Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-19

90. assio3 ouy - quiet. IL vac poxri-
oticaily celebrated BY the Irish. and with the
exception Of IN unfortunate riot this eve
nlng. which. With tie efficiency Of The police
aid, and BY the efforts Of the principal lead.
era. vas suomarily squelched. Everything
passed OF PLEASANTLY.
A large Number Of socisties in the city
nunberins about II, 900 men, headed by the
Goth regiment; there we're A bands Of mu
sicians in the procession, which vas e.
viewed by Mayor Hoffman. members Of the
| Council, Mr.. Mcclure, OF the British Parlia-
ment and IN immense crowd Of spectators.
There is large procession in Brooklyn
but We hear Of no riot the,e.
The Knights Of ST. Patrick and other or.
CARNATIONS are celeb, sting tonight By ban.
quets. orations, &c.
The stsasnes Columbia, from Havana the
18th, arrived tonight, bringing daess from
Vera Crus To The 9th and Mexico to the
10Th ut.
Masintiiaa 10 reported 1t Queretaro, At
the head Of 1000 men, with Miramon. Nos
guerra ard Mcjia.
Tbs Liberals advance guard, under Isco>
bsdc, Is " miles distant, with the main
army OF $4,000 in close proximitr.
battle Is considered imminent.
Pueblo and Vera Cruz were surrounded by
the Liberals and will be captured by them
as soon as the French embark.
The custom house has been delivered Nv
the French to the ImperiaIists. subject TO .
monthly report Of 500 600
Several influential Citizens Of Vera Cruz
have been sent to Yuratan.
Bazaine is expected 10 embark on the 18Th
Of March.
Junrez was ut Za-atecas, which fact dis.
proves the ssa.emeu, Of Miramon's victory
there.
00o.
Morelia and Bsmova were occupied hy the
Liberals.
Diaz was being reinforced near Puebls
with Liberal troops.
Over II 900 French troops had embark ed
prior to the lat instant. Maxim;iian was
frequently attacked while en- route to Queer
tsro and one OF his personal staff was
killed.
Escobedo executed one hundrel French
prisoners.
Yacasan dates Of the "a inst. states that
an attack on the garrison Of Mejia was daily
expected from the rebels.
A French .iron.clad was expected q. LA
wanna daily.
Malignant small pox continues a, Ma,au.
za..
NEw YoRK, March l9.-The Trbune's
Columbia, s c., last evening special says:
One Of the most remarkable meetings ever
held in South Carolina took place to-day,
the occasion being u celebration by the res
groes Of the passage Of the bill cnflanchis
ing the black race. By invitation Gen.
Wade Hampton, OK. United States Senator
Edward Arthur. the Hon. w J. Tailerv.
and James q. Gibbs addressed the meeting.
also the Rev. avid Picket, Beverly Nash.
both colored. Sentiments we're expressed
highly honorable to both sides. The ne.
groes ere gratified with the spirit Of polit>
cal affection with which they nave been
met, and the citizens are equally pleased TO
find the colored men identified with the
true interests Of the State.
Should convention be called the negroes
will probably nominate the best men in the
country, and rs declared by Mr. Nash will
urge Congress to repeal the DISTINGUISHING
clause which deprives them Of the services
of those in whom they have the greatest
confidence
The recent enthusiasm among the Feni,ns
OF this city have been giving way 70 apathy
for the last few days, but on the rece pt Of
the news from Ireland Yesterday Of an in
terrnp'ion in the wires connecting with the
cable hope was entertained among item,
and their belief in n general uprising on ST.
Pat,ick's day was reiterated.
The trus ees OF the Peabody fund for the
cduca ion cf children in the South will
probably hold meeting in the city during
the week, when it is expected Mr.. Peabody
viii TO present to give his views concerning
the distribution of the funds.
The Hcrald's Vera Cruz correspondent Of
the 4.h snys. The work of certifying Vera
Cruz was being pushed rapidly forward
Tie artillery OF the ID infantry corps had
bec:. shipped, and the evacuation would not
last mere than siA days longer.
Marshal Bazaine was expected TO leave in
day or two on his trip from the interior.
Marshal Bazaine, it is said, was robbed of
1872 900
The city o! Tucslingo had been recaptur.
cd BY the Liberals.
The lIera,d's Querrctta Ro correspond
ens says: Maximilian, in his march from
the Capital, has been greatly annoyed by
suerrilas, and his winter wardrobe has
been reduced by forced loans to shirt,
p'ir Of socks, and piece Of soap. Has oh
iectvc point was San Luis Potosi.
The Hcralds Southern correspondent
says In Virginia the military rule has
alrendy been declared supreme, but the fac,
of civil law being abolished is hardly appar-
emit In Charleston tire revolution is acS
cepted with apathy, no one except the fire
eating politicians seeming to take the matter
much to heart
IL Louisiana. Gen. Sheridan's order post
poning the New Orleans municipal election
was accepted without disturbance. The
impeachment resolutions relative to Gov.
Wells were referred 10 special commit
tee.
The Tribunes special says: II 10 re
ported on good authority that both Collecto.
Smythe and Surveyor Wakeman are to DC
removed this week. Their SUCCESSORS, to-
gether with naval officer, will be sent to
the Senate by next Saturday. The eol|ec-
Tor and naval officer will be Democrats, and
The surveyor will be Radical
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