The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-20

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The Episcopal Convention in session .,
Alexandna, Va. Yessesiy; BY y large vote
decided to retain the Episcopal organization
Ut the United Statea. 81 ,ci
Out OF l6O clerks in the Post Office de-
| paftmsut ore 10 unioa soldiers and no rebels
Since the passage Of the congressional resolu
| tions upon the snbject,gesov Dennison haa
appointed none but those ,mho ha % served ia
the Union army. Receipts for customs from
the four principal ports Of the United States,
for the week ending on the 10Th inst, were
NJ follows: New York -, ,4l9, ass 60; Phila-
delphia, $19, ~, ,339 1O,. Baltimore, $685.
486 81; Boston. SAT-, 1893 O6.
Reports received By 'GeA. Howard from al
parts South represent, notwithstanding the
many impedimsns II lbs road Of freedmen.
they are getting alorg we'll. and conducting
themselves in manser - meet the appr. val
OF even their bitterest enemies.
The committee Of Mays and Means having
broken the monopoly in the lottery business,
propose to impose q tax, at least Of 10 per
cent. on this traffic. The Treasury Depart.
ment, in order to examine into the frauds IL.
legged to have been practised in Kentucky lot.
ferys. sent an agent to New York to make .
thorough Investigation Of them.
The French ship Jean Bart is now at An
napoIis with over one hundred midsh,pmen,
who are there to witness The annual examina-
tion Of our naval cadets. he nominal ions
sent in to day to the Senate for confirmation.
says the Times special, 20 10 show the Pres;-
dents determination TO appoint to Office men
who served, with distinction. in the field.
Among the nominations we're Gen. Vim. II.
Mccartney, rs Collector Of internal Revenue
for the Sd district u Massachusetts: .en p.
g. Osterhaus was nominated ~ Consul 70
Lyons, France; Mr. q. McCandless vas nom
mated NJ Collector Of Internal Revenue of the
I'D district Of Pennsy ylvania, Hon. Thomas
Willisms' district. twill be recollected that
Ex-Gov. Wm F. johnson WAS nominated Tor
the position and rejected by the Sepaet. 1t
is reported, upon good authority. aays the
Times special. that the Judiciary committee
have come to the conclusioa that the evidence
produced before them does not warrant the
charge that JEFF Davis is guilty OF completely
IN the Axs.ssinatioN Of. Arr Lincoln.
Brig. Gen. Sol Merideth has been nomi-
mated for Assessor ofthe 6sh district or lndi-
ana.
The President today made appointment.
to fill the Board of Visitors 10 West Point.
The names will be pablisbed n few days.
Steamers for Europe to day took out So
thas. 100 in specie. Among the passengers
by the Morayinn, 1t Quebec last week, was
Mr.. Mason, the rebel commissioner To Eng
land
The Hmes' City Of Mexico correspondent,
says Quantreli reached Sacaiecaas last
August, with eleven companions, bound for
the pacific port Of Maza,lan on n plra,ical
excursion, intending to take passage on the
steamer John 5. Stephens, and take po> ses
sion Of her on the voyage. The plan. how.
ever, was frustrated BY giving information TO
the agent q, MazatIan. Magrader. Shelly.
Price and company. are at Cordoyia with
about twenty ex rebels each. who has from
$50 to $40 acres of land which they pur-
chased from private individuals in gold.