Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-03
LATE NEWS.
CHICAGO.

cmcAoo, Sept. The Fail exhibition
OF the Chic 90 Horticultural Society opened
THIS afternoon in Library Hall, corner of
Ia sale and Randolph street. under favor
abb auspices
Fires in this city have destroyed property
TO the amount Of 81 9s2, 7l9. This was GOV
cred by Insurance to the amount of 81 ,055.-
.31 This includes all fires during the past
four months
Hon. John Wentworth, who had bis thigh
broken recently, by being tarown from his
carriage, is rapidly recovering and it is
thought he will suffer no ,ameness from the
fracture when IL heals
The great sensation of the week is the
rsce at Dexter Park, for which great pre-
partitions have been made The chief at.
tretction will be tho trolting OF Dexter,
who will appear Wednesday afternoon,
a mandy the name of Sullivan, bet xeen
fifty and sixty years old, was robbed of his
pants and nearly 5000 cash, at his boarding
house. on Market street, early yesteIkay
morning a man named Maloney, was ar
rested this a III on susl ;cion Of being the
thiei
The members Of The Concordia Name
Choir. Gefmania Mannechor and Freir san
gerbund, left this city TO attend the Sanger.
Test which takes place at indianapolis
The formal opening OF the elegant new
building Of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, on Madison estrcet, took place AT
noon to-day. The services were held in
connection with the regular noon prayer
meeting and were conducted by Rev. ID 5
Moody, President of the Association.
CHICAGO, Sept. . -McCool has proposed
to Jones that they travel on their reputa
ton and give public exhibitions, which
proposition Jones will accent upon his re
cJvery. McCool raised 500 for Jones on
the returning excursion train, which amoupt
he presented to Jones in person McCool
is still IN Cincinnati. where he figures as
first class lion Jones suffers very little ex
cept from his broken ribs. He is very
humble; says that McCool out fought him
easily. and that his fighting days are over
Barney Aaron has been challenged for
81 900 eide, 10 fight Shcperd, the light
weight rugiist OF some noioriety.
The Wisconsin State Senate meets al
Madison on Tuesday, 10 &c. as the State
Board OF Equalization of taxes.
Work on the pos, Office and custom house
Madison. Wis d, is 10 be begun forthwith
The fare has been run down as low as
two collars and half from Quincy TO st
Louis, by competing steamboat lines, and
freight all the way from ten cents per hun
dred to nothing
3, THE freight tariff on tleC Rock Island&
Pacific Railroad from Des Moines to Chica-
80 places wheat 30 cents per 100 lbs per car
load, and other grain ut Acc
A Ieport that JAS b Jewet,, son of Ju Ice
Jeweit. Of Ohio. disappeared from Junction
City, Kansas, is incorrect. MIR. Jewett il in
Philadelphia. and has never been to Kansas
he preaching of two Capuchns at Chal-
aicnango, in Salvador Place, formerly noted
Tor laxiiy of morals, induced six hundred
couples TO get married and nine thousand
persons partook OF the Lords Supper.
The Peruvian Congress favQrs the redUc
ton of the army To 5000. The Spaniarls
will probably be allowed TO remain III the
country.
The Emperor of Austria has contributed
10000 flrins for rebuilding the Frankfort
Cathedral
The wheat harv.s, Is about finished in
France. Al last accounts the quality was
generally good, but The quantity is hardly
sufficient for years consumption.
The force al the disposal If Garb4l ii is
computed NJ 5000 mrn
steamer news reports terrible ooiliciy
accident near st. lie!ens, England Four
teen lives were lost. There were over SO
t,rsDUs in The Nj, ii the tit.sp