Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-19
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Fron New York.
New YoRK, Oct. 10.
An interesting breach ofpromise case was
tired yesterday before Judge Davis i'll part
three Of the Supreme Court Circuit. The
complainant was Mrs. Elizabeth Richards,
. LADY of 81, and = gentleman named Rob't
Roberts aged 4O-both residents Of this
city. The lady Was married twice before,
aud now brought SUIT against the gentle
man on the ground Of being false to his
matrimonial engagements, for which she
claims $4,000 damages. The Jury brought
in . verdict for the defendant.
Judge Barnard has finally decreed that
Harriet f. Christy 10 the lawful wife and
rightfui heiress Of E. p. Christy, the negro
minstrel.
The whole number Of votes registered In
Brooklyn foots up 3S.297. The city vote
last year was only 81, 800.
The game Tor the bsse ball championship
between the "Atlantics." Of Brooklyn, and
the "Mutuals, - Of New York, played ct Bed
ford, was won By the former club BY score
Of "a to "a.
The surviving sailor Of the ill-fated steam
er "Evening Star" which loundcred at sea
on the Cd inst, whereby $50 lives were
lost, made some statements yesterday re-
gsrding the uuseaworthiness Of that vessel
in her unserviceable condition. She went
10 sea with but little more than half .
crew.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Boston Journal Of yesterday murniug state S
that treaties with imperial Government OF
Mexico have been agreed upon. and are no"
under process Of exchange.
The French troops and Maximilian with
draw, this year. from Mexico. The Unitei
States assumes the prOtec,orate OF the Re
public, guaranteeing the French claims in
consideration. MEXICO csdss to the United
Stats, the peninsula Of Lower California
and the territory south Of our present south
west boundary.
Concerning the Baltimore police commits
sioners matter tho Herald says 1T Is sand
that the Governor acknowledges that njus
tice has been done by the judges ut The re
cent election and will take the mit,er int
serious consideration, and act prior 10 the
November election The Radicals are very
much excited and threaten forciblc resist
ance in case the commits ioners are removed
Ia view o the fact that they are greatly IN
the minority here, they threaten that they
will receive aid from Pennsy lvania. A bad
feeling exists which may lead to more i'm.
portant disorders than these OF local char
acter.
A Herald Lcavcnworth special says, the
denver News publishes the following ex-
tract FROM private letter to Capt. Coch-
ran:
1--WE learn that Mr.. Weston, editor Of the
Salt Lake Vedettc, was taken by the Nor.
nous on the night Of the 81 inst, and Sc
vsrely beaten and given six hours TO leave
the city, and lake egwi,h him several prom
inent gentiles. ! Mr.. Weston rsfsscs Il
leave sod deueunccs Mormonism 10 the
bitterest terms From The frequent occur.
renee Of outrageous BY the M0emons on tn,
gsntilcs, serious troubles may be looked for
A letter from Pucbla to Denver, applying
for arms and ammunition for protection
against the Indians, who are reported Il
have killed 10 persons and made prisoners
one family.
Further information in regs, to the fgh
at Trinidad, says that Col. Alexander reach
ed the scsns Just in time to witness the ct
tack Of . raoche BY the Indians. He en-
gagged them 1--we miles along ire Purgartori
killing IS, with the loss of one soldier killet
and . wounded. They pursued the Indi
ans, but were unable to take them.
The Denver Ne,cs publishes the following
account of the fight On Wednesday even
ing the Indians made an attack on the sol
diers and citizens. The Indians were re
pulsed with the loss Of IL killed. They wer
fighting last evenipg-rcsult unknown.
A Herald New Orleans special says, tn
Louisiana ideals are fearfully afraid owe
the discovery by the detectives Of abou
1000 stand Of q ms aud four pieces Of ar
tillcry, which they claim belonged to reb
81 association, but which in reality are tn
property Of the knights Of Arabia, who ar
believed to b out on an expedition.
Lit. Harding, Of Shenandoah uotoriety
left New York on the for that port on th
Evening Star, with Others, to complete th,
arrangement for calling, but - he wen
down in that Inflated vessel, it 10 probabl
the expedition will - delayed.
The Herald's Albany special says, there
was an important 0oo4luR OF the director,
Of the N. Y. c. r r. held to-day. ct whici
the chief question q discussion vas, whs
shall control thsis imueose evaporation. /
appears that deeply Interested parties hsv,
run up the stock from 90 to ll9-ths lat
Ter being to doy's price. The eastern CAPT
tai stoek = al. O0O. 600. The marty tech
nically known 40 the South Shore party
made IN Of Western railroad men. hole
about 81, 900 900 Of the stock On Express
company some "a. 600. 900, and other par
ties other large smounts. The point 10 b,
accomplished i 70 90 work The combina
tions Of these bolders Of stock a to total,
Gust the present board and give the con,ro
q the direction % ono Get or party Of them,
Il 10 absolutely necessary that ths cours.
should be taken 10 AVOID serious losses.-
strife, will be galvanized BY the election o
a temporary president to hold office TIL
December, or 0y permanent election, and
hy that time new candidates for the presi
dency will have come to the surfarc.
The Herd'ds Washington special says
Senior Romero has adv'ces which lead him
to dcnb, the report OF the defeat OF Escobcdc
by the imperialists.
A Tribune Lcavcnworth special, dated
from Peubla, Colorado Territory, Oct, 8,