Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-16

NUMBER Ill.
In QCAsTsss At KsoxuE,
Nav 1lth. 1881. {

NUMBER Ill.
In QCAsrsss At KsoxUK,
hsy llth, 1881. !
DsAR DIcx.-Ws we're mustered yesterday
BY Lieutenant Chambers Of the United States
army. add but tvo Of our men rejected. the
one on account Of sore eyes and the other be-
cause he could not talk English. You will be
sorry to learn that the U. 8 officer considered
It his duty 70 reject our second lieu.snan
Robert Hsnns, one OF the best officers in the
regiment. soldier. and one Who lost his let
sr@ 10 Sighting ths bsttiss Of bis JstAsslssd.
This morning petition vas signed BY every
member Of our company, directed to the seers.
tary Of War. petitioniog to rsinstate him as
our second lieutenant by special order. ssd
We apprshsud that he will ssesds 70 our
wishes. A. am writing this We are every
inmate awaiting the leisure Of the mastering
officer, TO swear ne into the United States ser.
vice. II Uncle Sam will only send 10 arms and
field equipments. vs would soon bs ready for
sction an Informed BY good authority that
those arms which we're destined for the 6rst
regiment we're intercepted by Gov. Yates Of
H.. Opened and distributed smongst his own
troops; the Hon. Governor seems not to
have clear idss Of the distinction between
nesm and euesm understand. howsver, that
more arms are on the way for u; what kisd Of
arms and when they will arrive know not
it is supposed they are the old nusket altered
to suit the present fashion but anything In
the shape Of fighting tools will do us Tor the
present
The election thst msstioned in my last, %
having taken place. meets With Considerable
dissasisfaetion. Msjor Portsrs and Lisutensnt
Colonel Msrritt's career is now tolsrsbly we'll
known to The men. and 1t 10 not very favora.
bls to them. particularly that Of Major Por.
ter be 10 not . styicsly temperate man, and %
to Merritt. ws have to make merit of psess-
sity do not know what military honor may
be considered worth BY those gentle men, bu.
think that Al officer, against whose election
Eve eompanies out Of ten protested. would ap.
pear in . better light before the regiment by
resigning. The protest was sigusd by the Of
6csrs OF our company. the Dubuque German
company, the two Burlington and one AuscA.
tine company. setting forth two grounds for
protest. First, that the election was announc.
ed to be on Saturday, the 10th, instes sd Of the
II, and secondly, that some company or CON.
psniss pollsd larger vote than the mum
Der Of men composing their companies entitled
them to.
Last sunday was pleasant episode in our
present mooOtonous existence. B. will
have told you oil about the "trip OF our friends
from Davenport. The most pleasant feature
Of the day vas lthe fraternisin9 Of the three
German compahies together. At three o'clock
in the afternoon to the stirIing music Of
up to Burrows Hall, and there over good
Davenport beer, cheered by music, the ,hree
companies mingled together in pleasant inter.
course . scattar.ng Of keokuk ladies ioined
tbeoss, that visited US from Davenport, and for
Eshort time the boys tripped lightly on the
fantastic toe. The beer vas furnished by Mr.
Frahm and the passengers on the Pomeroy,
aud We tender thoee gentlemen our thanks for
the pleasant day they af.rded US. At eight
o'clock our company escorted the visitors
to the boat. and under shaking of hands
and thupders Of hurrsbs, the boat swung of
from shore. As the sweet tonee Of that most
sweet melody, Home. Sweet Home" was
waited to our ears. every enc Of us looked &C.
rions, and many manly eye was. bedlnmed
With tears-we thonght Of Home.
We have had for two or three Gays very un.
pleasant weather lit was chilly ,rainy and most
diaaereeabls notwithstanding which, the boys
oil ksep we'll. A. yet, We have only one sick
man among US. | believe kfrmly that the lite
We are nor leading will be conducive of the
health Of all Of Ne. We have comfortable beds
OF hay, good blankets. v hoeso me food, and reg
ular hours. At nine o'clock, every man must
be in bed. except the guard, and at . quarter
to five; At the sound of the revilis, every man
NUT be up. at 8 O'Clock We take our bresk.
fast, ct noon our dinner. and st o'clock in the
evening vs have supper. Ny nsxt will be
written - soon - Ne have been sworn 10
An extra has just come out about matters in
st. Louis. which your readers have already
laid before them-we may look ont for hot
work there. Yours, etc,