Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-01
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| Jshn Merrissy has nadss maAsh ax.Ci..
eisnati 70 sseASs b . psiss AsAs ~ g..
Provcee Narshal General Rsy l. expected
to leave Washington during IL present
week for visit 70 biz homs IN lliaois.
| A National Bank has besa established ia
the new State Of NevadA Ths First Ne.
t'enar 10 located = Austin, IN that eaats. /.
Two cases Of Asia1ie eholsss occusr,d q
st. Louis on the ga instant. Beth useved
fatal In lev hourn. The veokher e thni
place 10 represented = sxtrsasly bet.
A Gre which destroyed l50 houses &C
CURED q Quebec, Canada, June -. Il il
estimaeed that ono thousand families wsru
rendered homeless.
The Northwestern Sanitary Fair st Chiea-
60 finally closed at 10 o'clock Saturday
night. The total receipts exceeded $780,.
600.
The Atlantic Mail and Steamship Compa
ny has just declared an annual dividend Of
81 900. 600 on the cash capital Of $4,000
600, and nominal capital Of a 900, 600.
They are working very hard in the Pen.
sion Department at Washington, and ex-
anime and answer about 1000 applications
. week.
The New York Central Railroad is fitting
up its road with nice new passenger cars
The Central has lately bought the Oil Greek,
Pa, Railroad.
Hon William wilkins, Secretary Of War
in 1874, and member Of Congress from
1881 to 1884, died At his residence in Penn
sylvania, near Pittsburg, on the 23d inst,
At the age of eighty six.
The roadsides in Spain are al lined with
fruit trees, for whenever Spariard eats =
peach or . pear, he digs hole in the ground
With his feet and covers up the stone or
seed. 1t is good example.
John Craig, . veteran soldier, committed
suicide At Hayerhill, Mass, on finding that
girl whom he was engaged TO marry had
proved false, and was about wedding an.
other.
The padded hoods placed on the heads 81
the assassins on trial At Washington, to
prevent suicide in their cells, have been re-
moved, having been found very unhealthy
this warm weather.
Postmaster General Dennison has ad-
dressed circular letter to postmasters, re-
questing them in al the appointments with
in their gift to give the preference to c0mpe
tent disabled soldiers and sailors.
Three tanks containing three thousand
barrels of oil lately burst at the United
States we'll in the Pennsylvania oil regions,
and the stream Of oil was set fire to and
quickly consumed. The well received no
harm.
The United States Hotel at Saratoga, N.
Y, which Was burned on the 18th, will be
re built at once upon the old site, and upon
. larger scale than before 1t will be
finished in time for opening next sum-
mer.
The Canadian crops are reported as pre-
senting remarkably promising appearance.
They have had no frost, and copious sup
plies Of rain have prevtnted all fear Of .
drouth. Even that immemorial grumbler,
the farmer, ia heard to admit for once that
everything looks well.
The Green Bay Adrocate, Of the 22d, 'says
that news has been received from Salt Lake
Of the death there Of Governor James D..
Doty, Of disease Of the heart. Governor
Doty was formerly Governor Of Wisconsin,
and has represented that State in Congress.
When be died he was Governor Of Utah.
The Louisville Journal says that Major
Freeman, United States Paymastcr, who
has been confined in the military prison in
that city for nearly a year, was recently
tried by court martial. and found guilty Of
| imbexzling United States funds. He was
fined &25, 900, and sentenced to imprison-
ment at Frankfort for number Of years.
Ii is rumored at Washington that the
Cabinet have had an exciting discussion on
some recent acts Of the new Secretary Of the
Interior; that Governor Pierpont will be
Obliged 10 order an election for new Lcgis-
lature Of Virginia; and that Jay Cookies
late manifesto does not meet with favor
from the Treasury Depai tment.
There is . great rush Of travel to Europe
this summer 1t is said that every berth in
the Cunard packets, for four steamers ahead,
is already engaged. The amount of money
that will be taken out Of the country, in hard
coin, for the expenses Of European travel
| tUiS Sc0sO1, Is cstliudtcu ~ HUN my w OuC
hundred million dollars.
The steamer Yellow Stone has arrived ct
St. Louis, from Fort Benton, on the Mis-
sour. The Yellow Stone left St. Louis
ninety days since, and has sailed Eve thous-
and miles. She brought down . cargo Of
skins-buffalo, bear, beaver, wolf, elk, etc.
and also $2ss, 900 in gold dust. The boat
was attacked by indians, but nobody was
hurt
Edwin Booth is said to be about to marry
young lady Of Philadelphia, the daughter
Of . we'll known performer Of that city. Hi
re appearance on the stage in the future il
uncertain. He hiss = little daughter, I
beautiful child Of five years, bright and full
Of fire, who already promises pre- DISPOSE
ton for the stage. This Booth breads, ant
may entirely withdraw from the stage il
consequence.