Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-12
NEW YORK.

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million deposits. one million and q half
increase OF legal tender notes, one million
and . hall.
Brevet Brigadier General Fred Townsend
md Dan Bryant, the actor, are among the
passengers tor California to-day.
Two more deaths from cholera are re.
ported
The commissioners of pnblic charities are
about 10 erect q commodious building on
Wards Island Tor retaining drunk ards.
1t is stated that Rev. DIR. 5tibbs received
an anonymous letter threatening him with
serious consequences if he succeeded in Sc
curing the condemnation of Dr. Tying
The latter was doubtless the first to con
denim such unwarrantaolc proceedings on
he part of his friends
The Heralds Washington special says it is
stated that on Tuesday next the President
will peremptorily dismiss Secretary Stan
ton, unless in the interim his resignation is
rendered. 1t also reports a rumor that the
President has expressed his determination
to resign the Presidency and leave the Rad.
icals to fight out the reconstruction bust
ness among themselves.
The Tunes Washington special says the
latest rumors growing out Of the Stanton
imbroglio, says the President has been al
vised TO resign, the friends of the admins
tratiou urging that such a step ,ould leai
to the disruption Of the Republican party.
+ Ex-senator Harris publishes card stating
that the letter repudiating the COMPRESSION
al policy Of reconstruction, published in the
New York papers of Saturday, and which
maly persons supposed to have been writ
ten by him. is a forgery, and fully endorsing
The reconstruction policy of Congress.
New YoRx, Aug. IL A Herald Wash>
ing on special saws am informed to-
night that one cause Of the delay on the
part Of the President in removing Stanton
Is the disagreement among his cabinet mem
bers 40 to the propriety Of the step. tel
egraphed last week that Messrs. Seward
and Weed were opposed to the removal Of
Stanton. 1t 10 sad Seward has taken SO
decided . stand in the matter as TO have
occasi0ned bad feelings in the Presidents
breast. Seward all along has been chief
adviser Of the cabinet. He has enjoyed the
confidence Of his master and has had nearly
everything his own way in the matter Of ap-
! ~poln,ments. The delays and cancellations
which SO often disguised the friends of the
; President are supposed to be the result Of
/, Stewards unwise counsels. johnson now
. sees his mistake. and 10 anxious even at the
!, eleventh hour, to remedy them by some.
thing like decision Of character and prompt,
? ness in action. II is said be has resolved to
r request Seward to resign in . note Of some,
what equal politeness and brcvi,y to tha1
delivered to Stanton. Should this be true
and ! do not pretend it is, for ! cannot
make the statement on authority, it is be
lieved Mr. Adams will be called from Eng
y land and offered the portfolio Of Secretary
' of State.
IL Naj ekaA Rardall a,l n,G,1fooh :.
!, not altogether to he depended upon ir thell
a fidelity to the Johnsonian policy. People
say hat the former c~ontemplates resignins
at an early day and that he desires to dc
{ something thai. will cradle him to retain
! the confidence Of his party. As to McCul'
I loch there are many rumors, one being that
the President believes his Secretary If the
Treasury has brought discredit on the ads
ministration by appointing improper men tc
: Office, and that his management of the na>
: tional tinane es has no. been all that was ex
, pected Of him. The rumor as to the difi,
Guilty between the President and Mr.. McCul.
Ioch, places the matter at such an extreme
. point as to mention the name Of his prota-
BILE successor in the person Of Moses Taylor
! OF New York.
1t has been stated here on very good au
tnOflty, mat stanton mas received lnfOelna
ton of . scheme on foot for arming . u Ill
.arv ,rganization in the late insurrectionary
States, whose ultimate object is another as
. sault upon the government, and he has de-
termined to remain at his post to thwarl
their designs. 1t is further stated that one
Of the reasons Of the late rupture between
the President and Secretary OF War, va
( the refusal of Secretary Stanton to assign
to a militia company Of Maryland. composed
manly OF returned rebel officers and sols
r diers, . battery OF eight guns for whic.
they had applied.
| The Heads Charleston special says:
The committee appointed at . republican
meeting. have addressed . letter to Genera
r Slckles protesting against the appointment
and retention Of exsGov. Aiken as Register
Z Of voters.
The Tribune's New Orleans special says
President johnson has rendered to Genera
Steadman the position Of Secretary Of War
Gen. Steadman l.ft on Saturday night fol
Washington.
A Herald's Washington special says =
. The all absorbing topic in this city is the
; development Of an alleged project to manu-
! facture evidence against the President with
. the view Of securing his impeachment.
The Times special says There is nj
Foundation in the report that Secretary Nc
p Culloch 10 to be removed, and that Secreta
~ Randall some time since rendered BIZ
f resignation.