Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-16
DAILY DEMOCRAT.



Mild cases Of cholera and cholesa infan>
tum are quite frequent in Philadelphia.
The city scrip Of Memphis has gone
down to 53 seats on the dollar since the
election.
The Postmaster General has made tem,
po.ary arrangements for the Transmission
Of maiis to Sitka.
Gen. Pope has issued another bull rela>
tive 10 the enforcement Of the reconstrhc>
ton laws in his district.
The Globe, q new paper, edited BY Ed>
ward Z. Dunbar, make it's first appearance
10 New York on Monday.
Old Bill Tovey, neaslv seventy years
years Of age, ran ct New York, on Tuesday
seven miles IL less than sixty minutes.
Judge Thomas, Of Alexandria. has been
arrested for violating the Civil Rights bill
in refusing 70 admit negro testimony in his
court.
The soldiers Of Philadelphia have called
. meeting for Saturday next to express
their disspproval Of the removal Of Stanton.
Gov. Flanders, Of Louisiana, has ordered
an investigation Of the connection Of exc
Governor Wells with the Levee Bond swim
die.
In Chicago. Oh Saturday night, q woman
named Mary Maloney died from the effects
Of injuries inflicted on her person by her
step son.
Another company OF Brownlow's militis
has been sent to West Tennessee. to insult
the people and raid on hen roos,s.
A notorious horse thief and outlaw was
shot in Monroe county, Miss., a few days
ago, whilst in the act of bridling . horse
which he had stolen FROM Q farmers stable.
Madam Oetavis Walton LIE Vert, the
Southern authoress, with her two daugh-
tess, Octavia and Cara Meta, 10 spending
the summe At the Clifton House, Niagara
Falls.
The Savsnnah Herald 10 automatically
informed that the colered Loyal League Of
that city has just discovered . deficiency Of
over one thousand dollars in the accounts
Of an officer who recently left there.
Shsridsn's newly made policemen, in
New Orleans, are charged With black mail>
ing gambling houses and other institutions.
They were probably familiar with those
places before.
The lowest estimate made for the expense
Of registration in Arkansas is eight hun>
bred and ninety thousand dollars (os9O,-
000). On the same bssis, the entire cost
of registration in the South will be fifteen
millions.
It is stated in the Frederick (Ad.) Re.
publican that the banks in Frederick have
Instituted suit against the corporation for
$500, 900, claimed to have been paid BY
them for ransom when General Esrly cap
tured the place during the late var, in 1864.
The Shenandoah Herald says . young
>nan from Mt. Jackson was lodged in the
county Jail last week, BY order Of military
commander hall, for accusing Michael Grs.
ham, Of Mt. Jsckson, one Of the registrars
Of the county, Of not being . gentleman. etc.
Not long since, the manager Of . plsnta-
ton near Guntersville, Ala, found all the
:mployes 10 ,he field with their pistols
strapped on them. Upon demanding the
reason why they were wearing arms. be
was informed that they were directed to do
30 BY the officers Of the 'league," some Of
whom were mentioned by name.
In Marshall county. Alabams, the "loysl
leaguers' have succeeded in inveigling into
buCiu OskouiL1tiOu uutnUCI y SttitCbotC Nv
groes and white men by PR mitigating false
hoods and the promise of forty acres of
confiscated land. The negroes have been
instructed to 60 armed 1t all times and are
taught to regard their employers - their
enemies, and ~antsgonistic to the enjoyment
Of impartial suffrage.
The Michigan Constitutional Convention
oas rejected . clause proposing to disfisn-
chise deserters and participants in prize
fights.
A companion OF Robert Fulton in his
steamboat speculation lives in Noblsville,
Ind, niuety>seven years old. He Was On
Fulton's boat during the trial trip, and had
assisted to build hel. What does he think
Of the Mississippi steamers! Has he ever
seen the Great Eastern. What vast im>
provements for . single life>time.
The rowing match between Hamill and
Brown, for 1000 a side and the champion
ship Of America. will take place at Nswburg
on the 9th of Sept.
Mr.. Bradley disclAims any intention Of
fighting q duel with Judge Fisher, and says
his note TO the Judge was not . challenge,
but . demand for q personal cxplaina-