The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-29
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Ne Fafdone1-NeW York Gus
tom House AMhtFs, &C., &c.
s. s. ~ New Yoax, July 28.
| The Tribuae's Washington special saws
semi-oficiai news from Mexico have been fe.
ceived from Gen. Ortega, dated from Tacon-
peco, State Of lichoacan, june lSth- He
mentions the desertion to his army Of two
cavalry reginents of the Imperial service,
! and that he is daily rendered the service of
large numbers Of Mexican officers coming
from points in possession Of the French. he
further states that Maximilian has contracted
with a foreign speculator for the introduction
OF q large number of negroes, who are to be
kept in slavery for ten years, and that they
must renounce the right Of complaint of ii
| treatment before the maginrate, and that
their temporary bondage may be renewed and
they can be transferred for sale without con-
sulting them.
The Times Washington special saws JEFF.
| Davis health is better now than it has been
| in fye years.
Gen. Joe Johnston has applied for pardon,
and it is probable he win get it. Among the
grounds suggested for making this exceptions
| is the fact, said TO be well authenticated be-
fore the Attorney General, that Johnston did
| all in his power to bring the rebellion TO
close long before it became palpably evident
that the thing had collapsed.
The order Of the Secretary of War, creating
bureau Of rebel archives, was promulgated
some days ago, but as yet no appointment Of
a superintendent has been made. The ap-
pointment will be made this week.
The reward of $4,000 for the capture Of
Lloyd, the keeper Of the hotel at Surrattsville,
| offered by the county commissioners OF Prince
George county, Nd, has been repudiated.
The offer Of the reward was signed by the
President Of the board of county commits
sioners and had rather an extended circula-
ton at the time.
The Herolfs Warrington special has the
following: The complaints against the Treasu-
ry Department in regard to the New York
Custom House exactions are found to be
based entirely upon regulations made without
the sanction Of the officials here. The sum
OF one cent per pound on cotton charged for
custom house fees is not authorized by law
This charge having been made heretofore at
the New York Custom House, in addition to
the legal internal revenue import Of two cents
per pound paid on all cotton arriving from the
South, the parties 30 charged will be entitled
to receive the sum back on application duly
authenticated. A good deal of trouble, it ap-
pears, il also occasioned between New York
merchants and Collector Draper. BY the
Treasury regulations, which compels every
article of merchandise from the South to be
weighed. inspected ana counted by custom
house officials, the carriage is regarded as
unnecessarily oppressive. The whole system
being without the authority Of law and present
4 ing the practical result Of imposing any tariff
on goods from other States, these regulation.
are loudly complained of from all quarters
and very curious suggestions are current as te
the disposition to be made of the vast sums
realized from these exactions.
The Irs5Me's Washington special says dur
ing the month of June last 20.o0s claims fol
prize money were filed at the Fourth Audi
tors Office, and the handsome sum Of S2s.
Sl6. T55 distributed in sums varying from s.
to S39. ZOO to each claimant. 4 large amount
still remains to be distributed among the for
tunate sons Of Neptune who cleared the sea,
of the rebel navy.
Just prior to his departure for South Caro-
lima, Provisional Governor Perry addressed /
letter to Gen Howard, stating that he was
not only willing but desirous of cooperating
with his bureau in the management Of the at
fairs Of the freedmen in his State, and asking
for instructions to enable him TO carry out th,
intentions OF the Government in It's ireatmen
of negroes.
Gen. Howard will at once furnish TO Gov
Perry copies of all letters, orders and circular
issned from time to time from his bureau
from which ii is presumed he will receive tn.
necessary instructions for the furtherance O
his designs.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue de
cides that manufactured tobacco upon which
a duty has been paid according to Law ma,
be cut into smoking tobacco or fine cut chew
ing tobacco, if done in the presence or unde
the supervision of an inspector, without be
coming liable to an additional duty. The to
bacco must be weighed and no additions to o
substractions from the same made before ss
cut.
, The Times special, speaking of JEFF. Davis
says:
Rising at an early hour, Mr.. Davis take
bath, then dresses, afteD which he is visited
by the officers Of the guafd, the officer of tn.
day, and medical attendant They theI
! breakfast, after which he walks up and dowr
his room, converses with Gen. Miles, WHIT
generally visits his quarters about that tim,
with DR.. Craven, and reads the Bible.''
The Hc-difs Fortress Monroe correspon
dent, Of the 10Th, says:
| "a second hours walk inside the fort va
yesterday afternoon permitted JEFF Davis
The same guard attended him as in his ars
walk, and the same reticence was kept upm
his part and that Of his guard. The salntar,
effects of this outdoor exercise on the spirit
OF Davis are already apparent. If it ia con
tinued there can be no doubt Of his healtl
improving, if it is not wholly restored. Ru
mors reach US of his speedy removal Il
Washington for trial, but no credit is given Il
them.