Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-31
TEaE NEWS.

The entire Niblo Garden ballet troupe
Of New York, comes to Crosby's Opera
House. Chi.ago. i: will be replaced by =
New European troupe.
The entire vote po!led at the recent cleo
tion on the Convention question in Virginia
was over l04, ,3s9, and the majority sor the
Convention Is 4j,l09. 90,l62 negroes
voted, al! but e29 Of whom were for the
Convention.
The past twelve months were very pros
porous in California, says the San Francisco
Bulletin. The wine proiuc. was over three
millions Of gallons fifty per cent. increase
on last year. The State manufactures will
amount TO forty millions sum exceeding
the gold product for the same period.
The Supreme Court OF tho District Of
Columbis has ordered Joseph II. Bradley,
Sr., the lawyer who played the ruffian At
tho Surratt trial, 20 show cause why he be
not punished for contempt Of Court in his
offensive conduc. to Judge FISHER aud,
further, that he continue Suspended from
practice until the final disposition Of the
order.
The strike Of the ship carpenters in Que.
bee continues; sll the ship yards are closed.
The "Unior" men threaten vengeance on
oil who work for. lower wages than they
had established. Some Of the rio.ous strik.
ess Who have been arrested hsve been 70.
leased on bail. There is great excitement
in the city, and yesterday il Vas feared that
the mob would carry their intention TO res.
cue the prisoners into execution. The
military were called out 10 prevent riot.
The message Of the Mayor Of ST. Louis
states that the total bonded debt Of St.
Louis is 81 ,s2l 900. The total revenue Of
the city from April 9th TO Septembsr 3oth,
was 81 ,425. 800, and expenditure. 81 ,369,.
oAo. The city owns real estate, exclusive
of wharf land, valued At $3,os7, ,1so. The
liarbormasses's report for the above men.
toned tina shows the arrivals Of steam.
boats to be l7,ll2; tonnage 522,O77; :.
amount Of wharfage collected, $4l ,27S; =
expenses, 81, 1,7ss.
The following late report Of the commit
tee on Evening Schools for the city Of Chi
cago. shows large increase: Enrolment
at date Of last report, 2,440 new namea
enrollsd during the week, 3s9; total pres
ent enrolment. 2.7s9 average attendsnc,
during the past week, 1877; number o.
teachers, SO. The Superintendent reported
the following figures relative to the attend
ancs at the Day Session during the pas,
month Whole number enrolled, l9, ,lS9
average number belonging. II .553 average
daily attendance. 1888 per cent. o
pusetusl attendance, 96.6 number Of tar
dinsssss, 4,095 per cent. Of tsrdinsss, lee,
than six.tenshs Of one per cent.
The Dubuque Times says two cases O
Roberts improved pattern breech- h-loadins
rides arrived for The Fenisn military in tha
city. The company is composed Of abou
6fty men, not q few Of whom have seen Ger
vice under the stars and stripes during th,
late rebellion. The men are uniformed, and
will no doubt chow thsnssl vss on parsd d,
before many days have passed.
The school census Of Cincinnati for 1885,
has been completed. The number Of in
habitants between the ages Of Ave and
twenty one years Is l09,7es. which indi
Gates total population Of over SOC, 900.
Nine distillssiss we're eeissd 10 New Yeeh
- Moeday.