The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-24

Gold closed at 1881 in New York yester-
day afternoon.
Louis Napoleon has invited King wills
liam to visit Paris.
No fain or snow has fallen in Pekin,
China, for period Of eleven months.
William Cullen Bryant is in delicate
health, and is going to Europe to spend the
winter.
"A fire in Cincinnati, on Monday night,
DESTROYED property valued at four hundred
thousand dollars. b
The preparation for the evacuation OF
Rome by the French troops will be finally
completed on the 18th of December.
Full returns from the late elections in
Minnesota show WINDOWS majority to be o.
6o2, and that Of Donnelley 4,l57.
The telegraph announces the failure Of q
gold brokerage firm in New York on con-
tracts amounting to $4,000, 900.
Internal Revenue receipts from the be-
ginning af the present fiscal year to date
amount to S14l, ,l36,l21.
The Associate Reformed Church in Ten
nessee has united with the Presbyterian
Church South.
Passengers from Fort Riley will next
week ne able to reach New York city in sew
entytwo hours, meeting with no detention at
St. Louis.
The official returns from all but three
counties in Kansas foot up, Republican, 49,
TAI, Democratic 7,74l. The majority will be
nearly 1900.
A fine marble bust of Richard Golden,
the renowned English Liberal. has been re-
ceived and placed in due position at the house
Of the Union League, in Philadelphia.
More seizures of distilleries in the vi.
cinity of New York, for frands upon the rev.
enue, sre reported, and several more are
marked for similar fate.
-Quartermasters' and commissary stores
for 6.oo0 troops have been ordered to For.
tress Monroe This is supposed to mean
Sherman and Mexico.
The Government of the United States
has commenced suit in France to recover q
large amounnt of money accruing from the
building there of "vessels for the Emperor
of China on rebel American acc cunt,
1t is announced that ex- Governor Eyre,
Of Jamaica, would be arraigned at the Cen
trail Court Of London, in about ten days for
the Jamaica murders
John Hogan has determined to contest
Mr.. Piles election to Congress in the st
Louis District, on the ground Of alleged ir-
regularities in the manner of conducting the
election.
The Charleston and SavannahS i Raflroa6
subject to sundry heirs, was sold at. asston
yesterday to James II. Taylor aud others,
for $50, 900. cash
The Indianapolis Herald was sold at
auction yesterday to q Joint stock association
for S25, 600. 1t will continue to be the State
organ of Democracy.
Col Christopher Andrew died in Wash
ington on the 18th. He was an officer of
volunteers in the war of 1872, and in the
Mexican war, and was II. when he died,
Judge Alexander Walker, formerly ed.
tor Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and now re-
siding in New Orleans, has just obtained
verdict for $4,000 in the latter city, as fee
for saving 2s,00o bales Of cotton FOR rebel
widow.
In consequence Of the change in the route
of the Union Pacific Railroad, large amount
of land in Kansas and Nebraska has beeu re-
stored to entry and settlement under the
Homestead and Presumption laws.
The Masonic fraternity of Maryland had
gala day on Wednesday, the occasion being
the laying of the corner stone Of new Ma
sonic Temple, the Grand Lodge of the State
officiating. Over Eve thousand Masons were
in the procession. A ten thousand dollar
banquet was given by the Grand Lodge.
There is the highest authority for stating
that General Sherman goes to Mexico, &C.
cording to previous arrangement. to be
present at the election of . new Presiden I
and Congress, after which this new Govern
ment is to ask the protection of the United
States, which General Sherman will be able
to enforce with the troops which will be with
in call. For the expense OF This expedition,
the Government will probably receive grant
of land. s@