The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-23
New YoRK, AUG. q

New YoRK, Aug q
The morning papers have the following
Washington specials:
The Treasury Department has received 1
draft on Barring Bros, of England, for the
amount Of ell, ,s44, lbs l0d sterling, A. the
product of the sale Of the surrendered cons
federate vessel Shenandoah. The drsf has
been sent to New York, with instructions to
deposit the amount to the credit Of the U. s.
Is the proceeds from the sale OF surrendered
and abandoned property.
The attention Of the treasury department
was attracted about the year 1868, to the
propriety of appointing custom agents at diff
ferent points in the Q. S. to examine the ef-
fects of passengers arriving from foreign
ports, as sufficient evidence has been received
to show that large quantities Of dutyable
goods we're introduced in this manner con-
trary to law. A statement of amounts Of dn-
ties thus collected has been made for the
port of New York, which exhibits the follow
ing ss the sums collected since 1862. In the
year 1862, s0l,s40 dollars, were collected.
In 1853, s97s, 536 sIn 1884, $sss,2T4 In
1866, 50, $685. GIG, and up to the end Of July.
1866, 81 1854 making total Of duties in
docks from passengers Of steamers, Of $6,>
GAG, 1876.
The Commissioner of Indian affairs recent
received highly satisfactory rarprts from In
dian agents on tie frontiers. They generally
represent that the tribes that have effected
treaties with the Government are desirous of
q perpetuation Of them, and manifest an in.
tense hatred to those who have violated their
pledges by attacking emigrants and settlers.
The Paymasier Generals Department is
daily receiving from 500 to LOCO Applicants
for e1tra bounty under the equalization act.
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preparation Of rules and regulations efecting
the distribution of the sixty million has not
yet reported. these claims will probably re-
main on file for some months yet. II is sta
ted this morning that Gen. Price will official
ly inform oil interested h the appropriation a.
soon Is their accounts shall be ready for I'd.
justment.
The President has directed pardon to be
made out for Charles n. Conrad, Of Louis
lana, member of the Rebel Congress- Mr..
Conrad was Secretary of War Of the United
States under the administration of President
Fillmore.
The Times special says it il stated, on
good authority, tina, Judge Holt, Judge Ad-
yocate General, viii be superseded in few
days. His successor Is not named.
The Herald special says: have 1t from
good authority that Secretary Stanton will
not resign until he has given TO Congress, at
its next session, his report of the operation
Of the Department during the recent rebeil-
ion, and that be will receive foreign mis-
sion, it may be to Spain or Rnssia.
A letter from Secretary Seward TO General
kilpatricx, minister 10 Chill, "a published
setting forth the'policy Of the United States
concerning wars in adjoining Republics. He
says we maintain that the Republican system
which is accepted in any one of these States
shall rot be wantonly asaiied, and that it
shall not be subverted as an end Of an un.
lawful war by European powers. In wars
waged between nstions ID friendship with our
selves, ifthey are not pushed, ike the French
war in Mexico. to the political point men
toned We DO not interfere. opsla assured
US that she would not carry her var with
Chill to that point, and We are ready now and
hsnceforth to hold Spain to this agreement if
fonnd necessary.
Mr. Seward at some length shows that this
policy is one Of strict neutrality and friends
ship, and one which has koverned the United
States from the time Of Washington.