Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-11
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Max foBg, March 9-;aaGal Is. k"z'
scs, tinted States coum.ssionef, AAd :.
Lawrence Smith, Of Kentucky, commas
sson,-s 10 the rs..s EAfosi;ieH, sa''e'' %
day
Yhs o.d a.aamtos. oipsey, IN Tie governs
n,ea. employ dsfins ,ne war ~ the lolaa,
80 burnei II Jersey City this morning.
4 Washington special Gays the President
sent 10 tbs Senate the nomination Of John
Quincy Adams for naval officer q Boston
S. BancQns, naval officer at Philadelphia,
and large number Of assessors and posts
masters ~ the West
The Mississippi Legislature appropriated
$40, 900 10 b. expended in defense o. JED.
Uavie.
A. d. Jones, formerly Representative in
Congress, will probably be elected Senst,r
from Maryland.
Nav YoaK, March i0.-Ths Fenan ex'
citement 10 onabsted. An enthusiastic meet.
ing Of Irish American officers VAS he'd ..
Masonic Hall iast night The members OF
the brotherhood in Washington ana else.
where are also moving In the matter oil al
To the men at the front.
Washington special states that Ger.
Grant had an iptefsies with the President
Yesterday, when II is supposed the sno)ec,
Of military Apo nl,nents. under the recon
struction bill, in the South, was thoroughly
discussed. Gen. Grant is believed to have
completed Sc Of instructions approving
the bill Of Secretary stanton, aud 20 have
submitted them to the President.
Senator Wilson's bill has been approved
Ly the Judiciary Committee Of both Houses,
and will probat ly pass.
A prominent Scnator has received p,si>
tive information from the Southern States
that they will Immediately proceed 10 or
ganizc state governments under the mil
itary bill, and IL is nOW confidently ass
serted that all the Southern States will be
70 organized under H. provisions ana be I'll
United to their former relations 10y the lst
| Of January.
George Tucker, the Republican candidate
a. the late may crafty election in Alexandra,
called ON Friday morning upon Mayor Lath'
am, Who WAS declared elected By the judges
and demanded the seal 81 the corporation
and the looks ii the Office. Mr.. Latham
declined TO yield them up
Further accounts from Alabama aud
Georgia represent the restitution greatei
,nan b, re,ofors stated. Deaths are reported
from starvation in Alabama, while lead
ins paper ia Georgia estimates the 'ota
number starving there IA, 81, 600 siuce Marcel
6rst
Two hundred and twenty.six freedmen
from the District Of Colu,nbis, have beef
provided with homes in he Northeast ant
South.
A new trial has been DENIED TO sanio,,
Conoves.
A. +. Lee. the Treasury clerk who ab
sconded with So. 900 in treasury bonds, ha
bean brought TO Washington. lie made
full confession, avcring that the .the't v .
iet premeditatcd, but that he had bee
drinking when he committed il. All III
money was recovered except 5000.
The steamer America, from Southanp
ton eth. has arrived.
Ia the House Of Lords, 18th, Lord Rus
sell gave Cordial assent to the bill whc
no considered fully justified by recsn
events, and commented strongly on the pol
icy Of tho fenian leaders ia the Unite,
States, lie especially deprecated the inter
ence OF the American government in re,a
ton 10 the trials OF the tenilu invaders i
Canada
L,rd Derby "a explanations on th
part Of tho l.ofd At,orncy General an
tomiscl the CORES rondvncc relative TO tn
ua-agiaph IN tho American President
message concerning the Fenian tfias j
Canada, should he laid before Parliament
The bin was then read second time.
Two Irish Americans were arrested o
BOARD the vessel from Cardiff, At Cork. Bet
were recently ut Chester.
A powder magazine at Posilippo. Italy
exploded aud many persons were killed All
wounded
Tho French law is expected to be great
modified.
The Polish contiscaied property will b
sold At public auction.
Advicss from China, states tina, the rsb
.ls thrcatcn Haukow
/ A Corfu telegram Of the 10Th states, o
Greek authority, that 500 Turks were Dc
fex,ed on the l 9Th and l4;h.
A special New Orleans telegram TO tn
Herald says the Louisiana House Of Repre-
scntaiivcs coacutred in the Senate rsso.,
ton ap, ointing Committee 20 protest agains
the recon. truction b II of Sherman
Charges were prcftrrcd against Governo
Wells N the House for usurps,ion in il
suing his proclamation declaring the qualiii
cation Of voters in the State. in accordanc
with the rcconstruc'ion I'LL, and his I'm
parchment is probable.
Mayor Monroe, the Lieut. Governor. AL
others, had an interview With Gen. Shct
dan regarding the rights Of negroes to vot
al the election, when they we're ini0rme
that if negroes did nnt vote the electIo
uoad be null A bill was immejia,cl
passed in the House postpcning the e.et
ton.
NEw YoRx, March II. - Tho Time.
Washington special thus states the situatio
in New Orleans prior TO General Sheridan
order prohibiting the election there bein
indications Of riot. Gen. Sheridan mad
all necessary preparations to meet and sup
press any disturbance. lie has four reg
ments, two bsttsli0ns ef artillery, end on
battalion II cavalry, together with General
Mower, kantz aad Badly Smith in the city
ready to take part in any hostilities. Tn
trouble origip sted in the fact that Governo
Wells recognised the Reconstruction Bill
and considered the State Government r,
duccd 10 Provis' osal Government and hin
self to 10 Military Governor. Only III
municipal authorities, however, did not rec
ognixc this charge inasmuch ~ tho Recon
struction Bill had not yet been receive! i
IN official form, and May or Monroe aud tn
Chief Of Police Adams ordered the police I
obey no orders not issued by them. A
election for City Councilman was to to tax
place on Monday and lov. Wells, in hi
proclamation ordered The freedmen enfrat
chised under the Reconstruction Bill shout
vote and the class disfranchised .hould nc
vote. Here Was an opportunity for re- es
actmcnt Of the former riots, but Sheridan
order postponiae the election uDail the Dia
trics Commander 10 appointed under the n
construction bill. or until special inetruc
tons covering the ease are received. II
has restored order under = moro carsf,
: lrsading Of the reconstrustion bill. Il il nc
required that the Comman dants shall b
: Generals Of the regular army, therefore Ger
Sickle 10 eligible. There is reason to b,
lievc Generals sherman, Meade, Hancock
Schoficld and Sicklss will be selected. Thi
does not eject Gcas. Thomas and Sherida
IN their Dept commands.
A Times special says: Il is understood
that Gen. Butler will to morrow offer res
olu,ion in the House ins'ructing the Jude
larry Committee to inquire whether civ
| officer can hold hia otficc or must ha S,,