The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
uEWs sUnaAnY.

sAAa NEW Y0RK, July 8.
The morning papezs contain The following
specials from Warrington:
Tho June statement Of the public debt will
not be published until tho statement showing
the operations Of tho Treasury for the fiscal
year ending on the 80th ult-, 10 completed
The reduction Of the principal ofthe debt dur
ing the month Of June il reported to be about
$l36, 200, 900, making the total reduction inthe
maximum principal Of debt due since July LIST,
1865, of moro than hundred milli0nA
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs ro-
ceived telegram this A. NJ, from E. B.
Taylor, President of the Laramie Commission,
dated Fort Laramie, June 10Th, announcing
that . satisfactory treaty had been concluded
with the Sioux and Cheyennes.
A communication from the Secretary Of
! War in response to . resolution Of the Senate
enclosed areport from Gen Dyer, Chief Of Ord.
nance, in which the latter says that Harper's
Ferry cannot. in his opinion, be ever again
used to advantage for the manufacture ofsrms.
the detention of all property Of the United
States at that point is not necessary or ad-
vaHtageous to the public interest beyond the
Temporary use of the machinery required for
the ordnance depot, and he recommends that
as soon = that depot can be broken mp, all
the public lands, buildings and other proper
ty there to be sold and the proceeds Of the
sale to be applied to the construction Of the
armory in the west, as now authorized by law
to be established.
The Niagara Ship Canal bill meets with
more opposition than was anticipated. 1t
is asserted that political interests have got
mixed up with it.
The bill relieving the San Francis,
co and China Mail Steamship Cox from
their obligation TO touch at Honolulu will
shorten the passage between San Francisco
and China from seven TO ten days. 1t will
enable the American line TO compete, in point
of time, with the English Mail line. The
English steamers take Al days from London
to Hong Kong. Under the new arrangement
American steamers will 90 from San Francis
co in Al days. The Pacific Mail Steamship
Co. ask to be released of portion of the
service, under their contract, without reduc-
ing the price.
The Senate in executive session to>day
confirmed the Commissioner under the act to
reimburse the State of Missouri for sxpendi
lures in enrolling and equipring and provis-
ioning the militia force, to aid in suppressing
the rebellion and also confirmed the nomi-
nation Of Jasper NJ. Humphreys, ~ Colleo
tor of Customs, of Richmond, Va.
Generals Steadman and Fullerton, having
CouPiCtcu ihcH iuscetibAtiou III altestesipPi,
arrived in New Orleans, yesterday, from
whence they will make report and forward
1t on the Alabama and Mississippi.
They have concluded their investigation with
Louisiana and Texas.
The Times special says during the past
week the Senate has rejected an unusual
number Of the Presidents nominations, most
Of them men Of unexcsptiopsble military
record. Among the reflections Of last Satar
day we're Col. Rufus CHEEKY, of Wisconsin,
nominated as Assessor Of the LIST Collection
District of that State, and Col. Geo. Girty,
Of the same State nominated as Assessor for
Sd District, Col. Girty served CALAMITY
in the late war. Two of his brothers were
killed, and his father served as private
during the war. Col. CHEEKY served With
credit as Pay Master. The Senate also re-
jected Col. A. J. Fulton, nominated as As
SCISSOR of the 18th District of Pennsylvania,
who was also soldier of good record. VIM
Edwards, also faithful soldier, was rejected
as Post Master at Keokuk.
Peter l.. Foy, nominated as Post Master
at ST. Louis. was the I'd time rejected