The Daily Gazette Davenport, Iowa Alfred Sanders, Editor Monday Morning August 25, 1862 Another Company.-Messrs. John W. Van Hosen and B. Frank Smith have received authority to raise a company for O'Connor's regiment, and have all the week to recruit in.-We believe they can do it. There is the material, and they are the right kind of men to bring it out. Sudden Death.-We regret to hear of the death of the estimable wife of our fellow-citizen, Joshua D. Patton, Esq. She died at their residence, seven miles from this city, on Saturday morning, after a brief illness of only one or two days. The body was brought in last evening. The funeral will take place at 1 o'clock to-day (Sunday), from Christian Chapel. Capt. J. B. Leake and His Company.-Our worthy State Senator, Joseph B. Leake, Esq., is now a Captain in the 20th Regiment. The Company which he took with him last Monday morning elected him Captain, with Mr. Charles Altman for 1st Lieutenant. Mr. Mark Matthews, also of Princeton, is the Orderly Sergeant. This Company, with such officers, will be worthy representatives of Scott county in the armies of the Republic. Bold Burglary.-The office of Alling & Williams' lumber yard, corner of Fourth and Harrison streets, was opened on Friday evening by some unknown thieves, who pried open the door on Harrison street. They pulled the safe out into the middle of the floor, turned it down on its back, and filled the lock with powder, and then turned the safe over on its side and applied a slow match. The explosion sounded like the firing of the cannon, and was heard throughout the neighborhood, though the cause was of course unknown. The lock of the safe was torn to atoms, and the door badly shattered around the room.-The burglars, however, had their labor for nothing. There was no money in the safe; but they seem to have scanned the other valuables very closely having taken the notes out singly and examined them. Having got through with their labors, the thieves made their way out unobserved. They were traced along Fourth street by the plaster that adhered to their shoes. The burglars have not y! et been caught, but it is thought they are known, and will be ferreted out. A number of attempts at house-breaking have occurred lately in town, and the existence of a gang of the fraternity engaged in that business is strongly suspected. The house of Mr. Frahm, on Fourth street, opposite the Court House, was entered a few nights ago, though nothing was taken except a few birds. Other instances are reported of late, and our authorities, we hope, will be on the look out for the perpetrators, and especially keep an eye on some vagrant gentry about town, who don't do anything apparently for a living. A vagrant ordinance wouldn't come amiss with such fellows, compelling them to give some account of themselves.-Other cities have such a law, and it works well. Mournful Accident.-Sudden Death of an Old Citizen.-Saturday, as Mr. Patrick Courtenay, of this city was driving to LeClaire, when in Spencer's woods, going down the big hill, he came to a place where the rain several weeks ago had washed away a part of the road, leaving only a very narrow place for the passing of teams. In driving across this narrow space, wagon and team were upset, falling down the bank, about ten or fifteen feet perpendicular. Mr. Courtenay immediately went to work to get his team out, assisted by Dr. Treat, of LeClaire, and others. In doing this, while Mr. Courtenay was standing with his back to the bank, which projected at the top, the earth above gave way, falling on him, and killing him instantly. Dr. Treat was also seriously injured; having three of his ribs broken, and shoulder hurt. Mr. Courtenay's body was brought home, and Coroner Tomson held an inquest on Saturday evening. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with these facts. Mr. Courtenay! had been a citizen of this place for many years. In 1853 he was Marshal of the city. Below we give the verdict of the jury: State of Iowa, Scott County, Ss: An Inquisition, holden at Davenport, in Scott county, on the 23rd day of August, A. D., 1862, before J. J. Tomson, coroner of said county, upon the body of Patrick Courtney, then lying dead by these jurors, whose names are hereunto subscribed. The said jurors, whose names are hereunto subscribed. The said jurors, upon their oath, do say that the said Patrick Courtney came to his death, about 12 o'clock m., August 28d, 1862, by the falling of a bank of earth upon the body of the deceased, in the township of LeClaire, while he was on the main traveled river road form Davenport to LeClaire . The jurors do further find that the road was in an impassable condition, and had been for weeks, in consequence of which the deceased was killed , while trying to extricate his horses from this impassable condition of the road. [Signed] Patrick McKinney, Wm. F. Orendorff, Daniel Killion.~~~ Died. Near Davenport, at 4 o'clock Saturday morning, after a brief illness, Mrs. Mary Jane, wife of J. D. Patton, Esq. Aged 34 years and 8 months. Funeral services at Christian Chapel to-day (Sunday) at 1 o'clock p.m. At LeClaire, Aug. 18th, Nellie Burnham, daughter of Geo. H. and Carried E. Kinney, aged 4 1/2 months. Alone, through that long sad night we listened For the sound of the pale boatman's oar; Approaching, we saw his sails glisten On his way from that mist-curtained shore. At dawn, that pale boatman receded, The sound of his oar died away. Our Nellie he bore to the river, palm-shaded, For angels to carry, with angels to stay.~~~~ Notice to Recruiting Officers and Claimants. Disbursing Office, Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 21, 1862 1. In future, recruiting officers defraying expenses for recruiting, will be required to take memorandum receipts and file them with their accounts as sub-vouchers. 2. No claims will be paid for expenses incurred in raising regiments until they are mustered into service.~~H. B. Hendershott, Capt. 2d Art'y, Disbursing Officer. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES