The Daily Gazette Davenport, Iowa Wednesday Morning August 6, 1862 Local Matters Gas Lamps.-Some miscreants coming down Brady street Monday evening, in a drunken fit shattered several gas lamps. Gas.-For several evenings, although dark as Erebus, the gas lamps have not been lit until after 10 o'clock, when most people are, or should be, in bed. We understand the reason to be because the almanac says, expect moonlight nights about this time, and no provision was made for ill-mannered clouds intervening between us and her lunar highness. Avoid Drafting.-The draft that has been ordered Aug. 15th, will soon fill the companies recruiting here. Of these none offer more inducements to citizens of the county, than our well-known fellow citizen, D. Torrey. His company is made up with citizens, so that all will go with old acquaintances and friends. Any may call and see him. Enlisting Boys.--Adj.-Gen. Baker and Capt. Hendershott have sent home form Clinton about one hundred boys within the last two weeks. We have frequently noticed about town a large number of boys in uniforms, evidently under the required age, and some hardly fifteen. If they are taken for soldiers, they certainly cannot pass muster; and we do not know of what use they could be unless as musicians. It is a satisfaction, however, to know that the recruiting officer is responsible for all expenses incurred on account of enlisting known improper persons. At Iowa City, we are informed, one hundred persons enlisted during the day, and at Muscatine forty. Other towns were no doubt similarly affected; and the prospect is fair for obtaining the entire quota of the first 300,000 from this State without drafting. Deaths of Iowa Soldiers Office General Hospital Army of the Mississippi, August 1, 1862 Mr. Sanders.-Dear Sir: Thinking that it would be a source of gratification to the friends of the deceased, I send you a list for publication of the deaths occurring in regiments form your State, since the first day of July, in this hospital; and if desirable will forward these statistics from time to time. I would add that the ratio of deaths is greatly decreasing, and that the health of this portion of the army is much better than it was last month. Respectfully, Geo. Loring. Name Rank Regiment Co. Died J. B. Gaddis sergt. 2d Iowa cav. A July 2 Perry W. Johnson pvt. do K July 6 Ira C. Bettz do do H July 9 Isaac Smith corpl. Do G July 13 Ell Mills private do A July 14 S. F. Allen do 5th Iowa inf. D July 2 Saml. Herron do do C July 26 Spencer, Fuller do 7 or 17th Iowa F July 13 Leroy Moulthrop do 14th do H July 12 Wm. Scism do 10th do D July 7 James Smith do 17th do K July 9 W. Rickabaugh do do B July 11 W. McKee do do C July 19 James Crane do do H July 26 ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES