Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-30
LATEST News
NEW YORK.
M. TELE0R.aPH,
TO THE DAILY OEMOCRA1.,

Der OF our citizens called on Gen. Sheridan
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday.
About noon the General accompanied hv
his staff visited the park. A committee Of
the citizens Of Brooklyn. headed by Gen.
Roberts, waited on him on his return and
invited him to visit their city to morrow
The invitation wss accepted.
A Worlds special says: The Secretary
Of the Navy has caused 70 be prepared !
legal opinion showing that in the event Of
conflict Of jurisdiction in Pennsylvania be.
tween the State Court and naval autht ritiea
the local Court has no authority to compel
q return to the writ Of habeas corpus issued
on behalf Of person who is in the naval
service. The Supreme Court in several
cases has decided that State Courts have no
jurisdiction in habess corpus over any one
in the military and naval services.
Charges have been made against General
Swa. ne at the head Of the Frcedmen's Bu>
reau in Alabams, on the ground that he is
running his office in the interest Of himaelf
AZ Q candidate for L. s. Senator under the
reconstructed States. His chief clerk. one
Keansr, is chairman Of the State Radical
Central Committee.
There is no reduction Of pubic debt for
September.
4 runner is current in semi official circles
that fifty mlion dollars Of new three
cents will soon be re issued The gold re-
serve of the tr, asury sill be maintained. AZ d
god will no, he sol hereafter unless the
treasury il il need C.. currency TO meet lie
daily obligations.
Il is the belief d Mr.. McCull och that tie
revenue receipt vii soon SHOW an import
ant iucreesa from tie tax upon cotton and
whisky in bond.
Il reported that McCulloch is sbout to
commission q number Of agents to examine
into the fnaDc. al affairs Of the national
bsnks in oil large cites with q view TO as
certain the actual amount deposited in each
The Times special says: Gen. Ord has
forwarded an order to the army head qusr>
tiers from which it appears that he has di,
rected the discha,e &c iron the Quastermas,
ter's Department. in his district Of oil civil
ian clerks whose services can possibly bs
dispensed with, or whose places can be sup.
piled by enlisted men without detriment ia
the service. Hereafter no civilian vii! be
employed except in cases Of absolute neces>
sity.
An opinion is generally entertained here
that the resul, Of the Louisiana elections
held yesterday and the day before, will be 4
majority Of all the registered votes in favol
Of the constitution, Notwithstanding the
news from New Orleans which does not
warrant euch opinion.
The last Of the Missouri 81, 900, 900, Va,
c'sm WAS ..a.sed by the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday and the warrant for the
pa, meat Of the sum Of 81 ,000, 900 will be
issued to Gen. Gray, sgent Of the State, ia
q few days.
The inhabitants Of Commerce street,
| Seven Points, continue to DO much alarmed
on account Of sickness, alleged by some Ia
DO yellow fever, which made its appear
ance two or three days ago. There are nc
new cases, however.
The number Of deaths in New York city
during the week ending on Saturday Wal
437. being l3l less than for the previous
week and decrease Of 50 o. compared
with figures OF the corresponding week Of
The preceding year.
Liberal papers officially publish the fol
lowing confidential circular issued by Mar
shall Bazsine while in Mexico: II request
you to make known to troops under your
command thatl do not allew prisoners t.
De made. Every person, no matter whom
taken With arms in his hands, will be pul
to death. No exchange Of prisoners will b
made tor the future. Our soldiers must b
MADE thoroughly aware that they ought
not to surrender their arms 10 such advsr'
saries. This is . war-,s>desth struggle, I
lawl'ahee between bsrbarism and eivilisA'
ton, which il now entered upon. On botl
SIDES, to be killed has become necessary.
(Signsd) BszAlus.
Marshall Commanding in Chief.
Peter Cooper, VIM. Cullen, Brians ant
others, are arranging to hold public meet
ing IN this city at an early dste, under tn
auspices OF an Association for the advance
ment OF science and srt. to consider the ICES
means OF improving and chsapsning trans
portation. On this occasion the subject Q
% Allan ic branch Of the Union Pacific X
r., or 40 air line road from the Atlanti,
Ocean to st. Lows, No., il to be discussed
Another improvement In The form Of IN q
tsnsivs canal, to connect with the railroad
10 proposed.