Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-26
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Egw YoaK, Oct. 26.-Ths World's Wash
ineton special says: Government has dis
patched Special Agent Speer to Charleston.
S. C., to investigate bounty fra.ds upon
colorej soldiers, particularly those Of Gov.
F.uion's loyal bounty agents--COok and
Sherwood. Ex-Adj't Gen. Irvine of Now
York, has beer here to help the latter out
of their trouble, but he has evidently failed,
for officers have been instructed to proceed
to prosecute the cases with vigor. Govern
ment 10 confident of its ability to expose q
most gigantic fraud.
The special committee Of the East River
Bridge Company, appointed for the pur-
pose Of selecting engines and obtaining .
plan Of the bridge, Yesterday reported in ia
v.rofMr. r. L. Beings plan. That gentle
man was appointed engineer and it was dec.
Isi that the work proceed at once.
A motion WAS made yesterday before
Judge Sutherland, Of the Supreme Court,
1t Chambers, in the matter Of the Columbian
Insurance Company, to set aside an order
made by Judge Barnard. on the ground Of
irregularity. The order WAS made on the
application Of Geo. A. Osgood, receiver,
and it directed that the trust funds, amount
ing TO $lsS, 900, be Transferred from the
United States Trust Company to the Union
Trust Company. This removal Of the funds
is resisted BY Mr.. Curtis, company recsiv-
er, and also by the creditors Of the Co.
lumbar Insurance Company. One Of the
points raised Is that Judgs Barnard bad no
right. according to The rule in this district,
10 mako the order be did. Tho decision is
reserved.
The Herald says: A large party Of &C.
lebrities started for Mexico on the steamer
Wilmington yesterday. Gen. Banl<s and
Gov. Morton, Of ind., were expected, bu,
failed 10 put in On appearance. Seno,
Romero, Mexican Minister TO the United
States, will be taken on board either q
Charleston or Havana. Among the passen
gers is Ten. II. Sturm, Chief Of Ordinance
Of Indiana during the late war. and since
agent OF the Mexican government, in which
latter capacity he has supplied the Lib
erals with ovsr 90. oO0, ee0. worth Of arm,
and ammunition. All the munitions Of wal
sent from the United States to Mexico du
ring the struggle were supplied by Genera
Sturm. lie goes 70 settle with the Mex
can government and to learn their probabl,
future wants. The others start principally
for the establishment Of direct business re-
la,ons between New York and Mexico.
Gen. Pope has ordered the militsry Il
assist the civil authorities in collecting tn,
State taxes in Alabama and Florida.
The President has issued a warrant O
pardon TO Henry Golfer, who was convicted
at Albany for countcrfeiting and SENTENCED
to five years imprisonment in the Albany
penitentiary.
the following IL . return Of the cottof
crop for 1867 taken by the Bureau stats
tics:
From 4S4 divisions il 10 shown that s,
067,o 25 acres have been planted in cotton
and that the estimate yield is 1,5Gs, 35I
bales OF 450 pounds each, equal to ,764. 4Ol
bales Of 400 pounda each, the latter being
the weight assumed in the census of 1860
The yield of 1860 was 1906, 0S6 bales OIL
400 pounds each. 1t is estimated by IN,
Bureau that returns vet to come will mol
materially alter the above figures.
Times special says: The public will rec
ollect that ut Surrstt's trial, the panel o.
jurors In the Criminal Court here Va,
pushed because the Law had not been com
piled With. To-day . new panel was or
dered, and &c names were drawn. They
are all white men, as the law yet includes
the word white" in its physiology. Con
gross tired to change !, at It's last session,
but tho President pnokcted the bill.
The Independent Democrats Of Brook WI
last evening nominated I. q. p. Tallmadge
for Mayor, and full city ticket.
Tho distribution in the Bankers and Mer.
chants Presentation Enterprise has bee,
postponed to an indefinite period, owing to
inability to secure decision in some law
suits.