Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-28


vnon Rock ISLAND BAnaAcu.-From On ed
itssial In the "loyal'' Onion nswspaPss, q
he 25th, in this city, We clip the following:
A citissu Il Moline hired room to some
doctors - the island. and after he doctors
he'd occupied il short time he vas curious
% know what use they put it to. and 80 one
evening curiosity got the getter Of him and
he cautiously slippsd int to the room. ana
there stood before him. in one corner Of the
room. dead reb whom The dsctoss had been
disecting.-Usios 25tA.
We think the above, coming from roy
aw paper, presents fair case ofinquiry for
the cummasdast at Rock lsland Barrscks.
The Union says some doctors on the Island
are dissecting dead rebs in Moline. Who
are theys Win the commandant Of the post
institute - investigation and have these
doctors exposed and dismisseds Or is i
.'loyal' TO steal or cell the bodies Of deceased
prisoners Of var?
We were once invited BY physician
(who then resided in this city but does not
now) To look at body in proosss Of dissec-
ton in bis Office. and hs told us that it was
dead reb he had bought from Rock Island
Barracks, and that he knew Of Eve others
which had been purchased from among the
dead rebs At the Island. We reported this
fact (but not the name Of the person who had
tile b"dy) to the commsndant Of the post, at
the time, and he promised to put . stop to
the practice Of disposing of the bodies, but,
ifthis ''loyaw newspaper can be believed, he
has'not done SO.
There are rumors, too, Of persons coming
here from the south to get the bodies ofdc
ceased friends, and, on raising the box which
was supposed to contain the body, nothing
but block of wood was to be found there
in.
There are also rumors. about town, Of the
unlawful sale Of certain commissary and
quartermaster's stores to private citizens,
especially coffee, sugar. and blankets.
It strikes US that an investigation Of these
matters, and the punishment of the guilty
parties, would be no detriment to the pub
lie service. Lsland Argus.
ST. Lsuis Lead and OIL Cempany
The 'St. Louis Lead and Oil Co.." hav
ing purchased the works of the we'll known
O'Fallon White Lead and Oil Co., with their
entire stock Of raw material and manufact-
ured goods, favored US the other day By
showing US their extensive works which are
indeed credit to the spirit Of enterprise Of
the city Of st. Louis.
We visited their works on Cass Avenue
and Second Street, covering about half
square, and were kindly shown all over the
extensive establishment by their gentleman
ly superintendent, J. w. Rutter, and con-
slider it our duty to publish few items con.
csrning this important establishment.
The St. Louis Lead and Oil Co., vas &C.
taally founded BY tho present able Presi-
Mr.. Geo. W. Banker, who has proven to be
! valuable acquisition that 70 city ever since
he came into St. LOUIS.
The large fireproof building on the west
side Of Second Street, is exclusively devoted
to the manufacture Of Linseed and Castor
Oils, as we'll ~ Rape and other Oils, and all
modern improvements to facilitate the man
ufacture Of these art cles and to save labor
equal to any in Europe or America-will
there meet the eve of the visitor There
are nine powerful hydraulic presses en-
ployed in this department With . working
capacity Of 400 to 900 gallons per day
Attached to this building is the cooper
shop, where all the kegs for the establish
ment are manufactured, which by their nov
el style, are easily converted into paint pock-
cts
Opposite the Oil Works, on the east side
Of Second Street, extending to Main St., are
the new established Lead Works which will
produce from the Pig Lead, the White Lead,
or Carbonate of Lead, where it also is
ground in Oh These works promise to ri
val any in the world, and we doubt not thst
under the enterprising management of Mr.
Banker, they will soon accomplish their mis-.
sion.