Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-21

Nav York, Jan. 2O.-The delayed mails
from various points reached here yesterday
and several mails which started hence arr
retained.
Calvin Northup has been found guilty Of
attempting to poison his wife, in Bedford
Westchester County. The sentence wa
postponed until the first Monday in Febru,
asy.
BY the explosion Of the boiler in The
Washington Iron Works ut Nsxbureh, or
Thursday. Hugh Elwood. Foreman, W.
killed, and five others severely Wounded
The boiler Was defective and the owners o.
the shop were censurcd by the Corner,
Jury.
A large number Of arrests were made yes
terday Tor violations OF the Excise Law
and ninety prisoners we're required to give
| bail.
A man named Geo. Hull, was shot. las,
evening at SO Carmen street, by policeman
named Browning, who discovered Hull on
rather too intimate terms with his browns
lngs) vito. The wound i, j. said will no,
prove fatal. Another account says Hull was
only trying to prevent Browning from doing
violence to his wife.
Jno. Desbrow and Wm. Brown, contsrfeit
ers, were yesterday sentenced to twelv.
years imprisonment at Sing Sing. John
Bradley another received light sentence iol
| similar offence.
Sixty five Thousand dollars have been re.
ceived for licenses under the Excise Law in
| The past three days.
The ship Mercury, with cargo for the
Paris Exposition, still lies at her pier unable
to sail. owing TO the ice in the harbor.
Judge Day has decided that fines impos.
Ell on members OF trades association &C.
coiding to bylaws. inr working under the
scale ui prices adopted by associ ations, are
legal, ard can be collected by action OF the
law the ,aine as any other debt
A heavy rsin aud snow storm set in
about 6 =. NJ. accompanied by q ST. one
gale.
Lima advicea 10 the 2sth state that An At
tempt Was made tonight, (2Oth), TO assas
sinate the President, at Callas; the sho
passing through his sleeve The assassin
. Chilian, has been arrested.
The steamer Pakai had arrived At Pana
ma with advices Of dates Me bourne, 29tt
of Nov; Sedney, Dec, ID, and Wellington
Dec. Sth.
A new gold fold Of great extent had
been discovered in Wcddin Mountain, about
90 miles from Sydney. which the Govern
ment officials state will give employment "a
. large number Of men for three or fovI
Years, sinking abou, 30 feet through hard
soil, and the holes bottomed are Welding an
average OF about grains per dish. Abou,
5 900 miners are already on the ground.
Several failures occurred in bread stntfs
trade, in ,lud'ng Mavernsm engaged in bust
ness with America.
The bulk Of the new WOO! clip had been
shipped Tor England.
The whc at harvest has begun in the north
ern districts aud promises an unusually
large yield.
The government Of South Australia has
abandoned the efforts to establish a colony
on the shores Of Carpentaria, the settlers
will be brought away.
Very heavy floods are reported in newly
settled districts in the FAR North.
The wheat crop Of South Australia. will
leave . surplus Of fully 100000 tons over
local consumption.
Cotton end sugar planting this season 10
more extensive than ever.
The New Z.aland gold field. are yieldiny
largely.
lne Maori rebellion on the east coast had
been quellcd. Abou. 30 rebels had been
killed and . large number captured and
shippcd 10 the penal colony At Chatham Is
lands. In other districts, however. the re-
bellion continued and the rebels seem bert
on attacking Hawks Bay.
The steamship Ellen has asrivedsat Vel.
lington.
NEw YoRk, Jan. l9.-The pilot boat r. A.
Perkins Was reported sunk on the 18th. oil
Sandy Hook. BY collision with an uu.
known vessel. No PARTICULAR.
TaoY, Jan. l9.-I'he iror foundry Of in o.
O'Brien Vas destroyed BY IN incsndiary fire
this A. n. Loss go, 600 insured e26. 900.
New YonK, Jan. 1.-Two men werc
frozen TO death in Brooklyn last night.
A public meeting was held TO day to ex>
press sympathy with the Greeks Of Cretan,
end committee appointed to collect FOOD
and clothing fcs item.
The U. 8. bonded warehouse of n F
Smith 4 Co., on Washington street. vas
robbed last night Of eli 900 worth Of black
silks; property Of A. r. Stewart; 4 por>
ton thereof was recovered. but the robbers
have not yet beea captured.
The Herald's Washington correspondence
gives little inside history Of the late mis-.
sion Of Sherman and Campbell TO Mexico
The expedition, according TO Mexican ad-
vices, has proven positive injury to Juarcz
and n windmill TO Oricga Tho two envoys
were At odds with ne another from the
start each claimed to rank the other. and
each had e 2arate instructions This led { +,
. stormy discussion between them, in which
personal illusions by no means compliment
ary eliminated in an open breach at Mata-
moras, when they parted ,mpany, return
ing bv separate rou 81 to New Or.esns
Nav Y0RE. Jan. 2l.-Thc Hera.d's Pana.
ma eertspon6ence Gays: It Was rumored
that the United States minister to Columbia.
Mr.. Benton. had had . serious difficulty
With President Mosquesa, and had demand
ed his passport. MosQuera told him he
did not require . passport, and could 70
OF stay. Is he pleased, ~hcreupon Mr. Benz
ton broke OF all communication with the
Columbian official. and has referred the
matter to the Uaitsd States Governmeat.
The tonnage tax on vessels entering Pan
anna Cohen have bssa RENTED, but the e.
der directing all the ssails in transit across
the Isthmus to be distributed through the
local postoficc has been reiterated.
The Herald's Lexington. No., correspond
end says: The excitement here has been
again revived ~ the arrival Of two compan-
res Of Gov. Fletcher's militia. The bush
whackers had entirely disappeared.
Major Montgomery was arrested on the
18th by the U. 8. Aasshal. and taken TO
Jefferson City, where he vas released with
haheas ~orpus