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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12

The following beautiful lines were vritteu upou
the battle Geld Of Prairie Grove, By our accom-
plishsd oolrssponisns, NJ. Thomas Brecksts:
The Darial Of the Dead Of the 2Oeh
lows,
Who fell At Prairie 0ross Dee. IN 1862.
Written on the battlefield, and respectfully inscri.
bed 20 Hon. J. b. LxAKs, Ii. Col. Commanding,
Oh softly and sad rolls the drum - 10 20,
And softly the hfss plaintivs vail
'Tis Adsas Fdsiss-ths anguish Of woe
Nov sishs 70 the brssss, . sadly and slow
We bear then-sll bleeding and pale -
Now nansled and pale. yet in yestssdxy sssifs
They stood By our side, with carriage ~ brave
A. warrior eer bore, and where dagger was rife
And peril Vas great, each offered hss life
And his honor his country 70 save,
And accepted his dsasA With smile Of content,
Assured on her altar no gift can hs lost;
And Gre yet the tempsst Of battle VS. spsnt--
Nay, zen while il ragged, and our oolunps were
rent,
Asd hithsr and thithsr wsrs toss,
A the biliows Of Ocean srs tost By tb . winds
Whsa they rush in their nsddss. earsss-
Mid the danger and tumult cash brave heart
rssigas
Iu lite and its hopss and each feeling which
biads
HIN to 70 those vbo have held him NEST dear
Then soft b the music, and slow b oar tread
AZ ws be e sG the iust Of the braves
Bead lowly the knee aud bow hnmbly the head,
Breathe gently the prayers and the words that
are said
While the regiment knesls rosnd their graves.
So Leave them to rest Lifs's fever 10 s'er
Meath the stately old oak they shall slanbes
in psscs.
In vain do our volliss Of msskstsy roar
Der Their graves-they shall wake TO such
music no more,
They ere gons-but they wait ~ on Leavsns
bright shore
When our mArchisg and battles shall cease.
THOMAS.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12
The Pri ating Comasi,tee Sustained by
the Ceuncil.


Al the lest regular meeting Of tie City
Council the Mayor and one or two Aldermen
thought that they found gross outrage spon
the people. smsuatiog from THE office. This
sfiss had been contracted With By the Print
ing Committee Of the CoSoc!l 80 print 10 book
form the Council procssdiogs commencing
where boek OF the sams character had left
od The work wss commenced ard the bill
tor ESQ pages w,s presented 70 the Council.
and by that body vas ordered paid. When
~ v sns 10 the Clerk TO get our order. ~ vers
informed that the Mayor had forbidden the
Clsrkso issSs tAs order. For this he had no,
The moot remote sathsrity. II VS. o. srsssp.
ping ell Law. and assuming 10 declare void ths
act Of the Couceil-iu ether vord,,. hs ssssa
ed sbsolsss dictatorship. Find .os sh.. .his
high~handsd courss would not be brooke "a. ID
ordered special session Of the Co,ee,l. bu,
tss ~hst psrposs II wss dir .ioslt to dst.rmie. /.
The Couscil met o. Sa' .urdsy svssisg. Or
taking the shair his Hooor sts,sd to q,
Cosssil shss IL he'd .sss called .,e.thsr I,
ls,ss.iesss the ps'a' leg of he Cosssil PRE-.
ss<dioss; thss be lad stopped the Issuing o
. ci,y or er 70 ks ssrs. Rishardssn. Wee. / Co.
ssssuss be tAss ght they Asd been work.
for The city siu .oss soy authority 10 9th
Or words. hs % ssidsrsd that vs bad assume>
| the su.berity to do The work % ~ plssssd
and present orr bills for payuss,. He ven
90 - stAts. hossvss. shAs be hed ssssrsains'
upep investiEstieo. that ws had been propsrI,
sushorissd By the Printing Con sittss. an
no~ bs shesshs thas she till eoshs 70 b
psidi Remarkable seodssssnslos VII,
could net she Asyer hsve taken ps'ss 70 Ioo
shss ssshps,ty ~ bsfess hs seuai.tI1 ihi
userpstiss u authority. % veil - sisssi II
hsd - sbssdaess Of sise. This peict Ls ii
Dot sxplsis = We csssssl. ~
Aldssass Dsvsspeet osvsd rseessidsss
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12

ERRoR.-The comp os,tor, in the arti
ticis regarding Mr.. Va shhurns uufortun o.,
dssth. made ssveral 9is takes. Ons Of Ih o.
vas the line Of bus.Dsss Mr.. w. engaged IL
When b 6.s. esms to Davenport. Instead .
"prsduos," read ha,d ,desys.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12

CHANGs.-Ths DExoCLAr AND Nsws
will hereafter be leii ssrsd o subscriLsrs vs.,
Of Western Avenue BY Master Restas. Who
10 > fsithia boy. aud will d. his baA us.s
right. Wsr.qasst su ubscribsrs Who may miss
their paper to tall the carrier whs 70 to put II,
and ws sesl eosfdeot it ~i.I be ' II right.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12

Noslso.-The fussy it'll Q sneak Who
was reporting tor the Gazette. at the spscisl
Council wss.iog saturday ever ing. must have
hesn hugely pissssd st the ,ps .npsr in vhi. b
Dr.: Waoderlich referred to dirty sh....-
Tie Doctor thought the 0@ stls wss not 70.
liable. and hs vas no, Willie { e accept il %
authority. Although . rep ublicso, the Doc,
tore head 10 moderately lev o..
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12
At HonE. Geo. Morris m

At HonE.-Corporsl Geo. Morris and
private Levi Waite. of Co mp.ny b. I'd Iov.
lofsntry. arrived 10 town 90 Saturday. Both
Of thee soldier boys wsss vouedsd st the last
battle At Corinth. and b W jas. lsf, the bospi.
,sI at Ksokuk. They are d the original us % =
bsrs Of Capt. Lit'lsr' c omp.sy. sad although
ssriously wounded Exp set to be able to rejoiu
Company B. 10 few weeks Corporal Nor.
RE 10 ssrhsw Of our fellow to sosman, G. C.
Alvord. and private White 10 . brother Of
Milo. They will receive hearty welcome
from oil.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12

A BRAVE B.oY.-Amocg the soldiers
at Camp AeClsl Ian awaiting transportation to
their regiments 10 youth Of only sighty-tv"
years Of age. . private in the Grey Boards. !"
lie 's very s"'1ios' 70 join Sc regiment. which
he uoderstsn Dc has left ST. Louis for the sss
Of var. SO restlsss 10 this juvenile that Il /.
With s'me difficulty that be Gao 10 kept 10
camp. He says that III the care aio't ready
hs viii wal< down" This private has sees
service 10 he war Of 1919 and anon z the In.
diane Of iorids. and thinks he 10 good for at
least anot her campaign. Who can doubt the
loyalty o fIswaS
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-12

The report was adorted.
, 1863-12-09
RR1GHTFUL NAVAL EXPENSES.

ERIGHTFUL NAVAL EXPENSES.
Is the Secretary Of the Navy dcmentcd
Has he fallen wholly into the clutches Of the
spectators and contractors ofthe seaboard2
It looks like it He demands Of Congress
the enormous sum of one hundred and forty
ttoo ni2ions of dollars for the ensuing fiscal
year, which exceeds the whole revenue Of
the government derived from internal tax
es and duties On imports, To what useful
purpose can he devote this vast sumf Sure
" the blockading Of ha1f a dozen rebelpor
don't require it The telegraph just brings
us news that thirteen British clippers have
recently run the blockade at Wilmington
and the Washington dispatches inform Us
:. 4ha1 The navy now numbers sic hundred and
-Jg.y astps q srar, and yet the port of vii
mine1on Is 50 blockadcd that snuecler veg
sells run in and out at pleasure -bctng.
ecarcely molestedt The New York papers
give the names Of seventy iron clads now
completed, many Of them Of vast size and
doubtful utility, and the same papers state
that orders have been received at the navy
yards to prepare the way for another batch
ofvessels Of tremendous magnitude. They
are to be larger than even the Niagara or
Persiat- Two patches Of iron-clads OF
seven thousand tons, and two other patches
, Of four thousand tons burden, are just fin
iahing, and the keels Of many more are
being laid.
We ask again, what is all this reckless
, 1863-12-09
COMMERCIAL.

TUESDAY, EvKH1HG+ Dec. =, 1861
WEEKLY nKv1Kw.-Thn leading characteristic OF
week has been the unusual clo:eaess Of the
money arket- With unprece3eatetly heavy receipts
Of Hogs and Cattle aud oersl receipts Of ali hads OF
proeuce, the banking facilities Of the city have been
narrowed down to scarcely the requirements oran
land town It truly clsg1acefur thst Chicago, the
greatest pork beef and grain market In the United
ststes should be destitute Of banking capital that
tst class h1src*s paper. amply secured By the safest
and Fest Of all SECURITIES cannot be discounted untss
at the cnormous rharc Of e@s per ceat. month! OF
course, inter such state OF aatra there can be no
commercial prosperity, and hes.kets must susr In
consequence IS they have to the loss Of Chicago and
oil concerned. during the past week&
Tho general grain markets during the weak hsye
ruled dE. and We rote decline IN prices Of 1es per
buthtl wheat sesc on corn a@sc on oats, 2asc on
barley. Eye advanced 2a3c per bus, and HtxhwInea.
pneer an active speculative demand, etiuulste4 by
the prospect Of h'avy duty being Imposed By Con.
g1ess. taye advanced 6@1c per gallon.
TITO Provision market during tbs weak has besn
firm, but inactive. Lard advanced E0Kc; but the
Improvement Is not well sustained md It closes cul
Otter products hare been f1mer but buyers hold OF
and comparatively little has chan-c3 han1s,
The fol1.wing t6hle shows the receIpts and shin
nenrs Of produce eu:i:g the past weeE,
The following table shows the receipts during the
last twenty-four hours:
, 1863-12-09

~ If there be a pestilent dcmagogue
in this community it is John Comisky.
From the first commencement Of q draft,
he has constantly studied to oppose it and
excite popular tumult On Monday
night, at the Council meeting, he offered a
resolution that the enrolment lists were in
correct and that the Consciption War
Fund Committee see to their correction.
The communication is almost too
ridiculous for consideration. Hasn't the
man brains enough to see that it is for this
very purpose that the enrolment lists are
exposed, to the pnb1ic2 That the people
may examine the lists and see if they are
co17ect, and report all mistakes to the
Board Of Enrol1mcnts We sincerely hope
that John Comisky's name will be found
correct, that he Will be drafted and COM
pelIcd to 70. The city will be better of.
, 1863-12-09
The Illness OF PreBtdent Lincoln.
. [From the New York World.

Tic Illness Of President Lincoln Ia, We haye
ter a taaa has % generally been % suspected. 1e lat It
first 1t was supposed to be cold, next q
touch Of bilious fever; q rash then appeared
upon Ills body, and the disease was pro-
nonnced searlatina; bnt recently it has leaked
ont that the real complaint he labors under is
smallpox For some time past the President
has received no visitors; even members Of
the cabinet and personal friends have been
excluded from his apartment The excuse
was, that he was writing his message, and
could not be interrupted
We believe We but echo the feeling Of the
whole country, without distinction Of party,
in sincerely. hoping TINT the President will
soon be restored to health and strength. Men
of his habit Of body arc not usually long
lived, and tho small. .pox to man Of his nge,
even when the health is usually good, is q
very serious matter. Bis death at this time
would be real calamity, to the country, and
would tend to prolong the war, So Heaven
helm Abraham Lincoln, and restore him to
his woutcd health and strength
, 1863-12-09

"A New York letter says :, IL Parties in a
position to know something It, say
that Gudfher spent about Sc, 900 to carry tho
election, Bools about go, ,om. aad Blunt not
: less than 81, 5,0o0. Total, s105,0M
The Smith family is numerous in Balti-
more There are G53 poraonsSof that name
recorded in the city directory tJugt issued.
The Browns stand next, numbering 297; aud
the Jonescs third, numbering 255.; The city
has 1G0 churches, lao stationed ministers,
so4, physicians, and sa commission mer-
chahts.
The formation Of Crossing -Swcepers'
Society Is proposed In London. The object
is to make discrimination between the de-
serving and undNefy1bg little folks who ply
brooms.
Geo. WIN. Curtis, the popular lecturer,
carpet bag, containing wearing apparel, and
bran new lecture on "Political lnddeltJ." )"
a provoking mishap.
, 1863-12-09
a Suit Against the Government for
Two Millions OF Dollars.

We learn that Mr. Milton Whitney, of
Baltimore, is here Investigating @ claim for
two millions Of dollars made against the
Government by certain persons In this city.
The claim grows ont Of an alleged contract
made By Postmaster General Hubbard IN
1853, and certain other persons, for the ben
eft Of the Mexican Ocean Mail and Transit
Company, for the Carrying Of the mails be-
tween New Orleans and San francisco,
through Me1ico, by way Of Vera Cruz and
Acapulco. It Is alleged that the company
equipped the overland route and made pro-
visions for transporting tho mails, when
Postmaster General Campbell abrogated the
contract; aud this claim Of two millions Is
, 1863-12-09

made for damages sustained in consequence.
The claim has been before Comptzol|e1s Ne
dill, Whitney and Taylor, and both Houses
Of Congress, and other departments of Gov
ernment, having been made the subject Of
controversy for the last ten years. Reverdy
johnson and William Curtis Noyes have ap-
Milton White, Of Baltimore, las been retain
cd BY the Government to protect its interest.
Mr. Whitney has been heic during the week
taking testimony which, 1t is Understood,
will take considerable time.
, 1863-12-09

fEXtTAC Of q Private Letter from IN o1ntet.l
4 great many prisoners have been brought
in. Tie charge Of the army on Mission
Ridge aatonisned B1ag ,aca Bfseki9n1q$es =; a1i
Of our troops. Tho lady who lives there told
our troops the following: "Before you all
came up hero, I asked General Bragg what
arc you going to do with me, Genefa1? He
says to me, Lord! Madame! the Yankees
win never dare to come Up here And - she
minutes TIL you were all around herel" A
big lot of graybacks we're brought in and
halted right in front Of where stay. 1Went
to the door and heard the different squads
halloo1ng for their regiment: !" Where's the
saith AaabamA n "1s the 10th Georgia heres"
that crowd 7" The last question was politely
answered by q big greybaek; "9-d d-n
your South Carolina regiments If 1t hadn't
been for you VIC wouldn't be here"
, 1863-12-09


The Pittsburgh Rst--a copperhead organ
with ssThc Union us it Wns'' for its motto
has leader on ssThe Future Of Slavery II
which closes as follows:
We feel eatighed that the future peace OF this
now: bleeding and distracted country, requires
the total extinction Of slavery among I'D. We do
not a1ude to Its eradication this yeaf or next OF
whether It shall disappear in this generation or
in tho next; our idea is that It's final aboli-
ton at some nxcd period is necessary for the fu-
tprs peace Of this Republie One OF the results Of
perhaps, destruction of one of itg causea1 slavery
Abolition among ourselves. Than, after the terri.
bic experience q he present times, our country
luminous wings, will spread its blessings upod7
regenerated Republic, destined to be the gre3tess
nation upon which the sun has yet shone.
For bitter copperhcad paper this is NOV
ing along quite smart in the right direction.
For the sakc Of getting rid Of slavery we are
willing to see "Abo1ition'' suffer consider
ably.
, 1863-12-09
Horr1d Murder Of n Young Lady in
R6ffA County IlItu0fx.

GRANVILLE, White County, Ill Dec ga
most atrocions murder was perpetrated near
this place to-day, upon the person of Miss
Il. Hallum, who was teaching school some
two miles from her fathers Residence, She
ing TO reach there, her friends became alarmed,
WHO, upon searching for her, found her body
in the woods, short distance from the road.
Some fepd in human shape had probably
committed the deed to GRITTY his flendish
passions. No clue to the murderer has yet
come to light
spected By all who knew her, and her sad fate
has cast gloom over this community. I
trust the incarnate fend who perpctrated the
foul decd will be brought to Justice
, 1863-12-09
Flour, Wheat. Corn, Oats, Rye, Barley
To b1ls. bu. bu. bn. bu. IN
BufIalo...... 1000 SEA. ~. 49,. ~


TO-DAY II general markets ruled quiet aa1 esater
tie sr'ngenc5 IN oneJ still acting irag On erery
att1elc OF trate aud commerce.
TIE Provision market vas les active. and pr3ec.
ruled rather easiez.- Aess Pork entirely neglect
ed-1here telug 70 inquiry whatever p1irae MeEs
Fork as oGeret At SIS Is without buyesu There
nothing oore in English Mests. and ptfces ara entire
Il pomtna!. Green Hams wer. sold at 7xc- and
Green Eices ut 7@74c-the outsida quotation for ar
TIA heavy. A lot Of 90 pcs Long Cut Gresu Hams
sold Mt S4c from TIE block 500 tres pfck,aa Uan,x
were Iold at &c: bat the demand Is light Larl was
Gull, and ,estertn nya prices Eerc NOT ma,n,etueI-
only about ESQ t1cs having change hnnes at 1x@11kr
for prime city Lesf. and lie for No, Lard.
The MARKET for dressed Hogs was telerably active
AID without material c. aoge In price sales ranging
from Il r1a6 s3-the ost Of the goo6 lots s.liInr a
IS 80 and 50 50. dlyietDg on zoo ns.
Flour was duh, AS It has been for week paat2heas
de< Ill ed halc buahel, with sales Of only s., ,eo bu.
shells ct q oaQ1 II for No J. and u piel n for No
S,1iog; the market closing quiet.
TIE demand for corn was very light AMI prices fel
&C bushel, with sales of s2No bushels at 03> for
Eo.1 Com: sc fcr No. Corn; and sias5c fos New
Corn In store.
Cats declined 1c per bushel With considerable sc.1r
t5-about l2o COO bushels having changed hands, at
6sK9t&c for No. !, acd Gnc for No. oatB In stora
Osts In Butlars , ere sold At 75c delivered
Rya wAs IN but limited demand, and we notIea
decline of2c per bushel-with light sales OF no ut
S1e3@Aa. Barley declined &c Per bussel-No, sell
tpx at 81, -.
The 1ua1ket for 1Hgh*ines. WAS active and easier
about 20 barrels having changed hanes Mt 7s@3kc
-u1rctrAlly at sc
, 1863-12-09

Foreign Commercial Clrculur.

---m.= LONDON. Nov. 70, 1855.
BEzApsTrzEs-Our market CONTINUES to show ln1f-
cations OF more dru ant though buyers stl ops
rte ra1efa II, importers ara more tncfne1
% nolo than te Ct present prices aa oples ase
nay sec better trade a a FEY weeks. Business IL
Wheat Is tor the moment conftnad to the wants Of
Alllers. Win little speeoasva dema,d for sha
be ter terms bare been Isslzed Flour l,n fair de-
tonne aud souT aescrfations IA hoafc1 sorfs
Eio1mom pF:ce Of sound Ext1a States
Cargoes Of wheat OF the coas: have Improved In
value owing to the sa1lnesa OF supply. aud today,
q. 9a vas made Tor rst Winter with ali lanlts, co-
dition / ct quito perfect
The sales sfnce ouf last are:
21ss nrs. Amber Michigan Wheat. Pc "sedora, :, at
41s- delivered Ronnd.
31D3 qTs. led Winter Nheat, per Evetetta at ill.,
i,sisafs: I'D Winter Wheat. Per ''aeaera1 Carl
PEoy1s1oNs.-Butser clesrs of readily At our quo
tatona nns really dne would sail at extreme rates
i late arrivals however hxva not been good enough
for our buyers Cheese. very dull, only ch ,ce loa
meeting any at ntton, several sales of which have
mand ant supples Of new are wanted. Beef All
Pork, thtee are little doing IN thesA Nneles, buyers
waiting for the now cuTt.
LARD-Dul, End 1nther cheaper.
GnoyKs 4 Tonp.
, 1863-12-09
Recruiting In Kane County.

Volunteering is going, on bravely in Kane
county. On Saturday last spirited meeting
was held at the Court House, presided over
BY Judge Wilson, at which resolutions were
passed Unanimously Recommending the Board
Of Supervisors to vote one hundred dollars
bounty to each volunteer. r. County Execu-
Judge Wilson, Hon. s. 3. Mann, Of Burlins-
ton; Col. E. s. Joslyn, Of Elgin; Charles
Wheaton, Esq, Of Aurora; and Mr.. Babcock,
Of Blackberry. The quota Of this county viii
be filled up within the next fifteen days.
, 1863-12-09

TunpAr EVENING" Doo. T. 1881.
HoGa-The receipts OF uogs At tHs yAr1 ,us yards
cur1rE the DAY amouns to about a. atd tho enter
ed sales to s So great etspropotlon bet weeu the
tales ard receipts hss been quite unusual il tic hog
1rAteI uyng the present seasou and inevitably leads
to the conclusion that the arket haa tee. more than
ordinarily quiet This has been tho espccialy 1t
the Fort Wayne and SoasheEn yards. fou tie fact
that these has been scarcely any buyet tn attennnce
At Sherman yards a fair nmcuot Of business has
hoxeve, been cone, and Ut higher ps1ces than have
been realized bsforo during the present seaso The
range psices he's bean also generally high ranging
fem sacea ss2s. ard tte bulkce ss1es has teea as
a ssa5 so The general Of hogs sold hiss been o,
very superior Qualos We especially notice the fol-
lou arg lots: Elnety-nye so1d by Young 4 Co Al
Fort Wayne Yards, fed ny Joshua and Thomas Moi
at Ce.Ar county, lows, Berkshire breed, averaging
SIS lbs ard sold as IS TO- One hundred and nttynine
fpd by Eopey, AID 56 fed hy T. A1oon both OF Nepou.
tet, Rereau County, Illinois, Suffolk nud Cheste,
wblt.t, averaging SO Tbs md sold at Sherman.
Yards, to CEagin 4 Co, a: s625. Although 30 Small
an amount Of butinnss has bsen Gone Today still the
talc lists show decline from tbs sal.s Of yesterday
The E,ntket IL not, hoEernr. nrm, excepting 70.
very crtra qualities, tbs demand fos which Il above
the present supply.
moo sA1xs TODAY
C1setn t CO bought At shernsns Tarss 81 av aos At
= 4 r; 81 8 81 !; IS =
Is s: osv Isl Il S. Is ~ SO Is IS ~ a'
~ !! A 81 3 q b = s:s : Hs!sss = s
t pasee IS kasa M soashs i95 4 q g:
s1s,sn e s S1tsE q II Z AZ H.
Haehes Il ~ rs It ss 5o Funk l6o sv ~ 1t s59o
". Il. Webb bought at the Southern Yards, 1n nv
f. Rv q e q ~ ~ IS g Il Is at 20 o., AZ
I'D at x525; 1?4 NJ 2!0 nt So Jones & Cal6ertson
ssnshs Sc at i3s ri: Webb sold is
2os ~ ii %; q y 3o + $50. Ps;meS avs SIS
ss IL ~ 81 ss; 'v 81 Is han 'aus'
BEEF cATTLE-Thc receipts at tho various ya.ds
amount to about 600 hend OF Beef Cattle mud the
entered eales 10 6ls at prices Eank1n Tpm
There has been an exceedingly ftlaEE 41nand for
shIpping grades, and tho market tnissr&Y4nrm at
previous quotations. The epurclpsekised3 3$ualay By
packers have been smaller than us1A1 general
demand IL fully equal to and in excess Of ts present
supply. In the snes to-day especially note drove
Of 1o2 three year old Iln$!s Steers fed By Mr. Nc
Pherson at Dwight, and Sold by him at tho Fort
WayneIYards to Roseutha, the average weight being
11 lbs, at s5Do beng one Of the best drofes offered
for SONG tine.
DEP CATTLE BALES TO-DAY.
Kssss ss4 ssX Sfest sfs4 Z g. IT. s ssl8
Hiesn Hyasr sS3e soia ossea e. It 29
fssssson saa as'4 WSe4 s
H%sn sold soId ss4k stsEe 8 ~ A. ~ e g.
AshVay sold Newgass is, aT.u, rs, At $290.i
sIIsgn sold Hyman 1e. av at $3.50; IL aV 1,216
jacofs eold Lo,herbask g. av: 1,&a, atHso.
Morris & CO. sold Cragtn Co. 4s, av. 1o at Saa5.
, 1863-12-09

w Every evil has its compmsating
good. If the President is suffering from IN
attack Of the smallpox, he has escaped the
opportunities and pestering Of multitude
of borcs. It would be blessing to him if
he could hare mild but perpetual attack
Of rery catching smallpox. It would keep
at distance q 1ayenous pack Of. jackals
that almost plague the life out Of him.
, 1863-12-09

E-" Revolutions 90 to the bottom Of
things" says Mr.. Toombs, of Georgia
True, and this revolution is going to the
bottom of slavery; and when it gets there,
it will knock the bottom out In fact, the
bottom is all knocked loose already, so that
it viii hold nothing any longer. These
rebels utter many truth amid all their
1vinr
, 1863-12-09
FROM WASHINGTON,

Gen. mcnde,s Nctreat-IIIInois and
= michigan Canal Improvcment-Th
&pcakeFshfp-Denao naocTatIc Candidates
Thcrefor-nunois Democratic Mem.
bers-Thc ClerksIaip-1llinois Demo.
= cratic Soldiers Fund-Nayy Dcpart.
ment-Rumored Retirement Of Mr.
Wcf1cS.
, 1863-12-09

- One OF the ways In the Potomac army
of furnishing mnn found intoxicated is to
bury him all but his head, and label him thus
changing the name to suit each case, Of
course: "Here lies the body of George
Mars, who fell dead {dtunk) Nov. II, 1863"
, 1863-12-09

~ Recruiting is progressing well at OF
tawa, Illinois. Lient Col II. Lanahan, Of the
SD Illinois, has recently enlisted men enough
for company, and another recruiting officer
there Is quite successful
, 1863-12-09

LEE. Il Lansing, a prominent business
man Of Rockford, and well known through
out Northern Illinois, died in that city last
week. He was formerly resident Of War
saw. n. 7.