Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-28
CHICAGO.

Cnlo AGo, Jan. 21..-By statement Of the
Crosby Opera House drawing, published in
tic morni' papers, II ~ ears that Mr..
Crosby has made s6jo,e0p gu. Of the
scheme. The Opera House was yut in ut
SoIo,un0 The matter Is Still tie piuml
II III topic OF conversation. and a great many
aic iasticuat!y disappointed ccrufcat.
hp.d,is ai3 FAST % pronounce lie whole
dang sa.ns.le, aua the reso; alien with
Lcr rtccos rtcd lhain are ramors 81 Law
.lii> pendiir. and al tl.ai.
CnlcAce, Jan IL Nj H. Lsc, Of
plar'e Du Eechcr, L.. who drew the Cros-
by Opera House, arrived III tins city 10y the
~ O'Clock train, from 81. Louis, last cye-
Mug. lie is about five feet SIX, not lar
from fifty years Cd. stoutly built, and looks
a. il accustomed to hard work. He is a
PLAN man. and wears his honors and unpar-
alieled good fortune with tho most bccon.
ing modesty, and rather shrinks from cons
e,atu'atIons of strangers. This evening he
nct tie committee ard Mr.. Crosby at
kinsslcy's, in the Opera House, where. in
cons Iteration of 5000, 900. in hand pad, he
re.nquis he'd h,s right, title AID interest in
! he great pre- to Mr.. Crosby. VIM, Ii
luors and jovial times followed, and all cen-
ccrned seemed happy over the result.
The Mansion House. at ST Paul Mas
burned las. night Many women and chil
rem were iros,-bi,;cn by being turned on,
I into the streets patty clad, The thcrnoine )
beng - d gress below z.ro. The her'e
and larniture was .slued at 81 % nsu.
rat,c Slo.U0a.
Seven y-sercn millions Of lumber were
sav,d nj the Falls o $. Anthony, the past
season, and manufactures Of al kinGs !
, de year rescned $3.50, noo
TIE Iowa State Temperance League meets
at Des Loines on the 9th oil February.
Men arrived ut Des Moines, At 10 o'clock
on Thursday. who left Denver on Sunday
The man Fore, from Fairfield, who took
stry chime, died ut Des Moin.e.
len blshels Of snake bones were found
in ledge Of rocks near Cedar Rapids, a
few days age.
The Wisconsin Senate adopted resolu>
ton ins,ructng their congressman to vcie
fo- ,arlF on wool of 10 cents per pound ard
10 cents al va,orem.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2..-A dispatch rom De-
troit dated Yesterday, reports Gov. Crapo,
t. be worse again
The following items cleaned from the Re.
| publicans Washington special to day:
Considerable sensation Was created or
Saturday, by Secretary McCulloch closing
up s. NJ. Clsrk's Printing Bureau, where al
the Government bonds, notes AID currency
ere manufactured in the Treasury Depart,
mens, and the suspension Uf oil workmen.
The Committee Of Investigation was or
derci by the Secretary, which is nov exam
lining into the condition Of affairs ten day.
ago.
John +. Tracy. Pres. Q. 4 r. |. X. r. sr
rived here yesterday aud reported to the
House Committee. He win testify befor.
the committee Tomorrow, that the parties
who gave him the information about Sec
McCullcch loaning out gold are not able &c
substantiate this charge and he personally
knows Of no testimony 10 support them.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-Therc were two un
important fires to day.
The " suld>bs wife murderer who wal
thought to have committed suicide has beer
found and bound over for trial.
CHICAGO. Jan. % A Washington spec
ial TO the Journai says that an examination
Of the affairs Of the Treasury Department
especiNlly the Printing Bureau has been in
stiluted but is Tot expected that il sill &c
suit in the confirmation Of the report,
sga.ns' the Department