Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-28
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NV YoRK March 81 Aaron Jones has
forwarded chrl'tnge to Michael McCool. OF
ST. Louis, offering = match with him Tor
81 ,000, aud to eight within two or three
months.
An accident occurred Oh the Erie railway
near Mastnope this mofnirg The exoress
train due At New York at I a. ~. was
thrown from tho track aud the train badly
smashed. The engineer was instantly XIII.
Cd and several passengers injured
Norris Lonagan was arrested charged
with the murder Of his wife in Washington
street last Wednesday night.
A tobacco warehouse in First Avenue has
been seized for alleged fraudulent seturns 70
the Internal revenue officer.
Steamer Chicago arrived from LIVERPOOL
Govcsnoens securities firm.
The China's mails arrived tonight.
The English papers have . rumor that
the United States Government has. through
Mr.. Adams. called attention 20 the neelect>
Cd condition Of Ireland, and poin ed out
measures, which, in their opinion, are best
calculated to sllay disaHecticn, and also the
irritation which exists among the Irish pop.
ulation Of America.
French Legislature, in which he vas silent
on French politics, but said but for Minis.
terial responsibility the British Government
would have broken up the An eric.n repub.
lilo long ago.
Eails Alliviss nals speech urging that
France should henestly secspt TIE irans-
formation which Aas taken place ID Gssma>
nv, end which be said was not directed
against France.
The French naval division in the Levsnt
Is TO be increased BY two gunbos.s.
La France says the basis Of an undse
standing between France, Russia aud Eng
land on the Eastern question exists, which
permits the hope Of speedy solution.
La France also says there exists at the
present moment in che foreign policy Of
France no single question capable Of embar
RAISING her diplomatic action abroad, or Of
dis quoting public opinion.
The health Of the Empress Charlotte 10
worse.
Volcanic cruptioEs occurred on the ls>
land Of Pantellaria, Southwest Of Sicily.
1t is reported that the Thessa ian insuY-
gents we're defeated by the Turk aud that
90y have laid down their arms.
The llerald's correspondence from Ire
land contains some additional intelligence of
the Fenian situation in Ireland. Quite q
number Of infantry have been already in
vs!ided b. the duties Of the camp align, and
many cavalry horses have died from fatigue
and exposure to the extreme cold weather.
tight, We are told. occurred between
British troops hear Cork: Fsnianism being
the exciting cause. The men Of tho I'D in.
iantsy (Scotch) sided with the Irish, when
many members Of On English lancer rsei.
ment were severely handled. The people
Of Cork cheered the Scotch soldiers next
day.
NEw YoRk, March 26.-Rumor has il
that Joe Coburn and John G. IIeensn are
to fight for ten thousand dollars and the
championship Of Amsr'ca.
A Times Washington special says the
Judiciary Committee Of the House have
temporarily suspended the examination of
the impeachment witnesses, but will resume
their labors about the first Of May, when.
whether Congress is in session or not, all Of
its members have been notified 10 be here
by ITS chairman.
II il asserted by some Of Buffers friends
that the eighteen pages speliated from
Booths diary, contained evidence regard.
ing the preparation for the assassinati ton
AID the reason for the abandonment OF tho
a)dnction plot. The fact is, however. that
all the evidence that has ever been elected
in regard to this diary, goes to show that il
10 now in precisely the condition in which
It was when taken from Booths body
Detective Baker once affected knowledge Of
the contents Of these missing pages, but
when brought to . pointed examination
could remember nothing that he had read
The Herald's Washington special says :
As to the impeachment matter the Oldest
member Of the judiciary Committee, both
in parliamentary experience and in Yeas,
has said. within the last twenty -four hours,
the Committee will notify oil persons 70
bring forward their evidence, and intinated
that there we're none such before the Com
mittee at present, and this seems 70 BE- the
opinion Of all who have the most intimate
relations with the chairman Of that Com>
mittse.
4 Tribuae's New Orleans special says:-
Gen. Shesidan's Order No. s, just out,
sweeping from Office the rioters, Attorney
General Heron. Mayor Monroe and Judge
Abill, and substituting god and loyal men,
thrills the union men With joy and the null
iifiers With diemay. The grand army and
Butler organization, representing 5000
voters, recommended H. C. Yarmouth fos
Mayor. but he declined, and . second agree.
Uent failing the choice renainsd with Gen.
Sheridan. Such changes are thought to
revive the chances Of the campaign, - the
city may carry the State.
A Tribuns's Washington special denies
the statement that NJ. Wilson's resolution
70 release Jed. Davis will b reported favor.
Ably upon BY the judiciary Committes.
The resolution WA not referrrd to that CON-
mittse Nor asy ether, but lies on the table Of
the Senate.
The steamer San FRANCISCO Of the Nicar>
agua line, arrived in this port this morn.
ing.