Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-06
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
imprisonment for debt is to De abolished
10 France.
The national parliament has abolished
capital punishment throughout Italy.
A convention Of the national board Of tire
underwriters will be he'd at New Yrk OH
February Goth
bic explosion accompanied with great loss
of life, recently occurred in Paraguay.
1t is estimated that the value of goods al
ready received for the Paris exposition
amount to 81 900, 900 ster ing.
Seven Fen;an prisoners, Lynch, Rev. Mr.
Mcmahon, Quinn, Whalcn, Hayden. Haven
aud School have been sent to the Kingston
penitentary.
An informal investig alton into the charg
cs which have been made that fund was
raised by gold spectators to urge on the
impeachment project, is going on.
John Boland ana George A. Mason, both
of Toronto, are matched to fight on the
18th of March, in Canada, for the sum Of
81, 900. Two to one is freely offered on 10
land.
The joint committee on reconstruction
hold meeting this evening. Three new
bills were referred to it, two oil them to pro
vide for abolisting the present state goy>
ernments in the South. Mr.. Ashley has
also modified his territorial bill to-day. and
will endeavor to have it pressed in the COM
mttee At the coming meeting.
In answer to numerous inquiries from all
parts of the country, it may be positively
stated that the committee on Ways ard
Means have virtually decided not TO recon-
mend the reduction Of the tax on distilled
spirits. The subcommittee who have been
investigating il reported against any change
at present.
Another feature Of the new reconstruction
plan, accepted on Saturday by tho Southern
governors and ex.governors who have Teen
here in conference with the administration
Is TO submit to the Southern legislatures the
proposition to disfranchise only the ploni>
nent men engaged in the rebellion from
holding any office under the federal governs
ment, the disability to be remove d only by
vote Of two thirds of cash House Of Con.
grcss. They claim that this will be more
acceptable to the South than the third sec
ton Of the pending constitutional amend
mcnt, which, in addition, dis!ranchises such
persons from holding any State office. If
it is found that this, coupled with qualified
suffrage, can pass the Southern legislatures
the plan will be submitted TO the 40th Cons
gress on the day Of its organization. In
addition to the prominent Southern men
here engaged in this movement, Howell
Cobb has been tclcgraphed for and is now
on his way to Washington.
Aiviccs have been received at the bu
reau OF statistics, trearsuiy deI artmcnt, ia
ted Paris, January Is, 1867, in which oc
ours the following Information from the
Paris bourse: United States securities
hay, 40; iiuctua.ed much The five twea-
ties Of 1862 closed today at s2,; a little
higher than or the 10TH rrces have rang
cd from s on the llth, TO 81 !. which latter
figure has been touched ON several diifcreht
days. This Improvement is explained by
the csl,ner temper with which certain po-
liical rcrcr.s have been discussed upon the
bourse. the best informed operators being
very we'll aware OF their slender foundation
The course of the market to great extent
dependant on the operations Of dealers in
other European capitals, especially Of Frank
fort"
The indictment whereby Surratt is accus.
Ell Of the murder Of President Lincoln, is,
also, accompanied BY presentment charg>
ing John Wilkes Booth with the murder of
Abraham Lincoln. and John II. Surratt,
David +. Harold, Lewis Payne, and Georg,
A. Atzerot, for being present, aiding and
abetting, on or about the 18th Of April, 1866.
The indictment is for murder, and in its
first count charges that John H. Surratt, on
or about the 18th day of April. 1865, did
murder Abraham Lincoln. The second
count charges that John II. Surratt and
John Wilkes Booth did murder Abraham
Lincoln. The third count charges with the
murder Of Abraham Lincoln BY John II. Sui :
Surratt, Lewis Payne, John Wilkes Booth,
David E. Harold, George A. Atzsrot and
Mrs. II. E. SurrAtt. The fourth count
charges that J. Wilkes Booth, J. H.Surratt,
D. Z. Harold, G. A. Atzerot, L. Payne and
n. E. Surratt did conspirs and coefsdcrate
together 70 kill and murder A. Lincoln.