Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-18
POWDER IAKsy,-For some time n.si

t. tho miners and others through the eon no,r =
as he could dnd customers. On Mon lnv In.
he received an Invoice which was ,potied b.
the Government Agent here, and t.ken in,
custody, az being contratand OF war =
We be,,eve that the Secretary OF War. Ia h,
manifold wisdom hss decreed thai not NOR
than one ksg OF powder shall bo allowed /,
cross the river at this point at on, time with
ut permit from his royal highne.s- cons.
qnentiy Mr.. Stewart has laid himselt liabls I.
the paine and pen.lties s,tsched to hi- pecula,
trade. The officials here pretend to ,ay. "a ",
are Informed by gentleman abs has tAik.e
vi h,hem. that the, e has been 20 v der smuppl,t
throuebt by this point 10 the r~b. IL. and III,
isa snsricioned lot. We hardly think any
bod. will believe thst--even thangh Al,
stewart 10 black Republican Of the s,ric,.sl
sect. Even though guilty II belonging 10 ,ha,
party, W. think he hss too much 10y atty leil
to DO guilty u that act.
We are no, naturally vicious tr vinoIcuve
tut ws are glad that oui ttiend has got pick I'd
der that We feel go, or because We believe he
10 guilty Of any sort Of wrong In doing IL. hut
u does us gopd to see the Republican OK gorsd
now and then. just to let them know how
u seems. II II bsd been Democrat who had
received twenty-five kens Of power. and .tor.
sd II away In tho hay >loft OF Lie barn, b.
would at once have teen charged by Aboli-
uonlsts as being In league with the .nem,
but the victim is u Republican this time. and
~ are perfectly wiling that he should get a
tssts Of the manner In which his dear iriends
at Washington interfere with honorable bus,-
ness pursuits. II he loses the entire 10 TIVE
needn't be called on to shed any tear, though
ordinarily, we should rejoice In his prosperity
Let TINS work Of prosee Lt,on and oppression
&, on. the people srs learning a lesson from
It. While the Administration is snoopiug
around after few kegs OF honest mems pow
d.r, it is allowing thiaviah contractors ~
s~indle our brave soldiers cut VI mil.ions ,ha,
aie. IN honor and ~ jus,ie-. their dues. WIN.
thu little dirty espionage il being extensively
carried cut, III. Administration plays into The
rebels hands 10 the extaBt oi millions by en-.
tefing 10 the fapaiieism Of is 10 low.,- II
strains at the most dim'nutive guat. aud swai
lowsA n ouninin st one guip. Let II keep op
the game a while longer
Tia GREY BEARps -3Tfu RtGIMaH ut.
-1his regiment was mustered 1T, e.fs,e. o,
the 5th. We noticed goodly number i i,s
officers among whom wss Col. sinclair. al ia,
Burtis House last evening. M state in the
Baker and Capt llendsrshott both informs L,
hat 1t i. one OF the most vigorous and conpe
tent r~gin en,s that Iowa has rai.el Every
nan !. over As years II age. and, In the Ian
are active aud vigorous Whilst they hav.
grey bsards and eilvery locks. they poss,S
vim aud energy rarely esc-lled. Many oi
hem are early pionaers Of tho West, trapper-
Rocky Moun'ain huu,sre, etc. The fell Off
,ers are Col. Sinclair. Lieut. Col. West. aud
a. ejor Alling They are for garrison duty.
Iud will do good service.
RELEASED. Two young men, named
',nks ant Hampton, were arrested IN Iowa
),y the other day by Capt. Elton, of the Oh
jaSalry. on an order Issued BY Gen. Baker 10.
he arrest of deserters A hearing was had nj
he Adjatant Generals office yesterday morn
ng. which resulted In the prompt diachatge oi
he young men there being M evidence Co
how that they had ever lined the service. o.
hat they had ever been 10 tho camp OF ihe 6th
,Avalry. TIE action on the part Of the Cap
Ain was certainly lI-advised. though his is b,
% mean. the fret case wherein u similar farce
as been enacted. We do not know how tru.
is, but we have hoard that severn, citixens
sv. been picked M in the same way, and
nth greater snccsss than Ia this case.