Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-11
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From the 81. Paul Pioneer.

FROM the 81. raul ftoneer.
Gen. Schofeld, secretary Of war. has
transmitted TO the houee military commit
tee. mass Of papers, filling volume of
about 100 pages, in regard 10 the sale OF
the Fort Smelling reserf ion Among tbs
papers 10 . letter from Gen. sherman,
which the secretary approves. showing the
necessity OF retaining the major part of the
reservation for mil ,ars purposes, preserving
the equities OF Franklin Steele in the prem
ises. The secretary suggests the oprie,v
OF his being invested with authority to
mske the sale Of 100 acres east Of the
Mississippi, AID a tract Of 100 acres south
OF the Minnesota. which Gen. Sherman
thinks Il is possible TO dispense with, and
to apply the amount realized from the sale.
.. Ter o It will 60. TO the settlement Of
Mr.. Stssls's claim. Should It be found
has The su0 thus realized would b tnsuf-
nslsns - l,quidsts the claim upon basis
proposed by Den. Sherman, II viii be nee
csssasv to pay the balance from the treas.
ury and - there 10 no appropriation ct
the disposition Of the secretary, applicable
to that object, he recommends that ap aD-
preparation be made for the purpose Of
meeting this contingency.
Gen. Sherman rays the sale OF the fort
by Secretary Flo,d was either in fraud or
in ignorance Of ito military value, but in
his judgment Franklin Steele vas not .
party 70 tho fraud. and rays the $50 OC0 he
paid in COED filth should be reimbursed
With interest, dsduciing money received
by him from the sale in rents and profits ;
but the fort and the reduced reservation
4 -.
ever
Among the papers We end ltls bill
rendered against the United States by Mr..
Steele ipr the use and occupation Of this
fort for military proposes from April "a,
1861. to Jan. -. 1868. amounting to l60,
900, less $50. 900 balance Of purchase mon
ey for reservation unpaid.
a elogalMs A0alr.
From the st. Paul Mimi Dispatch.
Yesterday morning, about 8 or o O'Clock,
Major Won Aiudsn, book sleeper In Dawson
4 Co.'S bank, Who resides in tho Fourth
Ward. went out 10 hls veil to draw .
bucket Of water. The we'll 10 fully sixty
feet deep. and the wa,er 10 drawn up by
an ordinary windlass aud bucket.
-s.Whsn the bucket began to raise from the
~asr, Major Won Ainden found it incred.
IDLY hsavy-tsn times - heavy - usuai.
lie was surprised ct this, but determining
to see what was the cause, tugged away a
the windlsss. Being blessed with stout
muscle. he slowly wound up the rope. Al
he bucket reached the top, Major Won
Mnden was surprised to see the hand Of q
human being clinging % the rope. liz
almost let 20 his hold in surpriss-but VA
able 10 continus the hauling up process.
Soon another hand appsared-then the
head Of . woman with her long dishevsIed
hair dripping with water. and her garments
saturated with cold nuid.
Here Vas genuine sensation-but Ma.
jer Won Mindsn did not stop to wonder
over It. lie only reached over the we'll
box and gtaaplng the half drowned woman,
drew her safely out on terra .frms. She
Was found loo bsnumbed and half dead to
speak, but after being ,hawed out by the
stove managed 10 explain this singular
occurrence.
She was found TO be . Bohemian woman,
about thirty years Il sge, Who resides in
he neighl orhoOd She was msrrisi few
months ago, but some Of her neigi bors hav-
lug slandersd her good anne, 1t annoyed
her So that she resolved To commit suicide.
She says she Jumped INTO Major VS. well,
at l2 O'Clock the night previous, head fore
most, but the water Was not deep enough
TO drown heI, and after staying in he we'll
all night. concluded to &c, out next morn.
log at the first cnance. The we'll 10 very
marrow, AID It is singular she did MT r..
ce'se fatal injuries il the downwai d pass
age. but only cut her ankle slightly.
Taken altogether, II is n must singular
occurrence, and il II y wonder the WON, a
was not killed or peri.hed in the cold water.