The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
NEWS SUMMARY.

| The car drivers strike continues on all the
roads. An occasional car is running on Sixth
Avenue. It is rumored the drivers are in.
clined to violence, and that demonstrations
will be made to-day to tear up some of the
tracks. The ,police are stationed in the va
rious precincts where the drivers concrecate.
Heavy rain falling. The treasurer Of the
Second Avenue railroad published card this
morning stating that the company in the last
two years had lost over one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars.
| The caulker5, who are striking for reduc.
ton in the number of hours for labor, have
published an address to the merchants, ship
owners and underwriters Of the port of Ne
York, stating tnat the exorbitant bills made
on them for repairs are the doings of the
master shipwrights, and not the actual charges
Of the caulkers themselves.
| The funeral of Brgadier- General J. G..
Lyman Van Buren took place III this city yes
terday.
| Washington special says: 'sThere is Off
cial evidence chat Louis Napoleon is with
drawing the Ffench troops, and that Maxi
millian is substituting French. Austria and
1 Belgian recruits. Some excitement is caused
here by the discovery, within few days
Of some gold quartz about fourteen miles
from here on tie Potomac
The Herald j Canadian correspondent Saws
public indignation in regard to the secret
trial of Murphy and his men, is still openly
demonstrated ail over Canada, and sympathy
for the prisoners is thereby excited. The
scare is extending and prevails along the
Lake Erie shoFes to as great an exten; as it
does in New Brunswick. The people are fly
ing to our shores for safety.
The HerdldEs Washington special says
Mrs. Clement &C. Clay has returned from
| Fortress Monroe. Within few days she has
laid before the President recommendations
for her husband release on parole from such
officials as GeIseral Grant, Senator Wilson
and fhad. Stevens. They all express the
,pinion that Mr.. Clay will observe his parole,
md that his conduct in voluntarily giving
himself up to tie authorities entities him to
his much confederation. His release from
confinement All Fortress Monroe is expected
within a few days.
| The steamer kera Cruz, it is thought. will,
with exceptions of proportion OF her cargo,
| prove a total loss.
The Tribunsis Washington special says
Mr.. Wakman returned last night, having it
is understood, taken with him letter of
appointment for Mr.. S. q. Courtney. Assis-
tant United States District Attorney. to be
United States District Attorney: this being in
| compliance with the last wish of Mr.. Dickn-
son, and being message he sent To the Pres
| ldent jus, before he breathed bis last The
President has written letter to Mrs. Dekin-
son expressing his sorrow at the death of her
| husband, aud assuring her Of his sympathy
| u her sorrow.
The Times Washington special says the
| Secretary of War has announced he would
.ot confirm this sale of the magnificent car
.hat TOOK the remains of Mr.. Lincoln from
! ,t IN fhatr E,..1
-.ois The sale took place last Thursday at
| Alexandria. when the Quarter Master Gen
.ral III pursuance OF order from the War
Department, offered at public auction lot
Il government property, in which the Car
Aas included, anfit was struck off TO Ward
Il. Lamon Esq, late U. S. Marshall of the
district. for the sum of S6S,GoO. The Car
cost the government something over $3.50, 900.
1t was manufactured by tue Government Mil
itary Railway Corps, to be used by Mr.. Lin
coin when he should have occasion to travel.
| Mr.. Lamon is steadlast friend of Nh Lin
coin. and purchased the Car to prevent other
bidders from getting possession OF it fol-
exhibition, and conceded with Mr.. Stanton,
who thinks the Government should hold the
relic and place it among the rebellion ar
chires in the late Ford's Theatre
The steamers Manothon and City of New
York, from Liverpool, have arrived.
The steamer City of Cork brings one days
later news via Queenstown-Liverpool 9Th a
IN. The Austrian and Prussian situation un
changed. Nothing to confirm the Pacific
news of the French troops to be withdrawn
from Mexico I'M three detachments-the frs
next November, second in March, and third
in November 1867. It is officially denied al
Copenhagen that the American government
is in treaty for the war port at St. Thomas.
The Hibernian, from Portland, arrived a
Londonderry on the 9th. The Florence
Journals of the 9Th declare that no military
preparations are being made by Italy, and ne
question OF concentration of troops at Bo
logna or any other point has been agitated
The military movements simply have beer
oecasioned by the ordinary requirements o
service.