Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-22
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Fivc thousand
citizens Of Western North Carolina have
petitioned the House for tho formation Of .
Carolina on loyal basis.
Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, has prepared reso
luton. which he intends offering in the
House, authorizing tho issue Of fifty millions
in notes at per cent. interest, to take the
place or compound interest notes. The res.
olu,ion has been before the committee Of
Ways and Means, but the members are I'm
able to agree upon it.
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman, commanding the
Military Division Of Missouri, has made the
following assignment Of officers in his com.
mand:
Department Of ArLdnsls-To be com>
manded by B.evet Maj Gen. Ord; head
quarters at Fl. Smith, Ark.
department o. Mssomri-To DO command
ed by Maj Gen. Winfield Hancock; heads
quarters at Fl. Leavenworth, Kan
department Of PldAe-To be commanded
by Brevct Maj. Gen. P. st. Geo. Cook !;
headquarters At Omaha, Neb
Department Of Dscotah TO be command.
ed by Brevet Maj. Gen. A. II. Terry head
quarters At IT. Smelling. MINI
The following officers are announced %
the Staf Of the Lieut.. General
Col. W. A. Nichols, Adjt General; Capt.
X. NJ. Sawyer, Goth Infantry, Asst. Adj
General; Lieut.. Co. l.. n. Dayton, Military
Secretary Lieut.. Col. J. C. Mccoy, Aid
de-Camp, Lieut. Col. J. c. Anderson, Aid
deCamp; Col. X. B. Marcy, lnsp. General;
Col. J. l.. Donslson, Chief .. NJ; Mai. T.
L tlaiuaa ch;nf Nnu~r:..a.-. A.: E..->.
Otis, Special Insp. Of Cavalry.
James q. Barrows. plaintiff in error, ".
Granville |. Kindred. in error to Circuit
Court, Of the United States for the Southern
Districs Of Illinois. Justice Swaia delivers
ed the opinion Of the Court, reversing the
judgment Of the Court below.
The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
90, plaintiff in error, ". Patrick w. Rock,
ct. al In error, to Supreme Court Of Iowa.
Justice Miller delivered the opinion Of the
Court. The Court dismissed the writ Of
error for want Of Jurisdiction.
The Court announced an adjournuent. The
next term enEnmeucing on the first Monday
in April. The present term will close on
the FIRST Monday IN March.
John n. Lloyd and David Reed have been
before the 0and Jury N the case Of John
II. Surratt. Thcs6rst named kept the Sur>
rdu tavern ct Surrattsville.
WAsnixGrox, Jsn. 2o.-In consequences
Of Congress striking out Of the deficiency
bill the cause appropriating $50. 900 fos
temporary clerks in the Treasury Depart>
ment, the Secretary will be compelled to
discharge 81 clerks, many Of them disabled
| ao.diers, on or before the 18th Of February
| next.
| The Herald's Toronto special says: q.
J. Msther, an English Fenian, was tried ant!
acquitted by an IA erican Jury in Toronto,
Yesterday. The ex rebel General Early was
summoned rs = juror but did rot appeal
| Thomas Coorey was sentenced 10 be hung
on the sih of March next.
The Herald's New Orleans special Of res
tcrday says Much excitement prevailed
among our Irish citizens to-day from some
cause; possibly, The card of Head Centre
McLary, calling % I'll a6le-bedied renisns
to report for duty Immediately. Several
prominent Esnian officials from New York
left hsse yesterday for Mobile, whsgs ths
blockader Mary, Capt Hays 10 being pro
pared for Sea, but whether By Feuians o,
knights Of Arabia 10 unknown. She hae I
large surplus crew on board, and il 10 pret,
~ we'll established that she is destinatetl 70,
some mysterious cruis&
| The Times says: The commander Of III,
Knights Of Arabia left this city incognits il
the third inst, leaving part Of his 6aeese,
behind. Something 10 in the wind; bu
lish mGehaA vDDl OF r6N upou he St
Donisgo, ~ the Knights, casnot Be dis
covered.
The Times washington special Gays \
Gen: Grant and fanily intend to sail 70
Europe IN April next, and will visit the Par
is Exposition.
WAsuiScrox, Jan. ~. = HousE. - Tn
Ways and Means Committee srgued 70 emf
from the income tax I'll incomes belo'
$1,000.