Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-28
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new YORK.
NEw Yonx, May 27.-Judge Nelson, in
the United States Circuit Court, denied q
motion on the part Of Edwin Forrest 10 re
strain Mrs. Forrest from collecting certain
money due, under order Of Court. for oil
mony.
Nearly 5000 emigrants have arrived since
Saturday.
tween New York and Michigan clubs, by |
Telegraph, will be commenced IN aboss .
Judss McCusn decided 70 hold osrtais |
women known - Industrious Geaa, for trial, |
on the charge Of kespang disordefly houses. |
Mrs. Ripley, Of Hsstf0fj, has declined TO
prosecute Geo. b. Buell, asresaed for fcreieg
pose of stocks valued 1t e30, 600, belonging
TO her. Buell. 10 her son in Lao. 4
An Havana letter 81 the 2lst inst, Gays
the Spanish Admiral has gone To Santa
Martha IN the STAR Of the Il X Cuyles. II
is believed matters have assumed serious
character.
The National Reform Union. In N ad-
dress 70 Gladstone, asked him TO take up the
bold cry Of household suffrage. as it would
have the sympathy and approval Of the
whole nation.
lie responded rcassuringly. and was caus-
tic in criiicising the Government bill. lie
| explained the reasons which led him 10
nj ~, the five pound line, and wou1 not say
that up,,er no circumstances would he re-
yiye il. lie did not commit himself. how
ever, to the bold csS of household suffrage.
Mr.. Bright also addressed the Union, al.
yisipg petitioning throughout the country.
A public meeting in Dublin. presided
over by the Lord Mayor, adopted memo
rial to the Lord Lieutenant asking that the
lives Of The condemned Fenian prisoners be
spared.
The Tribune has . rumor that the reno.
val of Gen shci idan from the command Of
the Fifth Military District, and the appoint
ment Of Gen Thomas TO the vacancy, 10
contemplated by tho President
| ROCHESTER,, Nay 27.-Thc Presbyterian
General Assembly this morning was occu-
pied with unfinished business OF minor I'm
portance. Delegates TO corresponding
bodies were appointed. Resolutions for .
standing committee on ministerial relief
we're adopted. The Assembly recommended
the observance Of the week beginning with
the first Sabbath in January. - = week Of
special prayer the conversion OF the
world The Observance Of Jay of special
| UI0ycu IOL COb1tkCS ouu SCtDiuoltCc ~ 10 osoo
recommended.
BurrALo, Nay 27.-There Il NO truth in
the report Of Fenisn activity here for the
immediate invasion Of Canda. Everything
is quiet in the Fcnian circles
Bishop Lynch, Of Toronto, is slightly bet.
ter.
NEw YoRK, Nay ga Herald's special
says: Secretary Q: The Iatsrior Browning
has recovered from bic illasss and vas to
his post yesterday. lie will visit his home
on the 2Sth.
An attempt 10 asssssinste the agent Of
the Freedmen's Bureau at Traxewell Court
House. Va, was made lev dsys since
, The citizens held On indignation meeting OF
, the matter.
Gen. Griffin, commanding in Texas, hsl
found II necessary to issue an order declar'
ing that the usual taxes must be paid, peo'
pie generally thinking that they were Fec
lieved under the military bill
Governor Boutwell, Of Mass, is to address
the people Of Leesbutg, Va, on the 3ls
; inst.
A Times special says: Several Louis'
ianians, new in Warrington, have prepared
) q long list Of charges against Gov. " ellis
together with pe,ion for his rem wal ant
presented il to the President. They are al
so attempting the removal Of Gen. Sheri'
dan.
Gen. Sherman has been obliged to aban.
don his proposed trip to the Mediterranean
his presence on the frontier being necessa'
ry during the prevalence of the Indian hos
tllities.
Gen. Thomas returns to Louisiana to-
morrow.
The Herald says The proposed Feniar
raid is taking definite shape.
A secret circular has been distributed e
oil the Fenisn circles calling them TO arms
Munitions of war in large quantities hav,
been taken toward the border and secreted
ready for use when wanted.
Quite number Of persons supposed Il
be fenians, are at ST. Adams, VI.
Fifty thousand trJops are reported ready
TO take the field, backed by SO, 600 more il
] case Of need.
The Herald's Salisbury, N. c., specia
! says Judge Kelly spoke there yesterday and
. in the course Of his remarks, said he hat
: been asked whether the SHERMAN um was ,
I final me ,sure, TO this lie would answer tina
the South itself should decide that As I,
! the confiscaton, of which they seemed to b,
. afraid, he protested that no matter for al
S"s'' osVvShS oAsV as VIC 6PCcCu tuoIG wa
not republican in Congress who wanted {
: coniiscaton bill, but If Che military bill waa
rejected IS the constitutional amendmen,
was, he would not say that a restricted
franchise might not follow, OF that Congress
: might 60 no further, even to taking from
tho men Of large ~ealth who opposed the
masses, portion Of their vast estates. In
conclusion, he asked them to believe that
that is the language he would have spoke
At Mobile had the people listened to him,
and to assure them that ill they read in the
papers about using cxasperatine or offensive
words were merely creations Of the imsgn
alton.
Judging from the cordial reception which
the Judge met with 1t It's conclusion and
openly expressed accordance with his views
it would appear that he u ade some converts
amongst the ex-confederates and =! y. s.., tl
full believers il the- a military bill. " ~
A. -. Suprems Court, general term, be
fore Judges Leonard, Smith and Ingham
yesterday the case Of the city authorities
against the police commissioners regarding
the transfer Of the powse to grant licenses
.. WAS resumed. NJ. d. d. Field Of the coun
, col tos the authorities, seplied to The points
used BY Ex-Judgs Woodruff for the com,
, missioners, and argued that the Law Of ths
Legislature under consideration vas uncon.
stitutiooal. and that oil public duties could
be transferred in the same manner II TN