Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-12

Madsm Adelaide Ristori, the great tragic
actress, her two children, and trouss Of 40
performers arrived in this city YESTERDAY, =
passengers on the steamship Pierre, from
Brest.
The Herald's Monterey, Mexico, cores
pondence, dated Aug. 90, says General
Sheridan on his recent visit to the Rio
Grande. had strongly advised Cortinez 10
submit 10 the authority Of Caravajolas, ~
an, disturbance between them would do
gre,t injury to the Mexican Republican
cause. Confidence was greatly restored by
Sheridan's visit among the merchants and
commercial men in Mstamoras and on the
border, and goods were beisg sent again IN
TO the interior.
Carsvsjal, Jossea. and the other eiiicers
concerned in receiving the surrender OF
Msgia. had been summoned before council
by Jusrex, who is dissatisfied with the terms
granted. :,
more money from France, and i was
thought that the murder Of number Of
foreign residents in Soncrs, will be made .
psetext for retaining the French troops after
the day named for their Withdrawal The
French rule in MONTEREY was reign Of ter.
ror TO the Mexicans. Fines were enacted
without receipts being given; citizens we're
insulted, Imprisoned and shot for words ut
tered in casual conversation With their
friends, and property confiscated
Gen. Tuerogs, who commanded the I'm
perisl troops in the city, has offered HE ter-
vices to the Liberals. but they have not vet
been accepted. The bearer u his commu-
ncation was imprisoned and will probably
be shot. The French we're to evacuats San
Luir Pa,oAi on the eighth Of September.
The Mraids Galveston correspondence
SAYS: General Hood was invited 10 seat
in the Legislative Halls, by committee,
and on his appearing was received with si>
lent honors, al. the members standing res
pectfuly until he was conducted to a seat.
The coming Texan crop Of CT on 10 es
timstcd ct 100000 bales.
The Tribune has the following from Au-
gusta. Me-: Fuller returns Ia, gely increase
the Union majority in that State. 1t will
reach 80, 600; and the closest ongression.
al District is carried by 1000. Our major.
ity 10 vastly larger than ever was gained IL
Maine before by any party. and IS nea,iy
double the average Union majority OF the
past year0.
Tn. Tribune has the following special
from New Orleans: Reliable information
has been received here that six eolorcd sol
diers we're recently murdered in Jefferson.
Texas. The military commander at that
post had their dead bodies shown to the
MAYOR. and intimsted to him that some one
would oe held responsible for the killing OF
Union men in that section. The lives Of
Union men are frequently threatened.
Gov. Welles and Hon. Thomas Coleman,
Chief VI the Bureau Of Emmigration. had
an interview With Yuka, 4 san Francisco
merchant, and his agent. Mr.. Strickland,
who proposes to introduce Chinese labor
here in October. 1867. but the act Of Con.
Z, ess OF 1862 is regarded Is barrier TO
their scheme.
A Tribune Nashville special says: Tn
der the provision Of Gen. Grants order,
No ~, four men we're recently arrested in
Giles county, by the military authorities
and brought to this city, on the charge Of
mlrdeting a negro. The civil anthor,t- Ell
Of Giles county refused to bring the mur>
derers TO Justice but after the men had
lard in jail . few days, the Giles county
court authorized that they be returned,
gushing the indictment on these condi-
tons. The Provost Marshal Gene raj
sent tho prisoners here today.
A Tribune Chicago special has the follow
irg: In Clarke County, Alabama, on Sun
day last, two negroes who we're unable TO
sottle some tr,fng debt incurred by them
before the war, were sold into slavery. one
for $3.50, and the other for $500 Their
united debt amounted to 81 800 in gold
In Western Arkansas silver mine had
been struck which for several days yielded
eighty pounds daily, and then became ex
hau>ted. The owners are trying to find .
continuance If the vein, where il is believed
the metal can be found in fabulous quaint,
ties.
A Mining Company in Northern Louis>
lana. on Friday, struck . solid block ofpure
lead weighing SO tons.
Other large block were found at distance
Of eleven feet below the surface Of the
ground
The Hcrald's Ottowa special, in speaking
Of the Fenisns, says:
The escape Of Murphy, the Head Centre,
and his associates from the Cornwall Jail
was the great topic Of conversation in Cans
ada during the past week
1t is believed that the circumstance will
encourage Fenanisn, not only in Canads,
but in the Cni,ed Statee.
The steamer aeised recently ut Montreal,
10 the propeller congress" owned in De-
,rVit The owner hsa been unable. so fa-,
to recover his own property.
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