The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
New YoRK, April !


The Heralds correspondent in review oil
the situation of the colony notices the depre-
citation Of its agricultural and general inter.
ests, and the general decrease of the bulk OF
its inhabitants in the social circle. He at
tributes the state Of affairs now existing on
the plan of England's system Of rules.
Brevet Brig. Gen. NJ. A. Thornton, of the
U. S. A., died last night at head quarters on
Governors Island.
Two distlleres. in this city, were seized
yesterday by the q. S. authorities, on chargs
Of distilling whiskey without the proper Gov
eminent license The matter would be in.
vestigated by the U. s. authorities.
The south yards of Green Point are still
deserted, the men refusing to work ten hours
ard the bosses refusing to adopt the eight
hour system.
The Tribune states that afterthe injunction
obtained by Mr.. Drew against Scott, Capron
i Co.. was served yesterday, and the stock
subscribed for them by Messrs Groesbeck L
Co., the latter we're enioined from paying to
Scott, Capron 4 Co. the difference due
them on the stock-about twenty thousand
dollars. The injunction was disol eyed and
the money paid by Messrs Groesbeck L Co.,
and there the matter, for the present, rests.
The whole affair will be the subject Of litiga.
ton in which good deal of the secret his
tory of the street will be developed.
The World says on Wednesday morning
three hundred and twenty men left the city
under direction of the powers that were at
Union Square for the purpose Of making an
attack on the British North American posses
sions in the direction Of New Brunswick
Guns, stores and ammunition have been &C
cumuating in the city for the last three weeks
for the purpose of attacking Canada or New
Brunswick, and i'm the event of failure in
both of the former localities. it was intended
to make diversion on Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The reported movement on Bermuda was SIM
ply intended for blind to bewilder the Colo
NAL authorities as to the objective point. 1t
is understood that fifteen field pieces were
put on board Of two merchant vessels, osten
sibly bound to the port of New Orleans, but
in reality consigned to some rort in the Bay
of Funda, from where the attack is to be
made on st. Johns or Halifax. President
Roberts and Gen. Sweeney are also exerting
every muscle to put an army in the field.
Last night q fire broke ont in Columbia
College in Both street near 4,h and the dam
age to the building and furniture is about two
thousand dollars.
Washington special states that Lieut.. Gen.
Grant gave q splendid reception at his resi-
dence in Washington last evening, which was
attended by President johnson. Thad Ste
phens, the French Minister, Madam Jaur-
req, Minister Romeo,A Il. Stephens and many
Members of Congress and citizens Of the
Capital.
The steamer Baltimore arrived yesterday
bringing advices from Jamaica dated King
ston March 2lst
The special commission for the trial Of
prisoners charged with offences during the re-
volt hope to close its labors in few days
A despatch states that the upper house Of
the Provincial: Government Of New Brunswick
Yesterday adopted resolutions urging the con-
federation, according to the Quebec scheme,
which together with addresses asking that
the question of the Union Of the North
American Provinces be submitted to the &C.
ton Of the Imperial Parliament, was forward.
ed to the Queen Of England.
The Tribune's Washington special says
that Provisional Governor Hamilton is en-
route to Washington to see Whist is to be
done with Texas. The secessionists have
seized upon the whole police force of the
State and are carrying everything with high
hand.
The Tdibnne claims this morning that the
Fenian expedition has sailed, though destin-
alton is unknown.