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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-23
WAsHINGrox.M March %,


II ~ q notable fact that the three or four
hundred combinations by the Senate pf Sec
ond Lieutenants in the regular army were
exclusively composed of men from various
States who had served during the late war in
ali branches Of the military. service as officers
o. volunteers; some OF them as C4lonels.
Lieutenant Colonels. Majors, CaptaiEs. and
non-commlssioned officers, and few pfthem
privates
The Treasury Department is still applying
itselfto the suppression Of frauds in the col
lection of cotton in the Southern States
Many Of the agents have been reliev ed, and
there are TO be securities Of detention OF cot
ton improperly captured or abandoned. unless
by special written directions in each case
from the Secretary Of the Treasury.
It's known here that Confederate Govern
ment cotton has been rrm6yed. thus perpe-
,rating double fraud on thrs~Governmen,
and on innocent individuals.
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Prospeets or Harmony.

A special dispatch to the New FORK Tribune
says:
We have the very best authority for stating
that the firm determination of Congress, and
the uawavering support given it by the loyal
people of the country in its effort toward re-
storing the Union aud placing its destinies in
loyal hands alone, have not been without ef-
feet at the other end of the avenue. 1t begins
to be unmistakably discerned by the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet that the great masses Of
the people are against the policy of giving up
the legislative control Of the Government to
unrepentant rebels: and in consequence
thereof an honest effort will be made to adjust
and harmonize the discordant views which
have so graveiy excited the apprehension Of
the country.
Thereis not particle Of doubt, as this cor
respondent states, that the great masses of
the people are against the policy Of giving up
the control of the Government to unrepentant
rebels; and they will be glad to see such an
adjustment of the differences between Con-
Sress and the President ss will Sestore the
Union by placing its destinies in loyal hands.
Illinois Journal 81
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WASHINGTON News FRoM ABRoAp.-The
following item from Naples paper, iff rela-
ton to proceedings in our Congress is not
much more false and ridiculous than some
reports made by Washington correspondents:
Each member sits at his desk writing letters
or reading newspapers; if he wants to post his
letter he elaps his hands for messenger: and
if he is a family man he brings his children to
the House as convenient play for
them. While gentleman is speaking the
messengers race past him, and other mem
bers come round him and poster him with
questions, while the younger generation play
hide and seek between his legs. The breset
rank system to be extended socially is the
latest idea! That society should grant ladies
who can't manage TO get husbands the brevet
rank to act as married women. A difficulty
occurring between two rival editors in the
hall of the Capitol at Washington, six shots
were fired, with no other result than an injury
to Washington statue.
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Foreign news.

New 1ohK. March %
The Royal mail steamer Australian. Capt.
Cook, which sailed from Liverpool at ] r. "
on the 10Th. Queenstown on The llth Of March,
arrived this morning
The City Of Baltimore reached Liverpool
about noon on the 9Th
The Scotland arrived al Queenstown .,
midnight on rhe ath.
The United States steamer Cananlaigus
left Kingston ON the 9Th of March for the
North oi Ireland.
observation-disclosures. Richardson. Spence
4 Co., and Wakefield. Nash Co. repor,
confined dalness in flour IN retail demanc
and nominally unchanged
Wheat-ln moderate request: winter red
10sla 10 Sd lower Oh the week: mixed mixed
2ssfa.,ss sd.
Provisions-Zegland & Co., and Bruce
McAulllie d Co. report beefin good request
at firm rates.
Pork-Eirm, and arrivals cleared MS landed
Bacon again Is I'd dearer; hams also dearer
Lard-ln good demand: sales Of American
up to %.
Cheese-Quiet.
Butter-Dull
Tallow-In good request and Is dearer.
Suger-Eirmer.
Cofee-Cuchanged
The share holders OF the Atlantic TELEGRAPH
Company unanimously adopted resolution
approving the arrangements Of the direc,or
with the Angio-American Telegraph Com
pany for laying cable this year. Upwards o
hundred miles of cable arc being manufac
tured per week. The last week ofJune il fo
| the Great Eastern TO leave Sheerness. Undi
minished confidence generally is expressed il
| its success.
Johnsoa's speech At the Washington meet
ing is very generally applauded. The Daily
News gives it very qualified approval. ant
bitterly denpunces Bancroft's oration.
| In the House of Commons the parliamen
tary oath bill was readthe second time, afte
D'fsraeli had given notice Of an amendhen
which will make the oath rncognize the su
premacy of the Queen and acknowledge allie
/ giance to her successor.
The reform question is actively discussed
By th4 papers.
/ Gladstone's announcement on the 18th i
| anxiously awaited.
! The Pail Mall Gazette assumes it certai,
| that the Russell ministry must soon dissolve
/ whether defeated upon the reform bill or not
The irish police continue to carry out thei
| extraordinary powers with great vigor and ar
| rests are numerous. Nine men we're arreste,
Ut Cork just after landing. from America, an
] two town commissioners at Queenstown hay
been arrested.
There are various rumors as to Stephens
one that he very recently escaped frof
France. The police behve him still in Dub
lin, aud keep up the search.
The fret conference relative to the princi
palities will be held in Paris on the 18th.
The bank Of France gained during tn
week nearly eighteen miihon francs. Bours
steady at 69@75.
It is stated the Austrian minister of foreig
affairs 10 authorized to make : fresh treat
with tho Mexican government for the CON
pensation Of the Austrian volunteers io
Mexico.
Bombay, March Markets unchanged
Exchange 2ls; freight to Liverpool 81.
!, LlyERPooL, 1Oth-Cotton sales to-day 20
600 bales; market buoyant and trife highe
| Spectators and exporters took 1900 bali
, Of middling upland at l9sG4d.
Breadstufis- -Qnietbut steady Provision
! firm.
. LoxDox 10th Consols, s6a@87; $40, 20
|. c., 77a@78l; Erie, sag.
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New YnRK. March %

nav 1ORK, Mafcn ~.
a Toronto letter says Colonel Lowry, Of the
47th infantry. is discovered to be compro-
missed with Sweeney, and he even limited that
he had accepted the command of a brigade
from the latter
Advices from St. Domingo report the shock
OF an earthquake, which leveled some of the
houses.
A report says some Of the provinces Of the
inferior have sent communications to the
President to declare war against Hayti for
outrages committed by the latter on the
houfiers esss S
The United States steamer Rhode Island il
1t Porto Rico. sas@ lA
6; The 'rumored fight between ships q Porto
Rico 10 doubtless canard.
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A FRIEND at Washington City, whose op-
portnnities for gaining information are good,
and in whose Judgment we have confdance,
closed d business letter with the remark that
he sees no sufficient reason 10 justify the belief
that the President intends to abandon the
party by which he was elected. He adds that
the appointments being made are uniformly
of thorough Union men. We also have 2
similar intimation from other sources; and
the public may be prepared to hear one gen.
eral howl from the copperbeads within shor.
time. They meyer cared fig for Presiden, e.,
johnson, and the moment they are salsnsm mn
ths. he v;n not giye them Office they WILL
-..nms the;r shuss of fAim.-HoWkvs.
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THERE comes to us from Memphis as an e

THERE comes to us from Memphis as an ex-
change The Memphis Post, edited by Gene
raj EATON, and just such a staunch Union pa.
per, and occupying just such broad grounds
Of loyalty, liberty and justice, as must make
it an effective instrument in giving proper
tone aud direction to political sentiment in
Tennessee. With a loyal press the South
will be speedily regenerated. The Post gives
indications of thrift and prosperity, and we
hope it will secure permanent and distin'
guished place among southern journals.
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IT is in proof, in the trial Of Gee, the keep
er of the Salisbury prison, that he buried
Union prisoners alive.
Our readers will recall in this connection
the barbarities of Wirz at Andersonville to
our prisoners.
Who can doubt that the policy adopted at
Andersonvile and at Salisbury was iu accor-
dance with the ruling sentiment amongst the
leaders and masses of the rebels. And what
loyal soldier or citizen, is ready now to sur.
render the government of the country to the
control the traitors of the South, aided by
by the Copperheads Of the North, in accord
ance with the programme of Vallandighan,
Voorhees, & Co.
The men whose sons shed their blood and
laid down their lives sacrifice to preserve
the government Of the country. and the sol.
diers who pHiled their lives in the same glo-
ricus cause, are not ready just yet to surren-
der the control Of the government 10 the
bloody hands of those who tried to overtbrou
it. and who now clamor for the immed;ate
restoration of their rights in the Union.
Copperheads can't bamboozle soldiers wh'
defeated the elsinthe field, ,or loyal men VIII,
defeated the allies of the rebels at the polls
to put the leaders of the combination party il
power under no pretence whstever.
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A CORRESPONDENT, who recently visited Ii

A CORRESPONDENT, who recently visited the
tomb of Jefferson, says:
'sThe walls enclosing the remains of Jeffe..-
son aud his wife and children, besides those
of some relatives, are gradually failing to the
ground. The gate is left unlocked, and in
mes can be obtained byevery vandalcuriosity
hunter disposed to desecrate the tomb Of
jefferson for the sake Of possessing chip of
the stone monument covering his grave. 10
such N extent has this petty larceny been
carried. that the tombstone presents the
sppeasance of broken piece of granite.
Even the tombstone of Mrs. jefferson has not
escaped these thieves"
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Nontntervension.

NEW YORK, March y
Secretary Seward. in reply to . letter from
terfers with Great Britain, in the case Of
Mr. Gonzales, subject Of San Salvador, who
lost quantity Of merchandise on board the
American bark Golden Rule, which was
burned by the pirate Alabama.
Mr.. Seward declines to interfere because
Gonzales is not an American citizen nor dom
aciied in the United States.
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:, AMONG Americana. permanently resident in
Rome, is Miss Charlotte Cushman, the TRACE
d,enne She IS celebrated for her skill in
norsemansh'p, and her fondness for the chase.
A correspondent writes that he cav her one
DAY lately ndmg 70 the hounds. To see the
former favorite Of the stage In her tight f;tt;ne
blue riding habit, one would hardly suppose
that she had ever been the majestic Iedy
Macbeth or the grotesquely terrible Nes
xsrrsltss.
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CINCINNATI. March %
The storm Tuesday night was very severe
ana Damaging to property in this neighbor-
hood: At Connersvllle, Indiana, several
buildings were blown down, and one pier Of
the Cincinnati and indianapolis junction
railroad destroyed. freight train RAN irto
the ehasm. Engineer and fireman eyerely
Injured.
The storm was felt at Indianapolis. Louis
vile, Evansville and other points welt. At
Hyde Park and Evanston. hail stones fell of
immense size. breaking glass and des troying
contents Of green houses.
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Extension OF Postal Routes.

WASHINGTON, March ".
The Postmaster General has ordered an
extension OF the route from San -Antonia to
Fort Clarke. through El Paso, making the
entire distance Of seven hundred miles, the
service once q week and back.
Officers and soldiers Of the army in Texas
are to be placed in close communication with
their friends at the military posts in New
Mexico, California, and on the frontier, be-
sides the accommodation furnished with reg
ularity and certainty, the people generally of
that place.
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NEW HOOKS.
q. s. Marshal's Proclamation.

o. 1HsYtcn. sNdsaeTH Dsrff7oN q foto1
+ PETER MELENDY, United States
Marshsi fur the State Of Io~a do hereby siye rub
ic notice thc II the uui'ed siaes sgainst
Rubber Belt It al in ufseizurr and iurs
nder Acts Of Congress, did, the 10fh day Of No
1865, in Re, kuk couny lows, attach and take
possession, for tafs custody rubber H.
rreis one piece ri copper and tin pip nah tut.
hnrse poser nachiIery, wooden be u iiefs,
wooden tubs, tao yeAt tubs, two grods bo1e-.
team boil r and pipe. wooden pump snt fixtures,
beer v4t. one cooler andaorm, donbler and
1eetifJ ing tnbs.
Asd slso give pm lie notice that the time ass.ned
7r tbs retarn OF sad ~Asfant is on the 81 cay Of
inril, 1868, and [ hereby adm uish and summona
IL persons claiming any interest In the said rubber
.eIi q al. or knowing having anything TO
y Why the shoui not he cond mned sold TO
tn demand Of s%d iibeiiant, ttat they be APP
b-fore the said Dsfrct Court tor ti- D-,rct u
o~s. q return term to he began and holden -.id
u trict Curt roam, on the ID day Of April a'ore-
.I 1ss5 a. Kapkuk L- eountt, Iora ia ssd District
m said last med day when ard where sad viii
heard then and there 70 fnterpose their cai1 and
said libel apd MAKE their slleEsti.n- tha b-
isf PETER AELESDY, Z. s VI.
mehle dat By Ii. fULfes, Deputy.
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Soldiers' Convenlfon-Attempt Sui.
eide.

soldiers' Convention-Attempt Sui.
eide.
LOUISVILLE, March %.
The Kentucky Soldiers Convention meets
here on the 10th and 18th Of April. Arrange
ments are being made to bring the soldiers at
halt fare over the principal roads. All officers
and soldiers who served in Kentucky regi-
ments are cordially invited. A large attend
ance is expected.
Sterling hing, who confessed himself guilty
o. the assassination Of Secretary Seward, en-
aeavored TO commit suicide this afternoon,
Dy sevenng vein OF his arm. HIS I'd dcoyery
is doubtful.
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--Aet
Elre.

ASTORIA, n. r., March o.
A FIRE. supposed to be the work of a1 incen-
diary. broke ont about 2 O clock this morning
in the house Of Mr.. J. ". Scott, occupied by
the Government
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The municipal authorities Of Mobile
have instituted o. quarantine against the
cholera ALI vessels arriving from the West
Indies, and suspected ports elsewhere, are
detained and examined. ssf
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CoNNEcTICUT.-The election in Connect
cut takes place on the first Monday in April
The usual Republican majority insthat State
is $500. In April, 1865, Tom. Seymour,
the copperhead candidate, was defeated by
about 900; but that was bad day for
Democrats, and in the following paragraph
the New York World tells why 1t was SO an-
favorable
"The election last year, when Buckingham
rolled up a majority of eleven thousand,
may be said to have gone by default On
the rery day Of the election. cannon rere fir
ing orer the rhole State for the fall Of Rich
nond ard for Lee $ smrender. 1t was hol-
iday, rather than work day. even at the
polls. Thousands of Democrats staid at
home.
Lees surrender discouraged the party that
desired the surrender Of Grant, and hence
they staid away from the polls. Now the
same party is out again. 1t has changed lis
programme, but il is the same party. Ii
does not run Tom. Seymour, who was an
outspoken rebel, bat it runs Mr. English, who
was one of the few democrats in Congress
who voted for the constitutional amendment
abolishing slavery. Mr.. English, however,
previously voted with the copperheads against
war measures, and will not succeed in run
ming very well as war man.
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Prinaing once Burned.

HALIFAX. March p.
The Office Of the Halifax Sun was dettroyed
by 6re last night. The editor and proprietor
Of this paper, Mr.. Ritchie. wss consistent
friend Of the United States throughout the
war of the rebellion.
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Denssratae ce.v.ntie..
Prnv,n,rcy II.

Fnov1DANcg, II. J., March %.
The Democratic State Convention was held
to-day. Thos. H. Steen president. Vim. H.
Steen and George N. Bliss AS secretaries.
No nominations for State Offices were made.
A committee was raised to bring forward q
ticket hereafter if deemed expedient Reso-
lutions were adopted declaring the Constitu
tion to be the foundation of American liberty,
opposing taxation without representation and
endorsing Andrew johnson.
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REM OVAL.

g1yHE OFFICE OF THE
J. surveyor = Collector Of Customs
Ii removed to
Third Street, bet. Main q Johason, Keoku1, Iosa,
In the Law Once Of Col Bruce. In po-tSrs and all
othe-s having busn~ss with the undes siga d. Ni dud
hin by cnline = his O6ics from 8 =. u \.
Sbai1on JOHN t1ANNUs, surveyor : Cellsetes..
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= ~ >-----------------
The President nd Mr.. Stevens.

AsHlS6ToS. March L.
pleasant story was told me yesterday
which shows that the President stands by his
party even by those members who sometimes
attack him; aud that il he is impatient of at
tack. and ready enough TO retort in words, he
does not bear malice
II is said that gentleman from Pennsylya-
MIA. an old friend Of MI. Thaddeus Stevens,
made application for a postmas,ership, and
asked Mr. Stevens to help him with the Pres
ident- Mr.. Stevens replied: !.You know
am not supposed to stand well with the Pres
ident; perhaps my good word for you won't
help you However Ill do what can" He
wrote on the back Of the application brief
note TO the President, saying, ..Mr. - de-
sires to be appointed to the possmastership a,
-. have known him many years. and
know that he will make faithful and capabie
officer
The bearer Of this nlissive went to Mr..
johnson with it, who read it, and immediate
ly wrote under it: Let the appointment be
made.
The Democrats who come here from Con-
necticut and Pennsylvania to bSa u few
crumbs of comfort from the President. &c
back with long faces. They do not ges much
encouragement at the White House.-N. \.
Ereniag .Ners.
FISH IN AN OH WELL.-No. &c T.
Holdmden farm had been pumping oil and
water for some time. ard on Saturday las,
the superintendent had the tubing drawn fol
the purpose of cleaning the we'll out aud dig
ging it deeper. During the operation they
struck large crevice in the rock, and or
using the sand pump they brought to the sur
face live fish, having no eyes, of brown
color, and four inches long. The fish was
brought from . depth Of GIG feet, and nc
doubt felt ~ much surprised Ut being intro
dnced into this vale Of tears as did those who
made the introduction. This specimen o
internal production Of the earth was put in
water Immediately after being brought TO the
surface, bnt being accustomed to . more re.
tired life, with mixture Of salt water and
oil for food and raiment. survived his changed
cendition of lie but few hours. He was
rs tightly "hottled'' as Butler on the James
and is now on exhibition st lease 66, prepar-
atory, We presume, to his being sent TO Bar
mum to be added to his collection of curiosi
ties. Pit Hole seems destined TO carry of
the palm for making new discoveries in thf
singular features Of oil production, and thi.
latest addition is not the least singular, nor
most uninteresting among its collections o
oleaginous cnriosities. 1t will furnish foot
for theoretically inclined individuals, as to
how the fish came there, and what its state o
existence, and what the formation of the
lower regions itinhabited.
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vol. 13.
LEGrsLArrvE SUMMARY.

From the Register Wednesdays summary
We condense the following: In the Senate
yesterday, bill was passed relating to ac
counts in the Auditor and TIeasurers Offices
A joint resolution was adopted appointing
Hon. Joseph Dysart and James T. Mcclure
of Tama county, and Hon. c. II. Conklin, of
Benton county, trustees ofthe Asylum for the
Blind, for four years. The bill allowing cities
to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors
within their limits was indefinitely postponed
SO to 6. The bill to amend the law relar
tive to appeals in school matters was lost for
of constitutional majority. The bill provi-
ding for taxing the currency of national banks
after discussion was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
The House passed the county court record
bill; Senate bill requiring Boards Of Super
visors to furnish Justices Of the Peace with
dockets when they make affidavit that their
the revision SO as to limit the assessment Of
property that has been overlooked to two
years; nd the bill to authorize counties and
cities to compromise certain bonds, coupons
and judgments thereon. The school bill was
under consideration good portion Of the day,
and elected considerable discussion, a good
degree Of interest, and any number of amend
ments but was unfinished when the House ah-
journed. Mr.. Tracy from the committee tn
the suppression of iutemperance submitted
an able report which was ordered printed
and well merits, and will repay careful Pc
rusal
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