The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
FROM NEW YORK.
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Nsw Yaex, Aae. 1.
Twenty four cases and two deaths by chol.
era were reported 10 the city yesterday. Since
the 2Sth of July, according TO the official
report, one hundred ed s<hsse persons have
died 10 the city OF the dissAsA -
The report from Brooklyn gives Is cases
and six deaths BY cholera in that city yester-
day.
Since the recent sAnitasy 0sasures adopted
on Governor, Duval and Hart Islands
matters appear 70 be more favorable.
VI The post ssrpeon at Atlanta, O., informs
he hssllh pfieer that parties these ~ skip
ping infected rags North.
A Trlbsae's Ottava, C. w., special sys
that the Republican party has been defeated
in their efforts TO obtain . Democratic form
Of Legislature for lower Canada, by vote Of
ss = 81. Upper Ca.eda viii have : leep,
le~s q ons elective chamber, vhieh i ~
form sought By the Republics q lover
Csnada-
Tn parties Who were implicated IN ths
recent murder and outrages in West Chester
county, when . Miss Hicks was killed and
the arm cf . Mr.. Elliott was broteA, arS
members of company h, lst artillery, and
were passed out Of Fort Schuyler on The
authority of one of them, . sergeant Doran.
One Of the party, Burke, is also deserter,
who had got back 70 his company only tAl
night before the murder. The corporal,
Fitz Gerald, who did the shooting, deserted
bis post TO 20 with the party. Although he
should have refused them permission to pasa
ss Of the fort, bears very bod chanctsr in
- rsgineut. #
By decision of Judge McCoon the health
officers arc not TO be inAeffesea With u -
moving the fAt melting eAAhlishnsuss loeaAed
inside The city limits.
The French gunboat Lamege arrived At this
port and reposss hssiag lsft The Uniesd
States steamers MononEaliea, De Soto, FIor.
ida ,And Ascanico Ut s.. Thomas.
A despatch to the World dated Rutland,
VT, says An accident occurred on the r. 4 w.
K. T., paaf Granville, N. A., On the Sd, 70
the New fork Express train, which left here
at u: 40, p. m. by which two passenger carr
were thrown from the track, oae Of thsn
filed with passengers, rolling down . high
|enbankmeni and injuring or s passenger,
some Of them seriously. The conductor and
brakeman were also injured, though not se-
riously. The wreck has beso removed and
the road is nov clear.
A Tribune special from Washingtoa says
Attorney General Heron. Who Vas IN officer
in the rebel service, virtually ranks General
Sheridan, as by the order Of the President the
military are subject to the call and disoosi-
tion of the cisil authorities.
A rumor here to night says that General
Sheridan Will resign on account of the Presi-
dents conduct in this affair, and the emhar-
rassi ng position in which loyal officers are
placed.
The Trsbaae' New Orleans special Of the
ID says the military Commission appointed to
inv estigate the massacre of Union men took
Dostie deposition to-day. The Hon. John
Henderson and kev Mr.. Honen were too
weak TO give evidence. The Rev. Mr.. Jack
son, the Hon. Oscar Paynoti, the Hon. E.
Duport, and the Hon Geo Howe are among
the dangerously wounded not heretofore re-.
ported Gov. Hahn and The Hon. s. S. Fish
are badly wounded, bat viii recover. I saw
them o-day IN the hospital.
The Grand Jury have indicted the mem
bers of the Convention, and those Of them
able to be dragged on were re arreaed.
t5ea. Bard ordered . stay Of proceeding,
but the President telegrAphed him emphat-
icaliy not to interfere.
NEw YoRK. Aug. 2, IL n.-The Nova
SoonA telegraph line hns hesn dom thas
for6ooUn between Jacksoaville Ard PORT
Hood. bnt have row resumed operations.
Eleven messages were forwarded from this
city Saturday for transmission to Earope b
the cable, f1 which 81, los IN eod % paid-
Most of the daily papers call for = reform in
the management OF the cable, particularly in
regard TO the prssa dispatches, and complain
Of the excessive charges.
Twenty-Five cases and ten deaths from
cholera in this city, snd ~ ,eaAes and 10
deaths in Brooklyn, - reported to-day.
Twenty-Five Of the Brooklyn cases occurred
in the penitentay.
The total number Of dea&hs In Nsv Yowk
for the wesk ending to dty, was 7s9; hfgs
incrceee over those from De aame week 1ss'
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