The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-14

Important Order hy Gen. Grant
| Postal A6airD-Freedme
Bureau, ETC.
New York, Oct. 13.
| A general order dated Oct 9Th, issued by
Lieut. Gen. Grant, announces an important
distribution of troops, both regulars and vol
unteers. All volunteer cavalry East Of the
Mississippi river will be at once mustered out
Of the service. All sea coast forts South Of
fort Monroe, except forts Taylor, and Jeffer-
son, Florida, viii be gsrrisoned by colored
troops The requisite number of regiments
having been selected for this perpose, all 9TH
er colored troops will be mustered out of the
service. The Sd regular artillery viii sarri-
son the forts In Maine, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, the lst regular artillery will
be stationed in New York harbor the 4th
regular artillery at fort Delaware, McHenry,
Washington and Foote the 5th at Monroe,
Taylor and Jefferson; the I'd regular artillery
is assigned to the Pacific coast. The I'd cav
airy is ordered to report to Gen. Sheridan,
and the 9th regular cavalry is ordered 70 Gen.
Sherman's command. The 4th regular in
fantry is assigned to duty on the Canadian
| frontier.
| The Heralfs Washington special saws the
report has in some way gained currency that
the President intends granting general am
nesty. 1t is to-day contradicted by thyse who
have the best means of Judging its truth.
| The 1ribunes Washington special says the
Post Office Department is making up its &C.
counts for the next Congress, and it appears
that while mail service has been sustained by
the receipts for postage during the rebellion,
the deficit when the mail route service in the
Southern States are resumed will be eight
millions.
| Maj. Gen. Thomas arrived here to day. He
says that the black troops are being disband
ed except when their terms are nearly out,
that they are to be retained on the same terms
terms and conditions as the white troops.
The General remains here about ten days.
The Secretary of War has called upon Q.
N. Gen. Meigs to furnish an estimate Of the
| total cost of subsisting 100000 troops for IL
| months
The following exhibits the entire number of
| sick and destitute refugees and freedmen in
this district, who have received rations from
the Government as gratituity, during the
month ofSeptember last; of the Is, ,74O Of this
class In this city,35 received Government
raitons, of the 498 on Government farms in
Maryland, so are subsisted by the Bureau
of l,070 of the Freedmen's villagx at Airing.
ton Heights, llS receive rations, and of the
5000 in Alexandra county, Virginia, 1O7 are
| subsisted by the Government. As several
journals have given currency TO q report that
a much larger number Of Freedmen are sup
ported by Government in this city, and that
| they are generally indolent and worthless. the
above official statement will give sufficient re-
| fntation. There are in some instances more
ratlons than the number quoted issued to
Freedmen, but in all such cases they are Civ
en- In part payment of labor rendered the
Government and not as gratuity.
The Times Washington special says Gen.
Fiske, commissioner of Freedmen for Ken
| lucky and Tennessee, under date Of Nash
vile, Oct 9th, makes very interesting re-
port of the present condition of Freedmen in
his Department, from which we quote. 1t
shows conclusively that the Bureau has ac-
complished the most beneficial results He
says: Since my last report have visited
many important points in the district, and
brought the good intentions of the Bureau to
the knowledge of thousands of people, white
and coiored, who had before but vague no.
tions of the object. am pleased to report
continued improvements in the works of the
Bureau, and an earnest desire on the part of
a majority of the people, that other agencies
should be established. have devoted nv
self especially to the breaking up of all Freed
mems camps, refugee homes and hospitals /
resolved TO make clean sweep of them be-
fore the winter months come upon us. and
am able at this date to report decided pro-
gress. The Nashville, Memphis, Clarkesvilie,
Louisville, Paducah, Columbia, Gallatn,
Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, Pulaski, Tun-
mel Hill, and Chattanooga camps, homes and
of those who have been recipients of the Gov
ernment bounty have been establishedid good
homes in the country, and are at work for
good wages. The exodus from crowded cities
and towns has been large. l trust that Christ.
mas will find but few unemployed people
within the limit of this district The Freed.
men are becoming daily better advised
touching their new relation, rights and privi-
leges, and recognize the importance of indus
try, energy and requirements Of intelligence
County and municipal officers are required to
provide for their own poor and care for their
ewn sick. In order to close up my hospitals,
the sick who we're on my hands am provid.
ing for, in private families, as | desired to
close every door through which cities and
counties are thrusting their sick and poor up.
ON the charities Of the Government. On
Sept I'd, 979 persons were subsisted by the
Government within the State of Tennessee.
During the month the entire number has been
disposed of, and at this date not one ration is
issued by the Freedmen's Bureau in Tennes,
| see.''
The pardon warrant of Gen. Humphreys,
of Mississippi, was countersigned at the State
Department to- day, and will be forwarded to
Gov. Sharkey. Z
An affrar occurred at the President 4
house this afternoon. A man somewhat in.
ebriated called and desired to see the Presi.
dent. He was boisterous, and officer Cook
refused him admission upstairs. He became
very disorderly, and was put out Of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, when about thirty feet from
the door, he turned and drew revolver on
the officer, when the guard made lunge at
him with his bayonet and he was captured and
taken before Justice Walter, who fined him
the enormous sum of $4,000 for carrying con-
cealed weapons Having no money he was
committed. He gave his name as Robinson
Sumner, and said he was brother of Gen.
Sumner. He claims to have come from Al
exandria, and his name is probably an alias.
/ New YORK, Oct. 13.
The Commercial says we understand Gov.
Fenton has dismissed the charges against
Comptroller Brennan, Corporation Counsel
Devin, Recorder Hoffman, City Inspector
Boole and Mayor Guather, which have been
iinvestigated by him in this citv so far as tho