The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-05
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The Board of Missions ofs&he Protestant
Episcopal church held their 6rss annivessary
meeting aG The Church Of the Asceuaios 10
this city. Reports OF the committees on dor
mestic and foreign missions were rsad and
approved. The snnual sermon was delivered
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A centenary meeting was held last evening
in the Seventh street Episcopal church. Ad-
Rev w. A. Brown, Rss. s. L. Weed, and
Others. ~
The consecration Of Rev. Moore Williams
as missionary bishop to China and Japan took
place yesterday at St. Johns Episcopal
church in this city. Twenty-four bishops
were present and upwards OF one hundred
ministers. The ceremony was of . very inn
pressive aud interesting character.
The corner stone Of new church, Rev.
DR.. Osgood, was laid yesterday, at the COR
ner Of Park and 8oth streets. Appropriate
addresses we're delivered by Doctors 0sgood,
Hlbows and ChApin, and . large miscellane-
Gus collection of articles deposited under the
stone.
The headquarters of Santa Anna continue
thronged with visitors. r. Beckley, Presi-
dent of the Knights of the Golden Circle,
has offered bis sword and sympathy to the
cause. General Sweeny had long interview
with the old chiefiain yesterday on the sub
ject Of Fenian enlistments. The adherents
of Gen. 0rtega, the rival claimant to the dis
tinguished honor of delivering the Mexican
Republic, exhibit bitter hatred of Santa
Anna. They claim that he is a spy Of the
French Government, and they have docu
ments to prove it. Ortega will leave the city
soon for Mexico.
The Commissioner of Emigration's official
report for the. month Of september shows
that IA, 1886 emigrants arrived Ut this port du-
ring that time.
John Flanty and W. Canter, two young as
pirants for pugilistic honors, went 10 the Jsr
sey Shore Farm, Brooklyn, yesterday, and
fought for one hundred dollars and the minor
championship. twenty seven rounds were
fought, and Flanty was so badly beaten that
he had 10 be assisted home.
Five fr sh cases of cholera we're reported
in this city yesterday. Burial permits for
seven cholera dead were issued.
Judge Gisrse yesterday vacated the order
of arrest in the csse ~ ). 3 Brssher, char
ged with nnawfuly apropriating sonre 900
bales of cotton, said 10 be the property Of
Mr.. Jeremy Besll and others, citizens OF the
State OF Georgia. Subsequently, smother or
dor 4 II MT IN nd nal n
hIa-i, presented to the court
Rear Admiral Francis Ill. Gregory, of the
Uniled States Nay. died very suddenly az
one q clock inns morning III Brooklyn. lie
one os the most distinguished officers of
the Navy, and WAS, nj the Time of his death
superintendent, Of the iron ciAds and steam
vessels constructing in New York. lie died
Of Inflammation Oh the bowels
Mr. Chas. Tucker, stranger from Detroit,
Mich, was robbed in the city on Tuesday
night, OF $500, which he had brought here
TO invest 10 Government securities. ~.
AHeratdS New orleans special says
huge swinde of the Governmert to the
amount Of about hall million dollars has
been unesrthed by the United States Detec>
tives. The party implicated is J. Lowen-
thai, Of No. 207 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wash
inglon, who Is claim agent there. and who
lett here yesterday to avoid arrest. ltappears,
BIS claim agent in Washington, he was in the
habit of getting IRON c. Dibble, notary pab
he of this city, blank sworn afhdavits, setting
forth that certain discharged privstes of regis
ments we're entitled to certain amounts of
back pay and bounty. Lowenthal filled
them up by orging names of discharged sol>
dian. end by endorsing thenx got cbscks for.
the amount from Paymaster A. ID. Robinson,
and Others, of Washington. One Of the de-
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eral Of these documents. A warrant was
issued Yesterday by Judge Augustine, but
Lowenthal had left for Washington, carry
ing with him about twenty checks of from one
hundred to three hundred dollars. II is as
serted that large number of paymasters and
citizens are partners of Lowenthal in the
swindle, which amounts to about one million
dollars.
The Times Washington special says the
several Boards for the examination Of ofi-
GERS to be appointed in the regular nrmy,
which we're ordered to meet at Chicago, New
FORK and Washington, Oct. let, are now IN
session. and the new appointees are appear
ing before them, in accordance with the act
of Congress recognizing the army. The
Board which meets at New York examines
all officers East of the State of Ohio, for the
Infantry arm of the service. The Board
which meets at Chicago examines all the Off
GERS for the State of Ohio, aud States West of
that, The Board which meets at Washington
examines all officers for the Cavalry arm of
the service. Another Board has just been
ordered to convene at San Francisco, on No-
vember 18th, TO examine officers for either
arm Of the service, who may be appointed
from the Pacific coast.
The Times special says Captain and Brevet
Major General A. r. A. 1eobert, U. s. A. !,
well known as one of the most efficient Cav
airy copissnders during the war, has resign
ed his position in the regular army, and re
tires to private life.
The Herald publishes an article showing
how utterly inadequate are the present forti
Gcations along the Sound and the lower Bay,
TO successful resistance against the newly
invented engine OF war. Before the rebellion
New York was impregnable, but it would
nov be entirely at the mercy of a fleet clad
with iron aud armed with the heavy ordinance
brought into r~quisision BY the engineers Of
our late evil was.
A, meeting Of the American Bible Uniou
yesterday, The haanciai report shows that the
ainrs ot the asso ation were in iourishlns
coalition
Ehe pr,lect Of making the settlement at
the Clearing House in National bank notes in
stead OF legal tender was a second ti'nc
voted down at the meeting on Wednesday.
The Cfia,ner Of Commerce adopted res
olaiion 70 memouiue Congress to repeal the
export duty on cotton.
Certain parties IN this city being engaged
in putting IN circulation spurious Mexican
bonds, the Secretary OF the Mexican iesa.
ton in Washington has issued = circular an.
nouucing that no bonds can ever be consider
ed vsl,A sud binding On the Mexican Repob-
lie unless they be approved by the Minister
accredited nesr the Huyerspentot thetu iited
States. The condition being in aceerdapes
With specific Instructions received from the
Mexican government.
The New York anti prohibition State Cen
tral esnunfases coaRssiAg Of one delegate
= from each Congressional District, met at the
st. frholos Hotel, in thia city, thS morning.
NotSiSg gbut desultory discussion, on the pro-
priery Of holding = State convention, took
ms Dsaocrass In me third Congressional
District nominated Mr. e Robinson for lnna