Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-21

With having caused the death Of Mrs. Eliza
beth 4. kimball, wife Of the late Major KIM
ball, Who was shot by Corcorsn, for an At
tempt to produce obcrtion. Investigation
commenced.
The Roberts Fenian Senate In holding .
special session to consider the subject Of ex
tending aid TO the leaders in ineuryection IN
Ireland President Roberts 10 to deliver an
address in which he viii review the whole
subject. IL is said il will con,ain specia!
References to the efforts TO convert Canada
into kingds IN, and the duty OF irshulen
10 fight for their ia heTlAnd and defend it.
ard the same time the Monroe Doctrine.
The Express says that rumored dispatch
Of troops to the frontier arose from the fact
that detachment Of U. s. troops was or
dered to the West.
New YoRK. March 2l.-A Knoxville
special to the Times says: Fast Tsnnesses
Is damaged to the amount Of owe. 81, 600,
600 by the Good.
ties oil lose heavily. In Bloun. county q
large dock OF sheep were downsd. The loss
OF stock Of ell kinds Is unprscedentedly
heavy.
All the farmers living on the rivers will
be very lat. wi,hsheir crops. The loss OF
stock will be great drawback.
Parts o. the railroad bridges which we're
washed away have been recovered.
Trains are now running to Chattanooga
from this point.
I Many lives were lost in Lower Tennessee,
and mary families we're left homeless. and
must suffer.
Over one hundred car loads Of corn were
, destroyed at Chattanooga. The depots
were all submerged and much freicb, de-
stroyed.
The rivers are sill high, aud more rain is
falling.
No mails have been received from tho
Northwest since the 4th of March.
The Irish enthusiasm in this sity has all
subsidized, and the late rcbe lion in Ireland is
conceded to have been n disgraceful failure.
The only party who receive attention are
those who favor an invasion Of Canada
Several meetings have been held on the
subject Of al early invasion. and steps are
being token that look somewhat like work.
A tlcrald's St. Adams correspondent says
that several U. s. army officers had arrived
and passed. through that village lately, al
though no troops had come a. yet 1t was
rumored, however, that . force had been
forwarded from Fl. Warren. The militia
officers about the village had been consult
ing as to the amount Of equipagc and am
Eunition needed to ct out certain companies
for service. On the other hand sever q
bands Of IrishmeO had arrived we'll equip.
ped, with everything requisite for tour,
cy towards Fsnianisn,.
! TX u.s~llss E.e> C,,.~ ~c....>.l.A
says: The most formidable BODY Of horas-
men known in Mexico for many years, has
been organized and placed under Mejia's
command, aud should the expected battle
prove Liberal defeat Il vii. most probably
10 urged into disastrous route. On the
cher hand il Naxim,lian 10 defeated, his
cavalry will sui8.e him for desperate At.
tempt to cut his way to the Rio Grande,
where he viii take refuge in the United
States.
A lIerald's Southern correspondent re-
posts that in Georgia the military recon.
struc,ion law is generally discussed on both
sides. and although the majority consider
it unjust they think it ought to be acqui-
esced IN "a matter Of necessity.
In Virginia the order Of disbanding mill
tary organizations had caused the disband-
ment Of Hunnicutt's colored guards, q,
which ilunnicutt and the negroes are m Ich
grieved. Henry A. Wise has consented to
stump the Slate In opposition to Hunnicutt
A Times special says that there is good
reason to believe NJ. johnson will return
the supplemental ieconstruc ion bill with q
veto to-day. Ii is understood that Mr.
johnson would have signed tho bill had il
been confined to the simple purpose OF de
signaling and defining tho duties Of the Of
ficers whose duty it should be to initiate
the work under tho act Of March 2d, but
he regards the bill passed yesterday ~
going beyond that purpose
Gen. Howard Was examined yesterday b.
the Judiciary Committee regarding the res.
toration Of the estate Of ]. Davis, brother
Of JEFF. Davis, near Jackson, Miss.
II appears to 10 now settled that the cast
Of Gov. Thomas. Senator elect from Mary
land will 70 oves to the next NEE ing o.
Congress for decision unless the present
shall extend into the latter part Of mex,
week The matter was before the Judicia-
~ Committee this morning. and WAS posts
poned TO next Saturday.
sx Senator Foster Of Conn.,, will receive tn,
of Motley, resigned.
Brooks, Fernando Wood, John Morrissey,
John Fox and John W. Chandler, compos-
ing the New York delegation, had lou(
interview with the President Tonight. Tn,
subjec; Of the talk WAS general. including
reconstruction, connscaticn and i;npeach
ment, but related more particularly to Fed
ersl Appointments for the City Of New
York. The President was very reticent ant
gave them ne encouragement concerning
the distribution Of the officers.
Special Commissioner Bogy, yesterday
completed . treaty With the Chippewa In.
dian. Of the Miss sppi bands Of Minnesota
Of which Hole in-ths-Dsy 10 the principa
chief by the treaty. The Chipewas agree
TO cedo to the United States = portion o
the lands in Minnesota, and receive in ex
change an equal portion of land in another
part Of the Safe. The object Of making
the exchange is, that tho Indians may hav,
better forming lands. They expressed q
desire TO devote themselves to agricultura
pursuits.
A Tribune special says the Hsuss Com.
mitee on expenditures will report . reso
luton asking the President to remove Col.
lsctor Smyte for gross malfeasancs in office
and it the request is not complied with ar
ticles Of impeachment against the Collector
will be present.
BuFrALo, March 21.-The case o. Albert
Sturgis, Of Chicago, against E. s. Prosser,
Of this city, Was concluded yesterday. Ths
plaintiff vas nonsuited. The propeller City
Of Buffalo, last summer, while unloading q
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