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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

THE STATE OF IOWA, DISTRICT
l Court, Scot County.
The Board Of Supervi-l
sors Of Scott county.
Iowa,
W.
Joseph Motto, Mary Mo-
tie, James Macintosh, Dec. tam. A. D.. 1se1-
Chas. Z. Putnam, Ezra
Buckley, Mary Davis, J.
Hayes, David Baird,
John Doert, John T.
Gilman and J. w.
Stewart, Admir-,
To the abeve named Defendsnts:
You are hereby notified that on the 3Oth dsy Of
November, A. d., 1861, there will be on ale h the
ofice OF the Clerk Of the District Court Of .sii
Scott county, the petition of the Board OF Super
v's0rs 0t Scott CO.., Iowa claiming Of you the Aid
defendant the sum of five hundred dollars. with
interest thereon at tho rate Of ton per cent from
the lst day Of January, A. D., less, q money
due on one promissory note executed BY joseph
Motto and Patrick Mcclure, and also praying The
the foreclosure Of . mortgage dated the 3stS a.
Of June. A. d., 1855, executed BY the aid de-.
fendant Joseph Motto and Mary Motto 70 seou,e
the payment Of the above named notes. on proper-
ty described IN said petition and that unless Won
shall appear thereto and defend On o, before noon
OF the second day Of the next torn Of the Diutret
Court OF said Scott county, to-wis tho Let Mon
day Of December, A. D., 1851, default will be
entered and judgment rendered against you there
on. And the said defendants Mary Motto, james
Mackintosh, G. Z. Putnam, Esra Buckley. Mav
Ds?M,J. Hayes, David HaiEd, John Dolert, John
!. Gilman aid J. W. Stewart, Adms, will take
notice that personal claim is made against vou
August 81, 1861.
J.W. STEWART.
oclo-wl District Attorney fer Fainti1.
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From Jefferson CITY.

JgPTsRs0S CITY, Mo-, Oct>9.
The surrender of Federal camp near Hermann,
severe an sGa - ct first stated. Col. Mathews
simply abandoned bis camp on the approach Of
the Rebels, and retired to Hermann without loss Of
auy kind. The three cannon mentioned in pre-
vious dispatch belong to the Rebels.
Col. Harding now tele.raphs from Hermann
that he has no appreh ension Of On attack on that
place: that the Gasconade and Usage bridges are
veil guarded and secured against the Rebels.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

ANY man or boy who wishes TO Mt
himself out with winter clothing. can hnd
complete stock Of materials at "a''~or'" .
Country merchants will find stock OF g"ods
worthy of their attention by calling on h'm.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

THE STATE or IOWA. DISTRICT
i Court, Scott County.
The Board of Supervi.l
so5s Of Scott County,
Iowa,
vs.. Dse. Term, 4. D., 1851.
John Erdey, Martha
Fndley and Geo. G.
How'll,
TO the above named Defendants:
You are hereby notified that on the 20th dav AZ
November, A. D., 1851 there will b on Ale m the
omce Of the Clerk Of the District Court i'd Scott
county, the petition Of the Board Of Supsrvisors
Of scott county, lows, claiming Of you the said
defendant the sum Of sixty dollars, with interest
thereon At the rate Of ten per cent. from the lst
day Of January, A. D., 1858, ~ money due on one
Promissory note executed BY John PiidIey, B. =.
Dubois and William Spencer, aud also pssyinR the
foreclosure OF mortgage dated the 3Osh day OF
October, A. d., 1851, executed BY The aid defend.
ants John Fridley and Msrths Fridlsy to securs
the payment Of the above named nstes, on prom
erty described in said petition aad that unlse,
yen shall appear thereto, and defend ON or before
noon Of the second day Of the next term or the
District Court Of said Scott county, to.vit the
lst Monday Of December. A. D., 1851. . Asfault
will be eetered and judgment ren-
dered against you thereon. And The aid
defendants Martha Fridley and Geo. G. Hovin
Will take notice that no psrsonal elain 10 asAe
against you.
Dated Augsst 80, 1851.
NV. SRwART,
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Election Returns. !.

DAYTON, Ohio, Dot. 8.
TIE Union ticket has gained about 1000 votes
in this city. The Caion majority in the county
will be about 500. Springfield city gives $50 maj.
for Todd. Desks county will give Todd about
], 400 maj. Vote light.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

GEsrs, have you got one OF those
fine soft Fall Hats. kept only by FArfsnd
Go and look st the goods. They are the neat
eat and best Ia town.
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New YORK Market.

NEw YoRx, October 9.
FLouR-Market heavy.
WH8AT-Market dull and about 102c lower.
CORN.-Market l cent lower. 54Q55c mixed
Western.
OArs-Quiet ct 3Ol35c,
PORK-Quiet.
WHrsKY.-Quiet and arm at 20Lc.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.

NHw Y0RK, Oct. ..
The steamship Ericsson has been chartered by
Government, and will load with horses. She has
steam on, awaiting orders.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
rNHE STATE OF IOWA, COUNTY OF SCOT
i R.F Lamb,
L. q. Qulnlin, Jr.,
and E. l.. Pottle
vs.. Original Notice.
A. H. Davenport,
X. Il. Rogers

To- n. Smith, A. J. McCroary q Co., Mitchell
Cable, Chas. ]. Rogers, T. c. Eads, f. w
Green Co., Foster 4 Stahl, Klingel 1 Ferdi
naDd. Newton Lawson. Daniel Dawson, Thayer
Hart Co., >. X. Filley, Trego 4 Woodruff, b. A
January Co., Collins, kellogg q Kirby, F. N
Benedict, Robert Bell, Miller Scott, Rufus Utlsy
Jas. Davenport, Sexton, Bro. i Co., defandeAss il
the above entitled action:
You and each Of you are hereby notified, tbs,
there is file in the once Of the Clerk Of the
District Court Of Scott county, Isws, petition Of
X. F. Lamb. l. G. Quinlin, Jr., and L. L. Pot.
tie, claiming Of you the foreclosure Of two certain
mortgsges given BY said defendants, A. H. Da.
yenport and Harriet Davenport, his wife, and X.
h. Rogers and Mary $. Rogers, his wife, one re-
corded in book ~" Of townlos mortgages, at page
400, and the other in book F" Of townloe mort.
cages, 1t page 48, in Scott eounty reeoeds, %
which reference is made, copies Of said mortgsges
are also attached V the petition in this caSss
fled; that ssid mortgages were executed TO H. N
Funkhoussr, aud by him afterwards assigned and
endorsed 70 plaintiffs.
And unless you appear thereto and defend on or
before noon Of the second day Of the next term ol
said Court, 10 be holden on the first Monday Of
December, A. D., 1861, decree will b catered
against yeu - prayed for in said petition.
DOW 6 BROWN,
oc10-w Att'ys for Plaintiffs.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

TRUSTEES SALE.-On the first day Of No
i vember, 1851, at O'Clock P. n. Of said day
will sell for Gosh to the highest bidder at the
Court House door in the city Of Davenport
County of Scott and State Of Iowa, the
following described real estate sisuatsd in Rock
Island county, ILL.,, to-wit: Lot No. seven Il, J
being the southeast quarter Of the north west
quarter Of section sixteen 49, lot No. two IT,
being the south west quarter Of the north west
quarter Of section sixteen 6, both lots together
being the south half Of the north west quarter oi
said section sixteen (l6,) containing eighty assss
more or less also lot No. six 6,) being tie north
east fractional quarter Of tho sonth west quarter
Of section sixteen Q6,) containing twenty-six
acres and thirty -four rods more or less also the
southwest quarter Of the sosth-east quar-
Ter Of section number four (4,) con-
tanning forty acres more or less also the Doeth-
west fractional quarter Of the south.wsst quarter
Of section sixteen (ls,) containing twenty
acres three rods and thirty-thres poles more or
less, al in township No. seventeen I'D north Of
range one, west Of the fourth (4th) p. n. By
virtue of deed Of Trust made to me BY Miles
Peter Peterson and Christina sophia Fotssson,
and duly recorded in the records oS Reok Ialand
county, Ill, March 9Th, 1857, in volume W."
OetoS,s I. isal. LANES GRAFT;
se
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
From Jefferson City.

From Jefferson City.
'J8pFERs0N CITY, Oct. 8.
Col. Mathews telegrsphed Gov. Gamble, this
morning, from Hermann, that he had been com
pelled surrender his camp with pieces Of can
non, TO q superior force. Col. Mathews camp was
20 miles from Hickman, and is said to have con
tanned about 400 Home Guards. The Rebels num-
bered some 1900, and their design is t. burn the
Gasconade bridge in that vicinity. Reinforce
ments have been sent both to Hermann and the
Bridge. On hearing OF the approach Of this force
our forces at the bridge began erecting palisades
for its defense.
Prices army was on Grand River ip Henry ooun
ty at last accounts, on Wednesday last, marching
southwark.
A rebel named Widemeyer is raising . regiment
1t Oscsola for the purpose Of making foray into
Kansas.
Union men from the neighborhood of Lexis gton
deny that any secession session Of tho Legislature
Was held there.
Efforts are being made here to organize two
companies Of Missouri rangers to carry On que
rilla warfare after tho style Of the rebels.
Gen. Sturges and Lana are understood 70 have
received orders 70 nj rch from Kansas City and
join Gen. Sigel 1T Sedlia,
Gen. Sigel sent aus detachment Of 300 men on
Sunday LAST 10 cut Of . rebel supply train,
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
From Cincln natl.

CINCINNATI, Oct 9.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer, the paper in which all
the Blair Fremont charges and letters appeared
originally,in answer to Fremonts despatch, excul-
patos the General or any member of his Depart
ment unquali6edly for any responsibility in their
publ cation. The papers we're obtained through
Ltrely different source.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

-. PRINTING Of ALI KINDS DONE ON
q '~''' siSiiiSbsos. sft;iii Sa VEST ! CO..
Pest O0ee Bleed, 0ealye0t.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

HANDSOME PKEsENr.-A trlend OF
Gen. Bsksr has recently presented hi" with
set of splendid epaulettes. We shsi expse'
10 see h,m out with thsm soCse OF these very
fiIe days when the Governors stafi comes out
on dress parade
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
NUMBER SO4.


THE STATE OF IOWA, DlsfClC7
i Court, Scott County:
The Board Of Supsrvi-l
son Of Scott County,
Iowa,
wi..h...., ~ Sherman,
sarah Jane sherman, De-. Ten. a. D.. lnea.
John n. Tayles, Bsaja-
min Tsyoa, r. L. Cable,
John Ksndrick, Henry
shall, In Brows Stsph-
en- ThOmpeon, samuel
Guthrie and Spiss Whit
aksr,
To the shove named dsfsadaats:
You ere hereby sotiAsd that q Ne 3oAA lay e
November, 4. d., 1851. there viii b. a hle IN II
once Of the Clerk Of the District Court q aid
Scott county, the pssitioa a The Beard Il Supee.
vi:on q Seot. county. love-, claiming 4 yos he
with interest the room at the rate 81 ten pse cent
from the lst day Of January, 4. D., 1859, - non-
~ doe on enc promissogy note sxeonted ~ W.
sherman, N. W. Cotton and E. 8. Wing. and also
praying the foreclosure Of mortssgs dated the
| the said defendant W. Shsr1aa and Sarah Jana
sherman to secure the payment Of the above
named notes, on property described In MD -.
tition ssd that unless you shall appsss thereto.
and defend. on o. before Of The second day Of
the next term Of tho District Court q aid 6coee
l. ~
D., 1861, default will b entered and judgment
rendered against you thereon. Ard the aid de-
fsndants Sarah Jane Sherman, John H Taylor.
Benjamin Tryon, r. l.. Cable. John Ksndriek.
Henry Shaft. Ira Brown, Stephen Thoa peon.
Samuel Guthrie and Spier Whitaker viii take
| notice that no personal claim 10 made sRainse Won
wv wv. STEWART.
oclO-w1 District Attorney for PaintiG.
CTATE OF IOWA. COUNTY OF SCOTT. SS.
- In the District Court.
s''''' ,s. s'''''A ,o.,.,.., Notice.
stephen Thomson and others
To Abigail Sturdevant, Pedsr Sunderlin. Tim.
0thy Sundeelin, Ebeneser Sundsrlin. J. Havker
and ID. Hawker, defendants in the above entitled
action:
You are hereby notified, that there IL nov an
fle in tho ofce Of tho Clerk or tho District Court
OF said county, petition Of Sophis Brsuseh. ].
claiming Of you that her title 70 the following
described land In Scott county, Isva, to-wit:-
Part OF the east fsactioaal quart Of section
No. two ~ township TO- north q rssss S, east q
the 9TH +. ~, to-wit: Commencing at the south
! west corner Of said quarter section three east
along tho east and west division line Of said ssc-
tion No. two q, sixteen (lel rods thence north
twenty (2O) rods thence west sixteen (l6l rods :
thence south twenty 10 rods to tho place OF be-
ginning may bs quietsd and for general relief for
| the particulars whereof you are referred 70 the
petition on file and unless you appear thereto
and defend, or before noon Of the u day Of the
next term Of said Court, 70 BE- holden on the 6rst
Monday Of December, A. b., 1861, default Will b.
| entered against You and . decree rendered a
prayed for in said petition.
DOW 1 BROWN,
oelO-w Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

C.H. Scnrvsx, %, Dearborn street, Chicago. IL
authorized TO receive advertisements for this pa
per.
ROUNDS i LAN0DoH, l55 Randolph street, Chi
oago, are authorised TO receive advsrti5sments i~
this PAPER.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
Congressional Nomination.

SPRiNGFIELD. ILL.,, Oct. 9.
Gen. VIM. F. Thornton, one Of the old pioneer.
Of the State. was to-day nominated for Congress
to fl! the vacancy occasioned by Gen. McCler-
nand resignation.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

LADIES should not think OF going
shopping without examining the dry good' o.
Whislsr's
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
THE CI Y.

TnE "fite init SIgel," Tuesday night
vas . brilliant affair. So cay the participants
and W emphasieally coincide
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

A MrsrAKE.-The last number OF
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper does
Gov. Krkwood proud in the way OF p'r'
trait. purporting to be engraved from photo
graph Of the venerable Governor h'mss''. o0t
which is one Of the greatest mistakes on re-
cord. The portrait is that Of fine looking
man, with neat militia - coat clean shirt and
handsome full beard and mOustsche. 1t has
been thought by those who have seen II that
Mr.. Leslie has been and got sold-soms one
having sent him the photograph OF Gen. Ba-
ker instead e the Governor. This Is good
"goak" on Gen. Baker.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
u. ". 0BWARIe
cclO-W1 District Attorney for Hainta1.

THE STATE OF IOWA, DISTRICT
L Court, ScOtt county.
The Board sf Supervi-
son Of Scott County,
Io~s,
John Jerdsn, Ann E. Jor
dan, Kobsrt Means, Ma
sia Croul, b. D. Nessy, De-. TEN. 4. D.. lssl.
Whitnsy. Kshos ! Gal
lonhe. Cook I Sargent,
Surraser, Gorksn 4 Co.,
Geo. n. Davis + Bro,
Cfovell, TssTisn 4 Co,
Chubb, Bro, Barrow
Go. and Spisr Whitaker,
To the above named Defenan0:
You are hereby notified that On The 10th day a
novemees, 4: D, 1851. there viii b o Als II The
enc. Of re Clerk Of ths District Ce.st q said
Scott county. the petitiea of the Board Il 6apse.
visor. Of scott county, lows. claiming u yeu Tie
said defendant the sum Of Eve hus1ssd dollsssI
With interest thsrsos q the rate q - pss essk
from the 9Th day Of January. 4. D., 1851, =
o1sy oIS % e s"G Rsopi;Cc.y nots:' sss ss:sssse
dated March 9Th: 1857, and one sig.sd y Jsh1
jordan. stephen Thompson and William Nsgsal,
Ind also praying the foreclosure Of DostGago
dated The 18th day # July, 4. D., 1851 sxes1ted
y the said dsfsndants John Jocdao asd Ana !.
notes, On psepsrty dssenbsd il ssid petitios snd
unless you shall appsar thereto and defend On o
before noon Of the second dsy & tAs aexs essn e
The District Court q sid 6ssts ess.tZ to-wit:
the let nosday q Dses4bs, =. -. l5tls Z -.
against 70. thsrsoa. Asd ~ - 1s1asls
Ann e. Josdsn, Robert Meaas, n1goo 0yeo;, u.
2. Nesly, whitasy, KsAss 4 0ellsaAe, Ossk >
Sargent, Ssnasss, 0osken ! Co., 90. n. Davis :
Bro, Cxveli, Tss!iee : Co. CAste, ~, Dansw
noelain z nade agaiase - Ha lfs
Ooto1 Sopeo0hoe "a. lool.
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low priced Prints for Comforters also large
assortment Of Kentucky Jeans. ssuuetts.
Blankets and heavy wool long and square
Sha wis also long and square Broche Shawls
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ELECTION RETURNS.

We have partial rsturns from every pre-.
cinct In the county with the exception Of Gle
ons. Nothing has transpired TO materially
change the phase Of affairs % they stood
yesterday morning. The canvass Of the vote
of this city will be completed some time to.
day, when We shsll be apt to know precise.
~ how the contest has ended-in this coun.
ty.
We publish the returns - far % heard
from:
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

STEADY EMpLoYMENT.-The Election
Board are yet in session. not having got
through the labyrinth Of split tickets polied
on Tuesday. No election was ever before
held in this city where so much scratching,
sp!it,ing, pasting and ripping OF tickets was
indulgsd in by ths soyereigns. People ars
mighty hard to please this year.
7, ia dif}icu,t To tell what will be the result
of the ballot when it is counted out. The i'm.
preston seems to be, however. that Merritt
will be ahead considerably. That Will suit u
precisely. ws doubt il the result will he
known until tomorrow.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10

with HE friends Tor re.nOWlnstlon, VIZ" +"
view Of 90 mending matters within the mex:
two wears % to steer clear OF trouble. But
though he succeeded by much industry and
political msneuvering TO obtain the nomina
t.ou. sad osainariiy-w;th the Repablicans-
A. nomination Lss bean about as good az az
election, the people had come TO know oi
the condition Of affairs at his office. and they
refused to grant him that cordial support he
would have otherwise received. There was o
decij ID aversion to doingl so, as the election
aas su,ricienily proyen. The people were Op'
doubteiy right They were right iu asking
for man who could do what Mr.. McCosh had
failed in-thAt is. keep the Office as it should
be kept. That gentleman owes his defeatIto
himself In great measure. Had he laid open
The true condition Of affairs 10 the public. he
.Aigh, have 6sen IN q .let,ss Eosltion to-day,
might possibly have retained his cfics.
"-' -. IL comes Ter him, inepires
all confidence. No man in Scott county ques'
tions, iu the least degree, the ability OF August
F.Mast. to Ill that oface with the greatest
ascsptabilty. His honesty. canton, end In
dus,ry are proverbial. Not cent OF public
funds placed in his hands will be hsa'rded in
the least degree. He has the utmost confidence
Of the people. AMI is in every particular "or'
thy Of it. There is not man In the county
vho 10 not we'll suited with the man.
Mr.. McCosh retires from the office which hs
has filled for six or seven years. and snter'
upon private life on the first Of January next
We presume that oil his business matters vii
be SO arranged. that the county will lose moth
ing. We vish him long and happy lie. and
troops Of friends to the latest day Of his life