Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-09

established in oil maisies Of Paris Large
rooms have been hired for this purpose. and
they vii be warned and lighted in the eve.
ming for the use Of the working classes
Efforts arc IN progress 10 erect at or rear
New Orleans a grain elevator q capacity
equal TO ans n the west. A report on th's
Subject il 10 be msde 20 the chamber OF
commerce. Grain can BE- shipped from the
west through New Orleans = Europe TWEEN
" cents cheaper rer hushei than through
New York.
Mr.. Fanny Willard, fashion cditress Of
the Sunday Tmes. New York, was murder
cd by policeman Tho.. w. Burke, Who after
wards shot and killed himself Love and
jealousy were the cause Mrs Willard had
rejected his suit.
The Grand Trunt Railway Company offer
to bind themselves in the sum Of 100000
if tho treasury department Mt Washington
will give permission 10 have personal goods
shipped on their road, passed over Suspen-
sion bridge without examination.
Tho import trade of California during the
past year wss &i4.ooo.0e0. The export
trade s17,25o,OoO, exclusive Of treasure,
which amounted 70 81 .soo,o This does
not include $4,000. 900 shipped by the
Ucited States treasurer on account Of the
Government. The wheat exported during
the past year amoun,s to 1000 bushelsf
valued at t96so The total amount o
California productions exported during the
year was valued ut sll son. coo. The wool
manufactured during the past year was
5000, 900 pounds.
Among the measures which Thaddeus
Stevens is said 10 have prepared is a bill
providing for the ratification Of tho consti-
tulicnal amendment by three-fourths Of the
twenty six Northern States; and another
dc Glazing that the result OF the war Was to
invest the North with all the power OF
conqueror over the South, and with oil the
rights of conquest. and TO take from the
Southern States oil their rights as States
both bills TO be introduced 1t an early dav.
The prevailing convistlon among expert
eaced lookers-on at the capitol is that the
present session Of congress will be mostly
cngrossed by politics. and that but little
will be done in the way Of practical legisla.
ton. The tariff bill viii be plcn,ifully dis.
cusscd, without action. Nothing will be
done with the currency question to change
the existing status. 4 movement is 10 te
made in congress next week looking to the
removal Of restrictions upon the rate Of in.
tcrest from the national banks.
The New York Erening Gazette says
Generous patronage will not always suffice
to save IN over stoke dealer, az the rumor
ed collapse Of the long established house o,
Ball & Black would seem to prove. We
sincerely hope that Messrs. Ball 4 Black
will not have 10 succumb. 1t will DO too
pad If firm Of such standing and popular
ity must 20 by the board because Of over
| VuItbnNSN ~ UNIV ohch Eoii WIS
They will have the sympathy, as they have
long commanded tic trade, u vast mum.
Der Of persons I'll ever tie country ",
understand that they imp r.cd an immens,
stock for the holidays e'pe tally Of I.as-it,
ald elegant -we.ry.
W lcarn frcm the Dts Mo.aes Hsgisir
at Nr. Merritt, the lew COL ccior Of tn
fsth District. has appointed TIE followin,
DEPUTIES T. II Eddy, Des Moines y. u
Ni,haIs, Abel; 4. r. Fog,, Pa ora i. "
s,rssmsr, Counei. D.uf1s U. II
Perry, Win;erses Z. W. Perry
IriiAuol, Z. f. Temple. Charlton N. r
l.amson, u.ceoia J ". Stevenson, Alton
cha. Q. Dewey. S,drey Bird Hagans, Mt
Ayr. and g. W Sharp. corydon. Thes'
deputies reprsssn 1T sixteen counties. SeveI
counties, VIZ Harrison, Cass, Adair, Page
Taylo Decatur, ard shelly, are, at pres
ent. unrepresentcd. though the parties ar
selected for a fes Il them, and oil. that
lacking is making ct iher papers.
We have received the first Annual Cats
logue OF the Iowa Law School located 8
Des Moiues. The officers are: Presiden
: Rev. J. A. Nash, Vice President, JEFF
Polk Treasurer, u. +. Allen; Secretary
4 Wm q. Hammond. The Board Of Re -cni
D consists Of Geo. G. Wright. c. G. Cole,
; c. Nourse, 7. L. Witbrow. WIN. g. Ian
: mcnd, Rev. j. A. Nash. jeff S. Polk IN
( b. T. Allen. The Faculty Hon. g. Wrigh
) l.. l. d., lecturer on real property, chin
= nal law and equity Hon q. Z. Cole, .ectu
= er on the law Of persons aud personal RICH,
/, and commercial law and VIM. G. Han
mend, Esq, lecturer on the law Of rcmedie
including pleadings and evidence. Tn
: course o! study will be completed in or
year, commencing (for the year 1867 o.
! the first Monday in January, and ending o.
!, the first Monday in December. The yea
j is divided into two terms, the first closing
9 and the second commencing on the thir
Monday in June. There will bc short u
{ cation in the middle Of each term
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