Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-21

Nav yosg, 0cs. 2 -Is is learned that
much o. zoe oonirabeai whisky 10 this city
came frorn Buffalo, Louisville aud Dubuque.
Among The late seizures werc the estab>
lisLnents Of S. g. Boehm Co., Joseph
Jones & Co, and Sauer Il Lyon, Of this
city, and CuthoeIi l. Cunningham, San Il
Eigle, ana A. u. kuyer, of Brooklyn.
Col. Aisens, of Aisen's junction, comes
what prominent as Democratic politician
in the northern part Of the State, vas run
over by train near Valley Falls, and kill :
ed, his body being horribly mangled.
A Worlds st. Johns special says: A
terrific gale occurred on the Labrador
coast on the 18th inst, and 30 far - heard
from some thirty vessels have been totally
wrecked: also IN immense amount Of prom.
erty and 40 lives were lost; wharves, boats
and fish oil on the shore were washed away.
Steamers are leaving st. Johns with relief
for the sufferers there being over one
thousand people left destitute.
A Herald Washington special says:
Maj. Gen. PleAsan.on has rendered his re.
signa.iof., which has been accepted, to take
effect on the first of January next.
All the authorities of the Treasury De.
psrtusnt deny the truth Of the report which
appeared 0 few days ago, that the Departs
meut had information showing the amount
Of countsrfeit 7 so bonds put ia circulation
to be 81 100000
Reports from Richmond TO day state that
much excitement exists on the subject Of
the approaching election there; that the
prospect of tho conservative ticket seems to
have materially improved within the last
twenty>four hours. and that the Radicals
only claim SEQ minority.
Worlds Washington special says II
learn from an official source TO- day that the
trial Of jeff. DAVIS will certainly take place
at tho November term Of the United States
Court which meets at Richmond, Chief
Justice Chase will endcavor to preside, but
If the term of the Supreme Court interfere
the counsel on both sides have agreed 10 ar.
que certain legal points which will To raised
before Judge Underwood, and, ii possibl
though good LAWYERS say this cannot be
done, carry them up . writ Of error 10 the
U. s. Supreme Court.
Reports have been received from Rome.
dated Friday evening, which state that 4
aer.s battle took place bstweap the Revo-
lutionaty invaders. the previous afternoon.
in which the soldiers Of the Pope retook
the town Of vefoli, the 0arsbaldian force
sustaining heavy loss.
In Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, yester>
day, Rev. Henry Ward Bescher presented
to the congregation an appeal TO assist a
Union lady in Charleston, who proposes 10
remove the 81 dead Union soldiers nov
lying in the Po,ters field there. to Magnolia
Cemetary and erect . monument over them.
A collection Of 81 500 was made.
Judge Rsdfield of Vermont. special agent
Of the Government in the Frazer Trenholm
case, will sail tor England on Wednesday,
for the puspose of etecting = settlement Of
the affairs.
The Times special says: A letter receiv>
ell here from Hen. Jas. +. Wilson Of Iowa.
Chairman of the Sub Judicial Committee,
states that he expressed no opinion regard.
ing the impeachmen, Of the President. out.
side Of the Committee room, and no one
has any authority from him to promise that
he will vote either for or against reporting
articles of impeachment This sets ut rest
many unfoundcd rumors which have been
published recently, 20 the effect that Mr..
Wilson had announced q change Of opinion
on this subject. The same remarks apply
to Judge Churchills position in this matter.
Intimate friends OF the President assert
that hs denies the correctness Of the states
ments attributed to hun by his Boston or.
gan. that he would iorlibly resist Cons
gre>s in case the latter passed an net sus
pending him from Office before trial