Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-08

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6esnch q which u locstsd q SsnsFanc ~:
We extraet fFua ~ News Letter ana ~.
ing Journal, u TINT city. For dirset - =
cutting saecasm, Il win commend '''s'' -
sovero 9th ri6iculous .,,
DxAa SHIN complisncs win y .S.
restion. repost that, - the aus"
seent Of the Sanitary ccmm'ss'"n, ~
tine nut nm 10 . thing or two oy you,
ss. ~ from Ssn Francisco, csrry'ne ~,
~. s.,,s. noe sc6p.-in fact without req
c c' n nocket. organized . society q
W...crr;il.. there IL . very good hotel
sh.s.. + hsd good bed, breakmae, dinnsf
vi vi ..nper. Hftssn drinks and eight cigars.
, sa,, " your instructions. Ths landlord
.oid me- what I owed; told him TO lay up
iis treasures in heaven, and tbst was .
sanitary commission agent. He said h.
wished he'd known It before. told him
about treasures in heaven again; he said
There is fifteen dollars gone 20 HI"
Mis-. AIKEN msn. Perhaps Il win do him
more good there than in heaven. He'll
never call for it there left him. ] am
glad it is raining, il will make matters 50
much better for the Sanitary commission.
After bleeding Wstsonvilt a much "a Il
would stand, went to Pasadero, celebrat-
q for its potatoes, which are called "spuds'.'
in this section Of the country. They are .
kind. generous, hospitable people, and ~
natural consequence, loyal. ! told my
landlord here that hadn't got cent. and
he said under those circumstances he could
not think Of charging me anything. lie
wished TO know how much we charged for
putting down man name aud place ofbus
mess, with subscription Of $500 against II,
ard offered inc IS. 1rejcrted his proposition
with scorn; took the s.. Fancy turning
the Sanitary commission into cheap ad-
vertising medium Iorgnixcd . society in
Santa Cruz, but cou!dn't get any cash out
Of the people. trust trade will soon in
crease here, or the sake Of the Sanitary
commission. I then went to Sqneakville, .
Furnishing little town with % inhabitants.
ORGANIZED soldiers aid society here
The landlord Of the hotel killed . rooster
which he'd had in the family eight wears,
in honor OF my coming ! ate part OF IT; !
would do anything to advance the Sanitary
commission. The landlord little daughter
"a flaxen haired little rherub Of nine sum
mcrs-gave me "a Bit for the poor sol
dicrs. had to spend the dear child : hum
BILE Offering 1t the bar OF copper iiea" ~"
seller in a neighboring town. VINO, VIZ"
| mentioned the Sanitary conltniss'oh a',e'
having my parched lips with WHISKY
straieht. cried 1.-THE sanitary c"mm'S
sion be id. Ifyou don't plank down
bit for that drink, the first thing you
krow you'll get your jaw in sling
The merccnary mani What could 10 p
gave him the bit and departed, having first
shaken the dust my shoes against that
town. then went to Monterey. which
is much injured by the drouth: this rain
will do the Sanitary commission much good.
did not make much here. | got dead
headed, As you told me | should, on all
the stages, very easily with one exception.
This driver, on my telling him that was the
agent Of the Sanitary commission said: i
just wish could get made an agent ton,
and you'd catch me driving this stage; oh
yea muchly A pretty good thing you fel
lcrs have got, and sight Of what you col
lect will 90 to the soldiers" We know.
dear O. c., that they won't get si5ht>-
He continued "Why that Sanitary com
lows a. collect it than Jenny Lind was to
Barnum or than being superintendent Of
a popular mining company; and you ask to
be let Off your fare I'll see you all -"
won't repeat what he said my dear .. G.
suffice it to say it was something very ir-
reverent, and, sincerely trust, Will doom
the ruiiian to everlasting tormcrt. After
he had in rather strong terms, expressed
his opinion that the Sanitary commission
was n speculation gotten up Tor the benefit
| of n few, | asked him to let me feel his back
| Upon doing so told him it was covered
| with barnaclcs, and that h, was n TO sil AND
bcloged to the atedilnvian are. cretnitcd
angrily, that he didn't want 10 be called
French names And left him, as he
would. probably, if ! had not done So per-
formed an operation which he describe as
busting me in the snoot. have travelled
on my shape ard Sanitary commission over
630 miles and though have not made such
a pile as you expected should have or.
ganzed good many societies. | have not
made money.
All Of which is most respectfully submit
ted BY your obedicnt sc'yalt
NEppY IiGu7riNGERs VILLAINS.
The Charleston t0Hritr Is informed Nv a
gentleman from Columbia, that. after Gen.
Wade Hampton had set fire to his own
dwell ing, he cauaed cotton bales to be piled
up along the streetssand thu torch applied
The flames from the burning cotton COM
,nunicate.l,o the adjoining buildings, whirh
continued to spread until thirteen bundled
houses were land in ruins. |, is stated thai,
only hundred buildings escaped destruc
ton. The people Of Columbia ar. repre-
scented as being in starving condition. and
many families have left. being homeless anG
breadless, for Charleston.
The Press (Ph,ladelphia) is good for the
following
A good thing is attributed TO Hugh Nc
Colloch, the New Sc, rotary of the Treas
ury. A frightened specuiator was asking
i'm to arrest the downward tendency OF
gold. Nv ell my good TREND" was the
Sccretary's reply, 'if you can get Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan to let the rebels
whip them. you will be gratified; but am
afraid they wont obliee you"
IMPORTANT TO CONSUMPTIvES.-
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lens Lung Balsam has proved to be the
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Consumption, but relieves Immediately the
incipient stages, such as Coughs, Colds, Op-
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breaks up the most distressing cough in an
incredible short time.
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Also, by the Dealers in Family -Nedicines gen.
orally.
BUSINESS EpUcArIox-To become fully
qualified for . position as book keeper.
clerk or telegraph operator, 60 to Worthing
ton, Warner 4 Pratt's Commercial College,
corner Of Brady and I'd streets. Course OF
instruction thorough and practical and
terms reasonable.