Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-23


THE NEWS.
= L 10 claimed BY the Cincinnati En-
swirsr Of tie 2lst, that Chief Justice
Tsusys resignation was in the hands Of
the President. and that Chase was to be
appointed in January his successors ore.
sting great sensation, particularly among
radical republicans. who bad 6xsd upon
Chase .. their nominee for President.
Mr.. Lincoln has also Chass's resignation
~ Cabinet officer. in anticipation Of IBIS
new appointment. This renders the
nomination Of Lincoln for another term
certain.
The 7ribune's Washington special
says "The attention Of the President
and more prominent members of the
Cabinet, and other gentlemen. has been
largely given Of late 10 the considera-
ton Of tbe important questions connect
Cd with the recall to the Union Of the
truant Southern States, several Of which
may coon be knocking at the door. The
prsciss course 10 b adopted il not yet
determined. Several theories claim
the President's ear; but he 10 himself
engaged 10 maturing a practical plan by
which TO secure reunion upon the only
practicable basis-tbs basis of freedom
sod equality before the law for, oil the
recent utterances Of tho President, and
instructions t. recently commissioned
Representatives Of the government in die.
tric,s Of the South now in our possession,
leave no doubt taas the policy Of the
ad0inistration, to permit none Of the
vagrant States to como back With .
slave constitution, 10 fixed. The present
discussion relates 10 the ways and
mean, Of effscting thi. result"
The World says: "The French war
steamer Milan has just arrived at this
port from Vera Cruz, via Havana. She
will return directly to the former port,
having been ordered to New York ex-
pressly to take out to Mexico a. 900 900
In gold, purchased in this city, on &C.
count OF the F,cnch government by the
houee Of Belmont & Co."
War DEPARTMENT, AD'Jr GEN's
OFFICE, WAsA1NGros, D. C.
November 10th, 1858.
General Orders No. S8o.1
"First By direction Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, Major Gene.
raj j. G. Foster will relieve Major Gene
raj A. 4. Burnside in the command Of
the Department and Army OF the Ohio.
In being relieved, Major General Burn
aide will repor, in person to The Adju.
tant 0eseral Of the army.
"Second The department will here.
after consist Of the State OF Kentucky,
north Of the Tennessee river, and such
part of the Stat, of Tennessee a. may
be occupied by the troops Of that army
"By order o! the Secretary OF War.
"E ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. g."
An important official order Issued to.
day, announces that all regiments that
rs-eu!ist are to be given thirty days fur
Tough before tho time expires to return
home.
TgE city council Of st. Paul has yo-
ted to give bonus Of $3.50, 900 to the
Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad,
upon the completion of . railroad from
ST. Paul to Lake Superior, by the most
direct route, within Eve years; the work
to be commenced next July, and twenty
miles to be built in two years the bonds
to be payable in IS, 80, and IS years,
and not to be Issued for five years, and
not then unless the road is built and
cars running. The same company has
. grant Of swamp lands from our
State, and expect to get grant OF
government lands this winter in the
place Of the former grant for this pur-
pose, which was lost US by the fraud Of
those who engineered it.
Ara convention OF the mansgers OF
several railroads running between Chi
cago, New York and Boston, held at
the ST.. Nicholas Hotel, in New York,
on Wednesday, Of lss. week, it was re-
solved that on and after the goth inst.
the passenger fares shall be established
% fellows:
Between New York snA Chicago ',s 20 20 a,.. ol.'s.
I" Boston i" 24es l.teass.
~ f5ad GLASS.
The fare between Chicago and N. 7.
has been SIC for frst class, and between
Chicago and Boston $40.
Resolutions were passed at this con-
venti IN abolishing the systsm Of selling
Tickets st hotels, reducing the prices Of
commission, &c.
Tas PRoposIrIoN TO RAlsE Ma. LIN.
coins WAaRs.-A number Of Journals
4. throughout the country are calling upon
the coming Congress to raise President
Liocoln's wages, forgetting that there is
constitutional provision which forbids
any such increase until after the exp;-
ration ofths term Of Office to which the
person interested has been chosen.