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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1864
Page
2
West hunger hangs over a harvest season as chinch bug ravages wheat across counties from Cedar River to beyond. Farmers consider corn and stock, while price impacts and barter economics prompt cries for hard money amid Sherman’s Atlanta advance and a shifting currency view.
The remarks rail against arming enslaved people and a Republican Congress while recalling Lincoln’s 1856 campaign for Fremont. The piece notes Pennsylvania papers harshly criticize Gen Birney at Hilton Head for detailing men from the 204th Pennsylvania and making them cook for Black soldiers.
A Atlanta correspondent recounts Brown’s Brigade action near the Yuekee lines at Chickamauga. Col. Butler’s 10th Tennessee drew heavy fire from Yankee batteries, with 900 engaged and 250 killed or wounded. The unit, including the 19th Tennessee and other regiments, held a doomed position until darkness. Many wounded were carried off by brave bearers. several officers listed among the fallen.
A San Francisco account describes a curious bet tied to Richmond’s fall. Two men agreed that if Richmond fell by certain monthly marks, one would pay with apples whose quantity doubled each month until victory or prolongation. After nine months, payments read like 0 3 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 total 60. If Richmond falls soon, the bettor could profit from high fruit prices. if the war lasts longer, costs soar to tens of thousands or more, even with greenbacks.
Berlin correspondence argues German powers must fast-track armed steamers to North American ports to strike British commerce if war breaks out. Ships to be commanded by naval officers and sail under neutral flags to avoid Paris Congress entanglements. Reports claim Prussian interests have already begun vessel purchases with agents heading to America to secure ships if conflict with England arises.
The Albany Argusani alias Soro notes Grant era logies show regiments were nearly wiped out. The Auburn Advertiser reports Ulith has merged with the 125th 126th and Seth New York regiments, once 1000 strong. Now four noble New York regiments have merged into one after under two years of service.
Washington correspondent reports rumors that Mr. Chase may run on an independent platform. Observers in political circles suggest he would advocate higher taxation, currency contraction, and opposition to arbitrary arrests in wartime.
Mrs W G Morris of Wetumpka displays home grown black sumning silk thread rivaling blockade era imports, spun from her own silkworms and mulberry leaves. In Troy New York two men nearly died after eating eggs with brass spoons, later deemed the cause after medical exam.
A Petersburg front dispatch argues the army is not truly invested and compares conditions to Vicksburg and Washington. It notes the line's general arrangement, positions near the city, and ongoing artillery exchanges, plus rumors of officer reassignments and Meade’s suppression of Warren’s disobedience case.
Correspondents report crops crushed by drought and a chinch bug outbreak across Mesnora and nearby counties. Dr Stitt describes field inspections showing widespread infestation destroying wheat oats corn and other grain. Farmers plow under or burn affected fields as grain becomes worthless and prices rise.
The Commercial Advertiser exposes alleged improper ties among leading Custom House figures including Appraiser and Assistant Appraiser. It claims resignations, enticements to quit, and a hoard of Westphalian hams found at two officials homes amid ongoing Washington pressure.
A wounded soldier was declared dead and placed in a coffin for burial at City Point hospital. Christian commission members interrupted the service when the corpse stirred. Soldiers claimed orders to bury the man. Surgeons differed on death, later pulsation proved life, and the man survived until the next morning. The case will be reported to proper authorities.
A blaze persisted for a day in Baltimore harbor after the Italian ship Juliana laden with petroleum caught fire while at the wharf. The vessel carrying 1800 barrels was towed to the basin’s far side to protect nearby property as oil flames spread across thousands of square yards of water. A miscellany of notes follows, including life suspended by freezing, revived fish, a Swedish convict, and an Austrian prince linked to Brazil, with anecdotes about pricing marks on shoes and a Paris report forecasting further imperial ties.
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