Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-04
STATE ITEMS.


traitor miscreant fired bullet through
one Of the back windows, and came
pretty near shooting one Of the soldiers
through the head. The ball struck
against the opposite side Of the room
and was picked up by one Of the com
pany.
Had the rebel villain been found he
would have been executed next nom
ing by the enraged men.-Dutu4"e
U"ion.
Tux Iowa 18th left Dubuque for 81.
Louis on Thursday last, in a train OF 20
cars.
TnE Clinton U.rnld says that the IA
cifc Telegraph will be completed to
that city by the first Of February.
Tue same paper speaks OF the pros
perity Of Clinton as follows:
There seems to be a greater demand
for dwelling houses in this city than ever
before. We hear inquiries tor them
nearly every day. Notwithstanding the
hard times, Clinton is steadily increas-
ing. Our merchants and dealers say
their business is much better than it was
one year ago, aud everything indicates a
degree OF prosperity, enjoyed by very
few Western towns.
TIE Dubuque tailors had their annual
ball last week, and cleared $50, which
they paid over to the Volunteer Relief
Fund.
Mr.. GIBSON, Of Mount Vernon, has
made 800 gallons Of Sorghum Syrup,
during the past season.
THE Journal says that, out Of POP
men who wentfrom Muscatinein the Iowa
First, scarcely dozen remain, having all
gone back to the wars.
KEoKuK county, with population Of
l3,4eO, has sent 500 men to the war.
An Old Point correspondent Of the
National MteUiyencer, writes that In
consequence OF the number Of buildings
put up, or in course Of erection for Gov
ernmental purposes, the place has as
sumcd a rather townish appearance.
Stores have been erected, and the place
in the immediate vicinity Of the fort,
already boasts of a post office, barber
shop, two or three butcher shops, a
goody array Of apple stands, and other
stands on small scale, besides news.
room and similar ''refnements." There
are about two thousand contrabands in
AMI around the fort. During the day
the women sell roast apples, roast sweet
potatoes, an apology for hot rolls, pigs
feet, and broiled (more properly burnt
wild ducks, from rickety stands for com
paratively fabulous prices. Besides they
get employment in washing for the sol
diers. Taking them as a whole, the
wrlter pIonUuiices tucn the iazlest anl
''greasiest" set of ebonies he ever laid
his eyes on. All the officers say they
are more trouble than they are worth
1t generally takes halt dozen Of them
to wheel hand cart or lift bale Of
hay. The young Philippians are exceed
lngly troublesome. They scare the
horses, importune You for pennies, and
cut up all kinds Of capers.
NOTICING some OF our Generals. a
Washington letter observes : When
the war broke out Dan. Sickles was ap.
parently ruined man. The Key affair
used him nearly up, but the war gave
him an opportunity to recover his lost
position. He was confronted with OBJ
stacles that would have forever dis.
couraged most men. But he chung like
a drowning man to his purpose and sue.
ceeded. At first he was snubbed at the
at the departments. He called himself
Brigadier General long before the w
Department gave him the legal right.
But now he commands Brigade and
is Brigadier General. Not only that,
but he is on intimate terms with Sec.
rotary Cameron and Gen. Mcclellan.
lie is very active down in lower Mary
land, opposite the river batteries Of the
enemy. 1t is said that he makes cap.
ital officer and very good commander
OF Brigade. l very believe that there
is not cooler man under extraordinary
circumstances than Dan. Sickles. lie
is perfectly self possessed. No man
ever saw him excited unless it was upon
his trial for shooting Key, and some
people suppose that his emotion on that
remarkable occasion was premeditated.
lie is bold man and perfectly careless
OF consequences when his mind is made
up as to the course be will pursue"
Hon. Andrew johnson Denounces the
Ab0litionists.
The Tribune has exhausted the Ian.
guage OF culogy Tor the benefit Of. the
patriotic and lion-hearted johnson. the
Y mon Senator from the rebel State OF
tennessee. And it would be exceed.
'ngIy difficult to over-praise that oalIan,