Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-06


that vicinity within the past two months.
Mr.. Holmes aud another gentleman,
both Of Page county, killed eight deer in
eight days. That's pretty successful
hunting
The authorities Of Upton, Cedar coun-
", have taken possession Of all the liquor
in the drug stores of the place They had
become little better than dram shops
A brother Of i. w. Brooks, Of the
Burlington Branch of the State Bank,
was recently killed in Missouri by the ey
ploslon oi a boiler in steam mill.
The following Interesting items OF
r.ers, We take from the Specials" OF the
Chicago Times;
WAsHiSGroN News, 4ru.-'Ihe Prcsi
dent, rs previously int mated, approves
al the sentence ot the court martial for
hanging the leaders Of the Inaian mas
sacrc IN Minnesota. Some thirty VIII
suffer death hy hanging
The suici c Of Col. Wood, Of the
regular army, caused much feeling here,
in view Of the fact that he committed the
deed while in solitary confinement in the
Old Capitol Prison, bv order Of Sccrc-
tary Stanton, on charge Of fraud. He
has been IN confinement some time, and
his friends loudly asset his innocence,
and hal before, demanded for him a
civil tli.l.
The XteAiymcer to-dav, after making
LENGTHY review OF the Presidents mos
sape, saws it inevitably comes 10 the con
cnsion that tie President does not IN
tend to take anY proceedings under his
emancipation proclamation; but, Il II
were possible it thinks that il would be
50 worded as 10 leave room for his III re
bencfcent policy set forth in the mos
sage.
The officials have received no letters
from Fernando Wood, transmitted 10 him
from the South, looking TO propositions
ior peace One to that effect is sad 70
bc otherwise in this c ty, from a former
delegate in the Peace Conference from
Virginia.
NILwArKEE News, iIH.-Thc draft in
kewaunec county, once postponed on
account of threatened violence, is SAID to
have passed oif quietly, on Monday OF
last week.
senator Dolittlc, after having arranged
matters witt! the State Cauvassers to Sc
cure, bv the soldiers vote, his re election.
,,as 'clt for Washington. On being ask
81 i @e Governor could not, by some
NOM. a, sufficient returns from the
no'-er to Congress, he is
roncr,'a1 :, e. that it was impos-
sihc for the reason l..
majority was larger than IL > ''''N' =
soldiers sent from the district.
TINES DEs MONIES, 4rH.-Lieut. VI
Trumbnll, Of the Third Iowa Inf;,ntl =
has resigned. No cause is assigned
Capt Mitchell, Of the Fourth Iowa
Battery, which is disbanded, as | tclc-
graphed YOU, takes Captains commits
sion, as understand in the Thirty ninth
Iowa Regiment Capt. Mitchell is now
here
The Supreme Court has large amount
of business on its hands. 1t will prob
ably be in session until the lst of Fcbru-
aIy.
The weather here is cxcecdicgv fine.
There Is no snow, and the roads are dry
aud dusty.
According TO the rate Of pork packing
so far, from $4,000 TO 10000 hogs will
be packed here this season. Prices range
from 81 to 1928.
MEMPHIS News. 3p.-The movement
from Helena 10 Delta, twelve miles be-
low, last Thursday, was larger than at
first reported. Perhaps 10000 in all
have gone there, to move overland to
ward the raj road or Grenada, which lat
ter place, It is now stated, is to be at
tackled and captured, if possible.
Gen. Holmes. with 10000 men, cross
cd from Arkansas to Nicksburg last
week. 1t is supposed his force is de-
signed TO take part in the first battle
against Grant, which will probably take
place about the Talahaichie.
There arr understood to be three gun
beats watching at the mouth of the la-
200. waiting for rise.
The Contederates will not let any one
pass towards Memphis on any pretcnce.
General Order No. has now been
fully explained away, and everything is
as it was before, except that all persons
going out >-.nc the oath.
CAIRo NEws. Blythe's rebel cavalry
captured three men OF the Eighth Mis-
souri, Regiment, who we've stracgling.
also two SUIT er's wagons, last Friday, four
miles from Coldwater. l hey had in all
3e Mssourians. 1t is also said they had
one whole company from an OHIO reci-
ment.
Col. Buell. Hough, one of the proprie-
tors of the Memphis Bulletin, has been
appointed Surveyor of the port of Mem
pbis.
1t is reported that there are 10000
rebels at Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas
River, strongly fortified.
The burning of Germantown was
greatly exaggerated. Three or four of
the principal houses only were destroyed.
The guilty parties were punished.
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