Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-05
DAVENPORT, IOWA, SATURDAY, NAY 4. 1ae4

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TAs E:shth lsis this city fsr tie ssas ei
wAr q he slst Of ssptsohsr. 1881, under
The ssmaand II OIL Rrsdssisk Stssls, ,alter.
wards Gen. Stssls. Osisg b ~ iopsrfesG
nsonsr IN which The Qoartsr. Master b.
partnsst was tben esoduesed. 40 uhilesns
or equipaents wsrs dealt cot y ths men
till .hsy reached st. Leuis, end "a sabasks
ing 4 this city for thas psist tbsy vsy
nueh rsssnblsd horde Of The rsbele which
they wsss d. tiaed to stsuegls With. Dur-
ioe IL f,sst term Of ssssies, the EeSlA
greatly distinguished iisslf ct ths battle u
Shile, ~ s;sss II Cssinth, and tAs I've
days bsttls st ths sane plaes % ths ~
end ~ e Ostsbss, lse1. AZ vicksbsse
It also bore its fall share sf the pseils and
hardships incident to the teduesion Of thas
great fortress, and 4 the bestls q Bssndon,
Miss it ssGsrsd considerably.
In March 1894, il vstssaaissd, ,aad returned
{, our State on . months fasiough, leaving
for the seat Of wae aeaia, % the seth Of
April. The principal incidssts Of it, lasa
last term Of service. VS. the charge On
Spanish Fort. and fight wilh rsersss near.
Nemphis. At the former action the Eighth
had the honor Of leading the aaeask, uhich
it did successfully. For the last three
months, it has been stationsd at Selma,
Alabama. Notwithstanding ths fact that
the Eighth left our State thousand men
strong, and was recruited up several timse,
but three hundred and sixty men return.
The following il the roster Of The 6sld, stat
and line officers:
Lieut.. Col. Commanding ng-Andrsw Geds
dc.
Major--Samuel E. Rankin.
Surgeons D. Cook.
As~t. Surgeon-I. n. Huston.
Adju'ant- o. Stoddard.
Go. A.-Capt Muhs.
Co. B.-CApt. Kcttering.
Co. C.-Capt. g. w. Aassdsn.
Co. D.-C.pt. Alez. Harper.
Co. E.-Cspt. A. N. Clark.
Co. P-L,eut. b. N. Fish.
10. G-Capt Chas. Sect.
Co. H.-Capt. ]. n. Ball. -'
Go. I.-Capt. Sterns.
Co K.-Capt. Weeks
The regiment was mustered out at Selma,
on the Goth Of last month and - the rolls are
al in order, but little time will be consumed
in set ling with the boys, and sending them
to their homes from which they have been
so long absent.
There now remains but one military or
ga, ixa,ion Of our State in existeace-the
So 'cnth Cavalry and il is rumor. a, vith
considerable Of . foundation, tLst it is on
IS homeward journey.
FLAo PRESENTATION x-Flag presentations
we're once common occurrences in our c,ty,
and the mention Of the subject recal.s Z
thousand memories. some u which arc sad
and painful and others prosd and glorious.
On next Tuesday evening, the Stevens
branch Of the Fenian Statehood Of this city,
will present an Irish Gag to the Davenpor,
Fenian compsny at LeClairs IIsll. Several
prominent speakers will be nresent, and 4
band Of music. Admissinn free.
DDPrxo AwAv.-Two bargca. the "Tom
Hill" and TON Buford," drifted from
| their moorings in front Of the Northern
Line Packet Co.'S Bloch this morni, Z, hav.
ing RULED up the post to which their cables
were tied. As the Mollie McP;ke vas lyire
beside the Bsxaar BlDck at the time, ith cre~