Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-21

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The cholers has reached Key West, ID
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A srons feeling ID iAvoe sf .nhesst;ou
o The Uni4sd Suites 3 Reported in ia.
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Tn. Fse;sns Of Nashville, Tsss.. sav nj
lheir sb,s tsdied men wsss cent y The Oas.
Ada frontiee osee Weex go. -
Gen Burnside ~as yesterday nominated
Tor Governor Of Rhode Island BY the Union
Ptsas CyFvnti~. al gg0
Advjces from Havana state thk the en-
tire British West India naval squadron has
IN those waters for Halifax, 70 box after
lhe Feaians. -
A New York dispatch. received March
Goth. says three Of Prof AgasAfs assist
Ants returned from Brazil in the 1T United
6tstes and Brasil Company's mail steamer
lA,ana. The cosrtssiss q ths tesspaay
haze been most handsomely sltendel o
Prot. Agassis end bic assistsntA Dot snIy
As above, but 10 traosporting fron the Am
hzon The collsctisn Of fishes to ti1 United
Btates. Tho Rostsn Journal 10 Informed
That Prof. Aesssis and others ot ths party
will not return until late in the SCION.
The latest advioss from Mexic,t present
the Republicans AZ still maintaiaiae . cour
egeous and energetic opposition T. the I'm.
perialists. An important Rspnba0n VIC
cory had been gained in . batle The
French showed no signs oflesvingtAe coun-
Try. The Republicans still bold most Of
The country in the Pacific States. 1he I'm.
kerialists are organising grand 1hpaiea
from Monterey aud Aasamovas weA1ard.
Sixty persons have bsen arressel in Hay.
Ii, charged with being iuplicstsl in tho
late revolution, and II is though at least
tseaAyef them will be sxsoat1. 4 5aa
Among the examining surgeons Of the
United SaAtep Pension bureau rec oily -.
pointed arc Dr.. George K. AdMss1an, Of
Chicago, and Dr.. Jehs K. Bosde, = Car
thage, III.
/ We will probably ere long hear d . des>
perets sna bloody battle On she PsaaA 5iy>
er, on the north bank Of which tts1 lfiieti
prazillisns, Uruguayans and Arsentines
have ~ staag .ndtnseeing6 ~ yOOo ma sup>
ported by naval force, threatenin; an at>
tack upon . Pssagusysn army Of %. .OOO
men, in strong feSti6cations on tina south
bank. The allies are expscted soonso crovs
the river, when desperate conflict sill en-
eue. .s
The Herold's Rio Janeiro corrspsldence
Of March goth gives further particuaes re :.
gardinR the River Platte ear. lnlneoss
preparations were making for th,tsttle,
which was imminent At the date Of tfs'latest
advioes. The allied army Of the BrszDians,
Argentines and Urugusyans, nuabering
about $4,000. and supported by . csisider.
able and efficient naval feet, lay u the
south bank Of the Parsna River, nthe Wis
entity Of Pass de Il Pattria, eonfro,tld on
the north aide by The Paraguayans. skima>
ted At only 10000 men. Defensive uorks
Of great strength, however, possessedlS the
latter, were supposed to nentralizs { bcme
extent. the numerical advantages ove them
Of their enemies. Tie allies dssig1ed to
soon atteupt the passage Of the riv,r, and
desperate struggle Was expected. They
had also in contemplation Aank novsnsnt.
aud IN attack on tne Paraenaysn ,Mr.-
Parties Of Paraguay ans had crossed in
boats over tbs river. Skirmishing iad oc>
CURED. The allies. however, repul,ed the
Paraguayans with small loss.