Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-25
THIS NEWS.

The people Of Madison, Wis.,, are indig-
nsnt because they didn't draw the Opera
House. They call the drawing swindis.
The Natioual Dem ,cratic Association q
Washington, at their recent meeting, rc>
commended the holding Of National Demo.
cratic Convention at New York City on tho
2lst Of May next.
There il big lobby At Springfield on the
canal and improvement Of the Illinois river.
A conscience. stricken down.eastcr has
sent Uncle Sam &2o gold piece.
II is oaid the ullness in New York 10 so
great that one>thrl the omnibuses have
been withdraw, not b ing city travel enough
to sustain them.
The total receipts Of the Grand Trunk
Railroad in 1866, were 90, 639 ,260 an in>
crease Of $5s,O67 over 1865.
Those Of tho Great Western were g ,265,-
400 an increase Of 50 ,64S.
Those Of the Northern, &5l2,S72; an in
crease of xl',9oJ.
The receipts Of all the Canadian railways
from which there are returns, including the
above, we're 80, acs, ,9G3 an increase ol
1l75,5s5.
The story Of the terrible earthquake At
Fort Klamo,h is denied.
Prentice says: ut seems unkind in the
confedcrates to make SO manv charges
against Gen. Butler. When he com.
manded the federal army he didn't make
any upon them
Poughkeepsic has been the scene Of much
plsdging, 1000 persons having signed the
temperance pledge since September last.
A. T. Stewart is about to increase his
Tenth street store, in Nov York. until it
il will cover the entire square.
The Senate judiciary Committee to-day
agreed to report constitutional amendme nt
prohibiting the elect, on to Office Of any per-
son for more than ore term.
It Is announced in New York that import
ant changes are to be made in = few days
in the system Of registering letters. These
changes, it is said, viii insure greater pro-
lection in the transmission Of letters, and
will Law upon postmas.ers and other post !,
office oilicials greater responsibility in the
case Of losses.
The employees in the various departments
Of the government, who have been pesma.
nently injured and disabled BY wounds re-.
ceived in the service during the rebellion.
viii shortly petition congress to fix BY law
The tenure Of Office he'd BY them, to contin>
ue during good behavior.
There are 24O children in the Orphans
Home at Cedar Falls
The Herald says r. +. Blake, the default
ing Ackley Station Agent on the D. 1 8. G.
R. r.. was lately seen in Chicago.
l5s new buildings we're put up in Cedar
Falls during the past yeas and 240 in VA
torlOO.
The Board Of Supervisors or Hardin
county have appropriated $4,000 for .
bridge over the Iowa river at Steamboat
Rock
Or. J. n. Cusack, the deiaulting Tesss.
urer or Hardin county, has compromised
The matter BY paying over 1880 and re-
ceivine the forgiveness Of the Board Of Su>
pervisers.
The Waterloo Courier says it is rumorsd
the D. 4 s. q. Il. r. has been purchased or
leased BY the Illinois Central Company, and
that in either case bridge will be thrown
over the river AZ Dubuque at an early days
The Dss Moines Register says: Mr. New.
ton Warnick, Of Avon, sold : One lot Of
fifteen hogs Yesterday to B. F. Allen. The
total weight Of the drove was 6,1l6 pounds
The amount received for them VS. the
snug little sum Of $3l9.