Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-17

lars for the post Office site.
The National Academy Of Design opened
to day, until July lst.
Tue Great Eastern sails tomorrow
Among tho passengers arc Admiral leg.
thoff; Commodore Z. A. Stevens, and Rev.
Henry N. Field.
GoIdfeld, residing on James street, muir
dered his wife last night BY cutting her
throat from ear to ear. The murderer has
not yet been arrested.
By an explosion Of torpedoes at No. Is
Christie street, to-day, three persons, Ei>
ward King, Ernest King and Henry Scher
or, were severely burned about the head.
The little girl, Mary Truesdsle, supposed
to have been kidnapped, has been found
She was traced to an intelligence Office, and
found in family in New Rochelle.
A bill has passed the Legislature giving
the Board Of Metropolitan Police power to
organize . military brigade. not exceeding
800 patrolmsn, who are to be drilled in the
manual Of arms and disciplined in moves
ments adapted to military service in cities.
Such organization, however, shall not inter-
iere with the proper performance Of police
duty.
The strike in the Lehigh coal region.
which has 30 long existed, has terminated,
the men acceding to the reduction Of wages,
and active operations will ct once be COM
menced In the Schuylkill region. new
strikes have occurred At some Of the collier.
les during the week, while At others opera
tons have recommended.
A Washington special telegram says il is
rumored that the President will recall the
nomination Of Mr.. Henry J. Raymond to
Austria, At Mr.. Raymond's request.
Hon. Chas. King, formerly Pres,dent Of
Columbia College, Was dangsreusly III at
Rome. Qtaly) March 26th, aud but small
hopes Of his recovery.
Granville John Penn, the great grandson
Of William Penn, died il Lsnde0 on the
29th ult.
A letter from Havana, April 10Th, states
that the steamer r. X. Cuyler, sailing IN
der the flag of Chill, had captured tue Span.
ish steamer Montezuma.
A marble bust of Charles O'Connor,
execu>cd by J. W. Mcdonald, was to-day
presented to the Supreme Court Of this
State.
The Israelites Of this city have resolved ia
cease al connection with the ins france com.
panies which unjus,ly discriminates against
persons who profess the Hebrew relig>
ion.
John Quick, of Oxford township, N, j..
absconded with some $500, 900 obtained un-
der alleged endorsements Of his father from
the Washington and Belvidere banks and
private citizens The father overcome by
HE sons rascality committed suicide.
Advices received here states that oil
damages 10 Southern railroads from the
great floods have been repaired except the
bridge At Bridgeport. Ala, which 10 crossed
BY the cars on boats without breaking bulk
The Heraid's Nashville special says:-
The Tennessee State Conservative Conven-
vsntiou wss held in Nashville yesterday
The representation Of negroes was very
email -only six being present Spsechse
Of . most violent character, denouucing
congress and the radical party, and applaud
ing the cdnfedesacy were delivered. Em>
esson Ethssidge was nomiuated Tor Gov
, esnor.
The sTlmes' special says: The appoint
0snt Of L. O. Bogy, late Co0niseiooss Of
Indian Affairs, % general Iudiaa Ageos
- make treaties, purchase sod ship sup>
plies, &C., will b further investigated 81
he Ssnsts. Il turns out that In this capec
ity Mr. Bogy virtually assumes I'll tie duties
Of the Commissioner, and that officer flods
himself merely cipher in his own departs
msns. M. Bogy u new IN New Yssk max.
Jog purchases Of goods los the Indian ssrv.
ice, and exercising authority for which u 10
alleged there b mot shadow Of right and
without evso record Of bic oppoiutuent
to Be feuud Ia ths Indias oGloe.
Az The suegestioo e Gov. Murphy Mr.
Garland has abandoaed HE iuoonticn = a.
| = s~.f = = ~a3@nA - G,o-u~~A~..~ae~~> 49, 4.
behalf Of Arkansas Sue uevssner thinks
ing IN adverse decision would result unfa-
vorably TO the interests Of his constituents.
Herald special says: Mr.. Charles
O'Connor has expressed himself a thor
eughly satis6ed that an injunction will s.
issued to restrain the execution Of the r..
construction measure. or against the parties
embraced BY the Georgia bill and declares
that the Count cannot evsde the question
without disgrace. The Southern States, he
asserts, have the same constitutional status
a. before the war that to maintain that
status WAS the object Of the war, ss 70.
peatsdly resolved BY Congress itself; and il
is ss idle for any person or power now TO
ignore that fact ~ Il would be to question
the result.
On the other hand, Me-. Caleb Cushing
advanced che epiaien that the injusetion
cannst issue against the Secretary Of War
any more than u ca against the President
hi0selk because the official asas Of that Sec
rotary ass the executive acts Of he Pyesi>
dent. end Tie SECRETARY 10 he sxscutiss
agent Of the President, hsoce ie il thes the
Courts have always held that the writ Of
nandamus will not be 70 Gospel ths
nseds Of any Executive Departments 70 Do