The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-14
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Generals Steadman and Fullerton have
submitted their report of the operations of
the Freedmen's Bureau in the Military De.
partment Of South Carolina and Florida
They highly commend Gen. S. Scott, the As
sistant Commissioner in South Carolina. for
the wise policy that pervades his system of
governing and freeing the freedmen. They
recommend the discontinuance of the en-
ployment of citizens in the Bureau, and in
stance several cases Of the evilof agents being
interested in the working Of plantations. They
finally recommend that the Sea Island land,
given to the negroes by Gen. Sherman 4
order, be returned to their owners, provided
they pay the freedmen for all improvements
they have made while in possession of the
property.
Adviees from Rio Janerio, MAY Sth. state
that the Paraguayans had evacuated their en-
trenched camp on the road to Hamaita.
The allied fleet was On its way up the
Paraguay 10 invest Port Hamu.
Gen. Allegers' troops reached Candelaria,
on the Upper Panama, on their way to invest
| the fort on the land side. A desperate and
decisive battle was expected.
Prof. Aggaxsis, with his wife, had arrived
from the Valley Of the Amazon. At a lecture
given by him in Rio Janero, the,Imperial
family we're in attendance.
The Tribnne's W Washington special SAYS that
Chas. O'Conner states that the President will
give him an answer tomorrow upon the
question Of turning JEFF. Davis over to Judge
Underwood's Court. He seems to be per.
fectly confident Of final success There is
| rnmor, however, that no action in the matter
will be taken at present by the President, but
that the question will be postponed.
Special dispatches to the morning papers
from Washington contain the following:
The Post Master General positively refuses
to increase the pay Of New England railroads
for carrying mails, inasmuch as he considers
they are now paying all that the service win
warrant while such enormous sums are lost
in carrying mails over the South.
An assistant OF the Freedmen's Bureau.
making tour through South Carolian. re-
ports that the supply of labor is Inadequate
| to the demand, but where subsistence is not
| wanting labor will be quite as productive this
| season as others when capital owned labor.
! In parts of the Chesterfield district the SUM-
ply OF provisions is nearly exhausted. A
great suffering will come upon all classes un-
| less speedily relieved by the Government
1t is estimated that 5000 bushels Of corn and
| Zoo, 900 barrels Of bacon, provisions for
three months, in addition to that now n the
hands of planters, will be required to supply
the necessary labor until the harvesting ofthe
crops These supplies the planters have
neither cash or credit to purchase. and mn
less relief comes from the Government manv
Of the planters viii be Abandoned by Freed.
men who will 60 in search Of employment.
where they can get sufficient food.
BY canvass Of the House TO-DAY. connt-
ing some members expected to arrive 10.
morrow morning, it is estimated that Inc
constitutional amendments will pass s.
about 1T or lie, or about s to /. The
House Committee on banking TO-DAY agreed
TO report an amendment to the Natsor.l
Bank act to prevent banks having SInn m
land to reduce to 50 per cent the c;rcnl.,;cr
tof all banks with over half a million !. r;,si
The Senate Finance COMMITTEES are cor "a
ering the proposition to allow Stata hsnL.
one year to wind up or convert their chs.....
into National banks Under the presen, IL.
those who are not wound up by July are ia,
bic to tax OF 10 per cent.
Information has been received tb.. IL. -
ice Of the Light House, ct Bay Point po.,
hoyai nartor, was entirely DESTROYED by ,
tornado which visited that vicinity on the Sstl
ult. - '1s 1'sl
At an informal meeting Of Senators to.d.v
i was decided to close the present sess;on :,
Congress early in July. - :
The following appropriations hava hner
made tor the continuation Of harbor imprnvs
msnts in the various States: New Yori,
s369, 500; Michiean, S9s. sri. Wisesss;. !
$470, 76si Ohio, t2G6, ~ Iijiso;s. m M
sladiaaA, 47Seooi 0sless, 0lS,Ooa Ti~''