Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-13
NEWS

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Dr TELEGR.lPA.
Eron New 1Or1<.
New YoRK, July IL.
The morning papers contain the follow
ine specials from Warrington Gen. Rob't
L. Bodeire Of Penn, has been appointed
Consul q Cape Town, Africa, and X. =.
Yeats Of New York, Consul at Ascension,
Paraguay.
The following appointments have also
been mads:
Gen. VIM. ". Bsllknap. Collector Of In.
ternal Rsvenue, LIST division Of Iowa; Thos.
W. Wslts, Naval siaesr, New Orleans
John Atkinson, Collector Of Customs, Port
Heron. Mich. Michael Dunn, Postmaste.o
at Leavsnworth, Kansas.
The following 10 an official list Of Claim
agents dsbarred from doing business with
the Paymaster Generals Office:
J. w. Fisher 4 Co., Washington, D. c.,
Rutysr, Leal 1 Co., ditto Smith, ditto !;
Casper Killer, ditto; G. Carbon. ditto !;
J. S. Lonegay 4 Co., New York city; T..
Mulliken, ditto; e. G. Smith, Lilydale. ms
diana; Louis g. Lemm, Washington, D.
c.; J. O. Leonard, ditto; A. w. Boyd,
Manhattan, Kansas.
Gen Sicklss commanding department Of
the Carolinas, having insisted that the dis
trict Commandants should report directly Ia
him Of The Freedmsn's Bureau ~ we'll - thu
Military Affairs. Gen. Scott demurred L
this supervision and appealed. His appea
has been sustained BY Gen. Grant and How
. ard, which establishes The fact that the Blu
. reas 10 still distinct organization.
The following 10 Gen. Grants endorse
mont The Ffsedmens' Bureau being b.
law under the immediate direction Of th
: War Department, and it officers and agent
!, being subject only 70 the Commissioner Il
] matters pertaining to the Bureau, they can
Q not be required 70 report On sach matter
!; to military commander, unless they Or
named 10 order - agents Of the Bureau
. The written instructions Of Gen. Howar
1. - Therefore approved.
j. Indications still point 70 the adiournmen
Of Congress about The LIST Of August.
Il u very doubtful about Gen. Rossea
bsing expelled. Il looks ~ though the ne,
i essafy two thirds vets cannot b obtainei
4 The heads u the various Bureaus an
= treasury that have to-day bsen 10 confer
q euss with the Congressional committee
9 whom wss referred the petition for incress
7 Of salary have found the result 70 bs ID
l. drafting ofa bill which will bs presente
Tomorrow making On average increase I
50 per cent
!. The Freedmea's Bureau Commission,
= Tor North Carolina reports that Of the 800
8 900 blacks in the State, 294 are receivin
q rations, A decrease Of 4,7e7 fations 10 =
e ported since the month Of Nay. Walt
es,23492.
One hundred and nineteen Freedme
schools Gre now in operation with one hui
Il dred and thirty i've teachers, the attcndan,
5 averages 1854 pupils.
0. 1,lz6 cases we're treated 10 the hospital
q June, 90 being small pox
Az the Legislature and Convention hay
y placed both white and blacks alike befol
/. The courts, The Cemmissiones deems it q
!. visabls 70 turn over TO the civil authositi'
3 ell cases except those Of claims Of Fresdme
= fes wages for labor performed.
J. Destitutien and suffering among bot
!" white and blacks 10 various portions Of Il
g. State are being gradually relieved.
.. Under date Of Galveston, Texas, Jur
18TH, Inspector General Gregory report
that owing to the heavy rains of Apr
|. and May, and inundat;ons Of bottol
a lands, . deduction must be made Of I
4. least 20 per cent. Of the estimated yield {
Is cotton, but in the western portion Of IL
le State, where the grazing interests have sui
'e fered the past eight years from d.outh, th
u stock will be materially improved. I'll
corn crop il large and nearly ripened int
!. prime order. The wheat crop 10 harveste
and abundant, and Of the best quality.
There IL enough on hand to feed the entil
. population for two years.
The Times special says Of the Tri
Il buns's report concerning Mr.. Raymond
/. the Republican caucus, IN what it says
Mr.. Raymond This paper. % usual, il
e dulges in . wholesale fabrication. He VI
u not questioned % to the course Of Ii
. Times in the Philadelphia convention. u
said nothing whatever about any under
standing with any body that none but Unio
men were to participate in that convention
i He did cot sdmit that he had done wron,
!. He retracted nothing that he had said I
written, and made no promises for the Il
J. ture for himself or for the Times, either
}. regard to the convention or any other sui
q Iject.
The steamer Virginia, from Liver 200
u 9Th, has arrived. Her news 10 anticipi
ted.
|: The Tribune publishes what it calls .
4 authorized report Of the caucus, in whic
: Il reports that Mr.. Raymond said that whe
E hs supported the Philadelphia Conventie
0 he thought il Was 70 be Union Convsl
tiou. He did not vote on the resolutio
D condsmning this convention which VI
!. adopted.
NJ. Hale, Of New York, voted in the mel
alive.
Secretary Wsllss has written letter [
: Senator Doelittls, approving the call 4
the Philpdelphia CONVENTION.
!. The statements that have been made
!. several metropolitan journals Of length
}. and stsemy cabinet meeting being held j
which he new Frsedoaa'o Bureau till, "a
}. the ell Tor . Convsation to b held
!. Philadelphia next August were the topic
q deceased, ere I'll untrue. We have
. from persons high In suthssity that 80 q
: nota vsrd hos 6ssn said h regard TO th
|! abeve neatieoed subjects 10 The meeting
! q ~ eabiect. II Ne President hes wfi
= Ten out veto Of The Ffeedmsn's Burea
bill, Of which there seems 70 BE- no doub
be hes never yet submitted il to HE cab
4 net.
1 The Hsrald's Rio Janeiro correspondent
1 Of June III, sives fhe following details
J. The great battle fought On the 2lsh q Hal
. Ca. Nitss ordered The assault of Tie EN-
4 ny's sntrseehed en- ? 70 b nade on q
o sch. AZ Hilfbsd, q slsvsa e'eleek .. q
Of that day, he sasoy With big Who
= fierce ATTACHED ths line Il The qllies 10 thru
/ celuans, esasisling q ever 1O0, 900 -
soananded By Rs0uuia aad asethsr Ger
!. efal. psobably Diets.
Rron D1o1nphAo.
M.nrnis, July IL.
Il A dusl ~ Sbught THE nssning % u
, llississlppi line, between A. 0fssnlaw %
J. b. b. Taylsr, Of THE city. the latter bsin
!. killed ct he drst Ore.
weather exceedingly bot. The river b.
fall four inches within the lest twenty.fou