Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-14
RIVER ITEMS.
Frilay, March %.

HA.EIYF. Tight. So. L. mis-.
kAiR cAsE. W. DAVIS. 4. u Wsys.
JaSNIB WnIFfLs. Campbell. Mon,rose.
pErAnrsD.
rAwEvys. Hight. nubuque.
JxAAiE NIPPLE, Can pb,ll, Montrose.
The uawLoyc csme xp yssterdsy morning with
out much freight and bat few Ieople. She looks
a. g.y lark snd still retains thai appearance of
p run N ,ncy ID durability that .Lo did tho first
time abe ever vi ,,oI tac Upper Mis-issifpi. Cap.
tain Gray dis,lsy much t.ste and pride in the
management Q. his beat The CAPITA ., Il pie
sent, is ~, und 10 rni.lurg nud IN ,he c, uro Of
a few days will lc,ve that point for the ulPsr
Mississippi with the new northern Line s,esmer
rav.ppo I. during shich time Capt. light will
Q, c,mm.nd tine ilAwkeye.
Ben. Cougar. Clerk q the Ilawkeye. has our
thanks for . package Of late st Losi. Iapes.
We regret TO issru that Captain Bu:ord is too
Ill to assume ccntro Of the new packet Dayer-
port, which il n,w st Pi,hbu'g.
With tho opening Of navigation on, lsvee has
once more sesuW.d busy hpRosrsrcr, and If the
Government do, not prsss into service all tho up
per river steamboats, We mey eu Gdenily lo,k fr
. cry heavy bu,ines boi ): transacted in tbs
trado this season.
The Jennie whipp'c brought up snotl or drive
o mules yesterday morning. They nun'b,iet
bout ". and We believe arc istended for tho
9th Cavalry.
Doars LEAVING To-Day.
Tho mail and passenger packet ka.o Cnssel,
Cap ain y. w. Dav s. Clerk " illiams, viii deIart
,or Iontrose nni way points at o'clock this
morning. Remember the ka,o.
PARRY GooD.-A lew ights Lincc a
s9uad Il sola'iers proceeded to tho premises OF
Ms J,hn Arm,., nd relieved b coops Of all
th. chicken they contsipsd. The sqaad th.n
marched over to t.se .esidspce u Mr. Aru il's
father ana s.os from the old gentleman o hive
u honey. making a safs escape With their
p'und-r 10 camp. The .sext morning Mr.. A..
mil thought he would max . tour of ohssr,s.
ton ard rec II he could no, sfot the thieves
ni.e. he called upon Lin. and was invited To
remain u dinner. the friend hol ding out as sD
,njncemebt tie fsct that they were g"ing 10
,1re. en org other good things. chick.ns ard
,oney sir Armil At once Concluded that y.
n.d 90. no fui tier TO find Tho sulhors Of the
T,,si proceeding. and .pcp visiiing the ki'ch-
~ he VS. entirely satisfied that such wac tie
c.se. ~ the cocks ~er- III. n engaged r'ucking
b /. poultry. Not wi.hing 10 lie Kicked o.,
camp. he kept his own counsel. made
hearty meal .G he own chickens sni his
t. he, . honey. and l.ft for. home With fall
.torn sch and IN melancholy heart Win, cou'ss
he int ~nds TO pui.us in the matter We ha,o
-. lear ned.
Tux e.. 'zette Tulli hes letter from
c,l L..ks %, lhs 10th Regiment. written to
one OF the rroi 'ietors Of that psrsr. 10 ~h''h-
pa,.;oi dsui., - mide of The assertion that
.ne If the eoups. II - Of that regiment had
hung out n y r.fl. 'og admit t'nes TO oil oig
gers snd .boli,i ,.i.,s y their qasrt.rs. That
.ach On assertion was m. De bs ore Of the 30.
liers II that regiment. can he proved hy on.
f,hs Gazette propristors. TO whom 'hs IL ter
w.s sho~n The matter. We SHOULD say. vac
4 altogether too email impor anss t. make
blow abou hut as Col Lake ses-sss fi'Fo'ed
10 deny that such va. the cas-. Ss1s indnc-
I'd to give our authority for the ems enc oi
ne own s0dirr.