ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31
A seizure of furniture was made to-day at the residence of
Wm. G. Clark, secessionists, to satisfy an assessment. The joke is, Clark owns the building in which
Gen. Halleck has his head quarters. His
secession neighbors and daughters congregated around the premises, and as the
wagon drove off they vehemently hissed and cheered for Jeff. Davis.
The secession women are collecting large number of blankets
for the McDowell College prisoners, preparatory to their removal to Alton.
Sol. Sturges, of Chicago, having recovered the tug Mulford,
advertises for hands and leaves immediately for Cairo, to enter into the
service as a volunteer in Com. Foote’s fleet.
So says to-day’s Democrat.
A Rolla letter says Gen. Sigel has sent a communication
direct to the President on the subject of his resignation, and expects an early
reply.
Nearly all the Mercantile Library officers have taken the
oath prescribed by Gen. Halleck, but the librarian Johnston has not come to
time, although it is believed he will.
About twenty-five additional prisoners have been released on
parole on filling their bond of $1,000, to observe the same faithfully until
the war is over.
John Wyman, brigade surgeon in Price’s army, arrived here
last night, a prisoner. He is accused of
violating his parole.
Edward W. Shanks, military prisoner, attempted to break out
of the Fifth st. jail last night, by removing bricks from the wall. The guard discovered the trick in time.
John Wickham, lawyer, was waited on this morning by the
police, and a seizure would have been made if he had not handed over eleven
shares of bank stock to avert the same.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport
Iowa, Monday Morning, February 3, 1862, p. 1
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