The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-24
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Warrington News and Rumors.
NEW YoRK, March %.
The Tribnne's special states that the sup
posed easr9lia Qaantreil, brought bither
from New York, has been visited BY nearly
. hundred persons with view TO his positive
Identification. Parties are daily expected
from Kansas, Who know him Intimately, and
Who suppose = mistake of his identification
Impossible.
The investigation into the distilIery frauds
is etill in progress st the Astor House.
The Times special says the Secretary Of
the Treasury has . curious cotton case under
consideration upon the affidavit Of one
Charles Ring, Of ivc hundred and fifty bales
Of cotton that were seized By the Treasury
agent q Greensboro. as the property Of the
hate Confederacy. This property is now
claimed BY one Poultain, formerly Of the
rebel General Walkers staff, ~ his private
property. He alleges that there is no such
far Ring has not been found, but it is charged
that he has been put out Of the way by Poul-
tain. Ihas the case stands At present
The He1ld's Washington special says it is
understood that orders have been issued for
the immediate fitting out Of flying squadron
for duty on the British North American
coast. Various reasons are assigned for this
movement One is the assembling af the
British West India feet at Halifas; another
Is the Fenian scare; still another, ii the
Termination Of the reciprocity treaty, am the
eject % eur .6sheries. There 10 one thing
certain, We shall have feet in the Eastern
waters capable Of taking care Of our interests
in that quassef. It viii probably equdi the
English 6eet in strength.
A Wasbingtos special states that Senators
Dixon and Foster ore both still in . prec4rious
coddiisoa. Trough. both are reported some
what better By Their physicians.
"A special order honorably dischargiig Is
Assistsnt Quartermatefs, Eve. Assistant Adju.
tank Geuerals and two aids e-camp, four
commissar,es OF subsistence and one surveyor,
all Of the volunteer military forces was yes
terday ,ssaed BY the war department.
Among officers included in this orderis Col.
D. I. Van Buren, formerly Assistant AdIutan,
QessFal 10 Dix and Butler
The superintendent Of the FeniAn bond
'eeoDcy, - Warrington, states that during The
mOoth past the sales OF bonds OF the Irish
Republic have been made amounting to| $1o,-
QUO
The Tribane.s special states that Attb brney
General Speed has given an opinion sustain
inR the Yecens decision Of tie commissioner of
revenue. NJ to the right Of revolutionary pen
sioners. restored 10 rolls of the Southern pen
sion agencies, after proof Of continued lpyalty
throughout the rebellion. All pensioners thus
restored viii now receive their pensons from
the date Of their last payment on the former
certificate.
Afier referring to the terms and import of
the aes Of February 4ih, 1862, directing the
names Of all disloyal persoua and those Who
have a, any time manifested sympathy with
the rebel canse, to be stricken from the rolls
The Attorney General says by this act
Congress has sought to be just to all those
pensioners. Of the number who shall remain
faithful and true. and without any fault Of
theirs. They must be regarded as public
enemies, rs all intercourse with them under
thef1ss Of war. BY the act Of Congress, and
the proclamation made il pursuance thereof
vas suspended, bu, By the act Of the 4th OF
February, 1862. Their rights are sacred and
when intercourse became lawful. their right
to demand payment was revived, and it be-
came the duty of the Government to pay.
The Posts special says the Presiden, is
stiii considering the civil rights bill. Il is
understood that he has asked the counsel OF a
distinguished jurist in regard TO its const.ta-
tionality. IL returned TO the Senate with a
veto the objection will relate to the second
section. The President has asserted that he
approves the general principles OF the BILL