Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Recruiting is brisk in Philadelphia.

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There are $4,000 Chinese in America.
Burlington, Vermont, has received q
city charter.
Brookly horse railroads have increased
| their fare to seven cents.
Philadelphia will commence 1865 with a
debt of over 81 100000.
A little boy in Baltimore vas murdered
by cowardly soldier the other day.
The Anti- Sleucry Standard and the Lib
orator newspapers are to be united.
Before the Vermont Legislature odjourn-
ed, last week, it authorized the raising Of
twelve military regiments.
Official reports from France state that
the wheat crop there has been total fail
ure this season.
A young lady in Richmond, N. H., shot
dead too pre- ,uming gallant, last week.
During the past eleven months the num-
Der of incendiary fires in the United States
was 27O, and the value Of the losses was
81, 49,, 900.
The Court House at Sullivan, Moultrie
county, Ill.,, was destroyed by fire with
al the books, records, etc., on the s25th
ultimo.
The man who receives the money must
pay for the stamp on the receipt, This is
the verdict Of the highest financial author
tiles.
A bridge at Nashville recently broke
down, precipitat'ng 200 mules that were
being driven across It into the water, dis
lance of thirty feet.
Recently the tide left trunk containing
. gcntlenan's wardrobe and s 500 in
greenbacks on the shore at Edgarstown,
Massachusetts.
The blookade-runner Annie, recently cap
'urcd, dropped $50. 900 in gold into the sea
while she was being chased, besides large
amount Of Confe erate bonds.
The exhibition Of the Kea, sarge, for the
benefit Of the National Sailors Fair, closed
at Boston, on Thursday. The receipts
were $4.24S.
The fire At Newbern, N. c., on the 10th
inst, destroyed twenty buildings. mostly
business houses, some containing large
stocks.
The first newspapers known to history was
published in London, and dated July Esd,
1888, and called "zhe EnglisA Aercurs."
The indianapolis. Cleveland and Pitts
burg Ra lroad and the BellelOntaine and In.
diana Rail- Dad have been consolidated The
capital stock Of the consolidated coulpany il
| 1872 200.
Tuesday evening magnificent horse
valued at five thousand dollars, owned BY /
retired merchant. was killed By being rrr
against BY rapidly driven wagon, in New
fork.
Mr.. W. ". Pratt we'll known membe
Of the dramatic profession, and author Q
I Ten Nights in Bar Room," and othe
dramas. native Of Boston, died in Rochcs
ter, n. Il, whe-e he tas phyingan engage
ment on Monday Of last week. He va
about 40 years Of age.
A Canadian who bought Z ticket on III
Grand Trunk Railroad to 70 to Montreal a.,
rettarn, the ticket specifying s'eood for thi
| day and tomorrow" being one day late !,
Fretufnine, was pat out Of the car becaus
i he refused to pay his fare Z second time
vhereupon BE sued the company ana r.
covered one hundred dollars damage,
| Gen. Thomas has two men in his emplo
Who serve u scouts ana SPIES It the hmm
nent hazard Of their lives. The rtbel Ger
efal Joli1Son hi o17feda s1sw6ri " $50
600 for their capture. They4 have be
much within the fsbel linz, aisd oflen vuitl
n their caaps. bdt Stsdffuised q y DEF
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