Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-03

FRI. u. n. 7. rrisss..
-. s.,e Of this i,ss, tosslhw withils p.
,er,snapess, locomotive, rolling stoek,
lands. &c., has 1t length been secured for
Gen Fremont, By the uutiriDg vigilance Of
his agents, for the sum Of el,s5o,ooo. The
value CT the property is estimatsd BY Mr..
Maupin, one the commissioners Of sale at
Ss, 600, 900. as fsllows:
Seventy six miles railroad in running
order, Locomotives, rolling stock,
station houses. &c. rs, sec, 600
Thirty five miles read, partially
graded ....-.-.............- 5oo.coV
One million thirty hss thousand
acfesiaud,. ....-..... o,OV''VyV
lead Nine, ...........-.--- .......... I,VVV'VV'
Metal. 81, 0o0, 900
A very sharp newspaper controversy ex-
ists about the hurried sale ofthis line
CsuDissioner Naupin, who has refesed 70
ego The bill Of sale. asserts that Freeman 4
Co, competitors Of Gen. Fremont, were de-
termined to give $4,000, 900 sooner than
lose il and that il more time had been
given for The due considerable % Of the mate
Ter, the e60O. 600 excess would have been
saved 70 The State. 1t 70 evident from the
published statement Of Mr.. Aaupin. that hs
has bsea bitterly disappointed in bis
serene to secure the property for Freeman.
q his ~ mpathies ore with them all through,
but the celebrity Of Fremont's agents in
bidding have irrecoverably closed the mats
~; although the Commissioner himself and
~ newspapers opposed to Fremont in
pelitics. declare that the sals is invalid, and
= % ~ q 10 impeech the Governor OF the
Hut for collusion in the matter. General
Fremont vas tue hiehcs bidder, and was &C.
csptsd accordingly. It 10 nov idle to talk
| q what mieht b given By Freeman & Co.
| Fremont % ths proprietor, and it could not
possibly passed into better hands. He has
purchased Il cheap, and with his great
genius and foresight we have ho doubt that
10 will reap golden harvest from the mann
ner in which he will work 1t.
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Psb1lcaalon of . Begging Letter
iron Ferney.sone Revelations
In Re9arA - his Rnst Course.
WASHINGTON. July 1,
Rscontly il vsa asserted 10 the Wsshiue>
Ion coerespeodeoce Of the Cincinnati Com
Mve;sl thse John W, Fornev had within
six months written begging letter 70 the
President, indorsisg his policy, etc. For
nsy promptly denied this. The matter has
excited some interest here, and the Prssi.
dsas has finally consented to the publica.
tioa Of The Sollewing. which will appear in
to.morrow's Republican. At the request Of
the President, The name Of the gentleman
alluded 70 10 tibe letter = suppressed.
Il 10 not . bed eusss. however, to say
that il ID Hsnry s. Stsbbins, formerly Z
member from New York. This 10 being
oaly the Arst Of . series. which strong
pressure 10 brought 70 bear on the President
10 permit to be published:
.Nsw Yosx. Jan. 9. 1866.
"NY DpAn Ma Pnnaiperf-I have been
in this city for TIVE DAYS. and now write
uu6er % impulse which I cannot restrain,
hean,ne I feel Il TO be for YOUR own GOOD
and that Of the country. take il ioe
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not aliov vour lriends Who heartiiv sustain
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