Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-01
NEW YORK.

New YoRK, Oct. 1.-The Tribuns's Bal.
timore special says: Gen. Grant having
refused to issue artillery to Navy Yard mi
lita on Governor Swans demand, Governor
Swan has purchased batteries of l2 pound
Napolean brass guns for artillery co.npa-
MES in this city The guns have been as
signed 10 three companies the commaaders
OF which we're oil 10 the rebel army.
The Board Of Ceuncimen met yesterday
and adopted resolutions BY Q vote Of IL to
rendering tho hospitalitiss Of the city to
Gen. Sheridan
Major Booth sent a message to the Brook.
lyn Board Of Aldermen yesterday anuoun.
cling Gen. Shsridan's intended visit to that
city. Resolutions we're offered expressing
admiration for his military services during
tho war but expressing disapproval of his
course in Louisiana. A substitute for their
rendering him q public reception WAS lost
by a tie vote.
Tho Times special says: The opinion
prevails extensively throughout the country
that the reconstruction act Of the 10th Con-
gress requires a majority Of oil the registers
ed voters in Southern elections to authorize
the holding of constitutional conventions,
which ia erroneous, 40 the law reads
a. follows:
If majority Of votes given on that quss>
ton shall be for convention, then such cons
vention shall be held, &c.
All statements heretofore published rev
garding the trial Of jeff. Davis have been
merely surmises. and the Government has
not authorized them, nor has il made pub
lie any intimation Of what il intends doing.
Ia il aov1s ~ rsa1,v ncnvccoI k.A L. -.
eminent will ask for further DELAY when
the trial comes on In November, and that
the council for the accused will then make
. motion to enter . nslie prssequs. Judge
Underwood will b present, but Il 10 not
settled whether Judge Chase will preside
A motion to quash will DO argued and de-
eided probably during che early part 81 the
term. s
During recent iatsevisw with an old
Tennessee friend, the purport of which has
been detailed publicly, NJ. johnson stated
that be would take bis final staod oeaipst
Congress By resisting its right il It assumed
to suspend him during the progress Of the
impeachment trial.
The Worlds special says: A statement
Of the public debt for September ~ill b
made about Wednesday. Il will show :
reduction Of the Debt, but not 10 the extsns
given in the August statement. Beth The
internal revenue end custom recsip,s I'll
OF in Ssptsmber. During the lsst half Of
this mensh the returns FROM iutsrnal rsve
nue. have net averaged more than qoAstss
Of . millisa ,psf day. ssss I
The President So~uight appointed Oh.
Neah l. Jsdiiss, Of Maryland, Register q
ths Trsos1sy, vies Ool6y, deceased.
There 10 net word Of truth 10 The stoey
that The administsatisn l. being eoasslssd
By the District Attorney and judge q Rich.
mend relative 10 The postpoaeaest q The
trial - JED. Davis., Il 10 : na&otr II. ths
judiciary and Dot the executive - decide.
The emily point upon which the Attorney
0snefsl could be properly consulted would
be - TO the necessity Of employing counsel
additional TO that already provided 81 Law.
The Croton National Bank 10 reported to
have failed with heavy liabilities.
Eight additional seizures were made o:
whisky and tobacco for violation Of the
revenue law yesterday.