Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-06

NEw Yosk, Sept. 8.
There vas marked increase 10 the cbol
- sspoet Of ysssssday. Twelve nsw casss
ard thirseeo deaths wefs reported. The
eause Of the increase hes bsen the warn
weather and the eating Of unrips fruit.
Four fresh cases were reported 10 Brook.
% uers 81.
A Herald Ottaws. Cansds. dispatch eivse
further reports VI the dlsaiEsction OF the mil
itary. One Of the causes which Is nov sup
posed. originates from the dread Of favings
light with the Feniars, ~ well ~ their non-
pay mspt. The repeal OF the neutrality law
| had tccaaioned considerable irritation -
Twelve 3 and IL FOUNDERS are on their way
Gom Engiand. Twelve batteries are await
eng tran por,at,on. Pablic opinion incIines
10 the view that the Gosernm mt connived
| at the escape Of Murphy and his co'npan>
| ions
The case Of Elisha Buckwan, on trial in
| the Bergen county circuit court OF New Jer-
A.y, for cattle poisoning, vas concluded yes
eiday. The jury returned . verdict Of
guilty.
Major General Nelson A. Niles has been
| relieved from the command Of the district Of
Fortress Monroe. Brigadisr General II. 5.
| barton, Colonel Cf the 9th United Statss Ar
tillery garrisoning the Fortress assumes the
command.
A runor from San Francisco says that
he men under command Of Col. George S.
Knox, formerly ON Gen. liO0ker's stat left
/ that city for Mexico, with the intention Of
joining the Liberals.
Martha Angela, sister OF the late Arch
b;s lop Hughes died yesterday in this city.
The Tribune has the following New Or
| leans date Of September 9Th: The military
| commission Organized 70 investigate the
| circumstances connected with the late mas
,scre, completed their report 70 Gen.
Sheridan at noon TO day The report covers
eleven hundred pages Of closely written
manuscript, and proves conclusively that
the massacre ives prec0ncerted and piear-
ranged By Mayor Monroe and others. The
members o. the fire dePas tment, and the
DID, rent sections Of rebel military crganisa-
tons which exist in this city. appeared on
The ground ct given signal. armed 70 the
teeti, aud assisted the police 10 their hellish
task Of numbering un.l.ncd and delencelcss
union men, Over one hundred and any
Trustworthy witnesss- have been examined,
aud the evidence eofSObcsas.ve Of their
statements l. incontrovss tib .. Evidence
was also taken in reference to the compost
ton Of rcbsl grand jury. and the follow
Jog facts ELECTED: That The jury boz should
be filled with names from the registry Of
voters. From these names enc hundred
I'D twenty five are drawn, from which the
sheriff and the clerk Of the criminal court
select sixteen, under the direction Of the
Judge. IS grand jurors. On the registry
there are nearly ~ many names OF
Union mcn 10 Coniederates. But,
notwithstanding every one Of the
Jury selected were notorious rebels with Z
rebel Col. ~ foreman. Que 10 . member
Of the legislature and 10 therefore exc npt.
Two or three were members Of the last
Grand Jury, therefore their names could
rotIs~fully be in the jury box ut this tune.
v hild IL others were not registered voters.
and therefore legally incapaciated from servs
ing On grand jury IN the reorganization u
tie white school In the city, which has
nsely taken place. Many Of the lady teach.
Fers who are known Us Unionists were die.
charged aud good rebels are appointed in
thei, places. Leading Union men are dis.
satisfied becausc no action has been taken.
The complaint sworn to BY them On the 4th
VI August, before the United States Con.
mission charging Lieut.. Gov. voorhees,,
Mayor Monroe and the police with he muir.
der. and asking for their arrest under The
Civil Rights Bill and military orders. The
complaint vas referred BY the Commission.
ers to Major Gen. Sheridan. They ere pre-
pairing similar document TO be signed and
sworn to by large number, with the pur>
pose Of presenting it 10 higher military
suthority.