Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-15
DAVENPORT, IOWA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Is 1867
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
Russian America has been formally trans
ferrea to ths n.ed States.
Sir Bowen is to succeed George Gray
as Governor Of New Zealand.
A glass manufacturing company, with
capital OF @5o, 900, has just been orgauizei
At Ottawa, H..
The Swiss council has approved the new
postal treaty neg stiated with the Uoitsd
States.
The French tax on grain on foreign YES
ssls has been removed.
Two daily papers are published in Chey-
euns, . city about two months old.
New York and Pennsylvania were visited
By . heavy snow storm on the 18th.
Sia inches Of snow fell on the 14th In
Springfield, Mass, causing some delay in
raj road trains.
A dog race is to take place in Williams
burg. n. Y. It is said to be the 6rst ever
proposed in this country.
Tho Democrats Of New York have nom-
mated Fernando Wood for Mayor, and the
Republ cans have nominated William A.
Darling.
1t is umored in official circles that Mr.
Chandler, Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury, will surely resign at the beginning Of
the year.
The trial Of GAsibaldi has been postponed,
| il being considered doubtful whether any
Of the courts there have jurisdiction in bis
case.
At q meeting of the Grand Trunk (Csna-
da) Railway company. it was stated that
the total lose sustained BY the company
from 1862 to June last, in American cur.
rency. amounted to ESll 900 sterling.
II is stated that, ~ Mr.. Bradley has been
dismcmbsred from the bar. and therefore Is
no longer . counsel for John Surfatt, that
the eminent New York criminal lawyer,
James I. Brady, 10 about TO volunteer IS
counsel for the defence.
From tho Michigan University, Chiosgo
University, and Heck Hall, Evanston, obser-
| vers witnessed hundreds and thousands Of
meteors between midnight aud daylight the
night Of the 18th.
1t is reported from Washington on what
10 claimed - good authority. that Mr.. Nc
CullocA, the Secretary Of the Treasury, re-
Gently rendered his resignation, but with
drew It st the Presidents request
Chicago city and county reports 200
schools, with membership Of 36,oe6, and
an average attendance Of 26sl5.
A very distinct shock Of an earthquake
was felt in Salt Lake City, on the 18th.
No damage was done.
The heirs Of Anneke Jams, wLo Claim
the Trinity Church property, met in con-
vention At Poughkeepsie, recently. zoo
men and women present.
A letter from Dakota county says, on the
sth that region was visited by the most de
struc,ive fire that has ever ragged 10 tina,
section. Large quantities Of hay and grain
were destroyed.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Philadelphia
Philipsburg, n. r., and St. Louis com
psted for the 81 1,250,OOO contract to sup
ply water pipe and other castings for III,
nex works at ST. Louis. II was awarded
TO r. d. Wood 4 Co., Of Philadelphia.
Accounts FROM different parts Of Missour
and Kansas mention very serious losses I,
farmers from prairie fires. In some in
stances farms have been desolated, fences
corn, sheds, grain and haystacks, orchard,
and occasionally houses, being consumed
Many thousands Of dollars worth Of proper
~ has been destroyed.
Two observers at Evanston, from the tor
Of Heck Hall, counted seventeen hundred
and thirteen Q1lS) meteors up to 5 o'clock
commencing al 1921. The maximum occur
red about 81 o'clock. During one hour
from 3 to 4, eleven hundred and nine wer,
seen.
l 1Ho Dos'Ou papers VI AueeuSy CouSoI
advertisements announcing that Charlei
Dickens will give his readings At Tremon
Temple, in that city, during the evening
Of the week commencing Monday, Decem
Der 2d. On the first evening he will reat
his Christmas Carol and the "rrial," from
"Pickwick;" next evening, from "Davit
Copperfeld' and "Mr. Bob SAwycr's Par
~" from "Pickwick :" next, from "Nich
olas Nichleby" Cat Mr.. Squeer's School,
and Boots at the Holly Tree Inn )" and
last, the story Of Little Dombey" and th,
"Tral," from "Pickwick." Each evening
readings viii OCCUPY two hours, With res
Of ten minutes between the two readings
Admission 81 SO; reserved seats. 81. IL
announces that his readings In this counrt,
will certainly not extend beyond the end .
April.
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