Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-10
NEW YORK.

Ngw loRK, Aug. s.-PIlyasc caoe uls
patches announce the death OF Edwin a
Stevens, the millionaire of lIoboken. he
died in Paris yees .rday. lie WAS commo
d0re Of the New York yacht club vas one
| OF the principal owners Of the Camden
Amboy Isilroad owned nearly gu .. ,h,;c
boken, and the principal works OF Puu"e
| ,mn,ovementa there. The flags oil the no
boken ferry, and on the public ana privs1
| hniidjnps there sre At half masf. lie was
| ,,,,ac.d In Paris In negotiating Tor The Tor
,a,,,an ~ : great railway company, TO ex-
"a ~ the Western States, whose eastern
- rm;pus should be Mt the Elysian Fields,
| UobokeD-
Grp. Rose rams arrived a. Washington
Yesterday. and held long interview with
he President Subsequently he received
his instructions from Secretary Seward. re-
laive 10 the American claims, and the new
treaty with that country. The General
leaves soon Tor the City of Mexico
The windy TO day eliminated this alter
noon with one OF the heaviest thunder
aud lightning and rain storms Of the sea
son. II has cleared of since. and is fine
evening
wealthy stock broker Of this city, is
| about erect mammouth art gallery, for the
use ri the pubic. al IN expense of nearly
two million dollars.
Secretary Wells is expected here on Thurs
day
Deaths OF the week, rs.
Owing 10 the refusal o. The President OF
the Bricklayers ULiop. to sanction the COM
promise with the master masons, the strike
still. II Is said continued. althoug most Of the
i1urneymen are at work on their terms
Builders have lost over $4,000, and mas
tel masons over twice as much
- ss, r.,
Alaska, sailed this morning for Aapinwall
with full complement Of passengers, 10
Guiding 257 soldiers for the lst regiment L
). cavalry, in California Her freight
amounts 10 1910 tons, oil which 400 tons
are railroad iron for the Pacific Central
Railroad
August 9.-The lightning yesterday after
noon struck q tenement house in Fflv-ffti
street, and also smashed large lag stall in
Bedford street No person injured.
The Board Of Health yesterday took into
consideration the fact OF large number OF
diseased cattle on their way to this city
from the West. An inspection was ordered
Of drove yards, and Governors fenton
Ward, and Geary were requested by tele
graph to have inspections made AT stations
along the railroad routes.
The Society for prevention of cruelty &c
animals has made a second ANIMAL report
from which II appears that uog and cock
fights Envcbeen almas entirely suppressed
Ten drinking fountains have been erected
tor the use ~ horses. dogs anu cattle
Great r,icf wa furnished 10 car horses
turing Inc hot wcaihar. and go persons
pros, cuicd inr cruelty 10 their beasts.
A. -. Klchafdsone Lille OF Gen Grant is
out, aud alf,aly 10000 subscriptions have
been rcctlv,d. II contains "A large number
of letters on Mexican and other matters
never beloic published
Ctoly's Life OF Sel mour viii b. out in II
dag Ortwo.
SARATOGA, August Q
Hon Fernando Wood g.ve dinner
party at the Lake House tins afternoon, al
which thetollowlng distinguished gentlemen
were present Hon. Sanford T.. Church
Hon A. w. Randall, p NJ G.. Hon NJ, In
gersol, Hon. Henry &. Murphy. Gov. Bowie
Of Marylanl. Hon. John H. Barrel. cx
Mavor of Washington. Judge Sutherland
~ n Y, Hon. y : Cox, exRecorGer JAS
NJ Smith, Jr.. Hon Erastus Corning. Hon
James Al. Marvin, Hon. J. G. SAKE, Hon
Samuel q Courtney. l, was intended to
have had Mayor Hof ian one OF the party
but he was called away on business
Gen. ID = Sickles and son are 10 be ser
chhleu NJ ttic In'oH uotei On MOnuay
| evening.
| NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. s-Thc Chin, Sc
Embassy arrived here to-day. A committee
OF the Buffalo Board of Trade extended AT
invitation TO Buringamc and the Embass,
| 10 visit their city, to which Mr.. b. reapont
cd that TIC Embassy was accredited TO ih,
Great Western Powers. not municipalities
hut they would visit Buffalo III q prva',
| capacity next week.
AuHrKN. Aug s. liurlncame and tn,
rest *, The Chm, Sc embassy LEFT for Nlagars
| this IN arLinc.