Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-20
rnE NEWS.


Nathaniel Taylor. Of Tennessee, has been
confirmed Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
Charles E,mes, . well.known and talent.
ed lawyer of Washington city, died last
Satrr rday night.
A Liverpool dispatch, Of March leth. says
the Great Eastern will sail on Saturday next
for New York.
There il renewed activity in oil wells. 70
minding pennsylvania Of the exciting times
Of 1864 and 1895.
/. is now believed that the Efforts Of the
Fenians to gain recognition - bell'gerents.
by acton Of Congress or the President, will
fall
The and grant for industrial colleges
voted TO the several States by Congress has
been withdrawn. as far as unreconstructed
rebel States are concerned.
IIerndens Express Company was robbed
Of several thousand dollars, at Hsspers
Perry, Va, On Thursday last, BY the clerk,
one Stedman. The money was recovered.
Stedman was formerly an officer in New
York regiment.
Boutwell,, Canada. the oil town. was laid
in ashes on Monday night. A destructive
fire occurred at Tccumseh, Mich, the sane
day.
Robert Ii. Newell has obtained . decree
of divorce from Adah Isaacs Menkin, the
equestrian actress.
A fire broke out ina seed dealers shop
in village near Liverpool. England. on the
I'd, over which was an infants school, The
rapidi,y Of the flames prevented the escape
OF the childrcn-G0 in number aud it 10
feared that the majority have perished.-
Twelve dead bodies had been taken out
when the report was despatched.
It is thought Congress will adjourn this
week. There are already large number Of
absentces, and the disposition to get home
q soon a. possible is very prevalent among
the members.
London dispatches assert that Frasce,
Austria and Russia have made point pro-
position to the Turkish government for the
cession Of Gambia to Greece. The Sublime
Porte shows . disposition 10 grant Che de-
inands Of the yicsroy Of Egypt.
A fire occurred al Three Rivers. Mich, on
Sunday, destroying . number of buildings
occupied BY +. II. Lathrop, by Garrison !
johnson, by Halls drug store, by Mr.. stir>
lirgs as . residence, etc. Loss estimated at
$30, 1000.
During January there arrived at New
York from foreign ports 7,G74 immigrants; /;
during February, 5,6ss. and during the FIRST
week Of March 1910 total number Of
arrivals since the beginning Of the year Of
1892, as compared with ls.47S during the
same period Of 1866. The stormy weather
Of the last few days has kept back several
emigrant ships, or otherwise the total would
have been ss great during the correspond
ing period Of 1866.
4 Mexican letter. speaking Of Maximili-
ans march from the City of Mexico to San
Luis Potosi, says be was greatly annoyed
By the guerrillas. and that "his winter
wardrobe has been reduced, by forced
loans, 20 . shirt, pair Of socks and piece
Of SOAP"
The "Slar Spsngled Banner" was Missed
. few nights since in Portland. Mains-prob
ably on account Of the bad music If this
had happened in . Southern city, there
would have been . committee appointed
forthwith by Congress for investigation.
Citizens are being killed by soldiers in
Pennsylvania. A more formidable outbreak
occurred in Carlisle, on Saturday, than has
taken place in all the South since the war.
Congress. Of course, will interfere. Will il
suppress the United States army because
some soldiers killed some citizens, or will i,
suppress Penns, lvsnia because some oi;i.
zens killed somc soldiers.
The ''AIainc Liquor Law" whose paterhi
| ty is claimed for tho notorious Neel Dow
has been tried in Massachusetts, with such
effect that strong effort is now being made
to shake it off. Even members Of the cler,
ical profession are arsaying Themselves
against it. We see that among the witness
IS, who testify their disapprobation. Is thu
distinguished nasufalist, Agassiz.