The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-28

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NV YoRK, July n. :
The Herulfs Washington special has the
following:
The affairs of the Freedmen's Bureau in
Arkansas are'represented to be in the most
prosperous condition. In : report received
TO- day at the Freedmen's Bureau from Col
Mm. Strong, nov making tour of examina-
tion IN that portion of the South, for the pur-
pose OF observing the working of the system
now being tested by the Bureau, the writer
says that n the Littie Rock District alone
there are 3, $50 freedmen now employed in
parssAnce of he aedess brun ~ Secretary of
MG - the following rAtes OF wages: Fir,t
class male Laborers receive from SIS to $50
per month and rations, and 6rst class women
iaborers receive from SIS to S1S per mouth
with rations. One half Of the wages Of these
employees are paid to them every two months,
and the balance is ordered to be retained for
them to the end Of the year OF the above
number Of hborers upward Of 2.OOO are EN-
ployed by some forty three lessees Of planta-
mons lhe latter profess 10 be entirely saxis-
ned with the labor they receive from the freed
men, and have bat little trouble With their
employers. They claim, however, that the
established rates Of wages are too high, and
they have TO pay one-third more than il
charged in the Mississippi Valley. They e.
timafe that their cotton viii cost them from
- 70 Is cents per pound when heied and
ready for market
& Col Strong remarks in this connert;co tn.
If planters are not at fault in their calcuIatio.,
A0 money will b made onshe q <esou trm.
Among the numerous applications for mar
don TO-DAY W. the l,te re6ei Ger TEck fav-
lor. who arrived here To- dav- and i =, WI
liard's Hotel 81
The Navy Department il informed ,ba. III
Dictator made ten knots an hour ~o;ny into
port, and Il is said wouli h.yr yone 49, had
her boilers been ele.n. Ha, an.;n.. ~o-~.d
better than ever befure.
+ Cap<- Wslier.s of he S.er.~ento. ;,f.r-x
the Navy Department that he could not mai :
a lawful prize Of the Rsnpahannock la,e,v
owing to the fac. that she hurerd the eo..,
too closely, and that she Vas All the time in
British waters. .
The Tnsesy Washington speciaI sars the
case Of the stimislbiiay Of negro TESTIMONY.
which lately arose IN Alexandra. has been u
arranged thai all cases which nav her~. fa.r
arise. and until further order. he.xssa asI.
ored and white people. and ~ .Il c~sss 49,
colored people shall be summoned .s x,,tnss.
ses, are to be tried before provost court un-
der the seventh paragraph OF Circular No. s.
above referred 10.
Gen. Ro<ids Il IN Washins,o, annI,;,g fo-
pardon-
The Tssss Richmood correspondent sar.
in accordance with the proeismas,oo Of Gov
Pierpont, the charter elections came off To-
day and were conducted in r,erfa,.t oriar
The mterrss of the community pr,nciuaiIvce cer,.
tered ON the sheriff. Attorney AID tbs .seras.
sor of Joseph MAYO. The former. J. ".
Wright, ex-deputv sheriff. was elected over
three competitors bv plurality Of la votes.
defeating H. Kelley. who has held The Office
for several successive terms. n. A. Stnrie-
want was elected Navor over WIN. Taylor. by
s14 majority Mr.. 1aylor is an old and re-
spected merchant: Mr.. Stur,ievant is a young
Il war ,,f rood r,ar,ls~x - 49,