Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-06
NEW YORK.

NRw YORK, July Judge 6Wayne OF
the Supreme Court died at Washington this
afternoon, OF typhoid fever.
tx Governor John A. King had severe
paralytic stroke to-day, the Symphonic arc
uniavorAble.
United States Marshal Murray, Colonel
Wood, Deputy Marshals Poor and New
comb, and four officers were arrested to day
on the charge of kidnapping, and taken be
fore the county court and gave bail to an
pear for future hearing. They recently
arrested several persons on the charge of
having stolen property from the brooklyn
Navy Yard The men, il is said, we're taken
without warrant, and we're removed from
the jurisdiction ut the county and State.
The Marshal claims that they were arrest.
ed on warrant issued in Aprll last bv
Commissioner Bells.
New YORK, July 6.-Ilerald's New o..
leans special says:-Emnent Juris:s in
New Orleans have forwarded a joint opinio
to President johnson urging that the issue
OF bonds for levee repairs by Gov Flanders
10 illegal. IL 10 sent out rs protest from
ex.Gov. Wells against the assumption Of
his Office BY Flanders.
Herald's Ottawa special says:-Itis re>
ported that $50, 900 men of the militia are to
be organized and drilled. This now comes
into Mr.. Carriers department. The real
object Of this is to create patronage and
gam support for the Government, while the
alleged object 10 to have force to meet the
Fenians. The force 10 too large for the al
legged OBJ Get, and too small 10 cope with the
United States. The scheme 10 therefore IN
sxtravseant ahsurdity.
Herald's Washington special says I'll
an informed that one OF the chief points on
which the defense intend 70 bass their the
DRY Of innocence will be their ability to
prove the contents Of Booths my sterious
letter to the editor Of the National Intsll,-
eeneer Of this city. That letter, it will be
remembered, never reached the hands for
which u voo destined. md iss contents we're
never laid before the public. On Monday
last, Matthew, who Vas a. sctcr here on
the aieht Of the assassination We before the
judiciary Committee, and there gave test.
nony which eleass away ell the mystery q.
tached 70 the letter which Booth wrote ~
the National InteiIieencer that fatal morn
ing. Matthews testified that be met Booth
Who was on horseback that Booth called
him and gave him letter which he request.
cd Matthews to leave next morning % the
Intelligeneer Office. if be. Nasthsws.
learned Of Booth having Left town, or II
any Extraordinary event bad occurred DUR
ing the night. Matthews took the letter
which wss given ho hurritdly and With
some secrecy Of menner, and had no time
TO think about the strangeness Of the
request. That night when the excitement
grew to madness, Mathews bethought him
of the letter and went to his room, opened
and read it; il contained statement signed
BY Booth, Paine, At1erot and Harold. The
abatement was that they had tried all in
their power to abduct the President. but
he'd failed, and that they had resolved
that they would sacrifice their lives
for the welfare Of the county, and rsmove
By death the President whom they coneid.
cred the cause Of al the war. Il will be
seen that Susrstt's name 10 not signed to
this letter, and Their commission, the de>
fenss intend 70 usa - proof that be had
No knowledge Of Or Recommendation the |
procsediDes Of the assassination.
The Tion' special ssys: The State Ds> |
partment has received official dispatches |
rom ous eonOnlb q Nssamoros and Vere |
uroz, confirming TIE death Of Maximilian |
p the 10Th. but givisg - details beyoad |
'noss elresdy known.
.,,.n ae E;io, see special says. The Ken.
.S.,: ss'esesion now think they win b Oh
~ ~ 90 Monday. - thsy assert no acts
sa..:S.. $3.50 seainst them which viii Be
mittee. '"e sc"oo co0~
Inc Iinss special denies the r.no,t thai
majority Of the Jud ic,ssy Cumm;s.s" h s.ss
,eee occurred u favor Of iapeachmsrs i.
he def.otion Of NJ WnoAh.:S "
mont. - W 'et>
The Tribuns'e special aays: It Il repee.,
= mat Woodbridge, Of Vermont, has ~
ems IN mSos q impaaeAasat. thee eiviue