Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-17
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W.LCOOK.
County Judge.

AneEc were on Otner 8ttempCS AZ riot
ing last evening in the 18th ward
The military we're under arms during
the evening, but there was no occasion
for their services. The Police remain
ed in their station houses and no at
tempt to patrol the ward was made,
fearing that their presence would be a
signal for the renewal of the rioting Of
the previous day.
The funeral Of Miller, who was killed
in the riot on Sunday took place at
four o'clock yesterday.
There was an immense attendance
Of Germans and a large body of Po-
licemen in Reserve in result Of the ex.
element leading to further breach Of
the peace. The procession took for
part Of the peace. The procession
took forp part Of it, route the Bowery,
and in passing the St Nicholas House
exhibited banner with the words
" Killed BY the Metropolitan Police :"
inscribed upon it. The Germans were
five abreast, and about 5000 in num-
Der. They halted as they passed and
hooted and shouted at the Police, but
no assault VS. attempted. At the In.
dignation meeting in the evening about
5000 were present.
The speaker violently denounced the
Police, but advised the people to re.
main quiet and appeal to the ballot.box
for redress.
About q dozen arrests of rioters
have been made, all Of whom are in
custody. Justice Brennan refusing to
admit them to bail until the result of
the inquest in Miller's death is known.
The matter of the Street Commits.
sioners is yet unsettled. Judge Pea
body having postponed his decision
until Friday.
Yesterday Mr.. Conover's counsel
served an injunction upon the Mayor
and members Of the city council, res
tricting them from interfering in the
matter.
Washington, July IA.
The Navel Department received Off
cial dispatches to-day, from Comman'
der Montgomery, Of the Roanake, in
which he says that reports from cedit'
able source have reached him, such as
to induce the belief that our difficulties
with New Grenada, are in fair way
of speedy and amicable settlement.
The adjustment Of the lands granted
to Arkansas and Missouri, by the act
Of Congress Of 1853, to aid in the
construction of Rail Road from a
point on the Mississippi river, opposit
Cairo via. Little Rock to the Texas
boundary, had been completed at the
General Land Office, and approved by
the Secretary of the Interior. This
forms connecting link between the
Illinois Central 4 Pacific r. R.
The amount of land already appro'
priated to Missouri and Arkansas is
1885, 900 acres.
D. r. Ecker Of Indiana has been
appointed chief Justice of Utah. All
the Territorial Offices are now filled ex.
cept the Marshallship, the duties Of
which will be continued to be perform
ed by the present incumbent, Mr.. Dot.
son. The President to-day gave the
kaw delegation Of Indians from Kan.
sas an audience in the presence Of his
Cabinet.
They represented to their Great Faith.
er, ~ they call the President, the man.
ner in which the whites trespass on
their reserves and claims, their rights
to the lands designated a. the Half
Breed Kaw Lands, lying on the north
side Of the Kansas River, opposite
above and below Lecompton.
They are willing if necessary to
make new treaty. The President re-
ferred their complaints to the Commits.
sioner of Indian Affairs.
joseph Fortsuat Hsnrotia has been
recognized BY the President ~ Censue
from Belgium.
Sy'ssoss. n. r, July Is.
he national trial Of reaping and moving
machines was favrably opensd here yester,
day, BY . sstisfaetory exhibition Of an the
competing nachineA Twenty moving ma
chimes were put to work for the first trial
Governor King Of New York and Morehead
OF Kentucky, and ssv~al dslseat1s we're
present. Eloquent addresses were deliver