Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-10

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
support the confederacy and thet b. ~
M1tl paeposeyy avoided It.
The Treasury department yesteday n
ceised . Telegram fte4 Chiel<o a16ou0clnB
the deSlh Of Luther HaveuS, cohesion tor
a.: ss;slp. af, -, Hi' 'ss'''''' has not ben
. q NV Yons, March Owls. H. CasseA
and Jaurei Mitchell, aged respectively, IL
years, were asrsiened yesterday ap z
eh1rre X forgery. Cannon procured
blank checks from the printer 10 whose
eonylsy 10 had recently been and forged
1seA. 4SOOa - ", OS0 ~ the Central
National Bank, and obtained the two hrst
nausd euuls, bnt We third cheek vas the
cause Of their discovery end erfest. John
Casey, . saloon keeper, and Alex. Gray
were arrested on suspicion Of being con
cerned in the scheme. The case 10 stu
nnGier invsstigatsen. ~ "a
Nkw Yosk, March l0.---Twenty distille-
RES we're seized in this city yesterday By
the general officers in charge Of property
defaulting the Government BY emitting to
pay import laid on whiskey in the internal
revsaue Law. Charges against parties vi
psobAb be investigated to>dAy.
NM YoRH, March 10.-The Times
Washington special says.
Hon. F. Thomas, of Maryland, is prepar-
paring to makc calm before congress on
behalf Of the state for damage on sccount
Of the burning Of 3 bridges on the ronte
from Washington to Fredericksburg, des
troyed by order Of Lev Wallace, At Q bat
tie Of Monoccocp. in July, 1864. General
Wallace, in response. TO. inquisics from Mr..
Thomas, says he ordered the burning Of the
bridge 10 relard Barly - march upon Wash
ington by depriving him of facilities fos
crossing the stream, and that Early wal
there detained hours. A second object was
to bring into action the forces detained t.
guard bridges. Tho overpowering numbers
Of Early's troops making it imperative ia
concentrate il the federal forces to hold thu
rebels in check.
The further consideration Of the bank
rup.cy bill will DC resumed in the house OF
" edncsday or Thursday next. The friend
Of the bill have confidence in It's passage
Several Of the members who heretofore op
posed the bill having sign led their inten
lion Of supporting it.
New YORK, March lO>-As tile New Ia
ven freight train which left this city at s.S
4 o'clock last evening was waiting ut Harler
I bridge for the Aitsny and Troy Express t
. pass, The boiler OF the locomotive exploded
shattcring the Engine and everything con
nccted with it, and instantly killing tn
fireman and d dangerously wounding the eI
gineer. The Albany and Troy Expires
tram was delayed an hour and u half, an
, | Al =: 4
. the accident. .
:. Nrw York. March lO.-An immens
Fcnian meeting was held at tho Coopcf;fl
+, stiiu,e last evening. and stirring spedGA{
!. were made by Messrs. Rafferty,, McCanN1
= Collins, Lane, and others. The Fcnian e,
: element shows no statement.
This mornings Worlds Washingto
Il special says:
The House judiciary committee ycsterls
aullorized tacl chairman to report an III
rortant bill TO restore possession Of Il
n lands confisfatcd by the authorities Of ii
o Siatesfately in rebellion. It provides tn
/ IN all cases where any loyal citizens Of Il
y United States have been dsposscssed Of an
lands or teae,ncnts belonging to him or h
!, within any Of the said States by any orde
u proceeding or decree Of those States, on II
ground ofhis or her absence or failure to ii,
e support to said States, it shall b. the dut
~ Of the President or the commanding ofiic,
~ Of the military forces stationed within Il
particular State or district, by an ord
# setting forth all the facts in the ease, to r
y store to the person or persons so aggrievs
It the possession and rights -whiei, they he,
Is been unjustlv deprived Of, and to protc
s them in sucli rights