Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-05
News
BY TEEEGEP.1PH,
To EssE. DAIRY DEMOCRAT.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Sept. AT Columbus, Ohi,,
Wednesday evening. a boy 10 years od
stabbed his little mate through tho heart
with jack knife, causing ina ant death.
The Mclean County 0l Fair opened at
Room ng,on Tuesday, with good prospects
Of success.
Peter baxter, Of Cincinnati, a mouldcr by
trade, hung himself Wednesday, becau Sc he
was di,cou aged for want OF work, ard che
fatal illness oi his only child.
Domestic infeloity caused a German
named Frederick hs' Ter, IN Cincinnati, TO
com nil suicide, taking dose of arsenic on
" cdnesdsy night.
Near Huntsville, Ala, on Sunday night,
Mr. Boss was called out of hi. house by I'M
Hnown persons and shot dead
Adsi,es IRON Montana indicate tina, the
Republicans carried the election which took
place ,h,re Monday.
Trbunes special says. There has sure
" been quartet Of sune character to.day
between the President and Gen. Grant, but
the exact .ature Of tie matter is not pub
nelly known Il appears that Grant had
long interview wi h Tie President aid talk
I'd to him very plainly in regard to their re-
pective duties as government officers. 1t
Is given II out as positive by q u. Stead>
mans friends that Grant will be removed in
few days.
Times special says: 1t is asserted too
night that Gen. Grant will not be retained
IN the war office beyond a fe~ days, the
President having found him too cortuna-
cious as q civil officer. Gen Steadman,
whose name has been so freely men,io, Cd
says he is not a candidate for the position
and would not accept IT.
the Presidents proclamation is generally
interpreted here to mean . notice to Gem
era Grant and military District
Commanders that Andrew John on
is President, and that tho reconstruction
must be executed to the Johnsonian inter>
probation on pain of Executive displeasurs.
The Tribune's special says that il 10 Ger
tain that johnson has determined on is,u-
ing general amnesty proclamation within
a short time. and unless he shall hereafter
change his purpose. His proclamation will
include sll who participated in the rebellion
save, probably. from fifty to one hundred
persons against whom criminal charges Of
. heinous character are preferred.
There wss very large attendance at
Dexter park yesterdsy-tho people being
drawn thlther by the expectation Of seeing
the famous hose Dexter exhibit his speed.
Dextersra,e, however, had been postponed
until o'clock this P. NJ. There were three
races one in the forenoon and two in the
afternoon. First race. for a purse Of $3.50,
won BY Dsphazard; best time, 2:44. Sec>
ond race was very interesting, it being .
stall On rae, for $l40o; the winner to have
ss0o-second horse $400-ihird horse
5000, and was competed for BY Bashaw, jr.,
Pilot Temple and Pstchen, .jr. Bashaw won
the race in heats; best time, 2:294. Third
race for ,rotting horses that never done
better than 2:35, for $500 to first horse, and
800 to second horse, was entered by
Nellie, Rodney and ngelne-slolis win,
ming the race in three heats; best time 1924
At 10 O'Clock to-day the race between
four year olds for premium Of $500, there
were four entries At III o'clock. Dexter
race premiums So 500; 81, 500 to lst horse,
$500 TO Cd, $500 to 81. Last race, for
purse Of $500, between ) year olds-3 ems
tries.