Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-09
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BIZ GR.aPB,
30 TFEE BABY DEvOCRAE,
NEW YORK.

has refused 70 commute the sentence Of Jer-
~ o. Brieu, gbo was sentenced TO be exc
cnied tomorrow, for the murder of his
mistress.
A letter from Ma,amorss. July 26th, and
Puebla, 24th says no disposition has yet
been made of Tober ami Charon.
Jui.ez, IN a proclamation had comfnu,ed
the sentencc Of capital punishment 10 all
Division Generals 10 seven years imprison
men', and Brigldier Generals To six years.
Lower Officers propor,ionally.
The Usralds Canada dispatch says Jacob
Thompson has good chance .cr being ap
pointed Secretary 81 the Interior, IN the
New Dominion.
The steamship Chiltera, employed in the
service Of the Anglo American Telegraph
Company, was to have left London yester-
dap, a. NJ, having on board the coil OF tie
new submarine cable, 10 be laid from Pla
cen,ia, New Fouudiand, 10 Sidney, Cape
Bretan.
/, is expected that the part on board the
Chiltera, will repair the Atlantic cable of
1866.
The barque Oak Ridge. from Philadelphia
TO Boston, went dowa in the late gale and
all on board persisted. save the Captain, who
was picked up on a raft nearly dead, by the
revenue barque, Marco Palo.
A vessel IRON Boston reports the ship
Gen. Nc Clelian, from New York, for San
Francisco. as having lost two men over
board, and another fell from the lott and
was crpplcd.
The New York dry goods trade is improv-
ing.
BY n collision on the Northern Railroad Of
New Jersey, = fireman was killed and o
brakeman seriously injured.
Piper, the gcnteel forger, arrested at
Madison. the other day. has been taken TO
Vermont. He is sure to get his deserts.
-Four cases OF cholera were reported, two
of them fatal.
Rev. John Hall. one Of the Irish delegates
TO the late Presbyterian Assembly i'll this
country. has accepted the pastorAte Of the
10Th street Presbyterian Church, New York.
Salary $1,000 in Gold. The church recent.
ly dismissed at his own request, DR.. Rice,
formerly of Cincinnati, presenting him on
his retirement q sum sufficient TO support
him comfortably the remainder OF his days.
A widow lady named Morse OF Madison,
Wisconsin, died last night from the effects
of an over dose Of morphine taken by mis-.
take.
senator Howe of Wisconsin ssrts next
week for a visit to Europe.
VIM. Nesmer, a carpenter, fell sixty five
feet In Cincinnati, yesterday and was in
stantly killed.
The Illinois State Penitentiary Commits
sioners only had three bids for convict labor
one of which the commissioner rejected
They will advertise again.
SARATOGA, Aug s-Thc second days rs-
cling vas numerously attended. The hurdle
race Of two miles, over eight hurdles, was
won by B~lackbird. beating Zig Tag. Red
Jack and Gen. Williams. Time 3:574.
H. a. III -
Muggins beat Onward and Dazzle. The
purse of 5000, three quarter mile heat, was
won by Virgil, beati, Z Orleans and Bryant.
Time 1851.
Urea, N. y, Aug. S-The ong wooden
bridge over Broad street basin, Erie canal,
gave way this afternoon. precipitating a
loaded wagon and the driver into the water.
he driver WAS saved.
NEW YoHK, Aug. l.-llerald's Rich>
mond special says:-A convention Of ex,
Ulcers and soldiers of the Federal army
aov resid ng in Richmond will be held here
on Saturday for the purpose Of taking steps
'oxard calling a grand convention OF all the
discharged soldiers OF the Unto in the State
II Virginia.
llerald's Hearts Content special says:-
Her Britannia majssty's surveying steamer
G%ulnare, arrived from Sc. Johns this morn>
nv, having on board q party charged with
the duty t, thoroughly examine and repor.
The soundiEgs Of and around the spot where
the cable Of 1866 WAS broken on the goth
of July. The New York, New Foundlsnd
4 London Telegraph Co, is now engaged in
building three telegraph lines between this
place and Nova Scotia to be 10 connection
with the Western Union Telegraph line.
Worlds special says The President
practically ignored Secretary Stanton to-day
by addressing . communication to Colonel
Townsend, Asst AdJt General Of the Army
instead of the Secretary Of War % is custo>
mary.
A Times special SAYS: Some Of the
Washington detectives have reported the
discovery Of a plot to rescue the prisoner
S%urratt. which may have had some founda>
ton, but il has been nipped in the bud. 1t
is certain that the hotels in the immediate
vicinity If the court house have been unu>
sually crowded, and that their guests have
mainly been Baltimoreans and citizens from
the rebel counties OF Maryland adjoining the
District. A nan who has been arrested a.
a ring lerder in the supposed plot, asserted
that big things might be expected tonight,
and It Is presumed" he had reference to
an attempt to take the prisoner from the
guard of four policemen who accompany
him to and FROM the jail, after the reception
of the disagrceing report of the jury, which
VAS expected tonight. The jail is located
about 400 yards from the court house, aud
the avenue leading to it runs through . pail
and is ined on each side with rows Of trees.
1t has been ascertained that Gen. Grant
has virtually been responsible for the delay
in the issue Of the order removing Gen.
Sheridan, as he has objected TO the transfer
Of officers Of the rank required by the re-
construction act from the duties in which
they are now engaged, on the ground that
the exigencies Of the public service demand
that they shall be retained in their positions.
Il is certain that the numerous appeals from
the Presidents friends, advising him not to
remove Sheridan, has had some effect, and
it is probable that the order may be further
delayed. but il 10 asserted by those who
should know, that il will be issued before