22 Mar 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1864
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reads like a 19th century bulletin listing appointments and conflicts. Mentions Wallace in Philadelphia as Reporter for the Supreme Court, various territorial, secession, and nobility topics, troop movements and battalion actions along rivers, and references to church burnings and Confederate concerns.
A scattered mix of civic notices and agricultural advice refers to a Democratic convention for city officers, delegate selection, and a Monday evening meeting. It also includes a Western farmer’s report advocating onion planting, sowing in hot beds, and expected yields, plus a brief note on gold bill excitement and John Hay’s return from Florida.
A long dispatch notes Maximilian intending to confer titles of nobility on Confederates who join Nim. March reports from Memphis, Washington and Cincinnati include Gen. Grant en route to Washington, Gen. Sherman toward Cincinnati, and various military movements. The Memphis fire of this afternoon consumed Kinney & Gray shop with losses estimated at ten to twelve thousand dollars, all uninsured. Reports from New York and Washington cover revenue bill provisions, taxes on tobacco and alcohol, and possible army leadership changes. Additional notes mention detachments crossing the Rappahannock, rebel demonstrations, deserters, and rumors about Port Gaines and Charleston.
A March dispatch from Strawberry Plains notes rebels massing in a large force likely 20 000 while preparing to move into Kentucky. Grant Sherman and other generals travel to Washington. raids near Madisonville and Ringgold progress, with captures and surrenders. Reports of Union sentiment, conscription evasion, cotton finds, and local political shifts accompany frontier actions across Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia theaters.
New York on March 21 reports bank statistics with a loan increase of 8 471 767 dollars and an increase in specie of 300 157 dollars, while deposits fall by 149 993 dollars. John W. Hunter, assistant at the New York Custom House, is under arrest for alleged fraud. A Washington dispatch notes possible sale of gold certificates to balance duties in commercial cities at slow prices. The Wilmington Journal mentions Yankee incursions and two tires on the 19th. Emerhall, Brooklyn Heights meteorologist, dies. Cool, the bounty broker, freed on habeas corpus after a fraud sentence. Gen. Hayshna bars unauthorised army uniforms. The Post says the tax bill will reach the House this week. Gen. Trumphreys is examined by the War Conduct Committee regarding Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
The Olive Branch from New Orleans on the 12th arrives with groceries tropical fruits and 90 bales of cotton for St. Tonia. The 1ath, 15th and 32d Illinois veterans and five regiments of the 16th Army Corps under Gen. Ventch encamped here. The Darling from Memphis bound for Cincinnati carries nearly 1,000 bales of cotton. The Pig of Olun arrives from Memphis with 377 bales of cotton. About 2,000 veterans arrive on furlough en route home.
Long report from Wasnington on Supreme Court arguments Nos 168 to 170 with cases involving J L Fossarus and Korson. notes on Woods patent anvil, Admiral Dubtgren’s son, and postal land and election orders. Senate debates cover enlistments, slave compensation, and war-time bonds. Army orders re reenlisted veterans and Provost Marshalls. late March arrivals and Republican unity efforts noted.
congressional debate over tariff on wool grades and enforcement of penalties, with motions on prisoner treatment and political arrests. amendments to army pay and cadet appointments approved. Major General Gordon Granger clarified not ill in New York but commanding the 11th army corps at Loudon Tennessee and in good health.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions a month based meeting or convention. sparse details include a six month period and a date placeholder. no clear names places organizations or outcomes can be identified from the readable text.
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