The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-16
News Items.

"A national bank has been established at
Portland, Oregon-the FIRST one on the Pa
cifc coast.
Two soldiers we're killed at San Antonio,
Texas, on the 9th ultimo. The murderers
escaped.
Maxiuilian has issued decreee ordering
all refugees from the United States, to migrate
to the interior.
The Grand Jury of New York, Friday,
Ketchum, for forgery and larceny.
Ali sentences Of death, in cases of SOL
diers convicted of desertion, have been COM
muted by the President to Imprisonment for
q term Of years.
-Tripler Hospital, at Columbus, has been
transferred by the General Government to the
State Of Ohio, and will be converted into
home for our disabled soldiers.
Orders have been issued by the War De-
partment disseminating the various brigades
Of the veteran reserve corps now stationed at
Washington.
The first contract to a colored man for
carrying the mails has just been awarded.
Strangely enough, his route lies in Virginia.
The appointee's name is Robt. Orrick.
The census returns in Rhode Island
show that nearly all the agricultural towns,
especially those in the western part of the State,
are declining in population.
| Jas Morrow, soldier in the regular ar
my in 1872, and the only surviving brother OF
| the late Governor Morrow, died in Darke
county, Ohio, recently, aged 50 years and 3
months
An English bark cleared from Charleston
on the I'd inst, for Liverpool, with cargo of
| cotton, valued at $500, 900. She is the first
clearance from that port since the blockade
was raised.
"A Memphis paper relates the case of a
Southern female refugee who had only one
faded calico dress that she wore upon her
back. A benevolent gentleman had collec
| ton taken up for her, and realized fifteen dol
lars for her benefit. She at once repaired TO a
dry goods store, where she paid thirteen dol
lars for lace collar.
Major General Grover who was married
| at Northampton, Mass, few weeks ago. was
| not legally tied after all He didn't know a
marriage certificate was necessary to legalize
the thing, and the clergyman employed was
likewise ignorant The intention of marriage
| HAS siHct pteu entered upon ln6 ftcOTuS
1 though month after the wedding.
Texas is infested with robbers and des-
peradoes. A wagon train containing mer-
chapdise valued at $4,000 was captured. the
goods piaced in store at Calico, and sold
in open day by the robbers The Indians are
| committing numerous outrages, numbering
men, women and children indiscriminately
The opening of the port of Galveston has
given new life to trade, and large amounts OF
cotton are being shipped
| An interesting fact has come to light in
connection with the Ketchum forgeries 1t
appears that two of the junior partners
| Messrs. Belknap and Swan-became aware as
early as last jane that young ketchum had alb
stracted securities deposited with the house,
and used them at private speculations. They
charged him with the abstraction of 1881, :
500, when he confessed, and solemnly prom
ised to return it If time was given him. 1t
was decided to keep quiet. in the hope that
he would redeem his pledge, and thus at once
| save himself and the credit of the firm. They
did not dream the amount was so large. while
they claim that they were about to make an
exposure, when an exposure came from an
unexpected quarter.