Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08
THE NEWS.

we're 1851 ,s22.
The citizens Of Denver are making an Of.
lori to secure the construction Of branch
10 connect that city with the Omaha Pa>
si6e Railroad.
The steamer st. Lswssnes sank on FIJI
aay, of Tsncanto Point near Montreal.-
She was bound east, and had . general
cargo.
The Senate and House Committees hav>
ing charge Of the rseoostruction question
beth held meetings on Saturday and dis
cussed the various propositions which had
been referred to them BY each house. No
conclusion IVES reached 90 . supplemental
bill, bot IL ssems probable that one will be
frrmed giving the military commanders
complete control Of the machinery and off, |
cials Of the various State Governments Of
the South.
In the Surratt case il 10 stated that the
defence intend to produce witness named
John Matthews, . stock actor, who will
swear that Booth gave him . paper which
was an agreement signed by Booth, Payne
Harold and Atzerodt. TO assassinate the
President. This document Matthews says
ne burned, but that it did not eon'ain the
signature Of Surratt. On the conspiracy
trial an actor named Chester tes.ified that
Booth told him that he Booth had applied
to Matthews to join the conspiracy t. abs
duct. The witnesses for the defense will
further swear that Surratt was in Canaan
dsigus, N. Y, on the day Of the assassina
ton.
News has been received from the plains
that three cavalrymen, while engaged in
hunting near Fort Phil. Kearney. about the
middle Of last month, were attacked bv
party Of Indians concealed in rsvine. Ed
ward L. Train, Co. D, I'd Cavalry Was NOR.
tally wounded. The other two escared.-
Charles Gill and . party Of nine men at
rived a Fort Bridger on June 10. They
report being attacked BY Cheyennss three
different times, losing three men killed and
II head Of stock captured. A letter from
Fort Reno, in the Denves Ners states that
Judge Kinney, government peace commits
sioner, en- route to Fort Phil. Kearney, ex-
! pressed the belief that he could make peace
with the Crows, but that the Cheyennes
must be whipped before . treaty can be
made. Passengers were arriving regularly
from Julesburg. None were sent bu. on
the Smoky Hill Route.
Raciag ~ Dmbuqae.
A series Of races took place at the Du-
buque Driving Park last week. On Wednes-
dav there vas large attendance Of people
to witness . contest for . purse Of $3.50
The entries for this purse were II. Clark's
bay gelding Sleepy John and J. Boyle's bay
mare Ristori. At toe first toss, Ristori took
the pole.
On the first heat the mare took and
kept the lead for halfa mile, but Sleepy John
came in four lengths ahead in 2:29 As.
On the second heat getting and keeping
the lead. the horse beat the mare eight or
ten lengths in 2:37 3>5.
On the third heat Sleepy John had his
own way, coming in two lengths in ad-
vance at 2:44 26.
The contest for the second purse Of $50
promised to be quite lively, but owing to
bad behavior Of horses, and bad handling
by drivers, it was very speedily brought to
. close.
s. Deshon entered b. m. Aollie Deshon,
H. Clark b. m. Lady Stevenson, and ". c.
Nc Alister &. M. Alice Gray.
Lady Stevenson had the pole on the first
heat. Mollie Deshon the center and Alice
Gray The outside. The heat was won by
Lady Deshon in 2:44.
Alice Gray wss ruled out on the second
heat for running over the score. 1t Was
quite evident that the black mare would be
in little better position by the close Of this
heat. To the quarter pole thev kept com.
pany. but there the black mare went into
the air, losing the heat and the second mon
ey, the gallant little bav mare increasing her
speed and taking the heat. Lady Stevens
son was distaneed. Time, 2:40 is.
On Thursday. the Fourth, the Driving
Park was the great centre OF attraction and
the grounds were filled a, an early hour.
The contest was between Harry Compton's
bay stallion, Sam Kirkwood and J. Boyle's
bay geding, Traveller, kirkw ood taking the
pole. krkwood won the firss heat in
2:32 l6.
The second heat Kirkwood won in 2.29
2>5. being the fastest time ever made At Du-
buque. Kiikwood also won the third heat
in 2:36.
On Friday, for purse Of $3.50, Sleepy
John and Aollie Deshon were entered. This
was considered . very even msteh, bot the
first heat Mollie won in 2:5s 9-5. and the
second Sleepy John was distanced. The
track ives in . miserable condition, owing 10
the rain on Thursday night.