The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-03
Midnight Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsH1xarns. Nor.


Hon. James Harlan this morning publishes
an elaborate reply TO the statements hersto-
fore made impugning his motives IN the sale
of the Cherokee neutral land. Being thor
oughy convinced that the interests oFthe In
dians required it he sought diligently for a
purchaser, and after feeling in all directions
be ultimately effected sale 70 the American
Einigrant company, Of Connecticut be
claims this contract was in accordance with
the treaty, and that with reasonable diligence
the whole amount except the expense Of the
survey, would be in the Treasury, to the cred
it of the Indians, or at interest, which in one
year from the date Of the contract by the oth>
er mode of sale in driblets. the expense
would be much greater, and judging from his
experience il would be . life time before the
whole could be converted into cash. few
interested parties desired the vacation of this
contract for purposes of speculation. Mr..
Harlan concludes by saying: mot regarding
them az disnterested advisers, their advice
was not followed by me. l preferred to fol-
low my own Judgment of what the true inter-
ests Of the Indians and people of Kansas re-
quired, l did what appeared TO me to be
both wise and just, and | neither fear nor
doubt the Judgment OF an impartial public
opinion; and it my successor shall follow the
advice Of the Attorney General, set aside this
contract, and succeed in making better dis
position of these lands, none of his friends
will be more highly gra.iied than shall be
with his success"
The mission Of p. 0. Day, of Buffalo. and
j. C. OBrien, of Rochester, has been sue
cessful. They have obtained the return Of
the arms taken from the Fenian brotherhood,
through the influence of Hon. J. N. Huns
phrey and F. b. Gallagher. Of Buffalo. 1t il
also stated in this connection that W. A..
Dart, United States Attorney for the North.
srn District af New York, was to-day renos>
ed from Office.
The President to-day removed the postmas-
ters at Warsaw, Ind, and Waterloo, Iowa,
and appointed c. G. Ward to fill the former,
and j. II. Evans the latter.
The Comptroller of Cprrsncy announces
that bonds have been received for deposit
with the Treasurer OF the United States, TO
an amount sufficient to secure the entire three
hundred million Of circulitian Of Nstonal
Banks authorized by law. No moro csn be
received after this date, as the limit has been
reached, and hereafter it will be useless to
forward bonds or to apply for "a iucrease Of
ospital, or for the organization of new banks,
or TO do anything with the expectation ofget-
ing circulating notes.
Four colored men, Who confessed their
crime, we're hung this morning at Upper
Marlbow, Md, for the murder Of Col. Wm.
Dyles, near .Poscataga, in Juns last. Their
object was plunder, wAicbshsy secured. hav>
ing taken about sixteen hundred dollars from
the secretary. A large number Of persons
went from Washington and surrounding
country TO witness The execution. A fifth
negro, Who had been convicted Of
an infamous ofenss, was granted Z
respite in order TO inquire into the truth
Of the assertion Of Dsw evidence in
his favor.
The following regulations in ragazd 70 -
application for an increass Of pensions were
issued from the Department O6ics to-day:
Applications for increase Of pensions under
the Acts Of June 9Th and Inly 25sh, 1885,
: form part Of the unAdjudica1ed o. psadins
claina, and their receipt i not acknowledeed
BY this Office. The condition Of all uaAajsdi-
Gated claims 10 reported from time to time By
circular Or BY letter, and will not Be reported
to any agent unless be shall have been recor-
nirsd BY this Office q the Attorney in the
case, nor unless the application shall have
been on 6le at least three months. Special
cases, executed Only On 8 dolly executed
power Of attorney conferred upoa On agent,
has the right 70 sppear in . case, and no
unadjudicated claim will bs taken from the
files for examination, unless material evi-
dencs dali hsve been dlbred 70 eafaAlish it,
validity. During the past month seventeen
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