Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-30
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO TIE DAILY DEMOCRAT,
NEW YORK.

New YonY. April 29.-The steamer City
OF Cork from Liverpool reports that at 9 a
m. on the 23d inst. she passed the sses rnshir
Great Eastern at latitude 43 degrees and 81
minutes, longitude AZ degrees and SO min.
utes
The steamer Iowa and Glasgow have ar.
rived
The steamer Iowa had three deaths
among her passengers durinS net SoysRe;:
The Board of CDunc,Inen voted gold
medal Ia Cant. Frreman OF the ship heso.
iute for saving tho lives OF the passenger
And crew of ibe ship Bavaris.
NV YORK, April ga mail for the
W.T. BY the Allentown route including
lie and St, Louis, will close 1t 4 p. NJ, max.
ing seven daily mails by this route for the
ives; and south west
Geo. II. Mackenzie of New York and G.
c. Reicbelm OF Philadelphia, have made .
chess match Tor the championship of the
United States, the meeting To take place in
Philadelphia Athencum and winner Of tie
first seven games TO be declared the cham.
pion.
BUFFALO, Arri. 20. The Fenisn arms
bonded in Buffalo were sold 1t auction this
afternoon. TIE attendance wac very large
and hi ding lively The arms brought fair
prices.
New YonK, April 30.-Tho Herald's
tpeciAl says: The frm Of J. S,sinbeck 4
Co., of Richmond, Va, against whom An
attachment vas recently levied by Ciaflin 4
Co., Of New York, FOE $4,000. and in con-
sequence Of which their store has been
closed, have taken steps to quash the at
tachmcnt, and in order to indemnify them.
- e. m 4
caused ga-nisncc Attachments to be served
on auou. t~o hundred repItcd debtors Of
Ciaaiu 4 Co.. n various towns in Virgir:s.
Rear Admiral sdwalader Ringgo!d, of
che U. 8. Navy. died here yss:srdsy mora.
ing. Ne vas 10 years Of age, and had bsso
in the naval service over forty -four years
he died Of apoplsxy.
The Times special says: The present in.
iications are that the trial of JEFF. Davis
will not take place Is expected in Rich
inond, next Monday, but that . fcrther
post ponement will be made. The adv;sa>
bil,y Of admitting Davis 70 bail Is now be.
ing considered.
Sscrst,ry Browning 10 rapidly recovering
irem his illness.
The Tribune's special says: Attorney
General S,anberry has been closely enen cd
to day in the preparation Of his opinion
upon disfra ,chsement under the recon.
laws, and it 10 stated that il will
b completed to morrow and read ct the
Cabinet meeting In the afternoon. Il
that the opinion will b adverse
to the decisions Of Gen. Sheridan exclud.
ing from registration . large number Of
mt nicipal officers and naturalizsd citizens.
who wait to show their certificates Of natur.
The Post Master General to-day finally
determined 10 take the responsibility Of ap<
pointing special agents to take charge Of The
Post Offices left vacant BY the failure Of the
Senate to confirm nominations made to till
those Offices. An agent Was appointed to
take charge Of the Post Offices at Ncwbure
N. T., aud Jacksonville, Nd.
Several prominent persons having been
been here lately to inquire regarding the
cass Of JEFF. Davis with view to obtain hie
trial or release wi,hou, further delay. Its
AS serted in the very highest au hority that
the Government has offered to release Mr.
Davis on his own parole, but that he has
positively declined TO accept his freedom un.
less the same is given Internationally.
The Herald's special says 1t il stated
tosdsy by distinguished Senator that Mr.
johnson sincerely regrets that any Of the
Southern States have been so unwise NJ TO
attempt 10 restrain the enforcement Of the
reconstruction acts by injunction. II is
even said that 80 determined is the Presj-
dent to carry out the measures that even
should injunctons issue from the Supreme
Court he would disregard them.
The same Senator anticipates that By
lhe meeting Of the next Congress, in De
ccmber, the Southern States will he seady
for admission, and the great problem Of re-
will be solved, or ct least very
near its solution.
The following additional news from Mex.
co was brought BY the U. s. gunbost Ia.
bora, which arrived 1t Galveston on the
l2d inst. from Tampico, April 18th:
A dispatch had been received in Tampice
rom Jaurez, dated April 18th, which stated
hat Haximilian and the garrison at Que>
retaro had about that time attempted 10 cut
their way out, but were badly rspulsed.
The Emperor, it 10 believed, will surely
DO bagged.
The Tahasrab news from Vera Cruz re-
port that place infested by the Liberals,
With Fl We thousand troops commanded By
4erdez on the south, and two thousand on
The north under Lavega. All access 10 the
,i,y was cut of, and provisions scarce
The last beef had been killed and meat was
| per pound.
SYRACUSE, N. T.. April s0.-Ths wood
sheds Of the Central Railroad ct this place
caught fire this morning st about 8 o'clock.
About 1000 cords Of wood. with sheds and
tight calbooscs were burned. Entire loss.
rom $4,000 to $4,000. The FIRE 10 now
ten o'clock burning, but il under control.