Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-14
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CNS0necee, deStioeo Tunes, asIIoto
Press, and Hartford Courans, have io-
creased their rates on account Of the
great advance ia paper and everything
used 10 making newspaper.
Nj. John Leavitt, Of Dublin, has
agreed to run one of Mr.. Bells ele'
plants three mile race for ESQ side,
he giving the elephant half mile start
The race is to take place withio seven
weeks from the signing Of articles, IN
the Rotunda Gardens.
1t is reported that Gen. Viele will be
superseded Is Military Governor of Nor
folk, by Gen. Rufus ii. King.
General r. A. Morris declines, on pri.
vate reasons, the Major Generalsh'p to
which be has been appointed. This de-
clina,ion viii be . source of regret to
the many friends Of this gallant officer.
They don't require . very high stan
dard OF morals under the public school
81 stem in Canada. Mr.. Angus G. Hay,
head teacher of the Cornwall Common
School, was sued for damages fer the
seduction Of young woman eighteen
years Of age, who had been formerly a
pupil in his school. The jury found
the charge was established, and award
ed 800 damages. Mr.. Hay thereupon
resigned his situation, but the majority
of the local Board Of School Trustees
refused to accept his resignation and he
still continues to teach. A minority OF
the Board, Messrs. Clint and Skeitb,
have appealed to the Chief Snperintend-
ent against the decision OF the majority
They represent that, under the whole
circumstances OF the case, they "Ieel
very deeply that Mr.. lays re,enti,n as
a teacher is immoral, unadvisable and
injurious to the best interests Of the
school,"
GEN. HARNEY.-Gen. Harvey has re-
turned to this city. He will not, prob
ably, soon take any command.-S st.
Louis Democrat, 10th.
A Mon AGAINST THE There
was dlsgracciuI mob against the draft
in Ozaukee connty, Wis.,, on Monday.
The lawless towards sliced the hi lit,a
rolls and destroyed them, and then as
suited the officers and their property
like set Of rebels.
The Merrimac House at NewbuIyport,
Mass., is just closing its Tooth year as a
public house.
A deposit Of gypsum, $50 acres in
extent, and equal to the best Nova SEQ
tia article, has been discovered within
sixty rods of Tawas Bay, Saginaw coun
ty, Michigan.
Emigration to this courtry is on thu
increase. The number OF emigrants who
arrived at New York during Octobe
Vas OIL, against 3,266 tie same
mouth last year.
The draft in New York has been q
gan postponed, in consequence of ,h'
iucom, letencss of the returns, and 1t II
thought it will not be necessary to en-
force it at all.
The Lafayette Qnd) Journal j. au
} thorty Tor the statement that Gen. VIM
J @. Butler, of Kentucky, who was ,hs
; candidate for Vice President on thu
Democratic ticket IN l848, with Gen
uass, has joined the rebel army.
THE BR111sm OPIUM TsADE.-Ac
cording to an English paper at Hong
Kong, the British are in danger o
losing their opium trade with China
upon which, according to Mr.. LANG, p
NJ, English Chancellor of the Ex
,hequer rely for halt their revenue
) The Hong Ko g writer states that The
cultivation If the poppy in China, which
until lately has been entirely forbidden
or much discouraged by the authorities
is being developed to such an exte"
that the Chinese will som produce al
The opium they reqnre, so that there
will be no sale for Tie British article.
AN officer of .ac I'd regiment N. Y
S.. ", in a resent letter to his famil,
which resides at Black Rock, N. Y.
says: 'Ibe coolest thing l ever ye
beard Of happened at the battle of Fail
Oaks. Right in the hottest Of the bat
tie, two OF the Eds boys got at logger
heads with one another, threw dowr
their musketa, and fell to a fisticuff, hac
1t out, picked up their arms, and again
pitched into tie rebels. l have heard
Of a wheel within a wheel, but battle
within battle is something new"
A gentleman, lately returned FROM
Europe, says halt the people he me,
supposed North America was at wal
with South America, and he was fire..
quently asked where the State OF New
Fog land was.
| NEGRO SOLDIERS AT PoR1 RorA,.-
The First South Carolina Regiment Of
Volunteers, now under command OF It.
Col. l.. Billings, late Chaplain OF the
Fonrth New Hampshire Regiment, is
now being re-organized and I'll ed up
under the new order from the Presi.