The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-12
THE GAIEGhTY.
KEOKUK, IOWA:

MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IL.
AFTERNO6N D7BFxTEHEs.
Specials to New York Dailies.
New York, Dec. IL.
The Pat s;Washinston special cntains the
following: Advance copies OF the eensus re-
ports were distributed to Congressman on
Saturday. 81 es 1856 H4hl
Senator Nye will to-day introduce bill dis
fauchising ~ who Voluntarily took the oath
to the Southern Confedercy.
The colored mems petition asking for suf-
frage in the District Of Columbia is ready for
sabnission 70 Congress. 1t has over 1000
signatures
100000 feet lumber, 1900 tons railroad iron,
. 1900 car wheels, the largest sals ever at that
place. s. 1sNsg $3.50
The World's Washington dispatch says the
question Of the admission of Tennessee repre-
sentatives elect, will be brought up in the
house tod day. 22&
The Tribune's Washington special says
written invitations have been issued conven-
ing the New York Republican delegation at
the house of j. Raymond on Tuesday evening
10 unite on a candidate for the Collectorship.
All Feestsh dU0 tEdiiS vi G1FS OUuuu W tiiO
United States are now, in accordance with
the law, duly inspected and sealed by the
American consuls resident on the north side
of the st. Lawrence, and the commissioners
are of the opinion that the precaution will IN
a very great measure prevent smuggling ope-
rations on the Canadian frontier in the flu
ture.
Spectators are busily engaged in buying
mp soldiers discharge papers, for which they
are paying from 500 to. $500. In Massa-
chusetts $500 have been paid, and in Ohio
5000. If a sufficient number can be purchas
ed the lobby will endeavor to force Congress
to pass law giving bounties to all soldiers
who have not had them, and equalizing those
who have.
The War Department has appointed Major
Wynkorf, lately in command of Fort Lyon,
10 give safe escort to messengers from Black
Kettle and Little Raven, the chiefs of the
Chyennes and Arrapaho Indians to the north
of Platte river, to meet and consult with that
portion of their tribes, who, for some time
past, have been alieniated from them, and
who are considered hostile to the Government,
in order to convince them of the necessity of
Immediately entering into relations of amity
with the United States, and the propriety Of
their rejoining their respective tribes.
A number of runners have already been
sent out by the chiefs mentioned, and as hey
have never returned, the Commissioner be.
ieves from representations made, that they
were waylaid and murdered on the way By
United States troops, who have come to re-
gard every Indian as an enemy.
During the war large number of the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes went South, Joining
the Kiowas and Chamanches, and it was with
these that the late Commissioners, under Gen.
Sanborn, formed the late treaty at the mouth
OF the Little Arkansas river
The Heralds Washington dispatch saws
that the Pension Bureau has lately decided to
conine its action until final disposition is
made Of all cases below the number of forty.
five hundred.
The ladies employed in the Treasury De.
partlnent, propose to petition Congress TO
increase their salaries.
Chauncey NJ. Depew declines the position
OF Minister to Japan.
The Times special says about four hundred
editorials on the Presidents Message, from
as many journals, have been received at the
White House. About ninety nine per cent.
of these heartily endorse the Presidents mast !
aud commend his proposed future policy.
Ihe case of the United States against Gen.
Pearce, of Boston, arising and involving the 7
history of the great Floyd fraudulent accep.
tances, will come up this week in the United I
States Court Of Claims. Gen. Caleb Cushing
is counsel in the case