Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-18
NEW Y0nk.

Nsw Yoax, Jan. 1.-THE Excise Law
strict Interpretation 70 day and hessaftss.
A furious wind storm prevailed thresghs
out last night, and the snow hsrssbouts 10
drifted 10 some spots to the height q eight
feet. -.
John Y. Grauf, = lawyer. hes been n.
rested on . charge Of forgery to obtsin ~
back pay Of . deceased soldiss.
The Hsrald's Richmsad correspoud6nt
says: The psopls Of The Seush haSe oaas
up their 0inas . shake Cd ~ inAaoiun q
t6e lest lev meaths, and tale hold u ~
vital questions Of The hour with viees.
There bee bssn decrease ID he noero
population Of Virginia amounting b 1SO.-
1sSsnaaion iron North Casolina ID 70 he
eject that secret oeganisasiono, With rovo-
lutiooasy objects, eSisas In Uniea Uounty.
Outsssss q q aeUivstsd asloss ore ts>
ing pespeerass6 q nsefoss h wayns Cevn.
y, and o@esss n ~ hW ceoleos thsoselvee
aisaid to perses Ne perpetrators with The
re0edieo prosided b ~ lev. sa4
The Tilnso' Moatfeal opesial are: The
Ranoss sssilsaes aes indicating thsls detite
Gee aaae3ation With 1eoe reserve than foem>
ely.
The subject foe discussion q ths Caaadi.
% Iustituts this evening, b Tie question
whsshss ~ Beeh's peopos,sioa t. ensssa-
ton Of Coao9o 70 he Uoited Seotos ouehe
% b aesspaed.
The Pays ~ psinspal 1aagse ssean Of
Thu city, reeess to-day, With appeosGl, 70 .
meeting Of ftench Cenadiass ID Detroit. q
whieh Dr.. Cadleux delivered lecture In Il.
vee q anoe4oeioo. s
The agerseaAs Of he Montrssl imports
and exports during 1866, IVES 81, 1893, ISL
% incsease over 1866 Of moro shan elO,~
600, OOO.
The Times Washington special says -
The Nee Orleans Comuittee have uSostly
completed their duty Of examination and
will call but Few more witnesses. Several
communications between the civil and mili<
tary authorities in New Orleans, not hescto
fore published, will be included in their re-
port.
Information rsosived here from different
sources. oAicial and Otherwise, leads to the
conclusion that majority Of the western
Indian uibss ere now on the var path, ready
fos . var OF plundes or determination
against the whites.
Quite number Of spsculatoss hsvs gone
from here TO Omaha end other western ci-
ties, expecting to b able 10 escure con
tracts for furnishing supplies 10 troops
which ere being sent 10 The ffontier.
Hon. E. B. washburns, Of H., will coon
sail for Europe, intsading 10 b absent
about three months.
ALBANY, Jan. IA seeohutioa passed
sv1ae Al h.
questing the Representative il Oongsess
to vote Cor . suitable tariff o. weel and
other foreign peodncts and mAnuiastufsu.
for the pretectios Of American lsbes and in.
tercsts.
Nsw Yoax, Jas. l7.-Havana sdviess Of
the 18th, alats thae The smallpox continues
10 Matanzas. These were ovss 600 coess
under tseatmsaA and thses bad beea Afty
deaths In one day, about 4e per csse e The
eases terminating fatally.
ALBANY. Jan. lS.-SsuASs.-A bin he
been introduced to prevsot the delays in
the transit Of passengers and freight over
railroads in this State.
AlBAxY, Jan. 16. AN Assembly seeolu>
ton was unanimously adopted, that the
Railroad Committee Be directed y mako i'm
mediate investigation Of The facts eeacsen%
ing the disagreement between The Central
and Hudson River Railroads, and report -
early % possible to the House, together
with the bill for the protection Of the
public.
A Tribuee's washingtoo special nys the
Waye and Asaas Committee are divided on
The tax and gold b,lls. They aefss Shst ths
gold sheula b eold In open 0askst, but
aro undoc3dod A 10 thu smaunt ana Uan>
ner.
It Is reported that the Dnglish missoa will
b rendered y David Dudley Fisld.