Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-25
CHICAGO.

SHfsA'os 'ssy E3.-A Detroit speciai oil
the gath says, that reports of the marine
disasters Tuesday night are coming in. IT,;
schooner City of Cleveland was disnsasted
on Lake Huron aud Ia now in the g., Ciait
river the schooner Kate Rici~..onu, VITA
her head gear 81 gone, s.ilseu neny iass
night. A baroue. nafp~ unknown, Win the
forsmasf am Iss.i srsr carried away, passed
down eller ja -. The barque Harvest went
shore az Dsy City, dragging her anchors.
The h-lg1e Detroit. loaded with lumber,
is ~sioTe At the same place and will proba-
bly, prove tosal loss. The schooner David
Ferguson was sunk Ia the same locality; she
had $4,000 slaves on hoard and was in tow
of tug. The Government dredge cent
there TO clear the channel. is ashore high
and dry, and the lighters used at the mouth
Of the Saginaw river are aground.
A heavy storm OF hail and rain, accom-
panied by thunder and lightning. passed
over this city this afternoon. Two build
ings were struck by lightning and consider
ably damaged. No one hurt.
George w. Lee, who was aosaulted and
robbed on Wednesday night, 10 considered
out of danger. A woman named Conneson,
who, it Il reported, was quite intimate with
Ice, was arrested, but subsequently re
leased for want Of evidence against her.
The First Baptist Church was crowded en-
the occasion of the anniversary meeting OF
the American Baptist Home Mission So
cie'y TIE mos, important feature oil the
proceedings was the welcoming address by
Rev N. kverts ; response by the president
J N Hoy,. and an interesting discussion OF
The rcpert If the committee on education
IN reference to the propriety OF turning
over til. Southern Baptist freedmen schools
TO Tie Americas Union Freedmen Associa
ton. After a lengthy and spirited debate
il was aid on the table.
| A Springfield, H., special gives the FOL
/ lowing proel ime,ion by the Governor
Belle, ing TIM. such an emergency has
arisen s.2cc the regular session OF The 2Jh
! General Assembly ny will Justify me IN con
yeninp that body under the tenth section 81
the sixth article OF Tie Constitution Of The
State; now, therefore, by virtue OF the Al
thosity con!errt d-upon the Governor by ID
Constitution OF the State, the members o
the 25th General Assembly will convene IL
second session on Tuesday, the 18th day o!
June, A. d. 1861, Mt tho capitol in the city
Of Springfield, for the purpose OF consider
ing aud, actiDg upon The following subjects
of.e1Hislation:
LIST. 10 provide by law for the taxation Of
shares in ational and S,a.e Banks and
banking ASSOCIATIONS in the State.
FL To provide for continuing the Mill
tary State Agency at Washington.
81 To create an inferior court of Grimm
al Jurisdiction in the city ri Springfield.
4th. To legalize the action OF the town o
Aurora, in Kane county, in relation to levy
ing tax and issuing bonds to secure thu
location Of q macaipe shop a. Aurora
9Th. To provide for levying u special tal
in Henderson county for repairing road
bridges.
9th To amend an act entitled an act 4
reduce the several acts relating TO the towI
Of Hyde Park, in the county Of Cook, int
one act. defining the limits of said town
and The powers and duties Of The officer
thereof, approved March 9th, A. ID. 1867.
9Th. To correct by amendment, acts in
cooperating the Wisconsin 6tate line, an,
the Pskin, Bloomington, Champaign. Dan
vile and Vinccnnes railroad companies.
sih To provide by appropriations tor tn
netsssary expensts Of the 6es6on.
In testimony whereof l have herepnt0 Dc
my hand and cauesd the great seak OF In
State of Illinois to be affixed. Done n
4 Springfield, this 9th day Of May, A. ID
1857 r. J. OGLEsBy.
CHICAGO, May % An exciting case Of oil
elopement came to light yesterday. Tn
daughter of an artist cratic gentleman OF
Wabash Avenue ran of with n son Of Mar
in spite OF opposition and wa, ching, and i
uog on mr. wedding tour with the man o
! her choice.
sMr. O. J.. Pullem, an employee Of tn
+ cs,s.cm house, is cha red with defalcati1l
10 the arount Of $1,000. The evidenc
again,t him seems 70 be very clear aHW dc
csyc.
4 child was picked up late last nigh; o.
the steps Of the S.. Joseph Orphans Asy
Ian on Superior street. A note vas foun'
pinned 10 the chiid's clothing asking III
Sisters 10 care Tor 1t
The Home Mission Society Of the Baptis
anniversary, continued its meetings all ia,
Yesterday and last night, increasing in in
terest until the close Of the session. Tn
i Soc ETY. had resolved to raise. during III
. comm. year, 100000 for building pur
poses, for the benefit Of the Freshmen Q
the South The magnitude Of the work il
the South is thus indicated in the lsrg
amount crlled for. The anniversary meet
ings now in session are acknowledged to b
the hrge.t and most mposing Of any NEE!
iugs Of .lho kind ever held in thie country