The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-03

- z sass's WAsHrxcToS, Dec. /.
Especial b New Tork Tribunel
=. :. The statement Of the public debt to-da
win show decrease Of $55, ,0OO, 600 for ii
mouth of November.
.ns The amount of indebtedness certificate
issued during the month Of November reach
81 $G,6e8, 900.
esCen.' Hownrd has . number Of officers I
! distribute the supplies distribnted by the San
itsry Commission and the Commissary De
partment among the destitute Southern freed
ymen. ssss ~. fsss.zss4 .sssst.ss. -.
Maj. Sam. H. Tuttls, Of Governor Fenson,
Sta6, Was in town to-day, and had an inter
| view with the President, whose pleasure b
is awaiting previous to his departure ON i'm
portant business connected with the Govern
ment.
lspeeiafto the wo,lLl
Chauncey N. Depew is here with his Alba
ny endorsement for the New York Collector
ship.
The National IntsElposcz says Senate
Sherman viii introduce q bill on the openini
OF Congress for the equalization and reduc
ton of taxation.
Especial to the Times M
Senator Sherman will introduce bill at al
early day, providing for a reorganization O
the Civil DepastmeAts Of the Government
and ia red9ee the elarieal force, and TO in
crease the present sal1sses cf the remaining
clerks. e.kss1e &..s.-a~....a,s.
Especial to the New York Herald
Owing to the press Of business and the nea,
approach of Congress, few pardons have been
granted during the week.
Ihe Cabinet meeting to-day was short, and
most of the members returned after o clock
to their Departments to finish up their re-
ports.
lot Of about forty breyets of officers in
the Com missary Department will soon be is.
Gen. A. b. Eaton, Chief Colnmissary, and
his assistant, Col. Hane, have both been bre-
vetted Majors in the regular army.
Especial to the New York worIdl
Gen. Grant views in regard to an increase
OF the regular army viii be communicated to
the Military Committee Of Congress at the
proper time. No one Is ct liberty to fore
shadow his views in regard to that matter
He is in favor Of reducing the army to the
loves. point compatible with the public in
teeest. s& 80 pAM
Next to the Secretary of the Treasury, that
OF the Comptsollef Of tbs CurssnC will. be
the most important report, showing, as il will,
in detail, the exact amount Of each kind OF
currency in circulation. The public will be
surprised to find that the grand total is much
larger than seems TO be generally supposed
The report will contain Recommendations tha,
are deemed vital 70 the fundamental interests
OF the country.
Certain parties are travelling through the
Northern States, az shown by communications
received BY Gen. Howard, appealing TO the
bsnsvolent for contributions, BY representing
that there are twenty thousand or more desti
tute freed people in the District who are aesn-
ally suffering for the necessaries Of life.
,Ehese statements are false. The Freedneuls s
Bureau supports but Eve hundred freedmen.
Col. Berne, OF New York, who was for
some time the efficient Provost Marshal Of
this city, was to-day appointed deputy u. S.
Marshal for the District Of Colnmbia.
Col. Barrett, Judge Advocate, was muster
ed out of service to-day.
ssa Especial to Nes York HeraIdl
An order from Gen. Dent. commanding the
garrison of Washington, dissolved the court
rnartial Of which Brig Gen. Dewitt was he
President, and relieves all the Veteran Re
serve officers Of which i was composed. The
court win probably be soon re reforned. with
a detail Of officers from Hancock , Cort.s. or
some Of the volunteer regiments on duty
here. when several important cases OF frand
in the Quartermaster's Department. concern
ing officers of considerable rank. will be
tried. Dissolving The court martial DESTROYS
the last hope of those veteran Office except
I'd in the late order sending home all VINO
were not actually on dsity of some kind.
The sixth and Eighth regimen nts yf Han.
cock Corps, on duty in Washington, report
Dut few desertions during the nloah ending
November 25th.
Special to the World
Col. Welters, of Mississippi. formerly Gen
pemberion Chief of ARTILLERY, reports b;s
,fforts 10 induce Boston capitalists 10 embark
n cotton growing and other Southern specu
atoms, as very successful.