Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-28

BrrrALo, Feb. 27-W. Parsons, post.
master at Niagara Falls, WAS arrested on
Mondsy, charged with opening letters re-
celved in his office, and held 10 bail in the
sum Of 81 800 to appear for trial At the Dis
srict Court at Utica, March 18th.
BurrALo. Feb. o7.-Major Fra.k..W. PAT
sons, Postmaster at Niag ira Falls. was yes>
terday afternoon held in fifteen hundred
dollars bail, charged with opening letters in
his Office. lie is to be tried at Utica in
March, II is no. said he took money or
valuables from letters but actuated entirely
BY curiosity. He received wound IN the
war rendering him 4 cripple fos life.
| Five dead bodies were found yesterday ct
Grand Trunk Railroad depot, packed in
barrels. directed to party in Ann Arbor.
Michigan. Tho bodies were those of two
men. two women and one child, apparently
not been dead over week Or ten days.
Nsw YoaK, Feb. 2s.-Advices from the
South state that It Il supposed there will be
twice - many white vetsrs in virgiois -
black.
Crops promise we'll the only drawback
being . scarcity Of negroes.
The Supreme Court Of Alabama has de-
cided that the emanipation proclamation Of
President Lincoln did not take effect in that
state until May 1865.
A Herald's special says: Information has
b.en received by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, that steps have been taken towards
| forming an organization among merchants
in England, for smuggling goods into the IT,
s. through Canada, il the high tariff be>
comes law.
A Times special says the country will be
startled before the close Of the week, by q
report from the Judiciary Committee, on
the impeachment matter, indicating the
progress they have made, and asserting tho
necessity Of pushing the investigation in
the next Congress. The developments
thus far demanding its Continuance. Those
who believe that the committee have done
nothing, will find themselves seriously mis-
taken.
The reports that General Grant had an
interview with the President on the Rscon>
struction Bill are unfounded, though he is
unqualifisdly in favor Of tho bill.
The President's veto Of the Recoustruc.
ton Bill Is quite lengthy, and principally
devoted to the legal features Of the bill. Ito
tone is frm and respectful.
The veto OF the tenure Of Office bill is also
prepared. Besides objeeting to the section
including members Of the Cabinet. the
President objects TO making the tenure Of
other officers during COED behavior or for
| life.
The provision Of the army bill that the
headquarters Of the General shall be in
Washington only, and that oil orders shall
enaHate from the General, etc., are regards
Cd - unconstitutional, and that bill will
also undoubtedly be vetoed.
Il is reported that Postmaster General
Randall 10 to resign. and go to Vienna a.
Minister in the place Of Motley.
A Herald's special says force 10 organ.
izing Ct Lcavenworth under Gen. Hancock,
TO operate against the Indians in Kansas
and Nebraska.
The person who sndeavosed 10 obtain an
interview with Surratt proves to be really
his brother, who went to Texas in 1859
failing to see his brother, he has left the
city.
A Worlds special says the report Of the
Judiciary Committee in the impeachment
matter, will be a. complete a failure Is the
evidence has been to sustain the charges
which have been preferred.
| A Tr,bunc's special says unless the House
accepts the loan bill as passed by the Sen
ate yesterday, there is very little probabili
ty of anything being passed this session, az
the session is unanimous against the House
scheme.
| The Ways and Means Committee will en-
deavOr to get the House to concur.
A couple Of important witnesses in the
impeachment matter arrived in Washington
| from the South last night