Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-27
NEW YORK.

A number of officers and privates who
served uDder Gen. Mcclellan during tue
iate war, met al Masonic Hall, last evening,
and formed themselves into permanen,
ORGANIZATION By adopting A constitution ana
bylaws, aud electing officers Ihcy also
made arrangements 10 give Gen. Mcclellan
reception on bis arrival in this city
The fenisn Convention Is stu IN session.
but the proceeding ale secret.
The Citizens Association re MY sent
letters 10 the Governors o. Western states,
eskimo pe STATE authorities 10 cooperate
with ne / .b9r BGrfau Of the Commission
ers ri aharisi in the collection OF funds
ns.y hetnp made in this city. 10 send labor
- ia tie West In reply, Governor
Fletcher Of Missouri. says: As soon As
can rerteet arrangements q. st. 1uis. and
cs,.b,ish a system for obtaining informl.
ton from the interior. SO rs TO know at al
times where they are wanted and how
many are wanted. will get an agent In
New York and go to work in sending them
out To do this, IL will require some four
or five weeks, and I hope at the expiration
Of that time 10 lie able TO go to New York
in person and assist the agent may sp.
point We want all the labor In Missouri
We possibly can obtain, and will eagerly
JOIN in every effort made to send us labor
There il work enough for all the unemploy-
ed OF your city in our grain fields, as, out
side OF our eiiies, we can employ fifty
thousand Of your unemployed people
The Austrian Minister De Lelerer, arrived
to-day In the Cuba.
Rochester,, Aug 26 Tie fifth natioaal
convention Of Sp,ritualists assembled yes
terday. Isaac ihen presided Commit.
tees on Finance, Resolutions and Blsiness
were appointed. a resolution to present
the names ot women was voted down. At
The afternoon Session Dorus NJ. Fox. Of
Lyons, Michigan, was elected President,
Henry 7. Chila, of Philadelphia, Secretary
aud VI. ID. Dyoit, OF Philadelphia, Treas
urer. \ committee on Education WAS ap
pointed. consisting ct five ladies and five
gentlemen. a prayer, through a medium.
from the late Rev John Pl.rrcpont, was
oii-rcl up.
The e7enng asssion was devoted to q
conference on resolutions of personal ex.
perience. A poem was read by Miss Nettie
Pesse. Of Indiana. This mornings session
| was occupied in hearing and reading the r.
port Of the committee on the purchase Of
| emble,ns and the organization Of secret go
cieties. Both the reports were vote down
The attendance Is large.
NEW York, Aug. 26. --Foreien mail al
vices 10 the lOtn STATE tnAt u WAS generally
rumored In English political circles that an
understanding has been arrived at between
Mi. Gladstone and the Roman Catholi,
Bishops OF Ireland, that once the disea,ab
lishment Of the Irish Protestant Church il
sanctioned by Parliament, they will be pre-
pared to recommend grant OF one million
pounds eterling 10 MsynoOth College q
compensation for the abolition Of the annua
grant. This sum IN cPpital will be pro
duced by the sale Of An adequate portion o
the Protestant church
1t Is estimated that the wheat yield o
England this year will exceed that of 1861
by 4.61l .28J quarters. aud that of ordinar,
years by 2.472 ,974 quarters.
The principal Of an old established Liv
errool firm has absconded, leaving forge
paper behind him 10 the amounts OF E2D. 600
Miss Mcnken was buried on the 18Th ii
the portion allotted to the Jews, in the Gem
etery of Pere Ia Chaisc. Several drsma,i
authors and friends attended the funeral
The deceased lady's horse, led by a servant
followed the hearsc.
| A letter from Berlin reports that Bis
marck's health is not satisfactory. He still
suffers from want Of sleep. and is obliged l.
| take Oniufl 10 procure sound repOec