Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-01

| who may fall ITO DIS na"us ~, nv ~, h;,.-
smbcskstion Of the French, Is slip "'"''
ed a. a omc;.,.
II nv The Juarez government when !nIo"
/ 4 food Of light upon Or'eg.s opeIa''on.'
Thc ners from the seat Of war in fars'
,uav i. da.ed-Rio Janerio. Oct ~; IN
dtit;on 10 the change OF commanders ~ ~
Brazilian army, which was reported 10 the
Herald few days ago, a new command'r
has been appointed TO command The fee' !"
Mace Of Admiral viscoun, Tamandfea.
4 lew Of % .0o0 men in Brazil is demand
al h,, IL. roc, ui,s are coming ia bn. sio My
The lass OF .l,. allies t For, Curapar'y -
nox r.,orted 70 be Z, 900 meI, besides tlIec
iron ciads being seriously damaged. Inc
allied asmy. il was rumvred, would iaii pacN
on COrsentcs.
The national exhibition ct Rio Janriro
opened on the 18th Of October. The exhi-
bi,ion il intended to display the products Of
that favored country. The Emperor and
Empress, and the Prince and Princess .e>
companled by large suit, attenoed '"e
Further heavy duties have been imposed
on The distiIlaiion Of rum in Jamaica, oy the
Legislature of that island. But little mar
sin for prolit now remains with the Gus
i,.ss Under the new tax there will be in
the future no direct communication bes~ cen
| Kingston and the United States except oy
transient sailing vessels.
A screw steamer called the Bolivar, reach.
ed Laguayia. Venzeuela. on the lStn Of
October last, having been fitted out in Eng
land for the use Of the Venezuelan navy. II
was manned with Englishmen who insisted
on being retained ~ its crew. and on finding
that the Venezuelan Government would not
retain them, they put TO sea with the boil
var, end have not since been heard ssom.
DIR. Rodcnstein has been censured BY the
board Of health for neglectirg 70 rspsrt the
prevalence Of the typhoid fever 10 the Dat
and Dumb Asylum. 1t 10 likely hospital
will be established on the battery for the
reception OF those suffering typhus fever.
A Washington special says: Judge Car
ter. Of the Supreme CouIt, will deliver the
address OF welcome At the mass reception Of
Congress.
There have been 22s designations ofclerks
in the treasury department during he past
year; mostly on account Of inadequate ssln'
rics. A strong effort will be made 10 have
Congress increase their salaries.
The estimated receipts Of revenue for the
next fiscal year, instead Of being 5000. 900,
900, M has been published are really les.
than $45O, 600, 600.
The Secretary Of the Treasury will no
recommend the issue Of any per cent
bonds o. stated and will indicate the tim,
At which, in his judgment. the rssump io'
Of specie payments can be safely Effected
Il 10 his opinion that this may be done il
l6 months, but hopes for an earli date.
A Hartford special says:-Mr. leach
Grocer, Of this city Was stabbed four times
on Thursday night in an encounter with
burglar. The robbsr escaped.
A A,mphis special says By the coils
ion on ths Memphis 4 Charleston Railros,
yesterday three white, aud four freedmen
were instantly killed. The baggage and q
press cara took fire, consuming their con
the killed. Mr.. Jones, the baggage master
in falling, was caught BY the baggage, and
! although unhu,t Was burned ~ DEATH
Three freight cars, second class passeuge
car AMI two engines were destroyed. N
passengers were injured. The accident re
suited from trains running behind time.
The Times Washington special says =
The Presidents message has been delivere
+ 10 the agent Of he Associated Press, to
sent to the leading Journals Of the country
Copies for the New York aud Philadelphi
press, however, have been entrusted g. tn
care Of specil messenger, who will dclve
them when the reading Of the documcn,
commenced in Congress.
The Worlds sp cisl insists that his sum
mary Of the Secretary Of the Treasury's r.
port published few days since, was mad
up from the books. was entirely correct
The licIald's Washington special SAYS
Senator Morrill,, Of Maine, it is understood
will Immediately, on tn assembling Of Co,
grcss, introduce bill to confer the priv
eye Of suffrage upon the freedmen Of tn
district, aud will cnerge,ically insist on y
early vote. II is said to be his purpose i
! have this new Law in full force before tn
, next municipal election in this city. ltwa
Senator Morrill, who introduced aud carrie
through the bill emancipating the slaves {
the district.
Secretary McCulloch is DESTROYS that Con
gress should enact q clear Law making
, distinctly understood that he United State
, is pledged to redeem the principal 40 we
! IS the interest on its bonds in gold, bv
knowing the opposition which al Of hi
measures meet in that body, he will not d
rectly prepare Il in that form. However
it is not unlikely that this End several oths
measures no has on foot will be brought I
the attention Of Congress At the prope
time.
| An alleged cable special, published in h
!, Associated Press, news from Paris, state
that Stewards cable dispatch related main
to the march Of the French troops frol
Mexico and the caplc dispatch was prob,
bly, spurious, rs It could easily have bee
manuf ,ctured here, the land lines 10 Heart
Content being down oil day yesterday.
The registry Of New York City for II
charter election next Tuesday numbers l2G
400.
Adviccs from Rio Janeiro, October 29tl
|, state that Baron Amasonas vas appointe
commander Of the a led fleet in Paragus,
. ian waters in place Of viscount Tamondar
Marshal Caxlas has been appointed to Il
command Of the Brazilian army and prob
, bly, will receive command Of the whole .
lied force. Lopez is still Strengthening b
Go,ces at Cairnpsity. Tho allies lcat Il
; men in the assault on Cairnpaity. Par
guayan loss unknown. Three Of the allie
iron clads were seriously disabled. The
are said to have done more harm than goo
:" assaulting columns-kiling more Of il
own men. The allied forces have falle
back to Corriertes. Large quantities ,
ammunition is being sent from Rio JanreiI
TO Montveiro. bot few troops ere going.
+ The u. s. Minister, Washburne, will q
tempt to reach Paraguay in the gunboa
Gen. FLORES.
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