Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-17
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


A letter from Mexico states that the ,sai.
tor Lopez has been assas.inaied.
Tne Post Office Department. is still re-
opening cficcs in the Southern States.
John II. Kirkwood has been appointed
Postmaster at Si,ka. Mails will DO :or>
warded there BY any vessel leaving Sau
Francisco.
A great fire occurred in Bordeaux, France.
a few days since, during which eighty per-
sons are reported TO have been killed OF
wounded.
The latest story 10 that Wilkes Booth 10
now the captain Of q pirate vessel, and the
terror OF The China sess. How about
the backbone in the Washington mu-
scum.
A change in the style of chignons 10
commenced They are to be formed Of
the natural hair, surrounded By . massive
braid. Any change, good Lord, any
change
A meeting Of the Pennsylvania Equal
Rights League Was held in Reading on
Wednesday. A committee WAS appointed
to visit the next Congress and press an ex>
tension Of the franchise bill to every State
in the Union.
The order removing Gen. Sheridan was
arranged in the Cabinet Tuesday. The
President said he would be removed solely
for %inpudence anc characterization, and
that his successor would be instructed not
to reirssate any officials removed by him.
Prominent Republicans are urging Brown
low 20 the old Legislature to
amend the franchise law, 80 as to confer
suffrage on oil white males. with certain tx
ceptions.
Speaking Of the sudden death of lady in
Vermont, an exchange FAYE, in an apologet-
ic manner. mo death having occurred in
the family for more than twenty years, they
were very much affected"
A moral postmistress in the State Of New
YorkwAs arrested the other day for robbing
the mail. She gave a delicate little scream.
attempted TO faint, and all that, but the ab-
ssracted letters were found on her person.
BLACKBERRY WINE.-Att the risk Of being
"churched" by the temperance band to
which we belong We publish the following
receipt for making blackberry wine. There
is no wine equal to il when properly made,
either in flavor or for medical purposes, and
oil persons who can conveniently do 90
should manufacture enough for their own
use, rs il is invaluable in sickness Our
icc>water friend, Isasc Brandt, needn't make
up any Of his blackberriss BY this receipt
unless he wants to. The receipt 10 this
Measure the berries and bruiss them
to every gallon adding 3 pints Of boiling
water. Let the mixture stand t%wenty>iour
hours, stirring occasionally; then strain OF
the liquor into . cask, to every gallon add.
ing two pounds Of sugar ; cork tight, and
let il stand till the following October. and
you will have wine ready for use without
further strain;ng or boiling. This makes .
most excellent and palatable wine"
INFORMATION WANrED.-Can any Of the
Union prisoners who were discharged from
the rebel prison at Florence, 8. C., ct the
close Of the war. give sny information Of
Edwin X. Sphinx, Company l., 9th Iowa
Cavalry, one Of their number. who was sick
and left on the road to die. after their de>
parture from Florence from home? He WAS
left at . house too sick to move farther and
doubtless died there, ss nothing further has
ever been heard of him. Should this reach
the eye Of any one Of those prisoners, who
can furnish information of tchere he was left
or what finally became Of him, they will
confer . lasting favor upon his anxious and
destitute widow by furnishing her any such
inforinstion, as it will enable her to procure
his back paw and bounty, which is much
needed. Address Mrs. Almeria Sphinx. Ma
son City, Iowa. All Northern papers please
copy.
ECLIPSE OF JurITKR's MooNs.-Oa the
2lst instant. . celestial phenomenon will be
witnessed which has only twice before been
recorded in history. The planet Jupiter
will at that date he seen unaceompanied BY
her satellites for nearly two hours. Of her
four moons, three will be invisible on ac>
count Of their passing simultaneously over
Jupiter's disk, and the fourth will be inns
mersed in the shadow Of the planet.
OSR Of the Methodist brethren in Wa.