The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-04
NEWS SUMMARY.


-Cholera is on the increase IN New York.
There we're trenty>four cases and ten deaths
on Thursday.
The number Of immigrants arrived at
New York during the month of July was
2s,ss2.
A party of soldiers at Fort Schuyler shot
young woman and badly beat a man on
Thursday. They have been arrested
Capt Charles Reynolds was killed in a
street car at New Orleans by negro, who
fred into the car.
-Tampico is well fortified, and will give
Liberals much to do to take it. The French
are fortifying Monterey.
Several members of the New O. ans
Convention have been arrested and inc ID
by the Grand Jury.
The Louisville Democrat places the name
of Lowell II. Rosseau at the head of It's col.
umns as q candidate for Congress.
Senator Trumbull had a grand reception
at Chicago on Wednesday he made q very
able address.
1t is estimated that the sum realized by
the Government from the sale of goods cap.
tured from smugglers during the fiscal year
viii amount to at least sl50,000.
Havana news state that Spanish feet
is shortly to sail for the South Pacific TO re.
sumo the war with the South American
States.
The New Orleans rioters are to be ar.
rested and tried by the civil authorities.
The military commission is investigating the
riot
ences occurred last Saturday, in Madi>onville,
Mo-, in which three men were killed and nine
seriously wounded.
Mayor Hoffman, Of New York, has re-
ceived congratulatory message from the
Lord Mayor Of London, in reply to his own
congratulations
Andrew has appointed himself commit
tee ofinvestigation as to the propriety of eu
Bayards proclamation of martial law at New
Orleans. See dispatches.
Gen. Sheridan thinks that the Convention
was a revolutionary body. His dispatch
shows that the deaths resulting were unnec-
essary, and evidently grew out OF the hate
borne by the rebel police to the Union men,
-Ko=sI'h and klopka are said TO be
ermentiug revolution in Hungary. They
expect all from Prussia. We apprehend
kossaIh power. as a successful agitator. is
gone.
Popular outbreaks were anticipated in
fonsent to the exclusion of Austria from the
Germanic confederation.
-fhe Peoria Ill., Transcript reports that
mau nAmed loseph Weurmle died in the up
per. Is tA. city rom a disease which the at
aeading physicians pronounced to be chole-
"a. He was Swiss and had been in the
fity about two months.
In collins township, Pa, on Sunday
morning, young man named Bray pointed
guu, which he did not think was loaded, of
he head of a companion, and pulled the trig-
Ter. The whole charge-back ckshot-entered
he mans head, and he died soon after.
Bray delivered himself up.
Several delegations, representing the
commercial interests of New York and
Philadelphia. have waited on the President
within the past few days, and strongly urged
he removal of Secretary McCulloch. They
leclare that a man of nerve and experience
needed to take charge of the Treasury De
bartment
One Gordon B. Smith, living near Chi
ago, recently showed his appreciation OF
10 wife by biting off one Of her ears. he
hould be sent to the Fejee Islands for the
emainder Of his natural life.
The Southern Hotel, at ST. Louis. was
purchased on Wednesday by Col. Rober,
campbell, a wealthy citizen of that place. 70,
We hundred and twenty thousand dollars
ash.
The Nashville Press and Times having
efused to support " Ny Policy has beer
eprived of Government sdvertising-a small
leer exhibition of spite, at which it laughs
Canada is getting excited over ano,he
anticipated Fenian invasion. 1t is reported
hat General Dick Taylor is to command
he Ottawa despatch adds. .War with th
nited States is not unlikely as things look
Bah
The Herdlds ireland correspondent say
hat the Fenan movement has been harmful
Al a
hat country. A Tory administration instea,
f meeting the first popular outbreaks il
kmerica with concessions, as urged b
chatham and others, tried the effect of stil
hore oppressive measures, and lost tn
Colonies, as result. Lord Derby may try
milar policy with similar consequences
Tory policy in l776 made the Republic OF th
United States. Tory policy now viii max
be Republic Of ireland
Parties desiring to collect claims unde
henew bounty act must wait until the form
nd direeu5as are published by the depart
hents. ms has not been done yet Il wi
robao,y require several weeks, in the pres
hre OF other business, before q system ca
e adopted, and regulations prepared an
rinted for distribution. Letters of inquir
hust remain unanswered, and had better nc
e written until notice has been given throug
be public press that rules have been pre-
ared. The Second Auditors office will sc,
. only the claims of the heirs of decease
pldiers, bat as there will be at least 200, 90
such CLAIMS, time must be required TO pre-
are proper register and make other nece.
Ary arrangements TO reach them-no advar
we can possibly be gained by hurryin
laims, either into that office, or the Payma.
q Generals Office.
A series Of appointments have been ar