The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-23
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Items from New York.
New YoaK. Aug.

NEW loRK. aug ~.
A Bridgeport dispatch says that thu Coro-
ner's Jury on the bodies of the eleven persons
killed on the Housatonic railroad, on the 18th
inst, have rendered verdict that the disas-
ter was caused by culpable neglect and want
of proper caution on the part OF the president,
superintendent and other employees of the
road.
| The Tribune's Washington special gays the
| Chicago & Northwestern railroad company
having furnished the general land office with
| map of the new lineof said road, authorized
by resolution of Congress, approved April 20,
| 1862, instructions have been issued by the
Commissioners to the land Offices at Mena-
| shawis that the odd sections OF the original
route are still held in reservation as innuring
to that State for the railroad, that the even
sections within six mites of the original route
are reduced to Sl.50 per acre, and that the
even sections within six miles Of the new
route are increased to 81 per acre that par
ties who have purchased within six miles OF
the original line and paid 81 so per acre and
not bought within six miles of the new one,
and that of assignees will be allowed to
change their localities to the new line
| Up to date about $1,000 applications for
pardon have been received.
| All those who, in the opinion of the Attor-
ney General, have just claims to Executive
clemency, are duly recommended and for
warded TO the President for his action.
| 1t is said upon the authority of an officer OF
the State Department, that the signature OF
the President has been affixed to less than
1000 of the applications received for pardon.
| The number daily announced as pardoned are
simply the names of those recommended and
| forwarded from the Office of the Attorney
| General.
The President has exercised the utmost
| caution and determination in the matter OF
pardon and has invariably rejected all appli-
cations unless good and sufficien, reasons were
| produced TO show the necessity for Executive
clemency.
The Herald's special says that the Presi-
dent is somewhat annoyed at tn efact that Ger
tain persons have been using money for their
influence in obtaining pardons He stated to-
day that ne wished the fact known that he
investigated each case himself, and only
granted such petitions as recommended them
selves to his clemency. Some of those pres
ent asked permission to call again for further
consideration, to which he significantly re-
piled it would be some time before many more
pardons would be granted.
| Gen. Hancock has been breyetted Major
General in the regular army.
Two hundred paymasters are TO be dis
charged from the navy the present week
! All seamen in the Mississippi department
having less than two years TO serve, will be
Immediately discharged The entire naval
force is soon TO be reduced to ten thousand.
| Victor Smith, agent of the Treasury De-
partment, who was wrecked on the steamer
Golden Rule, reports that after being five
weeks on the reef, and with the help of the
divers and two wrecking vessels. he has re-
covered only hundred and forty thousand
dollars of the million and q half of the treas
ury notes lost in the safe. This was found
some distance from the wreck, indicating that
the safe had broken to pieces. 4 revenue
cutter is to be sent to the relief OF Mr. Smith.
The Herald Fort Monroe correspondent,
says that the preparations indicate the forth.
coming speedy trial of JEFF. Davis there.
| Additional restrictions have been pat upon
admissions 10 the Fort.
| Joe Johnson, while at Fort Monroe. was
asked If he would ike TO see JEFF He said
=" | do not wish to see him, or hear his name
mentioned, even.
The Times special saws that the officers
who receive designations at Washington have
no knowledge Of the reception of the resig
nation of b. F. Butler, as an officer.
The President has returned from his eScur.
sion, much improved in health.
Hon. Alfred Ely has been snbp9naed us q
witness against Wertz, and not for him, as has
been stated.
s. Nicholson has been assigned as com
mandant Of the Navigation Department al
Washington.