The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

NEW YORK. June Z.
The Hralds correspondent. attending
Gen. Stedman's investigation OF the Freed
mems Bureau affairs says the investigation
Snds considerable improvement in the work
ings of the Bureau In their localities as com
pared with its operations in Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina. Some time
ago British American negro from New
Brunswick attempted to found an empire on
one of the Georgia Islands but was soon
stopped by the officers Of the Bureau.
Trouble appears to be brewing between the
white and blacks in Florida, growing out Of
the sales of rebel lands for taxes.
A repetition of the Memphis and Newbern
riots is feared.
At the meeting Of the Metropolitan Board
of Health yesterday President Schultz, from
the committee which was recently appointed
to confer with the Quarantine commission
and commission Of emigration, reported that
the joint commission had sought everywhere
for suitable spot whereon to land nninfected
| emigrants who may arrive in cholera seasons,
but the inhabitants Of Long Island, Staten
Island and New Jersey coast are dangerously
hostile, and will not, under any circnmstan-
ces, surrender an inch Of their soil. Mr.
Bergen remarked that but for the merchants
Of New York the last Legislature might have
passed an act enabling the Board to occupy
9 suitable spot. under the right Of eminent
| domain. DR.. Swinburn reported that more
than seven hundred emigrants are in deten-
ton at Quarantine, and that last week they
attempted to burn one of the ships. He fur
ther added the alarming statement that il
another cholera ship arrived to-day he could
not provide accommodations for her passen
gers. 10000 ..emigrants arrived at this por,
during the month Of May. 3,7OO not counted
above came on the cholera ships now lying il
Quarantine.
The morning papers contain the following
special dispatches from Washington
4 It is said that there is . prospect that the
House Judiciary Committee win make q re
port next week Of the result of their investi
CATION as to the alleged completely of jeff
Davis in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln
Much Of the testimony recently taken, ha.
been we'll referred to; BY the antecedents ant
character of witnesses who are relied upon
most of them are shown to be abandoned
characters and villains Of the deepest dye.
n Citizens Of Alexandra are moving beyone
the corporation limits to escape the outrageous
taxes, independent Of Internal Revenue
!, United States license, and State and county
taxes The city expects to raise $780,
out Of . population Of 8, 900 whites and blacks
Two-thirds of the stores are for rent, anG
RA0SG
Adams express company has been assessed
$50, ,OOOby the rebel municipal authorities, ant
is among the moving masses.
Il The Treasury Department has issued cir
cular and sent to every postmaster receiving
over So, 600 from his office, requiring them t
show that he has paid his income tax.
/ Grover / Baker have applied for . REISSUE
os their IA years patent. The last day o.
fling arguments in opposition, is Monday
I, June lth.
4 The movement in the Raleigh, North Car
olina, Convention ct its opening TO effect q
adjoumment i we'll understood here to hay'
been rebel articles, but Tho Union slemsn
was too strong. Il b expected the Stat
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. prominent and leading rehels from citizen
!. ship. IS
. he United Saates District Court meets il
! RicAmond on Hondey, and the case of Jed
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