Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-22
TROUBLE IL CAMp.-GEy. BAEEs

place ehistiog as mauy volunteers cut OF com
p.nies a. they could get to go with them We
believe the last named orders l54 and l62, al
bowed the off, 10 enlist ten tuer from each
organized company 1t Gems, that 10 carrying
out this order, one recruiting officer. Captain
Yates regula, officer, had recruited nins men
f ON Capt Parker company, at Camp McCiel
Ian. -Four men had previously been recruited
from this cor pany for the same purpose. This
WAS taking away more men than the order con-
,smplated Gen. Baker expostula,ed witt
! c+p. 1ates regarding the matter. bat could
come TO no satisfactory terms. The General
wished bin to point out the men he la in TX.
g. ss Ct tie ten r. crui.ed under the order. lie
refused 10 ID so and said that the General n Us,
take hs own course, whereupon Gen. Baker
decided TO retain them all. Learning while q,
a, last evening. that. apt. Yates had brought
the men down to the depot with the intention
of taking them away. tie General imme ii4tel,
sent IN order to Camp Heron for Capt. -, ke-
msu'i company, Of the 39th. to report at ,ht
depot to arrest the men and take them to
carp. The company caule down arm d az
equipped opened ranks. took the incipent
regulars" under their charge. and marched
them off to Comp H-rron. There was consi.
Iable rush TO see the fun hut the mt eme nt
passed of 10 good order aud without oppoei ion.
This recruiting Arrangement has heeu per,ie
ularly hard up Capt Pa,krr's company i,
kept destroy ng the organization Of the compa
ny. and in jast such condition as would keep j,
from bsi < mustered into service, and consa-
queully keep the rest OF the men from getting
t. cir back pay and bounty. Besides this
these very men trat have gone, and
mere going away last night volunteered
| under The County bounty sy-ten had
each received rom fifty to eeventy.five
dollars from the County, which bounty a.
paid with the express understanding ,hst
hey .bou!d go in TO {! the County g .ouD'ee
quota. la spite OF all this. the men willingly
break th If faith TO the County. and 10 fficer-
and ird vIdnals TO whom they we're under NOR
al and financial obligations no man can he
mustered into the regular service a1ainat hi.
viii. ard no man who hss accepted the bounty
OF c"uu'iea or nd yid1als, should prove recad,
thereto.
Gen Baker has taken the proper oouTsc in
this matter. Let tho qaestion tie teste-ted 1T
once. If regular officers have the right tn 90
through the country retsriing company aud
regim.ntal organizatons let it be known. /.
$ gross fraud upon the County. The peopl.
will rot be sloD to denounes the scheme. II e
matter viii soon he trough. to focus as Capt
Yates will o! coursr, report the matter TO tie
War Department
The detained soldiers are now under guar 4
at Camp Heron
From TIE HEAD WArEKs OF THE Ms
| souRs X ygR We have been aIlo w j 10 max :
fes extracts from a let er written by a c,i :
zen Of Davenport. Mr.. Lawrence R.al-y, who
IL soonrnirg In the Northwest VI nin4 Dis
,rict, head waters Of the Msaou,i river,
Washington Territory. air. Rsaley savs, TN
der date OF sept. 22i
II am doing v-ry well have good claim
nyself aud three others having taken ont iive
hundred dollars in seventeen days. We are
nov working tn disadvantage, emIlo, ing &
|
10 lew days and then We expect to do bet
ter We have laid in supplies to last until
July next, "a il will ne very difficult trans
port ng provs ohs in the spfing. the river fare
go high Flour sells here for s25 per hunJ
red bacon A. cts per Id cctfee rs cents per
porni and ever, ,h, else in proportion Ihr
nights here are extremely cold. bot the day
are very fine. ain very coil fiient this vii.
tn,n cut TO be good mining country but vii
not take the respou atIi,y of recommeniiu ug
any ono to euigtate here until am con yiuc q
OF the fact.
OxE MoRE RICHMoND IN TIE FIELD.
: Our fellow citizen j c. Washburn is putting
into circulation the neatest article of fraction
al eurrency ever introduced in Davenport
eqna.ling in point Of execution Iucle Sam
shinplasters A few years siuce Wash showed
out 10, Of this epec:es of currency, and re
deemed it in gold and silver. II he would dc
the now, the people would snap at his IL
I -nes very greedily. l, might not be rro6t
! able speculation, but it would please every
D body you know Our collector will take then
+. for ali dues. as they are.
T Mr.. Washburn informs us that as soon as ,hs
postal currency gets into general circulation
he will call in his iesues
CHANGE IN RAILROAD IIME.-On
o and after Monday next trains will arrive snd
depart from Davenport as foilows:
Mcrninv EYnYeSs on no ast.S:s0 A. N
:" west...-.... 1000 a. NJ
9 Night 5" esst........ $40 +. NJ.
Night Express from the east. $40 A. n
Day +" .... 7:2o A. NJ
"west...... 5:55 r. NJ
RISE IN PMcE.-The city paper
in consequence Of the enormous increase II
!, price Of printing atock will next we-k r.is
the price Of cub .criptson ! cents re
week. a snail item to our subscribers but
:. big enc to us 10 the aggregate.
l. POLICE ITEMS were not to be had OF
9 any terms yest. rday. For the sake Of the Off
y GERS of the Court. and for cur benefit we wis
sor e one would get up bit Of row or bi
drunk.
: CLoAks, shawls, dry goods, &C., jus
recei ed at kehoe 4 Carhsrl's New Yorl
!, store.
ls PROF. White wishes us to announc
e. that lis School Saturday and Monday even
ings is ostponed ou account Of bic ilne.s.
HAPPY is the man that findeth wis