Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-29
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CHICAGO, Aug. 2s The reward of $500
offered tor the Iceavery ii The body Of Post.
master Gilmore. was paid to-day - \. sailor,
Noah N. stone, who discovered the body.
The county convention .: Sunday School
ten clors m,t a; jacksonville. III, 90 Wed.
uesday Delegations were present from
Chicago AMI It Louis.
Tx Gov Merton. of Indiana, is stumping
Ohio
Aaron Jones, the p'izc fighter, had n
benefit rom the fancy" in Cincinnati, on
Tuesday nigh, at which the receipts were
sl.a0l
A young German named Joseph Zim
busch committed suicide in Cincinnati, on
Tuesday, becaus. the girl he loved couldn't
see it,
John p Reynolds. Commissioner from
Illinois to the Paris Exposition, has return
I'd to Springfield.
DR.. James jackson, an cminen. physician
of Boston. died on Tuesday evening, aged
SO.
Chief Justice Chase arrived at Manches-
ter. \. ii Tuesday evening, and had most
tlattering reception. He made speech, In
which he did no: refer 10 politics
The committee of Illinois editors chosen
to make arrangements for the editorial cx-
cursion to the Rocky Mountains, met at
Jacksonville, on Wednesday, and appointed
u committee of thirteen to confer with va
rious lines of railroads. The committee
meet again at the fremont House, Chicago,
Sept 9th.
CHICAGO, August 29.-Ths Young Mems
Christian Association, among its many in
strumentali,cs for doing good has adopted
plan of holding open air meetings on Va
cant lots in various portions of the city
One OF these meetings on the corner of West
Randolph and Union streets last night, WAS
broken up by mob, which rendered the
proceedings insudi 10 by vulgar songs and
horrid oaths. Herman kearl finally struck
enc of the officiating young men two heavy
blows in the face. He VAS promptly arrests
ed and lodged in the station house !.
seemed TO be the opinion among the citi>
zens IN that vicinity that the meeting was
IN some way connected with the enforce
ment Of the Sunday laws, hence the bitter
feelings exhibited.
The Times special says: The political
situation night IS much calmer than for
severa, days.
Grant has not refused to obey orders.
notwithstanding the positive statements o
that effect telegrsphed last night. His last
letter 20 the President sent Saturday, was
Of nc avail. In it, Grant earnestly urged
johnson to modify the order and even went
so far as to state his owO opinion that per>
sistence on the part Of the President in his
present course would bring innumerable evils
upon himself and on HIS administrations
lie visited the President this morning and
learned again that his suggestions and wish.
es would be ovetruled. The President in>
sisted upon the order as il s,ant $. and Gen.
Gren, had nothing to do but obey. What,
ever instructions Grant may deem necessary
will follow hereafter in separate orders.
Section 2 Of the appropriation act quoted
last night. compels all orders to DO sen,
through his head quarters, but does no,
give power to refuse 10 transmit orders
which he NAV disapprovo.
The supplemental act passed in July last.
which every body supposes gives Gen. Gran,
prec sely the same powers ~ are to be pos
sessed by military commanders, il strong>
ly deficient in that very essential. IL gives
Gen. Grant power to approve or disspprove
all rem ovalss appointments, details, etc., OF
persons to or from office; he can himself
remove the Gov. of Mi sissippi il he chooses
but If the President chooses to order boards
81 registration in Louisiana to be re opens
ed Tor 30 days, Gen. Grant is pow rlsss to
prevent it, or il Gen. Hancock, on his own
responsibility. shall choose to postpone in.
definitely or otherwise, an election ordered
oy Ten. sheridan, Gen. Grant has not even
the power to tisSpprove his action.
1t has transpired that President johnson
intended some time since to assign General
Rousseau to the command of the Depart
ment at Washington vice Gen. Cauby Or
dered to relieve Gen. Sckles. bu. was PERI
suaded by Gen. Grant g abandon the prof.
ect. Gen Rousseau Is jet in New York.
and having unaccounsably missed the lset
steamer, he may net BE- assigned to that
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