Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-24

ROUNDS LAsoDos, ! SIS Randolph street Chi
cago, are authorized to receive sements tor
this paper.
THE CITY.
1NvITATIoS.-Thc public are inyi-
Good. to-day
BOYS hats and caps Of the neatcst
styles IN large vari ~ at Farrand's. Parents
will please remember this
CAPT. VAN HosEN's Fort Randall
company is fast filing up We believe that it
numbers about seventy.fiye men, The fuil
number will probably be made up ths week
USloN BALL.-On Thursday evening
next, the Union club will give q Hop at Le-
Claire Hall. and pleasant time it promises to
be. prize Of five dollars will be given to the
best lady and geGtleman walter
WE regret TO learn that the vcnera-
bic founder Of our city, Antonio Le Claire, Esq
is lying in very critical condition. But little
encouragement is given by his physicians of
his recovery.
SCRMMAGE.-Quitc an interesting lit
tie fight took place Main street yesterday
afternoon, between q man and two women We
underetsnd that the ieminines were little too
much for their opponent, who beat hasty re
treat.
TARGET SHooIIsG.-A company Of
German children were out on "A target excnr.
sion yesterday. They used the ancient cross-
bow instead Of the modern fire arm and then
skill was very crsdiiable, In the evening
they had a bali at Weidemans Carbon on the
bluff
Our friend David Stathem has estal-
H-hed himself in the flour, feed and proyisiot
business at Rowe liydes old stand on See.
onf street, opposite LeCiaire Iouse. AtIis
store will, at oil times, be found the choicest
flour. meal. corn, oats and feed Give David
n call
DEcIINAToN.-Thc Hon. n. ]. kuseA
leaves for New York Oh thursday nDlaing IL
attend to the duties Of lis Office az Emiqrant
Commissioner He i forced for that reason to
decline the nomination Of the Union party for
the Legislature
Mr.. J. Rohlfs hns, we hear, been substituted
In his place upon hat ticket.
AuouT AGAIH.-We noticed Record
ar McCosh about the street yesterday with his
arm 10 slins doing ~ the teasing in his a.
surpasabe style. Mae counts that cling a.
good az three hundred German yotcs He ia
al eye To business every uay. can. .o.a
ourselves responsible for the effects Of tia,
sling
GnArTAN GUARps.-F. II. shepherd
and others have been authorized by Gen. B,.
ker to raise company Of volunteers under the
name Of .Grattan Guards The mpany il
10 he raised within twelve days. II il pretty
shor, notice, Ut the recruiting officers think
lney equal to inc emergency. We wish
them good luck.
\ CooL BEaGAR.-l estcrday after
noon an lrishman stepped up to one OF cur
citizens ana asked him far dime 70 buv BIO
a httle fool stating that he dead broke
The gentleman informed the man tuat lie had
no dime. nothing smaller than a quarter.
"Will." said the fellow, give me the quarter
and I'll give ye fifteen cents change" lie did
not get heap that time.
We understand that onr BARRIERS have
found the sale of hair dye dead failure since
drafting has been settled upon. Gray hairs
are object in this crisis. Forty five il more
to be desired among men than sweet sixteen
among the opposite The phenomenon Of
mems heads getting gray in single week sno
longer accounted miraculous. Strange times
are these.
ADJT. GES'L's OFFICE OF TIE STATE OF Iowa.
Davenport, sept. 23d, 1861.
Gentlemen having business at the Adutant
Generals office requested to call between
the hours of 8 and / 2 o'clock A. ~ and . and
eP, u. The other working hours must be de
voted to correspondence, Issuing commissions,
and preparations of papers for other camps in
other places, and for recruiting officers.
n. b. BAKER,
Adi't Gen'l of Iowa
FROM the roll in the Adjutant Gene
rails office we have obtained the names and
residences OF the killed and missing of the Sd
regiment;
Noble, West Union, killed.
Darling, Waterloo dc
Biddell, Marble Rock, do
Mix, Clarkvillo, do
Washburn, Waterloo, mortay wounded.
Maury, Jones county, missing
Drono, McGregor, do
Maddox, Clayton county, DO
Squires, do do do
Frank, Scott county, do
McCulloch, Marion co. do
A SUGGEsTIoN.-At camp the other
nay we observed that the Company rails cd in
this city, by Capt Cleveland is without a
stand Of colors. This seems a little odd, yet
h. - J.