Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-04
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Prom New York.
Nkw YoRx, Aug. 4.
There were - cases Of cholera and two
deaths reported in the city yesterday.
Since the 26th Of July, according 70 the
official report, l0s pesssns have died u the
city Of cholera.
The report from Brooklyn shows that
there wes0 10 eases Of cholera end deaths
there yesterday.
Since the recent adoption on Governors,
Daniels and Hsst's lslsnds, matters sppesr
10 be more favorable.
The Post Surgeon ct Atlanta, Ca, informs
~ hsalth sGkssss lhas parties there "
saippi"g ,nSecssd sap Nsath.
A Tsiess5s OtssVs, o. w., special sayo
hat he Republican party ~ 6ssn dslsass
I'd 10 their efforts to obtain democratic
feru Of Legislature fur Lover Cun1da By .
vote Of 90 10 81. Upper Canada wia Aave
Legislature q one elective chsoese whto
10 ths fosa sssght By ths Repubaisaas q
Lover Canada.
The parties Who were Implicated IN -
recent murder and outfages 10 Wsstchese9
Co.. whese Miss uicks was killed, eno
he arm Of . Mr.. Elliott Was broken -
| members Of Co. II, Let artillery and
were passed out Ct Fort Schuyler "a the
autl GRITTY Of one, then, Sergeant, BY Mans
Dorian. One Of the party, named Burke,
| is also . desertes who had got back to his
company only the night before the murder.
The Corporal Fitzgerald w.so did the shoot
ing. deserted his post TO 20 with the party
although he should have refused them per-
missien TO pass out Of the fort. and bears .
very bad character in the regiment.
By . decision Of Judge McCuren tine
health officers are not 70 bs intssfercd with
| 10 removing he fat melting establishments
inside from the city limits.
The French gun-boat La Nessue which
hss arrived at this port reports having len
the United States steamers Monoueahela,
Dssates, Florida, and Accanieo at 81.
Thomas.
A dispatch to the World. dated Rutland,
w., says:
An accident occurred on the X. / W.
1silroad sesr Granville, N. j., " ~ (the
3d) 20 the New York express train which
left here II 1910 r. n, BY which two pass
senger cars were thrown from the track.
one Of them filed with passengers, rolling
down high eInbankment, and injuring sir
or eight passengers, some Of them seriously.
The conductor and brakeman we're also
injured, though not seriously. The wreck
has been removed, and tho road 10 nov
clear.
The Tribune's special from Washington,
rays: Attorney General Heron, who was
an officer in the rebel service, virtually sanks
Gen. Sheridan, - By the order Of the Pres
ident, the military ais subject 10 the call
AID disposition Of the civil authorities.
A rumor here tonight says General Shsr-
idan will resign on accou0t Of the Prssi.
dents conduct In the affair, and tho embars
raising poaition loyal officers are placed in.
The 7ribsse's special Of the I'd, says the
military commission appointed 10 investi>
gate tire massacre Of union men took Dose
ties deposition 10 day. The Hon. John
henderson aud the Rev. Mr.. Horton we're
too wesk to give evidence. The Rev. Mr..
Jackson, the Hon. Oscar Paynatt. the Hon.
Il. Duperty, aud the Hon. Gen Howe, are
among the dangerously wounded not heres
tofore reported. Gen. llagn and tie Hon.
:. s. Fish nte ba6ly wounded but will re-
Yer. saw them 70. day in the hospital.
he Grand Jury have indicted tho members
OF the CONVENT u, and those Of them able
TO he dragged out were re arrested
Gen. Baird ordered stay u proceedings,
but the President telcgraphed him .mphat>
ically not to interfere.
The Nova Scotia telegraph line has been
down this afternoon. bet ween Sacxville
and Port Hood, but has now resumed ope-
| ration.