The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-09
Nrw YoRK, Sept. s.

New YosK, Sept. 8.
There were ten new cases Of cholera and
three deaths from that desease reported yes>
terday. The weather having changed percep-
tably il was hoped that the desease would
| again begin to abate Thee were three fresh
cases of it in Brooklyn yesterday and ~
| deaths from all deseases.
Gen. SAINTS Anna hes made an affidavit
before the Supreme Court denying any com
plicity in = knowledge Of the letter written to
Judge Barnard 10 which bribe VAS offered
for release from some Of his legal di6icult-
les.
A Times New Orleans special says that .
private letter received from Monterey says,
that Maximilian abdicates in favor OF prince
Napoleon on the 10th alt.
A Herald Troy dispatch says the Fenian
Congress concluded their secret session yes.
terday.
Fromsom talk Of active members it has
been ascertained that q vote of thanks to
Gen. Banks for his neutrality resolution was
tabled.
It's said that new effort u being made
to persuade Gen, Sheridan to resign and &C.
cept the command of the Irish army.
The bay mare, Lady Thomas, and the
brown stallion, George Wilkes, trotted for
S. 800, best three miles in fve, ut the fashion
course yesterday. The drizzling rain which
prevailed at the time dAmpened the spirits of
the animals, and they did NOT make their best
time, although it is still very good. The race
was won by the mare in three straight heats,
her fastest time beng 2:26f.
At the headquarters Of Stephens wing of
the Fenians in this city, arms and amdnition
are being received in large quantities. Or
ders have been issued in Canada to the vol
unteers to be in readiness to march to the
border.
The Heralds Ottawa, Canada, despatch
says an order has been issned to the Quebec
volunteers TO hold themselves in readiness to
march to the frontier. The engineers sta
toned at Quebec have also received orders
to be ready TO march on or about the 18th of
this month, to the border These will be en-
gagged in the protection Of defenses along the
Lower Canada frontier.
The Canadian hope is that further divisions
will arise in the Fenian Brotherhood from the
Gray Congress. Government agents are be-
heved to be at work in Troy.
The steamer Santiago De Cuba, with San
Francisco passengers has arrived.
The Times Washington special says, Gen.
Howard is in receipt of letters from Assistant
Commissioners of Freedmen's. Bureau, of
North Carolina Of Sept. Sd, in which in speak
ing of the present status of colored men he
states his intention, which has already been
partially successful, of breaking up the great
number of Freedmen camps throughout the
State and concentrating the needy and de-
serving ata few central points. 1t is his opin.
ion that after October lst, but few duties will
devol,e upon the officers and Agents Of the
Bureau in that State, The jurisdiction Of
affairs generally have been turned over to the
civil authorities. All complaints of outrsges
between whites and blacks have during the
past month been referred to the State Courts
and prosecutions have been conducted agains.
both classes with equal zeal. He closes his
report with the assertion that in an aggre
gate negro population Of over SOC, 900 in the
State, not more than $500 have failed to
place themselves out of reach of want for the
coming year.
DIR. Jaynes. Health officer for Brooklyn,
was knocked down last night in that city and
robbed of over 200 dollars in greenbacks, by
three men.