The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-25

The Health 81 seerssary seward N
proving-A Dusl sa the TsPas.
NEw YosK. Sept. n.
The four story tenement house, No. lSs
Avenue on the corner of 18th and .3lst sts.
WAS DESTROYED by FIRE yesterday morning
abont one O'Clock. The family of Corneliu
Battiger, consisting Of himself, his wife. an
three daughters, aged respectively s, 10, an
49, were occupying the Sd story, and fearin
TO leap from the windows, were all burned t,
death, being found lying together in on
group. their remains baked to q crisp
Another family of FIVE persons. nance
Hartz, leaped from the 4th story window,
bed being held below for them to algh
on, and two of them-the father, Phil
lip Harz and son Edward Hartz -missin,
the bed in their fall, were so severely injured
that their lives are despaired of. All Of III,
rest were more or less injured The damag,
to the building is about 10000, and Ii,
household effects Of all the inmates were de
stroyed The evidence given at the investi
CATION over the bodies Of the victims leads t
the conclusion that the fire was the work o
al ncend,ary. and reward of 81 900 is of
fered for his detection.
The Herdids London and Dublin CORES
rondence shows a steady progress by thu
people of England and Ireland towards ths
complete attainment oftheir franchise rights
the movement being covered by the reform
agitation in the one country, and the Fenlar
excitement in the other.
The number of cholera cases reported
yesterday was less than ofthe day before, bu1
there Is no certain indication that the disease
is abating. Five cases were reported in the
city yesterday, and eight new cases and three
deaths in Brooklyn, showing an increase in
the latter city.
The Stephens headquarters have been the
recipients OF numerous donations from Hun
garian, Polish aud French refugees, who are
anxious to aid the cause of Irish freedom.
meeting of the Brotherhood was held yester
day, where resolutions favoring the early
commencement Of war in Ireland we're
passed. Stephens, Kelly. Gleason and oth>
ers ddressed the meeting, avowing the IN.
selves ready to return to Ireland whenever
ordered.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mousely, who lived at 81
Moor street, cut her throat yesterday with q
razor, while alone in her parlor and died al
most Immediately.
A woman named Catherine Reisch com
mitted suicide at Hoboken on Saturday even
ing. by hanging herself with clothes line.
"A hciAeH asuiugtou sptc,ai says tuat II
has lranspired that United States Paymas-
ter of the Regular Army, late chief of an i'm.
portant district. has dishonesty appropri ated
to his own usea very large amount of coupons
attached to T>20s, cutting them off previous
To paying them out to the troops of his dis
trict ! he Paymasier held the bonds back
until the January interest accrued, distribut>
ing them throughout several remote States,
minus the coupon adJuncts, which he fell
oniously retained for his own private use and
gain. It's understood that charges have
been preferred against him at Washington,
and that but little time can elapse before the
pubiic Will be uliy apprlsed OF the facts The
sum involved covers many thousand dollars.
A Tribune New Orleans special denies
The repor. OF The SD Coiored Regiment show
ing any disposition 10 create a riot. lie says
some forty cab drivers had assembled III the
vicinity Of the encampment whore the men
were being mustered out and paid of, with
the intention OF envclng them to visit im>
proper places ana swindling them out OF their
money. he officers OF the regiment, solicit
ons for the welfare of the men, requested the
police OF duty u the vicinity to have the cabs
reInoSed. and tnls request bad been tortured
into re iiculous statement that the police
were cailed on 10 protect the officers from
violence at the hands of their men, when the
truth IS apparent that no body Of officers
were ever more universally loved and respect
ed by the soldiers OF their commands. and no
regiment could have behaved ia more or
deriy and quiet manner than this one has
since iis arrlsalin the city.
Judge Heislaad s house was set on fire for
the fonrti, time q few nights since. The Judge
is at present travelling with the loyal South
ern delegates IN the North.
A tribune s special says Secretary Seward
IS nearly well. lie rode TO the White House
on tuesday, and beng helped into one Of
the ante rooms hell conversation or a
halt hoar wlih the President. Attorney Gen
eral Stansbcrry and Secretary McCulloch.
The Secretary is very thin terribly debiiitated.
and ten years older in appearance than the
moruias he -iarted on The Presidential trip
A gelliemen addressed an inquiry this eve>
ning 10 the Assistant Secretary of Mr.. Sew.
ard respecting the health Of The Secretary,
aud received the following reply HE is
decidedly better to day, and although weak is
able to sit up and ride out Dr. Norris,
thinks that III few days he will be able 10
resume his official duties.
A Tribune Washington special says Pol
lard, editor OF the Richmond Exdmiaer.
having been posted as a coward. and it by
John Taylor son of the ex President,
duel has been arranged TO settle the matter.
Inc hGatd washington special says
camps, convalescent, and distribution OF
names familiar 70 thousands who took an ac-
tive part ~ the late struggle tor the perpet-
uaiion OF the Union have grown to be suchan
important feature III the terrible history OF the
past that me government authorities manifest
aalsposi.on TO preserve them as mementoes,
10 remind those VINO once shared thelr mea
gre hospitaiiues, "hen IN 'he inture they may
'is't 'hem' oi me Gays when they cohgrega-
tea there IN me ehai ac'ers OF eonsaiescent,
s'rage'efs' coiie oo'ieps anu nahsers, oy con :,
serhhg then INTO Depot LOT the receipt OF
negro recraitsio 'he regular army. Already
very neariy regiment OF coiored troops ara
quarterea there.
ne ifa0uae pnbiishes statement from
Pellisier. condemned with GONZALES tor the