Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-06
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
GENERAL. NEWS.

Five hundred Americans are re, cfted in
Hayana for health OF this winter.
n. p. Willis IL 10 said, Was. Tor years be
fore bis death firm believer in spiritualism.
Artemus Word gets no better 10 the 10
land Of Jersey end his English trends are
getting alarmed about him.
Preparations have been made for the sx-
pected visits Of 200, goo Paris workman and
work women to the Exhibition.
We are glad to learn that Hon. John A.
DIX has been confirmed Minister to Paris
By the United States Senate.
The steamer Shenandoah, the 6rst Usited
States navy vessel for twenty-five years,
lately visited Calcutta and vas very favor
ably received.
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvsnia hes
just decided that the shares in National
bank are subject to State TAXATION iu the
hands VI the shareholders.
Twenty million letters passed through
the Boston Post Oflics last year. &30,lH
was eceissd for boz rents. t502. l4l for
VDSt SuU SotuD0 0UC tDS net IeCeipO
amour ed 20 t404, e65.
Boston excels New York in some things,
il not in others. Her whole tax this year
/ Is twice, and the city tax proper nearly
three times IS much IS that Of New York
in proportion to the size and population Of
the two cities.
Aboat wear ago bureau for the control
Of signs, etc. on sidewalks, was established
in Now York. Signs which prolsc. more
than one foot r. m the front Of . building
are taxable, and the city has derived an
income Of t26, 900 from this source during
the year.
The local Of Norfolk paper advises young
ladies in that city 10 examine well their
stockings before promsnadiog in filters.
A man in Cincinnati while cleaning bic
cellar Of dirt that had accumulated for years
past. found . leather purse containing seven
,ysiz dollars in gold.
Tae custom receipts at New York for
the month OF February amounted to $ll..
ASP, 203, decrease of over $500, 900 from
the correspondent month Of last year.
A lady being asked to waltz, gave the fol.
lowing sencibls and appropriate answer mo,
thank you sir, have hussing enough ut
home
The soundings for the cable between
Cuba and Florida have been made and the
cable will be laid BY next November. A
submarine mountain was discovered while
making the soundings.
Not long ago, when the Emperor Was i.l'
sone one asked the Prince Napoleon what
would take pl,cs il the Emperor should die!
The Prince replied "Ths Empress and the
Prince Imperial would be kicked out Of
France, and the republic established
The number Of patents issued from the
Patent Office during 1866 was $3.50, Of
whcia 92IO were 10 citizens Of the United
States. The surplus Of receipts over expen>
ditures was @l43,94l.
A friend of Forney says that he grew
like rough oak among storms and whirl-
Winds Prentice ssys: Never mind
Torney, you'll probably be . hot house
plant in the next world"
A Republican paper says: "Thc course
of Congress is misguided and they will have
to take the back track, partisularly in their
robbing schemes and plumber. Under the
cry OF impoachiag the President, they cover
up their robberies Of the people,"
Tnx Raleigh, North Carolina, Stoadard
says NO good citizen, North or South,