Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-04
DAVENPORT, IOWA. MONDAY. MARCH A. 1867.

Tho Norfolk magistrate who refused TO
receive negro testimony, has been bound
over to sppear before the United States Dis-
trict Court.
Advicss fron Aeyico, by way Of Pasis
and tie Atlantic cable, cay that oil eomnu>
nicstio0 between Vera Cruz and the cspiesl
is cut off.
1hs exploring exp edition in Lower osl''
fornia, in charge Of J. Ross Browne, 10 de-
vsloping some impostan. facts concerning
the country.
Seveaty cars, loaded with rAilrcad iron for
the Union Pacific Railroad, wsro shipped
ever the Galsna Diyisio, Of the Northwest
ern Ra'lxaJ yeste day. Is is reported 'ns'
eight hundred cars, loaded with rails. are
now en route between Pitt t.burg and Ch'ca-
60, des,inel 70, Omaha.
The Judiciary committee are endeavoriny
to show that the President did not take duo
diligence " arrest John Surratt, but the
nirority viii report the evidence OF Seward
and Stanton, wherein the fcrmer testiiies
that the President knew nothing Of the case.
and Stanton testi6es that he Withdrew the
reward for Surratt on his own responsibility.
| Mr.. Cattc's amendment. increasing the
duties 20 per cent. on exciting rates. va
voted down BY Z to u, most Of the West>
ern Senators voting in the negative. Ihe
wool INTEREST has constituted the only at
traction for Northwestern men, and now
tnat that has been provided for. the North>
vest will he nearly solid against any far>
ther increase Of he tariff.
The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations Colonel Charles i.
Sherman, 10 be United States District Judge
for Northern Ohio Sherlock J. Andrews,
TO lie United States District Attorney for
the same district; Col Hastings, formerly
member Of the Ohio legisl ature to be United
States Marshal Tor the same, and Ansell
Roberto, to be Collector Of the Cleveland
district, rice johnson, rejected.
Tho Genital System, which Was to have
gone into effect in Chicago on March LIST
Was then isaored by tho warehonsemen
and consequently MT u ID by the dealer:
AZ soon as the Old warehouse receipts shn'
be Cancelled, the Genital will be fully adop. %
BY the elevator men, And Saturday, or
Change, there was partially successful at'
tempt made to introduce the Genital.
The House Committee Of Judiciary made
report Saturday night on the impeachment
question. They simply and b.iehs sia;s
thar they find sufficient reason for rscom'
mendins the continuance Of the invesii,a
} ton, but state tina, tine enough is mol al
lowed by the S9th Co sress 70 complete it
They therefore virtually leave il TO tic 4otl
Congress to take up No evidence is report
ed. Mr.. Rogers, Of New Jersey, as mi
noiity Of the Committee, makes report il
which he says; ~ have carefully examine,
oil the evidence in the case, and d. repor
that there is not one particle u evidence Il
sustain any Of ths charges which the Com
mittee "ere ..equircd I, investigate, al.
that the case is withou, . particle OF tes,i
mony upon which 81 impeachment can b,
1 founded. farther report that ,nost Of th'
: evidence taken has been Of . secondar,
character, such as would not be admitte,
into court OF justice. In view Of this con
Z investigation. am convinced that all proc
. which can be produced has been before Il,
Committee. as no pains have been spared I
give the cause Of . full investigation Bot
the majority and minority reports are yer
$ brief