The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-30


Gold closed = i4s in New York yester-
day afternoon.
-Itis again stated that JEFF. Davis viii
not be tried either in October or Novembss.
For thief nevs ses dispatcAas.
DIR. Joseph c. Tseksr has been ap4
pointed Physician and Surgeon to the q. 8.
Marine Hospital q San Francisco.
Gen. Mower is in command 1t New Or
leans during the absence Of Sheridan in Texas.
The Russian-American Telegraph is ad-
vancing toward completion.
Tho Deputy Marshal of Jefferson, Tex,
as, has signalized his hatred of negro sold>
iers by killing two Of them.
in Menbhs, on the 1eth, there ksis
thirty-four deaths from cholera. In Nash.
vile there we're twensy-one.
An act of benevolence, which by the
way seems to be Characteristic in her, u
chronicled of Madame R,stori
Lieut. Col. Thomas T. Winstou, Chief
Paymaster at New Orleans, han been guilty
of embezzlement.
The New Orleans. Rcayune in recent
article, rsther favored the adoption Of the
proposed Constitutional amendment by the
South.
Considerable interest is felt in New
York, among merchants and politicians, con.
cernine the Collectorship of the port of New
York, the desire being general that . new in
cumSent should Gil the place now occupied
by Mr.. Smythe.
The New York Herald says that one of
the last scts of Secretary Harlan's admins
tration was the sale to the Connecticut En-.
igrant Society Of 900, 900 acres Of land i.
Kansas, for one dollar per acre.
-Four cases of cholera in New York day
before yesterday.
1t is said that Gen. Santa Anna has "a.
tablished his headquarters on Slater Island.
He proposes to put the French cut Of Mexico.
If he don't succeed any better at this than in
his efforts to put Taylor and Scott out of that
country once upon a.time, Max. will stay in
definitely. 1t is also said that the Fenians
have heartily espoused his cause.
The result Of the trials Of heavy ordnance
against solid masonry, ironclad. just con-
cluded at Fortress Monroe, establishes the
fact that masonry eight feet thick, faced with
four.inch plate iron, offers but faint resistance
TO twelve,inch rifled and ffteen-inch smooth
bore guns.
Hon, John B. Steele, member of Con>
gress from 1861 to 1866, was killed at Rom
dout, New York, last Monday, oath, by being
thrown from his wagon while his horse was
running away. He was 50 years of age. and
brother of Gen. Frederick Steele, of the
army.
John II. Surratt, the principal confeder.
ate of Booth in the assassination Of Lincoln,
Is now living in friendly European country,
and Secretary Seward knows of his wherea
bouts.
Gen. Butler is announced to take the
stump in Hamilton county, Ohio, this week.
in connection with Senators Wade and Sher-
man.
Milwaukee is q terrible place The
Young Mems Christian Association of that
city report that two millions of dollars have
been invested in beer there during the last
year, and one family in seven is destitute.
4 The trustees Of the Antietam Cemetery
have adopted plans of gateway and fence.
to cost 81, 500; also for laying of the grounds,
and have rescinded former resolution to
destroy Lees rock, I" which is within the in>
closure. The minority still contended that
to let the rock remain would be equivalent to
erecting monument to Gen. Lee. And its
destruction would be a piece Of intense stu
pidity. Would you destroy the White House
because Buchanan and Andrew johnson have
occupied it?
AT q Democratic meeting held in Bed.
ford, Pa, last Saturday evening, B. f.
Meyers, the Democratic candidate for Sena-
tor, being present, the President of the meet
ing said, in his opening remarks, the name of
Booth would live. He, like Winkleried, had
laid down his life for his country, That
Switzerland had her Winkleried, Scotland
her Bruce, and America her Booth, and that
the time would come when monument
would be erected to Booth higher than that
erected to Lincolnr These sentiments were
received without marks of disapprobation.
The Denver Ners says Senators telect)
Evans and Chaffee will be on hand again at
Washington next winter, to urge the admis-
sion Of Colorado, and that they have strong
hope Of success this time.