Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-24

A WooDRH NUTMEG MANUFACTURER


A WooDRx NUTMEG MANUFACTURES
ON Rs TaAvrLa-Brown-theR Reverend Milton
Brown. this time-hss turned up 10 these
psrts, and We should cay vas doing our char
coal irisnds most beautifully brown Ths
Rev. Milton says he 10 one Of the three OF
four hundred thousand martyrs Of liberty
who have at different timss osoilatsd through
the country. driven from their homes 10 the
South BY the rsscally rebels for talking con-
trsband Brown halle from Alabama (O-is
the heir to vast possessions which the sscesh
have gobblsd and appropriated to the sg-
yrsndizemsnt Of the Coniederacy. The tales
Of his wrsrgs would fill volume and drs v
tsars from JEFF. Davis il he could but hear
them. Brown 10 remarkable man. lie has
the faculty Of being present 10 four or five
different places. remote from each other. at
the same moment. We Judge, at lsass. that
he possesses this faculty from the fact that
at different times he has told different stories,
locating himself in different parts Of the
southern country st precisely the came hour.
This accomplishment alone. II nothing else.
| should endsar him to the hearts OF his eoup-
,rymsu. And here We will digrs.s and sug.
| gest to the Government the propristy Of 81
| caring Browne services before they are en-
gagged BY the llinois State authorities st
Joliet. II he osn Be present In different
parts Of the South At the same noasnt, Why
ssuidnt he BY the came necromancy invest
The private cabinets Of jeff Davis and Prssi
dent Lincoln Much valuable Information o
might 10 obtained In this way, and We need
It very bad jus. nov.
But to return 20 our subject.
Brown has got the leoturing fever. bad -
The Reverend Milton has been out In the Iowa
City district, as will be seen from the follow.
ing extract from the Iowa City Pren:
MORE OaAsGEs will be recollected that
. Rev. Miilasd Brown. representing himself -
having been . prisoner in Mobile. wss an
nousced, 10 flaming handbilis. to address the
people OF thls city on last Monday evening on
he causes OF secession. On his arrival here
the Rsrersnd gentleman became acquainted
viii . well known nymph d. pave Of this
city. with whom he went to Ausca .ine, and
Introduced her ts several Of the Loyal Lea
gssrs - his wifs-thss letting his lecture 90
s-grass.
On that lay are you. Mr. Brovni Not
exactly the kind Of conduct calculated 10 i'm
prsse one with much respect for the cloth
However, We suppose It 10 . trait Of Ala
lily.
Brown hes been over 10 Rock Island for
some days past. and the Avyus says the
nhsroosls lionizsd him hugely thsr zig men
walked the streets With him, probably feel
ing very mach like the plantation Niger
when he first vent to town: "Is We lookin'
1t ns. white folksf" They advertised him
TO speak in the court hcus'. Friday evening
and at Hampton on Saturday. He was to
speak with Hon. Ira .. Wilkinson, Capt.in
john 3. Haw ey. United States Mail Agent.
J II. Judd. Go + Hubbell. J. T. siibols.
sto He did speak in the court house. aud
. soldier who heard him expressed .be
opinion that he vas one Of them d-d Con.
oecticut swallov v-tailed coated aboli,it school
nastsrs."
On Monday Brown was in Rock leland,
ready to receive the congratulations Of his sb
clifton friends. He ersaA1d quite . sensation
ny relating his adventures In Davenport.-
He said he was sitting in . chair in The Scott
House. when soMs Que asked where he was
from. His answer vas: From the South.
srn prisons" he was then asked Why he
vas here. Answsr: ITO convert eoppsr-
heads" He says his qusstisnsr then replied.
~ am one" Brown says be answered:
Then you are . traitor" Wherenpon. -
Brown ssys. "the nan struck him with
cane, and he Brown pulled a revolver and
shot the man through the shoulder"
We cant sss it," Mr.. Brown. They
dOn't know anything about the affair down
n the Scott House. and il The shoot did
come cff, It must have been managed very
quietly. The Union nsvsp.per Of Rock Isl
aud cot oil the following upon the frac.s:
M. Brown. Of Alabsms. vas attacked this
morning while sitting in the SCOTT House,
Davenport, by a seees-ionist. who hit him .
severe blow on the arm with . poker. Mr..
drew his revolver and let Mr..Secesh have
the charge in the shoulder. The wound is
rather . severe one
Rather, ws should think. considering
that be shet nobody. aod had no iraeas With
any one You are badly sold, Colonel
Later on Monday Brown vent into Q live
~ stable 10 Rock Island to get . team. II.
had . woman with him. snd vas fssrfully
drunk. Az the pair got into the carriage
the woman said "Look-s-hsrs, old TELLER;
give ne your pocket book-yos'll lose It,"
The womaa had to hold him IN the ssss ell
the way up TO Hampton. where be wss a.
nouncsd to deliver . lecture that evening"
It must have been . brilliant effort.
The fellow tslls ssms heavy stories about
,hs inhuuau treatment Of Union sywpa.
thiRaPs In the South He sava In Aohil