The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-27

Gold closed at $50 in New York last
night.
Gen. Saxton has been assigned subor.
dinate command at Buffalo.
-Thos. F. Cory, the Cincinnati hotel clerk
who was shot by young lawyer of that city,
died on the following day.
Mrs. John Bigler, of Beaver, Ohio, wears
awidow's weeds at the age of twelve. Her
baby has seen half a summer.
"A popular life of Abraham Lincoln in
Italian has just been published in Florence,
Italy. 1t is sold for the benefit of the freed
men.
The Will County Qll) Republican Con.
yention has selected delegates to the Con.
gressional District Convention in favor of the
denomination of Hon. B. C. Cook.
The following are the three largest in
comes of Hartford people: R. W. Il. Jarvis,
executor of the estate of S. Colt, s2lS, ,s9l;
Lawson c. Ives, Sl64, 1896; Austin Dunham,
s13l,556
Spencer W. Coe receives salary of
$4,000 in New York dry goods house,
which is believed to be the largest salary paid
any individual in the country.
There were twenty-nine deaths from
cholera, and thirty-four rev cases. among the
troops on Tybee from nine oclock, Monday
morning to six o clock on the oath.
Gen. McClurg, of Missouri, has been unan-
imously nominated for reelection to Con-
gress by the Radical Convention of his dis
trict, held at Sedalia on the 23d.
Col. Harris, Mayor of Cincinnati, has
been confirmed as Collector of Internal Rev
enue. A Republican successor as Mayor will
be chosen by the City Council within the next
fortnight.
James Fealter, the soldier who lately
found S900,0 600 worth of diamonds in Mexico.
near Brownsville, Texas, has passed through
New Orleans en- route to St. Louis, where he
resides.
Gen. Dix, few days ago wrote letter
approving OF the Philadelphia Convention,
since which he has been appointed Minister
to the Hague, and by this it will be seen
whether the "My Policy party is a bread
aud butter one or not
The value of rations issued to refugees
in Mississippi, Arkansas, and the Indian
Territory during the last three months was
so. 0.377S9. For the corresponding period
last year it was S330,709. Great destitution
and suffering still exists.
The will of Dr. Bird Powell Of Cinein-
natl. recently deceased, who bequeathed His
head to friend and pupil for scientific pur
poses, has finally been admitted to probate.
The bequest is, therefore, legally acknowi-
edged, and the head will remain in Professor
Keckelor's cabinet.
The Spanish Admiral Mendez Nunez,
who recently bombarded Valparaiso and Cal
lao killed his intimate friend in duel some
years ago, and ever since has tried his best to
be killed without committing suicide. In
this way, by counting what appeared to be
certain death, he has risen to the post of
Admiral, although he is only thirty -rour years
old.
The Tennessee Legislature is again in
session. There is no trouble now in getting a
a quorum. No business Of any importance
has yet been transacted. II has been deter
mined among the Radical members to remain
in session until it is learned what course will
be pursued by the President and Congress al
Washington in reference to the recent passage
of the conititutional amendment by the Leg
islature of this State.
The Stonewall Home Guard, al Galveston,
composed of fifty late rebel soldiers, has been
broken up by command of the military au.
thorities. The members generally act def
antly, and intend to reorganize at some other
place.
"A man was arrested in Tyler county,
for numbering his wife and three small chill
dren. From the evidence it appears that the
man was laboring under an attack of insanity,
and arising about midnight, he took hatchet
and literally chopped his wife and children to
pieces. The neighbors heard screams. and
went in the house, but arrived too late. The
youngest child, aged three years, had its head
and both arms completely chopped off,