Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-07
NEW YORK.

New York, March "A Times special
says: Gems. Sherman. Meade, Hancock,
Mcdowell and Schofield will he the com.
mandcrs Of the five districts Of the Southern
States under the reconstruction bill.
A Hersld's special says: The President,
his Cabinet and Gen. Grant are very busy
preparing to put the military reconstruction
law in force. This correspondent is reliably
informed that Gems. Thomas, Sheridan,
Sickles. Schotield aud Ord will be the dis>
trct commanders.
The Herald's Georgia correspondent says
that strong party enunciating the princi.
pies contained in ex-Gov. Browns recent
letter favoring the acceptance Of Sherman's
military reconstruction plan has sprung up
and bids fair to be the controlling party OF
the State.
The money market, says the same corre-
spondent, 10 tighter than Was ever known
there before, owing to the Withdrawal Of
Northern capital aud the employment Of oil
funds for the purchase Of provision.
The Herald's Dublin and Cork correspond.
encs Of the 2lst ult. gives special reports
Of tho political situation existing 10 the
South Of Ireland, subsequent 70 the dis
persiOn Of the Fenian insurgents in Kerry.
No arrest had been made and the country
remained evidently in . State Of very un-
healthy excitement. Ten Thousand troops
we're held ready to be launched against any
spot where treason might show itself in
arms.
james Stephens 10 said to have landed ct
Dingie Bay and gone to the interior.
TIE Government continued its precaution
~
the Fsnians in England and II 10 asserted
that the Cabinet had good reason By reliable
Information to fear trouble ct weodwick, II
not an attack on the navy yard.
Earl Connoves, in moving the second
reading Of the bill for the confederation
Of the British North American
Colonies made one of the most important
speeches to the House Of Lords which hes
besn delivered 10 Parliament for many ysass.
II his eapaaty Of Colonial Secsstsry b
Went minutely into The detaile Of The meas.
ure, and combattsd the objections raised
against il, and that there d no State rights
reservations, the bill being one Of compro-
mise, confederation smanatios froo and
pssfested ct the Royal Centre. 0psakine Of
The future Of Of the Kingdom Of Canada,
Lord Caravan said that the territory
would become greater than Eoelapd and
second only to Russia.
The world's special says that the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau to-day issued iustruc-
lions for immediate assessments for the in
come tar - required BY the law, passed on
last Saturday. The time Of assessment IL
changed from Nay to March and the nni-
form rate Of i've per cent. is fxed on oil in
comes. with one hIndred thousand dollars
exempt Assessors are required to 20 10
week at ooce.
The Government and the defence ase
ready 10 precsed With the trial Of Surratt.-
II will probably commence On Monday ns1k
The Heesld's special says: Hon. y. D.
Hsbbard, Member Of Ceogrsss iron Wsss
Virginia, hss rsturned 70 ,hs Treasury Of
The United States osSl92 csots, The bal
anee Of he increased pay - Coagrsssoan.
The Wosld's spseial savs that the name
Of Col. A. New cod, Of Bsosklyn, Wages
tssday sent to the Senate for naval ofBcss Of
New York.