The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-20


Match Came OF Base Ball-Statement nts
or Surviving sailors OF the Evening
Star.
NEW YoRK, Oct. Is.
An interesting breach Of promise case was
tried yesterday before Judge Davis, in part
three Of the Supreme Court Circuit.
The complainant was Mrs. Elizabeth Rich
ards, a lady Of "a and Robt. Roberts, gen.
tlemau aged 20, both residents Of this city.
The lady claimed $40, 900 damages, was mar
ried twice before, and now brought suit
against the gentleman on the ground OF being
false to his matrimonial engagement. The
Jury brought in verdict for the defendant.
Judge Barnard has finally decreed that
Harriet f. Christy, is the lawful wife and
rightful heir of <. P. Christy, the negro min
strel.
The total number of votes registered in
Brooklyn, foots up 3S,27s. The city vote
last year was only 300.
The game for the Base Ball championship,
between the Atantic's of Brooklyn, and Mu.
tualis of New York, played at Bedford, was
won by the former club, by score OF "a
to "a.
The surviving sailors of the ill-fsted steam
er Evening Star which foundered at sea on
the SOth inst, whereby two hundred and hf>
ty lives were lost, made some statements
yesterday regarding the unseaworthiness Of
that vessel in her unserviceable condition.
She went to sea with but little more than
half a crew.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Boston Journal Of yesterday morning. states
that treaties with the Imperial Government
of Mexico have been agreed upon. and are
now under process of exchange. The French
troops of Maximilian will be Withdrawn
this year from Mexico. The United States
assumes the protectorate of the Republic,
guaranteeing the French claims. In consd-
Grafton Mexico ceedes to the United States
the Peninsular of lower California, and other
Territory, South of our present Southwest
boundary.
Concerning the Baltimore Police Commits
sioners matter the Herald says that it Is said
that the Governor acknowledges that lnJus>
tice mas been done by the Judges at the re-
cent elect ION, and will take the matter into
consideration and act prior to the November
election. The Radicals are very much ex-
cited, and threaten forcible resistance in
case the commissioners are removed. In
view that thev are greatly in the minority
there, they threaten that aid viii be obtained
from Pennsylvania. A bad feeling exists,
which may lead to more important disorders
than those of local character.
A Heralds Albany special says that there
was an important meeting OF the Directors o.
the New York Central Railroad held to day
at which the chiei question Of discussion was
i.who shall control this immense corpora
ton ~ Ii appears that deeply interested
parties have run up the stock from 80 to ll9
the latter being to days prices. The entlr'
capital is forty-two million dollars. Ih'
party technically known as the South Shor'
Party, made up ofwestern railroad men, hoit
= L ALL xf thn otnn os
express company some six million dollars, ant
other parties other large amounts. Th
points to be accomplished is TO so work tn
combinations of these various holders Q
stock 80 as to totally oust the present Board
and rive the control Of the direction to on
act or party of them. Is it absolutely neces
sary that this course should be taken :
avoid severe losses? This struggle, embrae
ing the elements Of life, will be solved by tn
election of temporary President, who is
hold the Office till December, or by the per
manent election at that time. New cand
dates fer the Presidency have come to th
surface since last had occasion to invest
gate this subject in September, among whoi
C. Hiag, Commodore Vanderbilt, and HI
soa.in law, Horace f. Clay, and Cornelius
Tracy, Of Troy.
A Herald Havana spacial says, We kne
from private sources Of reliable credit that
as much as Napoleon, has refused to Aexic'
the services of Generals Osmont and Fran
his Majesty in return had lent Maximilia
General Costelnan and the Marquis De ia
lifet, for the time being, to aid in the REQ
ganization of the administration of the arm
BY means of new plan likely to alternat
il possible, the consequences of the approach
ing evacuation of the troops, tFrench
Their measures we're, however, consider
too bold to save the Empire, and only adop
ed in the extremes.
A Herald Washington special says Sen
Roaero, has advices which lead him to dou
the report of the defeat of Escobado BY Il
Imperialists