Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-31
THE NEWS.

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Ship building in New York, is almost en-.
trely suspended.
American breech loading rifles have been
given TO = portion Of the Austrian army.
1t i, said the Russian government propo
ses to build Greek church in the city Of
New York.
The Dubuque and Sioux City road has
agreed TO run branch to Eldora. Hardin
county. mex: year.
unit B;smatk has been nominated for
the German parliament, to represent the
city of Berlin.
Charles Augustus Davis, the well.known
"Msjor Jack Downing" died; on Sunday
night, aged - years.
A business man has abscondsd from Des
Moinss, and parties there and in Chicago,
are heavy losers. The sheriff 10 IN pursuit.
II 10 said Maxin,ilan has issued Q man,>
fssio against the arrangement between
Efanoc and The United States ia regard 10
Mexico.
Late advices state that the soldiers re.
Gently sent West ere suffering terribly
Many have already died from cold and ex,
posure.
TIE American and Havre Steamship Line
is TO be resumed on the 10th Of February,
and TO be composed Of the Arago, Fulton,
Merrimac and Mississippi.
The important manufacture Of sewing ma
chimes hes added to the free list on the
amendatory tariff bill.
Railroad trains and stages havs succeeded
in getting through to Dcs Moines.
The Senate bill relative to the tenure Of
Office will be taken up in the House end
passed without reference to committee
This is the understanding now. Il prohibs
its removals from office without the consent
Of the Senate.
The friends Of the tariff bill were very
much discouraged. They doubt If it can
now pass the House, and its opponents are
confident OF a presidential veto even il it
should pass both Houses. Il is manifestly
impo: sible to pass the bill over the veto.
The committee on Isconstruct;oa will en>
ter Immediately upon the PREPARATION Of a
proper bill for re>organi zing the Southern
States, in view OF the rejectie Of ihe con-
stitutional amendment, and report it ~ the
present session.
The Senate finance committee has taken
important action on the house gold bill, by
almost unanimously rejecting il. This is
great triumph for the Treasury Dspart-
mcnt. Assistant Treasurer Van Dyke, ct
New York. told the committee that, under
this bill, the government sales .ould be con-
troled By the hands Of spectators.
II 10 announced from Washington, ION
high Republican authority" that "the i'm
psachneht tHrore will amount to nething."
A rev plan for the adjustment Of tie
Southern reoonstrro.ion quest on hss been
agreed vi on BY leading South m m n and
Republicans in Congress .. in con- nsultstion.
The plan IS modification Of the consit,i-
tional amendments, and will he made pub
lie in short time.
The bill for the improvement Of the Iii
nois and Michigan Canal, its extension to
the Mississippi river at Rock Island, the
building of navigablc feeder to connect
with It from the Rock river, at Dixon, ETC..
has been reported from the committee in
the House Of the Illinois Legislature. The
friends Of this very important measure are
confident Of its passage. Its benefit to the
State Of Illinois, and, indeed, to the entire
northwest. is incalculable.
The Kansas Senate passed bill giving
one dollar for every f"sty reds Of hedge
fence successfully cultivated within ten
years.
Advicss announce trains for Council
Bluffs, snow bound at Boonsboro.
The Superintendent Of Public Schols Of
Chicago, reports sn average daily attend
ance Of scholars duriog the msnth Of De>
ccmber Of l5,56l.5 being 2,43S.7 over the
corresponding month Of last month. They
are ha ing some trouble with crowded school
rooms.
Inspector Guilford, from the Committee
ON the Evening Schools, made report Of |
which the following is the substance:
The schools were organized October 22d,
1866 terminated January 90, 1867 weeks |
OF session, 13 number of classes, ~ mum
Der Of classes previous year, 80.
1865 6. 1856 :.