The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-07
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NEWS sUaMARr.
GoLD closed in New York last night q
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The ex-rebel General R. E. Lee is ex
pected at Cincinnati in few days.
The news from Mexico is favorable to III.
Juarez cause.
The cholera at Guadaloupe has carried
s~of 1900 negroes.
The Russian Gen. Mouravief ha. been
assassinated.
During the month of May, $4,000 emf.
grants left Liverpool for the United States.
Austrian es have been discovered in
Alexander H. Stephens is to lecture in
the course Of the next season in Indianapo.
lis
Vera Cruz advices to the 23d ult.. state
that the Vomto was raging there and that the
deaths we're numerous
A FIRE occurred in Cherry Valley, NY.
on the 9Th inst, and property destroyed to
the amybunt of $1,000
1t is reported that Maximillianais buyiue
up certain journals in this country to be 81 .
lent or advocate his cause.
One hundred and twenty We miles of the
Omaha branch of the Pacific Railroad is
completed and in running order.
Sir Frederick Bruce was umpire in the
case Of claim of the United States aeainst
Columbia for 81, 500, 900. He awarded less
than 100000.
The President has sent to the Senate the
name OF Jesse .. Norton, to be district attor-
ney at Chicago in the place of Perkina Bass,
removed.
The Washburne Investigating Committee
will be ready to report within few days on
the Memphis riots. See our dispatches.
brooklyn has Mayor who is one of
thousand The City Council having passed i
resolution to raise his salary from SO 600 to
$4,000, the Mayor-the Hon Samuel NJ.
Booih-has vetoed it
The American Sunday School Union at
its anniversary in Philadelphia, reported an
income Of 4,os9, Of which S63,574 was
spent in missions.
Gen. James W. Singleton, Of Illinois,
has just donated 100 bushels of corn for the
benefit Of the suffering poor of Georgia. He
delivered the corn in good order to q commits
sion merchant in Quincy.
The Treasury Department is busiIy en-
gagged in preparing formal official statement
of the public debt for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, 1866. Probably from four 70 SIX
weeks will eapse before the various accounts
can be balanced and returns received ready
for publication. The department will not
publish the usual informal statement for
July 1st.
Eighteen designs for monuments to be
erected BY the city Of Boston to her fallen
heroes during the rebellion have been sent to
the committee, who have the selection in their
hands. The appropriation for building the
structure is $4,000.
The Boston Journal says the hay crop,
an important matter for New England. prom
ises to be good, and the yield Of fruit viii be
millions of dollars in advance of last year.
"A sad accident occurred in New York on
Thursday last by number of boys crowding
upon shed to witness display Of fireworks
TIE shed gave way, aud several were severely
injured, among the number was Mrs. Gran
ger and her daughter-the former having her
ribs broken.
fen. Sweeney publishes an address from
st. Albans Vt, TO the Fenian brotherhood
in Americs, IN which he defends his course
in the recent raid into Canada. He recon-
mends the formation of military companies
from the circles.
From onr dispatches it will be seen that
! gensral order has been issued by the direc-
tion of the President that all deserters from
the regular army who rejoin their regim ents
at any military post or recruiting rendez-
vous prior to the 18th of August, 1866, will
be restored to duty without punishment, on
condition that they will make up lost time
AMI forfeit their pay for the time absent.
-GES. SHERMAN will be in New York on
the 9TH, in Philadelphia on the 9th, in Balti-
more on the 18th, and on the 18th will be
present at the commencement at Dartmouth
College, where his nephew, Henry Sherman,
graduates.
As will be seen in our dispatches the
Odd Fellows Hall, in New Orleans. the mos,
massive and magnificent building in the city,
except the St. Charles Hotel, was burned on
the evening Of the 4th. The building, with
its furniture, was valued at $500, 900. and
wes insured for $500
Mr.. Parker, the Superintendent of In
dian affairs at Carson City, reports to Com
missioner Cooley that the Indians in that su
perintendaacy are all in good health and arr
peaceable and quiet. few acres Of land
have been ploughed-potatoes and variety
Of vegetables planted They seem to be well
pleased With the idea and work faithfully.