Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-24

coust OF the tines.
Brother Ksllocb, OF fremont Temple,
&c, fame, preached 10 Rev. Dr.. Bald
wins church, Troy, on Sunday and
draws q highly Aattering notice from
the Times.
Governor Morton, of Indians, has pub
lished an appeal to the people Of that
State to organize relief associations to
provide for the wants OF the soldiers
whom they have put in the field.
Owing to the alleged condition Of de.
moralization ofthe troope that were sur
rendered at Harper's Ferry. it is repor-
ted that about five thousand Of them
will be mustered out OF the service.
Our Canadian neighbors are going in
to government economy. The services
Il ten clerks 10 the Montreal Post Of
ice are dispensed with, and there has
been general cutting of Of the heads
Of siuecures.
Tho correspondents of the radical
press are in raptures on the fine cohdi,
ton Of the army Of the Potomac. Cen
eral Halleck expresses himself greatly
pleased with its high state Of discipline.
Well, who did it?-Journal Of Com
merce.
A meeting Of the editors Of the vari.
Gus papers in the State of New Jersey
has been called at Temperance Hall,
Trenton, on Thursday, December 4th,
TO take into consideration the rise 10 The
prices Of printing paper and printing ma,
ierial and what course is best to adopt
under the circumstances.
Tammany and Mozart Halls have an
tlcipated the December election. Tam.
many has the Comptroller and Mozh,
the Corporation Council. The Alder.
men are to DO left to the people tc
choose-vcry much as the nominee fol
State Prison Inspector is cleft TO ths
convention" to choose annually at Syria
cusc.
Gen. Banks declines the proposed
complimentary reception which was ten
dered him and Mrs. Banks by the citi
zens Of New York and for which the ar
rangements were to have been made by
the committee of thirty. -four appointed
last week at the Astor House meeting
The General is man of sense.
A rebel paper published in Louisiana
is printed on the inside of ordinary wal
paper. The Houston Telegraph and tn
Galveston Ne,cs have come down t
small brown paper, such as grocers use
Many of the Mississippi papers are lin
gering in the last stages Of contraction
They appear in all sorts Of fantasti
shapes and colors, exhibiting alarming
symptoms oisfRe fatal news paper ep
demic in the rebel land.
| A public meeting of the citizens {
Syracuse was held on Friday evenin
last, ito consider as to the means Of q
batting the existing shinplsster nuisance
The District Attorney Of Albany cour
ty gives notice that he will commenc
after the lst of December the prosecr
ton Of parties who have issued shinpla,
ters in violation of law. Mr.. Va
Dyok, Superintendent of The Bank d,
partment, asks him to do so.
| A shameful hoax was perpetratcd i
Troy one day last week. All the ply
sicians in town were called to meet 9
the house Of Charles Craft, No. 10
Third street, at given hour. The hou
arrived, and 50 did the doctors. In sin
gle carriages and gigs, in wagons 40.
on foot, the disciples of Esculapias ap
preached the portals Of No. lO4 Thirt
street. SIS Charles Craft 10 ?' rs thi
the house at which l was requested t
attend 2"'Does any sick man live here !?
were the questions asked. The family
who occupy the house were OF course uu
aware Of the existence Of an individua
by the nan e of Charles Graft, and wer
very much annoyed at the influx Of cal!
ers. The doctors began at last to som
pare notes, and found that they lad BEEF
made the victims of foolish hoax.
A New York correspondent Of Bos
ton paper tells s.me wonderful stories
in regard to .se prevalence of the vice
Of gambling in New York city:
we have men among us, gray. head
%, rich and influential, whose games oil
hazard are fabulous, whose sons ar,
treading the same terrible path, without
the cool heads and great strength Of
character that have kept their father,
from utter ruin Two merchants of New
York met for a gene OF chance-ir
other words, to gamble. Both are mer
we'll known. Both of them have beer