Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-14
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Nsw Yoss, Oct 1l.-Ths He,,d,. r.l.
igh correspondent says:
The North CafOlina convention Ia .-o>.
it, other sets rs-districtsd The SIat. a. 49,.
eressieoal representatives. Thsr. -
districts - they now stand.
Our Raleigh correspondent puts down the
lst, Sd, 4th and 5th as surs to elect Union
Representatives, and tie 9th and T.h :. .
little doubtful though the Unionist. =. ~,
fident Of being able to carry them. Ths ~
district is said to be strongly secession n
10 believed that an unccmpromisiuelv IJn;or
legislature will be elected.
The Herald's Richmond eorrespc,a... ,r
the 18th says =
Up to this writing the indication. =. -,
you may rely upon ths slsetioa q ~ al.
lowing named gentlemen
B. J. Barber - thu Hooes OF y;,.:.;.
delegates there 10 No lUube a ths siscsion
Of X. n. Lee, Ready r. Graten and iii
tleton; Taswsll from the city Of Richmond.
Franklin Stearus for the county Of Hsr-..o
It 10 concluded that Jno. H. Gilmor. Iii
be elected to State Senate. The dsc... 80
Mr.. Chas. Palmer for the Senate il . ,nost
DISASTROUS indication. He is the distineu;sh.
ed Unionist, whe some weeks since -. g..
trodsoed to President johnson and his C.h.
met atthe Executive Mansion and i.rg.iv
complimented for both his exalted chss.c.
ter and services 70 the Union cause d.r;no
the late war in Richmond.
The returns are favorable to the elact;op
Of Chas. ID. tasty, the eligible candidate ~
the 9Th district. J. II. Hodges is probably
elected in the 9Th district. The const;,.
tional result . adeDtsd by IN almost IMAM :.
imous vote. Il removes disability from
holding once ID applicable to those vho
prominently participated in the Rebellion
Facts are developed that the negro -.
the ability - veil - the disposition n
maintain his manhood.
l have it from nm authentic source Tia,
out Of the amount Of the So, 600, 900 of the
several government loans subscribed for
in Eastern Virginia, more than 81, O6O. 600
have bssn taken BY the freedmen. and
that the remainder has been taken 81
Northern meL doing business in this
State, and so far IS the records show. NOT
dollar BY white native virg,nian.
! have received letter from Gen. I
B. Briscoe, now on trial At Washington
for larceny Of United States monies Ana
bullion, dated Capitol Prison. in which
the General asks suspension of iude
ment on the part Of his military friends
until the evidence for the defence is tax
en-. De says: l merely wish to say 10
you that when the evidence is ali taken
some facts will be discovered, Of which Won
aud the public are At present ignorant
which will. | trust, tend to place my case
in far different light than it 10 now In
the Tribune.
The Tribune's special says:
Intelligence has been received here b.
the Mexican Legation that Gen. Dias. q
the Army Of the East, was taken prison
er when Daxaca iell, and kept in Puebl.
as prisoner Of war, but made his escap,
and rejoned the Republican forces. Gen
Dias is now in the State of Oaxasa. a.
the head Of considerable force, End in
tends to resume the offensive within ,
short time.
The inhabitants Of Sidiera, Lower Can
ada, are in arms against Macmillan. sne
Gen. Dias is actively engaged IN organizing
them into regiments and brigsslcs.
Great alarm exists among the Imperial
lists, as Dias is regarded as one of the ablcs
generals on the Liberal side
The we'll known i'll feeling existing be
tween the French and the United State
troops on the Rio Grandc seem to encourag,
the disatfection
Among other revenue frauds recently dis
covered is one at Hamilton, Ohio, where tn,
attempt to defraud the Government Of $40,
600, has been followed by the payment o
the 800, 900 by penalty Of go, 900 more
and fine Of third 10000; and anothe
in Delphi, Ohio, where it is believed 81, 20.
worth Of whisky have been passed withou
tax, but where the testimony Of facts is de
ticiten. Two hundred thousand dollars i
now offered As = compromise in the recen
seizure for revenue frauds at Cincinnati. :
Suspicion was first aroused by the fact tina
900 barrels Of whisky were shipped from
Nashville-the first shipment Of whisk,
ever made fiom South 70 North. After tn
whisky was seized parties offered $4,000
for its release, which was refused.
The President is already diligently em
ploying his leisure hours upon his forth
coming message.
Secretary Stanton declines to interfer
with the ruling Of the Paymaster General il
regard to restricting the Washington negr
troops to 800 bounty, but Congress vii
attend to their rights.
The Times special says:
The President to-day issued 400 pardon
for persons residing in the States Of LOUIS
lana, South Carolina and North Carolins
The Herald's Washington special say
the General Land Office has submitted /
the Secretary Of the Interior for approval,
schedule Of lands, including 474,293 acres
settled by an agent Of the State of low,
under the swamp land grant Of 1850. Tn
domain to be conveyed is situated in th
lronton district.
An adjustment has been made O. tn
accounts between the United States and III
State Of Minnesota, involving the five pt
cent. fund on the net proceeds Of sales {
public lands situated within the boundarie
Of that State, and the amount due the Go,
eminent has been collected.