Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-29
LATE NEWS
tWasRIhGToN.

W4sfsern.., Oct es.--The British Gov.
cra saort deciir es TO release Colorels War
ren at Naele and has directed that their
irial take place Immediately. The Stole De
paisinent las directed the employment Of
counsel for der eefensc
Surgeon j. ID. Murphy died at Pensacola
on lhe Goth
s.c,e'sry Seward, accompanied by Vice
Admiral Porter. was at the Navy Depart
merit this morning.
The Commissioner OF Internal ReTenue
bas decided that selling or offering ~ sell
distilled spirits AZ less than t.o collars I.r
twine) gallon, does not raise any presnmp.
tiDn In law thst The tax has not hcon paid.
5ecause The spirits may have beeh recuaed
aud diluted 1t /. not intended hy the recent
cotton regulations, series 3 No ). 10 require
permits and bills OF lsding Tor the removal
of cotton from point to point within the
district where the same IL produced. or in
case OF such removal from such district, the
collector should not exact a lie oil the tax.
payer for marking his cotton.
The report .. more counterfeits being dis
covered on the compound interest notes, in
New York, il incorrect. They arc the same
countericits discovered several months ago.
4 special 70 the Post snys: intelligence
has been received by the Union Republican
Congressional Committee from the South
ern States, which have not yet held elections,
indicates that in all of them the plrsy III
favor 4 holding conventions willie sue
ctssiul Gen. Pope has allowed three day
for election In Georgia and FlOiida, because
the voting there IL 10 he done III county
seats. This arrangement was maec because
the General thought be could protect color.
Ell men aud preserve order better than u
II -. t.,n y tns.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, s1l.-
5G0. l9g.
j Ross Browne has returned from tour
Of the aci.ic coast and is working on an
official report Of the general condition OF
The mining interests, which IL Represented
az healthy and prosperous, ard the develop.
ment II the Pacific slope in respect TO otbe.
branches Of industry is sad 10 te absolutely
wonderful
The statistical returns Of productions will
not vary materially from the following I:
Montana, $12,000,U00 Idaho, $1,000, 900;
Oregon. $1,000 900: Colorado, $1,000. 0G0 !;
Nevada, SIS. 90 900; California, SIS, 600, 900:
miscel ancous, $4,000 600 for tho present
year.
The iron works on Willamette river.
Oregon, are turning out daily, nine tons Of
lirst class ore.
The whea, and Hour exports Of Califor
MIA will not fall tar short of $lO,O00,VU
and the manufactures alone are represented
to amount To a considerable more than the
gold product. which crop this year will
amount 10 $3.UoO.0Jo While there is a
falling off in tho gold product this year,
other branches Of industry afford more than
a counleiballance.
The quarterly statement Of the Banks Of
New York City shows surplus Of $l3. $780,
O0J, or seven per cent. over the % per cent.
Of reserve required by law.
WAsHisGToN, Oct 2s.-An abstract Of
the quarterly report Of the National Bank
ing Association show the resources to be
one thousand four hundred and ninety five
million dollars, including over ten millions
10 sIccie. and nearly fifty seven millions in
compound interest notes capital stock. four
hundred AMI nineteen aud u half millions !;
surplus fund. s'x,y-six millions, aud two
thirds, and undivided profits thirty three and
"A halt millions