Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-03

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lssh doy On Apr,l. 1851, ler Qss"q VI nos
~ 49, shs,y ycsrs, hid shGSt. { served
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d,.cnsr.sa. ssd ~bo hes recsivsdI - =
sr,,,I.i = reesiss, frso he Unitsd oou1eo
sndsr existing laUa, bsnnty Of 80 hun
ia dolhss. end 10 0ees /; ~ ~ such
colder enlisted - ~ lsss than three
ysass. vhe has been heppsably discharged
ID AeAohnt 81 'w6uHdi rStsived 10 The line
u duty, 81 III wDdou, miner childsen. q
parsuts, 10 ne erdse named, u any such
soldier uho did IN he service u tis Uni
ted 6taass, - q Disease o. wounds con.
tnctsd while ID he service and 10 ~ hee
ofduty. shall Be paid he sdditte0aI oeen>
" or enc hundred dollars hereby sus0os>
iss6,, .,.;..l
vho enlisted into the army Of the United
Staass after the l9lh Of April 1851. during |
ne rebellion, for . period Of nol lees than |
too wears. and who il not included in the
foregoing section end has been hoaorably
discharged thcreftom after serving two
years. and who has received OF 10 entitled TO
receive from che United 6tatss, under exist.
ing laws, abounty Of $50 and no more, and
any solder enlisted Tor lcs than two
years, Who has been honorably discharge
On account Of wounds seeeived 10 the line
Of duty, and the widow, minor or children
or parents, In the order named, Of any
such soldier who died in the service Of
the United States, Of Of disease Or wounds
contracted while 10 the service Of the
United States, and 10 the line d
duty, shall DO paid the addi.
tional bounty Of one hundred dollass;
Provided, That any soldier Who has barter
ed, cold, assigned, Transferred, leaned, exs
changed, or given away his iinal discharge
papers, o. any interest In the bounty pro-
vijed By this or any other act Of Congress,
shall not b entitled to receive any sddi
,ional bounty whstever, and when applica.
ton is made BY any soldier for said bounty
he shall be required, under the paias and
penalties Of perjury. 70 make oath or affirm
alton ofhis identity, and that he has not 80
bastercd, sold, assigned, Transferred, ex>
changed, leaned, OF given away either his
discharge papers or any interest In any
bounty - aforesaid and no claim for any
such bounty shat! b entertained by the
Psymaster General or other accounting or
Disturbing officer, except upon tho receipt
Of the aimant's discharge papers, accom-.
panied by the statement, under oath, a. BY
this section provided.
Ssc. .. ANl II furtA<r sasctsd, That
in tho pay cnt dVadditional bounty herein
provided tor, Il shall DO the duty Of the
Paymnstcr General under such rules and
regulations a. may be prescribed by the
Secretary Of War, TO cause to b examined
the accounts Of each and every soldier who
makes application therefor, and II found
entitled thereto, pay said bountics.
SEC. 4. Asd b Il further esaeted, That
in the reception, examination, settlement.
and payment Of claims for said additional
bounty due the widows or heirs Of deceased
soldiers, the accounting officers Of the
Treasury shall be governed BY restrictions
prescribed for the Paymaster General BY
the Secretary Of War, and the payment
shall be made Ia like manner under the di
sccton Of tho Treasury.
ssill 90 bridge she Mlsslssippl
River - ~. 1soals.
The bill TO bridge the Mississippi River
at st. Louis, Introduced carly in the session
by Senator Brown, was finally passed in the
following shape:
SEC. !. That tho est. Louis and Illinois
Bridge Company corporation esgaaieed
under IN act Of tho General Assembly Of
the State Of Missouri, approved February
9th, 1864, and an act amcndat0ry of ~
same, approved February goth, 1895, and
also confirmed in ito corporate powers un>
der an act Of tho Legislature Of the State Of
Illinois, apr roved - 1864, or any other
bridge company organized under tho laws
Of Missouri and Illinois, be and the samc ia
hereby empowered to erect, maintain and
operate n bridge across tho Mississippi RVS
er, between the city of st Louis, in tho
State Of Missouri, and the city Of East st.
Louis. in the State Of Illinois, subject to al
the conditions contained 10 their acts Of in
corporation and amendments thereto, and
not Inconsistent with the following terms
snd provisions contained in this act. And
in case Of any litigation arising from any
obstruction, or alleged obstruction, to the
free navigation Of said waters, the cause
may DO tried before the District Court of
the United States Of any State in which
any portion Of said obstruction Of bridge
touches.
Ssc. . Ind b. e further enacted, That
the bridge built under authority Of this act
shall not be suspension bridge or draw
bridge, with pivot or other form Of draw,
but Dali be constructed with continuous or
unbroScn spans, and subject 10 these con
diticns First, that the lowest part Of the
bridge or bottom chord shall not be less
than 90 feet above the cityn)irsctrix at ito
greatest span. Second, that it shall have at
least one span 900 feet in the clcar, or two
spans Of $50 feet in the clear Of abutmsuts.
II tho two latter spans be used, the one
ever tho main steamboat channel shall be
90 feet above the city directrix, measured
to the lowest part Of tho bridge At the CEN
tire Of the span. Third, no span over the
water at low water mark shall be less than
600 feet in the clear Of Abutments.
SIC. .. And b. II further enacted, That
any bridge erected under the provisions OF
this act shall DO n lawful structure. ana
ahall be recognized and known O. Z poas
route. upon which also no higher cl,srge
shall - made for the transmission over a.
same Of the mails, the troops, the NUM-
tons Of war Of the United States. than the
rate per mile which the - ilroad companies
oervices, and the officers aud crew. Of all
vcsscls, boats. OF RATS navigating The Miss
issippi River, are required to regulate the
use Of the said vessels and Of any pipes Or
ehimneys belonging thereto, 90 o. not 10 in.
terfsre With the elevation, construction. or
uss Of the bridge authorized to be erected
under the provisions Of this act. 80
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4 Martyr - Medical Ncocuce.
An inqucst was held in London on the
10th inst, upon the body Of Mr.. Joseph
Tonybec. physician, Of SAvills.row, Bur
lingten Gardens, whose death was caused
BY medical experiments. Il wos shown in
evidence that no vas Ia the habit ofmakine
experiments upon himself with chloroform.
with the object Of sxteading ~ uss q
curative agent. On the af1srnoon of the
7th HE servant vent int bic reem and
found him lying on sofa, With bic mouth
end nostrils covered with cotton vol. On
two chairs near wefc sete q papers. and
upon one Of them watch was laid. Think.
iae bic master was aslssp, ths ssssant 70
moved the cotton Woel; aad thsa. stsuck
with something strange in the face, b ran
tes medical cid, but Il ~ ~ loto.
One Of the memoranda referred 70 On en-
0ePin&ant annse>~AD~ 1911 - usA..~S.-