Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-22

CHICAGO, Nay 2l.-One OF the sevefest
gales that has been known here for months
| is raging on the lake, and the wind has been
| growing In fierceness since morning. and IL
now blowing almost q hurricane. No vcs-
sells have been able TO leave port 70 day
The steamer Sea Bird, which cleAs.d IoI
Milwaukee at 8 o'clock this mc'shng, was
forced to return, after bp''"hg Win the
storm Tor three hours; u.r., go. 4.
NO, erconnt.,sS 30 severe a gale on Lake
n;cs;csn ssS months. Several incoming
vessels iying off the harbor are veinly en-
des yoring to come in. Some of them are in
. perilous situation, and the shore 10 lined
with excited spectators watching their strug-
gtes with the waves In the meantime Il
has rained almost constantly in the city
since last evening and the .lowlsnds are
flooded. Have not heard Of serious damage
being done.
The anniversary meeting Of the Baptist
denomination, win commence tomorrow
afternoon at 2P. II.
Delegates from all parts Of the United
States will be in sttendance. Three th0u.
sand persons will be called togethea b this
meeting, coming from Canada, Texas and
the cast and west
The delegates arrived in large numbers
tc-aay.
The Workipgmcn's State Convention is
in session in this city to-day, but they sit
With closed doors.
Six lives were lost yesterday by the burn
ing of the Ingham county poor house.
A religious revival Is In progress in the
church es at Alton and Springfield. They
have been filed each day and evening
with anxious inqnirers.
A special dispatch TO the Republican from
Spring field, says: Messrs. T. A. Buckmas-
ter, J. J. Mitchell. Vim Michel and Mr..
Root, Of Quincy had an interview yesterday
in r,hton to the appointment OF a War
den for the Penitcntiary, but It is under
stood the Governor declined to make any ap.
pontmcnt at present
CHICAGO, May pa special dispatch
from Milwaukee says: A s.rrific gale and
rain storm has ragged here since one o'clock
this morning, with no signs Of abatement
at the present time. Considerable injury,
We learn, has been done to shipping A
large feet was obliged to put into this port
No serious damage was done. In this i'm
mediate vicinity, the gale 10 one Of the
heaviest experienced in this vicinity for
years.
A special from Morris, ILL.,, Of the 2lst,
Gays: II has rainsd most of the time for
three days. The streams have risen many
feet. The weather continues cold and the
wind frem the northeast. Farmers are very
much discouraged and Backward In their
spring work. The Illinois river raised
about eight feet since last night.
A special from Spring held says: The Au
ditor Of Public Accounts has to-day regis
tered $4,000 worth Of Quincy bonds, ~
sued under at of 1865, for the iquidatinl
Of cd debts. r-..C
Judge Geary Of your city has booked
down. % appears from the return Of the
Sheriff Of Cook county, to the Secretary Of
State. in which he stated that the Judge
quashed the proceedings under. the writ Of
habsos corpus, and delivered up the prisoner
to the agent authorized BY the Nee York
authorities to receive him.
WIN. Pepp'n, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenccs. was to-day
brought from the state Of Indiana on req
uisi,ion from our Governor. II is mistaken
policy for men to suppose that by fleeing
into another State they can evade the law
For the Srst time in several days the sur
has shone out brightly. The late rains have
done considerable damage in this section BY
filling cellars and sapping the foundations q
new buildings.