Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-19
LATE NEWS
BIZ TELEG H.fPH.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-A preparatory
order has been issued by the Secretary oil
the Navy to Rear Admiral Radferd, now in
command at the Washington Navy Yard,
to take command Of the European squadron.
Tn. Franklin will return to tho squadron
with Rear admiral Radferd.
Brevet Msjsr General Stonsmsn, COM
handing the First Military District, has
made his report to the GsnerAl-in Chief
lie says:
The system inauguratsd and the policy
pursued BY General Sehsfisld, having BY
long experience been found complete and
satisfactsry, the one was adopted and the
other followed with such notification in
detail 20 circumstances arising from time 70
time demanded.
The forces in the district have been 70.
duced By sending squadron Of cavalry to
the Plains, . battery Of artillery to Wash
ington, and the 2sth Infantry to Tennessee.
The companies which remain have been
greatly depleted BY reason Of the number
OF men discharged on account Of the sxpi.
ration Of their term Of service. A large
number will Be discharged during the next
three months, and. consequently, BY the lot
Of January next, the whole number in the
district wili DO much below one thousand in
the aggregate.
"Anong the moro Important questions
that have presented themselves 10 the Meth.
odist Church contest. After careful invss.
tigaticn and the able opinion thereon byCol.
Is. Hanham, il has been deemed Advisable
not a. yet to make any order thereon. The
investigation shows that it smbraces the
moss delicate questions Of Law, both statute
and ecclesiastical, and Is one, Gen. Stone
man says. that can only be settled bv the
decision Of the highest tribunal Or hy leeis.
lstive snactments In special cases, @ thew
have been settled on the p ineipls Of rscor-
MIXING the claims Of both contestants. and
giving each the right Of occupying IN Il :
ierpate week.
" Arrangements have been made with
most OF the railroad companies. advan-
iageous to them as we'll ~ to the State. by
which it is HOPED they will be able to pay,
IN . reasonable time, their dues TO the
Treasury.
"A writ Of habcos corpus has been ap-
Piled for, and it Is understood to be grant>
cd. to test the legality Of the action Of the
District Commander in regard to the 14th
article Of the Constitutional Amendment.
What the result will be remains 70 b de.
aignated.
The cfiicss. connected with the Bureau
o. Refugee Freedmen and abandoned lands
10 virginia have been managed With ability
.uo 1,screNon. rsnectiog great credit on
the able and upright Assistant Conn 10.
nener. Zen. Brown. Many functions Of
Tue bureau will esass on the lat Of Jan.
oary. In confederation ar The ucrAor,,
sWassed nature Of the State, it will be the
DUTY 81 our Legislature to make laws. and
appropriation Of moneys with an s1h.uet,d
treasury and On spathssic people. Il
tartnef becomes On important matter vor>
tiny Of the early atteation Of Congress
tnat the omesfs, beth civil and milifa,v
have generally performed their duties viii
willingness worthy sfcemmsndat ien. ana
70 this, together with the respeet Il, ~.
and justice manifested BY ths peep,s- vh;,.
and black, Is due the quiet and good erdsr
that reigns throughout the State"
The State Department has received onlv
partial official information on the subject
Of the trouble between Minister Wash
burns and the Paraguayan govsrnment.-
Previous to his departure from that county
no intelligence has come to hand which
wsrld subject him to csnsure. On the
contrary, the Standard, the leading English
pspsr Of Busnos Ayrss, warmly defends HE
ssnducs. - governed bv the high, Ut consid.
sration Of courage and humanity.
During the past vesk the Ccmmissicrsr
Of Patsnts received 2l0 applicasiees fer
pesepss, and 81 caveats, and issued -
patents.