Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-16

Paraguay, y Aueuss SAah ssoessents ths
alliD - pespeeing to advancs. \ junction
| e Dusse fsses Allekss's army with tn:
maln 49, ~ bsss sDssaed. Horses ana
- 0o6niat ~ 49, lesWatded By inc
Glliso. 9hsS Elm uaatsd osn, and had not
peeusssed 1svssably IN their attsmps upon
Fort Cusrapiis one Of the outpcsts Of Fort
Hawsjts. and the Paraguayan capital. In.
pros pects OF the allies generally looked bad.
On Tuesday next, the yachts Nests,
owned bv Mr. Pierre Lorillard, and Belchon,
belonging TO Mr.. John Hubbard, will test
thcis sailing qualities over the course ron
Sands Point TO the New London hight snip
and back to the place oi startinr ihe ia'-
ter is to be allow time for the discrei aiicy II
size according to the rules Of the New J OK
| Yacht Club.
Another race will take place on the 30th
jnse., bstwssn ~ vssla a-d The new yacht
T. HhasdsL owned By 1r. Bradford. They
Nm seset from Sandy Hook and sail twenty
| miDee tothe windwsrd aoa back
Ths Hsrsld's special says: In the fire q
| Ottawa yesterday, the whole Of the block Of
f1ua1ineb between Msnsy and Clarence sts:,
cDpe9tc the market squaTe, was destroyed.
| The i1os is estimated q from $4,000 TO
| $50 200, With only 5000 or q, 600 insur-
GEOGRAPHICALLY in the British American
and London and Liverpool Offices. The lire
was The result Of On eceident.
The Herald's Washington special says:
The rumor that the President had written
10 the Southern Governors, advising them
20 convene their legislatures and recon-
mend the adoptios Of the Constitutional
Amendment, l. undoubtedly incorrect, Is
no positive indications have yet been ex
hibited tending TO show that the President
~iil swesve from his purpose not 70 10
party 10 the granting Of universal negro sui
lnes in any shape.
Brcvet Major General JET. 9. Davis. As
sistant Commissioner ofthe Freedmen's Blu
reau, S.ats Of Kentucky, in his report "a
the Commissioner, dated Oct. 8, giving an
account Of the outrages committed by q
lauless organisation lately sprung into ex-
istcncs in that State, known BY tho name
of the Regulators, states that there were
Is cases Of violence towards the colored
population reported during the month Of
August, for which only eight arrests wer'
made. These outrages were generally rob
bling and whipping negroes, and were usu
ally perpetrated At night BY white men ID
disguise, and styling III, mselves Regulators
The small number arrested Is owing 70. first
the inability OF the sufferers to ide il, b,
names, under oath, Of the persons 49, CON
mitted the crimes; and, second. the want o
cavalry to make arrests, the Regulator
being generally mounted and vel
armed. In none Of these cases has Their
been any action reported, Of the state an.
civil authorities. arresting and punishlnI
the offenders. Of the eight men arrcstst
one vas selea1ed on account Of iniosnalit,
Of evidence, and one on writ Of habea. cor
pus. Before being delivered 70 the 0ener
ais headquarters be Vas turned over to tn
u. 3. Circuit Court for this district In th
latter part Of August last. Reliable infor
matieo was read at the office Of tho Chic
.. Superintendent Of Bureau that over 100 q,
groes were forced BY the the regulators 4
, leave their home in Gallstin county and 4,
, to Iodians for safety. Five Of the Gallati
eoonty regulator have bseu identified an,
lssrestsd, and the ssms astion will be take
) With Tie rest, ~ soon - proper evidence q
9 \ identity can b procured.
E The meeting at Cooper Institute TO ratif
$ the domination Of Fenton and Woodwar
was . large and enthusiastic one Il ~
addressed BY Hannibal Hamlin, Senate
Wilson, and others. The addresses strong
j favored the right Of Congress to prescri }
the term aud condition for the Southern
. States and Deprecated the action Of Presi
. dent johnson - making more complex III
} difficulties which attend their . mission O.
sue and permanent Foundation Of peac
. and harmony. Horace Greedy WAS nom
mated for Congress in the Fourth Distric'
last Light.
The steamer Scotia has arrived an
, brings Quecnstow dates to the 7th.
Hon. John Van Buren, died on board, o.
the 14;h inst, two days before lie steamer
arrival.