Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-18
GENERAL. NEWS.

A Dutchman's heart-rending soil oqny
is described thus: "She lofes Shon Mick
le so peter rs l. because he has col
koople toller more As has"
A coal operator at Carbon, Pa, has
sold his lease on some coal lands for
100000. A few years ago the same
man was . bankrupt.
A 'etter from Bermuda announces the
arrival of the celebrated steamer Stump.
ter from W lming.on. 1t is said she il
bound to Liverpool, to receive her outfit
asd return 10 her old trade of "pirat-
ing"
The navigation Of the Mississippi riv-
er between Memphi. and New Orleans
is attended with great danger, the boats
being frequently fred upon aud many
killed and wounded.
Gov. Morgan, Fernando Wood, and a
dozen other members Of Congress viii
keep 'open house" at Washington this
winter, and there is fair promise Of u
gay season.
In San Francisco they buy $4,000 in
greentacks with $500 10 gold. With
the greenbacks they bny $4,000 worth
Of goods in New York, ship them, and
sell them in San Francisco for SIS, 900
in gold.
The Frankfort, KY, correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial says Gov.
Rr. ,niatto - TN onr, ~vaH,vn TOR Ahn
radicals and too radical for he conserva-
tives.
STANDARD DEMOCRATIC DocrMESTs.
The New Testament and the Co.'s =
tuition Of the United States. We com
mend them rcve'ently to our readers
aud everv ''othcr mar"
A IMAM at Monaghan, Ireland, stole =
cart and was sentenced the other day 4"
four years imprisonment. His wife ~
pealed TO the l. I'd Lien enant tor init
'yat on of the puoishueu, on he ground
that she had had three children at {.
birth.
The health Of J. R. Gidd NJ, Cansul
,ie"eral 10 CAnada, is so teetle ,ha, he
as ben obliged t. retire 10 Ashtabuls,
.. Before leaving Mo"t,e,l lie was
Obliged 10 give b '"ds in $4,000 TO re-
pond to a suit trough, ~ Rcdpatb who
lays his damages $4,000.
Parties have received the contract t
raise the ,ron-cl.d keokuk. which nov
hcs sunk at Chs'ks'"n, ~n s'.antr ia.
neen dispatched from New Y, rk w,h
men and I'M lsme.,s Tor the pu pose.
Go.D Joke AND T.us.-.-. youa. man
vas asked the Other d-y why he WAS
.olug TO dcsert lis frrn and vote the
Democratic ticket. "Eecsuse / waut L.
repa g NY Is, II for ncm,ua lou on The
Republican ticket this ialI," ~as the
VI herr g reply. The queri.t slopsd.
Mr.. James Ii R"osv.it, Who died at
New 1o'k last week, has left an estate
OF nearly 10 Hon dollars, the whole Of
w".ch, suits ct 10 . temporary charge OF
.bouitiitce Thousand lla,s per q, mum.
"h'ch viii terminate with the deaf. OF
wo per4ons now living, is 10 be devoted
10 the erection and endowment OF . hos
P'tsl N the city.
In accordance with the eccentric will
OF Mr.. Hartley, the founder Of the Hart.
ley Institute, at Southampton, Eng and,
>. room N thu bulldog l. set apart for
te prese'v .tiou Of the wardrobe aud
furniture Of his mo'her. In It il q singu-
lar collection Of bonnet., dresses, shoes,
tapestry, fans, drawers, chins, chairs
and other articles used by - wealthy
merchants wife ofthe last century.
Packages Of rebel money, to the
amount OF $50, 900, we're l,tely d;.covar.
ed floating about In the Detro;t r;vsr 4
letter vs. found with the money which
purportsd TO have been written +, . -.
bel oficss vho had escaped from Cam
Douglas at Chicago, and who sonoht -
ateno for bio treason By drownine Sim-
solf 80 $50