Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-21

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himself and q score of radical member,
Of Congress, wherein q scheme Of agita
ton to compass the end OF his visit hithel
is believed to have been matured.
The agents Of paper dealers aud manu-
facturers have been busy in attempting to
influence the action of Congress
against the reduction of the heavy
duty on paper. Nothing has yet trans
pired to encourage their hopes, The
embarrassments to publishers resulting
from the imposition of extortionatc
prices are appreciated by many inhu.
ential members Of Congress, who will not
tai, at the proper time, to urge such re-
lief as will secure the ends OF Justice and
honesty. The reports which have reached
here, that paper dealers and manufactur-
ers arc only waiting for the Congress to
increase their prices above the present
figures are believed to be true, in view of
the present condition of the paper
market.
The Joint resolution authorizing the
issue Of Sl00,00o,O0o in L, S. notes be ).
came law to-day, and upon learning
that fact, tho Secretary of the Treasury
Immediately placed to the credit
OF the. several Paymasters an amount sufii-
cient to pay the whole army and navy
Of the United States. Fiily-three Pay.
masters have been supplied with sums
ranging from $4,000 to s7,25O, 900.
This last named amount was sent to
Charles g. Leonard, Louisville, Ky.,
s3,52o,o00 to N. w. Brown, St. Louis;
s67G,0o0 to SanFrancisco S25O,0oo to
indianapolis, and the sane amount to
St. Paul sls9,99o 70 Kansas. The
remainder Was furnished to Pymastars
present. There was also pale for the
navy sss6,0oo,
1t is stated, on the authority Of Gen.
Spinner. Assistant Treasurer, that the
books in his Office show that the amount
Of old demand notes absorbed averages
100000 per day.
INDIASApoLIs News, l9th.-John Q.
Brown, Of Shelby county, member of
cavalry regiment, convicted by court
martial Of being . member OF \ secret
society, in opposition to the Admnistra-
ton, will, it is said, be executed. lie
was tried in this city by the military au
.norllies.
There is some excitement in regard 10
the dead and wounded from Murtrcesbo-
ro who are beginning to arrive. The
bodies of Capt. Prossor, of the Irish reg
lmcnt, and 1t. Rurkmaa arc here. Off
GERS say that our loss at that point was,
including everybody, 10000,
The abolitionists hold meeting to-
night, at which the Governor speaks, in
weighing against the Knights OF the Gold
en- Circle, and advocating separation Of
the Northwest from New England. His
Excellency is the champion hereabouts of
the latter idea, and keeps it before the
people,
A haul of counterfciters was made to-.
day. Eight or ten were arrested. They
had initiated green backs to the ascers
tanned amount of ten thousand dollars
They are guilty Of trcason,and will prob
ably be hung.
CrSclNNArI News, l9th.--Grant is
still impressing steamers for the trans.
portation of troops and supplies, and a
scarcity Of boats is already manifest
Rcinforcements and supplies, in large
numbers and quantities, are being hurried
TO Rosecrans, so that he may compete
with equal numbers, at least with the
enemy. The Federal army is in excel
lent trim for another fight, and are full
of confidence that they will gain another
victory.
Longstreet is activel y preparing 10
give Rosecrans battle, which may com
mencc am hour.
Bragg has gone to the Rappahannock
approximations are entertained here o.
a freshet in the Ohio River, which is al
ready bank-full and raising rapidly, i
is raining steadily tonight.
Several parties arc here in search o
runaway slaves, who are no doubt il
or near Canada before this. Marshal
Sands has warrunts for their apprehen.
sion.
THE diptheria is making sad inroad.
upon some families in Bethel, Conn,
and the scarlet fever is more or less pre-
valent 10 Middletonw.
Mr.. L. Il. Critchfeld, the newly elect
ed Attorney-General Of Ohio, in an sti
of January speech at Columbus, sale
He did not believe one half Of the peo
pie OF the North cared whether Abe Lin
coin or jeff. Davis occupied the Whit.
House in Washington"
/. The arrival, at Confederate port, o.
the large iron steamer Giraffe, formerly
a packet running between Greenock
Scotland, and Belfast, Ireland, has beer
announced, says the Richmond Exam
liner. 10 coming in, almost within Sigh
OF the blockade1s, she grounded, and re
NAMED 10 this prsdioanent for wv
houfr, until floated Of by the tide. Th'
G;ro 40 hrost nvoP n very vain AHA carr