Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-31

gesled - The psepsg pssooa See u position
Of military envoy, but be cannot well b
spared iron the pressing duties consequent
upeo ~ se-eeranisalioa Of TIE army. Ger.
Shesmaa ~ therefore selected, he hav.
ing declined The tsrder o. the wsr Depart
ment, which was made By the President
When the change does occur IN the latter
department, Il d altogether probable that
Geo. Grant will assume IT. duties.
The Times Washingtoa special says: -
The administration does not entirely aps
prove ~ sigsssus lanesags Of Gen: Shesi.
dams order . fss - i applies % Aaximil
ian and his French relations. Thus Gar al
tbs sakeecousss with France on this subject
has been Of The most amieabls nature, and
there is neither intention or desire to inter
rupt them ct she present roment. Every
thiag peeuieee te.be aocomplished without
ony III $500 uhaesssr, unlseo 4 - %
~ ~ q th6De booditD W1om e.. 0hefi-
In oeyDoo hosAaeoso.
n fspotts ee0en. Sheridan being re.
1ioped - onnQ1o, anteoe anoaS ftoo New
Ofieoasfn IL ineoeUoe e ~ Voemies Of The
government, and for the purpose ofinjurisg
ths seslss II that o0lcsr.
Tbs 4ontgomsry-Santa Anna suit has
bsea dess1sd against Moateomery.
Philip Melting has been committed in g..
900 bail to answer the charge Of forging
Judge Monell's naue 70 naturalization pa
psrs.
Geo. Calrert, clerk in the employ Of c.
G. Parks, 81 New street, yesterday ab-
ssoodsd With $4,000 in gold checks be-
1oagisg to his employer. Ten thousand
dollars Of the ameust had been cashed. -
Payment On the rest he's been stepped.
The steamer ArisUnia, With San Fssncis-
90 dates Of the 10th, has Z. rived.
Thc Heeald'e Montreal special says -
There 10 bat oss fssling anong the Cans
dAo4 e0tossaine ths eonsiessd Feaisns, and
that s, that the law must take il course.
Tho Hssald's Toronto special says: The
Episcopal church in Brantf,rd VS. entered
By . party Of Fenians immediately after the
receipt Of the news that Col. Lynch and
Rev. ]. AcNahen were sentenced to he
hanged. The windows we're smashed and
the pulpit demolished, while party Of men
promenaded the streets cheering for Presi-
dent Roberts and Gen. Sweeney. II the
Fenian prisoners are released by the gov>
eminent in consequence Of the threats made
BY the Fcnians Of the United States, .
strong party will be formed throughout the
provinces.
Mayor Huffman received . letter from
President johnson in reilly to tho letter Of
the former, transmitting the resolutions
Of the Common Council concerning the re-
mans. The President. referring TO action
already taken through III, Secretary Of
State. says: These prompt proceedings will
conviacs you Of the deep interest felt By
the Government Of the United States in the
fate Of these citizens, and Of ito det. ea,.
ination to take oil steps that may he neces-
sary and proper for the protection of all il
citizens. vheresoevsr they may be.
An Albany dispatch says: A rapid survey
Of the Fenian situation from Albany 70 tie
frontier soables ms 70 report the gre test &C.
,ivity evSty where prevailing among TIE cir.
-. The Common Council Of this city
have a1eptsd resolutions locking to practic.
y aid The Ienians, and the Common
Council Of Troy, With the entire approba>
ton Of the Mayor, Flagg, will follow suit to.
morrow night The Fenian rifle associa. Ion
held most important meeting in Troy last
night. and were in session again tonight
Every where the circles OF the organization
exhibit more Of practical meaning in their
attitude in view Of the approaching posi-
bio executions ia Canada than over known
hseofe. Arms are scattered in great quaint.
tiss Ill alsng frsm White Hail to Burlington.
and it 10 known that = large quantity are
and have been long time secfeted on Cana
dian soil. At point not far distant from St.
Adams, VI.
Tribune Montpelier, Vermont, special
Gays: A vote was taken in the House to day
upon the proposed amendments to the Con
8 tuition, lit stands, yeas, 1879; nays, IL.
The eighth section Of thirty miles Of the
Union Pacific Railroad has been accepted,
and the road 10 now in running order go
miles west Of Omaha, which is twenty
eight miles west Of the one hundredth mer-
ldian Of West Longitude.
The steamship Arizona from Aspnwall
23d. arrived this morning. She has 81 $780,
900 in treasure
Since tho change Of rulers, affairs are pro.
crossing peaceably on the lsthmus.