Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-03

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Late eews iron Mexico, via Brownsville
March Z, ars received. The Tnpsrialists'
eceountsgive highly eolorsd details Of The
Efforts making = open the souts frem Mt >.
swors TO The interior Of nesico. ( eaupsign
forced upon Masiuillisn BY the elAmor Of
The Mata0osian merchsuls. The several
columns simultaneously, - prsvieus
II announced, had reached their destina.
ton. ss
Gen. Jsanigro had occupied Montsrsys
and Gen. Donsy held Saltillo, while D1-
van We In possession Of veitenio. 0o1y
Gen. Jeanigre bed encountered any forces
Of the Liberals, these he had driven from
bis route and reached Monterey without
loss. But practically these marches had
done little good, the Liberialists returning
to them az soon - the 1mperisIist cclunu
had passed, and 30 0bstsucted the road -
to render travel into the interior impracti-
cable. The Matamora merchants had given
up all hopes Of trade with the interior.
The announcement that the colonial reb-
81 coloney had proved failure 10 confirmed
and the exilss are abandoning Calcutta for
want Of protection from the Mexican guer-
rilas.
Great discomfort prevails among the col
onists.
st. Domingo advices state The govern
ment of President Baez had barely been in
augurated before an effort Was made to over
turn and destroy it.
A revolt had taken place in the province
Of San Cristoval and various towns, headed
by General Cabral. The Congress which
is in session, promptly voted the men and
means 70 suppress the revolt. BY few viz.
orous blows Baez had defeated and routed
the rebels and Obtained the mastery in tn,
revolted districts. The rebel leader, Genera
Cabral, who had been prominent in placing
Baez in the presidential chair, had asked
permission to leave thecountry.
New YoRx, April 8.
The Times Washington special says:-
The President will appoint committee 70
the Port Of New York in day or two.
Prof ]. d. B. Debois Was before the re
construction committee yesterday and CAV
his testimony in the state Of the South. LII
account is said to have been subsvAntiall!
that the Southern people are in faif eohdi
ton for reconstruction.
One of the two expert professors Of chem
isty to whom the Secretary Of the Treasur.
referred the investigation Is TO the combus
tibae or non combustible quality Of petro
leum has responded. His evidence j
unqualifedly that the commodity is combua
tible within the meaning Of the law, an
consequently special Licences for transport
ing it must be taken out before it can b
carried on passenger vessels. The other ex
pert has not yet res pended.
l.. HamiltDn, who was arrested in Nes
York and taken to Washington under tn
belief that he was the notorious rebel guer
rilla, Quantrell, has been released froI
custody by order Of the military authori
ties.
New YoRK, April 3.
The Worlds Washington special says
The joint commission between the Unite
States and the government Of Columbia me
to.day for the purpose Of hearing the fins
arguments in the cases of the United State
Mail Steamship Company, the Panama Raj
road Company, and the Pacific STEAMSHIP
Company. The umpire, Sir Frederic
Bruce, will be present in all these cases.
Judge Dean and s. S. Cox will submit AZ
guments in behalf Of the government. rhi
closes the whole matter.
The sub committee on ways and mean
had another protracted session over the ia
b,ll yesterday. They failed to reach an
conclusion in regard to changing or e,
tending the income tax. 1t is very doubt
full now if the House will agree to any alter
alton fer the present of that measure, an
the committee have been advised Of tia
fact.
There has been an informal meeting I
the radicals in regard to the question Of &C
journment. After full and free confer
ence it has been decided to protract the SCI
sion until the latest period. A majorit
are in favor of holding on until Septembel
1t has further been decided to protract an
postpone the regular business or two G
three months yet. The object Of this ne,
move has not yet transpir,d d, but it is SUI
lpos,d to have considerable political signif
canoe.
New York, April 8.
The Herald says A larger quantit
Of money than had been received for som
time came into the O'Mahoney Fenia
He dquarters yesterday.
The Irish Fenians VINO had to fly TO thei
country, held a convention yesterday, a
267 Bowery. They were interrupted b.
otiicisls from Union Square, who were dis
posed Of by the police. The conventio
lsent a committee to ask the Killian O'Ma
honey leaders what they are doing with tn
immense sum received for j. X B. wa
purposes. The senate meets on Nonday
April 9th.
The llerald's special says A stron,
effort is being made in the interest Of tn
delinquent tax papers to abolish the reye
nue. detective system which as been SO sue
cessful in discovering the frauds in III
government revenue. The fraud that com
of those parties who had been detected b.
those officers in trying to dcfraud the gov
eminent, were discovered in their move
ments, has defeated the scheme, and ha
not left sny too & Cd an impression in regas
to thosc assessors and collectors who len
themselves to this scheme in behalf Of III
delinquent tax payers.
Nathan Sargent, Commissioner Of Gus
toms, has been informed Of the seizure.
few days since. Of seventy thousand valua
BILE cigars by the Collector at New Orleans
which were being struggled into the Unite,
States nj that mort