Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-21
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entity, rscsivine ffoo The 6evsrpmen, 80 ~
y is biz inptsasioo that ~ negroes vi,i
require bsG LITTLE hslp. - ~ waess ,hsa
they - rsoeivisg - amply sslRc;ept a.
The expe,disasss Of The Navy D.o.r..
meut ios the year snaine Juns SOth. isSs
amounted - ell3 Oo0, 900. The Secretsrv
Estimates the expenses sf the curtsnt ~,
ct az, 0O0, 900.
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nene msy bsconsidseed o0eiaA, I'D Il M.
thus early TO forestan scores u applicane.
that no I'd otherwise doe IN.
wAss,xo1on, Oct 2Q.-Ths Her,,d's
special says:
The Secretary Of The Treasury he's dec,-
ded 70 issue gold notes for Nss York nee
IN denominations Of q, 600, 1000. 1lOO
and 90. The 81 900 $50 bonds are nov
ready, and bsing issued from the Registers
Office.
Other denominations will b ready before
the end o. the month.
Gov. Cross, Of Michigan. left here last
night. Be ides his interview with the See
- ~Aas NJ
upon Secretary AcCullcch. and urged the
ratification Of the State claim against the
Government for the equipment q troops.-
He was told that no clains Of this character
had yet been settled save that presented B,
Massachusetts,, which ha1 been made the
exception in this regard, because Of the per-
ssstent and annoy ing opportunities Of Gsv.
Andrews. With the exception Of this sin
gle instance NO partially TO any State had
been shown. BY paying it, account against
the y n Department, though il was init
mated that il had been partially determined
10 liquidate such claims by deductins from
their smounts the respective assessments Of
States under direct tax. Under this ruling
Gov. Cross was made to see that Michigan,
which brings a debt Of S2l6, 600, and is re.
quired TO raise by direct tax $500. 900,
would have balance Of nearly $500, 900 On
the wrong side Of her ledger.
The trial Of Luaby fer the murder Of .
girl by the name Of Rousseau, in this city,
last November, WAS concluded to-day By
the acquittal Of the prisoner after eight
minutes elaboration by the jury. The At
charge Of rape. The evidencsa against Lse
BY, who vas discharged from the army
shortly before the Occurrences, was psrsly
circumssantial, and too weak.
The director Of the Freedmsas' D1rsau
for the southeastern district Of North Caro-
lima, reports, under date Of Oct. 18th, that
there are II large rice plantations occupied
and cultivated BY freedmen, which extend
below Wilmington distance Of some twelve
miles on both sides Of the Cape Fear River.
The Worlds special says:
Postmaster General Dennison this p. NJ
ordered mail service on the East Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad from Knoxville by %
intermediate points, to Gradson, Va, the
service to be daily or oftener.
NJ yo... Oct. 2i.-The Worlds special
has a dispatch from Nashville, dated yester
day, which says:
A startling discovery has been made in
this city within few days. Large mum
bers Of thieves have been depredating
around the city for some time past. and al
efforts to capture them have been unavail
ing until lately. 1t has been ascertained
that there are five different caves under the
city which are occupied by thieves, bur-
glars and counterfeiters. The McNairy
vault in the graveyard has been put under
guard, and men set to work to effect an en-
trance into the cave. As fast as the Garth
is removed fresh earth is thrown up from
the inside Of the cave.
This is the sans cave that Murrell and
his gang occupied when engaged in run
ming of negroes aud horses.
The affair had been kept secret, but leak
cd out in spite Of the military. year ago
it was reported that the NcNairy tomb vas
used a. place to store plumber.
tits currently reported that lake cover
ing five acres, and very deep, is directly un
der the city One man swcars to having
thoroughly explored the entire place from
one end 10 the other.
A guard has been stationed over the Ack
lin and Harden tombs. The locksmith
gives it as his opinion that the lock on the
McNairy tomb has been used recently.
The entrance to the cavern is 1t the foot
of Sumner street. The military ere deter
mined to And out the outlet Of the cave 49,
The entrance looks like . assure in the
rocks. The discovery originated from the
fact that quite number Of murders have
been committed in the immediate vicinity,
which led 70 an investigation disclosing the
above facts.
New YoRk, Oct. 2l.-Files of late West