Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-30

tls'uorrat &Aews.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE!sCITY.
TUESDAY MORNING ....... SEPT. 30, 1862
THE CIT Y.
EE- See Fourth Paye.
FousD.-A safe key has been left at
this office Er an owner.
PARKER COCHRAN has some very
choice G. ,bin Cigars at the post office.
ATTENTION OFFIcEas.- a choice
military uniform call at Cones. corner Brady
and Second streets.
lF you want good Boots aud Shoes,
at the lowest prices go to WARMERS 46 Brady
street. frst door above the Post office.
MILITARY MEN ATTESIGoN.-lf You
wish for u Uniform and full equipments cal
on f. f. Erskinc, hicholi'- Block.
GRAPES Il SrRAwBERRIEs.-W call
attention TO the advertisement Of j. Knox
Pittsburgh, Pa. in another column.
Buy your Boots and Shoes at Child's
d Co's % Brady street. large lot OF col
diers long leg cavalry and heavy Calf Boots,
Just received
WARnrNgK's stock Of boots and shoes
l. unsurpassed by any in the city. Give him
a call before purchasing elsewhere. First
door above the Post Office.
ExoHASGgD -Brgader General Price son
OF Gen Sterling Price, who has for long
time been prisoner at st, Louis, has been re
leased ami cent South He il exchanged for
Gen Prentis who has already arrived North.
-Jfa catine Courier.
Go TO j. S. GLAsP&LLs, No. II. %
street, opposite lie Claire Row, for the best
family -four corn, oats bran aud shorts, corn
meal, oatmeal rye and barley for coffee or any
thing in the feed line.
OFF FOR DIxIE.-A squad Of one
hundred and seventy eight mounted, men mn
der comman OF Lieutenant Foster left on The
boat last evening for the South, to fill up the
1st cavalry:
The explosion at Pittsburg to which
vague and inefnite allusion was made in oui
dispatches, involved the destruction of the u.
S. Arseual buildings in that city. From aev
enty to eighty young boys and grls who wer,
employed in making cartridges were killed.
FINE CArrLE.--A drove Of very large
beef cattle, numbering some 335 head, picked
up in Biackhawk county in this state, crossed
the river yesterday, their way t. Knox
county, Illinois They were the property Of
Mr.. Timothy Moser, dealer in the latter
place. and compnsei bat part Of his drove
SOLDIERS HoUNTY.--T The Scott
county soldiers Bounty Commissioners meet at
the Court House Tomorrow at 10 o'cl.ek a.
NJ for the purpose OF aging bounty due t.
Scott county volunteers. The members OF
ar luThtT company, 0uU outib1eus NV
requested t. be present without fail
BuNAwAY.-Yes Yesterday afternoon
horse attached to market wagon, in which
was seated Mir Sam L BTown, took it into hie
head to runaway and starting from near ST
Luke's church on Brady street, made smashing
time to 4th where the wagon upset landing
MIR. Brown very naturally in the gutter. mate
rally damaging his person. The horse and
what was left of the wagon, brought ap il
Comm ercial Alley. Damages, save to the
Bar Commissary. slight.
FoR THE STATE FAlR--A large mum
be, of horses and cattle were shipped at THE
point on Saturday and Sunday for the State
Fair at Dubuque. We wish them geoe
success as they met ut the Scott county Fair
II the weather shonld continue favorable, the
display of stock at our State Fair will be un-
precedentedy large. The failure Of the Iin-
os State Fair has turned the attention OF
many of the stock breeders OF our sister sta e
to the State Fair Of Iowa. Several of our cit
izens left yesterday morning to see the show.
RErURN OF Cor. GIFFoRD.- This
gentleman arrived home yesterday morning,
after @ trip CT several weeks to our army in
the vicinity Of Corintb, where he went under
the direction of the State Government to dis,
tribute sanitary stores, ard lock after the in
terests of our sick and wouldei soldiers gen
orally. lie is we'll. and will return in a week
Col Clifford brings good account of our
boys who participated iu the late engagement
He speaks highly OF th % all. Col. Chamber
is severely wounded, but will be about agsir
coon. 1t. Col Sanders went through tn.
engagement biavely and car e out unsca,bed
The battle lasted an hour and forty minute es
during which time it was holly contested. II,
is not of the opinion that we won q victory
though our men did all that men could hav
done under the circumstances. The arrival o
darkness closed the battle, and tho enemy
fearing that few more men of the same sor
would reinforce those engaged, made up thei
minds that safety lurked in their rear, an,
there they sought it. They had taken ou
artillery, but, for want Of transportation, LEI
1t on the field to be retaken by our troops mex
morning,
He represents the condition Of the seces
soldiers as being ragged in the extreme. Al
kinds Of material is used to make up thei
clothing, and even in one instance he saw