The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-13

freely made against the agents, Of being in
terested in speculations, etc. and recommend
the removal Of the present 0mccrs OF the
Bureau from those States, and transfer Of
the duties to officers commanding troops in
these States, as the agents have bnt little to
do; al cases for trial or adjustment having
been turned over to civilco0rts.
At the serenade to Stephens, the Head
Centre Of the Fenians, last night, he made a
short address, in which he repeated his assu-
rance that his mission here was to close up
the gaps in the order, produced BY dissen-
sions. He promised q lengthy speech at the
great meeting soon to be held.
The Charleston Courier Of May 5th con-
tains very interesting collection of intelli-
ent southern States In these districts We
find accounts in most respects highly crafty
ing Of the conduct of the freedmen, and :
hopeful statement of labor. The Sumter
Is. CO. Watchman reports our planters are
applying themselves with diligence which
must secure at least measurable degree OF
success. The freedmen, too, a. . general
thing, are working with zeal and earnest.
ness exoeeding the expectations of our peo-
pie at the beginning Of the year. A Georgia
correspondent Of the Macon Journal and Mes
sengcr, from Barber county, on the 26th,
writes Where there is no bureau the freed
men are working well, and some are very well
satisfied May and June will try them-
The Atalanta Commercial Bulletin has the
following from a correspondent in the
Southwestern part of Georgia Owing to the
great scarcity of labor the cotton crop fo1
this year will barely reach half the amount
produced in 1860, which | think was
estimated at four million Of bales. am
clearly Of the opinion that 500, 600 bales
is full estimate for the coming crop. This
State at the present time possesses more
negroes than her sisters, yet she will hardly
make half a crop with few exceptions. There
is not plantation in this section Of our State
that has full quota of hands. A vast
number of farms are therefore idle. The
same thing can be said Of other portions O
the cotton growing regions Of the State: II
middle Georgia there is great deficiency O
laborers, and these are tampered with ane
seduced from their employers for the mors
fertile lands Of the west, or for some othel
purpose, leaving large number of planter
entirely destitute. An agentof the depart
| ment of agriculture writes to the same effect
Every planter that can get labor is putting il
all the cotton possible. in hopes to sell n
| high rates, and many of them are neglectint
corn, preferring to depend upon the north
west for their supplies. The freedmen have
contracted very freely with their old masters
| As a general thing the higher rates Of wages
| IN Alabama and Mississippi, are inducing
some of them to discard their contracts ii
| Georgia and emigrate westward.
| The Commercials Washington special say
the French minister explains that th'
French troops, which are reported as having
passed through Havana on their way to Mex
/ leo, are recruits in the place of men who's
term of service have expired, and who hav'
| been invallded.
The Post says Gen. Santa Anna arrived a
Elizabethport this morning by the steame
led BY several South Americans. II is under
stood that the object Of his coming here is 4
unite his efforts with those Of the Liberal par
ty, Of Mexico, to sxpsl Naximilfian. II
declares he Is not seeking for power, but vii
place himself upon the lead Of Jnarez.
The Collector Of Customs for New York i
| here to-day to 6le his bonds, and to max
other preparations for entering upon duties G
his Office next monday.
Official documents which have been place
in the hands of Secretary Seward by Nj
Romero, the minister to Mexico at Washing
ton, reveal the fact that Santa Anna was
warm advocate of monarchical form {
Government in that country and an adherer
4 Of Maximillian.
The Board of Health have before them
proposition to divide the city into six hospit,
districts, in which, when epedem:es occur ,her
shall be established as many hospitals as tn
exegeneies may require.
The Board Of Excise has granted, thus fa
three thousand licenses. The Counsel to th
L. L. Al. i -
Island is outside the excise district, and ths
Staten Island is inside OF it.
The master ship builders have offered q r,
ward Of $3.50 for the arrest and conviction {
the parties who have assaulted, or may a
sault, men who have gone at work. I'll
strike of the carpenters and joiners still col
tlnues.
Lewis Park and Chas Dennis. charge
with the Madison Avenue bond rot berry, ha,
: been discharged for want Of evidence again
them.