Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-09
LATEST News
BY TELEGR.fPH,
Ia rEEE. EsiEs.Y DEMOCRAT.
NEW Y0nk,


SKw YoHr, April s.-The Heral..s Iia
ysns correspondence Of the 81 int. says
that friga,e the Spanish South Pacific
fleet, wiih admiral Munces commanding in
person, had arrived a. Santiago do Cuba =
The causes given for this movement are
conflicting. Tie most important and prob
ably the most reliable IS that Admiral Nuns
c,e is en- rou.o Tor Washington to represent
Spain in the peace Congress proposed by
Secretary Seward.
The steamer p. r. Cuyler was said 10
ha 20 been captured ~ the fiigste Genoa
and brought to Santiago
by way Of Havana we have intelligence
in detail Of the latest news from British
Honduras. The Indian war difficulty was
at en- end SO far as hostlities were concern.
ed.
The Hessld's Southern correspondence
says: In Virginia the railroads need feeon.
struc;ing more than anything else.
A negro has been nominated for Mayer Of
Lynshburg. Va.
In North Ca olina complaints Of tho laxi>
ness of the negroes are general.
In Georgia the element of mutual conf
dence is ell tha. IS wanting The negroes
n
relapsing into the cid system Of working.
Gov worth of Ecrth Carolina and Gov.
Orr Of south Carolina. are a. Chs lesion in
conference wish Gereral Seklcs. The ut
most aet ri exists smcng the parties
A I me- special ssys the petition Fled at
tie Su9ieme Court on Friday last by Mes
SIS shafkey and Walker. piayi for an inn
junction against the enforcement Of the
Sherman T, construction bill Is to bo iollow>
ed by one from Georgia, and rropably with
Others from all OF the Southern States,
pray ing irr the same action.
The Collector OF Internal Revenue Of the
FRS, District Of Arkansas, Edwin Is. Mc.
CURE, has been de,ccttd IN efforts to se>
crete the government funds and deposit
! them 10 his own personal account In vsri>
Gus banks Of various cities. The amount
received already - over two thousand dol.
lars which was found deposited in banks in
New Orleans, Memphis, etc. Mcclure
cleared out from his district and enleavored
to Withdraw his funds, but the treasury
agents were ahead OF him with dispatches
aud with the aid Of the military Mcclure
was arrested in TeMs few days ago.
| A vote of the Russo American treaty 10
expected TO be taken in the Senate to-inoe-
row. an it is believed it will DO ratified.
There are sixteen candidates for Com
missioner Of Agriculture. including Mr.
Newton, who seeks to he retained in the
Office. The Presid, mt deems il proper to
give to The West the Commissioners II is
thought certain that he will to morrow
nominate Col. Capron, Of Illinois.
Senator Sumner left here last night FL
New York, thence to sail for Europe pei
next steamer.
Senator Conness leaves here on Tuesday
for California.
The strike Of the miners in New Jerse,
atill continues and is increasing Two
thousand are idle or engaged with the strik
els. and all the mines il Norris county
have suspended.
New YoRk. April 9-The Stephens wing
of the Fenians IN this city, through thei,
c. Z. +. b., has issued another appeal il
behalf Of their suffering country. Nor,
money and more men are vanted-partio
ulir.y the former.
The steamer Great Eastern has arrived
outside the bar aud ia waiting for hisl
tide
Mr.. August Belmont has consented I,
allow his private gallery Of painting to b,
thrown open to the public for five days fol
the b,neut Of the Ladies Southern Relic
Association.
Orders have been received from Washing
Ton TO fit out the tho u. S store ship Relie
immediately. She is to carry cargo o
corn and other provisions to the suiierin,
poor Of the South.
The Republicans carried the charter cleo
tion in Newark, New Jersey, yesterday, enc
the democrats carried Trenton and Morris
town.
The Herad's Charleston special says tn,
conference between General Siekles and III,
Governors Of his district, (Ncrth and soutl
Carolins,) has resulted in an amicable agree.
ment. The Governors will continue to ap
point officers 20 fill vacancies which have
heretofore been filled by Executive appoint.
,nents. No elections will be held At present
and the regisuction Of voters will proceed
A Herald's Washington special says
Mr.. Seward, At the request Of the Austrian
Minister, telesraphed Mr.. Campbell, Minis
ter to Mexico, to dispaach . message to Jus
rez, urging that oil possible olemency bs
shown Macmillan in case he fell into tn,
hands Of the Liberals. On the same day
Mr.. Campbell returned TIE answer that hs
hsu Iorwsfuco tnc request.
A iIerad's Marion, Smith Co., Va, cor.
respondence says that Union meeting held
shre on the 10th ult., was broken up and
dispersed by armed men, who organized 4
meeting, and passed resolutions denouncino
Congress, and urging as the sense of th,
meeting that the President should use his
military power 10 protect the people Of ,h,
South against congressional usurpa.ion.
these resolutions were presented to the pub,
fishers Of Union paper in the town h,
refused 70 publish them-aud was informed
tia, il would not DO safe for him to publish
any other report Of the meeting.
Ger. Scho6sld was informed Of the az
fair, and lisutcnan. without troops arrived
on Saturday to investigate the matter.
The Times special says It appears tina,
the Territory proposed TO bc csdsd By Rus.
STA TO tho United States vas encountered b,
certain franchises, and our Government,
would not accept it thus ha npered, though
il was offered at SEVEN millions. Russi,
then agreed 70 assume the franchises for two
hundred thousand additional, which was