Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-05
LATE NEWS
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New YORK. Nov THE New York and
uavre steamship Directors resolved to-day
10 discontinue their ine and sell their steam
ers. Tic COMPANY fiud 1t impossible to
compete with tie Ffench steamer, owing
10 wat of Government subsidy.
The will also rcdl~e The number II
steamships plyira 10 European rpTts 10 the
Ausuti, end baige.
TIE opposition , The pfeseni Infringement
Of the Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY, are
cut in 8 card stating their reasons for Giss4t
isisetion with The manner in which the ai
fairs OF the company are managed.
The italian residents In this city WHO
sympa;hiec with Garasa'di will hold mass
convention at the Academy OF Music
The business Of the Cen,esl Pacific r. X.
for October. with nearly one hundred mites
operated, WAS as follows:
Gross earnings, $2l2.179; operating ex-
pensr. ais 3G5; nett earnings, Sl73 Si3 In
con.. Ia., &c Of abundance OF freight they
are ADVANCING the price Of wagon tfansporta.
ton H. Virginia City il has advanced 10
three cen's per pound. Gold advanced t..
day under alleged private telegraphs report
| ing some interruptions Of peaceful relations
Of France and Prussia.
| Very little business will be done 10 NOR
row owing TO the State election. The *
element is intense and an immense amount
| OF money has been staked on the re uit-
II is probable the vote will b. The heaviest
ever cast a Democratic majority % MY
| FIVE thousand Is predicted IN the cay, hnd
members OF that party eeHersllY seem con
/ hiCnt OF carrying Tie r-sle. ihe i"pu".i
cans are l,ss confiitnt Of success, but still
look f,r victory the struggle between
IN. Tammany and Mozirt Hall organiza-
lions and the Republicans for county Offices
i, likely 10 he close.
The tx animation in the case OF Thomp-
con aiiss WEIGH, accused of embe3Zling
| check for 1 100 flom the Pittsburgh post
office, WAS adjourned till Wednesday and
the accused committed in default of 81 900
bail.
A Washington special says that Gen.
Howard has written IA letter in reply to III
quirios whether colored votes in the late
elections in the south IL too large in proper
ton TO the negfo population, in which lie
Gays carefully complied statistics warrant
the conclusion that the negro population of
the Cni,ed States. has increased from 1850
tn the present date The decrease hereto
fore alleged was based by the Government
from my report Of Dec. 81, 1866, which was
estimated from very incagre returns
The statement u the public debt will not
tie ready until Wednesday next, but i. is as
ccrtaiDed tLat it will show reduction of
the National debt of *200,O0O.
RocmEsTgn, y. Y, Nov. A terrific
gale in this vicinity DONE considerable dam.
aye to properly. John UIiner WAS instantly
killed on sc anton street by the wall of n
erapery falling upon him. One ofthe walls
of The new State Arsenal building was
blown down. aud several other buildings
were damaged by the gale
BUFFALO. n. D., Nov 4-There was y
terrific tornado on the lake last night Sew.
cral vessels were blown ashore and much
damage done Two men belonging to the
bark j. S. Marsh, were blown overheard
and drowned. Ono Of them named Cyrus
Gates, belonged 10 Indiana. the other, Fred
erick Pierce, shipped from Milwaukee, but
4, his residence Is unknown.