Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-05
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INV Yonx, Dec. 8.
A special dispatch says: A rumor = q
.;nn;re 20 circulate again Of chaces IN
me state department. Il Is now ss'G H"s.
Reverdy johnson is lik.!s soon to tab
.or,iolio Of Secretary Of State. a. Oh events
/, !. urstty certain tat something has gone
-ronr recently. for Il is generally whispered
4, .i;nlnr.tic circles that Mr.. reward VIII
soon retire.
R.,,,hIican Senators met in csucus today,
for al. uurp- sc o. arranging sanding
cnmmi.tes OF tic Ser"te. Iac comnit'eo
"a no hsve change Of matters we're not ready
10 make their report, and they adjourned 10
inert 70. morrow st II O'Clock. Il appears
there il some ditiicrlty in arrangements for
the chairmanship Of three or four other i'm.
porsant committees the special committee
having decided TO depose poolittle IRON
the craftsmanship OF the Indian COMMITTEES
and Dixen from the Pntofice Cemn'i,tes
end Cowan from Important CO0mt,tees.
which he beds. They are casting about TO
get proper men 10 take these positions. and
up 10 this evening had not determined on
the programme to be carried out. The mat
: viii 10 fully decided In to.morrow's eau
Gus. The Senatoes TO b dspoesd have No
idea of what is going on. After the CON-
mit,ss questions are disposed Of . move
will be made in the caucus TO bring up .
question sleeling . new vies.Prssi1ent In
place OF Senator Foster. Il viii be opposed
| ~ several rspublican 6snatssS, Whe re dis
inclined to naks any chang q psessnf.-
The friends Of Senator Wade. however, ere
detesminsd 70 push The matter vigorously
end secure his electiea ct sncs. - = "a
guard asaiast any accident. IL % dosbtiu'
whether anything can Be done nov 10 tn
matter. Il 10 said TO b their intention e
have III elections before the lsh Of Aarct
next.
II . s.posted that Secretary Ms0u'loucf
is an icipating action which Congress wi
be likely 10 take. He has ordered Mr.. Van
dyke. Assistant Treasurer ct New York. 4
sell gradually few millions Of gold.
II is pretty certain that Congress vii
pass the bill which Gov. Boutwell, submit
ted yesterday. On this subject there ha
already accumulated nearly ono hundred
millions in the Treasury.
Representative Bingham. Of Ohio, EN-
phat,cslly denies this truth Of the para
graph extensively published that he "a
preparing articles against the President o.
grounds Of completely in the asaassinato
Of the late President Lincoln He says b
u.vcr had such an idea and therefore nsve
~ intisnated.
81 Ngw Yonx, Dec 5.-The steamship SEQ,
! land Was abandoned 1t Daylight yestesds
!. | mov.ing, u hands leaving In the ship
: bosts. The captain, Hryt Uficsr cad pilo'
Zach having charge of boat. The boat !
I charge OF the pilot landed on Sandy llool
: tie reports that tie other hosts wss
.wamped, but believed o. hands wcs
picked up BY the steam tug Rescus, % st
YES near the wreck when he left. Cav
iiennescy sAw two Of the slip's boats adrif
me Of which he picked up. The s,esm
/. ship is breaking up very rapidly. He' b"
and stern are subne' ged. ~ith the mild
!, mt high out Of water. Cargo, cotso'
chccse, ETC., is floating about and ssrew
; along the beach.
The Worlds Dublin cossespondence. u
: der date al Nov. 81. says, = reward I
: 81 900 had been offered for the arrest
. James Stephens.
Q There 10 . perfect staguat'on In CONNER
! cial ciscl .. Trade 10 u complete ata
!. STILL The potato crop u allrgedte BE- fai
! urc. and every thing goes to prove thst
: ao,nsshing u not done for Ireland Lurin
: the coming year. the country will present
|. picture II misery and poverty even woes
than that in previous times.