Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-31
SATURDAY MORNING. ... JAN. 81. lss;
Late News BY Last Nights Nails.

WAsAINGroN News, 29th.-Tbe Ex-
anainer is furious against Mr.. Benjamin
for writing his portion Of the d spatches
intercepted not long since in the hands
OF Sanders. 1t says: 1--WE gave yester-
day . review Of the mass Of correspon-
dence published in the Northern papers,
purpor,isg to be official correspondence
Of the Confederate government with its
representatives and agents in England
and France, and which, it is alleged, was
intercepted by the capture of son of
George N. Sanders, while attempting to
run the blockade at Charleston. 1, is to
be regretted, and is subject Of .sonder.
that this correspondence, when The vessel
was taken, was not destroyed or sunk to
the bottom of the sea. As It is, the enc.
my is given a full exposition Of our
affairs; and, as much ~ has been said of
information being given to the enemy by
improper publications. in newspapers, this
single dispatch tearer Of BENJAMIN has
furnished to Yankees m amount of in
tellgence tha's could not be gained from
oil the newspapers for fifty years. 1t 10
also to be regretted that benjamin, in his
correspondence, should have INDUCED
IN such weak and offensive spe u.
laiions relative to the Emperor ofFrance.
There was no occ~ ION for it, and lts only
effect can be to offend and cstrange the
friendly interest the Emperor has evinced
IN the success, Of our cause"
Tho rebel papers mention Tullahoma
as the spot where Bragg will make a
stand TO. the battle which shich shall de-
tcrmi,.e the fate Of Tennessee.
The Wing hints that there is no truth
in the story that French bankers had
loaned the rebels Sl5,OOO,OO0, over
which story Richmond WAS half crazy on
the z5th inst.
A Fredericksburg letter Of the 22d, to
the Wig, shows that the rebels are as
much bothered to understand the move
mcnts of our troops in that quarter as We
are to divine the movements Of theirs.
The writer takes comfort in the mud en-
barge upon any serious movements Of
troops toon.
The Confederate government has pur-
chased, up to this time, 10000 bales Of
cotton in Mississippi, and is negotiating
for much more.
The Wilmington Journal thinks that
Gen. Fosters strategy in North Carolina
is either profoundly shallow or pro ouud.
ly deep.
Second Lieut.. Barrett, lst Michigan,
and lst Lieut.. John F. Elliott, 3Gth ILL
nois, captured at Murfrcesboro, have been
turned over to the civil authorities at At
lana, charged with attempting to pass
counterfeit Confederate money. If con-
victcd, the Whig says they will be hung
The Jackson -4ppeal says: "lf there
are any fears Of the safety of Fort llud
son, let them be at once dismissed. All
the Yankees in the world could not re-.
duce Fort HUDSON"
The consc'iption law is being enforced
everywhere throughout the South with
greatly increased rigidity.
CoNcoMoTo Nkws, 29th.-Private
advices from Rosecrans announce his ar.
my in the best Of spirits, and fully pre-
pared to meet the enemy and give him
terrible battle with undoubtcd success.
DR.. Bellows, President of the Wash
ington Sanitary Commission writes here
that, Of 100000 sent from California
to be distributed among branches of the
United States Sanitary Commission,
$4,000 will be sent to western branches
viz: Cincinnati, SIS, 900 Ghicago,$l0,.
600; Cleveland, 10000: Louisville,
100000; and Columbus, $1,000.
WANT THs CorN.-In the Wisconsin
Legislature on the Goth Senator Clark
introduced a resolution instructing the
Treasurer to pay the per diem Of mem
bers in coin, and to retain what coin was
in the treasury for that purpose. which lies
over under the rules.
DEs MoISKs News, 29tb.-A writer
in the State Register Of this morning
makes the extraordinary charge against
the Sheriff Of this country, that he pack
ed the Grand Jury now in session with
secessionists, in order to prevent bills be-
ing found, in order to cover up what he
dsnominatcs democratic viIlainies," and
says "the matter needs ventilation" The
lie does, and the author of it also, and
they will probably get it. The members
Of the Grand Jury thus charged with
premeditated perjury are among the old
est rcspe ;tablc citizens Of this county
Their otfense is that they are democrats.
The matter will not likely rest where it
is, and somebody may have an opportu-
nifty to rstract or prove the infamous
charges.
Capt. Studsr, Company B, 18th va
Infantry, has resigned, and returned 10
y home in this place.