The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-05

| WAsnIH0roN, Dec. l.--U. s. Suppress
Court met this morning. All the judges
1 present except Wayne a1d Nelson.
| The Galleries and Hobbies Of the Capita
1 are crowded with spectators, and good hu
NOR everywhere prevails. There is larg'
/ attendance Of members OF both branches o
/ Congress, and messages are introduced pre-
! liminary to business, and joint Committee
are appointed to wait upon the President.
/ MIR. Phelps presented in the House the ere
dcntinls Of Mr.. Whitfield, asking that hc b,
sworn ia.
! Mr.. Grow objected, contending that th'
Kansas election was illegal, the election
law being in violation OF the Constitution
and of the organic law Of the territory.
! New YoRH, Dec. l.--Advices have been
| received from the City Of Mexico up to the
5th ult.
General Gendara, whose defeat by the
/ rerolutionists in Sonora was reported
7 from California, had put himself at tho
! head of 500 Indians and captured the town
of iiorcaltas.
Gen. Morano expected to fight decis-
i've battle with the insurgents at Puebla
on the 9Th of November.
Many Of the government forces had been
shot in battle by the Prounciatos.
ed. They had Killed Or. Beers, an American,
and all his family near Monterey.
The Indians had also defeated the govern
ment troops at Rosario.
Santiago river had risen and inundated
the valley Of Haxcalla.
An invasion from Spain was still feared,
and the people were preparing for stout
resistance.
England's expected naval demonstration
was looked upon rs pretty certain to take
place.
WASHINGTON, Dec. There Is no proba-
bility tina, the Presidents Message will be
sent in to-day.
The Report of the Secretary Of the Treas
Dry viii be sent OF this p. NJ. to New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The bridge OF Manassas Gap Railroad
over the Shenandoah gave way on Saturday
night last, preciptating the engine and FIVE
cars into the river. A distance Of forty-fyc
feet The engineer, one fireman and the
conductor were killed. A passenger belong
ing to Va, named John G. Buck, was fatally
injured.
BosToN, Dec. 1.-The examination of
Phillip Demeny and Gesaquin Negret, on the
alleged charges OF being engaged in the slave
trade, commenced this \. Hon. b. +. Hal
lett conducted the case for government. The
testimony up to noon developed nothing i'm
portxnt.
WAsmfSGroH, Nov. 30.-A movement will
be made early in the session for the amend
mens Of the Canadian reciprocity for the re-
peal Of the act giving it effect.
To this end n call will be made on the
Secretary Of the Treasury for information
as 10 the working of the treaty, and it is
believed will show that the United States
have lost largely rs far as revenue is con-
cerned, while theCanadans have received oil
the benefit.
/ The amendment sought is TO enlarge the
free list between the two countries to all ar
ticles actually grown by each respectively
this will include tobacco and sugar, which
are now excluded, and from the duties on
4 which the Canadian government is mainly
supported. In case the Canadian govern
ment refuses to accept this amendment, then
4 notice is to be given so as to put an end to
/ the treaty.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 27.-Money is very easy
/ in stock circles, and the supply is increasing.
Banks are loaning with considerable free
dom. There is but little difficulty in finding
facilities for carrying stocks, which fact is
exercising favorable influence on the stock
market. Paper is quite scarce Of good quail
/ ity at a and . per cent.