Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-26

WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. - Governor Ward,
who il no~ here. says that q. q recent meet
ina In New York, az the Executive Sub-
COMMITTEES Of the National Union Reprhii-
can Commlttee, tlese was some conyefsa-
ton as 10 the best place for holding the
mex, convention tor the nomination OF n
candidate for the Presidency ard Vice pres
idency. Chicago, 81. Louis and New York
were the places mentioned. but no action
was taken by the Sub Commi,ice az it ives
determined that the the question belonged
to the full committee, which Is to asse mDle
here in December.
Several weeks ego Secretary Mcculloch
received from an snony nous source pack
age, postmarked Urbana, Ohio, containing
$4,000. the larger portion OF which was In
100 bonds The money was placed TO the
credit Of the conscience fupd.
Recently letter was received from man
in Wisconsin claiming the money 10 he crn
verified into other securities, such as the
| Secretary might think proper to send, and
gave as his reason Tor sendibg no commu
nicalion, that he WAS very sick at the time
| and not able 10 write. the officers of the
| Treasury are OF the opinion that the letiei
| is from some party who saw the publication
that nineteen thousand dollars had been re-
ccyed, and thinks he can claim the same
The Sub Committee on Judiciary, charged
with the investigation OF public affairs IN
Maryland and Delaware, viii ADJOURN on
Monday next to November IL. when the
| investigation will be resumed.
Returns Of the Philadelphia banks 70 me
Comptroller OF the currency shows that
they have n reserve OF nineteen millions oil
dollars, being six millions In excess Oh the
amount required by law
-. Il. afsAn r.
ravut and Minister Teaman, at Copenhagen,
was received by the former, in which he
thsnks him for his attention and congratu-
| lates the government and the people on the
| favorable impression which hus been made
in Northern Europe ~ Farfaguts cruise In
the Baltic and adjscent waters Our naval
science has been illustrated. Our political
institutions hOnored socially and politically.
Advices from the steamer Lincoln, cent
by the Treasury Department from SanFrsn
cisco to Alaska, report her ct Sitka, 10 sail
August %, Tor Avalasks. Little had boen
learned IN the short time that had elapsed
since their arrival IN those waters; but the
officers expressed themselves already satis
fled that the resources Of the country in
| timber and fisheries have not been Ovel
! rAted.
The Ordnance Committee have decided r.
hold no meeting until next "Wednesday, ant
. letter from General Logan says b. has
been confined TO his room BY inllamati0n o
the lungs, rendering his presence hefe .
present impossible, but at the earliest prac
icsl moment he may be looked Tor.
II. r. Merrick, il about bringing suit
before the Court here for the restoration o
the property sold under the cop6scation nc
IN the name Of DR.. Cornelius Boyle ant
Col. II. Z. Tyler. and In csee OF IN advers'
decision The cases will be taken to the United
States supreme Court. Mr.. Aerrick bropgh
similar suit in reference to the psoe6sty
Of Daniel Radcliffe. In Franklin Row
which was argued some months ago.
II ia stated that on "Wednesday three coun
tericit fifty dollar compound interest note
issued under the act OF February. 1862 ,wer,
discovered In the Office Of the Register o
the Treasury. and yesterday two more. the!
having passed the redemption division, le
Auditors and LIST Comptrol'ers Otllces
without being detected. Similar notes q
small extent were in circulation about II
teen months ago