Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-31
STATE ITEMS.

The District Court will meet aud ad' |
journ the same day-the lawyers of that
place not having been able to take GU.
licenses upder the new law.
SAD AccIDESr.-Mr. Noel Harring
ton, Of this city, met with serious &C
cident on Thursday last. Ina,tempting
to regulate some Of the machinery 10
Ryerson's steam mill, aross the river,his
hand and arm we're caught in the cog-
and crushed to jelly. The injury was
30 severe tha. amputation OF the arm
above the elbow was necessary. Doctor
Ealy. assisted by Drs. Vogt and Rich
ards performed the operatioD.-Io~o
City Republican.
ExsMALLEp.--1he Washington Dem
ocrat has come out 10 reduced form, to
correspond, as it says, with It's patron
age.
We regret to have 10 report the death
Of Major VIM. c. Drake, OF the Third
Iowa cavalry. He died at his home IN
Corydou, Wayne county. Iowa, on
Thursday last, while on trip to his
family. The Major was good citizen
a brave officer and much beloved by
his regiment.
DEAp.-Se,h Marshall Farr, mem
or Of the Second Iowa, who was
wounded 10 the memorable charge Of
tina. gallant regiment on Fort DoneIson,
died a day or two since at the heokuk
Hospital. Ills wound was not origin
ally of such a serious character as to
occasion death, but the poor fellow laid
out for nearly two days exposed to tie
Indictment weather that prevailed at the
time, and thus the want of timely at
tention. in connection with his wound !,
has resulted in his death after long
and painful illness.
BIC TurNG.-The editor OF tho Io,ca
Homestead has an apple of the Gloria
Mundi species that weighs only pound
and half. 1t was raised by Thomas
Ruse, OF Jasper county.
CoLD WEArHEa.-It is generally
agreed that The cold spell lasting from
Friday last, Oct. 24th, till Monday morn
ing, Oct. eth, yesterday was the Sc
yerest ever experienced in this vicinity,
SO early in the Fall. a large number OF
apple wagons were on the way from
Missouri TO central Iowa. The apples
| we're frozen in almost every case, and
almost a dead loss. Water froZc in al
most every house in the city, in those
rooms unprotected Wy fire. Apples were
frozen on the trecs.-Des M0ines Regis
Ter.
Apples are selling in Jefferson county
at Is cents per bushei.
The Ottumwa Courier gives very
favorable account of the business con-
dition of that city. The vacancies in
population made by the war are supplied
by Immigration.
Corporal David G. Shultz, of com.
pany Z, 25th Infantry, is advertised in
the Xawkeye as a deserter. He re-
ceived advance pay in Des Moines,
county bounty, and then skedaddled.
Brigadier General Sullivan, Of the
army Of the Mississippi, writes to Gov
ernor kirkwood that the 18th Iowa reg
iment fully redeemed itself at Corinth
by calamity charging on an advancing
column of the enemy, repnlsed it de-
cisvey and captured a stand of rebel
colors. All this occurred under the eye
of General Sullivan.
THE DRAFr.-We learn from the
Governor that he will soon announce to
the several counties of the State, the
numbers of their respective quotas OF
recruits required to fill up the Iowa reg
iments in the field, and will give rea-
souable time TO supply them by volun-
,eers before proceeding to draft. The
quotas will be apportioned to cities aud
townships. Prompt efforts should be
made by our citizens TO meet the de-
mand, as they have the assurance now
that iull credit will be given to the city
against the draft for all the volunteers j.
rnshes.-Dubugue Times.
Edmund Sheppard, &c IOWA City. has
recently imported flock of twenty
four porc blooded Spanish Merino
sheer.