The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


New YoRK, May 10.
The Times Washington special says:
have it from good authority that JEFF. Davis
will be tried in Richmond in June, upon the
indictment recently found by the Grand Jury
at Norfolk, providing Chief Justice Chase
will consent to preside in the circuit court,
lay on account of the investigation going on
before the House Judiciary Committee.
Should that investigation, and the action Of
Congress thereon, not be concluded it is not
true, as is stated in some of the papers, that
a copy Of the indictment has been deposited
with the Attorney General. Secretary Sew
ard left here this morning on the six o clock
train en- route for Auburn, by the way of New
York City. Mr.. Seward expects to be absent
about week.
The Tribune's special says the indictment
of jeff. Davis has been made public, but it
contains nothing which was not in that pub
lished year ago. -
Chief Justice Chase has signifed his vii.
lingness to preside over the court IN Virginia,
on condition that the President issue pro-
clamation abrogating martial law in that
State, so far as the United States forces are
view with the President on the subject last
week. and the probabilities are that the latter
will listen to Mr.. Chnse's suggestions, as he
expressed himself anxious for the immediate
trial of the chief instigator of rebellion.
The House committee is preparing report
favoring his trial by military commission,
for various violations Of the Articles Of War,
and the growing in the completion of the as
sassination conspiracy. The report is very
voluminous, and will contain a chain of cir
cumstances and evidence, the various links
of which were obtained out of the ruins of the
Confederacy.
The statement sent from here that the Sd
section of the Constitutional Amendment will
be stricken off in the Senate, and the entire
amendment more or less emaculated, Is at
least premature, and the wish is father to the
thought. A pretty social column will be
developed in the Senate in favor of the House
resolutions.
A majority Of the Senate Finance commit
tee is known to be opposed to Sherman 5
funding bill, especially to the exception of
United States Stock from taxation.
The veto of the Colorado bill has been
written and signed, and will be sent to the
Senate, after reading it to the Cabinet.
The Posts special says the committee on
Memphis riots will start fer that plane to-
morrow.
The Posts Washington special says the
developements in the Merchants National
Bank failure. under the investigation of the
House committee are very bad. 1t is beliey-
ed that majority of the committee will re-
port against permitting any deposits in any
National banks. Of Government funds. but if
this proposition fail stringent regulations will
be adopted
Mr.. Sterhouse, editor Of the Salt Lake
Telegraph. and Mr.. Taylor, agent for Mormon
emigration, arrived here to-day from Utah, to
prepare for the reception of about 1000 NOR
mons2from Europe this summer.
The sum Of S220, 900 has been received for
licenses under the new excise law up to one
o'clock TO- day.
An immense body of men and women at
tended the Fenisn demonstration at Jones
wood to-day. Still only the o Mahony fac
ton thus far acknowledge the organizer, as
Stephens is called. The Roberts men yet
stand aloof These men number thousands
and there is supposed to be but little prospect
for peaceful union here even upon the ques.
ton Of National Sovereignty. The examination
of the treasury of o. Mahony, by direction OF
Stephens, says the Post, shows that only
$500 remains but BY selling the lease Of Union
Square head quarters. the sum Of Sll ,0O
conld be obtained. There is deficit o.
$4,000 which no one of the men who
ought to know the facts will explain.