Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-28
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Special Dispatch 10 the Tribune-

ISpeciai Dispatch 10 the Tribune
Christmas celebrated 10 al. the czmps yes
terisy, with eversreens AMI grog. The E.!swort1
Avengers New YORK Ash Ke.iment) haia fan.
tastic precesslou, each man appearing in unigae
and grotesQue costume.
Il The Board .. exam nation are in session daily
and has found Numerous cavalry officers incompe
tel,. 1t has reported II er The President
VII m&kes the anal decision.
4 The JOINT Conni, tee o. Congress 10 Investigate
the conjac, o. the war, holds daily sessions. Gen
Mcdowell appears be.ere them to-dsy.. Genera:
Heintxleman aul Franklin have bten examined /
| bu.l Run is understood 70 be the general sutj-ci
uow undergoing inquiry. Bans b.u.i VIII sooa
follow.
Two mpanies OF the 3 cayalr--, raro!ei from
Texas, sFe fderei to guard the lock al the Saul.
St. Mare canal.
1 The Navy Department has received d:sIa, eh e
| from Ccm Dupont, dated 2l-t. Cyrnmander Da-
Vi. had returned to Port K yal, having sank hi.
stone laden vesse.s al the entrance ot Cha,lesto!
harboT, AMI 5!ockaiei il.
Gen. Hooker ttiei his ten pound Parrot guns IN
battery u the lover Potomac, on the rebels oI.-
p9sitc whom they reached. Their cries Of warn
ing coaid Be distinctly heard by our trocfs.
\ schooner which came up yesterday had re-
ceire1 four shots from the rebel batteries in is
mast.
The Navy DeIa-tmen, Is rcce wing every week
thirty haalg-eens # the heayiest calihre which
are Immediately mounted on new gun-boat5 AID
other vessels of war.
1t has been ascertai1ei that the British iron
clad Warrior, the only really danger vessel.
draws two much water, nearly twelty-e ght feet
TO enab bic Ler to enter New York harbor. Port
land and Newport alo she could reach.
The a.iotmcat bills lately passed by b3th
Houses. provides .or the Appointment Of three
Commissioners from essa ,oyal STATE 10 serve
without pay. whose duty IL shall be to visit tae
several departures i in which volunteers from h cir
respective state may tc, secgre from them ailot-
tiiiei ami atiostoi, upon which the pasula..cr
shall a, each res4.ar payment Q. the treors, give
drafts Iayatle N New y ork t. the order Of the
Is u whom s4:h anotlneuts are made. In
the third section, the lien IF suffers upon soldiers
pay, and all regulations giving them rights and
privileges are abrogated.
Prince S.la >su is assigned TO the commanj
O! one 0; Benhers t.igades. The Ga.ibaldlan-
VITO have been ion- Iicket duty for seventy line
days, hear AInandae, have returned 10 Hunter
CaaIel.
70 = laise Government. stables were burned to
night. ali between ~ AMI three hundred ors e.
ani large quantity of grain and hay were CON
s4mel. UiheI horses careerei throu 2h the streets
at top steei, causing grea' CONSERVATION in the
crowd. Tie 1it j. supposed 10 have been acci-
dental.
steam ferry boat ran the blockade, last nj ,ht,
AMI Is Low tie eJrge3own.
he rebels are believed 10 have increased their
force - Dta nsvile to thirteen thousand. An
other action j. expected Son.
Treasur ns;eo dated Uotober frs. are row
ready.
Communication is s,ii kept VI across the upper
Potomac, between the Virginia rebels and their
Maryland sympathizer.