Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-08

NEw Yogx. Feb. IA letter to the
Southern Relief Commission, nom Mont
gomery, Ala, Jan. 3lst.. reports great des>
tuition. The. c is not . county in the State
TO which we have not been compelled 10
send feoi TO The poor
There are re, lass than 1000 persons
that WI have TO he fe1 By public charity
until the crop is moved. and "a ger mum
Der will REQUIRE partial relief.
The yrea. cry Is Cor bread. Any coniti>
buttons for our suffering people viii be duly
appreciated and properly distributed.
TIE relief commission voted to send
SO. 900 worth OF com for distribution Ia
hama.
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The Times special
says: The lean certificate bill " u be sub
united TO the State Finance Committee BY
the subcommittee to day, and there is tho
best authority for saying that the bill Will
lie reported unanimously. -
The result Of Assistant Secretary Stewards
MISSION will be laid before the Cabinet to-
day.
Zen. Steedman has declined the appoint
ment to investigate the Fort Phi. kcarney
massacre.
The iierald's special says: Gen. Hiilyer
has been appointed agent u internal Ievs-
nue. r. New York CITY.
A lobby 10 IN Washington for the purpose
Of obtaining the guarantees OF the United
States Government, to ono $50 .UuU, 600 OF
the Mexican bonds 70 he Issued bv the
Juirtz Government.
The Tribune's special SAYS: The tax bill
is 10 be reported to-dsy. here are but lew
articles Ia tie Tree list, ard these IRE OF I'll
nor importance leather i ore. AL ~
comes below one thousand dollars are ex
empt. Al above that Il cure al, uniform at
D per cent. Cigars are two and eight dol
las Such stringent provisions are made
that it is believed will prevent frauds. Inc
committee were compelled TO abancon the
idea Of making large reductions, as II is be
iisved HE receipts wi. |. ally tall Gil owing
TO the sta nation OF bushes The neyl ts.
| cal year il Is estimated that the reduction
proposed will reach nbou, twenty million
| dollars.
The committee will now take up the tar
! if bill, aud hold daily sessions until it II.
disposed uf
Il Is stated on high authority that Baker.
thi dct, ctve, in his testimony before the
judiciary Committee yes .e-dsy, in the i,n>
parchment matter, said he once had in his
possession . letter written by Andrew
johnson while Military Governor Of Tenn,
addressed to Jefferson Davis, offering IL
identify himself and Tennessee with the
Southern Conf. de'acy on certain terms. =
That being doubtful Of the g,nuineness Of
tie .igna ure 10 she letter he showed the
signature 10 the Presidents private secrc,a
~ who positively identified tue hand wri'
ting.
General Alfred Sully and Col Parker,th
latter Of Genesal Grants staff, arc to iuyes
tisa,e Fort Phil Kearhey massacre.
Thomas n. Chambers piano f,rte mann
factory, IA East sixth street, was d-stroye cd
by FIRE last night. Loss fifty thousand dol
lars insured. BY fire in building 10.
Fulton street, last night. ID. Close. clothier
Joseph Marsh. artificial limo manufacturer
J. n. Tinge, bookseller, and Samuel Bloc
lager beer saloon, suffered losses amounting
TO about $4,000.
From 81. Domingo news to the 2sth nit
is received.
President Cabral mas pardoned all poltlcs
prisoners.
Tobacco promised to yield good croy =
All kinds Of provisions were scarce. III,
health Of the Island was good.
Advices from 81. Thomas 10 the 29th c
January, state that the cholera had en,irel,
aba,ed. Over SEQ persons, mostly negroes
had died If the epidemic