Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-17

60 mssuisotosy 4 America. i
O.. bic Clsasnd has arrived il New
Orissn6 end ito take commsnd n Lie
~ cosps. - -
The University of Oxford, England.
has an annual income, exclusive VI the !
lees received from students, OF nearly
81, 100000.
Gen. Ro.ecraps has ordered that there
shall be no religious meetings in bis de-
paftme0t unless those attending take the
oath Of allegiance.
Il Is reported that Gen. s anita Anna
10 IN favor of The establishment of the
nes lDpc,a, G,veruu,ent 10 Mexico.
4 Col Dablg.en was only obout %
years old, TIL in stature and spsrely
Uuill; warm freed, u res,lule and
qnsck TO s-eent real insult. Admired
by ali tJr b > man y lrals, he was wed
Uy all ~Go knew hiin Tor his g.nlai, so-
c..J 4 'al,tc,.
IL - imp 's,b'e t. make people un-
dcssiand tDsir iluO abcs', tor u -requt' e.
kno *ledxe ~ perceive II; aid thestlo,e
he that can pe,csive it bath IT rot
D,sh,p Taylor.
A favored guest at the la.t bail 10 the
iu ilrIies Was d yonng Lieutenant who
had cna ged at tue ,ad o. ~ lneu IN o
a escort vi 1000 Mex'can Lshce,s.-
Ill received t.e We wounds, and escspei
Il ath ~ al almost miraculous paunet
| alter he had been overtime IN and az
paIen ~ ut the mercy oil Ills ssi,ante.
| Ii is Il sAbied .or further military ser
vice aud has been Appointed coii.c OF
| OF taxes.
The recent debate in Congress, on
naval qu.stions, has elected the original
COS. ~ our navy yards, as folIows:-
New YORK, $4,000; Pniadelphis, S37
900; Boston s39,2l4; Portsmouth, ST.
500; Noriork, $4,000; Washingt9n,
~ 1000; Pensacola, 100000; B.necis,
Cal, 100000. In ouL vessel built al
tie latter was failure.
Major General Fitz John Porter and
I'igaIler General r. r. Mitchell were
10 D., 10 epo, Mo, on Taurs lay last,
the former GU his way from Colorado 10
Tue East.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
hints myslerIousy al an immense subna
rne vessel which it says na4 been
building and Ia nearly completed at a
shop DOT q Thousand miles from the City
HILL"
A country editor living on the lines OF
a railsosd. sent TO til; superintendent OF
the T ad tor a pass foi himself, and added,
"pleas embrace my WIFE," The supe,in
tendcnt returned a pass o the edilor,but
deciIued then proposed honor.
At is suggested that the reason which
has induced Macmillan to accept
cIoven i, thai be j. 10 debt zig millions
OF f,ancs, watch he is u abe 10 pay, but
which he hopes TO be able to PICK up
IN Mcxc,.
General hvcrill, who made the brill
ant rad into Western Virginia. IS NJ.
king IN Wash ngton with botn feet sah
ering severely from IT. stbie. Daring
The dash Ito Southwe terra Nuyinla he
was at one tune torty-elsht hours IL
the saddle, exp ,sei 10 The I'll { a hi ter
cold st I'm, AN he has been d ssbcd eve,
since. The pnbllc which appreciates such
gaii mt service "a, Aver has reudeied,
vii be plea ei 10 learn thai h. is r., coy
erln and will he, before long. once
note in the s,dd.c.
So nebo " stole ready made coffia i
the & e'I Ii e u Gloucester, NJ 49,, fe.
weeks sin,e, and II WAS fou i bv tue ohl
Ger, WI h the cover Knocked , II and 4
par OF 'ockns pat on, do ~ duty rs !,
cradle, and Occnpier by a bouncing bal v
SoP TO III DurcII." In DISCUSSING |
= he le o,utio" fixing The compensation OF
Mai -c"iier. Repr, sentative Ii idre,h
alluded TO tue al pointineut ut Mr.. Gul ok,
a s,lstant Postrna.ter, IN ERA not ve,,
G npllmenta,y to our German fellow
citizens. He stated that he WAS tuI /