The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-15
Midnight { Report.
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New Yoxx. Nov. II.
The Forlfs special from Washington and
New Haven reports seeing few meteors Las.
night throogh powerful observatory teleecupea
but there vas no grea2 shower. - u 3sss
The Government has information protesting
tAatthe Fenians are In seaAiaeso foe ~ m.
mediate invasion of Cnnda. II i ntpeob.
able that any action wiil6e taken N the prem
ises, Is the news is doubted somewhat.
The Worlds Charleston special ssys the
State Bank of hpsisians, vhieA, vith ctkers,
was Obliged to suspend during the military oc-
cupation Of New Orleans, has resumed busi-
ness
The Herald Washington special says it ID
said that Hon. John A. Bingham, who il
prepering articles Of impeachmeas against
Mr.. johnson, win charge him with aiding and
abetting the assassination OF Mr.. Lincoln.
Ii is understood that Mr.. McCulloch will,
in his report, urge upon Congress the neces>
sity for the passage of Law looking toward
IN early resumption of specie payment, and
the report will be quite volunnious, aad will
be one Of the most interesting ever issued
from that department
Gen. Sickles, commander Of the Depart.
ment Of South Carolina, has been called TO
Washington. The special import Of the or
der IS q State secret.
will be introduced calling for all information
on the subject Of the action OF Prussia against
American citizens. The whole MISTER will Be
thoroughly investigated. In the opinion o.
many prominent gentlemen our Minister at
the seat OF the Prussian Government has pur-
sued an ulterior course. highly reprehensible
1t is understood that the Government is not
particularly we'll satisfied with MS conduct
There are number Of candidates for the
vacancy in the Judgeship Of the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the Northern District of Ohio,
occasioned by the death Of Judge Wilson
Among the number of applicants are Franklin
J. Deckman, Sherlock J. Andrews and sew
eral Others.
The case Of the banker Smithsan against
the Secretary of War, has gone throug b all
the peadngs. and is now ready TO 70 TO .
jury. 1t is understood to be test case, and
great interest Is felt in the result
Last week 900 stand Of arms we're abb
s.racted from the armory in this city, and are
now concealed near BY. This was done while
guards were on duty around the armory. The
.. 5. Marshal, Capt. Shelhngton, is hunting
up the parties.
The Cabinet to>day among other matters
considered the appointment of successor TO
Mr.. Dart, District Attorney for Northern
New York, and Judge George G. Munger .
appointment was determined upon.
X. N. I. Hunter, Of Virginia, had On in
terv,ew with the President this afternoon,
he desires to have certain property of his in
Western Virginia barred from confiscasion.
As it mas already been under previous deci.
sions of Federal authorities. there 10 no
doubt that action will he sustained.
Within the last few days the President has
directed petitions to be issued to the follow
ing persons. one of whom sought for pardon
under the first exception of the amnesty pro-
clamation having held a petty Office under the
confederacy. and the remainder applied un-
der the $1,000 clause, Willis Benbam, of
Georgia. VIM. A, Pegram, of Louisiana, D.
b. Reynolds, ofArkansas, J. d. Eppea, of
Mississippi W. A. Henderson, VIM. Jones
and Jno. NJ. Brown of Tennessee.