Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-11
GENERAL. NEWS.

Three brothers III the 18th Vermont regi.
mcnt were killed during the battles on
James river
When fashionable women, in full dress
protest against silk attire it is pretty
much like Satan rcproving sin.
One item Of duty at New York last week
was SlG,1sG for toy. Cannot America
make her own rattles.
Gen. Meade say the wagon trains Of the
Army Of the Potomac would reach dis
lance Of siyiy-two an1 half miles. if placed
in line. close together.
II is said tia. tie 9th Massachusetts
regiment started on the advance from Gull
pepper with 700 muskets, and that there are
now only 80 men left
1t is reported that tie Russian fleet in
American waters will return home in a few
DAYS. in consequence Of the threatened po-
litical disturbances in Europe
The editor OF the Wheeling Rsqiter states
that during recent trip through the neigh
boring counties Of Ohio, he had a good op-
portunity OF seeing and Judging as to the
prospects Of the growing crops, and must
say that they are by no means encouraging.
fields being almost barren waste.
An Old lady in s,orilam, Mas, whose are
was more than three score aad ten. went
into the field with her hoe, and the 18th ult.
covered 100 hills Of corn. drove up her
COWS, MIXED them before sunset, and re-
tired to rest in good season. She has
enough of this worlds goods, and Is not
obliged thus to labor, but Will. she live,
and has strength viii work for he good Of
QthcIs.
N. dc Pulsky, one Of the ohiefs Of tie
Hungarian revolution in 1919, VINO accom-
panied k"ssuth to this country, aud made 4
most favorable impression while here has
been permitted BY the Austrian government
to return to Hungary and his forfeited cs-
tates ha,r been returned to him.
An inqui.itirc clerk in the Dead letter
Office, curious to find out how many letter,
We're written without postscript, made an
investigation last week, and found that out
Of 6,so4 letters written hy females. only
316 were without po>tscrip,s Some Of the
Other letters contained three postscript,.
Milwaukee. it is said, manufacturer more
leather than any iiy in the West The
Wisconsin Leather Company alone last year
produced more chen half million dollars
worth Of lcathcr. Two additional large
tanncrlcs are now in process ri building
\ man was confined in the lock-up At
Brattlcboso, Vermont, the other nigh. for
drunkenness. During the night he ATTEMPT
cd TO escape bv burning down tie t,ao. of
bis cell, using the bedding for that p,,l;.ose
The smoke suiloca.ed him. and in the morn
ing he was found dead.
The total exports, exclusive of specie, for
the fiscal year, up to the close Of last week
are $40, ia3 G23, against Sl76 ,aeG, 4. . for
the same period Of 1868: showing = decrease
of 800, 49,, s'i.,.
The imports for the same period, cArlu-
sisc Of specie, are s2o6, 1!a.aI3. against
Sl.2, lo2 $40 last year, show ing an increase
Of 81 ,33..,7377.
The building committee of the Capitol
Extension. and many highly patriotic gen
tlemcn a; Washington are much displeascd
with the result OF jeii. Davis art criticism,
and arc taking measures to have the helmet
cut eff and the cap restored If possible
A corner stone laid in 's26, in Troy, y
y. was opened day or two ago. II marked
the foundation Of the Second Presbyterian
Church, and contained specimens of all the
American coins. including a sill er dollar
and papers in mourning for Adams and
ie.iersar AL in good preservation.
WHAT hRAST has AcHiEyEp The New
York HeraH caps the climax Of glow ing
eulogy upon Grant by saying. lie has
suddenly placed orr military prospects in
the same bright light that they were in
when, in 1862, the army of Tie Potomac first
established a base on the waters Ct the Pa
munkev.'