Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-15
LATE NEWS

INV Y0Ax, Nv. IL
The wovtds Columbia correspondence Of
the It'll states:
Ths lseplutinas reported from " commit.
tee ON hdefal relations TO the Legislature, to
~ emeet that South Carolina hAvipg fully
complied with the requirements ~ Ne am
nesty proclamation Of President johnson
and hDf'iDg eulAneipoted tho dawes, is enti
tied TO he benefits Of aid amnesty, and 70
knovledging their position q conquered
people, and acceptance OF the terms Offered
them, they ask the withdrawal of military
rule, to which they ~ The NTH of the gov
eminent stands pledged
The report says they have with honest
purpose and entire loyalty Of heaJt given Q
solemn pledge to henceforth seek their well
fare in the Union. The resolutions were
not acted on that day in consequence of the
receipt Of . mcsaAge from Gov. Perry fela
tive 10 the question Of adopting the consti
tutioEal amendment aboiishing slavery, en-
closing dispatches from the President and
Seward, the substance of which has al.
ready been published The resolutions will
probably be adopted unanimously.
New YoRK, Nov. IA. ,
The rumor that Preston King had resign.
ed Is entirely untrue. Mr. K. for q week
past has been lab0fing under an attack Of
nervous debility. Yesterday he left his room
attbe Astor House; since thAt time nothing
has been heard or seen0f him. This morn
ing Noses 7. Odell, Naval Q49cer. telegEaphs
e TO President johnson te.Ascert4f if Nr.
Kteg was at Washington. ~ !ved q
reply that he was not tAjlk legrms
have been sent in various dStpC4io1c but no
clue to his whereabouts has beoAo bN
Naturalization King jul4peak efbpard
from the Hoboken ferry bOa&a 3hiN labor-
ing under temporary alteration d mind,
and was drowned. The body has not been
recovered
WASHINGTON, Nov IA
The Board of Common CounCi passed 3
resolution nearly unanimously, ~ in the
event any bill be introduced in Congress
for the admission of the colored mes Of
Washington TO the right of suff14c, the
Mayor be authorized to call, the Cocoa To-
gether for the purpose Of taking int con.
sideration measures for holding special
election to ascertain the sentiment Of The
people on the subject The Aldermen have
not yet acted on the resolution.
New YORK. Nov. IA !,
The bark Meridian 1from Marseilles has
been placed in quarantine and will be fn-
| migated and detained there five days. No
cases of cholera on board the vessel. 81
New York. Nov a.
LATEsT.-Thurlow Weed states that Mr..
King was seen to jump off the ferry boat
yesterday q. IN, by little boy and girl on
deck They picked up his hat, which has
been handed to Mr. Weed and recognized by
him. No traces OF the body a. yet
The Posts Washington special says:
The President is preparing his message,
rising at A. NJ for that purpose.
The heads of departments are finishing
their annual reports.
No official notification of the adoption Of
the constitutional amendment by the South
Carolina Legislature has been received by
the President.
The CommerciMs Washington special
says
The Secretary of the Treasury, in his
forthcoming report, will simply show how a
portion Of the public debt may be funded
and ask general authority to do so at such
rates Of interest as may seem expedicnt to
him
There are additional rumOrs atloat about
the President proclaiming peace and the re-
storation of the Southern States to the
Union. rs