Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-16


ner, Judge Advocate Of the War Depart
msnt, died in Wsshin. ton on Thursday.
dispatch ha. been received announcing
the burning Of half thu business portion OF
Albany, Ca
The excitement 1t the Central Hesdouar-
tess OF the Fenisn Brotherhood is st.ll una
bsted.
Important communication we're rec,iv.d
to-day from the executive officer Of The
Irish Republic announcing that the war
hsd commenced In earnest, and that move
men;s SO far were merely feints 10 cover
more important ones, which would be made
before many DAYS. Also states that the
men are in good tim for fight and anticis
pate success
Stephens has been 10 Paris for some time.
but is, practically speaking, disconnected
With the movement.
Efforts are being made which ia thought
will result in fund Of 81 ,00o,0 900 being
established.
The members Of the old directory Of 1913
are about to hand over funds in their hands
to the care q committee, TO be used in the
furthcrancc Of movement in Ireland.
Fernando Wood made . speech to the eff
feet, that, whether criminal or not. Col,sc>
tor Smythe had not the capacity or discre
ton to ill = place Of magnitude and impor
lance.
Nsw YoRK, March l6-The Tunes Oeor
gia correspondent says: The Efforts which
are made in Georgia to arouse the people to
Tie duty and necessity Of taking IN sctive
para in recognising the State 0ovesnmnt
under the bill Of Congress, met with little
response. The people do not lse the terms
imposed upon them, and they are therefore
d,sinclinsd to take any part in the action
under them.
He also speaks Of the presence 10 Augusta
and elsewhere Of professional legislators,
who ase doing everything 10 theis power u
arouse the prejudices Of race and color, and
to array the blacks aysinst tho whites.
The Times Ogdensburg special says .
The Fesian excitement is revivine in this
direction.
Fort Wellington Il Prescott, Canada. hss
been put in state Of defense ana sarri.o
ed ~i,h troops.
The ferry boat has been ordered 10 die
continue night trips.
Many strangers are in the vicinity, end
they are supposed to be Fenians.
The St. Lawrence river is frozen from
shore TO shore, and aifsrds good crossing
fer an army.
The Fcnians in Ogdensburg hold secrc
meetings nightly.
Hiram Woodruff, the famous jockey, died
in Long Island yesterday, Of congestion OF
the lungs.
Distillsres belonging to John Conner &
f. ilillcr in Brooklyn were seized yesterday.
A Ii mes Washington special says that
delegations from the South are arriving here
daily for the purpose of obtaining ths
views Of the President On the Rcconstruc
tion bill. Governor jenkins Of Geor sia,
the head of the delegation from that State,
will soon be here. and among other imports
ant questions involved in the operation Of
the bill to which lac will ell the attention Of
the administration. is he reputation Of the
State debt since the close Of the var. The
Georgia Legislature passed Law paying the
old debt Of the Stale by the issue Of new
bonds, which, being issued under the All.
tnority Of the present Government, are de-
clarsd illegal by the bill, are nov worthless.
All Of the Southern States are now in the
same prsdicamsnt, as they have also issued
bonds In the aauc manner.
OGDENsnrgG, March 10, lS61.-Fenian
excitement is reviving in the directions Of
Fort Wellington and at Prescott, and they
we been put in defensive condition aud
garrisoned with troops. The Provincial au-
liberties regard this as an adjective point Of
the Fenians, and are hurrying forward
troops to its defense. On Wednesday the
first detachment arrived, and yesterday the
number increased to 800, and othera are On
the way.
The Trbure's Apecial says: II is gener>
ally believed that there will be no nonina>
tions sent to the Senate at prescn', for ma.
val officer a. New York Mr.. franklin will
Therefore, hold the place. 1t is undc, stood
that Thurlow Weed effected this when last
in this city. One or two Of the applicants
now here, assert that the Pres dent has pos
itvely promised (, send nomination TO tho
Senat, 70. that position before Congress Ad
joirns.
The Herald's special says: The system
Of checks against an over issue of Govern :
ment bonds and securities, is such that il
would require collision between five diff
fesent officials, through whose hands they
pass and BY each Of whom they are counted
to acce pllsh It. As there IL no evidence Of
this, the reports ere attributed TO the efforts
Of bulls in gold.