The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-26

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NEw YoRK, Sept. 25. 81
The weather has continued cool. Theru
we're ten fresh cases Of cholera repoFted ia
this city daring the past twenty fOsr tours.
Ten burial permits for choiern dead were is
sued during the forty eight hours ending yes.
terslay AAernOou. The meftuafy rsport foi
last week showed $50 dsa.hs 10 the city and
Tie public iussitstioss. Fify>four death.
wefs from cholera. There we're two cassl
reported id Brooklyn Yesterday, one OF which
proved fatal The report for the past week
shows THAI there were twenty-one deaths in
that period
Z A picnicd Tor the benefit of the Fenian
prisoners ii IIreIsnd vas held by the Fenian
Sisterhood 1t Joneswood yesterday Mr.
Stevens made speech in which he reiterated
the assertion that sighting would commence
in Ireland this year, and that he would be
! With the0 r. the 6ghts s sgga
The Bead Of Addresses asd Councjlmen
shaSe Udsr8 Mona ments y decsAsed eo1aiers
TO be erected in Greenwood cemetery, 70 cost
$4,000.
kslly's Kerosene Oil works at Hunter i
PcAaS, took Ere last night about half past ten
o clock, from the explosion Of vat, and I
disastrous ennfsgrpeiou ensued. There were
several thousand dollars worth Of oil 10 bar
rels at the time Of the breaking out Of the
FIRE, and id was ali consumed. The large
brick building belonging 70 the works shich
contained he machinery, and several sheds
stored with kerosene were consumed, and
four or 6ve oil tanks were destroyed.
A Herald Ot,swa dispatch says: Cabinet
meetings Of the Canadian government are
being held daily in Quebec, the subject dis.
cussed being the military condition Of the
Provinces, the Confederation, and the failure
OF the Bank Of Upper Canada. Much inse>
curity il felt in financial circles, money still
demanding 16 per cent. in Montreal.
The Fenians are said TO be assem bling for
an invasion At High Gate, near Rouse .
Point Large quantities of military stores
were being received at Toronto and Monueal
and being sent to the western portion Of the
Provinces.
The Herald publishes secret treaty en-.
tered into by the Governments of Brazil,
Buenos Ayres and Uruguay, which has for
its object the overthrow OF the present legal
authority in Paraguay, and the complete de-
struction OF the sovereignty, independence
and integrity Of that country. The treaty
was signed on the first of May, 1865, at Bue-
nos Ayres, by the sagacious maneuvers Of
Hon. Edward Thornton. Minister at Buenos
Ayres, and W. Garron Wetser, British
Charge dAffairs at Montsvideo. The treaty
not only affects Paraguay, but also Bolivia.
After having oterthrown the present Govern
ment Of Paraguay, and set up another in its
stead, the aIlies bind themselves to exact OF
the new Government settlement Of bound>i
aries upon . certain basis On tying down
the bases the allies concede large strip Of
Bolivian territory, and also very importan,
water rights in the territory oil Rra3il and
Buenos Ayres. This claim TO Bolivian terri
tory and rights has aroused the indignation
of Bolivia. while the attempt to overthrow
the existing Government Of Paraguay has
called forth vigorous protests from Peru and
Chill.
A Tribnne's New Orleans special says the
Tyler, Ark, papers of the 18th inst. say ihat
: detachment OF United States troops. under
command OF Capt. Tupper, were fred into III
an Arkansan, Who vas not aware that the
war was over.
Official informaiion received from Benham,
Texas, shows tliat place TO be IN state Of
The citizens are all armed,
and patrol the streets to prevent the soldiers
from coming into town. The mayor and
sheriff are reported to have telegraphed the
Adjutant -Genertl of the State TO knuy hov
many men be cdpid furnish To drive the Yau.
KEGS off. A reply is said TO have been re.
ceived offering Hve hundred well armed men,
and more If necessary. The Officer command
ing the detachmeni of the troops, number ring
about sixty msnl bed eptrenched and other.
Wise fortified h;a position, after receiving q
large supply Of ammunition from Galveston.
He expressed confidence in being able TO
an attack. Gen. Sheridan left for
The scene Of acti6n this morning. -
Gov. Wells IS tick with the fever ana ague.
He denies the tt4tement that be endorses the
Presidents policy.
A Tribune Tor tonto special says orders have
been given to the whole volunteer force Of
The city to muster at gwen points on the first
alarm of the IRE bells, we'll sccoutred with
forty rounds Of ball cartridge. An attempt |
70 bsrn or captur the city u feared Large |
quantities Of milhsry stores, including ambu- !
lances, are arriving here. Regular troops
and volunteers are continually moving hnher
md thi.her. A yacht has been seized to day |
and her crew of three men arrested on suspi> |
zion Of being Fenians. A small quantity Of
ammunition was found on board.
A Tribune special says i. is now definitely
stated that Je6 Davis will not be tried the
coming October. The Circuit Court that met |
At Norfolk in April last, under the impression
Tiven by the local papers that Congress had
ruted TO transfer the aittines to Richmond.
adjourned its proceedings on the 5th of May
10 the latter city until October The Act
No. 81 did not pass both houses until Nay
I'D. The adjournment of the Court was at
hat tins premature and Illegal, consequent
y the Court win have to convene ut Norfolk
md perfect legal adjournment to Rich
mond. On the 9th of July Congress passed
The Act No. III, reorganizinR the 4th Girruit
pf The United States Courts, BY naming Del
aware in place of South Carolina, while at
The same time the necessary resllotment off
Judges to the District we're admitted. The
Judges Of the Supreme Court do not agree
upon their power TO make this change Of
Judges, and It will be necessary to await the
,ction Of congfess in the matter When
these Official ties shall have become cosssetea
! Is authoritatively ANNOUNCED that the nik
larry will in no wise interfere With the civil
law. Chief Justice Chase announces himselfI
in readiness to call q special session of the
Court and proceed With the trial at once.
Moses Cummings, messenger of the Ma
Iional Broadway bank was robbed on Wall
street, to- day, of over $4,000 by young
man named Joseph A. Clifton. The thief
was pursued and captured and the money re
covered.
Over 10000 people were in attendance at
Ebs Paxk to dsy to witness the rsces. Gen. |
Grant was On interested spectator. The hfst
race, mile and quarter, was won by Bayo. |
Walter Weldon's Lexington colt was second. |
and Sanford 1 TisdAle third. TiMa2;l7. For
The inauaufati0n race khere we're fear starts. |
The frat heat was won by Kentucky in 1886. |
Onward was second; 1dlewild was disianced;
Fleetwins Vas third. Second heat was also
won BY Kentucky in 7:413s FleetwinR was
second and Onward third.
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