The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-24
, Specials - Hsw York Dalaiss.
NEW YoRK, Dec. %.

Aue "Oriu Washington ubp&tcu says q
quorum of the COMMITTEES Of Wa5s and Means,
ing the recess of congress. - sass' ''saT-'a II
Secretary McCulloch was entertained at The
Astor House YESTERDAY, BY select party '0f
friends. He stated that his visit TO this city
is entirely unofficial. He attended the New
England dinner in the evening" Es .sS
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
Congress win be called upon fos further ap-
preparations for the suppoet q the INDECENT
1ndians during the winter. Eatimatsa state
that SI1.00Oy00O is necessary. The uaotern
tribes ere represented ~ being in an ezzssnse
ly dee6t1te condition.
A letter forwarded to the Secretary q the
Interior from General Sibley, Of date the 9Th
inst, says there are large number Of In
dams assembled at Fort Rice, and elsewhere
on the Missouri river. who are manifesting the
most friendly feelings for the whites, and are
quite willing to enter into the most liberal
treaties. General Sully remarks that he for
wards this information in order to give con-
tradiction to the newspaper accounts of q
contrary state of affairs among the Indians Of
that section.
Gen. Wilson, direct from Georgia, reported
TO Gen. Grant, last evening, in Washington.
1 The Heralds Washington special says per
sons interested in patents for Inventions, and
who have been led to believe that it is interd-
ed to obtain, through Congress, very essen
tial modification of the patent laws, are au.
thorisatively informed that no material change
in such laws will be asked for during the
present session. Only few OF. the minor
clanaes, affecting the details Of securing
patents, will be modified.
The World Washington special contains
the following: The Department of State has
completed the instructions which it desires
the Minister to Mexico to follow, and he will
be dispatched At once to the headquarters of
the Juarez Government, and remain with the
President of the Republic end follow him
wherever he may 90, thus naking An active
demonstration TO Macmillan Of the policy
which the Government intends TO persist in.
1t is this that has given offence to the French
Minister.
The Republican issued an extra last even
ing on Mexican affairs. Its information pur-
ports to come from London, and ii declares
that a secret understanding gbetween Napoleon
and Macmillan allows the former to with.
draw the French troops from Mexico when
ever Maximilian payments should become
two months in arrears.
Senior Garcia, the Prusian Minister to this
Government, has been recalled. His recent
Il
produced this recall Senior Garcia success
sor has not been announced. The Consul at
New York has also been removed. Senior
Garcia has been Minister resident in Wash
ington for many years.
The State Department is in receipt Of dis
patches from our Minister to Chill.
The war between Spain and Chill is stall
progressing. All the principal ports are
blockaded. and the commander of the squad
rons Is only waiting Instructions frow the
Spanish Government to commence more
active operations.
The Admiral who is commanding the squad
ron off Valparaiso has grossly nsulted our
Minister, Thomas a. Nelson. The American
and English merchants resident are very in
dignant al his conduct, and had laid the mat
ter before their respective Governments
The United States Treasurer has all the
schedules prepared, and is ready to pay the
interest on the registered bonds of 1881. The
Government viii probably commence paying
them early next week.
The Algonquin has received her spars and
rigging, and is receiving a coat of paint and
OTHERWISE preparing for the race with the Wi
nosski On esAmisAtion of her boilers, it
was found they were so far corrodsd By. the
use OF salt water as 70 render them unsafe.
The old ones are being replaced by new ones
The Times Washington special says an or
der will be issued by Gen. Grant, in day or
two, directing that disabled soldiers capable
of duty as watchman of public buildinge and
other like services, shall have preference in
such employments over able bodied, men in
the army. The object of this order is to pre-
vent the discharge and mastering out of dis
abled soldiers, as far ms may be, by making
room for them in positions where they can
perform service as well as able bodied men.
Mr.. A. p. SAINTS, late Military Agent for
the State of Indiana, who was removed by
Gov. Morton. has been appointed to posi-
'tion in the House of Representatives.
The Herald dispatch says the Secretary OF
the Treasury has issued circular relative to
the release of property seized for violation of
the Revenue laws, stating that no collector OF
customs has authority to release any property
which has been seized for violation of the
laws, upon thel payment of the appraised
value, unless the seizure, together with the
attendant circumstances, and the appraised
value of the same, has first been reported to
the Secretary of the Treasury, with the rec
ommendation of the collector that il be re-
leased, and requesting authority, and the
same has been granted, by the Secretary.