Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-31
NEWS ITEMS.

SON RIVERA steamboat, said TO be
the largest eyer built, - now being con-
stsucted at the foot of Tenth street.
East river, New York, Tor the Peoples
line to Albany. This monster craft is
l24 feet ong, by 90 in width. She -
to have four hundred large state-rooms,
Will accommodate fifteen hundred pas
sepgcr, and aspi 10 the name of"Die'
tator."
Ir showed for twen.y.four hours IN
Central New York last Saturday and
Sunday. Between Syracuse and Roch-
ester the snow was eight inches deep on
Monday morning. 1t emo wed pretty
generally throughout the West at about
the same time, and As far South as Cen
trail Kentucky. In New England they
also had sprinklng Of flakes.
THE recent rebel campaign in Ken
lucky was "a game of Bragg" and re-
suited Just as that game always does.
The pirate Alabama, the contribu
ton Of 1920" peaceful and virtuous
British merchants TO tho rebel cauee, is
likely to do more than was at all bar
gained for By the respectable donors.
Her ravages will, Of course, be felt by
many an honest man on this SIDE OF the
water, who had been wont to put some
faith in the boasted honor Of English
merchants. The loss may como heavily
On those who are i'll prepared to bear 1t.
This is a positive, though it may be on
Iy a temporary, evil. To counterbal-
ancc it, we may have such compelled
investigation Of the rights Of private
property on the high seas, as will put
those rights beyond the risk Of further
question.
In consequence Of the frequent firing
by rebel "partizan rangers" upon un'
armed steamers between Cairo and He
lena, Gen. Sherman proposes that prom
ncpt sccessionists shall accompany the
pilots on each steamer, who will take
their chances Of being shot.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has
ordered that in all cases where persons
who had been drafted and are exempt
from military service by positive law,
Notwithstanding they did net previous
" take out their exemption papers,
shall be discharged, and their names
. stricken from the roll.
TIE Sta'c Of New York had raised
up to the Odd inst, of her quota, e3,353
men. The whole namber to be raised
on the I'd of July last, on the two calls
for six hundred thousand, was 10000
E;ve Dor cent added 5000
Total -. ...................lan oot
Number raised NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Yet to be recruited or draf,ed........ 42.64:
THE Passac last Monday received 10
10 her massive turret fifteen-inch Dahl
gren, magnificent smooth-bore gun
: weighing $4,000 pounds-by far thu
largest gun afloat.
SEVERAL capitalists contemplate erect
ing an immense hotel at Washington
Eight hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars capital has been associated for the
purpose.
WHAT UsE.-A soldier in one Of th,
Michigan regiments, writing home from
Kentucky, expresses himself thus
"What is the use of SO many proclama
lions? Every fresh one only stings thu
South to greater desperation. !. put
hundreds Of rebel regiments into thu
. field. About the time the Southern
f mind becomes little quiet and soo,hec
down, out comes fresh proclamation
and stirs the hornets nest afresh, an,
out pours new swarm. This rebellion
is to be put down by grape and CAMS
3 ter, not paper balls. The army mus: &c
: it, if it is ever done at al"
f;rea. Fire In st. Charles City Total
Loss $4,000.
Nearly all the business portion of oul
: beautiful town is in ashes At abOu,
. l-2 o'clock p. NJ, on Thursday, Oct
23d, fire was discovered issuing from
the roof Of tho Kelly Hotel in this vii
lage, and the wind being very high
the devouring element did not cease it,
, ravages until twelve valuable building.
: on the main business street were ir
t ruins. From our office to McNabb',
l store, and from the Public Square Il
Gilbert stone buildings, on 10th sides
of the street, not vestige of the build
ibgs remains, except the stone founda
. tons. So ropidly did the flames spread
, that merely two hours sufficed to cause
) all this destruction Of property.
, Much of our printing materials, end
goods in the store beneath were taken
S out, and from our dwelling house nearl,
: every thing was removed, in momenta a,
, ry expectation that the flames would
! seize upon and consume the building
While we we've thus engaged, the fir,
spread across the street, and the watcl
and jewelry shops Of Mr.. Smile ane
Mr.. Bennett, the law Office of 6. &. &