The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-17
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Specials 70 new York Dailiss.
. New YORK, Dec. 16.
II Ths z: h Ss.a VERGE ,RsSsi; ;s
that District, to be held on the 2lst inst, to
to be placed before Congress, to show how
.ssgs2sssis ne s.SS :;;:,ss q The negro
The floating population of Washington,
Department clerks and Government artizsns,
whose families reside elsewhere, are consid-
srably increased ~ the Recommendation con-
tanned in the Mayors late message to impose
q poll-tax Of 50 upon all such residents.
"a The Herald's Fort Monroe correspondent
says JEFF. Davis is turning his attention more
than ever to the concern Of his soul. He has
recenslx been visited by his old spiritual advi-
ser, the pastor of St. Paul's Church, Rich
mond, ho'passed the entire day st his prison
in religious reading and conversation, and adj
minissered to him sacrament.
The Herdlds Washington dispatch contains
the following: The Secretary of the Treas
ury today decided not to anticipate the Jan
uary interest. The whole AMOUNT of interest
payable in gold is about SIS, 600, 900.
c. B. Huntington, Vice President of the
Central Pacific Railroad, yesterday received
from the @Preasury Department 81 600 i'll
bonds, on account Of the second division of
that road, which has been completed.
The Herald's Washington dispatches says
the settlement of back pay and accounts Of
discharged soldiers will be much facilitated by
sending their discharge papers direct to the
Office Of Col. Pauding, Pay Mester in change
Of the District of Washington. BY this means
the long delay occasioned by sending soldiers
accounts to the Second Auditors office. will
he 1aI Il,
to cases where the applicant is living
The want of q regular mail service between
this country and Columbia has long been felt
TO be very injurious to our interests in that
quarter, consequently our trade is declining
there, while England is rapidly increasing,
because there are several hues of STEAMERS
which carry regular mails between the Colum-
bisn ports and the English.
Postmaster General Dennison, aware of
the difficulty, proposed the draft of postal
connection, which WIS submitted to General
Salzsr, the Columbian Minister, in August
last, which, with the exception of two arti-
cles, was fully approved. The draft in quss-
ton was accordingly returned to Senior Sal
Ear en-the 1st nit. with the suggestion that
certain notifications be made therein On
the 18th of the same month note was ad-
dressed to the Department by that officer,
stating that in consequence of his recall from
the post of Envoy Extraordinary to this
county n would be impossible for him to
continue the negotiations of the postal con-
.vention. and therefore had forwarded the
commissions to him of the LIST of September
TO his Government, and that as the modifca.
tions therein suggested were accessible, he
trusted that the postal convention would be
speedily ratified. -
Gen. Fitzpatrick leaves here to morrow, and
will depart on his mission to Chill on the lst
of January.
The Tribune's Washington special saws
Col Brown, Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau of Virginia has submit
ted to Gen. Hammond propositions for the
transfer Of negroes from Virginia to the Gov
eminent lands in Florida. The result of,
conference between him and legislative
committee will probably be submitted to
Congress.
Gen. John Eaton, Superintendent of Freed
men, District of Columbia, has resigned and
proposes to establish for himself, in Memphis,
loyal journal to be called the Memphis
The government detained a vessel at Bos-
ton, destined for Europe, and another at Del
aware Breakwater, destined for India, via
Brazil, until yesterday, for the purpose of
taking out Government annual reports to our
The Times Washingtoa dispatch saws Sec.
rotary Stanton left that city last evening for
q trip North.
Gen. Grant has issued orders to commanders
OF posts to take precautions for its preserva-
ton. The close of the war has left immense
quantities ofpowder in the hands of the gov
ernment 81 3 - g S&e 80 &i2A9SJ
Hon. VIM. A. Darling, of New York. on
Wednesday last, offered the following resou-
ton in the House, with view to provide for
pensions to surviving representatives of 100
day men. 1t was omitted in the press &C
count of the proceedings:
Resotred, That the Committee of Military
Affairs be directed to inquire into the propri-
ETY. Of allowing pensions to surviving repre-
sentatives of soldiers called into the service
of the United States service for period of
100 days, or less, and who died while in the
service: said committee to report by bill or
otherwise.
The HorlFs Washington disratch says
Representative Eggleston. of Ohio, will In
troduce i'll the House on Monday. a bill to
repeal the charter of the City of Washington.
and place the municipal government in the
hands of three Commissioners, as was the
case many yearsago. u RI = p -
The Cabinet was in session yesterday after
noon, all the members being present Lieu.
tenant General Grant was in attendance at
their deliberations.
An nyestigatiou just made DISCLOSED the
fact that s. NJ. Clark, Of the Currency Blu
reau and Solicitor Jordan, of the Treasury.
were both IN possession more than five years
ago, ola information in regard to the alb
straction of the plate upon which the $1,000
counterfeit Treasury Notes was printed.
Gen Spinner, it is said, is now satisfied that
the phte vas taken from the Currency. DE.
parchment, and the American Bank Note
Company are entirely innocent of the matter.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch saws
A. Jordan, acting Consulate at San Juan,
Porto Rico, informs the State Department
under date ofNos. 9th, that the torts of
Arricboaquadilla and Maquabo are to be
closed as ports of entry, and left open only
Tor expectations. This regulation will take
effect three months from the 18th of Novem-
Der. LAX SODA
The Navy Department received advices to.
day from commander Brosher, of the Pacific
Squadron. dated at Caliao, Nov 81, stating
that the Government of Peru had determined
TO make common cause with Chill against the
Impressions of Spain.
The clerical force of the Treasury Depart.
ment IS to be reorganized and diminished LOG
by the LIST of January, 1866.
The Trita.es Washington special saws
Gen. Towards official report concerning
the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau and
the, condition of things in the South, is
still in the hands of the President, where II