Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08
new YORK.

swear tnAt one OF tnetr numDers chIiou out
the time; the two others wen waiting the
moment they should be needed on the stage
in patriotic chorus 10 be sung at the end of
tas pieee,ain honor of the President. The
BARRIERS testimony viii be met by that OF
Miss Bsane, who il is said will swear that
Booth Sreakfasted with her nj the National
Hotel iew minutes later than the time
named by the sbarber ne having shaved
Booth ~ his shop. The handkerchief at
BURLINGTON Is To be accounted for rs having
been cropped by Hallohan, who scrompan
led the Government detective Weichman
10 Canada. IL IL represented that he had
the handkerchief Of Surratt and showed II
10 his companions before reaching Buflipg-
ton. Wcchman's testimony 10 To be met II
is eaid, by proof that he said in Carroll
Prison that as much Of the Presidents blood
vas ON his hand a. on Jonn Wilkes Booths
VIM p. Ward 10 expected to swear, II al
lowed, that all proof Of Surratt's innocence
OF the murder was narrated to him by Sec
Rotary Stanton.
II remains To he seen whether the defence
can prove all this
Nav YohK, July THE Heroii's special
from New Orleans says: Late advices from
Juarez's headquarters state that Juartz will
| convene Congress ut the Capital, into
whose hapdshe will deliver the Government
4
The cutter Wilderness lef for Vera Cruz
with dispatches from the State Department
| Mrs President JuartL was rendered pass
aye, but did not arrive in time.
New YoRK, July 8.-Ths Tribune's spec
ial says: When the Reconstruction Com
mite ..mst on Saturday, each Of the eight
members had bill from all these one bill
was made up and unanimously agreed upon.
Ne Hennks dasnncr.A
Senate Committee have not completed their
bill, and an attempt will be made to have
Committees report the same bill Il seems
certain the House will order the judiciary
Committee to report on the Impeachment
matter. IL so recess till October will b,
asked for. The administration has de.erm'
! ned TO send nominations to the Senate.
Tho fife raft. NoDpareil was seen by II,
brig, Mary Rowland, on the Goth Of June
D latitude 40 degrees and 10 seconds longi
I tude 55 degrees 10 seconds Having goo,
D weather.
tx Gov. Kinss Of New York, died at hi
residence in Jamaica yesterday afternoon
: from the effects Of . stroke Of paralysis re
7 ceived on the 4th inst
, The question of reconstruction is calm
!, forth opinions and Communications iron
y most of the leaders in the South, many Q
d whom held high ranks in the civil and mil
e tary service Of the Confsderacy. The ID
II test illusions are from Gen. Barkesdale an
E. Gov. Perry. The former, like Lopgstrse
d jeff. Thompson and others, favors recon
l. struotion - rapidly a. possible, while III
9 latter. like b. II. Hill, OF Georgia, and 9th
" ers, opposes reconstruction under the Law
~ and votes for no convention. II is motto,
~ able fact that the old soldiers and the oil
=. politicians are ranging themselves on oppt
Ia site sides Of the question.
~ A Times special says: A republica
,e member Of Congress says the President hi
r. intimsted his willingness to approve an
d. reconstruction bill confined to declaring Il
1t intention Of congress in the former act
r. leaving it understood that he is opposed
III the whole scheme.
q The health OF Hon. L. ID. Washburn
ue who is at Hamburger, is slowly recoverin
Il Over 200 Of the LOCO National Banl
have reported for the first Of July and the
20 reports show them to be unusually stYon
by The Herald's Omaha special says: RI
Of following has been received at Headqua
rs ters from General Custas's command date
he At Riverside, Colorado, 10 miles west Of +
m Scdgwick, July 9th: On the 9th ut !
ch Sioux attacked a detachmen OF % men u
Oh der Capt Hamilton, near the fork of Il
Republican. After gallant fight the II
= dians were defeated and driven off with
. loss Of two warriors killed and sever
>, wounded, Hamilton losing only one hers
on the same day large band Of Siau
warriors surrount c Gustav camp endea
n, oring to stan pede the horses ku, were =,
NJ uised without the loss OF a single anime
~ Tn the 10Th a var party o. Sioux an
n theyenncs nu nbering 500 or 600 attacke
IA and surrounded As men Of the 9TH cavalr
under Lieuts. Robbins and Cook, who wei
a escoi ting supply train from FIT. Wallac
NC The Indians remained about the train 1,
- three hours, aid made desperate efforts
i, effect It's capture, but after a we'll conieste
in fight they were also repulsed, with loss
tive warriors killed and several Wounds
of and ono horse captured. Our loss was on
two men wounded.
sc The Heralds New Orleans special say
n the Raleigh, hence for HAVANA, has o
10 board about ten Austrian officers who al
10 rived from Vera Cruz, via Mobile, and no
Ne 60 10 Havana with . view of remaining the,
m N until they have an opportunity to join SCH
=, Mexican cb eltain at Emery, with Juare
." Among them are Maj Heron and Darn
50 irgs The latter WAS military commisear
50 at Vera Cruz. They declare that they wi
IS remain in Mexico and avenge Maxi milan
death. That few days will see powerf,
,. chiet.sin At the head uf large anti Juare
10 party, and the remnant OF the Austrians WI
in rendezvous ct Havanna,t from which poir
they will return to Mexico
The middle concerning the city scri
' :. still continues. The finance committee ha,
- at length reported in strain of unusu,
,e severity upon the message of the actin
10 mayor, though failing to answer satisfact
ut rily the points made by that functionsr,
Ii In their report the committee concede tn,
III the issues Of city scrip by the compkolle
AT have never been legallzsd by legislative a.,
re though they attribute their want Of legait
to certain veto Of the acting mayor, an
r. contend that il informal. the city is bouu
~ IN honor to pay them. The committee r,
10 fuse to censure the comptroller. and tire,
"a the matter as the completion Of q mel
- squabble between the appointess Of Sherida
y and the few officials who were not refuse
I" when they should have been. Hon. 3. II
"a May. Of the First National Bank hss bes
:. arraigned and held to bail in the sum
$4,000.