Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-21
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NEW York, April 81.
The Herald's Toronto special Of last even.
ing says The Globes Cornwall dispatch
tonight says that great dissatisfaction exists
among the magistrates by the singular cause
Of the Mayor Of Cornwall, who is an Orange
man, and who in forming his court exclu-
ded all Catholic Magistrates from the bench
This fact, together with the exclusion Of the
press,and other circumstances lead the peo.
pie to believe that whether guilty or not, a
diabOlical attempt is being made to punish
the prisoners. Wheeler was very insolcnt,
aud threa .ened to apply to President Jehr
son. wsl
A special dispatch FROM Cornw Al, .,so
says:--A very unpleasant rune. ia .Ao.t
As follows: Detective Clark. while hero ,s n
witness, by speaking lrist cot into The con.
fdcnce Of n O'Donob ma ef Cornv.ll. and
INDUCED him with .,h;.kev. He represent
Gu n'a.seI' g scnian sympathizer and
drew rom 'Jonahue the names Of other
!. mpssn'A' RS here ; also that if any move.
a.en. . made Mayor Allen would be the
r."' .ictim. Clark made affidavit that o.
. = .naAuO gave him this information, and the
Mayor says he has it in his possession. The
citizens kindly offered the prisoners newspa
pers, but the magistrates refused to allow
them to receive them, The magistrates a.
ready declare that the prisoners will be com
United to the fall assiEes. The people con>
slider this cruel persecution.
The Globes PASSPORT dispatch tonight
says;-Small squads are moving 10. Calias
and other Maine towns. Kill;an has gone
to Portland and Ssnnot is in command.
The Cornwall special dispatch to the
Herald dated last evening says: Colonel
Wheeler was brought w for examination,
It $50 this morning. he acted in the most
defiant manner daring, the magistrates to
dctain him longer. lie stated that - an
American citizen he. would claim his pro-.
lection from Andrew Johnson, if they at
tempted 10 keep rim under arrest without
producing the evidence that they possessed
agsinst him. 'lhe magistrates were serious
" frightened at his threats and almost IN
animously deci del 10 let him ~.
Col. Wheeler left for New York, by this
mornings train. asyale .
The present garrison at Fort Hamilton,
consistingct the l2uhIAhntry, and = pot
ton Of the LIST Artillery, regulars, are under
orders to proceed 10 Eastport, ltnans. The
LIST Arklllsry vas under the command u
Major Anderson, at Fort Sumter, and b.
been 1t Fort Hamilton ever since the capture
or Sumter BY the rebels. They will b conf
veycd to their destination in . steam trans
port. 70 5ts fft'n Pg
The Master Mechanic Association Of
Brooklyn held . meeting last night. Adj
dressss were media. In which u Was stated
that notwithstanding the strike OF The Jour
sneymeh, the Oldest and best hands still Ia.
b0r ct the cid rates.4 Capitalists who had
heretofore invested largely in btilding pro-
jects had put their capital in new channels.
and It was probable that mechanica would
have little to do during the summes. ,a2s.
The Herald,s spseial says = number Cd
lately But they have 50 far either been ab>
sorbed In or bought up by the old compa>
mics. We nov. bear that anotherone called
the Merchants Union has bcc1 organized
wathiAieapissl Of 1i5, O00, 600, and lbat it,
principal ONCE - sUoh 70 be opened in this
city, Umore r. Ross, Of Auburn; New
Work 10 RresidentAnd VIM H. Seward, il,
; vice President The company intAnds Ii
II ttoeS not follow tue new &f4Ahis,tiQna pre-
syiouay men6oped, 70. ruu QAerba he pst6ojpAl
huainssS6 tAteeso f the eu0httysssA civ haA
~ The HefaldAss Washington specist ssys:
IT h dnderst0od tbit the 6ecteiery ri the
TREASURY has under copsideratob the sub.
jscE sf iasaing pssPosals fora new 6ve PER
es~A loan,uiF a.df g8sdA "-a5.sa9l1N -" y
fasrks WoridiS Washington special, says;
The, House Judicisry Comuittss yesterday
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