Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-02

| IOt sPcCio' S'SS''~S w
whether or not the city will vote the sum
Of q, 900 to aid in building telegraph
line from some eligible point on the Mis-
sissippi to ,hst point. We predict that
the people viii vote to raise the fuods.
STATE C AprrAL.-The Capital build
ing 1t Des Noincs is being supplied with
q good foundation, says the Register. It
vas very much needed. The building
will have to be repaired considerably to
be comfortable.
DIP1nRRIA.-The Des Moines Regis
| Ter says that there has been . lamenta-
Die fatality among the children Of tina,
city within the last three or four weeks.
Six funerals occurred 10 one day. The
epidemic which has brought about so
many deaths, is Dipthcria. 1t battles
the skill of our best pb ysicians,and goes
straight TO fatal termination in: a few
hours. 1t takes hold Of the little ones
in the vigor Of health, and literally stran-
giles them to death before they are
weakened by tho disease. The agonies
through which they pass are all the more
ptiable and terrible, because the young
-ufferers have no form Of speech except
the moan and the helpless struggle, to
Indicate the pangs from which death
alone can relieve them. God help the
little ones.
TnE German Regiment is getting
along finely. One company from Du-
buque will be down in few days.
MUscATINE COUNTY has sent twelve
companies forward since the opening Of
the military ball. This is more than any
other county in the State has done.
GEO. OsrRASDsR of Auburn township
Fayette nty,lately murdered his vile
by successive blows inflicted on her head
while she was seated milking q COW. 1t
was the first murder ever committed in
Faye county.
A BRUTE.-We are informed that
VIM. Hartness, of North Heterogeneous
day last week, in fit Of passion seized
his wife, >tript ed her Of her clolhing,.nd
held her upon the stove until her bod,
was burnt to a crisp in places. The
wretch was tried for the assault and fine
500, in default of payment of which be
Vas sent to the Jail at GArnavillc.-Mc.
Greyor Times.
The Davenport Gdzet,e saws that
Washington county after sending near.
~ one regiment OF troops to the war,
It'll gave Krkwood $50 majority! We
rather think, every thing considered,
that Washington ought to have the
banner. State Register.
We see nothing at all remarkable in
the above. The whole matter is &C.
counted ior in the fact that the Demo.
Gratis 0: Washington county have gene
to fight for their country like men, while
the Republicans staid at home to vote.
1t is for those considerations that the
banner should be awarded to Washing
ton county.
MAJOR ZAooNI.-MajorZagon whose
brilliant cavalry charge at the head Of
Ftemont's body guard upon the rebels
At Springfield We announced the o'her
lay, was formerly an officer under Gen.
Gs'ibaldi. While in his service he was
hrevetted Captain Of artillery by the
Piedmontese Government. and decora-
lions, which he habituaIly wears, testify
to the brave deeds which he achieved
before coming to this country. In per
son Major Zagoni is tall and fine look
ing, and his appearance would indicate
that he is about thirty-6 years of age.
On account of the scarcity Of bread
stuffs in France, the Emperor has dc.
clarcd the navigation of all the rivers
free till the last Of September next, for
cargoes of grain and -four, rice, potatoes
and vegetables. Foreign vessels may,
till the same date, and under the same
considerations as French vessels, navi.
gate al. the rivers and canals of France
exempt from these dues, wherever their
cargocs may have grown, provided they
consist of grain and cereals.
The naval affair at New Orleans
seems to have been Bull Run disaster
on the water, The Federal fleet, even
according to the report Of its comman-
de-, Captain Pope, retreated in the panic
from the little tug with an iron n Sc
commanded by uolins, while the latter
was SO disabled by it's performances as
to be obliged to retire to New Orleans
aud there 60 into dock for repairs. Thus
each side was retreating from the other
which alone accounts for the fact that
the Vince nnes, when grounded, was not
made prz, by the rebels.
THE President OF tue Pacific Telegraph
Company states that over two hundred