Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-26

The god biz still meets si.' mi II.
in the &era'e Finance Conn iitce.
The Ways and Means Committee 1--we i.
,ermined, owing TO the la.euess oil the ses
sion, not 90 report any biz organizing TIE
Executive Department.
4 WORLD SPECIAL SAYS Secretary Us.
feN1rh contrsdic's the H.erf trat ae aas
ceased under tie lsw u continue q contract
Tor tao currency ~ t.= ratt 9. ~ asiipa
dollars PR month.
Cover rCumm ngs, OF Colorado, now in
Washington, opposes the admis ion Of The
Territory as a State at present.
Every member of the Cabines was present
a. the meeting yesterday, and il is under>
stood very important business vas under
discussion.
at the Southern Relief i4.seting last night
resolutions were adopted that commission
CT thirty men, With power 10 add to their
number, be- appointed 10 raise money and
distribute supplies among the destitute,
without distinction Of race or opinion and
tha the philan,hrop;c women throughout the
North he invited TO share in the responsible
ity and blessings Of the work.
A number OF pictu.e4 aud other propert
belonging 10 Crosby, Of the Opera II use,
have been a,tacbed here a. the suit of John
W. Cox, who claims Crosby Is indebted 70
him in the su Ia Of nearly thousand dollars,
for goods sold him.
The loss by fire at Harriet & Schuller's
Cotton warehouse last night il estimated at
100000.
BUFFALO, Jan. 90. = Weather g.owing
colder-hgh wind and more snow.
NEW York, Jas. 20 The Herald's Vera
Cruz correspondent says:
Maximlian's War Minister arrived here
on the 10Th instant. lie is Tn route for
Europe.
The French IL arriving at Pedrole, took
away the Austrian garrison, destroyed the
upper works, spiked the guns they could
not remove and sacked several stores, and
left FOR Prebla.
The lierald's Washington special says =
II has been stated On good authority that in
approving tie iii. authorizing the Assem-
bling Of the lortie'h Congress ON the 4,h OF
March rext the President has contributed
TO his own impeachment and that the Com
mittee on the judiciary are working very
industriously, engaging themselves in the
collection OF evidence, but will not report
until the close Of the session, and then the
report will be in favor ofimpcachment. Tho
task of Of Offering the articles of impeach>
ment will devolyc upon the next Con.
gIcss.
The Presidents vetoe OF the Nebraska
Bill was finished yesterday and will be sent
to the Senate to day
The Times Washington special says: A
letter was received in that city yesterday
from broker in New York, whose name
and address can be furnished, and who is
vOuched for ~ reliable, charging that the
sum Of $50 900 was subscribed in that city
to induce the offering Of impeachment reso-
Tutors in the House. The letter refers to
one broker who admits having subscribed
$4,000. 1t does not appear that any money
was ever paid. This may possibly explain
:he premature announcement in New York
Of the impeachment resolutions.
There was = rumor afloat yesterday,
which is only worthy OF mention that 1t
may be denied. that the Assistant Secretary
of State, Frederick Seward, is on his way
to meet the vessel with Surratt on board a
II is hardly necessary to add that his real
business is the purchase OF harbor for our
Government in the West \ dies, us has nj
ready been >ta.ed.
II Iim,s' WaSiag ton spcc:A. says -
Hr. Eoycc, Democratic in.nibo. o! iue Nca
Oriean, riot committee, ha> suamunel a
large number q witnesses, and il is pro
be tiat the relor; Nil Mt hc ready before
the oud ci the ec>>i n
speaker Csli.v, who Is suffering from II
,oie ihl,A,, d ] not occupy tue chair IN tt.e
lioGae Gns,ng the " grt session.
5 lass.e It HHu4N u. i!,at.ts.U!. are being