Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-03
STATE ITEMS.

REy1vED.-The Anamossa Gazette
has been revived after a slumber OF
years. 1t appears greatly refreshed,
and we trust will continue to be wide
awake Democratic organ for long time
to come.
CnANGE.-The Dubuque Herald
says that the Times is about to change
hsnds-a Mr.. Stewart, formerly of the
Toledo Blade, becoming proprietor, aud
Mr.. Clement, the present editor, retiring.
DEATHS IN THE CoNvENT.-In the
Academy Of the Sisters OF visitation in
Keokuk, Sister Mary Cecilia, MARY
Creed, in the world, neice Of Patrick NJ.
Kennedy, Of this city, died Ct consump
ton on Thursday night, December goth
at midnight; also Sister Mary Gabrielle,
Miss Rice, in the world, from Perry
county, Mo.,) died of consumption on
Saturday, December 2sth. The funeral
of the latter was attended on Sunday
last, when the procession from the Con-
vett to the Catholic Cemetery was, per-
haps, the largest ever witnessed in that
city. So says the Gate Oity.
A Bold THIEF.-A week or two since
the house Of German named George
Albers, who resides about three miles
north Of this city, was entered by some
person or persons unknown, who ab.
stracted watch and one hundred and
seventeen dollars in money from under
the pillow Of his bed. Day before yes
terday Mr.. A. received q package
through the post office containing his
watch and pocket book, but 10 money.
a letter also accompanied it, which we
give our readers verbatim
MuecArINE December Is, 1861.
Mr.. G. w. Albers, we were Gerry dank.
fll fur yr slls 2OlOO. Were you did
get so much. Fine out,
Is My NAME.
II this is not "addng insult to injury"
we should like to know by what term it
migt be known. MIR. Albers will give
twenty five dollars for any Information
that will lead to- the detection Of the
thief.-Muscatine Journal.
The Surrender OF Mason and SIidell IN
Canada.
The Toronto Globe, the most friendly
to the United States Of all Canadian
journals, is heartily rejoiced at the &C.
ton OF the administration in surrender
ing Mason and Slidel. We quote a
couple of extracts from lengthy arti.
Gle in it's issue of the 3Oth ult.
We would not utter an ungenerous
taunt at this moment there is no shame
in the American people admitting that,
while engaged in civil contes,
the shrink from a war with Great
Britain. The shame lies in having TAX
en- up, in a reckless spirit of bravado, q
position which it has been found impos-
sible to maintain.
For fifty years there has been peace
between the United States and Great
Britain, and, IN spite of slight inter-
ruption in 1887, we may say that the
intercourse of Canada with her neigL bo,s
has been most uniformly agreeabl and
advantageous to both parties. We have
something to say against each other
but what neighLors have not When
Canadians and Americans meet, they
are almost uniformly courteous and
kindly, understanding the weak and
strong points of each other, and finding
it easy to give and take, without OF
fence. We hope that there is to be no
interruption of this good feeling on &C.
count of recent events. We can assure
our neighbors there is the strongest de-
sire among the Canadian people to pre-
serve kindly relations with them.
[ complimentary to the American PEOPLE.
In DR.. Russell's last letter to the Lon.
don Times, he uses the following Ian
gusge:
"As | write there is a rumor that
Messrs Mason and Slldell are to be sur
rendered. lift be true, this government
is broken up. There is much violence
Of spirit among the lower orders Of the
people, and they are SO ignorant Of
everything except their own politics and
passions, SO saturated with pride and
vanity, that any honorable concession.
even in this hour Of extremity, would
prove fatal to its authors. 1t world
certainly render them so unpopular that
it would damage them in the conduct of
this civil war;
or course, upon such information it is
not strange that the Times should use
the following language in leading ar
ticle:
IF we are to be dragged into a war
it is now clear that it soiU be the democ-
racy (of the United States) who soiN
force as into it. 1t wiU not be the rich
or the educated, but the ignorant and
the penniless, who will make q war in
which they have nothing to lose, and Of
the events of which they have no power
of perception"
The Times announces the return of
several emigrants from America and
makes the following statement, which is
| of course an untraih:
| zone cause.of their return is stated
TO have been the annoyance the British
residents ,oere subjected to by the lower
classes Of the population since the c6air
of the Trent"
"TOwARDs the preservation of your