Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-19

N9Ws ITEMS.
The New Yssk Ezprsss Of LAST evening
ssys: "A oontrsot for The manulsctursl
Of 50. 900 suits for ssntsabss1s he ben
swssde to ! large cls.bisg hssse 10
this city. We do not hear, howsvsr,
that any measures haze bsss taken 70
supply tho siusri.g wAis< soldisrs On
the Roppohannock sc,th apparel suitable
10 this inelemexs SEASON."
The Peoria { Ilioois) Transcript has
the following "The hotel spd boarding
house keepers Of Springfield have com
minced putting up prices in anticips-
ton Of the meeting Of the Legislature.
Such things don't effect a. The peo-
pie Of this district teok care Of that 10
| November" The editor had been .
candidate for the Legislature, but va
defeated.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Boston Traveller 10 confident that
Judge Holt is going into the Cabinet.
II this shall prove to be correct, Mr..
Holt will become the head Of the De-
partuent Of the Interior in place Of
Caleb u. Smith, Who will probably b
appointed Judge Of the United States
| Court for the District Of Indiana.
Tnx last news from Mexico indicates
| . deposition on the part Of the clergy
to Cooperate with the French. A Cath
clio clergyman Is said 70 have in his
possession letter from Vera Cruz, in
forming him that Eve Mexican preIates
the Aschbishops Of Guanajoato, Aeri-
da, San Luis, GusdaIsjsra and Mexico
bad written . letter Of welcome 10
Gen. Forey, Offering him the support
Of tho whole Mexican clergy agains.
Juarez.
TsE Michigan Central Railroad and
the Canada Crest Western Railway Of.
fer to transport, free Of charge, any con.
.,ibu,ions the West may send for .hs
suffsring operatives in Englaod. Thi'
10 commendable. Now let tho contri
bu.ions be raised. 1t Is prssnu cd tbs'
tho Canada Grand Trunk road will fol
low the example of the other lines.
, l
The Dcsi,natsoa Of ssea. Bauks. ...Thl
Department Of the CUT.
The Washington correspondent Of thu
New York Times, under date Of De-
cember l4,h, gives the following 10 ref
ersnce to Gen. Banks expedition, which
in al, probability, 10 correct:
We have long had ample authorit.
for belle, ing that tho expedition wa
destined to operate in the department
OF thu Gulf. We are nov permitted 4
cay that its object. are to embrace al
the interests Of that department; Ant
th.t after the lapse Of > short period!
: snd the accomplish .oent Of certain i'm
! portant acts, Gen. Banks will relieve
Gen. Butler in his command, and thu
letter will return to the North.
The cxu.es for this change in com
manders cannot nov fully b given
The announcement heretofore FIRST mad
! in this column in regard to the actor
! Of foreign Governments adverse to Gen
s,al Batter, and the difficulties arisin!
between that officer and the ci,izens Z.
, certain not over friendly European pow
: s.r, are understood to have resulted in
demand for hn removal and yet hi
demand has followed, rather thad in6u
enced, the Government in determine.
ton originating in other csuses.
Tho occupation Of Mobile will be on
. of the earliest fruits Of this sugmenta
= ton Of force 10 the department; and n
J, one can doubt that Gen. Banks will los
10 time and spare no efforts to rid Tex
~ OF tho handful Of rebels that contro
:. that State and it, after HE return. tn
change shall result in the placing Of Ger
: Butler in some position here, where hi
brain aud s,eadfast will can infueoc
tho whole machinery Of the var, th
country will indeed have cause for gra,
iinde for the transfer.