Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-31
Departure OF THE GRAy Boards. :

DEPARTURE OF THE GRky Boards. -
his regiment. the 18th, Col. k;ncaid. made
up Of men over As years Of age. left the bar
racks at Maseatins Yesterday morning. at hall
past eleven. and arrived here at = O'Clock IN
!. train of eighteen coaches, drawn by t~o en-.
gines. The regiment ieports 10 Gen. Curtis, Al
ST. Louis. and will enter upon garrison duty
directly.
AT this point there wac an oye,han OF
| the muster rolls for thepurpose oil striking out
/ the names Of all who ware under 40 years oi
age, excepting musicians Ihis vas the source
II no small amour. OF complaint and rsmen-
strsnce on the pare OF the otieers. who claim
sd that Capt ieDier.hot,, after basipg mus.
/ tered them oil in. Lad no night to strike M,
| out. 1boas under age we're duly stricken
rom the rolls. but Gen Baker gave orders to
,he Captains 10 take Al their mon along with.
out regard to the 'stsik!ng out. and assumed
| tn. responsibility Of so doing. What viii be
The result OF TINS conh ct OF authority remains
10 be seen.
| The most interesting scene WAS that which
arose from the striking out oi The name oi Col
| ktpoaid'e con. q young man o' about ~ years
whom the CJion.l had decided TO take along
| 10 the capacity ot q iartermaster'e sergeant.
~e bs ieve. lhs being anLounc.d TO tho
/ Goluoe., he was much surprised, aud NJ onsa
declared that II his nons name was rlrii k@1
RON the roll. hi, own name must be stsick eu
| ~. ho ra4
sign at once AT this dee .iation the Cap,aia
and officers a'h-r-d around and demonstrated
aud begged hun not to do 80, bu, he seemee
irm IN his purpose TO 'tay behind. lie wat
,old that the order came from the War De-
parim~ni, hut bs tad IN ,de up hi. mind. and
Was not going 10 change 1t AT tais unc,nr,
| the scene became interesting. The Captain
then came 10 t.e conclusion that II tho Col
onel resigned they would resign a!so. Til
sa. m unlocked for development. and bal
tho feet 10 So far change the miud Of tn
Colon. AS o induce him 10 tate 10 Gen. Il ,hs
| tnat IN order To get the regiment through y
~t. Louis II. would 90 along with II, but vii
express understanding that II thi' Goscrnmet4
did not trrA, hm like IN u, and let hm has'
he 1ou George along with him, ha ~onit re-
.iyn bis commission al once lie declared thei
he had spent thirty-ive bundred dollar to
rsise this regiment. aud that uniess George
could 20 along with him Ac y ID nit have
ANYTHING more 10 do with 1t Ih.se Geciars
tious. in The ipce and e, es Of an express order
ltf, 4. ~
,nsubordlnat,on, hut perhars it was iustiiin.
ble under the circumstances
Tn. conductor sbou,ed "sll aboard and
the show va. dismissed. The train left at !,
o'clock View the Grey Btafds happy
lime, and doubt not they viii have IT,
Den OF Misculsr.-In la the antl.room
OF the old MA-oplo Hal. in the fourth story oi
the Pos, Office B ock. for several moutbs pasi
there bns been located school OF ininm) that
REQUIRES a little attention. 1t is email rtven
by nine ii4ir. and in 1t il a little stove. . Ia
81. aud bench.s Here IT has been ASCERTAIN
.d hy officer Brown, q clars Of boys have been
ia the hub, Of congregating alter dark. te
p!sy csrd. gamble. and Ierpetrate tbsF d.y-
itries which may not be named. Am"ns
thcss who attend aro the gro~ing sonr o
come Of our most respectable cnizen-, who ar
not even suspected oi suoh wickrdn-ss by theii
par.n,s. They were visited last night hu
only one was caugh,--,bs rest having rnshec
ou, by ano,her way. We forhear 10 pubri
the name. Of these young candidates for th
pr rnit.n,i,ry until We can furnish a n.arl,
com. lste iis,, at which time We propose L
v.ve them benefit.
; SryDAy ScnooL FESTIVAL .--Tb,
sunday School scholars Of Trinity Church hat