Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-27
GENERAL NEWS.

currency is to be printed. About iif-
teen millions OF the nineteen issued are
now in circulation.
A LETrIR from Rome says that, in
spite Of the report. Of hi. falling health,
the Pope went through Lis own labor
Ious part Of the ceremonies Of Holy
Week without any great apparent "a
'igne.
! A NEsr or "CoprsRunApe."-M Mr..
Peter Blower, of Poughkeepsie, has five
sons, two grand ons, and ono son.in law
in tho Federal army. Mr.. Brewer is o
vete an democrat.
JONI MucaEtt, the irTepressible pa
trio,, is one of the editors of The Rich
mond Ea9uirer. lie arrived from
France and passed through our lines IN
disguise recently.
OVER GO, 600 ton. Of ice have been
taken out Of the kenr ebec River, in
Maine, during the season, most ofwhich
i to 90 10 New Orleans and Havana
Contrsctots have agreed 10 deliver some
-, 900 tons at the former city ut $25
per ton.
SPECIALIZING IL Courses. A lawyer
has been ares ed IN Washington for
specu! ting on the bodies OF dead sol.
icrs. He wonld write to bereaved
friends, oiler % forward the departed"
pocket the fees n advance, aud ,heD
send any corpse he could obtain.
TUE Queen o. Spain has ordered one
af the crown s~eicrs TO make her
macn ticent dladem. Tho diamonds and
other precious stones, TO the valnc Of
eight millions OF reals (2lo,o0of,l will
be furnished by the Crown Jewel Office.
The rest Of tho 3oa,are, necklace, brsce.
lets. etc, will REPRESENT twelve million
reals l5,o0otl
! SAW yesterday at the rooms OF the
manufactures, NJ. Fslz,, de sert SER
vice which he has n, made iur The Pa
cha Of Egypt. 1t cor .is,s OF tae,ve god
ia;es, nchly inIsid witt, diamonds.
costing 10000 ffancs each six cham
payne glasses, costing $4,000 frame
,a4h SIX small wine gIas.es, a, $4,000
irancs each, and q dozen spoons and
forks at COCO francs each. The plates
and champagne elasses each contain
more than a lhou.ana diamonds Ebr-
etyn correspondence.
BAD BusisFss.-A man whs is
,f...er q fnsmbef Il Congrrss from
HE State Ct New York, SOP ed At tile
Mcrchants' Hotel, WV Haven, Monday
ulgtt, and, TUESDAY morning, While
taking his breakfast al tho saloon, alp,
ped a number of silver spoons and forks
nto h's pocket and walked oil. The ar
lcles were not missed until ihey were
Il red for sale at tho pawnbroker's,
wren the owners name WAS q s.oy.rea
upon them, aid the thief WAS arrested.
THE Prince Of Wales, like General
Tom Thumb. has decided to make
public exhibition Of the rich wedding
pceserts which he aud his bride re-
cered. II ~ graycly announced in the
London Times that HIS Royal HIGH
ness has gwen Instructions that the
wedding presents to be exhibited at the
South kens ngfon Museum are to CON
Prise bot merely the jewelry, bat al
IN ST a the presents winch have been
accepted.
a FOREIGN pspcr states that cotton
Sp nncr, beng about to marry Young
~orkwoman OF tie same establishment
sAt 10 Blussels for certificate OF birth. |
having been brougit up at the Foupd- |
ling Hospital 81 that cily. Il stead OF
the certificate a.ked Tor, lie Young man
received rot &C TO call on the onrgo-
master OF brussels on important bust
nesf, and on dong so was surprised t.
learn tia, he was The son OF knssian
Ponce, aud a youtg lsdy belonging to
the beg an aristecracy, ard ihat atrop
er,y Of eight or ten millions OF tran:s
awaited him.
WnKy Saerilan, found drunk in
coa>holc and quest oned as 10 lis name
repied that b name was 'Willertorce.'
he did snifi len y impndenl ,Lipc,but
1T wasnta tonch TO the eff onte,y Of
senator G. (Chsudler 2 who, beng pick /
ed out OF street ditch by watchman
aud told to give BIZ rame, replied in a
su'teral voice, " Don't you see ! am
Se@e.'d - B0stoa Post
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