Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-09

GSt0Vteutu Ib III busesSc W AVE- Ant -
rooms have been hired for this purpose. and
they viii be warmed and lighted in the eve
ming for the use Of the working classses.
Efforts arc in progress 10 erect at or near
New Orleans grain elevator Of capacity
equal to ans n The west. A report on this
subject is 10 he msde 10 the chamber OF
commerce Grain Gao be shipped from the
west through New Orleans & Europe twen
" cents cheaper rer bushcl than through
New York.
Mr.. Fanny Willard. fashion cditress Of
the Sunday Times. New York, was murder
cd by policeman Thos. W. Burke, who after
wards shot and kilsd himself Love and
jealousy were the cause Mrs Willard had
rejected his suit
The Grand Trunt Railway Company offer
10 bind themselves in tbs sum Of 100000
if the treasury department Mt Washington
will give permission TO have personal goods
shipped on their road, passed over Saspen-
sion bridge without examination.
The import trade of California during the
past rear Vas &i4 100000. The export
trade s17,250,0oo, exclusive Of treasure,
which amounted 70 ~. soo, 900. This does
not include t9.5oO.OOo shipped by the
| Urited States treasurer on account Of the
| Government The wheat exported during
the past year amounts to COZ, 900 bushesf
valued at sos 900. The total amount o
California productions exported during the
year was valucd NJ 81 500. coo. The wool
manufactured during the past year was
5000. 900 pounds.
Among the measures which Thsddeus
Stevens is said 10 have prepared i, a bill
providing for the ratification Of tho consti-
tutiona amendment by three-fourths of the
twenty six Northern States; and another
de Glazing that the result Of the war was to
invest the North with all the power Of =
conqucror over the South, and with all the
rights Of conquest. and 20 take from the
Southern States oil their rights as Statcs,-
both bills 10 be introduced at an carly dav.
The prevailing conviction among expert
eaced lookers.on At the capitol is that the
present session Of congress will be mostly
cngrosscd by politics. and that but little
will bc done in the way Of practical legisla
ton. The tariff bill will be plen,ifnlly dis.
l H.
done with the currency question to changs
the existing status. \ movement is 10 bs
made in congress next week looking to tn,
removal Of restrictions upon the rate Of in
tcrest from the national banks.
The New York Eren;ng Gazette says -
20 encrous patronage will not always suflic,
to save m over stocked dealer, as the rumor
ed collapse Of the long established house o
Ball & Black would seem TO prove. w,
sincerely hope that Mcssrs. Ball 4 Blacl
will not have to succumb. II will DO too
Dad il firm Of such standing and popular
i,y must 20 by the board because Of owe,
purchases at time when gold was falling
They will have the sympathy, as they hav
long commanded the trade, Of vast mum
Der OF persons Ill over the country "
5 understand tina, they imported an lmmens
stock for the holidays, especially CT mas i
, aisl elegant e.ry."
w. learn from the Des Mo.nes Rtgiste
that Mr. Merritt, the rev Col cctor of tn
/ Fifth District. has appointed TIE folowin
deputies K. H. Eddy. Dcs Moncs; n. i
Nichols, Adcl; y. r. Fogs, Pa'ora; +. N
a Sircamer, Council Bluffs D.. II
Perry, Win:erset L. W. Per-,
lndlanola &. +. Temple, Charlton; NJ. Il
Iamson, Osccola J. W. Stevenson. Alton
/, Chas. q. Dewey. Sidrcy Bird liagans, MI
Ayr, and A. W. Sharp, corydon. Thes
; deputies represent sixteen counties. Seve
counties, viz Harrison, Cass, Adair Pae
Taylor, Decatur, aud shelby, are, at pres
, emit, unrcprescntcd. though the parties a,
, selected for few of them. and al. that
i, lacking is making OF thor papers.
We have received the first Annual Get
logue of the Iowa Law School located ,
4 Des Moines. The officers are Presiden
Rev. }. A. Nash; Vice Presidsnt. JEFF
Polk Treasurer, u. +. Allen; Secretar,
a VIM. g. Hammond. Thc Board Of Re en-
Q consists Of Geo. G. Wright. c. G. Cole,
: Z. Noursc, 7. I. Wilhrow, WIN. g. llsu
, mond, Rev. j. A. Nash. jeff. S. Polk an
{ u. T. Allen. The Faculty Hon e. Wrigh
$ l.. l.. d.. lecturer on reel property, ciiul
. nal Jaw and equity Hon. @. c. Cole, !ectu
= ct on the law Of persons aud personal right
!, and commercial law and VIM. q. Han
mand, Esq, lccture ON the law Of rcmedie
including pleadings and evidence. Tn
,, course Of study will be completed in on
year, commencing (for the year 1867 o.
J the first Monday in January, and ending O.
the first Monday in December. The yea
is divided into two terms, the first closins
. and the second commencing on the thir
Monday in June. There will 10 short VI
{ cation in the middle Of each term.