Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-18
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their appreciation of his soundness on politt-
cal questions by repeated rounds Of applause.
TmE TRounlE Ar MErRoroIirAN
HAu.-o@ing 70 the latenesp Of the hour at
which 1t was handed IN. we are compelled 10
defer the publication Of a communication from
Mr.. Hiil until tl morrow.
MANY oi our citizen will be panied
to learn that Capt. Wainwright. Of the la,h L.
\. infantry, for sometime stationed ~ this
point, ne recruiting oIiccr, lost a leg in the re-
cent Ii ght near Nicksburg.
MlsrAkeN. 1t. Benton thinks per
hap, that by our remarks upon his eonmuni-
cation. published yesterday. II nigh, he Infer
red that he was the officer alluded 10 as ineit.
ing the men To disturb Trains lecture We
alsurs him that no such construction was IN
tended.
RuMoR CONFIRMED. Our letter fiom
our regular correspondent in tho 10th regi-
I
rumur OF tho death OF our old friend and fel
low citizsn-M H. Chw All who knew
him will b. sorry TO hear Of his death. IL.
was too good a man to die IN 40 bad a cause
Tnr Coal SuprLY. The fund having
Price and Ayord d Van Patten. Gen. Baker
has been enabled 10 extend aid TO sixty fam
,lies. The fund is now exhausted. aud no
more coal can he nappled unless some eharit-
ably disposed reraons step in and ss.bscrihc.--
There is yet room 10 do good.
Almost DEAD " csterday morning
at day break a butcher coming IN from the
country on the lower Iii kory Grove road.
found man lying In the road, about Two
miles from town. apparently very nearly d.si
II was ly ing on the fr, sn earth without Aos
covering except his clothes Ills wagon ~as
driven ont TO the aide OF tho road. the H. zee.
were tskon eli aud hitched to tia fence / 'his
had been done ho evening previous vi til
some assistA0ce the body was taken np an !
carried into a house besr by. and Dr. Worley
was sent for lie found tho man very numb
aud still Lut by proper management got him
into IN inptoving condition before he left. -
The opinion seems 10 be that the oiap. whose
name is Moore got very drunk before leaving
town on Monday night. and had sense enough
left to secure HE team. after which he sue.
cumbsd TO the poison and laid down, II came
very near being hls last sleep. Perhaps this
may prove . warning to him.
MILITARY CnANoEs.--An order Just
issued from the War Department relieves Capt
H. Is liend.rsho,t from the charge Of the
mastering, disbursing and recruiting service oi
the state Of Iowa, and assigns Capt. Carlisle.
Of the "a !. Ar,liery-Capt. Hsndershott's
regiment. to the position--Capt. Hendershott
10 ordered to report TO Gen Bsnks in the de.
partmsnt Of the Gull
/, IL now something over a year since Cart.
II ndersho.t entered upon the re.po able DO
.ition Of financial and military agent Of tb.
United States for the State Of lowe Durir .
that period. the enormous busi, esq of the Gov
eminent passing under his inspection and
through his hand, has been watched and cared
for with consummate Intelligence and abill,
Mliions Of dollars Of supplies aud clothing
OF money dirbursed, and we believe tho Gov
ernnsnt has set the first error 10 detect In
Capt. Hendsf.hotts accounts No otiieer ol
She United States army assigned TO any oi the
mastering. disbursing and recruiting dept
has ever been required to attend TO one hall
the business Capt iiendersbott has II would
sppea. 10 US that tho disbut sing department
alone would be sufficient iof Que man 10 have
upon his hands, but the Government not hav-
irg the men OF the right kind to spare, We
suppose. imposed upon him duties ussallv as-
signsd To three and four first class officers
Capt. Hsndsrshott has attended to all these
departments. and has accom- piished the labor to
the satisfaction Of every one. lie retires from
his position with the good will and wishes OF
a host Of friends. We trust HE successor may
prove equally popular and efficient
Hong 1nILvEs CAUGHr. Thursday oven.
ing last. David Bro snles. Jr. and Wm lIenin |
S.re brought to this city. in irons, from Mar
shall county. Iowa. and placed 10 j.ii, on . |
charge of stealing horses. A warrant was ia
eusd by Ai.x +. Swsndsr. E.q and they will |
be exanined before him on Monday.
TIE horses were stolen from Mr. Jacob NJ I
wilson Of Coal Valley on the night Of the 0 b |
or morning Of the lolh OF January. They
were a valuable pair Mr.. Wilson traced then, |
to hancock county. this state, where they had |
been exchanged Tor a pair OF mules. wagon.
.tc Mr.. w. claimed bis horses and brought