Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-14
NEW YORK.

NEW York, May 13--Collec or Deputy
Thos Hea'y OF the first district was arrested
In Brooklyn on charge Of embezzlement of
1886 from Government. The funds were
tax collections from 1852 10 81. Healy was
taken before Commissioner Newton when
hs stated he might have lost the money.
Bail was filed TO the amount OF el5.ooo.
NEW York, May 10 The steamer City
New York from Liverpool via queenstown
%, arrived to day. 49,.
The following b AN extfact rom Inc
speech OF Ysniss Burke after biz eoevlcaaon:
n 4 not nv desire now, my Lords. 10 give
,,.,...ses 70 one xprd agsinst the verdict
vhicb has been pronounced upon me, but
fuIly ceuscions or NJ honor - . man new.
er iinpugncd, iully censsious Of IL can 60 In.
to nv grave with q name and character un-
sul!ed, can only say this, that these parties
actuated by q desire either for their own az
grandlz ment or to save their paltry miser
able lives, have pandered To the appetite, II
may SO speak, OF justice, and my life shall
be the forfeit Fully convinced and satisii
cd of the righteousness of my every act In
connection with the late revolutionary
movement in Ireland, l have nothing that
would bring blnshlng Of shame to mantle
my brow Ny conduct ard career here and
in hmericl, II you like. rs soldier, are be
fore you and even in this my hour
of trial feel consciousness OF hay.
ing lyel an honest man, and ! will
die believing that have given my life 10
the Givef OF freedom and libefty-tO the
land of my birth. seek not the death II
a martyr, but, il il is the will OF the Al
mighty ard Omniro.cnt God that my devo.
ton for the land Of my birth should be
tested at the scaftold, am willing there 10
! die in defense Of the right OF men TO be
| free-to give right to An oppressed people
to throw off the yoke Of thraldom. Ire
lands children are not and never were will
ling TO submit to oppression, and SO long
rs Englands flag covers one inch OF IRISH
soil, Just 80 long will they bsleve il
right to c0nspire and use means to hurl
from power, and erect in its stead God.
like structure Of selfgovernment.
The Cretisna gained u victory on April 8.
killing two hundred and fifty Turks, includ
ing OF an oGicer of very high rank They
also gained another victory on the 18th Of
April.
10 respect the neutrality Of Switzerland 10
case Of war % long - she maintaiuei It..
The Acniteur explains the French pur.
chase Of horses by saying they were TO re.
place 1000 left In Mexico
Nsw YoRx, May l4.-Twenty -four dis.
tillcries have been seized 10 this city within
the last three OF four days, for violations Of
The internal revenue laws.
The Hssald's Havana correspondence o
the 9Th, says: The muddls existing between
the merchants and provisions dealers Wal
ye: unsettled. Several meetings had beer
held without final arrangement. The ut
ustion Of the banks wss worse than il
April. 1u
The ship Ocean Home had been given u
TO the Government. the authorities insist
ing on her payment Of tine oF$l2 500.
A number Of the discharged officers ant
soldiers Of tho Spanish army had shipped
for Vera Cruz. They had not been recruit
cd for Maximillisn's army but most Of then
wero going to Mexico to take service unde
his Government
The lIerald's New Orleans special SAYS
Com mis- sioners from Washington are her,
10 inquire into tho affairs Of the N ,tiona
Banks, and the sub treasury, respecting
which there is some trouble. Nothing will
be lost BY the government, and depostors
will recover every dollar.
The Supreme Court to day decided by ,
majority oil one, that notes for negroes sole
before the war are invalid. Tho dscisio II
involves many millions Of dollars.
The Herald's special says theft Of SIS,
600 has been perpetrated in the Currenc,
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