The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-28
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go New York, Jths97.
,sYhs Heeala's Richpend Asd Peters-
burg correspondent says:a
Gen. Terry, commanding at Richmond,
has issned On order announcisg that
slavery haviag cssssd to exist il V,seisis
oil the Stats and municipal laws rssle6is-
ing the personal liberty Of colered per.
sons have become obsolete, and that here
after the colofed people viii enjoy the
same personal liberty ~ the whites, and
be subject to only the same restraint and
punishment. Vsgrancy, however, will
0ot be permitted on the part Of the ne
grles any nors thAa On thst q White
citizens. The testimony Of colorsd per.
sons, be slso sta,eas, viii be received in eli
cssss before tho military coarts in his de-
cavtnsst.
Gen Hartsuf -sesmsnding at Peters-
bsrg. Va. has fss0iddes in % sfioiaI
order the holding Of any more mss,isgs
BY the planters 70 establish fixed price
for the labor of the negroes or to make
distinctions prejadicial to their interests,
and no difference in rats Of compensation
for the saIDs labor BY whites and blseks
ID TO be SLOWED.
The Virginia Legislature adjourned
sine die on Friday evening last, sftef .
session Of five days. Nearly oil the meas
ares reqaired BY Gov. Pisrpont to assist
him in the work OF reconstructing the
state government were passed, elicitipg
littls or no debate on their passage. The
most important Of these was that ex.sn 3D.
ing the elective franchise to persons who
we're excluded from it BY the Alexandria
Constitution. These persons are those
who have voluntarily given aid and com
fort to the rebellion slice the let Of Janu-
ary, 1864. f '-1a3 =
The election of members of Congress
and Of the uew Legislature is to take place
on the l2th of next October. At this
election the people are also to decide
whether the Legislature shall have power
to repeal the constitutional provision which
excludes from holding Office oil who have
been engaged in the rebellion.
The Herald's Washington special says
ameng other valusble property seized upon
BY Colonel Loonis, special agent of tho
treasury department in Virginia, is the
military railroad leading from Danville to
Greensboro. 40 miles in length, built by
the rebel army. The rosd will be run
under the control of the treasury until
regularly con6scated BY the court, and is
expected to pay handsome per cent.
above expenses
The Lincoln cavalry, who have rem
dered signal service 10 Custar's division
the war. and lately com
una 0ded by Col. w. Adams, is enroute
for New York to be paid and discharged
from the service, and will arrive there
some time to morrow.
The Herald's Havana correspondent
says:
The British Consul at Havana ha.
made demand for the surrender of the
runner Wren, captured and run
into Key West by her crew.
Gen Breckinridge and his accompany
ing fugitive r-bes we're still iu Havana.
Some OF the wealthy secession symp.tbi-
-ers had shown Breckinridge grea, atsen-
ton and offered to present him with .
house if he would remain among them.-
Il was rumored, however, that he intended
To go to Spain.
The ex rebel ram 6touewall, alias
Olinde, still remained 10 Havana harbor,
but no one doubled that she would uti.
mately be given up TO our governmsat.