The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT REPORT,
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEW loRK, Mays.
The Heralfs Washington special says the
President has signed the bill incorporating the
International Telegraph Company between
the United States and Cuba.
Senator Dixon expects to leave for his
home, in Connecticut, within ten days. His
improving health is gradual, but will probably
be accelerated by the quiet Of home life
The War Department has suspended the
payment of over one hundred deputy quarter
master officers who have failed TO make the
proper returns.
Mr. Buncker, in behalf of the Union Pacific
railroad, is here for the purpose of obtaining
another installment of United States bonds,
in payment for twenty five miles of additional
road, lately accepted by the Commissioner.
The line is now completed beyond Elkhorn
Bridge, about sixty five miles westward from
Omaha.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands
have several important measures before
them, which will be reported in few days,
looking to an early development of the north
west Several leading railroad men are here
in conference with them, among whom is
Mr.. Morse, who is urging legislation to insure
the completion of the road from St. Paul to
Bayfield,, which will make an outlet to the
lakes.
Dispatches from North Carolina reveal
further acts of mafeasence on the part of the
agents Of the Freedmens Bureau in that
State. Col. Whittlesey, the commissioner
for the State, and several Of his subordinates
with the conniyance of some Massachusetts
phianthropists, it is alleged have been dis
covered running plantations on private account,
and working delinquent or disorderly darkies
on them for punishment. Several arrests
have been made and more will be made.
II, hat {,,o rtr
special says nearly all the claimants of the
cotton seized by the Government at Savannah
have commenced suit in the United States
District Court of New York, against Simon
Draper, Commissioner agent, for the value OF
the cotton. The suits number one hundred
and twenty-five. A strong array of counsel
has been retained by the plaintiffs, among
whom are JAS. L. Brady, WIN. Everett, and
others Of equal notabiiiiy.
The Committee of Ways and Means have
added the following articles to the free list Of
the Amendatory Tax Bill: Candle wcking,
deer skins, fiavoring extracts solely for cook
ing purposes, paintings and stationary,
cobalt, horse-rakes, yarn and warp
poses, paper stainers, colors, caustic and
crude soda, and alimate yeast powders aud
railroad iron. The committee have restored
the tax on gold watches, and gold and silver
plate and leaves the tax On express boxes 33
per cent Brokers sales, and contracts for
merchandise and produce are exempt from
tax.
DR.. Sairs, of New York, at the head of the
committee of eminent Physicians, appointed
by the medical convention recently assembled
at Baltimore, was to-day in conference with
the Senate committee on commerce, for the
purpose Of devising some legislation to pre-
vent cholera in the United States. After
few interchanges of views the committee
unanimously instructed their chairman to re
port joint resolution to the effect that the
Secretaries of War and Navy, with the CO.
operation of the Secretary of the Treasury,
should cause an efficient and uniform system
Of quarantine against the introduction into
| ports of entry.
! lhe lnspector General Of the Freedmens 8
bureau, IN Virginia, has just reported to the
Assistant commissioner, at Richmond, the
result OF thorough investigation of the af-
fairs OF the freedmen, in the State of which
he has just completed inspection. His re-
| port. on the whole, is comparatively favorable.
He represents the varions schools generally
! well, and the prejudices existing against the
freedmen is slowly but steadily diminishing.
The sanitary condition of the freedmen has
so far proved satisfactory throughout the
State that all Bureau hospitals have been
abolished, the employers, in compliance With
the terms Of their labor conttacfs, fprnishi4e
the requisite medical attapdance. The de-
] paad Tor labor greatly sxcssds ~ papgly.