Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-10
NEWS ITEMS.

The Democratic State Convention Of
Connecticut will be held in Hartford on
the 18th Of February.
The Glasgow Herald says the swift
steamer Vulcan has been sold to the
Confederate States, and is preparing for
sea.
The National Mtelhgeneer OF Satur-
day has long argument, intended TO
show that the Presidents emancipation
proclamation will have no legal effect.
The debt OF New York City is s27,-
100000. The Mayor, in his message
Yesterday, recommends an appropria-
ticn of 81 100000 for city defcnces.
HOMESTEAD LAw.-On the first Of
January the Homestead Law took e.
feet. For $l5 a man can secure lG0
acres Of Government land, by this act.
The "RETRlnvrIoN," ALIAS "GoG.'--
The Columbus ga Sun alludes mys-
,eriously 10 vessel bearing the above
title, switch lately started from nobody
knows where, TO cruise after everybody
knows what"
Tho celebrated Yclverton bigamy
case, in England, has been finally decld-
ed in favor OF Mrs. Yelveton, who ia
declared TO be the legal wife OF Major
Yel,erton, who, it would appear, now
has two wives.
A special to the Herald says: "The
President is anxious 10 engage the SER
vices of enterprising and active young
men to distribute copies Of his emanci.
patton proclamation throughout the cot
ton States. Good wages will be given"
The total number Of passengers car
ried by trans Atlantic steamers last year
WAS Is, 900, of which 2s,50O were to
Europe and sc, 400 to the United States.
THIS il an increase Of 1900, as com
pared with the previous year.
The Richmond Examiner OF Friday
states that brown sugar in that city has
gone up from 81 to sl.l0 at retail, and
moiasscs to $50 ard So per gallon.
/. imputes the change 70 the active az
gres.ive operations in the South and
South vest Of the Fedsrals.
At a meeting held in Lancashire,
England, for the relief Of the suffering
factory operatives, the sum of $780,
900 Isl ,3oo.00o) was subscribed. The
Earl OF Derby and other leading gen.
llcmen Of the district we're present. The
men of wealth appear to be quite liberal
in their donations. Lord Elgin has
given 81 600.
The PAY OF THE ARMY.-A special
dispatch from Washington to the New
York Tribune, states that five hundred
dollars will be paid daily to
the army, commencing yesterday, and
As much more as the Secretary Of the
Navy can make arrangements for.
Com Rrz-Specimens Of gold
bearing quartz from Grasshopper Creek,
A. the head waters Of the Missouri, above
the ialls, have reached st. Louis. The
specimens are from discovery inst
made, said to be the richest ever dis.
covered on the continent, yielding at the
rate Of $4,000 per ton. A rich placer
has sso been discovered in the vicinity
which promises an abundant yie.d.
SoMe1ulsG Nkw.-A plan has inst
been tried on the Northern railway in
England, for receiving the letter bags
at the intermediate stations without
the tram. BY means Of ring
the bag ia attached to post on the line;
the engine is provided with rod so dis.
posed ~ to catch the ring, and thus
carry off the letters. BY similar contri-
vance bags are left 10y train when neces-
sary.
Tue Des Moiues Register says that
the 18th Iowa Infantry Regiment is to
be dlsbauded, its numbers having been
50 teariully reduced bv disease and
death as to render this step necessary.
The sth was organized, we believe. last
July, the first regiment organized under
the late calls of troops from this State.
1t las had short career. What remains
of it is now at Springfield, Mo.
THE CABINET CRIsls ILlUsrRArEp.-l
The recent cabinet crisis" and it's de-
nonement are happily illustrated by an
incident that happened in Kentucky. A
man WAS crossing river which was
swollen by late rams. lie was riding a
mare and leading AZ asa. When in the
middle of the river the mare WAS get
ting into deep water, and had to swim,
~ hi oh NJ n did ya,y nnnrlv tyato.l