Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-20
Late News BY Last Mig ats Nails.

The APPOINTMENT OF rP.YMAsTERs.-
Gen. Hallcck has declared that no more
civilians shall be appointed Paymasters
but that these officers shall be taken
from the army, and by preference from
those incapacltsted for field ser, ice by
wounds or disease.
TsRRIBLe FArALrrY.-Thc dipthcria
prevails to An alarming extent in the town
OF Brook'ile, Franklin county, I..diana.
Last week three young men, sous f Mr..
John Jones, died Of 1.-TWO Of them
within two hours OF each other, and after
but short illness.
A SrOPPEt ON ABoLlrroHIsM.-At q
meeting Of the Cam ridge Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen, Wednesday eve-
ming, petition was received tor tho use
Of the City Hall on Saturday evening for
meeting 10 hear an anti-slayery lee.
ture by Parker Pilsbury. The PRAYER
Of tie petitioners Was rejected by vote
Of nine TO one.
The printers Of Paris, who were con-
demned to different punishmcn,s in con-
sequence Of strike, have made unique
present to their advocate, Mr.. Berryer.
They have printed on velIum the orat:ons
Of Bossnet, and have produced book in
. style Of magniicence said to be une-
qualed for typographical excellence. In
order that no other copy should exist,
the forms were Immediately broken up.
C.IRo News, lsth.--This morning
the body Of Lieutenant C. S. Lane, Go.
ID, 32d Iowa, who died on the 18th. of
pneumoniA at New Ma!rid, was sent
home.
A large cavalry force Of rebels have
crossed the Tennessee River, and threat
en- to cut the railroad between Corinth |
and Columbus. They are enforcing the |
conscription in the territory occupied ty |
our troops, and have eluded capture 40
far.
WAsHINoToN News, lsth.-The wine
exhibit m, in,ugurated at the last meet.
ing Of the United States Agricultural
Society, to como of in January "cxt, has
been postponed indefinitely by the com
mittee. on account OF the disturbed
state Of the country.
Ex-Pres dent Buchanan publishes an
other letter today, in which h. submits
the official report of the Ordnance Bu-
reau, vii regard to the charge that
Floyd sent immense numbers Of arms to
the Southern States; showing that neith-
or North Carolina, Mississippi nor Ken
tucky had received any quota Of arms,
and it also appears that the number de-
livered to each Of seven Southern States
mentioned, was Virginia. four hundred
aud fifty; South Carolina, six hundred
and forty-six; Georgia, three hundred
and ninty; Florida, one hundred Ala
ba,na, thre,. hundred and twenty; Louis
ian :, ono hundred and eighty five, and
MISSISSIPPI none. This is tho number Of
arns, all told, which each of these
States received, but, whether from de-
sign or ignorance, tbs statement, 81 cs-
sential to proper undc. standing of the
subject, has been entirely suppressed in
the telegram to which Buchanan alluded
During the session q committee repre-
sen,ing the border State Congressional
DELEGATE n, consisting Of Hall, Crittenden
and CrlsstielI, called on the President
this morning, to urge him lot to issue
his emancipation proclamation. The
Presiden. heard them quietly, but gave
no definite answer.
MAYNARD, Henderson, and other border
State men, refused to sanction this pro-
Gee. ling.
The charge under which Gen. Mere.
dith, Of Indiana, is arrested is for failing
three times to obey orders from General
Doub eday, division commander. Ills
defcn e is that three separate orders were
brought him BY three Generals, dated ut
the same moment, and he could not know
which WAS the fir one skucd.