Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-20

New YORK, Jan. 49,
The gold market still feels the effect Of
the fall Of Fort Fisher, and still further de-
pressed by the news of parcel of peace ne
gotiations, growing out of Mr.. Blair's visit
to Richmond. The price opened at 2.14} and
steadily declined to 2.124.
Two passenger cars were thrown from the
Hudson River railroad this morning, ut Z
O'Clock, into the river, near YOnkers. The
passengers were rescued through the win
dOws with no injuries, except an uncom
monty cold bath.
A Fort Monroe correspondent says:
The Raleigh Why comes out openly for
reconstruction, owing to intestine troubles
The interior Of the State is filled with desert
ers and outlaws, and the State militia have
thrown away their arms and gone home
The following is from the Richmond Die
patch of the 18th inst
The fall of Fort Fisher we presume,
closes the port of Wilmington. II COM
man(ls the main entrance to the Cape Fear
River, and will, we fear, enable the enemy
TO blockade the river completely, giving
them, a. It does, . secure Judgement on the
| LEFT bank Fort Caswell and several other
works still guard the Southern channels Of
| the river. Fort Fisher is thirty miles below
Wilmington. Some regard the fall OF Fort
Fisher as disaster, while many are disposed
to consider it q blessing in disguise. The
latter, who are, it must be said, a numerous
and sensible class, contend that Wilmington,
~ q seaport, has from the beginning done
US more harm than good. They say that
the goods imported through it have been Of
little good to us, while millions of dollars
worth of our cotton has thence found its
way into the hands of our enemies 1t is
proper to add, that possibly our force, which
Gan 1y.,>~%o1. ~r1alr
ing q heavy demonstration against their
rear. may rctake the fort.
It was reported yesterday that John G.
Breckinridge was made Secretary of War Of
/ the Confederate 6tatea We could obtain no
confirmation Of the report in official circles,
but there are reasons for believing it,
Breckinridge was expected to arrive in the
city last night.
It was also reported that Col. Northrup,
Commissary General, had been displaced.
Judge Halliburton, of the Confederate
issued o writ of habeds corpus on the petition
of Hon. Henry 8. Footc, member of the
Confederate House of Representatives from
Tennessee, commanding Capt. Hugh s. Dag
rot, the Provost Marshal of Fredericksburg,
to bring before the Judge the body of Henry
8. FOote on Thursday next, and show cause
Why he should not be set at liberty. Mr..
FoOte in his petition states that he had been
arrested and held in custody by order of
Capt. Daggot who professed to be acting by
order Of one James A. Seldom. Secretary Of
War, &c. Happily this matter had been set
tied by the House of Representative to
whom it was referred by the President, de-
claring that they were of opinion that the
good Of the country would not he subserved
by forced attendance of said member upon
the sessions of the House, but that under all
the circumstances Of the case it is expedient
that the military authorities discharge him
from custody. We presume MI Foote has
alzeaiy been set at liberty.
Mr.. j. w. Singleton, Of Ill, Yankee peace
democrat and peace commissioner, is still at
the Spotswood Hotel. His presence in the
city has not produced q great sensation.