Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-16
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New YoRK, Nov. ia Philaiolplls
special says: xta barge meeting Of The
leading gar manufacturers held las, eve
ring, Al vas resolved no. to aceede to the
demands or the journey men, who arc now
on strike for an increase Of 20 per cent.
IN their wsgea The strikers number about
! loco.
A Havana special states Later advices
from Porto Rico received state that The late
tempest was more severe than the two ter
rib.e gales which visited the Inflated island
previou. TO 1869.
All the towns have been terribly desc a.
tel. One Thousand houses have been laid
in ruins, and 5 600 have been severely dam
aged. Some u the houses along the entire
streets have been demolished, and the road
way entirely hidden by the ruins.
No news whatever have been received re-
gsrding the effect Of this storm in the cen
tral portion Of the island. Wherein numer-
Gus herds arc pastured, but elsewhere
cattle have been killed and fields 5 sept en-
,ircy bare. The loss is incalcuablc.
| The merchants Of the island have demand
cd that -four, corn, provisions, &c, shall be
entered duty free.
Every living thing, man or animal, on the
lsand OF IArtoia, have persisted.
A Richmond special says: Chief Justice
Chase was present to- night in Richmond ..
the dedication Of the normal high school
building for colorod persons, and delivered
M address He said by tie faith of God
the letters had been broken from the lmps
Of millions If slaves and they had become
freedmen; they necessarily became citizens
with oil Of the responsibilities aud pIivllegc
OF citizens Being citizens it was necessa-
ny TINT they should 10 educated to accom-
yash this end. Teachers al first came from
the n yr.h then sects were formed to fur
Their ahe Object and he WAS glad to know
that the great society Of which he had the
honor 10 te President had been instrument
al in erecting the building which he hoped
{ would accomplish much good. The work
of educating the freedmen was but Just he
\ gun but by organized efforts much would
. be elected The day MAS not far distsn,
when the States Of the South would have a
u system Of free schools in which all might
be educated Schools in which there would
be no iii elimination. lie hoped the ds ,
. was no. far distant when tho valleys Of the
south would be glorified and blessed by
scho ! houses The work OF educating col
ored people had commenced and il would
not stop il could not go backwards, but
would 10 pushed forward until all OF them
= we're educated and christtanIzed.
1t IL stated that uunnicutt bad An inter
view with Judge Chase last night, and re-
ceivsd y severe castigaton from lin for his
extreme radical uttcrnnces. lie was told
ne misreprssentsd the party AID brought
II into discrsdit in the States.
+ The caucussing between Judge Chase
: and these OF his party who support hi'
claims for the Presidential nomination In
this State, was continued to day. Extreme
. reticence marked their counssls.
% A Washington special says: Hon. Thst
- Stevens is still feeble, aud although he dc
. sres to bring in bill to suspend civil Of
a icers penlin. impeachment. hls ieeblcnes
: /, is thought will compel him to fcrego it
- Cen Schoiicld j. said to BE- Of cpinioi
81. that the Convention business in Virginia
sill prove a jmplcts failure.
manned soldiers, employed as clerk
V in the Pnymestcr GENERALS tiiicc, havini
boon dismissed fr belonging to a johnson
Y ellb. the fact Was hrough, TO the knowledge
= Of the President, who said that many per
sons bad .locn TO him about the iulustic
y lone III thor case, AMI that lie would Sc
-- taat = proper lnvestigatien should he ma !
! aud govern himself by the result.
"a A special says: The best Republican
lawyers in Washington do not agree wit
4 Attorney General Stansberry in his opn
ian agsins, the LEGALITY Of the coming ses
p SION # Congress.
t The expense of executing the recons,ruc
ton net in Virginia, thus far, has beer
sl35.ooo, instead of 5000, 0oo as reported
A special says: The. finance bill TO b
!. presented by Gen. Sherman at the next ses
sion Of Congress proposes TO convert th
debt asit natures into long consolidate
1 notes, but running not less than 80 years
" NJ six per cent, with cent tax equiv allen
D. 10 d per cent loan. Sherman. 1t 10 sale
intends 10 press this m.ttcr in the Ssna'
with view TO securing AN early legi.ls
u ten.
Syracuse. Nov I6.--Ths sotsl loss by tn
}. fire of Yesterday amounts to $4,000.
Urea. Nov. l6.-Robt II Pnlery, lat
cashier Of tue Mohawk Valley Nations
Bank, committed saicido yesterday morn
ing. Tie act is sud to have been COMM,
ted on account o. alleged d,ialca,ions fIou
the bank.