The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-30

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lleve0 Gron Martial Law, etc.
SO NV Yosx, Sept 20. ;.
Additional intelligence from Irslaad staaes
that the Fenian excitement increases, and
grave apprehensions are entered into. It is
reported thas men in the English army are
boosting of their connection with the Fenians,
and the signs of disafection in the army cause
the Enslish papers to demand the rigid en-
forceuent of discipline Fears are entertaiA-
ed that soldiers from the United States Will Be
landed on the coast of Ireland, and report
has gained credit, that body of disbanded
United States solliUus hSYe already landed
near Galway. The conspiracy ms rapidly
spreading and finding friends and sympathi-
sers wherever it went
The HsraJds special says the 4th Heavy
Artillery, breyet Maj. Gen. Clifton command.
ing, have been mustered out of service, and
20 to Hoit's hlpnd 70 night TO be discharged.
in few days, leaving only few regular bat
teries in the defensss south Of the Potomac.
The President is said 10 have promised
Governor Bramlette that Kentucky should be
at once relieved from martial law. The re
moval of Gen. Palmer from command Is said
to have also been determined npOn. His
successor is not yet named, but Gen. Gordon
Granger is, for many reasons, most likely to
be the man.
A doubt begins to be entertained that the
approaching election in Virgins. will meet
with some difficulty BY reason Of the law refa-
sing the commissioners ef elections in the
State TO be appointed by the State courts,
which. as vet, have not been restored.
All that remains Of Killpatrick's famous
command in North Carolina, is the veteran
9th Ohio, Col Heath, whose headquarters is
at Salisbury,
Officer. just up from the old North State,
represent that there u no longsr necessity
for mounted patrol. In fact the presence
of troops there at Ill is superAuous.
The Star people are devoting their undivid
ed attention to the production of living from
their wreck Of q State, and have very little
leisure for sedition and that sort Of thing.
busily at work collecting evidence against the
State prisoners eoniinsd st Port Wsren, Fort
Monroe and elsewhere, aud the indications
are that quite namber of celebrated trans
gressors, who, having been expecting an un-
conditional release when the country quieted
down, will, ere long, be brought to Washing
ton for final settlement before the court.
Brevet Brig. Gen. Chas. Van Wyck has
been promoted to the rank of full Brigadier-
General.
The Times special says on the 22d the
State Department gave notice by advertise
ment in papers in the principles cities that
citizens Of the United States having claims
against foreign governments, not founded on
contract, which may have originated since
the ssh of February, 1855, will without any
delay which can be avoided, forward to the
Department statements of the same, under
oath, accompanied by the proper proof Tn
der This notice, parties WHO have suffered
from depredations of the rebel vessels Ala.
bama and Shenandoah, fitted out In English
ports, can file their claims in the State De-
psrtment and il is believed they can receive
damages form the English Government. The
notice is intended also TO include those who
have suffered from rebel raids upon the From
tier of Canada The Secretary of State has
laksn the matter in hand and intends to pros
ecute vigorously to successful issue.
Aefine Commissiopar sN 1soa, Of eeAe Gen
erai Land Ohiee, h Gns&ef 70 fnduiftes q 70
the right to take homesteads under the Con-
gressional status, replies that the act requires
FIVE years actual continuous residence and
cultivation from the date Of entry before the
Department can give a fee simple title by
patent. Should party after entry abandon
oe Otherwise not meet oil reqnirenents Of the
law, his claim would be involved and the
land would revert to tue mass Of public do
main. The fourth section of the law declares
that no lands accrued under its provisions,
shall, in any event, become liable to the salts
faction of any debt or debts contracted prior
10 the issning Of the patent. Under The enn.
ditions, whilst the fee simple remains in the
United States, it must be quite apparent that
the taxing power could not be successfully ex-
erted in 90 far ss t4xing the land is concern
cd, whatever might Be The authority on which
no opinion is expressed TO tax Improvements
or premises,