Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-23
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StN lohh, Aug. --.-At the iunefai Oh
Governor Wright io-aay there were "a large
number present, Including many c%lergymen.
Bishop james delivered an address, and
Rev. DIR. Durbin spoke in eulogistic terms
of the deceased.
An accident occurref al Pier No. 43, in
North river, this afternoon. AS the passen-
| gers were going aboard the steamer South
America. for Rio Janeiro, the gang plank
gave way. precipitatiDg some thirty persons
into the water. No lives were lost. Lieut.
w. Il Cushing, the captor of the rebel ram
Aibermarlr, was among the passengers.
The steamer Weizer for Europe took
$l23, 600 in gold.
SHARON, WIS. Aug. 22-About 5 o'clock
las, evening as the passenger train on the
Northwestern railroad, going south, was
within n mile OF two cf his place, the en-
queer discovered a wagon crossing the
track "A short distance ahead, the brakes were
Immediately wbistled down, but before the
train could be stopped the locomotive struck
the wagon throwing it down the embank-
ment, killing the driver almost instantly.
No blame is attached 10 the engineec.
New. YoRK, Aug. ga Tribune special
says: II is now . settled fact that General
Howard will he relieved from his position IS
commissioner Of the freedmsn's bureau
The Presiden. has contemplated making
this change for q long time, but not until
Mr. Stanton and Gen. Sheridan were re
moved did he definitely decide to act in Zen.
Iioward's case. Gen. Grant 10 also oppos-
ing this step Of the President.
The course Of the Tribune towards Gen.
Grant has determined those Of his friends
who manage his Presidential canvas to
make him pronounce his adhesion TO Con
,~as frhn Gap..l l;..,lf O.. Ian 10,
hounced that he would hold no communica
ton with newspaper correspondents. Tn
friends Of Gen. Grant steadily assert tina
his letters to Johnson about the removal o
Stanton and Sheridan are radical aud de
cided. The friends of the President on tn
contrary say that Grant made merely col,
and formal objection to the removal OF Stan
ton and Sheridan.
The President is understood TO have sal,
that he would accept the resignation Of Mr.
McCulloch, Mr.. Wclles and Mr. Randall
You may regard:,his Is semi. official.
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Bingham, Gov. Andrews
Senators Sherman. Dix n, Anthony an
Fessenden are all mentioned in connection
with the cabinet appointments. The worl
Of changing southern Generals and all Gen
erals nos in harmony with the Presiden
will continue. Gen. Sickles' head is il
danger. lie will probably be sent to New
Mexico, while Gen. Pope will b returned
to the Sioux country. Gen. Meade vii
probably..take Gen. Sickles' place and Gen
llalleck the place Of Gen. Pope.
The Times special says: With regard t
Gen. Thomas view Of the reconstructio
acts, il il known that the President has a
diff rent times during the past six month
Urged upon him the propriety Of his takin
command Of tie 9th military district. II
had previously declined the command Of ia
81 districs, and no met the Presidents prop
ositior in this case with the equally earne.
declaration that he felt himself untitled fo
the administrator II such a military an
political trust, at the same time expressin
!, the hope that Gen Sheridan would BE- al
lowed to continue the work he had beru
with 80 much vigor. said he: !
fr as the Interpretation of the acts {
Congress are concerned thsre is really it'll
. difference between Gen. Sheridan and my
9 SELF At the time Of his last visit to TIL
city he was again approached by the Presi
! dent, bu. urged the necessity Of his pres
ence IN Tennessee as the reason why b
should not be transferred. In private con
versation et this time Gen Thomas eIpress
ed the hope tina, he had prevailed upon tn
President not to transfer him from his pres
ent command; and also the hope that Ger
Sheridan, whose line of policy he shout
: certainly follow. II the responsibility wei
his. he would not be removed in the mids
Of his work.
a Times special says: Gen. Sherida
tclegrnphs that the yellow fever al Ne
h Orleans is an epidemic and that several
his staff are down. with it. Gen. Mower
wife is also sick from fever and . despatc
received to night announces the death
4 Mr.. Malone, tho Tribune correspondent
that city.
The Worries special says there is autho
ity for asserting that Secretary Sewar
will soon be requested TO retire from Il
p cabinet.