Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-07
THE NEWS.

~ During the week ending noon yes
terdsy, 123,79o hogs were received in
Chicago. the largest number ever received
in one week.
The extensive dissillery Of Henry I.
Sperry, at Pekin,sl has been seized by
the Government officers.
The Chinese:.make the best servants in
the world. and Bishop Simpson, in . late
lecture, made tbs comforting prediction
that in two years they would be - com
mon on this % on the Pacific coast.
A rumor is sfloat that the Chicago &
Northwestern r. R. Company has bought
out the Milwaukee Il st. Paul and the Nil
waukee & Prairis du Chicn Railroads, and
that hencciosth these important railways
will become part and parcel Of the prop
erty Of that powerful corporation.
The Cuban authorities look very ua ia
vorably upon the sale Of the Danish Antil-
les 70 tho United States and think it is .
fatal omen to Spain. The people Of Cuba,
on the contrary, are exceedingly rejoiced
and see in it glimpse Of hope for them
selves and their island.
The Legislative Committee appointed
to investigate the charges against DR.. Nc
Farlsnd, the Superintendent Of the Illinois
State Lunatic Asylum, At Jacksonville.
have recommended his removal on the
ground Of carelessnees and irregularity in
the admission Of patients, and abuses and
cruelty practiced toward them.
The Galesburg Free Press Of the 5th
inst, gives an account Of the robbery Of the
safe Of Solomon Spear, . merchant Of that
place, by burglars. His pan 'aloons were
stolen from HE bedroom, the safe key taken
out Of the pocket, the store entered, and
the safe robbed Of nearly tl2, coo. No clue
TO the robbers.
Three hundred thousand people in Swe.
den are on the point Of starvation. The
crops have partially failed for The past FIVE
years, and this years crop was entirely cut
of by single nights frost. For nearly
year the people in the district Of Nessland
have subsisted upen bark bread mixed With
moss, which Is not sufficient 10 sustain L.
boring men.
-Gsneral Humphrsys, Chief Eoginssr
Of the United States army, has submitted
his estimates for the coming fiscal year.
Aacng the items, he asks for the following:
Rock Island Aruosy and ArseoA. e55, ,Oeo I;
st. Louis Arsenal, $4,000; barracks fos
engineer troops 10 st. Louis, 1000; Obi
cago hsrbor, "a. 900; Cleveland, @s7, 900 I;
Ohio river. 100000; Des Moines rapids,
$1,000, 900; Rock Island rapids, $514. 900.
Thomas P. Amman. chief clerk Of Mar
tin Carey. United States Revenue Collector.
At vieksburg, was arrested at 81. Louis.
Thursday. on . charge Of Ascending from
vicksburg with large amsuns Of money
embexxled from the Collectos's ONCE. Near
y Eve thousand dollars were found on the
person Of his wifs, who is connected with
one of the most respected families In St.
Louis.
No boats have passed Utica sincs
Sunday. owing to the ice in the canal
On account Of the immense amount oi
property adoat on the canal. the Buffalo
Board Of Tssas hes pslitioasd the Canal
Board to extsnd the tine for closing.
-TAvLoR / Co., BAHgEns, NEw Yoax.-
This firm. in connsction With their sxtsn.
sive banking house, on Wall street, ere act
ing ~ agents for the Royal Havana LoS
tery, of Cubs, and esn farm sh all those de
siriog to try their hand q chance TO gais
fortune, with tickets ct ths lowest rates
This is one Of the very few honorably cen.
ducted Lotteries in the world. Its snde,
the management Of the Cuban Government
sod is sfReially drawn every seventeen days,
10 sunh thing - pcstpoasueat default
ing managers, or frsndulent practice up.
On il tiekst heleess Ras sysr knswn. By
ssudips ysgr money 70 Taylor ! o., II
Wall sfrsst. Nss York, yos win b dssll
With talFjy. ssssos