The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-02

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to Mexico as a finance minister.
Specials 10 New York Dailies.
Especial to New York Times.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. /.
Elisha Foote, of Saratoga, has been ap-
pointed, in place Of J. J. Combs, a. one Of
the board of examiners in chief in the patent
Office.
Messrs. Gait and Hamilton. the repreeen-
tatives of Canadian commercial men, who
have been in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury within the past few DAYS upon
the subject Of taxes and internal revenue.
have gone to New York hy the advice of Mr..
McCulioch to meet and confer with the com
mittee on uniform taxation, created by act of
last Congress.
Especial to the New York Heraldl
Although President johnson has derived
mnch benefit from his frequent water excur-
sions OF late, his health does not appear to be
completely re-sssahlished. He was Obliged
to limit himself to very brief audiences TO-DAY
and was unable to see any one this evening.
Hopes are entertained that he will be able to
hold the usual cabinet meeting tomorrow,
though it is by no means certain that he will
The largest and most important council OF
the Indian tribes ever held upon this cont.
nent will assemble at Fort Gibson abou. the
18th OF September next. to consider their fu-
ture relations with the Government and give
new and positive assurance of good conduct
and loyalty. There will be some thirty tribes,
and the whole will count upwards cf 75,0O0
strong. Among the most important of the
Indian tribes to be present. are the Creeks,
Chociaws, Chickasaws, Camanches, Osages,
Senecas, Shawnes, Pawpaws, and Cherokees.
all OF which are representative tribes of undis-
puted bravery and strength, and are each i'm
phcated more or less in aiding the late rebel
non OF the South. The agents of the govern
ment who will confer with them upon the
forthcoming occasion and dictate the status
they will be called upon to assume towards
the United States, are Commissioner Cooley
OF the Indian Bureau, Commissioner Edwards.
of the Land Office, Superintendent Ellis,
Southern Agency, Col. Parker, Military Sec
retary on Cen Grants staff, Gems Harney.
Lee, Heron. and Col Bent.
The Tases' Washington special complains
Of the action Of Gen. Emory, in command OF
the District of the Shenandoah. in relieving
Gen. Torbett. II appears that Gen. r. went
10 Washington few DAYS since. and General
Emory, learning the feet, relieved him from
his command at Winchester. and directed
him to report at Baltimore under arrest. Gen.
Emory also preferred charges against General
Torbett, among which was one with being
absent from his pos, without leave, at = time
of great importance. The correspondent
makes a comparison between the two Offices.
much to the damage of Emory.
Especial to New York worsd.]
Ii is understood that the rebel Gen. Dick
Taylor obtained permission for an interview
with his brother in Law, jeff Davis, and left
for that purpose on Saturday for Fort Monroe
His application for parole to visit Europe.
1t is said, was refused him.
Especial to New York Herald
In cases where prescriptions have been re-
cognized on lands within the Sioux Indian re-
serve, in Minnesota, by the pre- emptors prov
ing title according to law, the latter has been
made to pay the appraised value of the land
and also the value of the Indians improve
ments. In this connection case has re
Gently arisen and been decided by the Com
missioner of the General Land Ofice, that
when the -emption claim alleges there are
no Indian improvement on the land in CON
froyersy, and filing affidavit of the same at
the land office for the district in which it may
be located, on examination shall be ordered
by the Commissioner at ST. Peters and the
pre-emptor and Indian agent notified Of the
proceedings, and if the former shall succeed
IN establishing the proof of his saverment. he
will be allowed to take the tract At the land
valuation alone
Especial to the New York Commercial 80
Itis stated that Gean Howard will -nat. in
terfere with the claims Of freedmen in regard
to pay from their late masters since the date
OF the proclamation of freedom.
Dick Taylor has not gone to Fort Monroe
to DAVIS He wantpd m un IN Enrona
but the President sent him back home to en-
deavor by his influence to restore the people
to loyalty. ssArFs s4a8a sM4s
The statement that Gov. Wells has been
rnade a Provisional Governor of Louisiana is
not true. Application has been made for a
Provisional Governor, but no action has yet
been taken
The trial Of Wintze, the Andersonville
prison keeper, will commence when Colonel
Chapman, Judge Advocate of the court, re-
turns to the city
The news from the Rio Grande is looked
upon with considerable interest, and great
anxiety is manifested to learn whether Gen.
Steele will succeed in preventing the serious
committal of q portion of our forces on the
river.
Mexican affairs are in a very critical posi-
tion just now, and our Generals on the hne
will have to be very careful.
Santa Annals pronunciamento is looked
upon as entitled to bat little weight.
General Lee is not at Niagara, but in Vir-
ginia.
General Heintzelman publishes card this
morning denying the statement made in a
book just published, that misunderstanding
about rank with Gen. Keyes occurred at the
battle of Fair Oaks.
Fosr MoNRoE, July 80.
The steamship Black Stone, Capt. Coffin,
from New Orleans the 18th, was towed into
Hampton Roads last night. They repnrt a