Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-20

VOLUME b.
9emsfrat aud @e'rs.
TUESDAY MORNING.. AUGUST 30. 1881
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The CITY.
Tas Princeton Home Guards, TO The
number Of about forty. e.ms down yesterday
70 pay their rsspssts 70 The boys in Camp hs
Cl-iian.
NosE TaooPs. squad u 20 men
arrived from lolsud Towoship, Aosoa,ins
county. yesterday, which. II u possible. msy
jo,n With Capt. Posssr's Scott Gosrds. which
are expected 10 camp soon
ARaIvED.-W .dow Foster arrived home
from 81 Louie % Sunday. bringing sloog bs'
soa vAo deserted from Capt L..Isss sonps'
ny. She olas med him on . writ VI hstsss cor.
pss. - hsse.oiors stated.
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Boar CArsIzlD.--Last evening abont
hslf past seven = canoe containing two small
boys esy sised nssr Harrison street. The boys
we're rescued W some men that were in dst.
boat.
NJ. g. NJ. RAILROAD FnEioHT TRAFFIC.
For the week ending Anx1ss 1914. the follow
ing amount Of grain ard cattle wss brought
over the NJ 4 N. Railroad: 2 500 barrels Of
Hour. 4. 800 bushels Of corn. s 500 bushs's OF
ahea,, SOC sscks Of matt. and two cara Of cat.
ARRIVAL or TkOops. Coon's
Ossss Cosde O~valsy Ce0pssy. suohssiog %
men. srsivsd fss~ Dabsqse by steamboat on
ssolsy. and sent Into camp. The sdissrs are
Capt Coon, lss Liestsnsot Mills. ~ Lisutsn-
a.t Wright II 10 sai TO be ins company.
EcOsoMY IS WEAL1H.-Fifteen or
twenty day boar.lsrs viii find it TO their sd-
vantage sod beneficial TO their purses to call
., tho Davenport Hotel on Main street. be-
tween second and Third
AgI9.lw G q IIicxox Proprietor.
TIE rush s,ill continues at Whisler's.
Goods are going tasi. Go and see The Induce
ments.
CoaPAHY og M1c cHANICs.-Thcrc or
rived from K-oksk Yesterday, under command
Of Lier. Fox, . company Il ssppers and min.
ere, numbering "a msn. The com' any is mad
up entirely Of mesas asoes, and an effort will be
ma 70 10 organize ssppers and Miners Com.
pao7 10 20 with one Of our regiments.
RUNAWAY horse attached to a
lght wagon. took fright ou B.~ y near Lo.
Gus, street, and started do"r Brady at full
speed. At Tsnth street they came IA collision
with lumber wagon. causing general smash
ur on the part of the runaway.snd lan'i g one
OF the horses. The team Was owned by MIR.
f. Voorhees,.
BUsy.-Carpenters are hard At work
st the FA,r Grounds erecting stables aud stands
for tho ommodation Of The public at the
coming exhibition. Sests f,r three thousand
people are briug erected opposite the Judges
stand. The b ,ard are determi neu that their
best eff rte shall not be wanting ~ make
everything comfortable
A MEMSNro.--Our young friend, Cor
has sent us n rife canron ba ! from Birds
Point II is Of the minnie pattern, and cast for
the rifle cannon. capture by ID G. A. squad,
under 1t. Slsymsksr, in Missouri. 1t vas
brought to us by n. N AustiL, who arrived
home from Blrd's Point on Saturday evening.
on furiough We are under obligations to
Mao for the present
PuRLIC MhxTING.-Ws understacd d
that there Gill be public ing of The cti.
zsns OF Davenport Tonight ~ Z o'clock IT the
Court House, for the purpose VI considering
the matter Of giving Cs t. Wentz comrsny
Q public reception on their return home.
which will be In tho course d few days Let
this be done by s.l mssns. The boys deserve
II. and we believe the vote for good time on
their account will be unanimous.
WIrFIRLD DEMOCRATIC TOWNSHIP
CoSvxsrroS Democracy Of Winfield held
their Conysnton ut w Shernsn's on the 18th
inst.. At which J. Il Macon presided. and Nor
gan Orendorf wss Secretary.
The following daisgstss were chosen to at'
tend sbs Desocrstlc County Convention ON
thu 2ls j. NsMsnos. W. sherman. NJ. Orsn
d,rf. J,hn M.dasu. jacob HUsdtsn. John
8 niles. J. P. Wor;a and J E. Duke. The del
sxstioa ssesedipg srs authorized TO I'LL vscsn-
ciss.
Bulls Run TRoPaIxs.-G. G. Hlck-
OK, OF the Davenport House, srsivsd home
from the East few days s,nce, bringing with
hi :. nuobsr Of trophies taken by bis old
friends Who we're at BuIis Run fight; among
which 10 u csnteen. q par. Of q fife taken from
8 dead tnu.lelAn. = porli, q VI = musk OF stock,
and . splendid large bottle, token ~ Fairfax
The curious are Invited e. see the articles. He
bss also IN accurate hkensss of the Pirate
sln, er, Wn. Tillman.
To 7Hg PUEl'C.-Capt. Hatch, com-
mandiue officer q Camp McC.silau. wishes "a
to l.Ques. the good people Of this city to Or.
r,.L 49, ho.c,,al 9TH a shnaea hla N.