The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-14
AFTERNOON D1sPATCHEs.
Specials to New York Dailies.


New YoRK, Feb. 49,.
The Tribune's Washington special says the
sum Of $3.50 in prizes, which was offered by
q number of gentlemen of New York City for
the best specimen of penmanship of soldiers
who lost their right arms in battle, was
awarded by committee appointed to decide
upon the merits of this contribution, to four
teen alarmed men. A book is to be pub
lished, which will be composed of the best of
these contributions, and the Rev. Bellows,
President of the Sanitary Commission, has
written TO Major General Howard, requesting
him to furnish an article for the volume.
A swindie concerted by partner of a New
York brokers firm was yesterday exposed by
Washington detectives. The party called at
police headquarters recently, representing
that his firm had been robbed of $l2, 900 IN
United States bonds, and believed the crimi-
nal parties were now in the city. After
brief Investigations the detectives concluded
that they were being mised and telegraphed
for the other member of the firm, who duly
arrived in town, and was confronted with the
complainant, whom he charged with the alb
straction of the missing bonds. The result
was the production by the artful dodger of
$4,000 of stolen property.
The Trbunes Washington special says the
United States Minister to England Charles
Francis Adams, will probably return home
1t is supposed his place will be filled by Mr..
Monroe, now Minister at Vienna, or Mr.
Marsh, Minister to Italy. Either of these
vacancies will probably be filled by Governor
Curtin.
During the week ending the 10th inst, the
disbursements of the treasury department
amounted to 81, 407, 1892 81. During the same
period the department issued certificates Of
indebtedness amounting to $4,000 and re-
deemed old ones to the amount Of 10000
dollars.
The receipts from internal revenue last week
amounted to the large sum of S4,T71, 1l5.63.
The total national bank currency issued last
week is 81, 1855, $50, total issued up to date is
S25, 81 ,63s. Recent returns to the Gen,
eral Land Office show that at Detroit,
Michigan. 1897 acres were taken up in
the month of January, portion under the
provisions of the homestead law, a portion
consisting of cash land sales, and the rest in
bounty land warrants. At Lacrosse, Wiscon-
sin, 1888 acres were entered in the same
month under the homestead law for actual set.
Element. At Marysville, California, the cash
land sales for December amounted to $780,
oo1, and at Oregon City, Oregon, 9. 9SI acres
were taken up Tor actual settlement under the
homestead law in the same month.
The lnbunes special says much indigna-
ton Is felt by the psrishioners of DR.. Sunder.
land S church in Washington. because the
trustees consented to the use of the edifce
Tor the lecture of Fred Douglass.
II Is reported in this city that several pieces
OF heavy cannon have recently been purchased
In this city for Gen. Sweeney, Fenian Secre. |
tary of War
The Herald publishes letter from Pres-
dent Juarez to a friend i'm this country. He |
says THAT the enemy is consuming his last re.
sources and his forces are becoming demoraI. I
1zed hei very hopeful of the republican
cause In Mexico, and says that without the
necessity of the United States taking auy
part In the war, they will be able to obtain a
definite triumph of the cause of national in.
dependence. The attitude assumed by the
Government of the United States has lent
great moral support to the republican cause [
IN Mexico Macmillan has now not the 1
slightest idea OF maintaining his so-called |
throne.
The Herald Mexican corresnodent savo
that NniIe III the NlcInIty era cruz there I
Is the appearance of great commercial activi i
ty, there is little reality in it, nearly all the /
merchandise arriving being for the French
portion IN the imperial army. Immense sun
pines OF ordnance and ordnance stores, re-
Gently received, has been forwarded to the
capital. ALI merchants in Vera Cruz. exc
cepting French, condemn the imperial gov.
eminent openly