Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-24
LATE NEWS
NEW YORK.

Nav York. Oct. % tn morning four
iaborefs engaged in demo.ishing an old
house On lis snard street, were buried IN.
Ger a falling portion of the building. One
man was killed aud tie three others severe
ly INJURED
Hon. Isaac n. Arnold, OF Chicago, will
deliver his lecture On Personal Reoollections
and character oil Lincoln. at the Cooper In
stiiutc tomorrow evening.
The Dale silk mill at Patterson has been
attached by the government, the owners
having. revenue officials allege, deirauded
the revenue department of oBe thousand
Elk hundred dollars by making false returns
in 1861 2. The mill, which is n Ost exten
sive one, is to be KEEP, running in charge of
An agent Of the government.
The removal of Collector Thomas 4.
Smith, of the Eighth District, Is currently
reported. The specific charge upon which
the removal IL said TO have been effected Is,
that in July, 1903 barrels Of whisky were
shipped from Dubuque, Iowa. consigned TO
the Collector o. the Eighth District, TO can
Gel the bonds upon which this whisky was
shipped it was necessary for Smith 10 GER
tify that the lot had entered the Bonded
warehouse in lis district This he did, sta
ting Il had been entered in the bonded ware.
house Of G. Boehm & Co., the night be-
fire on the 18th Of July. An invests gation
showed, however, that the whisky had not
had time to reach this city from the date Of
its shipment from Dubuque, and the dent-
cal Sg3 barrels of whisky were traced to
other places. Collector Smith, although
held responsible for the ccrtification, had
no peounisry interest in the transaction, but
WAS probably made the victim of COLLISION.
The dstillery of Finley & Co, on Fifty
fourth street was seized to-day for alleged
fraudulent returns The Express says that
Mr.. Finley Is secretary OF the executive
committee Of the Distiller's Association,
and in him the secretary Of the Treasury
reposed great confidence, giving him letters
of recomme ndation TO travel over the State
and organize Distiliery Associations every
where, that the Government might be pro-
tccted. Several minor seizures were made.
The Executive Committee Of the Nation
al Union Republican Committee met TO day
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The following
persons were present: Gov. Ward, OF New
Jersey, chairman; Hon. Samuel A. Pur
VANCE. Penn John B. Clark. N. H.; Hon
H. H. Stark weatber, Conn; and Hon w.
Hoffman. Maryland. After transscting some
private business, a full meeting Of the Ma
tionol Union Republican Committee was
| OF December to decide upon the time and
place for holding the National Union Re
| publican Convention.
| There WAS an immense mass meeting ut
| Coopers Institute tonight to listen 20 an
address by Speaker Colisx. The hall WAS
| densely crowded and thous ands were un
able TO gain admittance. lie spoke over two
hours amidst immense applause. lie closed
his speech by proposing three cheers for the
| rnciple That lo,al men should rule the
country which the blood Of loyal men had
been shed to preserve. The course Of the
Republican party had been patriotic. and it
| had deserved well Of the country. In re.
constructing the South conditions guxran-
teeiDg security for the future should be in
sisted on. The terms granted the rebels by
the constitutional amendment were mag
unanimous To II degree, but were spurned. 1t
was Il mistake to suppose any change of
sentiment had taken place In the South
tA,v na3 iau. b: To the last ditch aud only
SURRENDERED Ntrn overncw, By Grant.
to waNm thfy Owed more than any 9th, r
man. ii IL morrow ioreipn var should
occur. they wuul be found afre,cG against
the L lied Ststs
Nj tuilax u, card.d to ereua that III"
rCcuusfucilun tc's 81 tie ftciiGcnt, the
amnesty iroclaw.. ,an, ~ e., wtie nueoDsii
MI ne, ard wtre virtual usurleiions, and
commented in SEVERE terms on his treatment
el Gertra's sheridan. Terry and Siekl,s,
,ut SECRETARY Stanton, who, lie predicted
aonla be r, sterec ID lis u.tilc on tie rc-as-
moling 81 Congress.
lie conclusion ol Mr. Col.l.' address
Was devoted 10 tie acts OF the President,
rendering him in toe speakers opinion liable
10 impeachment, ana TO a scSthing review
of Ike principles and policy of the Demo
cia'ic party
BALisToN, SRA, Oct. % On the night of
the 2ls,, jewslry store of II. l.. West was
robbed OF $4,000 worth Of watches and
jew.lry.