Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-20
Late News by Last Nights Mails.

ADJoUREED.-The United States Cir
cut Court adjourned on Saturday las,
after disposition Of all tho cases OF
the docket.
The Rutland (VermonO Courier ha
the name OF Geo. Il. Mcclellan at thu
head Of lis columns, for President II
1864.
From Chins we learn that conspir
acy to burn down the city of Canton
and murder the mandarins, had beer
discovered in September.
The War Department has informed
Gov. Curtin, of Pennsy lvania, tha. draft
ed men will be allowed TO furnish snb-
stl'utes at any time within ten DAYS OF
the time Of muster.
General G. NJ. Dodge has been as
signed TO tho command Of division a,
Corinth. The division is composed
principally Of Iowa regiments, intending
the % and 7th.
1t is rumored that JEFF. Davis has OF
fered million bales OF cotton for sale
at l-2 cents per ponnd, payable in
gold. lie agrees to give PERMISSION Tor
it' shipment, the buyers to arrange with
the United States Government As to ex.
empsion from seizure on the high seas.
SENTENCE OF A MAIL RoBBER.-Ilcn
~ Cr'ttcndcn, formerly Postmaster at
F,ntanclie, Adair courty, h.s b en- con
victed Of mil robbery by the United
States Circnit Court at Des Mo,ne..
The "lldest penalty whlct the law prt,
nouncer upon SO grave an offense-
years at hard labor ir the Pepiteu,iar
was the sentence Of the cont.
TRorHE1Y o. GEN. JAcssos.-Said
tue ga nero to friend at the Hermit
age short time before his death:
"The abolition party is a disloyal or
ganizat,.on. lis pretended love OF free
dom u,eans nothing more or less than
civil war and dissolution OF the L aon.
Honest men Of all parties should unite
to expose their intentions and arres.
their progress"
Onto a number Of those who left
this county and ,lncd tbs Nebraska cav.
airy, have been arrested, wi hin the past
few days, and taken to Camp Dodge,
where, II ia sad, they will be placed IN
the United States servicc.-- Ghnrood
News.
Time has proven that the old veteran
knew pretty nearly what be was talking
about.
The CANVASS. Senator Jennings, of
Dubuque, has been present during the
canvass Of the State election returns
lie appears on the part Of Hon. L. S
Wilson, candidate for District Judges and
j. II. O'NeiI, candidate for District
Attorney, Of the Dubuque district, and
has filed exceptions to the proceedings
of the Board Of Canyassere, which we
give as follows:
POINTS er THE PROTEST.
l. The rejection of all votes of Iowa
soldiers who had not, on The day OF
election, been mustered into the service
Of the United States.
2. The rejection Of all votes Of SOL
diers not cast at the place where the
organization Of their regiments, de
tachments OF regiments, companies, or
batteries scos at the time Of election, in
accordance with the requirements of the
&C; TO take the votes. This includes all
scattering votes OF soldiers in hospitals,
on parol as p,i oners oil war, or any
other place array from til ,r company
'mtn,s &c.
The rejec ion Of all votes of SOL
diers who at the time of the election,
werc IN ,re 'sgiments or companies OF
M,ss,nr; ~ ,ther States, AMI who
were n, L,na sole. '"rs, vithln the me
ing of the act, though they my have
gone from this State, an Claim thtir
residence here.
4. The rejection Of the otes OF all
soldiers not cast on the l4.h OF Octo-
Der.