Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-28
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Nsw Yoag. Oct. 95.-The HWa16s Nslh-
ington special sa1s: II d nov positively
knoWn here that he trial Of Js6 Davis ~
besn decided upon, he ssrangsmeets have
bees neasiy esnplessd. The Till will b
for treason, end will take place slther in this
city Or Richmond, and bsfose the United
States Eupreus Court. The cosussl ~ The
Gsvsrnment have been selected By the At
eessey General, and the friends Of Davis
| tsvs selected and retained eosnsel Tor hin.
Nov that the Wir3 trial y completed, IL d
anppessd that thst Of Davis will immediate
y follow. 77'aa s
II. il ssid the Secretary Of the Navy has
directed that I'll the ava,lable cam vessels
Of var shall immedis6Sly s. Ut ssedy Tor
sea, Qs supposed TN II y q n tensipn
Of the'Gsvessnbss b -, Rpot&.1e ny
event in any part Of tll11es3ds - sss~s'ss
"Tbs naval court marital, with Vice A.
miral Fsnagut ~ President, to convene On
the lst Of November, will have before il
Lieutenant Colonel Marsten. the oldest Oh.
Ger, one excepted, 10 the Marine Cosps, on
the charge Of using, for private purposes
and losing bounty money deposited in his
hands oy new recruits. The Court will
also try Commodore Craven, uncse the tenth
section Of the third article Of war, which ~
uuiTes an officer to do HE utmost 70 overtake
aud capture or destroy any vessel which it
Is his duty to encounter. He 10 charged
with neglecting is. the rebel ram Stons
wall having beea in the harbor of fefrol
while he ives in proximity Is commander Of
the Niagara and Sacramento, sno(her nhip
Of war teing in port 1t the same time ID id
him. Il ID said fbe dtonewan sent 8 dial
lengs. Whteh he declined 10 accept.
"Lieuten. Mt Colonel A. r. Hamlin, Uni
ted States army, who has made several inss
spections Of the Andersonville prison, he's
made very long aud interesting report on
the prison. and states that the lives lost At
that one prison by starvation outnumber the
killed and wounded in the British army II.
all the great battles Of the Peninsulsr War,
and At the battle Of New Orleans. The re.
port could not be received in evidence ct The
Wirz trial on account Of it, being closed
when the Colonel reached this city.
Mr. Duncan, State Agent for Georgia, is
on bis way from New York. and has sue.
reeded in negotiating loan Of one hundred
thousand dollars for one year 1t per cent,
on the faith Of thu Provisional State Govern
ment Of Georgia.
Xxx Governor Neil S. Brown, Of Tcnnes
see. was pardoned to day by the President
New YoRK, Oct. 27-The Washington
special to the Herald says:
Senior Romero, Mexican Minister TO the
United States, is in receipt Of dispatches
this evening, which anticipate the capture
Of Matamoras and the entire occupancy of
the State Of Tamaulipas by the Liberal
forces nndcr Juarez. There can be no doubt
OF important movements having been on
foot to that end for weeks past, and Of their
having reached point of reasonable sue.
cess. These acco lnts are understood to
have corroboration in official dispatches re-
ccived to day by the Government, although
the actual occupation Of Matamoras by the
Liberals has not been announced or con.
firmed. Important disclosures relating to
the recent Imperial decree establishing the
new express company are likely to be mad.
within u few days, that will fully show up
the animus Of the lnto Philadelphia dispatch.
es, declaring the Liberal cause hopeless, and
Maximilians government firmly fastened on
the people Of Mexico. Several gentlemen
are implicated who have hitherto held ofi1c>
ial and confidential relations with MIR. Lin
coins admin stration.
New YoRK, Oct 27.-Thc Herald has an
interesting statement relating to the new
Mexican loan for thirty millions Of doll.rs,
which was placed OH the market on Monday
last, and also representation Of the bonds
Of the denomination Of five hundred dollar
Already the demand for these bonds is very
great, explorations pouring in from banks
and individuals in different parts Of the
country, az well as in the metropolis, &C
companied by warm expressions Of sympa-
thy for the cause which the loan is intend
ed to subsersc.
Don Augustin Iturbide. the oldest son OF
the first Emperor Ct Mexico, is now in this
city. lie has been offered rank and emolu.
ments by Maximilian, but he declined
them.