Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-01
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The Heralds special BY ths cable, dated
London. Sept 8Oth, nys:
In eonssauencs Of . di0culty Whish b.
exissed for soms time pass bssween tie Uni
Ia S:atas Consul. on the Island Of Cyprus,
sod the Turkish authoritiss. the Uuited
States Mini se st COnstantinople. M. Z
inv Norris, has demanded full satisfaction
| from the Sultan and his Cabinet, peud'Qe
the negotiations, which assume . rather se
rious aspect. Mr.. Norris communicated
With Admiral Goldsboro, Of the United
States war ship Leccnda Gorsa, Capt. Chas
Stedman, which has been iying OIL the pors
Of Venice, and she was dispatched thence
for Cyprus The difficulty referred to above
originated in tho Turkish suthol tiles enter
ine the house Of United States Consul and
taking therefrom an alleged conscriPt.
The Hsssid says: Gen Santa Anna, At
bis hcadquarters on Staten Island. is untir-
ins in his efforts fer the rescue Of Mexican
independence. lie has received dispatches
from the chiefs in that country to be prompt
and assist them, aud his presence there IS
desired in communications from quarter
unlocked for.
An expedition has already started, COM
sistjne Of about 10000 men, Who, ere the
Iinpcri.l authorities will receive the news Of
their departure. will have landed on the
ceaot.
| About ll6 commissions have been issued
TO Americans who have smelt powder.
An envoy from the court Of France arriv-
I'd recently in this city. and has bad several
interviews with the general, but the recent
action Of the veteran shows that tho French
diplomatst did not influence him much.
The Herald's Washington special says
The President, il is understood, 10 dev0.
ting every moment DO can spare to the pre-.
pasation Of bic annual message. Il 10 be-
iieved that be will adhere rigidly to bis
present line Of policy, and will take the
ground that in the preparation Of new
smes dments to the Constitution all the
States that claim and are willing to exerc sc
the right, shall DO represented. He will
also suggest to Congress proposition foI
an amendment to proportion representation
among the States according TO the number
of qualified male voters. ~ prescribed BY
each State, the amendment to take efFec
whom the census Of 1870 has been tak.n.
The Herslds special says: II is stated
that the monthly report Of the public dsbt
for September will show decrease Of about
el6, 900, 900 in the Indebtedness. and I
~ increase in the specie on hand.
The steamer Ar iona. with Californi,
passengers and mail Of the lOeh ult., ha,
arrived.
There were six fresh cases Of cholera re-
ported in this city yesterday. M bsrr,
street wss che princiIa d center Of Choler,
last week.
The role p,oseqMi in the case Of Mr.
Roberta, president Of the Fenians, will b,
ent, red at the October term Of the Circuit
Court.
A Herald Cincinnati disp.tch says, this
Hoods in Ohio are not yet abattd. Tn,
Muskingum river il higher than il was dur.
ing the freshet NJ 1860, and the Sandu,ky
river il also flooded
The b0ler Of the brass factory in Cincin.
natl exploded yes:erds,, wrecking the
building and fatally injuring the cnginceT
and wounding others.
The three stay building. known - che
Commercial olegc, II hillsdale, Michigan
fell on Friday morning. burying . fmily
named lDudly in ito ruios. The father,
wife and one 500 were killed, a..d another
son had h's leg broken
The Tribunes Memphis special Of the
Goth says. last night about ten O'clock Mr.
Edward Liten, son Of Freezer Liten Of ,hi.
city. chairman Of the Wig lance committee
in rebel times, caino out Of the Greenlow
Opera House Theatre, AMI entered the op
era s.loOn under the the theatre somewhat
intoxicated. Captain Monroe, the
proprietor Of the saloon and an ex>rcbei
officer in the army, left his wife for few
moments in the theatre and en- cred the
saloon about the same time. Monroe OBJ
serving Titus making sdisturt ance, endtav
orsd to persuade him to loa.e the h,use,
aud walked towards the door with hin in
peac.sble manner, wien Titus uddenly
drew pistol which Monroe caught, but il
was discharged, the ball passing through
Monroc's arm ear the shoulder. Titus in
stantly drew another pistol ard fred, the
ball taking effect in Monroe stomach. The
latter fell TO the floor and died from his
wounds. During the night Titus was ar
rested aud locked up in the iail.
A Times Washington special says:
Santa Anna. Gen. Crawford, and others of
that ilk. arrived here to-day, and are in -.
cret session to night.
McCool, who recently won prize eight in
st. Louis, has challenged Joe Coburn, who
whipped him in Maryla ID, three years ago.
for from 81 900 to $4,000. Coburn accepts
the challenge.
Mary Pickney a servant girl employed in
the house Of ill.fame. No l56 Greenwich
ST.. was SO badly beater Nv Michael Hoey.
the proprietor, On Saturday night, that il is
alleged she died yesterday.