Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-21

The famous diamond called (The State
Of tie S,u'h) has arrived at Bombay. The
value tthis diamond is said to be seven
and Il half million of francs.
Thc graduating class at West Point this
year entered win % member and graduates
with =, the result Of rigid wedding out.
The Siamcsc twins are still living in \.
Carolina thc has 8 and the other has
. ,niid,In One Of Tie latte. is IN the reb
cla.my but the other, are either girls or boy
too young to fight
\ new Jewish synagogue was coosccra-
ted ut New FORK last week with great ce-
rcnony.
The president Of one of the loyal leagues
in Ncs. Jersey, Unite 10 militory duty, md
tx aach 0ylttci mlr tie uu ~ Congress,
4 I i4m toNi ,oo.r after he wtS drafted
II IS now suppes sd to lc in ioranto. cana
da
~ a!Lun i. On exhibition at the Sanitary
GAR III philale'p.;a. which is filled vith
miniature picture tn,osiiy III Oil ~ the
aiding ar,ists Of MY YORK. Boston, and
Philadelphia, and i, intended rs a present t.
Miss ha.lel,c tushman, to whom the Sin-
itasy Commission owe many thousands Of
dollars.
Mn Joseph A. >covllc. New y rk cor
respondent Of 81, London XSakI, under the
"om q. ptnn.e of . Manhattan" has been be-
fore General Dix. to explain ava? certain
| alleged malicious and abusive statements
| respecting the CAUSE of the Union and the
| administration lie was permitted to go a;
large on his parole; but. it is alleged, Con.
,tructions.
The friends cf Gen. Fremont are actively
at work pericctng their organization
throughout the country \ meeting o.
tienontcIs, presided over by DR.. Joslyn,
vas he'd AT Syracuse on Wednesday even
ln., and 4 large committee was appointed 10
make the arrangements Tor organizing a
Central Fremont Club" Fremont is a
man OF inaonitable will and never gives
up anything he undertakes until the final
issue. Ills wife Jessie, the daughter of Old
Bullion, possesses many of the qualities of
her father, and her influence will be felt in
the canvass.
\ New Yorker in Philadelphia saws the
Sanitary Fair of the latter city surpasscs
that Of New York every way-bctter plan
ny" "iiu ait'uiSet, anu more taSIcIullv dec
| grated. The avenues, main and side of the
building make a walk of two and a half
| miles. Two and half miles of American
| Tag, evergreen. endless variety of roses
every purchasabc article under the sun for
| use, ornament or gratiiication-and a double
row Give miles, of beautiful, smiling, elc-
gantly dressed ladies'.
How to condcnse milk for the soldier ::
Place two quarts of new milk in a vessel
over a slow fire, stir it to prevent burning
unit! it is about the thickness of cream. add
one pound sugar, a little at time. stirring
constantly till j: becomes thick and stiff
then spread on plates and dry in the oven
or sun, and powder it with knife or spoon
Ii can be sent in papers. and serves for both
milk and sugar when dissolved in coffee or
tea. Let our darywomen try it, and they
VIII get the thanks of the sanitary and
the soldiers.
The Boston Trareler leans that ncarlv
all the light draft Monitors in the course of
construction In this city will not float. as ut
present designed, when their stores and
crews are on board. Two which have been
launched here recently arc not considered
seaworthy. One. it is said had to he laid
aground after it was launched to avoid sink
ing, and the other was not more than three
inches out OF water. Of those not vet
launched, the builder say little results can
be expected. We understand that Com
modore Gregory is now here for the mr.
pose of ascertaining if anythng can be done
to remedy these mscalculatlons.