The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-17
Gold closed At la2 in New York las.

The cholera ia decreasing in London.
Another heavy failure is reported, that
of Mr.. Bates, an iron master Of Tunstall,
with liabilities of $500, 600.
The French journals attempt to explain
away the fact that Napoleon is making ex>
tensive war preparations.
An address has been issued 70 the Ital>
ian volunteers by Garibaldi.
All movable war material are to be sent
from the fortresses Of the Quadrilaseral TO
Vienna before the 25th inst.
The parties arrested tor high treason in
Austria have been discharged.
Martial law, which has prevailed in sew
eral districts of Russia, has been abolished.
Senator Coness, Of California, starta this
month on European tour.
The Duchess d'Ambrante's daughter il
amantua- maker in Paris M. Thie1' sistef
keeps bording house.
Miss. Lucy Rushton u visiting the water
ing places, as correspondent Of = New York
weekly
Mr.. c. Fl. Sweetser, Of the Round Table,
has gone to Minnesota in search of recres-
ton.
The Prussian government informs the
Emperor ofFr.nce that Prussia win never
cede any territory stuate upon the Rhine to
France.
The resignation of Gen. Palmer. which
was At first accepted by the Secretary of War
has been reconsidered and Gen. Palmer has
gone TO Tennessee.
The Jamaica murders has also engaged
the attention of the Lords. The conduct Of
the officials was denounced, but it was held
that Gov. Eyre could not be indicted for
murder.
The Queen of the Sandwich Islands was
formally received at the Presidential mansion
last night.
Notice is gwen from the Treasury De
partmept to all holders Of certificates of the
Temporary loan. and all other loans except
for clearing house purposes, that they must
presen, them before the 26th Of August, a.
after that date interest will cease.
DIR. T. G. Montgomery, m eminent phys
stefan Of Hopkinsville, Ky, formerly Super
insendent Of the Western Lunatic Asylum,
died in that town on the Sd inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hooker celebrated
their silver wedding at Hartford, on Friday
night, with Henry Ward Beecher, Governor
Hawley and Harnet Beecher Stowe, among
the guests. Mrs Hooker was one of the
Beechsr family.
The Hyde Park riots have been dis
cussed in the House Of Lords. Earl Russell
denounced the course of the Home Secretary
in Withdrawing the police from the Park, and
Earl Derby defended him.
Custom House officials in New Orleans
have seized $500, 900 worth of wines, because
Of an attempt to defrsud the revenue by un-
dervaluation.
A New Orleans dispatch states that
President johnson has..urged Major General
Sheridan to abolish martial law in New Or
leans, If advisable, which Sheridan thinks il
is not.
-Swinburne, the rising English poet ha.
lately bought up and burned all he could fnt
Of the earlier editions of his poems, and il
about sending forth q new and revised edi
tion.
Alexander I. Stewart. of New York
who reloicss in the largest income Of any in
dividua in the United States, wears . ring
upon the seal of which is latin motto
which, being interpreted. signifies Keel
busy and mind your chances
A special agent has been travelling in
cog. in Alabama and Georgia, investigating
matters connected with the Freedmen's Blu
reau He reports that there has not been
single case of starvation in either of thes
States; that the amount OF destitution ha
been greatly exaggerated; and that the pres
snt system Of issuing rations is productive q
Incidence and decentralization.
1T is stated on high authority that Ger
Grant has requested Secretary stanton TO fur
nish for publication all ofSheridan' despatch
es in reference TO the New Orleans riots. i
order to set at rest the various and contra
cictory reports concerning them, ~ we'll .
to place Gen, Sheridan correctly before th
county in the matter.
Rev. Peter Cartwright, d. D., in lett.
to the Central CAristiaa Advocate, says:
have spent sixty>two yean rs q regular itine
rant preacher, and have never lost SIX month
of that time by sickness, and have never r,
ceived the small sum or salary allowed, b
two years ont OF that sixty-two years. Whs
entered the travelling ranks in 1904, theI
we're seven annual conferences: nov there Q.
sixty"
United States Senators Sherman of Obi
and Sprague, of Rhode Island, On route {
Denver, by the Platte Route they will .
Lient. Gen. Sherman and escort TO Pike
Peak. After rambling about in Colorado +
fortnight, Senator Sherman will return
the Smoky Hill route, land take the stun
in Ohio, Indiana, and Western Pennsylvani
TIE hermaphrodtes at Philadelphia in t
decoration of the wigwam were at in6n
pains to convert the Star Spansled Banu
into rebel bunting, or at lesst so TO diegui
It's appearance as not to make it greatly %
gestive of the flag under which our soldis
marched to the suppression of the rebellie
A Philadelphia dispatch sayE
1.-The decorations were simple, and at
name time ingenious. Along each side Of I
building. above the galleries, three color
striped pieces Of bunting we're stretched, -
stripe about u feet in width. 1t was seita
srebel nor a Union Gag. though pxs n
like the former than the latter. The upg
stripe vas blne, and eoatained central 4
of white stars. The remaining stripes VI
respectively white and red Il w0 % -
the rebel stars and barr q 10 suggest them
every one II 6rst glanoe. Upoa shsss str;y
the seals Of States were placed, acron
arch, where each Hhte represented . ~
Above the arch were the figures l776. Z
below 1865, with the motto, s.Enited
stand, divided We kll. Below this =,
three large Union Hags, With . couple
small ones crossed upon them, cvsr ~ s
of Pennsylvania. The larrest Aaw NJ
ioor,ad mn ~ IN show h,s sh-~. 49,