Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-06
THE NEWS.


THE NEWS.
The Julien House of Dubuque vas scld
the other day to Woodwork 4 Bro. fer
&s2, 900.
Secretary Seward was in conference with
several Republican Senators on the floor Of
Senate yesterday.
Denver advices say that the anti>State
Convention on the s4.h uItinowas failure.
John Phayre, thirty-five years employed
- collector for the Commercial Advertiser,
died on the morning Of the 9th inst, aged
70 years.
II appears BY the sticial correspondence
that the Government have been vigilently
inquiring into tho whereabouts Of Surratt
for the last s,x months.
Mr.. williams, Of Pennsylvania, spoke
ably for one and half hours in favor Of
curtailing the power Of the President.
In the House no business Of importance
VAS been done yesterday. Legislation
awaited the action Of the caucus last night.
The action Of the Senatorial caucus in
dsposing and reducing the four Senators
who betrayed their party. caused considera-
ble Huttering in the Senate yesterday.
Last week S,26o immigrants arrived in
New York, making sl.lls this year, against
22,250 to same date last year.
There is report that Secretary Seward
has resigned, and that the Reverdy Johnson
Of Maryland, will be appointed ~ his sue
cessor.
Colonel Meany, who has been arrested iu
London o. leading Fsnian. was formerly
editor Of the Daily Commercial in Toledo,
Ohio.
The second annual Convention Of the
Editors and Publishers Of the State Of llli.
nois will bs held in Springfield on Tuesday
and Wednesday. January and ., 1867.
The amount Of taxes assessed this year in
Jasper county, is 7o,25o.ss. Last year
il was $s5. 600. The total valuation Of
personal property is 81 .497 sos Of real es-
tate, @s.724,ll4.
Superintendent Pictard, Of the Chicago
public schools, in his report.,on the condition
Of the schools, says that the the total num>
Der Of scholars enrolled in November vas
ls, ,42s-an increase Of 2,O55 over the cor.
rssponding month Of last year the average
dsily attendance was Ii, ,20S.7, being an in
crease Of .5O5.7 over the same month last
YER. The report was adopted.
The Chicago tunnel will be formally
opened today. with appropriate ceresno>
mics, which will be participated in BY the
city officials, members Of the press, etc.
John Hay has resigned the Secretary
ship Of Legation At Paris, and is coming
home.
Brigham Young says the United States is
opposed to him and the Lord Almighty in
favor ofhim.
Scsristina, in an epidemic form, is preva-
lent in New York city.
Washinton specials to the evening pa
psrs Gay that The Investigating Committee
have discovered astounding frauds On the
Government, embracing hundreds Of mil.
lions Of dollars. Prominent psrsons in the
South ars implicated.
The Comnittss on Ways aud Means, IL %
stated, will net lake up the 6nsncial ques-
ton till next week. They will do nothing
abost The tariff till tbe Senate sets - the
bill pending In thas body.
Two thousand labosers and 80 tbousspd
tsaos ass employed On the sailread between
Newton and Kellogg The gradlng is near
y I'll 6nished, except dssp cut nese North
okuak, upsa which . pesdsssus stsam
shsvs' 10 d work. nakiag Ne dirt 6y in
the livslisst tiad Of way.
4 destructive Ore occurred In Mobale. Ala.
On Monday afternoon. which Destroyed b.
tween t9oo,ooo and $500, 900 worth Of
psspsrty, iss'ading stock aad buildines.
The Lsndoo breadstuds markst is weak
and prizes ~ all articles le~a.
Arrival Il whslsrs q Henslulu assrseate
1900 barrels Of oil, and sos. 100 pounds oi
bene.
The police justices Of Cork have sent tel.
egraphic dispatches 10 the authorities here
asking for more troops to preserve the pe,cs
In that city.
The Indianapolis water Works Company
have aceeptedsths charter granted By the
city, and will procsed to the esection ol
works.
The royal eommissioa to consider and re-
port What changes are necessary n ths neu-
tsality hws Of EnsAnd is oow In session.
A fan Of shooting stars vas sbsssvsd q
Hoasasas % ths nioht II Nov. n, sl5 Ne
tssss bsing recorded u shs College Of pusA-
Ion. - s1sss asa
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Dsaeaats slsses1 - Rssnsu1ss, Mayor,
= ~ a.Jssisy. end . nejss.ey = tAs Ald-
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