Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-25


A man named Phillip Noon was buried
by ths.sevingin of We ea<A while digging
wellnt DeslfSines, list ssek. When the
sodr sas rsev-@ed life sAsezliuct
TIVE DdSudus hsraM~ learns that Col.
Wilson OF the 9Th Cavalry has ten tered MS
resignation. His place will be filed by w.
L oil. Pollock.
The Cedar Rapids Times says that there
is fair prospect that branch OF the state
Bark win soon be organized there Most
Of the stock has already been subscribed.
Charles C. Pcrse, horse thief recently
attempted to carry himself off from the jail
in Waterloo The jailor, howeser, brought
him to a stand with an ugly rife, and the
Yellow returned sllbmssiycly to his quarters
Among the deaths OF soldiers in tbs hos
silals at Nashville. for the week end'he
June 18th. are scrgt. j. Underwood, Co. r.
and Corp. Alfred A. Sepper, Of the SIN
Iowa Cavalry.
A Cairo paper announces the arrival
there, last week, Of Brig. Gen. futile, OF
this state, and that he has resigned his coin
mission in the army.
The Iowa Staa,danz, Mitchell county, in
lulges the hope that the iron horse WIZ
soon snort through the streets Of Usage
50 may it be.
Edwin Meredith, son Of DR.. Meredith, OF
Cedar Falls, has been appointed to cadet
ship Mt WEST Point So says the Cedar
Falls Gd-ette
The term just closed OF the School for
the Blind AZ vinton, was one Of marked
success. A larger number of pupils have
been in Attendance than ct dhy former time.
The Advancement made by them has been
very gratifying to the trustees and teachers.
| There health has been almost uninterrupted.
rhe next term commences on the 1st Of
September
| PEN1rrxriARr CoSvIcrs-Pat Murphy,
found guilty in the district Court, for at
tempted rape has been sentenced by Judge
klchman to eighteen month in the peniten
| tiarv.5 8f& 80 g eA w.
J. English negro also convicted Of VOL
ence and ATTEMPTED rape on white girl has
been sentenced in like manner for 10 years.
-Nuscatiae journal!
The Dubuque Herald says that in the
Tetesdcs Mnrtes settlement couple with
matrimonial intention waited on a clergym
| an and requested Inn to perform the marri-
| - Al.
clergyman d.dnt like hoops wouldn't mar
ry her unless she would lay aside the obnox-
iols article She retired to seeludde spot
laid her cronolne aside. rejo.nod her wailing
lower, and the twain were made one.
ACCIDENT distressing accident oc-
Cured in independence last Tuesday, from
the careless use of firearms, rcsul ing in
the death of Miss Elizabeth Chandler, an
interesting young lady Of that place. Her
brother was home from the war. and while
he and his sister were handling pistol it
accidentally went off. sending bullet into
her forehead She lived but three hours
The brother became frantic in consequence
of the accident and has since attempted to
| take his own 1ifc-DuJ HERALD
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Fun I'm the Trenches
Our men have singular amusements while
at their labor. Hamlet wondered that the
grave-diggers sang at their work, and would
be more slrprised to witness the sports with
which the soldiers amuse themselves while
employed in similar occupation. Our
lines were so near the enemy, that we could
hear their voices distinctly. Not man
dared to ra sc his head above the works.
Msuch a time, by way Of diversion, our men
devote themselves TO trihing with the excit.
ability Of the enemy's pickets, by getting up
sham assault. 4 cry was raised, muskets
ratified. and a shout, STEADY in the CENTRE"
guide right" charge" created, no doubt,
great perturbation in the enelny's ranks
When this sport was exhausted, so as to he
no longer available, the accuracy and vigil.
ence of the encmy,s sharpshooters were un.
feetingly tempered with by many Of our
men, who fastened their hats upon their
bayonets, raised them cautiously over their
works, as IL about to look over, when bui.
let from an encmys riheman passing
through the empty hat, Justified the most
hearty laugh on our side