Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-23
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Cnv.ss, G. w., sspt. sa.--As uaLs,vn
passenger IN The night tsain Ao0 The YEA
shot himself in the Sleeping or, and wHs
found BY the conductor IN bis bsrth, when
near the suspension bridge, covered with
blood and pistol in bis hand. His letters
and boots were marked 'sDubuqus."
Nsw Ysax, Sept ss.-Tbs Tribuns's
special says:
Since the washing away Of the bridges Of
the Kansas River, the President has revoked
his acceptance Of the 20 miles said - have
been completed, and has ordered re-exan.
ination Of the road by the ssme commission.
The commission coosists q Col. oimpson. Of
The Engineer Corps; Gov. Crawford, Of
KaGna, apd Tie 'Hee. ED 6estk q Terre
Haute, Ind. They viii II Satitioo to !
Thorough inspection, make full length re.
port Of the roed.
1t is not the Hon. J. Richard Barrett, for.
merly member Of Congress from Missouri,
who is implicated in the Government boat
burning on Western waters, ~ has been
stated, but JAS. Barrett, formerly Of Spring.
field, ILL.,, and now supposed to be in Cana.
do. The latter Barrett has been notorious
leader of the knights Of the Golden Circle
in the West, while the former has been :
determined Union man, and for the past
year resident of New York City.
J. W. Bell, chief counsel for the boat
burners now on trial here, 10 endeavorinp
- induce the authorities to permit JEFF. Da.
Wis, Mallory, Seldom, and Others connected
With Ely's incendiary and diabolisalschem
TO be sent to st. Louis for the perpose Of
testifying in the case.
The Prcsdcntrecently said to an eminent
person, in the event Of On organization of
his Cabinet, he should not object to the Sc.
lection Of thorough Southern man, belicv-
ing it would strengthen the general desire
for CANCELLATION.
The active operation Of the United States
Sanitary Commission, which during the v ar
was Of such incalculable value to our sol.
diers in the field and in hospital, will cease
altogether BY the 1st Of October, with tie
exception Of its business Of collecting sol
diers' claims, which will continue as long
~ necessary. The Commission will, on
closing its business Of disbursing, turn over
to the Freedmens' Bureau large amount Of
its remaining stores for distribution among
the destitute colored people in the South.
The Secretary Of War has ordered the
dishonorable dismissal Of LIST Lieut.. b.
Vanderyoort, Of the l92d New York, for
making or allowing false entries over his
own signature on the muster rolls of his
company.
The Virginia colleges are now in the
hands of the Lee family Robert Z. Lee is
President Of Washington College, and his
son, Geo. W. Gusts Lee, has been appoint.
ed Professors Of Engineering in the Licking
ton Institute.
The Board Of Visitors appointed by Gov.
P,erpoint are with two exceptions, original
rebels.
Paymastcr Holt, arrested and held upon
the charge Of malfeasance in office, has been
released, an Investigation proving his entire
integrity.
Nearly one hundred and fifty rebels we're
pardoned to-day.
The West Tennessee and Virginia Gen.
trail Railroad will be in running order from
Knoxville to Lynchburg in few days.
New YoRK, Sept. 23.-Documents con-
corning the free government of Mexico are
published by Mr.. j. N. Navarro, consul of
the Republic Of Mexico in the United States,
including communications from President
Jaurez, and Mr.. Rouey, his Minister in
Washington.
In the circulars from the Secretary of
State, we learn that Mr.. Leida dc Joda
Jaurez left Chichaupec on the 9TH Of August,
and arrived on the 18th at I'll Paso, where
ne established his government, surrounded
by his cabinet, ~ we have heretofore an.
nounced. Although be has found it expe
dent to thus temporarily change his capital,
he is not only hopeful, but confident Of an
ultimate and complete triumph over the in
vaders. He has still large bodies Of troops
at his disposal. who have commenced attack
ing the varons detachments of the Imperi-
alists in detail, new that the latter have so
greatly weakened lines by extending them,
and he anticipates decisive victory for bis
soldiers very soon. He does not think that
Maximilan's forces will be likely to attempt
to drive him from Ell Paso, but even should
they succeed in doing so, he has no idea Of
abandoning his country. but will remove to
some other point, and there recontinue the
struggle, sanguine Of ultimate success.
The Worlds special says:
1t was safely asserted that nothing pos
itively definate has been determined relative
to the trial Of jeff Davis. The new rumor
that it Is to take place in Richmond about
the middle of October is merely gratuitous.
The President has only gone SO far. it is be-
leved, as to declare that when it does come
off, it shall be before civil tribunal There
is very excellent authority for declaring two
if not three members Of the Cabinet are op-
posed to giving Davis any trial whatever,
and they prefer, It 10 intimated, that he
should leave the country forever.
The Herald's special says, tho Birch fam
lily, arrested by order Of Gen. Baker for
stealing and branding Government horses.
and in. whose behalf Judge Willie issued .
writ cf habcas corpus, has not yet been dis
posed of before military court. The Pres
ident set aside Judge Wilic'o writ, not so
much to take these men out of civil courts
as to deny precedent which it would, if
established, open the prison doors to Wirtz
or any other criminals who might choose to
avail himself Of the writ.
The statement in the Washington col
umn Of the New York Tribune that Col.
IN. MOpo u entltUu 10 the creO,t OIL Ter
retGng out the Sebel incendiaries ana steam,
boat burners mn the Mississippi river, docs
great injustice to the late Col. Sanderson,
Of Philadelphia, to whom it really belongs.
Col. Sanderson was at the head Of the de-
tective service in the department Of Nilsson
ri, and died at his post from excessive ap
plicstion to business. Col. Torope was
only photograph reporter to COL Sander
derson, and was never chief of the secret
service, IS is stated in the Tribune
New YoRK, Sept. 23.-fn the dock trial
between the WlDeski and Algonquin last
evening, the former was making eighteen
revolutions Of the wheel with thirty GIVE