Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-05


week, amount 10 over ave millions OF
dollars, about half Of which goes to Liv-
erpool alone.
TnAxKsGlvINo IN WlsCoNsIK.--
Gov. Solomon has designated Thursday,
the 9th inst, as day Of Thauksgiv.
ing.
Tue Portland, Me-, Advertiser saye
the mountains in that State are covered
with snow, and look - white a. they do
in ,nidwinter..
THERE is plant in the Island Of Su-
matra, the circumference Of whose full
~ expanded flower il nine feet its nee
tarium is calculated to hold nine pints !;
the pistils are as large a. cows horns,
and the whole weight Of the blossom is
computed to be fifteen pounds.
The wife of William II. Perkins has
recovered from the New York Central
Railroad five thousand dollars damages
Tor the death of her hus band, which oc.
cured by the accident at Saquoit creek,
in May, 1858. The case has been tried
in Monroe county, the defense being
that Mr.. Perkins was travelling on free
pass when the accident occurred.
LATE California papers state that su-
gar and syrup, made from the Chinese
cane, and better article than the i'm
ported, hes been made in considerable
quantities in that State. Tulare county
will, no doubt, DO able to supply her
own population with sugar and molasses.
AT banquet just given at Tronisoe,
10 Norway, dish OF fresh beef was
seryed which had been found last sum.
mer in some tin cases buried at Spite.
bergen. According to indsputable in.
locations these cases were placed there
by the Parry expedition in 1916. The
meat was perfectly fresh, and had not
contracted any bad smell.
A sportsman in the neighborhood OF
the wood OF Clairmarais (oommc,) shot
an unusually large raven a few days
ago, having round ono of its legs a
small iron ring, on which we're engrav-
ed the words, "born at Coutrai in 1910"
This fact is a confirmation Of the opin-
ion Of certain naturalists, that ravens
live for century and upwards.
In few weeks it will probably be a
fair question for secession debating so.
cicties whether the rebellion is wound
up or run down.-Rentice.
Ir has been definitely sscer.ained
that the Democratic majority 10 the
Pennsylvania Legislature will be only
one vote. Ordinarily this would be
sufficient to secure the United States
Senator, but the Democrats have learn
ed with horror that Simon Cameron is
to be the radical candidate, in which
case i. IS all up with them. Cameron
was twice chosen by adverse Legisa-
lures; how, was always a my stery. We
j.dge from the tone of the Democratic
papers that should any member of that
party vote for Cameron in the Legsla-
ture, he might he compelled to leave
the State Tor the benefit Of his health
N. Y. World.
The abolition politicians in Penusyl-
vania have just elected from office the
Democratic Sheriff Of Philadelphia, be-
cause he was elected by the soldier's
vote. They declare the vote to be un-
constitutional
At the same time the same class Of
politicians in Iowa are electing Adolf.
tionists to Congress by the army vote
The soldier vote is constitutional when
it helps them, but unconstitutional when
it is against them.
We understand from parties recently
from the kanawha Salt Works, that the
rebels were unable 10 carry off more
than from two thousand to three thous-
and barrels, for want Of transportation,
and there are now from fifteen to tweu-
ty thousand barrels remaining there, TO
come forward as soon as the river rises.
Cincinnati Gazette.
CHARLES MAcKAY, the rhymer, who
writes foolish rebel letters from the Uni>
ted States to the London Times, speak
ing of Lees troops In Maryland, said,
"they move steadily forward with tn /
solemnity and immobility of ma,b no s,,
statutes" AS "mmobility" is immovint
bteness, Lees army, according to tlaTd
rhyming cockney's notion, moves wit
immovaLleness-the queerest fashion
moving we ever heard of. Those coo r.
neys find it hard to write like poets, b
easy enough to write like fools.
rifle Journal. +,
within few weeks past four cburc me
es in Boston, belonging to other denoi s.w
hol
have been bought by the Cat for
olics. Tue last one sold was on d TIC
corner Of Washington and Cas- clu
streets, formerly occupied by Rev. for
Huntington, and belongs to the Harva s 81,
College corporation. The price paid wi
it was $4,000. vi
CoRCORAN, the noted banker at Wal;.,
invt0n Cnv ho. nu,oh.s.l a..l