Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-22
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
GENERAL NEWS.

The Montana militia have succeeded 10
killing an Indian, and there il great Joy
the eat throughout the Territory.
cen Grant has dismissed shout 100
clerks in the War Department. and will dis
charge 100 more in September.
Advices from Pari. state tina, none other
than American and reapers won
higher success than bronze medals or hon
CRADLE men,;oa at the Paris Exposition.
The Governor Of Wisconsin has appoints
ed Colonel Byron Paine, Of Milwaukee,
Judge Il the State Supreme Court. 20 fll
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Judge Downer.
Postmaster General Randall has not gone
to Europe. He lett Washington with the
intention Of joining his wife in Europe, but
returned on learning that she had recovered
from her severe illness.
Dr.. Mudd Was sent 10 the Dry Tortugss
for life for setting the broken leg Of . Fer-
son who %conspired against the life Of Pres>
ident Lincoln. The same parties promised
Conove release from the psnitensiary If he
could succeed in his conspiracy against the
life and character Of President johnson. OF
the same grade Of crime, one is punished
the other rewarded.
THE Austrian bark Nienen arrived at Bar
BADGES with 430 Coolies. They shortly be-
came m%utinous. Captain Beckwith armed
his crew and caused . volley to be fred in>
to the Coolies. Three were killed and sev>
ersl wounded. The rest were driven below
when they set fire to the vessel. expecting
The ~vou- ~ folinur En- awtnOrtah thu flames
when they would have murdered them, but
the Captain had ell the matches closed, and
had water poured down one ofthe ventila-
tors, raising such steam and smoke that
the Coolies o volunteered 20 put out
the fire themselves.
Terrible Earthquake In she II.
land Of Java.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
We have received the Java papers Of the
14th Of June, giving full particulars Of the
dreadful earthquake which occurred in the
island on the 10th. IL was very destructive
in the districts Of Cheribon, P~ekalongan,
Banjoemas, Bagelen. Samarang. Djokjdo>
karts and S~ourakarta. The greater part Of
the indigo and sugar manufactures, private
houses and military establishments are de>
stroyed ct DjokJdo. but in 0thes districts
the damage was not 90 extensive. The
losses, however, ere incalculabls The gu
gar crop, which had just been brought into
the barns, is totally lost. A large number
Of Europeans and natives pe~rished-the re.
port says - many as three hundred. 10
was feared, also, that other parts Of java
might be visited by earthquakes; even al
Batavia shocks were fe.s IN the day the
mail started. The accounts Of the rinder>
pest in Java are most distressing. In some
districts the whole stock OF buffaloes has
died out. and great destitution and misery
prevail indeed, the general effect Of the
news brought by this mail is very painful.
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The Social Evil I'm Brazil.
The laws Furnishing adultery and %fornicA-
ton in Brazil seem TO be very ingeniously
contrived they exhibit . very just and
moral standard, but il must be well nigh
impossible to obtain a conviction under
them. We give q summary Of their provis-
ions Any one who contracts q second mar.
rage until the first is dissolved, shall serve
at hard labor from two to six years, and be
fined. A married woman who commits
adultery shall be imprisoned at hard labor
from one to three years. The adulterer
shall suffer the same punishment. 4 MARI
ried man who keeps q concubine shall suf>
fer the penalty Of the preceding article
Accusation of the crime (adultery) shall
not be made by any one who is not . hus-
ban or wife these shall not have the right
TO make the charge il 81 aly time thsy have
consented to adultery. he charge Of sdul-
terry must be made Jointly against the wo>
man aud the man with whom the crime has
been committed, if alive, and one shall moi
be condemned without the other.
A RELIC OF THE MORMON TENPLE.-The
college at Quincy, Illinois, has an interests
ing relic Of the old Mormon Temple at Nau-
VOC. II is composed Of two bic cks Of fine
limestone, weighing together about two
tons II was a cap s%urmouhting one Of the
columns Of the temple. The oesign is that
of q mans face with radiating ribs cut in
tue stone, representing the sun and his
rays. Over the top are two hands reach>
ing down and c'asping, palms outward. two
trumpets, probably symbolizing the revsla-
ton claimed - have been made to the great
Mormon prophet, Joe Smith. The whole
is about six feet in length, and five feet in
hight, and executed with fair artistic skill.
Il was accidentally discovered by Professor
Gray and Rev. Mr.. Andrus, while attend
ing . quarterly meeting At that place last
year, aud purchased of q brewer. On whose
premises it vas found, for the mere value
Of the stone-Sl5. The total cost. includ>
ing transportation, was about $50.-Bur-
linqton Haukeye.