The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-15
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The Hralds Washington spefial says Gen:
Grant l,As ,ilssed an order di{ i{chargiug all
= The T3sseS WasAisgton special ssys Score
tary McCulloch has received letter from the
Collector Of internal revenue for Montana
Territory, stating that the product of the gold
and silver mines of the Territory for the
year 1865 will be upwards Of SIP, 900 600. -
A special dispatch from San Francisco to
the Tribune says Juarez writes the Mexi-
can consul at that place that the reason for
ordering Ortega for trial was because he left
Mexico without leave, and virtually aban-
doning the Republican cause in the nations
struggle. He adds, both familya and personal
interests incite him to retire to private life,
and thst ss soon asan election can be held he
will joyously give up the Presidency, which
has proved 70 him asvsay barden.
g The FiJwne's spseial says crowded house
listened to Henry Ward Beecher in the Hail
of Representatives last night.
The Treasury Department is making
preparations to commence the payment of
gold coupons due in January -
The verdict in the case of Com Craven
will be published shortly.
Gen. Grant proposes to visit New Orleans
and the Rio Grande within q few weeks.
Secretary McCulloch yesterday issued an
order enjoining custom house officers TO use
diligence to prevent the entrance into the T..
s. ports of prizes belonging to either belliger-
ent party during hostilities between Spain
and Chill.
The Worlds Washington special saws the
House Committees on Naval and Foreign
Affairs meet to-day.
The Senate Committee on the District OF
| Columbia have passed resolution declaring
that universal suffrage shall be established in
the District.
Applications for pardon, at the rate of from
800 to 800 per week, are received at the Ad-
jutant Generals Office. Few are granted,
however.
I The Herald Richmond correspondence
the election 10 fill the vacancy of State OH
| ces il postponed until the 21st inst.
The General Assembly passed resolution,
+. appealing 10 the President and Congress, tc
| postpone the collection of land tax of 1866
! for the present, and to permit the State tc
/ assume the payment, the same as that of the
collection Of Internal Revenue, accrued pre-
| vious To the appointment Of collectors and
assessors, in the District of the State, be in
| definitely postponed.
The Times Washington special says de
legation of citizens, from Newbern. NortI
Carolina, had an interview with the Presi
| dent yesterday, during which they asked hin
to interfere in their behalf by ahnulling the
provisions Of the revenue Law, passed by the
!. Constitutional Convention Of that State, las
| October.
The law refused to extend bat to the frs
j of January, in its assessments, and is intended
tocollecttaxes ON business transacted previous
to Johnston 5 surrender. The delegation in
sist that the convention had no power Il
+! make such a levy IS all of the business Of tn.
sea coast, inside the Union lines. was transac
| ted under Treasury permits, and under the
regulations of the Treasury Department, fo
trade IN insurrectionary districts The exc
cu,ion ofthe Law being Immediately threatened
and there being no courts in the State TO &C
In the premises. the petitioners were obligee
| TO appeal to the President. and be pro
missed to give the matter early attention.
The Herald Rio Janeiro correspondent
of Nov. sth. reports no further lighting be
tween the Paraguayans and the Allies, but th,
latter were carrying on the campaign yigo
rously. pushing in pursuit Of the former, wht
we're retreating One division bf the Bra
! lillian army had reached the river Uruguay
and commenced crossing into the proyinc,
of Corrienes
The Emperor Of Brazil was expected /,
to return to his Capital. from the seen,
of the war on the 18th of November
The Heraifs Vera Cruz correspondent
states that over two thousand French troop
had been landed at Vera Cruz during the las
/ mouth.
4 The conversation of French officers in tina
city was eontemptuous towards the Unitet
States.
4 Large quantities Of mnnitions of was fo
French troops had been also landed.
+ Three thousand French troops are on thei
way to Mexico.
The cholera has arrived at Vera Cruz
4 The Tribune's Washington special SAYS
having come to the knowledge Of the Treasu
ry Department that certain New York bank
ing Institutions have been in the habit O
sending circulars to newly estsbll shed Nation
al banks, representing that by reason of thei
influence they can greatly facilitate the print
ing Of their notes by the department., provided
they will keep their accounts with the bank
sending the circulars, the Comptroller Of th'
Currency desires to say that in hit opinion tn.
banks referred to are untrustwbrthy since
from their circular, the influence would natu
rally be drawn that they possess eftraordinar,
facilities for the engraving of notes at tbs
department, which is not the case.