Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-02

Srw 1oA1, jan. az Havana special 4
s,vs: Adyices from the city Of Mexico |
state that Congress wes occupied with the |
constitutional reform proposed By the Coz
e;rmen. on the i3h INST These reforms
are:
Let. The legislative ps.sr is to be vested
ia two Houses.
"a. The President is 10 have the power
Of veto. subject TO the two-thirds majority
rule. a prsct,ced in the United States.
I'd All Communication be. ween tho Ex-
ecutive and legislative j. 10 be hold 70
writing. either by messages from the Presi-
dent OF from his ministers.
A,h A definite number OF members OF
both houses are TO have the light to order
the calling Of an sxtraissssion. :
9Th. To provide who shall De President
in case Of the death. resignation or removal
| Of The President and Vice President.
The Government troops we're dispersing
the bands Of guerrillss in every direction.
| Yucatan bore serious aspect. The reo-
els had reduced the garrison OF Merida,
tho capital, and held control OF Il. An
army of 5000 he'd been ordered 70 iuca-
tan
An order banshing ali persons who had
been convicted OF taking part in the late
war las been issued.
! The Campcche Indians who, It Is learned.
have had an understanding with the Fog
| lish at Baliz, had been defeated in several
engagement.
| A Yokohama, Japan, special OF Dec. 9Th.
via San Francisco, Jan lat, says: The "
coon Of Japan has resigned his governing
power into the hands Of the Mikado. The
government OF tho empire will hcnceforth be
carried on under ths Nikado by council Of
| DamArs.
There are many rumors Ahoat Of troubles
a the metropolis Of the empire.
Some assert that the death Of Stalls Vabhi
has taken place, and il 10 not generally be-
lievcd.
The Indian Sea will certainly be opened
10 foreign commerce on tho first Of jan
uasy. The United States Munster, with
several Of his colleagues, will proceed there
10 be present on the occasion. An army
and . largo naval lores will be present IN
case OF trouble.
The opening OF Jcbed 10 deferred "ntii
tho first Of April next.
The new port of the empire is Nssgats.
- named on the original treaty, but the bar
Dor al that place being unsafe for foreign
,hips coming in, that Ebisimito, on the
Island of Sodo, 80 miles distant, is to be
made . port Of entry in its stead. This
port and harbor 10 TO he opened on the first
Of April.
The reason for the delay given by the
Japanese 10 that they cannot prepare the
settlement before that time.
There are good many robbers in Jeddo
and il 10 feared they may come TO Yoke
hama.
Geo. vsnvAlkcnbuPg, United States Min
later in Japan, was married on the Goth o
November 10 Mrs. Schayer, widow Of III,
late Raphael Schayer. Of New York.
Commodore Jas. +. Watkins died OF
board tho steamer Costa Rica on its pcs
sage from Yoko hsma TO Shanghai, from in
juries received from falling down a hatch
way.
| The demand for arms md ammunltion
has been good since the receipt Of the newt
Of the nbdioation Of the Tycoon.
A Washington epecial says: II is nov
stated that the funds in the hands Of ih'
State Treasurer Of Georgia were semovet
some time 40 to New York, to prevent til,
surrender Of them TO the State Convention
in session at Atlanta.
The New York Post says: A break ia
Rock Island stock caused bv 81 issue o
new stock 10y the company, combined witt
heavy bear operations on the part Of some
OF tho directors OF the road in secret Of the
transaction. 1t appears that John II. Ira
icy is president Of the road, and Was author
lzed some months ago to take charge Of the
ways and means Of the company for the ex
tension Of the road from Dos Moincs to
| Or .i,a, whvsever sno extension should be
decided upon. The means provided for tbi,
object being . reservation in the general
mortgage Of $45o, 900 in per cent. bonds
or, at the option Of the management, an is
sue Of new stock The two directors refer
red TO, Availed themselves OF the high pric,
At which stock was recently selling, TO Is
| sue new stock