Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-15
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF TIE CITY.
SATURDAY MORNING MARCH Is. 1852.
THE CITY.

SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH Is. 1862
THE CITY.
No TELEGRArH.-The wires were out
OF tune all day yesterday on account OF the
elect and rain No dispatches were received.
BEST quality of kerosene oil for 80
cents per gallon best Pit,sbuIg oil at 40 cents
at Webb's.
SOLDIERS were plenty around town
yesterday. In view Of their immediate de.
parture. passes were given out little more
freely.
uNPLRAsASr.-Ad dismal, uncomfort-
able day was yesterday. A cold rain fell
nearly all day, making cur streets muddy, and
travel anything but agreeable.
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The CampbelIs GO to Rock Island
tonight. and give one of their rich entertain.
msnts. Next week they 60 to Iowa City and
Muscstine. We wish them luck.
KEROSENE OIL.-Best quality OF Kcr.
osene Oil at forty cents per gaHsn. at
DAFT, Sons d Cos
lw No. 2Leslie's Block, Front street.
AproINTMESr.-The 10th Regimen.
could not have better man for Su.ler than
Wn l.. Parker His many friends in this
city congratulate him on hi. success in obtai
ing it.
To THE Wars AGA1S.-Lt. Col. San.
ders, Of the 10th, has purchased the horse tha,
Col. Wentz rode at the battle of Belmont, and
takes him into the field. There is something.
no doubt, in having horse that is used to it.
WIN. MEuLLER, OF company Il, 2l
Iowa, who was pretty severely wounded at
Fort Donelson, came home . few days since
and is getting ready as fast as possible TO re-
lin his company. lie tells the came s.oiy
that all the rest have.
LoSEsoME.-Camp Mcclellan will be
almost entirely deserted to day. The tramp
and routine Of camp life will cease entirely
We hope the boys may find good quarters
all the while as they have had there, lot the
chauces are that they will not:
OFF THIS MORNING.--Thc Sixteenth
leave this morning on the Eastern train for ST
Louis. or wherever they are ordered. We be.
iievs there will be left some fifteen or twenty
sick ones in the hos pital who will have TO wait
awhile before they take their places in the
ield
COMMITTEE MEETlNG.-The Finance
Committee Of tho Soldiers Relief Organisa.
ton, will meet this morning at 10 o'clock, at
Campbell Bills office. for the purpose O!
sransacting business. and hearing the final re-
port Of DR.. McCarn. Chairman Of the Commit.
tee sent TO the relief Of the wounded soldiers.
full attendance is requested.
For TIE BATTLE FlELD.-Wc under>
stand that the wife of Lieut.. Col. Galligan. Of
the Iowa Fourth, left last evening to lcok after
her husband, who was in the battle Of Sugar
SgcSAs SHc lehTuS LVbL u0 IL elck. Inc l0lr-
ney is very tedious one. Sugar Creek is
probably about 25O or 300 miles beyond the
terminus of the Railroad at Kolla, and with
the most Indifferent means of conveyance. 1t
will be a very tedious and tiring journey.
HARPER'S SWEEKLY.-Ihis paper con-
tinues to hold a leading position in pictorial
newspaperdom. 1t contains the mott faithful
delineations Of all the most noted engagements.
besides keeping up a thorough and correct
history of the war. Every citizen who can
afford it should become q subscriber, and ey.
cry number should be kept for binding 1t
will be q most valuable work fer the library
in after years. Just imagine what q pic.
torial magazine of the war Of 1912, or of the
Revolution would would be. It is q pity that
the Harpers were not in the pictorial pu .h.
ing business.
DoNArIoNs.-The donations to the
Soldier1 Relief Fund since the last published d
list are as follows