Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-23
new YORK.

New loRk, Jan - An official report
on the famine in Eastern India, shows that
there we're million deaths from starvation
The committee to make arrangements to
aid the suffering poor Of the South, have
resolved to call public meeting at Cooper
Institute on Friday evening. Peter Coop>
CT is expected to preside, and Henry Ward
Beecber. Horace Greeley, and others to de>
hvtr addresses.
The ship Mercury. with goods for the
Paris Exposition, sailed to-day.
New York, Jan. e3.-The IIerald's ia
uaica correspondent says:
The negroes Of St. Thomas in the east,
aud ST. Davids have refused 70 turn out to
| work on the estates except they &c. an in
creased rate Of pay. Tho proceedings OF
the Jamaica Committee are producing in
their parishes the greatest amount of hostil-
| ity towards those in authority. DIR. Fiddler
| the opponent Of EA-Gov. Eyre, leaves for
England to testify against him at his trial.
The Times Montreal special says Mr.
Calls mission TO England has nothing to
do with the educational rights Of the Pro-
tcstant minority Of Lower Canada. The
scheme as published in London omits the
guarantees IN this subject. notw outstanding
it is regarded as the most important feature
of the confederation project
| The total receipts Of the Grand Trunk
Railway in 1866 were $6,639,26o, an in
crease Of $500 over 1866.
| The receipts Of tho Great Western Rail
way were 81, 800. 400, an increase Of s., CAS-
over 1861
Of the Northern Railway the receipts
were $5i2,s72, an increase Of 1895 over
1860.
The receipts Of all the Canadian railways
from which there are returns including the
above were fl0,96s,913, and increase Of
$l15,5
The Times Washington special says =
Tho Presidents vetoes of the Colorado and
Nebraska bills were considered in the Cab
met yesterday and, it il expected, will be
will be sent to Condress to.day.
The Heralds Washington special Gays /:
There Is no probability Of q reduction Of
the whisky tax, the Commissioner OF the
Revenue and Secretary OF the Treasury be>
ing opposed to it.
The Tribune's Washington special says
Asst. Secretary Van Dyke yesterday, had
= long interview with the Joint Rctrcnch
ment Committee, and made salts factory
explanation Of all matters connected with
the sale of Government gold by him.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
The statement made on the floor Of the
House regarding the Court of Claims, that
the Court had decided that the act of Con-
giess allowing persons Of color to testify in
courts Of the United States does not apply
to that court is erroneous. No such point
was ever before the court, and what was de-
cded was that the act Of Congress did not
authorize . party to testify where the
United States were defendants.
A Worlds special says: The amended
tax bill is gradually passing into shape. In
the Ways and Means Committee to-day
they agreed to exempt one thousand from
the income tax.
A very important bill 10 pending before
the Judiciary Committee. 1t declares valid
al the Presidential proclamations and or
ders converting court martials and military
commissions for the trial Of civilians prior
to the Let Of March, 1865.
The military Committee Of the House
have agreed to report . bill transferring the
Indian bureau from the Interior 10 the w Or
Department.