Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-30
NEW YORK.

NEw York, Aug 29.-The Frigatc Col
orado, Admiral ooldsboroueb, arrived to-
day from Europe.
The walls OF two new six stoiy brick
buildings on 22nd street, tell this morning,
severely iDiuring lsborer.
4 prize fight which took place near this
city To day, lasted two hears, and one of
tie contestants, named . Brien. is in a crit
ical condition.
Seven Internal Revenue Inspectors were
dtcspitated to-day for want IA employment
Laura keenc sailed Tor Europe per steam
or Java yesterday.
Arguments in tic case OF Waterbury, va
Ross, President OF the Merchants Union
Express Company, was concluded to ,,ay
The Judge reversed the decision.
Susan h, Anthony and Elizabeth Caay
Stanton lett to-day Tor Kansas to advocate
wcmans .nilrsg., until Nov. Election
\ Washington special to the Post
rays after IA careful investigation, it is gen
orally agreed among the funds If Gen.
GrGut. that the supplemental rsconstruc
ton net confines his authority over district
commanders, solely to the approval or dis
sppruya. Of their acts IN removing rebel Of
ticials and does not extend to I'll acts Of sal
COMMANDERS, such II, postton,ng elections,
changing registration, &c. This IS .teurded
az u great omission by Copaitss Il was
not 80 uudeIetn' 4 hs Gen. Grant. when
1irr. Thomas was erected By him CO..
tinGe Ia ioiCe ,ye'Y ttf.s ~ Gen ~'stf..
dams
Fernando Wood had !cug interview
With the President "a day.
lniorma,lon has been received IL Wash
irgtun OF thc escape, last wttk. Of James
Duncan, WIS comnissary a, Anderson
vile, irom Font Pulaski, where he w.s s, +
Wig out his sentence OF fifteen ,ca.s I'm
prisonment for cruslties TO [ nion prisoners.
lie got aboard the French ship Leo, which
sailed Tor France.
\ telegram from Punt. i.o,as al the : ,th.
say that tho steamer Nsrva CONNER ccd
paying out the cable to Key West, when i,
was discovered that two men had che oi
yellow fever, and the question of cutting
and buo, ing the cable and running 10 sea
until the epidemic ,,hates was under cousid
erntion.
| Adviccs from iiayt state that another
IL, olution j. supposed 10 tc immihent DIS.
| patches rom the English toi sulate ut Capt
| Iiaytien reports that lighting had actually
| commenced, and that icrt all Prince wa.
| beseigel.
News from Ven, zuela to the 9th instant
saws that t. s. minister Wilson died nj ca
| yaccas on the Sih
The at,em?,ai revolt had been suppresse,
| in ATraguay and the ripgieeder. Vincent
Briento, captured by Cen. Saleszan.
Advices from Vers Cruz to the l0;h inst.
state that Lopez is still alive aud thu. Mar
Quese was not captured
The trial Of o Hsra lie progressing.
This evening the Rectiiying distillcry 0
solomon Simms, on First Avenue was com
ple,ely destroyed by fire Loss ON th'
building and machinery $l00, 600, PARTIAL!
| insured. Loss on etock which was o~n,,
by Joseph Sickles $4,000, said to be fun.
| insured.
| NEW YoRK, Aug. 2y.-Aibert Beecher
son of the Rev Edward Bcecher, OF Gale
burg, and Esther and Harriet Becohe'
daughters OF Rev. Charles Beechcr, y
Georgetown, Massachusetts,, were drownet
on Tuesday by the capsizing Of boat il
the Peniucket Pond, at the latter place
The bodies nave been recovered.
Nsw YoRA, Aug. 3o.-A Herald spc,ia
says: The truth III regsrd TO the vsriou
rumo,s afloat relative to a rupture between
Gen. Grant and the President 10, that n
rupture has taken place that the two ar
on most friendly terms, and that Grant hs
not .aercd or the President asked him 4
resign bis Office. The General did protes
against the removal oil Sheridan--on
ground for the protest being that it was IN
just TO remove Hancock to New Orlesu
while the yellew fever was raging there
He also suggested that be alone was en-
powered to control matters in the Souther
departments, b.t after u lengthy intervie,
With the President, which was conducted i
the most friendly and uninpassioned mar
ncr, lie asked permission 20 withdraw hi
protest, which YVES granted. The Presi
dent, Ia this convtrsation, confessed tls
Congress had invested Grant with the c, n
troll of Tie Southern districts. but c. intend
ed that his powers we're necessarily suhjet
to the Supervision vi the supreme execu
tive head. The General, without ventui in
TO offer any rsfu,ing arguments, assen,td
the Presidents views
A Tribune special says: 1t is stated b
those who are we'll advised as to move men'
a. the headquarters Of the army, that Gel
Grant on Tuesday last addressed roe I,
the President Withdrawing letter q III
President with reference to removing Ger
Sheridan and relieving Gen. Hancock an
il was Immediately surrendered BY Nj
johnson The only correspondence. not
remaining unpubli, he'd is the first lsster ,
Grant upon the subject Of the Ismpval {
Stanton. and marked "private." Giant hs
no objection to its publication, Tut At tn
same time cannot give il out for such puy
pose, for the reason that it would be
breach OF military etiquette. itnow look
} % though neither this letter nor tha' writ
ten BY Gran: on the 9th, on the subject @
assigning Hancock 10 relieve Sheridan, vii
be made public until Congress meets an
calls for them.
Secretary Stewards friends say he is nc
going out Of The Cabinet, as his presence i
the Ssate Department is absolutely requir
ed at the East for some time to come for d
completing Of negotiations with Great Bri,
ain concerning the settlemsn n. of the AL,
bams Gains, whi,h are in fair way
progress upon the basis Of the cession
British Columbia. lmportaas negotiation