavalry. Here the slaughter took
place, which one Of the victorious Gene, als
as a regular butchery. Scarce
y ono Of the defeated array escaped, they
eft 400 dead on the field and only 800
= conclusive proof of the fearful
nature Of the struggle.
The allies st8.ed their loss at only 25G
killed and wounded. Another detachment
II Parguayiaus, 1000 strong on the other
side OF the river was prevented by Brazil
an gunbOats from reinforcing Doarte, and |
1t last dates they were secu. ely hemmed in
It Parguayana by an immensely superior
|orce. As set off against their successes,
IN engagement ia reported between the Par
lguay an batteries and the Brazilian fleet in
which the latter was severly handled. Fol
owieg the example Of so successful set |
during our war, the Paraguay ans h1d con
structed batteries along the Par0va river
10 prevent the return Of the feet. In NOV
ing past these batteries the feet suffered
mnch damage. Further battles Of an .eq
ually important character were daily ex-
pected.
The Times Washington special says:
The Postmaster General has ordered in
TO operation al the all service 10 Texas
y hich be ~ present deemed Of any impor-
lance
The tsth U. 8. Colersd Infantry has
been ordered to be muster ed out.
J. M. Broadhead, Comptroller Of the
Treasury announces decision by the At
lorney General which allows the payment
Df bounty to all colored soldiers except
those who enlisted between the 10Th Of
June and July 4th, 1894.
Gen. Grant issued another order assign
ing regular troops to garrison duty iu the
various parts Of the Union.
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