The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-27

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New York, June %.
The Herah's Washington special has
the following: .ss-
Mr.. Conveys mission has been sue.
cessful 10 the matter Of : msj1rity OF the
Richmond ambulance committee, but has
failed in few individuals belonging y
the organisation and in behalf Of Gems.
Echols and st. John.
The President asked for the names en-
braced ia tho aubalanes committee, end
inquired particularly whether or not Il
included Joe Anderson Of the Tredoear
Iron Works. When tao list was handed
him he scanned carefully The psrdoned,
such as we're not especially under the
ban.
A considerable effort Is being made by
the Union men Of Alabama to have the
President pardon L. B. Walker, of Hunts
vile, the first rebel Secretary Of Wsr.-
He wss retired from that position Brig
General in 1861. ~ they assert, because
he was not sufficiently truculent to JEFF.
Davis and Was denied any command COM
mensurate with his rank uatil he threw
up his command and left the ssrvics. HIS
friends claim for him that he always OPP
posed Davis harsh treatment cf Union
men in East Tennessee, and volunteeted
70 defend Brownlow and Others. Il Is
understood that Gov. Pisrpost Of Vn-
snia declines to sign any more recon.
nendations for pardon, a. be says that
proper attention hiss not been accorded to
he Recommendations be has already made.
He recommended the pardon OF men like
Mr.. Anderson, Of the Tredegar Iron
Works, who have made largo fortunes out
If the rebel government during the var,
and who nov desire . psrdon that they
may enjoy the fruits Of their labors in
behalf Of rebellion. President johnson
does not realize the benefit to the Union
cause to be derived from promi.cuous
release of such men from the pains ard
penalties 10 which their acts have exposed
them. Whereat the Governor il much
exercised
+ Information hss been received here Of
he death Of J. D. Doty, Governor Of
Utah Territory.
The decision OF the Isternal Revenue
Department year sgo that certified
checks were TO be treated - saYrency
and taxed accordingly has been confirmed
by the Solicitor of the Treasury Depart.
ment, and may nov be considered -
inally settled. The dscision is one OF
yreat interese to business men and
hackers
Msjor Gen. J. NJ Scho6eld, accompa-
aied by Col. Wherry, Lieut. Col. Comp
bell, Maj. Lord and Capt. Wisslow, and
his staff, arrived in Washington this
morning from Newbern. The General is
uuderstssd 10 b here By order Of sGen.
Grant for consultation concerning affairs
10 his dspsrtmsut, snd will probably ~.
torn South 10 few days.
The General Land Office, acting under
the orders ofths 6eststseD ofths Interior,
ha, advised the local land officers At St.
Peters, MINI, that tho lands within the
Winnebago Indian reservation cannot be
sold at price less than their appraised
vslac uutii otherwise ordessd By the See-
retary. There is some $4,000 acres of
valuable land within the reserve still un-
disposed of, appraised at from sl.25 to So
per acre.
The Times special says the rebel ssna-
tor Thos Burnett, Of Kentucky. has gone
10 that State under military guard to be
turned over to the civil authorities for
trial or release, as the civil government
may deem proper.
The Tribuue's New Orleans corrcspon.
dent + the 18th says: 8
( sI was 10 day told that some 5000
mea Of the late rebel army Of Texas have
gone over the Rio Grande to enter the
Mexioan service. They are mostly Ms.
sourians aud Texans, and my iniorlnant
is young officer Of Texan regiment
He said that the men declared they could
not live under the U. s, flag, and wosld
EVEN fight with negroes first. This he
.aid to show how far they would 60 and
how bitter 10 the feeling etill. The young
Texaa added that . heavy bounty ID Of
Eered to the mea 10 enter the army Of
Mexico 49,
The Tribsne's Washington special ays
the remsining corps Of the Army Of the
Potomac vill, probably be consolidated
into one division each. ~
/; Orders have just been issued for the
mastering ont Of the following regiments,
most Of which ara veterans:
The 10th, 10Th, 10th, 91st, 36th, e0th,
BSth, 93i, 57th, SD, 59sh, 77tb, and
AID New York; the a9th, lO6th, 69.h,
b3d, 10th, 57tb. 81st, Cad. 1O2d, 6lst,
98tb, 9th, 190th, and 3ad Pennsyl-,
vanis; the 18th West Virginia: 6sh. New
Hampshire; 1ss Maine, 5sh, 9Th. aod eth
Vermont; l0th and Sd New York. and
shs lst Maryland vols KS.
l The total fUrse m1sssel oss under this
order il 5000. leasisg the sggrsease
|pnsossh Of tho renaisisg diviaion nssfly
~ O0o.
Mlseeien q ueefslk.
Fsfs Mp4tos, Jass a,
Tie slestioa ~ 81 Isers lor he city 81
Nosfolk. teo1 - to-day. The two
b9inefnnl oon& nfea lue tha. MaRoFaIjty