Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-02
NEW YORK.

NEw icRk, Feb. "A rumor in Wal
street has ii that crisis OF n threatening
nature hangs over many OF the insurance
corporations Of this city, owing I, unprece.
dcifted losses by fire and marine disasters
during the past year. Yearly statements
were published by some Of the most picmi
men, cor panics yesterday. by which it ap-
pears that many of them cancel all ;he espi
tai represented by scrip.
Navigation IN Long Island Sound is com
petely closed. Fifteen mics Of ice extend
10 the RICH, and Lett Of Thugs Neck. and
heavy wagons cross from New Ko belle To-
City !,land
\ Washington special says : From
private letter 10 prominent Official in this
nty, from a source entitled 20 full credenoc
il seems there Is another side to the Cheyes
plantation oniragcs in South Carolina, than
that presented by the Associated Press r.
port. The following is taken from the let
ter referred to The trouble on the Sivan
nah river was easily settled by Gen. Scott,
Commissioner Of Freedmen. Some officer
sent squad of soldiers to n plantation un>
der charge OF an .x>rcbel officer, aud the
negroes took exceptions to beng killed by
United States soldiers under rebel officer
Day before Yesterday young fellow rode
up aud down King street, Charleston, over
nn hour in full c Moderate uniform with at
least four dozen brass buttons on him.
Two cnlored suidiers from Gen Scoits
headquarters, were beaten enc day while
cairyiug orders down town. They now
carry muskcis wh,ne er they go. Both the
assaiants have been arrested by the cons
missioner OF the freedmen.
The iiHts' Washington special "a. the
lluusc judiciary Com n.t'ce base become
satisfied dat the to- .iuony already adiuced
incluaing TINT Of Gen. Bailer. i. sufficient
to warrant he articles i Impeachment
esaia>t the p ,ilcn; this cJneiusi.n is
based upun tie Is ,imoay OF radicals oalp
There has been no testimony ct herd on
behalf Of the President, and when thus i,
oil rel. It may entiiely change the minds 81
the committee.
The Times special says: The s,rong vote
given in the House On the provision ia the
tenure Of ,ilce bill, that the Cabinet oils
-eis shall not he removed except by ard
with the advice o. the Senate was brought
out by the statement, privately made, that
in N o,ner way could Secretary Stanton be
r,tsimed in his place.
It isreported that Senator ,ulsbury mas
dc, er mined TO resign.
The author of the letter to Mr.. Seward
concerning me, Motley is . man of wealth,
making tour Of pleasure through Europe.
His name will probably be communicated to
the Senate.
In response to Sumner resolution, tho
TrihuneS special SAYS: General Ashley has
JAS come r,tn possession Of me very i'm
Soitant facts, exceedingly iimae'Ds to the
IN sldent
h Jni'c'ary Committee are a work on
til inve,iigaiie'. oi tie alleged implication
81 J H. Davis ia lie assassination
The Postal Committee to-day decided 10
recommend the repeal of tic law prohibit.
Ing lhe carving Of hooks and newspapers
in the overland rsail, nj making the postal
Laws OF toe country uniform in thtir action
~ Governor Washington Hunt died a, /
A. N. 10 day
Il i, believed the appointment Of a naval
officer for New York viii $ lan bc made
The Worlds special avs There is no
foundation FOX The reported new plan Of
restoration. The President has asked the
views of the leading SDuihc~ncrs. tina: he
will submit, to the 10th congress in his mes
sage |, will commend itself to he liberal!
clements o. the Republican party.