Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-25

A bill appropriating 4ioo. 900 for the res
lief of the destitute people Of the South has
passed both Houses Of the Maryland Legs-
lature.
A reign Of terror prevails in the Schuyl.
kill county. Pa, coal region. in consequences
Of robbcries and ou.rages committee, by q
band Of rufiiauly coal miners. The Gov
ernor has been applied to for protection.
There are now thirteen cotton factories
in operation in Tennessee. reprent,ng near
" million Of dollars, and giving employ.
'nent to over nine hundred operatives
There are also in the State several flourish
Jog factories for the manufacture Of steam
engines. scssson presses. and agricultural
implements.
0Work on the Iowa Central Railroad, In
Pow sshieks county will commence in a few
days
Edward O'Bsien. New jersey switch
tendsr, has been convicted Of man .slaughtss
and fined 5000 and sentenced to three
months imprisonment for negligence, caus
Ing an accident by which two PASSENGERS
were killed last summer.
John StewartsOn, Of Hamburg. Fremont
, county, was arrested . few days since on
= requistion Of the Governor Of Illinois,
Reason, he has enc wife in Illinois AMI am
other in Iowa.
E Two school houses in Brighton, Mass.,-
one occupied by the High School and the
other by the Primary Department-were
: bursed Wednesday night by incendiares.
Loss. $4,000.
The wife Of Rev. G. n. Phillips, Of Del
Moines, on Tuesday evening drank portion
Al OF corrosive sublimato by mistake, and o.
though prompt medical relief was had. she
- 10 now in very critical condition.
!. Negotiations are pending in New Yorl
between the leaders Of the two rival branch
ID o. Of the Fenian Brotherhood for union o
:. the two. The Fenian "Senate' 10 now i,
~ session in New York, it is said, arranging
IN details for an invasion Of Can ada next sum
Iner.
y The coal m,n,rs Of 6shuylkill Co., Pa
. are reported to be banded together for tn
d. purpose Of controlling the wines. II is sal
er- that outrsgcs are Of slmost daily occurrence
=, perpstrated BY these bands, which u
mainly composed Of I,ishmen. On Frids
'ye the Superintendent Of the mines vas mur
iAs dered.
n. The destitution in the inundated district
on the Green river, Kentucky, 10 very grea
The people are suffering for the necsssari,
Of life. Many are compelled to leave tho
- homes, Bert C:ty is entirely deserted, Il
., inhabitants being compelled TO fee TO II
hills
Reaction.
The great National Republican party
tho United States 10 far from being agree
upon tho measures Of reconstruction whie
have been cngrafted upon our system
democratic government. A leading Repul
lican journal. welding powerful influence
openly avows that they are ''at war with Il
Constitution" Another says, "our vaun
40 ed form Of government has been revol
w tionized by war" There is reason to b
90 lieve that large number prominently idel
ti6ed::wish the administration, always pre-
Tossing the warmest attachment to the Fec
w eral Union) are Of the same opinion, m
rejoice in it, but shrink from the confession
90 They knew that che sentiment Of the pc,
pie would revolt were tho truth ackno wled
W cd, or understood by them. But the popr
80 lar masses can not long remain the victim
Of An abused confidence and in that d.
Of political regeneration, the principles
70 the Constitution. now 10 wantonly violates
IN. will be Re established more firmly than eve
,.,,. The proceeds Of the recent festival
Muscatinc, held for the benefit Of tho Cen
etery Association, we're 5000.
rich