The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-10

WASHINGTON, May O..
An official decree from the Government of
Chill declares that neutral vessels which COM
municate with the ships oil the Spanish squad
ron, which furnish them fuel. provisions.
ammunition. or any other supplies. will not
be permitted to touch or load in any port Of
the republic. The department of the State
has been officially informed by the Spanish
Government that Fossil coal, the product Of
the mines Of Chill, is declared to be contra
band Of war by the Spanish commander OF the
squadron on the Pacific, and will only be
considered such contraband of war in case of
it being dispatched from CHILEAN ports for the
enemies ships.
The post Office department has made a con-
tract for conveyance of the mails from New
Orleans to Mobile and back daily. Also to
carry mails from New Orleans. Via Calves
ton, to lndianoa and back three times a
week, in suitable steamships.
The President has approved the bill to en-
courage the telegraph company between the
United States and the West India Islands and
the Bahamas. II provides tina, the Interna-
tional Ocean Telegraph Company. incorpora-
ted under laws of the State of New York.
Their successors and assignees shall have the
sole privilege 70. fourteen years to lay, con-
struet, maintain and operate telegraph or
tiers, reefs, islands, shores and lands over
which the United States have the Jurisdiction
| from the shores of the State OF Florida to the
| Island OF Cuba and Bahamas either or both,
| and other West India islands. The company
| shall, at times, give the United States free
| use OF said cable. \ telegraph operator of
| its own selection to transmit any message
| from Its military naval, diplomatic or consul
lar agents and the company shall keep all lis
| lines open 10 the public for daily publication
Of the markets and commercial reports and
| intelligence. And all messages. dispatches
| and communications, shall be forwarded IN
order In which they shall be received, and the
company shall not be permitted to charge for
| messages transmitted through any of It's snb
marine cables more than the rate Of So 50 for
a message OF ten words The Subjects. how
ever, at the power OF Congress 10 alter and
deterinue said rates. provided that the Inter
national Ocean Telegraph Company shall,
| within the period of three years from the pass
| age of this act. cause the said Submarine cable
! or cables to be laid down, aud the said cable
| or cables shall be in successful operation for
/ the transmission of messages within the said
| period OF five years. otherwise this grant TO be
/ null or void. Congress receiving power TO,
/ at any time, alter or repeal the above act.
| The President has also approved the bill
/ eAleHulHS the Tune lot tue complexion OF lne
! Union Pacific railroad east of Dawson until
/ the 9TH of June, 1866. The time for the
completion of each subsequent section of one
| hundred miles is to be reckoned from thai,
/ date. The bill also extends for two wears the
time for commencing and completing the
/ Northern Pacific railroad, aud all its several
| sections.
/ The President to-day, by appointment, gave
audience to the delegates of the General Con
| ference Of Methodist Protestant Church, now
in session in Georgetown. North Carolina Al.
ALBANIA Louisiana aud District Columbia are
| represented. II IS sand that those appointed
from the South have notthe means To pay their
travelling expenses. The Delegates were in
| troduced seyeraliy to the President. remarkng
that they had by resolution unanimonsl,
adopted, come to pay their respects to him
Abiding to the fiery ordeal through which tn,
Southern people had passed, they need no
| remind the President OF the difficulties which
surround them and the poverty which the,
were now suffering, though this might be as
/ cribed TO a small number Of ministers ant
delegates present at the conference. The,
might continue their remarks but feared Il
trespass upon the Presidents indulgence
They, however, prayed that the blessing o
Almighty God might rest upon the Presiden
and that The Lord would grant him the requ
site wisdom and strength to perform bis i'm
portant duties which was responded to with
| an enthusiastic amen.
The President thanked the delegates sin
cerely for the compliment which they had
| paid him by their visit. He trusted the prave,
they had offered would be heard and answered
by the power to which it was addressed, and
that all the honest efforts of the conference
would be crowned with success. He Hoped
the day was not far distant when peace and
prosperity would be restored to an undivided
| country.