Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-13


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GENERAL NEWS.
4 II In said that General Lee and his family
are in a destitute condition, and that th<
Generals shabby grey uniform is the only
clothes he has towear.
A convention Of the commercial men Of
the Northwest II to be held in Detroit, on
the second Tuesday Of July, to consider
questions pertaining to the great East ase
West thoroughfares, the Canadian recipro.
city treaty, etc.
The Sandusky Reyister says: Il is per.
haps not generally known that large guam.
titles Of cedar wood are annually cut on thu
islands adjacent to this city, and sent n
Europe for the manufacture Of pencils. Al
the islands it is sold at thirty dollsrs pei
cord, but when We purchase II beck 1t costs
US At least As many hundred.
A letter writer states that the Indians on
the Blue, had in camp "the scalp Of white
man only foe days DID," This II the young
eat man w evsf read about.
There 10 ssid to be much dispute abou,
the distribution Of the rewards offered FOL
Booth which will will have to Be distributed
among q gvod many. The entire reward
amount b some $l0O, ON. which the Wa
Depsrtment increase q pleasure.
The Chicago Timss says that Mr.. Sum
rer objects to having Judge Taney's bus
placed in the Supreme Court room, bu
have never heard Of his objecting to John
ston and Chandler having their busts il
the Senate Chamber.
Certain parties in California are "aston
ished" at an assertion that petroleum doe!
not exist in Southern California, and de
clare they have forty barrels Of = superior
article obtained at Bucna Ventura.
Although Gen. Grant labored year Il
gain an entrance into Richmond, he ha!
not yet gone there himself.
In St Louis, the other day, the relatives
and friends Of . young lady who had diet
| 1t . distant water-cure establishment. anS
whose remains had been forwarded by ex
press, assembled to take parting view o
the countenance Of dear deceased. when up
on opening the coffin the face OF man me-
their astonished gaze. The expressmar
had bundered, and the body Of the young
lady had gone to Chicago.
President Johnson's daughter. Mrs. Sto
yer, who is to preside over the affairs ut the
White House. in consequence Of the ILL
health and advanced years Of Mrs. johnson
Is widow. This ladv's late husband. Col
Slower, Of the 4th Tennessee volunteers,
was killed on the 18th day oflast December
Last, while calamity leading his regiment al
the battle Of Nashville. Andrew John
sons son, DR.. Chasles Johnson was sur
gcon in the volunteer service lie was sud
denly killed, in 1868, by being thrown frou
his horse. The president has nov foul
children living, namely. Robert, Mrs. Pat
terson, Mrs.. Slower, the lady above men
toned, and Andrew johnson, Jr., the lat
ter bright youth, Of nearly the same age
- the youngest boy Of our late lamented
President, Abraham Lincoln.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS DoORPLArg.-
The large shield shaped silver. plated d. Or
plate of Alexander Il. Stephens late Vice
President of the late 90. called Confederate
States Of America, is now displayed in the
window Of an oyster house on Washington
street in this city. This trophy from Qeor
gia was secured by one Of Sherman's SOL
diers, from whom it was obtained BY lis
present owner. Il attracts much attention
and its present novel position gives rise to
many comments respecting its original own.
er.-B''so" Transcript, Nay 4.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF CxsERAL Brr-
LER.-Gen. Butler, hear, in anticipate "
that his services are over for the present has
gracefully rendered his resignation. Thu
assertion heretofore current that the friends
of the General had endeavor~d to seeurs
HE appointment a. Secretary Of State in
the Cabipst Of Pssaidsat Johnssnia strictly
correct = Washington Correspondence Of til
PAiaadslpAis Ledger. ss-s ss1.
The most extensive glassware factories in
the United States ar said to b lbcnAed d
Pittsbuv9. In that city are l6 bSstle and
visl factories, doing business sf42 10O,.
900 PEI year; 10 window glass factories
averaging ~. 900 boxes az Nlass,per year.
worth -, SOC, 900 aid Is CANT glass facto-
ries, doing an annual business Of e2,OUO,
0UO. Total value Of their -besiness nearly
81, 0Q0, 900. -lasA TT c@~l !. 2 3
The Chicase Journal puts these impfob-
able words in the mouth Of General HAN
eeck, who MAS in that city Of Esiday:r =
1.-THE policy Of our Government, hereaf.
tse, will b, that ~ tsisessss Il wsr win be
taken, and that ~ the rsbels found in arms
Against the 0ovsfnnbnt VIII b tfeated e
cosspirators and uiurdssses." e itsw !
:. The New York Esprss aaasrss that son