Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-26
rmE NEWS.

Judge Birch, Of Mo. will contest COL Van
Horns seat 10 the 40th congress.
A condagrstion q Ripley, o.. on Satur-
day, destroyed t75,oOO ~erth Of property.
Partly insured.
A block and . half Of buildinea were
burned in Shelby, No., last Thursday night.
Loss unknown.
A large ere On Thussdsy night destroyed
loo buildings in The city Of: :vicksburg. Miss.
le persons were killed, and 100 families
rendered homeless. Loss estimated at g..
O0O, 600. The DIRE was the result Of care
lessneee.
At Elmisa. N. Y. cn Mosdsy large Gre
destroyed property TO the amount Of $500,
900; insurance losses will reach 5000, 600,
chiefly on New York Ere companies.
The Merchants Union Express Co. hav.
established an office 1t Upton.
Three thousand men and three steam dirt
shovels arc now engaged on the railroad OK.
tension near Newton, Iowa.
In the South Carolins House Of Repre-
sentatives the insolvent debtors bill has
been 40 framed a. to secure homestead Of
100 acres, With the house attached thereto.
and in that form it passed.
A :samster from Linsville, No.. was muir.
dered and robbed Of about 81 900 in Wa
psllo county few nights since. A reward
Of $500 is offered for the arrest Of the mur-
derer.
The Republican,, referring to Governor
Lyon, Of Idaho losing 447, 900 in sleeping
car, says Il is matter Of publicity that the
Government has, at different times, advanc.
cd him t1Oo, 900 in his capacity - supesin-
tsndsnt Of Indian affairs Of Idaho. Of which
hs has given no account whatsvss, and shst
hs will have to pay to the Government that
sum, o. well the t47. 600 stolen.
The total number Of pupils attending the
Nascatine public schools is l,064.
A carriage factory and cabinet isesssy
are aaong the iwprovsossts eentsnphtsa
in Narshalltswn ~ coming spring.
The Duquqss 1sms oasss premiums 10
parties in the city asd county, Who shall
send in the greatest amount Of items during
1868.
Jas. W. Ssephenssn, one Of the proprie
toss Of the Alton Rer;elle. has been appoint
ed Deputy U. s. Cellsctos, rice o. r. Har :
rie, removed.
The Hardin Seasinel informs 10 that Q
colony Of 500 Germans and Norwegians are
expected 10 settle in Ellis Township next
spring. Their agent hes already purchased
some 200 acres Of timber for them.
II Is stated that the President will here
after refuse the use Of troops for the South.
ern States. except. in ease Of riots. This
action is founded upon the recent decision
Of he United States SuPreus Court.
The Methodist Church, South has ceased
TO exist The requisite number Of votes
bad been obtained for The ''changs Of sams,"
cad we must speak hereafter Of ths Mesho>
dist Episcopal Church. Lay delegation bas
also been carried.
News to the 9Olh from vsrs Crux, he's
been received. The French have seissd
$500. 600 Of Imperial treasure. The stssa-
q Eugenis bed sailed with e6oO. 900. Of
whieh e4so.0oo bsleoss he the French
gsvssn0ses 80 ths rest 70 eitiseas. o.
Thousand fFsoeh tssops havs sailed ~
France.
By seseoss we have he istelliesncs ef .
terrible Disaster in Caodia. The Tueks.
] 800 strong. bombarded the convent of
Arcadisn. containing 1917 men and s4S
women. ~ two days. After preaching The
wallis, the Turks poured into the court Of
The cenvsnt, when . monk fred the masa>
zine. killing 1000 Turks, wounding . large
number more, and killing l5s Cretan oso
and ss6 women. In revenge, the Turks
burned seven Cretan villages, for which
shr Cre'ans burned s7oTurkish vilisees.