Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-27
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The Worlds Baltimore special says, the
New Orleans papers received tins r. NJ,
contain later dates from Texas. Large
numbers Of emigrants were pouring inso
he interior Of the State. portion Of whom
were Of foreign birth. but the majority were
from Kansas and Missouri. The influx
had eau ed houses TO be very scarce, and IN
Buck county it was impossible to get out
lumber fast enought to provide shelter for
the nsw corners. 4
The Federal troops stationed at CISCO
we're amusing themselve by appropristlng
the horses Of the residents, when once u
ken, were never reformed.
The settlers IN Montague had been driv>
en- from their homes by the Indians.
A Boston special says, there is growing
dissatisfaction in regard to the wo, KING OF
| the Revenue system. A case vas orought
| on in the circuit court to-day, IN when
party had been indicted for selling liquor
without license. The plea Of the defend
ant was that he couln not take money le-
paly ,rcm persons carrying on what Was
hell 10 be an unlawful business unless
the court ordered the arguments to be sub
mite! in writing to tie supreme court
The Judges Of the Circuit Court being una.
bic to agree to the question.
The receip.t Of flour at this port during
the past two weeks were $50, 5S7 barrels
against 557, 700 during the corresponding
period in 1865, vet in the face Of this dou>
bling supply prices are far higher than
then.
The Worlds Augusta, Ga special says
. bill has passed the Georgia Legislature to
ptc vide every Georgia soldier under 81
wears Of age, inclined in military service,
with an education at the State University
free. provided he will teach like time after
leaving the University.
A number Of propositions encouraging
emigration, ass before the Georgis Lesisls-
ture. Among these is one to repeal the law
prohibiting aliens from holding real estate.
Resolutions inviting emigration were intro
duced.
A Worlds Milledgeviilc (Als.) special
saws: In the Senate bill has been intro.
duced repeating laws prohibiting aliens from
owning rel estate.
The House has passed bill granting aid
to an Air Line Railroad. and prohibiting
Railroad Trains aud Steamboats, from run'
ming on Sunday.
A Worlds Chicago special says: Sious
CITY Journal has news that Indians are be
coming troublesome along the river above
that point Several boats containing min.
ers have recently been attacked and some
passengers murdered.
The Dacotahlan Of Yanktown says Twt
men were recently murdered ne,r Fl. SuIy
by the Indians And that paper also ex
presses apprehension o! extensive troubl,
in Dacotah.
A Worlds Hartford special says: Aller
Stillman, Republican candidate for Mayor
has over 900 majority, and the entire Re.
publican ticket Of town officers is elected
according to official returns, by from "a t
l76 majority. A light vote was polcd.
The steamer Scotia, from Liverpool, 18th
aud Queenstown, 18th, arrived this MORN
ing.
. The London Herald advocates the eonsil
, Grafton Of the pending questions between
the United States aud Great Britain, ever
! by arbitration.
! The London Times says: Her Majesty,
government con'emplates empowering
commission to enquire into the neutrality
laws, and to report on the possibility o
amending them so as 10 bring them int
more complete conformity with internation
al obligations. This enquiry will not pre-
c'ude further steps with regard TO the al
justment Of Alabama claims, which are still
under consideration by the government, ant
must be entertained on their merits.
Much Iamage has been done by the hoot
in uavcrshirc and Yorkshire.
, A subscription for the sufferers by th
Quebec fire had been started at Liverpool
The London list had reached fl7.O00.
At the sitting Of the Saxon Chamber o
! Deputies, on the 18th, the Minister declares
! in . n. ost positive manner that Saxony ha'
concluded no alliance With Austria befor
. or during tho war. Tie Minister adde
that Saxenv faithfully observed the promis
to that effect.
I Advices from Paraguay state that the dc
fence oil the allies At Curapacy had caused
/ complete dissolution among the leaders an
alliance.
4 Gen. Flores had boen 10 Monteve,do sine
y the Goth Of Sept.
Gen. Miltre had evacuated Curcassa. an
lift with tho rest Of the army to Tasaty.-
He had refused to avail himself Of tho Bra
: lillian transports for tho conveying Of hi
trOous