Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-05

THE NEWS.

There i no confirmation Of the resigna<
ton Of Collector Smy the, Of New York.
| Waterloo has prosperous Library Asso.
citation, and the citizens feel great pride in
it.
= A fumor prevails that duel is on tie
tapis between Senator Salisbury, Of Dela-
ware, and Gen. Heath Of Nebraska.
The Uarkeye states that the County
Judge Of Des MONIES County, has issue d
3o3 marriage licenses during the pas, year
The committee on ways and means have
decided to report bill increasing the pay of
department clerks % per cent, commcncir G
in July last.
A call is issued for all citizens of Wapeilo
in favor Of enforcing the Prohbi,ory Liquor
Law, to meet and devise measures for carry.
ing out its provisions.
1t is true, as has been stated. that Assist
ant Secretary Seward has gone on govern.
ment vessel to Hayti, 20 negotiate for T..
5. naval station OH that island. Ills report
will be made to the President, and by him
transmitted TO Congress.
The ways ard means committee will next
week report bill amending the internal rev.
enue law. The pressure for reduction Of
taxation is very great, and the committee
have yielded to it. The income tax will b.
notified to the extent Of the exemption Of
| 81 900, while several articles will be added
to the free list.
/ 1t is positively affirmed tha, the test case
~ to whether Alabama is u State in the
Union, viii be decided by the Supreme C,u,t
in the Affirmative.
The Southwest Pacific Railroad Company
have increased their working force to 800
men on the west of the Gasconade river.
The Governor OF Wisconsin has appoin. ed
Hon. W. f. Smith, Of Fox Lake; j. L.
Thomas, of Sheboygsn, and Henry Lines, Of
Oshkosh, Regents of Normal Scno,l Of that
State.
The Congressional Committee investga-
ting tie New Orleans riots, have examined
one hundred and sixty Witnesses, fifty Of
whom were selected by committee Of citi-
zens. The testimony will cover two thous
and pages legal cap paper.
The radicals talk a good dea, about terri
torializing, recons,ructing, and all that, but
It all has but ono meaning, simply that the
Southern States are to be excluded from the
next presidential election, 80 that the raGical
party may not be defeated This 10 the
plain English Of oil their caucusing. legisla-
ting and talking s-'s-''-
Another revolution has broken ont in the
Arseatine Confederation Of South America.
In the Ohio Legislature, the Senate adopt.
Cd the Constitutional Amendment. Yeas
81 nays l2.
Several hundred freedmen have LEFT G 60, !.
sia 90 work on cotton lands in Texas for .
quarter Of de oof.S TAfspH
| Rslurns frea9 98 cssfeseuses Of The 0oetb !,
ern Methodist ehnsch, shows thsl the prou !
osision to change the niine is defeated.
John G. Ryan. who'was arrested at Nom :,
phis somelegihteen nt6eAs sitsce SS Jdspi>
cion Of being Sarsatt. il seeking damages
fos falss imprisonment. seH..i,
ltis reported from Montreal thai g,s trials
Of the Fsuians. at Swsessburs, lasting four
weeks, have cost the Canadian Governnent
one hunirei thousand d .rlSrsc
Tho number Of now buildings put Up in
St. Louis last year, wss 1,s4s; Of which
1899 were brick, 50 of stone. and All q
wood. Ssventeea Of the nusrbee were
churches. and eleven schools.
At the Ohio Democratic State Convention
which is to assemble as Colambus. next
Tuesday. !. is believed that Judge Thurman
will be nominated for Governor. Negro
Sufsage 10 the main point Of discussion In
leading Democratic circles in that State. :
The passenger train on the Terra u.u.e
4 st. Louis railroad, westward, on wednes.
day morning, owing to . defective ss;l. vas
pfecipitatcd down an embanknent pe.r
Paris. H.. and comp.essly wrecked. Two
persons vses hilisa outright; six arc sup
posed to ~ beSa aetslly wounded .na
several elhsre Ness Irsj. -.
J.M 1susee hasbsus re- elected e;,v
Assesses Of 81 RAal, Ninn.
Geo. 0rant opposes an increase sf n.
Amy on Jhs overland routes TO the p..;e.
The New York Stn,e senst. Ia, r,.iS.a
the Constitutional Amendment
Both Houses Of the Kentucky Legi gisla,ur.
have adjourned for want Of quorum. .
The st. Paul Board Of Trade veste ra,.