Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-26


b. Albsss BY reports thst . body Of -.
esssionists 10 MoDtreAl had planned to
ssiss Fl. Montgomery, dsstroy the draw.
bridge at Rouss's Point and plonder
Plattsburg and Burlington. 1oforma-
tioa 81 such . plot reached Governor
Smith and Collector Clspp. Of this port,
On Friday. They communicated With
tbs officer in charge Of Fl. Montgomery,
who soou had its guns ready to give the
ssuegades . warm reception. This
scheme was probably linked With the
Jobnson's Island project.
The Board OF Supervisors Of Fremont
county have offered arsward of $500 for
the arrest and conviction IF the perps-
traitors Of the outrage in blowing up the
Court House at Sidney, 10 that county,
Of which ! telegraphsd you q few days
since.
The Board Of State Cspvassers have
completed the canvass of the soldiers
vote, showing the following result:
Stone, for Governor, received 1901
votes; Eastman, for Lieutenant Govern
or, ls,42e votes. Gen. futile, for Gov.
srnor, received a,279 votes Duncombe
for Lieutenant Governor, 2.433 votes.
Making Stones majority Of the soldiers
vote 1882, and Eastman's Is, 1898. The
canvass of the home vote 10 not vet
made.
Q. w. Hail, a contractor for govern
ment horses, q resident OF Indianapolis,
has been sentenced by court martial
In Cincinnati, it is stated, to six months
imprisonment and fine oe $4,000 for
defrauding tho government in bis pur.
chases.
Gov. Ramsey, Of MIMI, has brought to
Washington treaty with the Indians
on the border of the Red river, by which
We acquire ll,oOo,o 900 acres of land, and
oil obstructions to traders from St. Paul
are removed.
Two Illinois soldiers were publicly ex.
scuted at Chattanooga on the 18th inst.
for desertion. Several others, condemn.
ed for the came offense, were pardoned.
There will be a Convention Of U. s.
Assessors at Cleveland, Ohio, on the
third Wednesday in December, to con-
sider the inequalities of the Internal
Revenue Law, and make such improve
ments as the year's experience may aug.
gest.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial 1Aduertiser says
OF the Presidents message:
he has also begun to write the mes :
sage, but there are no certain iudica.
tions what its tone or tenor will be-
Some are Of the opinion that Mr.. Lincoln
will in his forthcoming message clearly
define tbs policy by which his adminis-
trat'on 10 to be controlled, aud either
endorse the speech Of Secretary Chase
or Of Postmaster General Blair. 1t il
very evident that each Of these gentle.
men believe that he has proclaimed the
Pre'iesat's policy, yet they widely diff
'er' rerhaps neither ono of them 10
correct, aud Mr.. Lincoln will take .
ground between cautious conservatism
and reckless ,adicalism, acceptable to
the great mass OF the people"
The people Of Boston have contributed
the SIM Of se.e2e.5o to aid the sufferers
BY the Lawrence (Kansas) massacre.
The quota Of new troops for the Dis
trict Of Columbia is 1880 men, being p
Sic from the city and county of Wa.h.
ingtop, and Ella from Georgetown.
In Philadelphia, there are eight Soup
Societies, one Of which distributed last
winter $4,000 pints of soup, 5000
pound, Of bread, and 1900 pound. of
Indian meal.
Grammar schools have been extern
sively formed in . number of regiments
in the army, and are we'll attended,
The Chaplain or one Of the officers, and,
in many cases, a well-educatsd private,
ollie the position Of teacher. A Eve cent
grammar has been published in Wash-
ington, to meet the growing demand for
text books.
In regard to the resignation of Gen.
Burnside, the Providence Journal re-
marks that the statc Of hi. health is such
that his friends have for some time been
desirous that he should seek the reposs
which he has 30 long denied himsolf.
The first instance in The Union army
Of . commissioned officer being reduced
to the ranks, 10 the case Of First Lieuten-
and Joseph J. Enni., list Ohio regiment,
found goity Of forging an order, de-
failing him to 60 from Louisiaua to Gin.
einnati, to arrest deserters. He absent
cd himself seven months under this
forged order. A court-martial sentenced
him to serve three years or during the
war, 40 q private. in anch rau;~on% =.