Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08
NEW YoBE.


moment they should be needed ON the stage
in patriotic chorus to be sung at the end of
o.. pieeessin honor of the President. The
BARRIERS testimony will be met by that of
Miss Bsanc, who ii is said will swear that
Booth 1reakfas,ed with her at the National
Hotel few inmates later than the time
named by the ,bsrber ne having shaved
Booth at his shop The handkerchief at
Burlington 10 to be accounted for as having
been cropped by Hallohan, who accompan
led the Government detective Weichman
To Cauaia. Ii is represented that he had
the handkerchief OF Surratt and showed il
10 his companions before reaching BurliDg-
ton. Weichmsn's testimony 10 TO be met it
IL said, by proof that he said In Carroll
Prison that as much Of the Presidents blood
vas ON his hand % on Jonn Wilkes Booths.
VIM. p. Ward 10 expected to swear, IL al
lowed, that all proof of Surratt's innocence
OF the murder was narrated To him by Sec
rotary Stanton.
1t remains To he seen whether the defence
can Prove all this.
Nav York, July THE Hsrdiis special
from New Orleans says; Late advices from
JuareZ's headquarters state that Juarez will
convene n Congress at the Capital, into
whose hapdshe will deliver the Government
and tender his resignation.
The cutter Wilderness lief. for Vera Cruz
with dispatches from the State Department
Mrs President JuartZ WAS rendered pass
age, but did not arrive in time.
New YosK, July 6.-Ths Tribuns's spec
ial says: When the Reconstruction Com
mite ::rnst on Saturday, each Of the eight
members had bill rom oil these one bill
was made up and unanimously agreed upon.
Mr.. Brooke, democrat, being absent, the
Senate Committee have not completed their
bill. and an attempt will be made to have
Committees report the same bill. I, seem.
certain the House will order the Judiciary
Committee to report on the impeachment
matter. Ii SO . recess till October will bs
asked for. The administration has de.erm'
ined to eend nominations to the Senate.
The life raft, Nonpareil was seen by tn,
brig, Mary Rowland, on the Goth Of June
} latitude 40 degrees and 10 seconds longi
tude 55 degrees 10 seconds Having goot
D weather.
/, Ex Gov. King Of New York, died st hi
residence in Jamaica yesterday afternoon
from the effects of stroke Of paralysis re
= ceived on the 4th inst
The question Of reconstruction is callin
,, forth opinions and Communications iron
= most of the leaders in the South, many Q
i whom held high ranks in the civil and mil
e itary service Of the Confsdency. The IL
4 test illusions are from Gen. Barkesdsle an
). Gov. Perry. The former, like Lougstrse'
d jeff. Thompson and others, favors recon
+ struotion - rapidly a. possible, while II
g latter. like b. II. Hill, OF George, and 9th
q ers, opposes reconstruction under the Law
% and votes for no convention. 1t is notice
~ able fact that the old soldiers and the oil
a politicians ere ranging themselves on oppC
Ia site sides Of the question.
" A Times special says: A republica
.e member Of Congress says the President hi
r ntimsted his willingness to approve an
l. reconstruction bill confined to declaring d
1t intention Of congress in the former act
T. leaving it understood that he is opposed [
~ the whole scheme.
q The health Of Hon. Z. d. Washburn
'e who is at Hanburgh, is slowly recoverinJ
= Over 200 Of the 1900 National Bank
have reported for the first Of July and The
o. reports show them to be unusually stsonI
~ The Herald's Omaha special says: RI
of following has been received ct Headqua
TO- ters from General Custas's command; date
ne At Riverside, Colorado, 40 iuiles west Of
n Sedgwick, July 9th: On the cath ult. 4
n Sioux attacked detachmen Of 25 men III
Oh der Capt Hamilton. near the forks Of II
Republican. After gallant fight the II
: dians were defeated and driven off with
- loss OF two warriors killed and sever
a wounded, hamilton losing only ore hers
on the same day large band Of S,ou
warriors surroun, e Gustav s camp endea
n, aring TO stan pede the horses 1u, were r.
a. IAlsed without the loss oil a single anime
IN Tn the 10Th n war party oil Sioux All
n cheyennes nu nbering 500 or 600 at,acke
Il and surroundc IS men Of the 9TH cavar,
under Lieuts. Robbins and Cook, who wei
y oitlng supply train from Fit. Wallace
10 The Indians remained about the train Il
three hours, and made desperate efforts I
IN elect its capture, but after u we'll conieste
IN fight they were also repulsed, with loss
i've warriors killed and several wounde,
of and one horse captured. Our loss vas on
two men wounded.
sc The Herald's New Orleans special say
n the Raleigh, hence for llavanna, has o
- board about ten Austrian officers who al
20 rived from Vera Cruz, via Mobile, and no
ie 60 10 Havana with view of remaining ther
y, u, until they have an opportunity to join sem
:, Mexican ch eitain at Emery, with Juarei
:" Among them are Maj. Heron and Darn
% irgs The latter was military commssar
8 at Vera Cruz. They declare that they wi
3 remain in Mexico and avenge Maxi milan
death. That few days will see powerf,
1t chief.ain at the head IF large anti Juare
o party, and the remnant OF the Austrians WI
n rendezvous at Havanna,i from which poir
they will return to Mexico
The middle concerning the city scri
y !. still continues. The finance committee la,
= at length reported in strain of unusu'
e severity upon the message of the actin
10 mayor, though failing to answer satisfact,
al rily the points made by that functionsr,
il La their report the committee concede tn,
III the issues Of city scrip by the comp,rolle
At have never been legallzsd by legislative a.,
Ie though they attribute their want Of legaIit
to a certain veto Of the acting mayor, An
i contend that if informal. the city is boun
" IN honor to pay them. The committee r.
le fuse to censurc the comptroller. and tres
= the natter as the completion Of mel
: squabble between the appointess of Sherida
, and the few officials who were not refuse
," when they should have been. Hon. 3. II
"a May. Of the First National Bank hss be-
,. arraigned and held to bail in the sum {
$4,000.