Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-02

Treasury shows that the Consular system
Of the United States is now se.f.suppcrtine
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens has endowed .
pro'essorship Of moral and intellectual phil
osophy in the Vermont University. That
Institution 10 his alma mater.
The Msncan question Is still unsettled,
bit the President yesterday expressed an
opin on that the result would be soon salts
factory.
Washington specials say i, is ascertained
that the decided majority of Republican
members Of Congress hold that Congress is
bound to admi, representatives. of any
Southern State that adopts the Consultation.
al Amendment within reasonable time.
The great ocean zach, race is creating
great excitement in France. The Henrietta
was the winner by eight hours aud fifteen
mnutes-l3 days, % hours ard IS minutes
ocssrisd in the voyage.
I The fire in Wells at Chico r, on Saturday
last, destroyed sac. coo. Insurance s.. 600
Congress is reported 10 be organising .
temperance society. Il is probably device
~ make congress grow ty watering it.
The Washington. ID. g.. Star ssys SSrstt
Gill arrive about the goth Of January. Ills
trial will take place 1t the February term Of
the crisniasl court.
Gen. Milien, for several years connected
With the Fenisn organization, publicly de-
nonnees Stephens 20 humbus and cheat.
and warns his countryn.cn against him.
A new counter felt grcenback Of the de-
nomination " $40 has made its appearance
purporiing 20 have been i.sncd under the
act Of The slh OF March, 1868; also comn.
felt iives, Iurporting TO be the issue Of the
10Th Of March, 1862.
Over eight hundred people were present
Wednesday at the Masonic Festival held Al
Dubuque.
II. NJ. Burke, late of the Nonpdr't has
conc iulo thc.news bus ness, intending Il
sell pspers hereafter, aud let others print
them.
Burlington boasts Of the finest Touring
mill in tho State. just erected q cost Of
$780, 900. II covers an entire lot 60xl 10 feet
and 10 G.e stories high
A destructive fro in Milwaukee, Fri>
day morning. destroyed machine shops and
otter property 10 the amount Of $4,000
At the Rcnian trials At Sweetsburg. Can.
ada, Wednesday last, one moro Of the &C.
cuscd was convicted, and flvc others 40
quilted.
by the burning u the steamer Fashion.
below vicksburg, Miss. Wednesday. "a
Ives arc reported 70 have been los'.
The stores Of Trust 4 llaker. notious
and TRAININGS. and Of Allca 4 Moltsin, no.
\ siesy dealers. were Destroyed ut Baltimore.
Wednesday night. by fire. Lose. $50, 900 ;
insured in city offices.
Tie man murdered on FRIDAY, four milss
south Of Ot,umws. Iowa, has BEEN idsn,i-
Red. Ills name is Tetcs. The auppoeed
murderer vas arrested on Sunday evening,
At Geneva, Iowa His name is Tragdsn.-
lie 70 now in prison at Otlumwa. The
murder has occasioncd considerable excite
msns.
The conllagration at Emyra, N ", on
Saturday evening, destroyed "A stores.-
The total loss is now estimated ut $500, 900,
about oneshalf covered with insurance -
Some Of the Hartford insursnc, offices sus.
tanned losses. but the most Of the insurance
10 in New York State institutions. Anoth-
CT iirc-loss So .o0o-is reported 20 have
occurred a, Elnira Wed nesisy.
The principal New York importers Of
silks and lace' have been caught in the act
81 dcfraudiny the revenue to large amounts.
One firm was compelled TO pay $4,000 in
gold IS a penalty Tor violating the Law.
Aiv,ces by mil from Ireland, in re gard
to the Fcnan revolution. iilfer widely from
those By tho cable from London. On the
| 10th inst thu excitement in Ireland was
represented - intense, and All immense
rising Of the Fcnians in the counties Of Cork,
| Watsrf srdl. Limerick and Kilkenny was an
ticipated Tho cab'c dispatches from Eng
land. on the contrary, announce that the
excitement has died out, the British author.
tiles having nippcd tho contemplated revo>
luton in the bul.
Major General s. X. Curtis died Of apo
p!exy in Council Bluffs on the 26th inst -
lie had Just returned from tour Of inspec-
tan on the Pacific Railroad. He started
east from Onsha in apparent good health.
Ia the morning h. walked across the river
OF the ice, but in coming from the river
bank was stricken by apoplexy. and had
only time to reach the residence Of Colonel
II. G. Nut. when he almost instantly ex
PRED. His remains accompanied by Gener.
81 SIMPSON, Pr. White, Major Bent, Colonel
and Ss,A II. c. Mutt. agent Of the
westcrn Railroad, went to Chicago
15nte Tor keokuk, for interment.
Iii is reported that General Francis p.
Blair has been appointed 10 all his place %
Commissioner Of the Pacific Railroad.
aeeuno fr0sn the Nl1nes.