Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-07
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TO THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
NEW YORK.

NEW YoRx, May 6.-The Board Of
Councilmen to day adopted resolutions IN
opposition to the action OF police commits
sioncrs in transferring Jurisdiction over
licenses for theatres, emigrant boarding
houses, pawnbrokep, hacks, cara omni.
buses and drivers, &C., from Tie Mayor ESQ
Aldermen to themselves without this ssio
warrant Of law, and requesting, fhe M.yoss
to Immediately intefposc the faIi P Owss ~.
of the comsnoe cuescsl Or ekartes Of the
e;tv "a ~ All euch poeooa0 hofDIe0 fsoo
1921 - comply with orden nom Sne
49, ssehofitce II respect y lieeneeA IN
yos.s sheeehv 10 test she conotitueI0naltey OF
~ - 81 which The couteDpAtod tsoostes
iron lie cty one Of ~ lev rsaeasise mu
4 rios occurred In liquos saloon q
Brooklyn Last sunday two policemen were
badly beaten In attempting 10 arrest the
proprietor for violatiug excise laws. Some
twenty or thirty persons In the room made
IN attack upon the 06lcers and desperate
fight ensued; the oGicefs drew their fevolv.
ers TO save life when several OF the rioters
drew pistols and threatened TO blow out the
brains Of the Officers, bat they escaped to q
station house where assistance was procur-
ed. On their return they closed the saloon
and arrested the prcprictors.
Michael Farrell, . tailor, was murdered
this afternoon by Owen Sullivan, also tail.
or. whose wife had been ca habiting with
Farrell. The murderer he's not been arrest.
ed.
The United States ship Guard has arrived
she brought 20 officers from European
Squadron.
Anniversary mcetipgs commenced yester-
day and continued to day. Reports Of the
American Missionary Association shov that
there are million Of school children among
the freedmen requiring 10000 teachers
there are now less han 5000 In the field.
Al least 100000 freedmen have learned 10
read within the past year. Tho Society Z
receipts for last year amounted to e26S. 600
snd for seven m0nthe Of the psesnt nscal
year, tl45,0O0
The 7vibvss nys Ne have conclusive evi
dence that no offer 70 release Mr.. Davis has
been made, and no communication Of any
kind - the subject has passed between him
asd the Executive.
BuSTALo, N. r.. Nay "a gale prevailed
here blowing large quantitise Of Seating
lee in front Of the harb0r end hay, com
pIetcly bl0ckadiug u with ice
A large feet Vi vessels were In the Olnip1
leo bound.
The schooner South West struck rock
ON the Canada shore on Saturday, and sunh
in twelve feet Of water. Four thousand
bushels Of grain was transferred from her Il
= lighter.
ALBANY. NJ u, May 6.-This morning
John Leroy dlias Red LeaSy arrested upoi
. requisition from the Governor of Mich
isan and brought here and lodged n jai
was rescued from olllcer johnson Of Mich
lgan. The officer Wa placing the irons o.
the prisoner when murdeFous assault Wal
made upon him BY the prisoner and hal
dozen Of his ffiends who had collected q
the jail. The Officer and Jailer Cavsnausl
were ovcrpowered and the party succeeded
In making their escape, including the pris
Oner. who h charged With attempt TO com
init murder, and other crimes. JohnsOr
vas badly beaten and was fortunate in MOI
being killed, as the assailants were oil arm
cd with revOlvers. They nsc still at large.
NEw YORK. May 7.-Justice Barnard
yesterday dissolved the injunctions restrain
ing the execution Of the lease for 10 year.
by the comptrolless Of Fernando Woo ;,
premises in Nassau stlect.
The Times special ssys:-Gen. Gran
having ordered an investigation Of ths ~
ports Of the il!>tscatmsnt Of soldiers ono
prisoners q the Dry Tortugas, they wer'
found 10 be sheer fabrication.
Gen. Hooker has been grantoel leave Of !, )
sencs for one year from tho first Of June
owing 10 III health. Gen. John c. Kobinso,
succeeds hin in command Of the Depart
ments Of The lakes.
Geo. A. Trenholm, end Mr.. Welsman, hi
partner, and Col. Wsathssby, Oh Of Char
lesion, were examined on the inpsachmen
Investigation YESTERDAY.
II 10 now pretty generally understood her
that Judge Underwood will Try JEFF Davi
the present term Of his Court in Richmond
District Attorney Chandler, Who has bee,
arranging pseliminssies, LEFT tonight e
that city. Il Il stated to night that Wm
u. Marts, Of New York, hes bsea rstaius,
BY the Government to assist in the prosscu
ton.
The Hsrald's special says: Pollard, o
Richmond, having appealed TO Gen. Sche-
field against tho order Of Gen. Wilcott, pro
hibiting Pollard from delivering bis lectus
on the chivalry Of tho South, 0sners
Schof cid has sustained the order.
The Herald's special, dated London, eve
sixth. says: The morning papers anneunc
that the Government would not attempt 3
put down the meeting .. He.dquartefa
Park, but oil tho troops in London an
vicinity were under arms. and large fore
Of police was concealed in . secluded %,
Of the park, and vehicles ksyt ready to CON
vey them to any point 10 case Of riot. FL
teen separate meetings were organized, q
one Of which . woman spoke in favor q
female suffrage; and one stand was devote
10 religious speeches. Most Of thu revolu
tionary statements uttered BY the speaker
were loudly chsered. AZ the the polio
passed By the crowds Of refosmers aAvocs:
ed order and practically carried out that ids
By driving on Of the trees in the parks tn
Roughs Who had pesohed IL their branches
The sntsss press denounes the course Q
the 0ovesnmcnl
The 6ittsssst fseling exists il beth srdse