Senator James W. Grimes to Salmon P. Chase, October 20, 1862

Burlington, October 20, 1862.

We have carried the State triumphantly. We elect all of our six Congressmen. Without the aid of the army vote, our majority will be greater than ever before; with that added, it will be overwhelming. We took the bull by the horns and made the proclamation an issue. I traversed the State for four weeks, speaking every day, and the more radical I was the more acceptable I was. The fact is, we carried the State by bringing up the radical element to the polls. The politicians are a vast distance behind the people in sentiment.

SOURCE: William Salter, The Life of James W. Grimes, p. 217-8

Senator James W. Grimes to Senator William P. Fessenden, October 12, 1862

Burlington, October 12, 1862.

I have been absent nearly four weeks canvassing the State, and only returned last evening. I knew of the death of your son¹ before I left home. I attempted on two occasions to write to you, but failed to send or even complete either letter. I know the anguish that you must feel, and I feared that I would but open your wounds afresh. I think that the last conversation I had with you in Washington was in your room, and about Samuel. You know very well what I thought of him. I always thought that there were the elements of great success in him, and that he would one day be a credit to himself, his family, and to the country. If I knew how to do it I would condole with you. You know that you have my deepest sympathy in your affliction.

I have ceased to write or talk about the generals and the Administration. The men of brains are still overslaughed and ignored, and it would seem that they are to continue to be.

Our election takes place day after to-morrow. I have traveled nearly four weeks, speaking every day. I think we shall elect all six of our Congressmen, and they will all be capital men. My wife sends love. When I came home she was full of praises of your tax-bill speech,² pronouncing it the best she had seen from you. I tried to laugh her out of it, but, woman-like, she adheres to that opinion. Did you ever hear any one else say that?

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¹ Mortally wounded at Bull Run, Virginia, August 30, 1862.

² June 6, 1862.

SOURCE: William Salter, The Life of James W. Grimes, p. 217

James W. Grimes to Elizabeth S. Nealley Grimes, October 6, 1862

Indianola, Iowa, October 6, 1862.

I have received your various letters, and I believe they have done me great good by moving me to renewed exertions in behalf of the good cause. I am enthusiastically received wherever I have been, and have everywhere addressed large crowds. This is a Quaker county. A large number have said that they would not vote at the coming election. I had a very large number of them at my meeting yesterday in the public square in this town, and I am told that after the meeting, with one solitary exception, they avowed their resolution to vote.

The President's proclamation is everywhere well received. We shall easily carry the State, and elect all our Congressmen — and a very able delegation it will be. No State will be better represented in the next Congress than Iowa.

SOURCE: William Salter, The Life of James W. Grimes, p. 216-7

At the State election in October . . .

. . . the voters of Iowa will select the following officers: Secretary, Auditor, Treasurer, and Register of State Attorney General, and six Members of Congress; Judges and District Prosecutors, and Clerks of the District Court.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, May 2, 1862, p. 2

Republican State Convention

Notice is hereby given that a delegate Republican State Convention will be held at Des Moines, on Wednesday the 23d day of July A. D. 1862, for the purpose of putting in nomination a Secretary and Auditor of State, Attorney General and Register of the the State Land Office, and for the transaction of such other business as may be decreed expedient when met.

The ration of representation will be as follows, viz: One Delagate from each organized county; or One Delegate for every one hundred votes cast for Abraham Lincoln for President of the United States in 1860, and one additional Delegate for any fractional vote exceeding fifty.

Loyal citizens, regardless of former political associations, who are in favor of giving the National Administration their honest support, in a thorough and vigorous prosecution of the war for the suppression of the rebellion are invited to co-operate throughout the State.

JOHN N. DEWEY, Chairman, 5th District

SAML. F. MILLER, 1st District

W. S. DUNCAN, 2d District

JNO. D. LOCKWOOD, 3d District

W. R. SMITH, 4th District

J. H. SANDERS, 6th District

J. BUTLER, 7th District

J. SHANE, 8th District

G. W. MILLER, 9th District

L. FULLER, 10th District

R. H. TAYLOR, 11th District

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, June 7, 1862, p. 2

The slanderous report . . .

. . . circulated against the reputation of Oskaloosa in regard to the election of a Mrs. Nancy Smith to the Mayoralty, is false.  Mrs. Nancy Smith did receive three votes from some wags, while B. F. Ingles received 156 votes for the same office.  The false report came originally from the Oskaloosa Times, A paper whose regard for truth is not remarkably prominent.  The Oskaloosa Herald ventilates the matter properly.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 3

“Mahoney Democracy” in Davenport

The citizens of Davenport held a Municipal election on Saturday last.  Davenport has been a Black Republican Abolition city for years.  On the day of the election the Davenport Gazette came out with the following attack on the Democratic candidate for Marshal:

“CITY MARSHAL. – Our citizens have not forgotten that Harvey Leonard, the Candidate for City Marshal, signed the call for the infamous Mahony Convention.  Mr. Leonard must explain away that act before he can ever expect to receive the vote of a true Republican.  It is a spot that won’t out at the first calling, but sticks to a man like the shirt of Nessus.”

The citizens of Davenport passed their judgment upon this by electing Harvey Leonard Marshal of the city of Davenport by a 258 majority. – Dubuque Herald.

Thus it will be seen that Dennis A. Mahony regards the result of the election in this city as the endorsement of his treasonable doctrine.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 12, 1862, p. 2

Election Day

Until a registry law be enacted by our Legislature the gravest abuses of the elective franchise will occur at every election held in the river towns of our State.  At Dubuque the recent election for municipal officer was the occasion of the most barefaced frauds.  About twenty deck hands from a steamer in port were marcher up to the polls and voted the Democratic ticket in a body.  A citizen was knocked down for challenging one of their votes.

“A skiff mounted on wheels,” says the Times, “and loaded with Mahony men, went up to the fifth ward, yelling for Mahony, Jeff. Davis and the Merrimac.  The loyal Germans pitched into them, and warmed their jackets for them beautifully.”

At night the streets became a perfect Pandemonium.  “Mahony’s crew were all as drunk as hogs.”

On a somewhat smaller scale such were the scenes that transpired on election day and evening in this city.  The Mahonyites here gloried in their victory, they hurrahed, got drunk and fairly Bedlamized the place.

Irishmen met brother Irishmen on the street corners and had a word to say as to how “dacently they used the Dootch to bate their own man and elect Darmoody and old Harve!”

It was sickening, yet the Democrat, like the Herald of Dubuque, gloried in it, and it was set down as a great Democratic victory and goes over the country so heralded.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 12, 1862, p. 2

Keokuk Election

The Republicans carried the city election at Keokuk last Monday – a pretty good evidence that not many have enlisted in the war from that city.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 12, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

THE SCHOOLS of the city will re-open next Monday morning for the spring and summer terms.

CLAGGETT, of the Keokuk Constitution, takes offence at us for accusing him of swearing, and says we are “defaming his private character.”  We shall be happy to find we were in error, and if he denies the impeachment, will take an early occasion to correct our statement.  What say you Judge?

CHILD INJURED. – Yesterday morning a little girl, child of Mr. John Birkel, Second street, near Brady, fell down a pair of stairs, and struck against a bowl which she was carrying, cutting a horrible gash in her face, four or five inches long, extending across the forehead, around the right eye and one the cheek.  Dr. McCortney dressed the wounds, which in some places extended to the bone, and the little sufferer is doing well, though she will be badly scarred.

THE Democrat of Wednesday contains a half-column article in relation to the GAZETTE and the election, that couldn’t have been further from the truth if manufactured to fill a specific order for a cargo of falsehoods.  When Dick does start out to lie he does it up in tip-top style.  It’s his forte, acquired by long practice and favorable political associations.  In the first place we never made a threat against Marshal McNeil, nor did we believe him to be the cause of us losing that job of printing.  We profess to be familiar with that whole transaction, but have made threats against no one.  We couldn’t do it, it’s “agin natur.”  All the Democrat says about the GAZETTE influencing the nomination and conniving with the German candidates for Aldermen, is the first intimation we have had of such proceeding.  Somebody has been stuffing Dick most egregiously, or else he lies most deliberately.  We opposed the manner of Baker’s nomination, both on the ground and in the paper, as we were satisfied had the polls remained open, as suggested by Mr. Kauffman, it would have given more satisfaction to the voters.  As to the proposition made by Mr. McNeil to Baker, the first intimation we had of such thing was after it had transpired and from McNeil himself.  Our voracious neighbor winds up by saying, we attended the convention, a very uncommon thing, etc.  If we have omitted attending a convention where we had the privilege of a vote, either of the Whig or Republican party, since we reached our majority, we are not aware of it.  If anybody can compress more downright falsehoods in the same space than our neighbor has done in the article referred to, then he will be entitled to the sobriquet of ‘king of liars.’

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Proceedings of the Board of Education.

WEDNESDAY, April 10.

Board met at 10 o’clock.  Present – all but the Vice President.

The petition of 36 citizens of East Davenport was presented by the President, praying that a female teacher be employed part of the year in a school to be located between district-schools 1 and 2, for the benefit of children who live remote from the schools.  On motion of Mr. Smith, the prayer was granted, school to commence April 28^th.

The resignations of Mr. Hiskey, principal of School No. 4, and of Mr. Gorton, Principal of School No. 1, were presented and accepted.

The appointment of teachers to fill vacancies was fixed for Saturday at 1 o’clock p.m.

Mr. French, Treasurer, presented a statement of the school moneys as follows.

Received from A. F. Mast, County Treasurer, school-house fund	$3202.95
Received from teachers’ fund	2354.58
Received from State teachers’ fund	4684.63
Total teachers’ fund	$7,989.21

The Treasurer was ordered to pay a certain judgment in favor of Mr. Lindley, amounting to $270.17.

The president appointed the following committees:

Fuel, Supplies and Rules – Smith, French, Olshausen.

Printing, Building and Repairs – Blood, Cook and Smith.

Finances, Taxes, Claims and insurance – French, Cook and Smith.

Teachers, Salaries and Text Books – Olshausen and Grant.

Adjourned till Saturday at 1 o’clock.

OTTO SMITH, Secretary.

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SUPREME COURT.

APRIL TERM.

CALEB S. BALDWIN, Chief Justice.

G. G. WRIGHT, Associate Justice.

R. P. LOWE, Associate Justice.

LEWIS KINNEY, Clerk.

TUESDAY, April 10.

1102.  Blake vs City of Dubuque appt.; Dubuque co.  Affirmed.

1117.  Jesse B. Bailey vs Dubuque Western RR. Co. and Polan and Anderson appts.; Dubuque county.  Reversed.

1116.  Francis M. Smith appt. vs C. C. Keath; Dubuque Co. Court.  Affirmed.

1106.  S. M. Langworthy vs City of Dubuque appt.; Dubuque co.  Affirmed.

1107.  E. Langworthy vs City of Dubuque appt.; Dubuque co.  Affirmed.

1250.  Don Levusal vs Leander Reynolds; Blackhawk co.  Affirmed.

1268.  Thos. B. & B. S. Doxey vs L. B. Morton et al.; Blackhawk co.  Affirmed.

1284.  D. M. Collins vs Wm. Hammond; Blackhawk co.  Affirmed.

1104.  Ann Karney vs Thos. Paulsey appt; Dubuque co.  Affirmed.

250.  W. D. David vs. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.; Dubuque co.  Reversed.

Court adjourned until Thursday morning.

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JAIL BREAKING. – They have a man in the St. Louis prison who can beat our jail breakers at their own game.  Not long since he broke out of the prison and kept a sharp look-out to prevent recapture.  Finding he was not pursued he returned and voluntarily gave himself up.  No sooner was he incarcerated than he began to work his way out which he accomplished, but he was caught just as he got outside the walls and taken back.  A third time he essayed to burrow himself out, and worked one night to 3 o’clock in the morning, when he covered over his labors hoping to finish up the next night.  He had however, been discovered, and was put in irons.  This pertinacity would seem to indicate that some men have a mania for breaking through bolts and bars, and are never better satisfied than when they have a job of that kind on hand.  A former sheriff of this county says that in his experience it would seem as if men who had only an hour to remain were as anxious to break jail as those who had a term to serve in the State prison; and this St. Louis affair would seem to confirm this view.

OLD SOL stuck his face through a cloud yesterday, just long enough to let us know he hadn’t entirely left the country.  He immediately disappeared, and hasn’t been seen since.  In the meantime, the roads continue fathomable – with long poles.  Up river they been enjoying sleighing to heart’s content, and a little more.  Capt. Parker of the Canada, reports snow all the way down to McGregor, with fifteen inches at Lake Pepin.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, April 11, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

OUR SECOND PAGE to-day is surrendered almost entirely to telegraph news.  We give an interesting paper this morning.

FOR the latest styles of most seasonable goods and cheapest rates, call on C. S. Whisler No. 8 Le Claire row.

ALL THE latest and most desirable styles of hats and caps are constantly on hand at Farrand’s.  For bargains in the above goods, call at the corner of Second and Main sts.

JUST RECEIVED at Plummer’s, No. 50 Brady street, a large assortment of pocket knives of the most approved patterns, ranging in price from twenty-five cents to two dollars.  Call and look at them.

NEW styles of spring goods can only be found at Wadsworth’s.  He is opening every day choice designs in dress fabrics, shawls, raglans, &c., housekeeping goods of every description, together with a general assortment of dry goods.

WANTED – By a gentleman and his wife, a bed-room and sitting room, Furnished, and board in a small, quiet family – one where there are no other boarders preferred.  Address box 429, post office, giving name and residence.

KEHOE & CARHART have just received the latest styles of Cloaks and Saques manufactured from the Broadway, N. Y. trade.  Also, the “Imperial” and Excelsior Hoop Skirts.  They will offer this day a large lot of Fast Color prints at 8 cents per yard.

IOWA CITY. – The municipal election held in Iowa City on Monday last resulted as usual in favor of the Democrats, though by a decreased majority.  So close was the contest that a change of five votes would have given the Republicans a majority in the city Sanhedrim.

STUPIDITY. – Our amiable cotemporary of the R. I. Argus says, that we made up our accounts of the fire in that city from its columns, and that it is full of stupid blunders. – Very likely, but we don’t think that is anything to brag about.  It should try and do better in the future, or its own friends won’t credit it.

SNOW. – They have had considerable snow at Dubuque this week, and on Tuesday morning the freight to and from the [levee] was carried on sleds.  We’ve had bad enough weather here, and probably more coming, but we have been spared any more snow storms, though there was a slight shaking of the feather beds above on Sunday afternoon and Monday night.

THE ROADS continue in a miserable condition, and little produce is coming to town now-a-days.  Neighbor Jones, of the Le Claire hack hasn’t been here since Monday, having become satisfied that, though the bottom of the road may be good enough, it is most too far down to get at very comfortably; hence he has withdrawn till the mud becomes more easily navigable.

RUNAWAY AND SMASH UP. – A team belonging to Rev. I. N. Butterfield, which was hitched near Mr. Plummer’s store yesterday afternoon, took fright at the rattling of a load of iron passing by, broke loose and started up street, taking the sidewalk, in its course, barely missing Dr. Parker’s show window, and dashing across Third street, where it pretty much pulverized the carriage.  Fortunately no one was hurt.

SHADE TREES. – the Dubuque Times, in an article urging the people to plant shade trees, suggests that the city authorities by way of encouraging this excellent mode of ornamenting their city, should remit on the taxes of those planting them the sum of twenty-five cents for each tree set out.  There can be no question that the ornamenting and beautifying of the streets of town by the planting of shade trees, would do much to render it attractive to strangers seeking a new home.  There are few people, no matter how extremely utilitarian in their views, who are impervious to the charms of nature, particularly when combined with the attractions of art.  In too many Western cities and towns there has been a merciless war waged on the trees of the forest within their limits, as if everyone was an eyesore, and their room, though bare and uncultivated was better than their company.  One place in particular, we know of, where early settlers say existed one of the most charming groves, on both sides of a silvery stream, decked with lovely wild flowers of the West and melodious with the music of birds, now not a tree of all that grove stands, and in their place are a few houses and a number of corner lots.  Our own city has not entirely escaped this species of vandalism; yet much has been done to beautify our streets by setting out young trees, and much may yet be done.  The Times’ Suggestion may be considered rather a rash one in these days of corporation poverty; but it is by no means certain that a city adopting it would not be the gainer thereby.

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SUPREME COURT.

(APRIL TERM.)

CALEB S. BALDWIN, Chief Justice.

G. G. WRIGHT, Associate Justice.

R. P. LOWE, Associate Justice.

LEWIS KINSEY, Clerk.

WEDNESDAY, April 9.

1098.  Arthur O’Neil vs. Thos. Atkinson, appts., Blackhawk county.  Affirmed with 6 per cent damages.

1251.  G. R. Dean vs. A. R. Goddard, et al; Bremer co.  Motion to affirm overruled.

1252.  F. Downey & Co. vs. W. P. Harmon, et al; Bremer co.

1258.  F. Downey & Co. vs. W. P. Harmon; Bremer co.  Same.

1254.  G. W. Levally, et al, vs. J. G. Ellis; Bremer co.  Same.

996.  English et al appt., vs. Wassles; Dubuque county.  Reversed.

1096.  Blake vs. Blake; Dubuque co.  Affirmed.

994.  Beal vs. West, Powers, et al; Dubuque City Court.  Affirmed.

995.  Timothy fanning, et al, appts., vs. Edward Stimpson, et al; Dubuque City Court.  Affirmed.

1115. Pelan vs. Bevard, et all, appts; Dubuque co.  Reversed.

1087.  Mary E. Read vs. C. K. Howe, admr. &c., appt; Blackhawk co.  Affirmed.

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DIED.

On Tuesday, FANNY P., Daughter of John and Fanny Carroll, aged 4 years.

Funeral to-day (Thursday) at 2 o’clock p.m. from the main street Baptist church.  Friends are invited to attend.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 10, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

WADSWORTH has returned from the East, and will open this morning, some entirely new styles of Shawls and Reglans, to which he invites the attention of the Ladies.

WANTED. – By a gentleman hand his wife, a bed-room and a sitting room, furnished, and board in a small, quiet family – one where there are no other boarders preferred.  Address box 429, post-office, giving name and residence.

THE DOG LAW. – A number of dogs felt the force of the dog ordinance yesterday, eight of them being killed by one officer.  We understand no dog is to be spared, no matter how aristocratic his connections, if those connections don’t furnish him a muzzle.

A FIGHT. – during the bacchanalian revelries which celebrated the partial victory of the Democracy on Saturday evening, a savage fight occurred at a saloon on Second Street, in which one man was badly cut with a knife, and others met with contusions of different kinds.  No complaint was made.

THE SUN hasn’t shown its face in our neighborhood since election day, probably disgusted with the result.  We don’t wonder at it. – But we hope Old Sol won’t take it too much to heart, and shut down on us altogether till next election – that would be punishing the innocent with the guilty.

DENSE POPULATION. – Twenty-nine votes were cast, by occupants of a ‘boarding house’ on Front street, at the Fourth Ward polls, on Saturday.  There’s lodging-room enough in said house for half that number to sleep standing.  The rest are probably accommodated on pole bedstead run out of the windows, a la poulet.

FLORAL HALL. – We refer to the advertisement of Messrs. Westphal and Co., in to-day’s paper.  The establishment they are fitting up on Brady street is just what is needed in our city.  The seeds and plants obtained from Floral Hall can be relied upon as fresh and thrifty.  Citizens and farmers can depend upon getting articles of the best quality and at low prices at Westphal & Co’s.

A MIRAGE. – The people of Chicago were treated to a splendid exhibition on Thursday, in the shape of a mirage, a phenomenon of not unfrequent occurrence in that vicinity, though this was considered one of the most beautiful ever witnessed there.  The opposite shore of Lake Michigan, with its villages, forests, bluffs, and though sixty miles off, were plainly visible to the naked eye.  Wish we could have one over this way, so that we could see Island No. 10, and the army in Tennessee.

FIRE IN ROCK ISLAND. – About 2 o’clock last Saturday morning a fire broke out in the furniture store of C. K. Norris, in Rock Island, which, with the crockery store of Lee & Williams, and the millinery store of Miss Jennings, was consumed.  Not an article, except the books, was saved from either of the former stores.  Mr. Norris’ loss is estimated at from $2,000 to $3,000, fully insured. – Messrs. Lee & Williams’ loss was about $3,000, insured for the full amount.  Miss Jennings’ loss from $300 to $500, and also covered by insurance.  An unoccupied frame building, also insured, was burned.  As the wind was blowing a gale, sparks communicated to a shed on the opposite side of the street, which in burning injured a brick building occupied by Mr. Johnston as a flour store.  It was also insured.  Our neighbors have had so many fires of late years, that everybody over there seems to be insured.  Very little alarm was given by the above fire in this city, and the occurrence was afterward forgotten in election matters.

INCREASE OF POPULATION. – That our city has largely increased in population during the last year, is quiet evident from the vote on last Saturday.  During the year nearly three hundred voters left Davenport, having enlisted in the various regiments formed in our State.  The aggregate number of votes polled on Saturday was larger by 160 than last year; thus showing that we must have gained about 450 votes, equivalent to an increase of two thousand to our population!  Of those who left, all the Germans and two thirds of the Americans were Republicans, or at least 300 of the 450, yet the Democrats, so largely in the minority last year, now elect their ticket, thus showing that all the new comers are Democrats.  As, of course, no skullduggery was practiced by our Democratic friends, this may be regarded as one of the most remarkable occurrences, on a small scale, of this eventful year.

PENSIONS, BOUNTY, &c. – We direct attention to the card of Geo. F. Worthington, Esq., Washington, D. C., in to-day’s paper.

CITY ELECTION. – With a clear majority of at least two hundred in our city, the Republicans on last Saturday suffered themselves to be defeated from purely local causes.  In the first ward, for instance, forty-two straight Republican tickets were polled with the name of the candidate for alderman erased, not that the voters had personal objections to him, or favored his Democratic opponent, but simply because they did not like the manner in which he was nominated.  This may be all right, but we must confess we cannot see it.  If Republican’s think their principles are right, they should not elect men to represent them even in Council who will go against them on every occasion that any political question is presented.  In the first four wards in the city where in each the Republicans have a large majority, the Democratic nominee for Marshal received a majority, showing that a large number of Republicans voted for him.  Although the Democrats elected the larger portion of their ticket, it is very evident that they did it through Republican votes, and as they are therefore indebted to Republicans for their victory, we hope they will not crow too loudly, nor claim the election as purely a Democratic triumph.

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APPORTIONMENT of School money made by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, April 7^th, 1862:

Davenport City	4684.63
Davenport Township	1157.23
Le Claire City	616.24
Le Claire Township	620.50
Winfield Township	1012.39
Pleasant Valley Township	292.50
Princeton Township	195.15
Buffalo Township	537.85
Hickory Grove Township	443.00
Rockingham Township	183.47
Blue Grass Township	521.10
Liberty Township	346.45
Allen’s Grove Township	242.80
Cleona Township	167.45

Amout to apportion $11,570.97.  Number of children, 8,149.  Amount to each child, $1.41 99-100.

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SUPREME COURT

(APRIL TERM.)

CALEB S. BALDWIN, Chief Justice.

G. G. WRIGHT, Associate Justice.

R. P. LOWE, Associate Justice.

Lewis KINARY, Clerk.

MONDAY, April 7.

The Supreme Court Met yesterday at their room in Grant’s Block, and organized, after which they adjourned till Tuesday morning.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 8, 1862, p. 1

The City Election

The city election on Saturday last, passed off with little excitement, no fights except a slight skirmish in the first ward.  The bloody sixth entirely redeemed its character, as the election progressed peaceably to the very close.  The Democratic ticket has generally prevailed, not however, owing to the majority of that party, but to the division among the Republicans.  That portion of the Republican party in our city known as Unionists siding in a body with the Democrats.  In the second ward we have the satisfaction of beating badly Bleik Peters, the ringleader of the Union Party.  That a great many Democratic votes were imported, is evident from the number of votes polled.  Notwithstanding the hard times has slightly decreased our population, and the enlistments in the army very largely reduced it, yet there were 160 more votes cast at this election than were given last spring, and 162 more than the year before; so it will be seen our city is constantly increasing its population, or else there was an amazing sight of colonization or double voting among the Democrats.  We have the satisfaction of knowing that we have elected our Mayor, but this has been done ever since the organization of the Republican party.  The vote on the mayoralty shows the strength of the parties of this city, as the Democrats were not disposed to make a strike at them through the instrumentality of their Union friends.

	Wards
	1	2	3	4	5	6	Maj.
Mayor,
French*	212	159	160	201	150	105	207
Bates	126	62	87	155	240	110
Marshal,
Baker*	130	93	100	169	153	108
Leonard	199	125	130	191	240	112	258
Clerk,
Mittelbusher*	202	124	110	167	180	102
Dermody	185	92	137	186	265	112	92
Treasurer,
Morton*	200	152	156	201	158	108	166
Heinz	138	69	90	155	235	112

ALDERMEN.

FIRST WARD – Muelheofer,* 159, Mitchell, 178.

Mitchell’s maj. 19.

SECOND WARD – Ochs,* 139, Peters 82.

Ochs maj. 57.

THIRD WARD – Kauffman, * 99, Lambach, 147.

Lambach’s maj. 48.

FOURTH WARD – McCarn,* 199, Glime, 149.

McCarn’s maj. 50.

FIFTH WARD – Tomson,* 188, Huot, 250.

Huot’s maj. 112.

SIXTH WARD – Whitaker,* 92, Cunningham, 123.

Cunningham’s maj. 31.

*Republicans

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, April 7, 1862, p. 1