Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-21
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Nsw Yoag, Sept. 81.
The Tribune's New Orleans special says:
I hsvs recsivsd trustworthy information
that 1--WE inen we're hissd y assassinate
Gov. Wells wlsn - Aisway u this city
from bis late visit 70 HE home in the parish
Of st. Landry. The Governor having re-
ceivsd infosmat. Of their designs, av0ids
them by taking circuitous route Of over
Information has been received from dif.
ferent parishes that hands Of lswless men
ars committing outrages ON the white and
black Unionists.
The Academy of Music in this city open
ed last Monday week. Every nigh, 'ha,
the national airs were played they were EN-
phst,cslly Kissed and groaned down BY the
loyal audience.
The world's special says: Nai. Gen.
Couch was to-day appointed bv the Prr.i>
dent - Collector Of Boston vice Vic.
Pr sdent Hamlin resigned.
The Times New orleans special .ays
Reports from St. Laudry and kspider pa.
,shes state that lawl - bands 81 DE-. pc, =
does, including in their number some Of the
evil authorities, are committing murder,
.lNost daily. The victims are genera. u
Union 80 and freedmen.
There were three fresh cases Of cholera in
the city Jeeesrday and seven burial permit.
wc:e issued.
I" Brooklyn only one case Of cholera was
reported
Stephens, the central organizer Of the f..
nixns. - receiving large acccssions 70 biz
ranks IL men, money, arms and sminuni-
I on, every day. Tn are immcd atelv slip
ped in tiny s,erious PACKAGE to II. land.
A Herald's Washington special says:
Maj Gen. Wagner Swsync, Asst Com
missioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau To- Ala.
halns, . Few days since ielegsapl,sd 10 the
Commissioner 10 reference 10 some errone-
Gus statement which had been given to the
public through the PRESS and stated 10 have
occurred in his district. flo :, bseQuen,ly
addressed to the Commissioners = letter. ~,
which be says: | beg leave to re,na / Il Z,
'or some weeks past, the attention OF par
ties here, has b. en- drawn 70 the y SYSTEMATIC
dissemination u items at the North, arpsr.
emily By one PEI son detailing al .orts Of
sensational occusrcncts to persons Of brth
races. The scene 10 generally laid in No
ble and the story uniformly without fvun.
datiou.
M.j. Gen. 8. D. Wood. Assistant Com
Of Freedmen affairs In mississippi, reports
to the Commissioners thst there hae b~en
considerable mortality In the State Aua
cholera. which 10 ewing pr,aeiply = the
want Of proper eau ion ~ the freedmen,
~ y HON the greater loss has been austsia.
Cd. The d ease Il now particularly vifu
lent. but yet 10 readily to treatment The
cholera ssoppesssd II the di.tric, Of Jack
ssn. aud il II iesred that its crease 70 in
ev'able. The Bureau Surgeon has bsen in
s,ructed {" try every means in his power ~
sl'ay the suffering Of the effected and %
prevent the spread Of the disease. The
cncicra . also reported at DAVIS Bend, but
not increasing
In reference to the crops the General
states, notwithstanding the appearance Of
the army worm, hs thinks there will be .
fair cotton crop, but the corn crop win be
very poor.
Major General j. G. Davis, Assistant
Coouissioner Of Freedmen's affairs in she
State Of Kentucky. sepos,s to the hsalqua..
ters 81 The Bureau that IN he month Of
August lest there were t3leO rations issued
in the State to $50 persons. These rati no
were issued to refugees and freedmen in ths
State hospital, and n Of them received but
Temporary shelter and care.
u y eported that thGsU ere no cuofioeaied
lands in the Ssate Of Keutucky.